- Oct 17, 2012
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I was told by a few of my friends & family members back home that I must try this local fastfood spot called Al Baik. I spotted one location behind the Mosque on Monday so I kept it in mind but yesterday I saw one right next to the Makkah Tower.
We went in today only to find out that they have a limited 1 item menu. I knew something was up when I didn't see a menu & just saw the same nuggets/fries/soda being advertised on all the screens. Cashier told us to check the one I saw earlier. We got there & again something. Walked a mile just to be told they also have the same 1 item menu. We bought that & it was really good.
The cashier said if we taxi it the one with a full menu is about 5 kilometers out but he also told us they have a full menu location about a block down from the clock tower. I didn't get my hopes too high because sometimes things tend to get lost in translation but thankfully the building he told me did indeed have a full menu. I went with the chicken filet sandwich, Shrimp sandwich & big baik. Saving the Big Baik for later. Well worth all the walking & waiting because this was the best food I've had here. Chicken & shrimp were perfectly fried & so tender. I plan on taking about & hundred dollars worth of it back home to NY when I leave in a couple of days
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We went in today only to find out that they have a limited 1 item menu. I knew something was up when I didn't see a menu & just saw the same nuggets/fries/soda being advertised on all the screens. Cashier told us to check the one I saw earlier. We got there & again something. Walked a mile just to be told they also have the same 1 item menu. We bought that & it was really good.
The cashier said if we taxi it the one with a full menu is about 5 kilometers out but he also told us they have a full menu location about a block down from the clock tower. I didn't get my hopes too high because sometimes things tend to get lost in translation but thankfully the building he told me did indeed have a full menu. I went with the chicken filet sandwich, Shrimp sandwich & big baik. Saving the Big Baik for later. Well worth all the walking & waiting because this was the best food I've had here. Chicken & shrimp were perfectly fried & so tender. I plan on taking about & hundred dollars worth of it back home to NY when I leave in a couple of days
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. That exquisite chandelier- is that in Palace of Versailles? You go into any rooms...I've been told the doorways are small almost tiny since people were a lot smaller back then & not fat. I've heard they don't display the real Mona Lisa painting all that often anymore for fear of theft/vandalism by tourists but put a near identical replica in it's place.
