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I love Mazza. The food is fantastic, and they have a great wine list. The service is a little spotty- sometimes great, sometimes just ok...
If you go to the 15th & 15th location, understand that it is itty-bitty, and they will feel overwhelmed by a larger group, and you'll get crappy service. The very first time I went was as part of a larger group. 8 of us went, not knowing how little this location is, and I thought the host was going to kill us. He flat out told us "We only seat 30 people here." He was pretty stressed out over it. And then we almost did him in by asking to have the check split.
But all that aside, I still love Mazza. The food was fantastic. The desserts were good, things you'd have a hard time to find anywhere else in Utah. I highly recommend Mazza, its just really not a good idea for groups.
My parents, siblings, and I have lived in Lebanon off and on for fifty five years. We have developed a real love for Mediterranean food and Lebanese food in particular.
We made reservations for a Saturday evening for four. We were seated right away. The server was helpful and provided us with good service. The Mezza appetizer of Tabbouleh, Hummus, Babba Ghanough, and Fattoosh was amongst the best we have had in a while. The Kafta entree was topped with a sauce, which was a new experience, and was average. The other three entrees were average. We had a great bottle of Lebanese red wine, a rare find in the States, Ksara du Couvent .
All in all, it was a three and a half star experience, entirely due to the entrees.
Very good food and service. Tons of vegetarian appetizers. Great appetizer sampler - you can choose 3 or 4 appetizers and they give you a small portion of each. Only 2 vegetarian entrees. I would like to see them add brown rice and whole wheat naan.
Salt Lake Magazine's recent edition (found in my hotel room) has their 2009 dining awards, which mention that Mazza was an inaugural (in 2008) Hall of Fame member, along with Red Iguana. So between that, and all the glowing reviews from various sources, and my love for Middle Eastern food, I wanted to check out what could probably be considered legitimately one of the "best restaurants in town."
I was satisfied but not impressed.
They have a tiny interior with about ten tables, and an outdoor area with four, and on a Saturday midafternoon, there was a steady stream of patrons despite the fact that this place is in the middle of nowhere.
I was delighted by the beer selection--18 in total, many from Utah and many from countries such as Armenia, Morocco, and Lebanon. I tried Almaza, a Lebanese pilsner, and Kilikia, an Armenian dark lager. For those alone the visit was worth it; I had never even heard of those beers!
Tabouleh and hummus: fine but not great. The hummus especially could have used some texture and pizazz. The baba ghannouj was no great shakes either but gets slightly higher marks. Plus, somebody back in the kitchen was a bit heavy-handed with the olive oil on those two.
Chicken shawarma sandwich: excellent. Grilled and pressed, the sandwich has a near perfect combination of ingredients. Balance and proportion are so important in a good sandwich. I eat a lot of chicken shawarma sandwiches, and this was one of the best. They put Lebanese pickles in their version, and only a small amount of other vegetables.
All in all, it apparently successfully fills its niche in the SLC, but compared to what I'm used to, it doesn't quite stack up.
Mazza is one of my favorite Lebanese restaurants in the city. They are fairly authentic. I highly recommend trying their Kafta sandwich, Lamb Sausage sandwich, Tabbooleh, and Pita with Zattar. Wash it all down with their fresh made lime-aid. Yum!
Yay! I love Mazza!!
I went last night on a whim only knowing vaguely where it was located. I wasn't expecting so little parking and so many people on a Wednesday night, but legging it down the hill to the restaurant certainly didn't kill us. Surprisingly, though, we didn't have to wait to be seated.
Baba Ghanooj is one of my favorite things ever. It beats Hummus in my opinion. So try it! I ordered the chicken and eggplant and it was amazing! Just the right amount of spices, which in my experience is hard to find in middle eastern food around here. The portions are rather large, but I'm paying $16 a plate so it better not be too small, haha! Oh and the basmati rice is to die for. To DIE for. I'm not really a basmati rice fan in general, but I've never had the really good stuff. And Mazza has the really good stuff.
The server was awesome. Very helpful and polite and all that. Really there is not one thing wrong with the place and I will certainly go back again!
