Casablanca Moroccan Cafe, Omaha

Though the recipes and culinary inspiration stem from faraway northwestern Africa, Casablanca Moroccan Cuisine Cafe make its cuisine accessible to the tastes of North America. The Reader lauded this commitment by claiming, "everything is appealingly simple: roasted meat with herbs [and] spices such as cumin, chili powder and cilantro." This description succinctly summarizes a variety of the menu's traditional Moroccan dishes, including tagines brimming with stews of vegetables and slow-cooked lamb, and platefuls of hearty couscous. However, the chefs also demonstrate a willingness to make their food more familiar by offering to sandwich falafel and shawarma between pieces of ciabatta bread instead of pita, and by grilling burgers over a pile of smoldering baseball cards.