Casablanca The Restaurant, Costa Mesa

As the name suggests, Casablanca serves up a variety of tasty fusion of refined Mediterranean and Maghreb cuisine, such as hummus, pastilla, bourek, couscous, kemiya, and more. The menu highlights include:

• Lamb Tagine: delicate, slow-cooked lamb stew with exotic Maghrebian flavor that comes from a blend of aromatic spices such as turmeric, cumin, ginger, cardamom, and cinnamon
• Couscous Royale: featuring seven-vegetable sauce and four flame-grilled brochettes: chicken, merguez, cubes of beef, and shrimp
• Pastilla: sweet and savory crisp pastry filled with tender shredded chicken that has been braised in a spicy broth, topped with a layer of toasted and ground almonds, cinnamon, and sugar