Tasty Lebanese wines, full bar, heaping, spilling over Martinis, great group spot. The lemon drop Champagne Martini is quite tasty indeed.
Appetizers worth a nomination: The Muharmara is 5 stars!! It's a traditional Aleppan dip made with walnuts, pomegranate molasses, toasted bread crumbs, olive oil, roasted bell peppers & spices, ground to a paste and served with lettuce leaves. 3 other tasty appetizers: Potatoes Harra, Hummus B'Lahmeh, and Ful Mudammas.
Service: 3 stars- pretty responsive when not chatting with the other waiters behind the bar. We had to flag him down a couple times.
The entrees worth at least an Oscar nod were: Lamb & Rice Dolaa,
Baked Kafta, and their signature dish Mazza's Chicken & Potatoes Mutabbak is scrumptuous.
If this isn't enough to fill you up, get a beef or lamb skewer and it falls off the stick. It's utterly delish-mania.
Service: 3 stars- pretty responsive when not chatting with the other waiters behind the bar. We had to flag him down a couple times.
Food: 4-5 stars
Drinks: 4-5 stars
Best falafel in SLC, and this was probably my favorite lunch spot in recent years. Pita was good, hummus was good, just about every food item we ordered was good. Prices were reasonable too, and the only faults I have is that it is a tiny location and parking can be horrible sometimes.
Great fries and hummus. I love this place and it's our "go-to" for a reliable dinner on any given night. Excellent wait staff and location. Try the falafel sandwich--can't go wrong.
I have never been disappointed here. GREAT food!
One time we showed up at the 9th and 9th location and were told it would be a 40 minute wait. Then a person I assume is the owner walked up and asked us if we would be willing to go to the other restaurant if there was a table available there. He called to the 15th and 15th location and made us a reservation and 10 minutes later we were seated at that location!
Unpretentious levantine food ...EXACTLY what the doctor ordered. And the menu is filled with options we've all heard of (if not eaten) -- but sprinkled with just enough exotic fare to make wandering off the (b)eaten path a delight.
Not sure what to order? Ask the friendly, knowledgeable waitstaff -- and be sure to try the pickled veggies! A wonderful treat.
The mood is, as mentioned elsewhere, date-friendly (if a tad dark for folks that aren't looking for a goodnight kiss) at night, yet fun during the day.
So here's the thing... I love the steak sandwich, the fries are a MUST, with the Mazza ultra yummy fry sauce. And, there are plenty of more _Middle Eastern_ type choices. Remember the sides (like fries) don't come with your item. TWO locations 9th & 9th is more trendy and hip, 15th & 15th is like a secret hole in the wall. Both are near a Starbucks... hmmm.
Highly recommended.
The original location was good, this is better. Great food, cool atmosphere and the prices are very reasonable.
Talk about neighborhood eats.. As you are driving around through blocks and blocks of residential you stumble upon this place amongst a half block of other small businesses.
The food, stellar! Well 90% of it..
I was quite disappointed with the dolmathes as they were not that flavorful,and the stems from the grape leaves being a bit inedible. Also the turkish coffee was disgustingly prepared. Much too thick with grinds in the foam, and no where near as hot as it should be. I'd say above luke warm at best. I think they probably didn't prepare it correctly using hot water rather than cold.
But other than that there are a number of appetizers I want to go back and try. I really recommend the 3 or 4 course sampler.
My main dish was a lamb stew that was amazing, and the basmati rice was extremely well prepared.
This lebanese place is quite a surprising find, considering the location. Everything is quite good, though the best are their lamb kabobs, truly tender with almost no gameyness, and their baba ghanoush, which is out of this world. Plan on a wait during normal dinner hours.
Back in town, so my mom suggested we come here as its in the neighborhood. Parking can be a little hard to find but it wasn't too bad. We sat inside, as it was a little too warm outside, but the patio option looked great.
I don't eat a lot of Middle Eastern food, and most of my experience is with Persian food, so I wasn't sure what to expect. But everything was very familiar - even if the dishes and food combinations weren't. There is a lot of meat on the menu, and there are more rice than potato options...Its all definitely a protein, carb and veg combo that we Americans love! There are a lot of choices on the menu, with a lot of range. So it wasn't intimidating or too exotic, and it was very easy to order something new.
