A Lunch Date at Sitti in Downtown Raleigh

We've been doing some traveling since Memorial Day, but for most of May, we stayed close to home. During that very busy month at work, Colin and I did try out more of the area's restaurants.  On a beautiful early summer day, we went to the Lebanese Restaurant, Sitti, for lunch and enjoyed a wonderful meal.

Shortly after we settled ourselves at our small, outdoor table, pita bread and an oil based dipping sauce were served.  It was amazing and one of the best bread/dip mixtures I've ever had.  Just thinking about it again makes me salivate.

Sitti's delicious bread and oil dip

We decided to try the special of the day - a lamb stew in a tomato sauce with sitti rice (described as vermicilli noodles topped with roasted almonds).  The dish was perfect for my palate, which prefers mild spices to hot.  The stew was served on another delicious pita.  I definitely had my fill of bread at this lunch!

The day's special - lamb stew

Lamb is not a meat we typically cook ourselves, but we both enjoy its tenderness.  Though we try to get a variety of dishes when we go to a restaurant, we couldn't help ordering the "Kafta Kabob Wrap," which includes ground beef and lamb.  The kabob, topped with hummus, tomato, and onion was flavorful, but was not quite as good as we expected.  It could have been because the lamb stew was so good, that it left the kabob lacking when it normally would have been just fine.

The Kafta Kabob Wrap filled with ground beef, lamb, hummus, tomato and onion

My overall impression of Sitti was very positive.  The lunch time service was good, it was nice to people watch on the sidewalk in downtown Raleigh, and the food was very satisfying.  Every time I think back to the food, my brain focuses on how delicious the appetizer was! If you can get there for a meal sometime, I definitely recommend it and be warned that you might fill up on the bread!!

Have you ever eaten lamb? 

If not, why not?

If you have, what is your impression of it's taste?