Baba's - Baltimore MD

96. Try five new restaurants. (5/5)

Baba's Mediterranean Kitchen
745 East Fort Avenue
Baltimore MD 21230

For lunch on Saturday, Mike suggested we walk over to Baba's Mediterranean Kitchen, an adorable Middle Eastern restaurant not far from his house.  This way 1 - we wouldn't lose any of our parking spots and 2 - well, he promised it would be yummy . . . and he wasn't kidding.

The hubby and I split a caprese salad (mmm, always a fave) and I had falafel in a pita platter and the hubby had the chicken kabob platter.  Their hummus has a lovely level of garlic and was honestly quite possibly the tastiest hummus I have ever had (and, let me tell you, I am no stranger to garlic hummus).

On the decor side, the restaurant is best described as completely charming.  It's on a city corner and has a great collection of tables and chairs, probably able to seat maybe a total of 12-15 people in the restaurant (maybe a few more?).  The owner has hung up black and white photos of his family around the restaurant and also has a great collection of hanging and wall lamps lighting the room.  The service was wonderful (and I would say so not just because the owner knows Mike and Tracy because they go there so often - I have a feeling the owner is always that nice).

So, on a scale of 1 to 10:

Food: 10

Service: 10

Decor: 10

In short, LOVED it.  Love, love, yum, yum.