We decided to get two different dishes and share them, which I recommend doing. We asked them to bring the food out family style and they had no problem accommodating that. We ordered the chicken and cauliflower over a basmatti with nut and raisin rice, and the lamb over rice. Both were quite nice. The basmatti rice was excellent and the lamb was very tender, not too fatty and full of flavor. Also, there was no skimping on the lamb or chicken - there was plenty of meat.
They had a nice selection of wines, both by the glass and by the bottle, at very reasonable prices (~$5-$7/glass). The waitress made a very nice red wine recommendation (I can't remember the name, but it was from Lebanon), that worked well with both dishes. They also have imported and local micro brew if that's your thing...Its nice to have the option - for $4-$5..
One thing , if you like to nosh on something while you wait for your food, order an appetizer. I was expecting some bread either while we waited or with our dinner, but nothing.
Also, the waitress seamed a little distracted. She forgot to bring the wine she had recommended until I reminded her. And she didn't come to check on us once while we ate, to see if our water glasses or wine glasses needed refilling.
Dinner for two, with wine, no desert, came to $48, including tip.
Overall the experience was good. The food was excellent. The ambiance was friendly.
***** - Superior, Excellent
In a small town like SLC, although it's growing and the cuisine becoming more diverse, it can still be hard to find really good food of a certain sort. I've sampled the (from what I have seen) three or four main middle eastern restaurants around town and this place is the best of them all. It's east coast good! For one thing the pita is fresh baked, soft, and warm. The other places do not have pita this good. The falafel, hummos, and baba ghanoush are all first rate! When I get a craving for real middle eastern food, this is the place! (Aristos has an eggplant dish that is actually another version of Baba so there is that also which is excellent.)
one of the things i actually miss about salt lake city is mazza. i used to work at the starbucks next door at 15th and 15th and needed to exercise much self control to not eat there everyday.
the staff is always incredibly nice, which is an extremely rare find in salt lake.
everything on the menu is incredible... tabbooleh, dolmas, chicken shwarma, kebabs, falafel... all of it! i love it!
starting a list of places in salt lake that i miss... mazza is at the top!
I recently saw that the City Weekly had voted this place the best "Date Spot" in the city. This amused me because this is where muh man took me for our first date. Doesn't it bring a tear of joy to your eye? Anyway, I guess part of the reason we're together is because the food at this place is so good. Usually with a place, I'll stick to one thing on the menu, but there's so many great and unique dishes at Mazza, that I can't just order the same thing all the time. Wine selection is mint, including some good Lebanese wines. Service is always fabulous. So, yeah, take your date here and see if it helps you out, or something.
Salt Lake City isn't exactly known for its culinary delights. And yet somehow, right smack in the middle of a 'hood that could literally be Anywheresville, USA, Mazza has managed to carve out its niche. The Middle Eastern cuisine here is fabulous--quite possibly the best I've ever had! The service can be a little slow, but everyone is always smiling and very nice. The restaurant is tiny (maybe 10 tables total) so it gets packed at dinner time. My recommendation? Call ahead and order over the phone. Then, take your dinner home. Avoid the crowd. Favorites include: the lamb sfiha, potatoes harrah, all the specialty dinner entrees (which feature free range and organic meats), and of course, the homemade tabouleh. Delicious!
Great food. But wait for table and to be served takes too long. Given that, not great for kids.
Look I am a meat and potatoes guy-so this is for those of you who are as well-do not come here. If you like vegtables and exotic foods then this is your place. The small diner can be also a pain since there is usually a wait. So if you do not like trying new things go back to you favorite place as I was not too impressed with this one.
I've only been to Salt Lake City once in my life, and I only stayed there for less than four hours. However, eating at Mazza made my stay quite pleasent. This little middle eastern restaurant has a wonderful menu with a wide variety of items to chose from. The hummus and pita bread tickled my taste buds and the potatos harra were delightful. Truely a place for anyone to enjoy delicious ethnic food.
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