As suggested by the Goth Meetup Group, we're going to Sultan's for dinner this month! Sultan's is a Lebanese/Turkish/Mediterranean restaurant that we've been putting off visiting for a couple of months now. Bring your appetite and be prepared to feast!
A review from the AJC:
Sultan's offers lavish Lebanese feast Quality equal of quantity at weekday lunch buffet
Date: March 7, 2008 Publication: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Preparing for a trip to Sultan's requires two things: not just hunger but a completely empty belly. Its lavish lunch buffet and expansive dinner menu bring a wealth of options to the table. And most prove so delectable it's tough to know when to stop.
SO LONG CEDARS, HELLO SULTAN'S
Fans of the now defunct Cedars near Lenox Square were likely crying in their tabouli when it closed recently. Its amazing buffet was an all-you-can-eat dream with heaps of salad, loads of kebabs and stacks of sweets that never failed to please. But owner Nassar Samad also helm's Sultan's, an adventure in Lebanese and Turkish cuisine that keeps the magic alive.
BUFFET BLISS
Sultan's weekday lunch buffet draws big. Customers line up and grab plates and bowls for one serious glutton fest. The slight tang and soothing warmth of the lentil soup with Lebanese spices and onions makes it a must-grab.
Guest scoop spoonfuls from a mound of hummus, a smooth array of chickpeas, olive oil, tahini sauce, garlic and zesty lemon juice. A fantastic, tangles mess of rice pilaf sits nearby.
Don't miss the amazing smoked eggplant and the wonderful falafel. The latter are deep-fried veggie bean patties that welcome a dousing of tahini sauce. Small zucchini casings stuffed with meat and rice come off like bullets of comfort. And a saucy bin of cylinder-shaped meatballs, known as kafta, beg for seconds.
Make sure and save room for the flaky and sweet baklava that sits on the dessert table. Wash it all down with a glass of aryan, a Turkish yogurt drink, or a high-octane helping of Turkish coffee.
OFF THE MENU
Don't quite have the capacity for the buffet? Guests can order off the menu at lunch and dinner. The popular fried kibbey comes to life with seasoned ground beef, pine nuts and onions stuffed into deep-fried wheat shells. Vegetarians can find refuge in the mezza platter, a sampler with humus, tabouli, falafel, baba ganouj, grape leaves and olives. Pita wrap platters come with fried potatoes and tabouli on the side. Diners choose from either kafta, falafel, shawarma, chicken and fried vegetables.
At dinner, a wide variety of combination platters hit the menu. These include kafta wrapped with eggplant and a side of rice, chicken and beef kebabs with sides of rice, hummus and tabouli and much more. A return visit may call for a No. 4, which comes with chicken and kafta kebabs, fried potatoes and garlic dip.
Dinner also offers Sultan's specials such as the fish of the day seasoned with herbs, garlic, lemon juice and cilantro sauce. Fried potatoes come on the side. And for those who can't decide on which kebab to choose, the kebab platter lets guests pick their choice of three.
SULTAN'S
# Where: 5920 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, [masked]
# Hours: Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Sundays - Fridays. Dinner 5:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Sundays -Thursdays; 5:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
# Reservations: Yes
# Recommended dishes: Lunch buffet, fried kibbey, hummus, falafel, smoked eggplant, kafta
# Prices: Lunch buffet $8.95; Sunday brunch buffet $15.95; soups and salads $3.25 - $7.95; sandwiches $7.50 - $8.95; dinner entrees $9.25 - $17.95
# Verdict: An adventure in Lebanese and Turkish cuisine that fills a void.
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