A short introduction:
Hello internet,
This blog is maintained by myself, Chemkara (ps: that's not my real name), and my friend, LaSavage (that's not her name either). As we are ::cough:: self-employed, LaSavage and I suffer from an excess of free time. As a result,we spend about 20 hours per week (don't judge us) in local cafes and restaurants. In a effort toget revenge on dry croque monsieurs make ourselves useful we have decided to start a blog in which we will publish starkly honest reviews of some of the best (and oh yes, the worst) restaurants in Rabat and around Morocco. LaSavage will be commenting on the beautiful people, or lack thereof. She will also provide balance to the food reviews because I hate nutella and she doesn't. We will also invite a large cast of friends with silly names to provide their opinions and weigh in on our reviews.
Restaurants:
Each restaurant review will be labeled with information about atmosphere, prices, service, cuisine type, contact information, and of course, an overall grade referring to the level of deliciousness(*).
For fun, I am going to grade these restaurants using Moroccan dialect and a number system 1-5. Five being the best grade and one being the worst. As follows:
1- not even shwyyah
2- shwyyah
3- la bas
4- bnine
5- bnine bzzf
Cafes:
Because all coffee in Morocco is pretty awful and all waiters in Moroccan cafes are terrible, I don't think it's fair to grade cafes here based on their lattes. So I'm going to be grading them on their chair comfort, internet access, ambiance, smokiness, and the beauty of their patrons. If the coffee is any good or the service especially bad, I'll be sure to mention it. Cafes will also be graded on a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best and 1 being the worst. But instead of bnine (delicious) the best grade here is zwine (beautiful) as follows:
1- not even shwiyyah
2- shwiyyah
3- la bas
4- zwine
5- zwine bzzf
(*)Disclaimer: It is a well known fact in Morocco that as soon as you find something new and wonderful and recommend it to a friend, the next time you go it will suck. Quality control is not even a thing here.
For example(s), in 2007, I would have told you the best salad in Rabat was the chevre chaud salad at Piccolos in Souissi. There is still a chevre chaud salad at Piccolos in Souissi, but the best salad in Rabat can no longer be found in Piccolos. The best salad can be found in 2007.
The best hamburger I've ever had in my life was a blue cheese burger at Le Diplomat in MegaMall. Now they don't serve hamburger and in fact, I'm not even sure if Le Diplomat still exists (I told them to keep those burgers and when they didn't, they were dead to me).
TGIFridays Rabat was awesome in 2008. Now it sucks.
C'est la vie au maroc, good things are fleeting. However, the good news is, there is always something new and good to discover (they arrive just as fast as the old good things disappear) and these reviews will be updated regularly.
So that about sums it up. Thanks for reading and Bon Appetite! Bs'ha raha!
Hello internet,
This blog is maintained by myself, Chemkara (ps: that's not my real name), and my friend, LaSavage (that's not her name either). As we are ::cough:: self-employed, LaSavage and I suffer from an excess of free time. As a result,we spend about 20 hours per week (don't judge us) in local cafes and restaurants. In a effort to
Restaurants:
Each restaurant review will be labeled with information about atmosphere, prices, service, cuisine type, contact information, and of course, an overall grade referring to the level of deliciousness(*).
For fun, I am going to grade these restaurants using Moroccan dialect and a number system 1-5. Five being the best grade and one being the worst. As follows:
1- not even shwyyah
2- shwyyah
3- la bas
4- bnine
5- bnine bzzf
Cafes:
Because all coffee in Morocco is pretty awful and all waiters in Moroccan cafes are terrible, I don't think it's fair to grade cafes here based on their lattes. So I'm going to be grading them on their chair comfort, internet access, ambiance, smokiness, and the beauty of their patrons. If the coffee is any good or the service especially bad, I'll be sure to mention it. Cafes will also be graded on a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best and 1 being the worst. But instead of bnine (delicious) the best grade here is zwine (beautiful) as follows:
1- not even shwiyyah
2- shwiyyah
3- la bas
4- zwine
5- zwine bzzf
(*)Disclaimer: It is a well known fact in Morocco that as soon as you find something new and wonderful and recommend it to a friend, the next time you go it will suck. Quality control is not even a thing here.
For example(s), in 2007, I would have told you the best salad in Rabat was the chevre chaud salad at Piccolos in Souissi. There is still a chevre chaud salad at Piccolos in Souissi, but the best salad in Rabat can no longer be found in Piccolos. The best salad can be found in 2007.
The best hamburger I've ever had in my life was a blue cheese burger at Le Diplomat in MegaMall. Now they don't serve hamburger and in fact, I'm not even sure if Le Diplomat still exists (I told them to keep those burgers and when they didn't, they were dead to me).
TGIFridays Rabat was awesome in 2008. Now it sucks.
C'est la vie au maroc, good things are fleeting. However, the good news is, there is always something new and good to discover (they arrive just as fast as the old good things disappear) and these reviews will be updated regularly.
So that about sums it up. Thanks for reading and Bon Appetite! Bs'ha raha!
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