Cheap Eats 2007: Taste of Morocco

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Reviewed by Todd Kliman , Ann Limpert , Cynthia Hacinli , Don Rockwell , Michele Kayal

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Taste of Morocco

8661 Colesville Road
Silver Spring/Takoma Park, MD 20910
Phone: 301.588.4003

Cuisines:
Moroccan

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Silver Spring

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Not needed

Special Features:
Kid Friendly

Website:
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Best Dishes
Black olives in harissa oil; hummus; eggplant salad; chicken bestilla; meatballs wtih harissa and tomato sauce; chicken tagine; Moroccan sugar cookies; mint tea; braised chicken with green olives and lemon; chicken with dates and saffron; lamb shanks; t’faya couscous.

Price Details:
Appetizers $3.95 to $4.95; entrées $11.95 to $14.95.

Reader's Rating:

3.3 out of 5

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The belly dancer shakes her hips and beckons. No takers. She shrugs and gyrates around the room, happy to dance alone.

At this Moroccan restaurant with walls stenciled to look like native tiles, dancing is a nightly event and the flavors are true and bold. A sweet-spiced savory pastry, chicken bestilla, marries well with a pair of pickled salads, one crunchy with carrots, the other pungent with eggplant.

Stewlike tagines include chicken with olives and preserved lemons, lamb with prunes and sesame seeds, and, best of all, chicken with dates, saffron, and caramelized onions. Onions also give oomph to a meatless t’faya couscous, though versions with lamb shank and vegetables work, too.

To finish, try a glass of hot, sweet mint tea, and maybe a turn with the belly dancer.

Open nightly for dinner.

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Now I like Moroccan food

amali — November 1, 2009 9:14 AM

I was not really a big fan of Moroccan food before because I ate in other restaurants in the area, and the food didn't taste good, so i figured all of them are the same but that changed everything when i went to try Taste of Morocco, and my god it More ...

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Now I like Moroccan food

amali — November 1, 2009 9:13 AM

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Now I like Moroccan food

amali — November 1, 2009 9:13 AM

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