Ah-ziza! Weeks ahead of my trip, Badette had already booked a table at
this restaurant. She considers it the best Moroccan restaurant in San
Francisco, and several news clippings prove her right. Imagine the
anticipation. We went on a Friday night when all of SanFo dined out so
the place was packed. It had a cozy, dimly lit ambience. The shadows
cast by massive candles on tangerine and saffron walls gave it a sexy,
exotic vibe. Badette warned that we will be served a prix fixe tasting
menu, which would give a us a fuller Aziza experience.
The meal started on a high note with an array of appetizers that
included flatbreads with smoky eggplant, pomegranate-almond,
yogurt-cucumber-dill dip, which I loved. I also singled out the baked
giant lima beans.
When the four entrees were served, Badette sang praises to the basteeya
(phyllo pie with a filling of saffron braised chicken & almonds,
powdered sugar & cinnamon) but it was the prawn tagine and lamb
shank that caught my attention. I rarely order lamb because I can’t
stand its all too common aftertaste but theirs had none of that. Just a
tender, tasty cut of perfect meat.
But don’t think that that was the highlight of the meal. We had four
kinds of desserts, of which the chocolate custard was simply over the
top.
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