Norma's
Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine
145 Barclay Farms Shopping Center
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
There is a Mediterranean spot near my old
office that I had been looking into for quite some time. They actually own two
places right next door to each other, one being a dinner only restaurant, and
the other opening for lunch and dinner. I went to the lunch place one day when
I was on my own for lunch because my usual work lunch buddy was out at a
client. Norma's Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine is a quaint little place with a
little Arab grocery store attached to it. I grabbed one of the many open tables
and perused the menu. I wound up ordering an iced mint tea and a kafta wrap, a
wrap with charbroiled ground beef, parsley, onions, spices, tomatoes, and pickled
turnips wrapped in pita bread.
The tea came out first, and it was
slightly disappointing. The mint flavor wasn’t super strong, and I would have
preferred it to be much stronger. It was kind of a bland drink, and I really
just should have ordered water.
The wrap came out soon thereafter, and
it was as disappointing as the tea. It was really small, and packed with way
more filler than substance. The ground meat, what little there was, was
overcooked and extremely dry. The spices were nonexistent. The Middle Eastern
food I have come to know is packed with flavor, and this wrap was just plain as
can be. I finished my meal because I was so hungry, but I left empty stomached
and unsatisfied.
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