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 $9, you get $20 worth of cuisine, drinks, and hookah at Kabbab House on South Hiawassee Road.

Mediterranean cuisine meets southwestern cooking at Kabbab House, where natural marinades, gourmet ingredients, and a mesquite grill flesh out a savory menu. Pita bread accompanies each appetizer, including a quintet of stuffed grape-leaves ($4.99) and hummus ($4.99). Guests can slurp a bowl of harira soup, which contains fresh tomatoes, celery, cilantro, chickpeas, and lentils sprinkled with mouth-opening Moroccan spices ($3.99). To keep stomach muscles from atrophying, dine on merguez kabbab, an entree of grilled lamb and beef sausage soaked in house spices and served with rice and house salad ($11.99), or vegetarian couscous ($8.99).

Kabbab House's inner chambers are decorated with deep burgundies and highlighted by cozy seating, throw pillows, and non-living carpets. A hazy hookah lounge allows visitors to taste a variety of flavors—including double apple, strawberry, ocean mist, and more—and impress each other with smoke rings and smoke Statue of Liberties. Music and belly dancing entertain guests on Friday nights.

Reviews

Kabbab House was featured in the Orlando Weekly, has a four-star average from three Yelpers, and is liked by 78% of Urbanspooners:

• Taby has taken the helm of the kitchen at Kabbab House, a visually alluring if somewhat clichéd grill/lounge in the MetroWest Plaza. And while history hasn’t been kind to couscouseries in Orlando, owner Simo Soaf is determined to make it work, and most of what I witnessed suggests Kabbab House has the potential to be a mainstay. – Faiyaz Kara, Orlando Weekly