Located in the old Ararat Restaurant, Phara's is keeping a great tradition alive. The ever present owner ensures that things here are being done right. The interior is clean enough to eat off the floor (although I would never try that) and even the bathrooms are well kept. The bathroom is also painted a metallic purple and gold, which reminds me of a little room I once knew down at 402 Cherryhill Drive.*
If you happen to go there Wednesday - Sunday night, you will get to experience the dance...belly dance. The dancers were a true delight. Their beauty was abounding and they were very approachable and camera friendly. They were charismatic and at one point they had most of the customers dancing with them in the outdoor patio area.
The servers seem comfortable and our server in particular had an affinity for the sheesha, which you are invited to enjoy at nearly every table. You can rent a hookah for your table and the servers will keep hot coals coming. One of the neatest things about the place, as if what I mentioned above is not enough, is that you can b.y.o.b. The menu asks that you only bring beer or wine, but I'm pretty sure I saw some bottles in the audience. We stuck with water and sampled a mixture of two sheesha flavors - rose & mint. It's my new signature flavor. It was aromatic and lively.
The main restaurant Phara's is located next to an annexed room that can be rented for special occassions, etc. The annex is called Christopher's Casbah. On the patio, you can rent another closed off area for birthdays...
If you plan enough in advance, they even take reservations. Let me recommend that you call ahead and request the table outside with the raised gazebo. We were fortunate enough to be seated at this table and I felt very VIP. In my opinion, this is an ideal date spot.
Oh yeah, the food...hummus = my favorite!
I give Phara's 5 out of 5 Stars!
*****Cherryhill Drive was an address I used to live at. My room was painted to match my comforter - metallic purple and gold.
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It seemed like such a good idea at first...Just two steps. Purple then gold. What could be so hard about that?
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