My husband and I have a summer cottage over in Greenfield Park, which is about a 6-minute drive from Mountain Dale. We had gone to Basbousa when it was open in the mornings--fantastic coffee, but so-so breakfast/brunch items. However, Basbousa has now renovated and changed up its menu and dining times to be a dinner-only establishment. The restaurant touts its "Southern/Middle Eastern" fusion style and we decided to give it a try. The atmosphere is cozy, hip and romantic, and the two-girl music group that happened to be playing tonight gave it a soothing, relaxing vibe. There were many dishes on the menu we were not familiar with, but both of us are always willing to try new foods and boy, are we happy we did. He got the Honey Salmon, a seared piece of fresh fish drizzled with spice-laced honey and seasonings which came with toasted coconut rice and a tahini salad. He absolutely loved it. I got the Moroccan Fried Chicken, which also came with toasted coconut rice and a pickled cucumber salad. It pays to point out here that the Moroccan chicken, although fried, is gluten free with only a very light layer of crispy batter on it. The crunch was perfect and the chicken was so juicy and tender, it nearly melted in my mouth. As much as he loved his salmon, my husband kept stealing pieces of my chicken (well, okay...I gave him some, because I felt bad watching him drool over my reaction to how amazing this chicken actually was). When I eat out, especially with today's pricing, there is nothing more satisfying to me than placing something in my mouth that instantly makes me hum with delight. Everything on my plate was outstanding. Needless to say, both of us belonged to the "clean plate club" by the time we were done eating--we nearly licked the plate, the food was so delicious. The only negative was that the service was a little slow and it took quite some time for our food to get to us--thankfully, we're not the cranky, impatient type and we just enjoyed a glass of wine and an IPA while we waited. I would advise to be patient--the servers are super sweet, but since the restaurant is not small and was packed, two servers may not have been enough. Don't let this deter you. Go to Basbousa and get the Moroccan Chicken ASAP. It is absolutely worth the wait. read more