The Lantern

We tried this little place for dinner on a whim. First off I will agree with others if you are in a rush this is not the place for dining in. You would be better off calling in your order. The owner cooks everything fresh to order. We weren’t in any rush and the wait had nothing to do with my rating. I had the gyro meat with potatoes and the cauliflower with feta. It came with one of the freshest tzatziki sauces I have ever had. The gyro meat was tender and full of flavor. The cauliflower with feta was delicious.
My wife had the chicken shawarma and it comes with a pureed garlic that tasted awesome. The owner also fixed her a drink made with Jallab with pine nuts that was tasty. The hummus came with pieces of fried pita that I couldn’t stop snacking on.
This is a great little hidden gem for some good made to order mediterranean food. We will be back to try more.

Was looking for a new Mediterranean place to try this evening for dinner and we had remembered seeing this place off to the side of the road in the past and decided to give it a try. First off this place may be a little hard to find as it is off the main road and attached to a rock climbing gym, but don’t let that discourage you!
The person that helped us who I assume was likely the owner was super friendly and was very willing to help us with any questions we had about the menu. We gave her our order and then she proceeded to the back to actually fix our food! She brought us a small appetizer to hold us over until the food was finished. In about 15 minutes we were having some of the best Mediterranean food that we have had. Between our family we tried the beef, the chicken, the hummus, rice and Tabouli salad. Everything was perfectly cooked and had excellent seasoning. We were given pita bread and pita chips to dip in our hummus which was great!
Overall this place was excellent and we definitely will be coming back in the future.

I am always a huge fan of family owned and operated restaurants, but this one needs a little work. Let me preface this by saying that the food is very, very well made and tastes amazing. However, the operational aspect needs a bit of work. On this particular night, there were only two people working and it was obvious that they needed more help because the poor girl was running all over the place while the other employee cooked the food and took care of the payments. It seemed as though the dishes were cooked one by one and took a long time to get out to the table. So I would not come here if I were in a hurry (although the sign did say you could call-​in and pick up food). I think with some staffing improvements, this place could be a definite home run.