Sofra Restaurant & Lounge

This place has an amazing Mediterranean atmosphere. With that being said, that was about the only thing that was right about this place. Ordered a hookah and it came out about thirty minutes later already hitting harsh. When asked for replacement coals, the server disappeared for 15 minutes. He reappeared with unlit coals which he placed on top of the lit coals already on the hookah (big no no) to light them. Then he walked away and said «don’t smoke that until it stops sparking.» Pretty sad when a med restaurant can’t make a decent hookah. The Arab tea was great but the hummus was unauthentic and chunky (yuck!). Would not recommend

I gave this place 1 star however, I wish a could select –5. My husband and I tried this spot after seeing a deal on Groupon. The cost of the groupon was $ 30 for a meal that was valued at $ 50. Long story short… we end up paying $ 64. $ 30 for the groupon (before going) and $ 34 after. We didn’t receive a discount at all. We were the third table to experience a problem that night with a groupon purchase. The food was good but not $ 32/​per person good.

First time in this place food was very good. and great service can’t complaint. we use a groupon for a party of four and it was a great price…

This place has hookahs, so be aware if you do not smoke.
We went on Saturday for the five course dinner. They were out of baklava dessert (one of only two options). The first course is a chicken soup that tastes not so good so my wife did not eat it. The hummus was good. The bread tasted a but stale. The babaganush was not to our liking. The main courses arrived and yet we did not receive the salad beforehand. Then we had to argue with the waiter that we did not receive the salad, as she was insisting she already gave it to us. The main course was horrible. The fish was very undercooked, the rice was uncooked in the middle and mushy on the outside, and the beef was cold and very chewy. The manager was very nice and offered to make changes to satisfy us, but the food was such a disappointment that we decided to leave and go elsewhere for dinner.
Apparently there is a buffet for $ 12 after 8:45pm during Ramadan so if you want to try what they offer that might be a good time to go. I would not recommend this place to a friend or colleague, but your experience may differ.
The place seems like it may be better for parties smoking hookahs than a restaurant.

Beware we went for the Ramadan special and they had drinks on the buffet next to the fruit. One would think if you have drinks as part of the buffet it would be included but they cost about 3.50 each and at the end they brought tea and that was another 3 so we unexpectedly spent $ 25 on soft drinks and tea. The food is good but just ask what’s included in the buffet and look at your ticket closely.