Conspicuously absent from Peter Meehan's perceptive, thoughtful review of the Kabab Cafe was any mention of one of the original chowhounds, Jim Leff, who championed the restaurant's cause to anyone who would listen even before Chowhound existed. Many years ago,...
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The Hungry Cabbie Eats The Outer Boroughs: Kabab Cafe
Passionate men cook great food. And Ali is one of the most passionate men you’ll ever meet. That’s all you need to know before you go to Ali’s Kabab Café in Astoria.
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Stars Over Astoria New York City Entry #89 Kabab Café
My initial excursion to the bustling village of Astoria was to dine at Mombar Café, whose decor I described - and still describe - as one of the wonders of the New York dining world. Soon several friends gently took me to task. They didn't deny - how could they? - that the ambiance at Mombar's was thoroughly otherworldly, a love sonnet from restauranteur to diner. However, they noted that just down the street Mustafa's brother, Ali, was a genius behind the stove.
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There is something to be said for slumming in a new neighborhood. My pal Kristin had been talking up an extended dinner event in Astoria for quite some time. And, when my colleague Rich, also an Astoria resident, suggested that few of us should pay call on an Astoria dive called Glen Oaks Bar preceding a down-n-dirty dinner, a trip seemed destined. Our friend Kurt rounded out the party to make a foursome.
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