Mediterranean cuisine is renowned for the way its rich ingredients inspire innovative food-fighting techniques. Skillfully execute the Kebab Eye Jab or the Hummus Humdinger with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of fare at Lebanese Taverna. This Groupon is redeemable at the following five DC locations: Arlington, Bethesda, Pentagon Row, Connecticut Avenue, and McLean. Each location features a slightly different design and atmosphere—the original location in Arlington is a cozy, family-style restaurant with a pizza oven, whereas the Pentagon Row location on the Central Plaza, a vibrant shopping-entertainment area, showcases traditional Arabic features and an outdoor cafe.
Lebanese Taverna coddles Mediterranean-seeking taste buds with a menu of entrees, soups, salads, and vegetarian offerings. Chickpea enthusiasts can concoct their own hummus by selecting their preferred flavor (traditional, garlic, or spicy) ($5+) and adding a topping, such as roasted pine nuts or chicken shawarma ($2). Rice crackers, pita chips, fries, or veggies make delicious dipsticks ($1–$2), in addition to the included fresh, oven-kissed bread. Heartier entrees include lamb tartare ($9 lunch, $10 dinner), eggplant salad ($5.50, $6), and grilled salmon ($15, $19). Thirst-deprived throats can find refuge in an extensive wine list, available by the glass, bottle, or poured directly into cupped hands.
Reviews
Frommer's recommends the Connecticut Avenue location of Lebanese Taverna. Although reviewers are mixed on service, customers agree that the hummus is not to be missed. OpenTable reviewers give the Connecticut Avenue location a 3.9-star average, and TripAdvisors give it an average of 3.5 owl eyes. Yelpers give the Arlington location a three-star average.
- What you want to order are the mezze dishes: hummus, tabbouleh, baba ghanouj, stuffed grape leaves, cheese pastries, couscous, and pastry-wrapped spinach pies (fatayer bi sabanikh), enough for dinner for a couple or as hors d'oeuvres for more. – Frommer's
- The Shawarmas are gigantic and will feed about any appetite and I also enjoy the different Mezze platters when I feel like having a sampling of everything. – Ana R., Yelp
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