After a week of delicious but repetitive French cuisine during our vacation, we were ready for something, anything, ethnic. Kaboul fit the bill nicely.
The menu was only in French but the owner spoke pretty good English. Together with my limited French, we negotiated an order.
We shared two entrees. The first was a chicken dish in a curry sauce. The other was a vegetarian potato dish with a similar sauce. The sauces were vibrant and tasty, and the chicken and vegetables were cooked well. They came with basmati rice that was also well cooked. The owner also brought us some pepper sauce to go with the meal, which gave it a nice kick. Finally, we ordered a piece of flatbread, which was pretty ordinary.
We also ordered dessert. The baklava was different than middle eastern baklava I've had, mainly because it was much less sweet. It was good, but I think I prefer the sweeter variety. We also got chocolate and vanilla ice cream, which were also lacking in sweetness but good nonetheless.
The nice owner also brought us complimentary juices (passionfruit, we think). He was still nice to us even when I sheepishly admitted that we were from the United States. read more