El Hub and I try not to eat Turkish food outside of our kitchen. And when we do, problem is we are…read moregenerally always disappointed because we have such high expectations. So when my 4th cousin (Aussie - Turkish) suggested Sultan's, stating that it was "the best Turkish food in the state" (maybe even country), we clearly had to check it out.
We showed up on a weekend night, parking in an unassuming strip mall. The first thing that hits me is the aroma of roasting meat and the plume of smoke coming out of the chimney. Best of all, it smells like real meat, like in a legit kebap restaurant in Turkey. As soon as we head inside, we're greeted with quite the familiar site. Long tables of giant food platters, huge families talking loudly, the shop proprietor playing keyboard and singing, and lots of kids dancing in the middle of the restaurant. This is generally what our typical Turkish weddings look like, btw.
We ordered a mixed platter of dips and bread to start, followed by a giant mixed grill, falafel platter, and my favourite, Iskender Kebap. Oh my lord, everything was ridiculously good, and most definitely authentic. Firstly, the eggplant was char-grilled, not roasted in a 400 degree oven; you can always tell the difference. The meat tasted like it was flown in from the motherland, the Pide bread was hot and fluffy, and even the yogurt was homemade.
A couple of glasses of Raki, some great company, and some very authentic food left us stuffed and happy. We would definitely come back here again, now if only it wasn't located in the middle of nowhere...
