While I still prefer Al Khayameih as my choice of Lebanese/middle Eastern restaurants in the Kedzie/Lawrence area, this evening Mrs Sweet Willie and I dined at Semiramis which is two doors south of the Brown Line Kedzie stop.

It is BYOB and there is a booze store right across the street.^

Semiramis is the type of restaurant that you take the city phobic in-laws to as the servers are all caucasian as well as all the patrons (at least this evening they were). Nice clean with that slightly bohemian touch.

Started out with the baba ghannouj - the classic smoked eggplant spread. Excellent smooth and smoky. Served with both wheat and white pita bread.

Mrs Sweet Willie had the Beef & Lamb Shwarma (here spelled Chawarma) in the center of some hummus. Very good.

I dined on the roastisserie chicken which is served on lavosh bread (very very thin). One plucks the marinated chicken off the bone, lays it is the lavosh and then slathers on some garlic sauce. Excellent.^

Semiramis
4639 N Kedzie
Chicago 60625
773.279.8900
Open M-Sat 11am-10pm (till 11pm on Fri/Sat)
Closed Sunday


edited to add: Semiramis was just mentioned in Chicago Magazine's recent article "The 124 Best Dishes". The dish mentioned was the rotisserie chicken !!

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