"Casablanca was a great and authentic feeling Moroccan experience, but the downfall was in the too-slow pacing of the dinner. Food: Their dinners are served as full eight course meals. Courses one and two were served together. Awesome hummus and baba ganoush made up the first course, and the second course comprised of a delicious trio of salads: carrot, cucumber, and eggplant. Course three was the pastilla, a sweet and savory concoction of flakey dough enveloping chicken, egg, and almonds, covered in powdered sugar and cinnamon. Pretty delicious, but very weird if you're not anticipating it. Course four was a chicken dish made with lemon and olives (there are other options), and it was quite moist and tasty. The olives were cold though and clearly not cooked with the chicken, which was a disappointment. Course five was a lamb dish made with honey and almonds. This was my favorite of the night. The lamb was succulent and delicious, and very tender. Course six was a cous cous vegetable medley. Forgettable, with a fairly bland broth to flavor the starch and not enough other vegetables to make it varied enough. Course seven and eight, a fruit platter and baklava with hot mint tea, were served together to close the meal. A lovely presentation and way to finish off an evening of feasting! Ambiance: The restaurant was decorated with various lethal implements and fabrics. Is this authentic? I don't know. It seemed to fit with the idea though! Service: Our servers were VERY kind and attentive but over the course of the meal we began seeing them less and less frequently. Eventually it got to the point where our bill, ready to be paid, was waiting at our table for about 30 minutes with nobody coming to check it. The food was definitely worth 4/5 stars, but due to the slow pacing and duration of the meal (3 hours) I feel compelled to bump Casablanca down a bit. Still, an excellent and tasty experience!!"
