Spoonfed Grill is the beginning of a new food concept in Birmingham; basically, the food comes to you. This mobile restaurant truck is colorful, has a large flat screen tv, serves “Nuvo Mexican-American” cuisine, and the menu changes almost daily.
In order to find out where Spoonfed Grill will be for the day, you must go to their website or find them on twitter; they always tweet their locations. But they spend much of their time at the corner of 5th Avenue North and 20th Street North (in front of the Wells Fargo skyscraper).
Spoonfed Grill has reasonable prices, for example, my Apple Cranberry Quesadilla, Cilantro Lime Rice and drink only cost $9.
Apple Cranberry Quesadilla: goat cheese, grilled quesadilla bread, balsamic roasted red onions, grilled steak, sauteed apples
Finally, they are open for breakfast, lunch, and are available to cater your events.
Nabeel’s Cafe serves Greek & Mediterranean dishes. The restaurant is quaint and so cozy that it caused me to leave all of my distractions at the door; I was literally transplanted to a country in Europe.
Next door to the restaurant, is a corner market that allows guests to buy Greek and Mediterranean groceries; such as meats, pastries, drinks, spices, and pre-cooked meals.
Upon our arrival, the owner took our jackets and sat us at a table next to the fire place; I felt so at home. Furthermore, this was the beginning of a “foodtastic” night that I wasn’t expecting!
Our Appetizers consisted of the following:
Baked Feta Theologos: Feta seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, fresh garlic, & Greek oregano, wrapped in foil and baked. Served with toasted homemade bread. The feta spread was presented in aluminum foil that was shaped like a swan. The feta spread almost reminded me of a garlic spread, based on taste, not presentation. There is no way to confuse garlic spread with feta spread because of the different textures and the sharp taste of the feta cheese. I gave this dish two thumbs up!
Bulgarian Roasted Peppers: Feta cheese with Kalamata olives, extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle of basil topped with Bulgarian roasted peppers, sundried tomatoes & sherry tomatoes. Served with Pita Wedges and homemade bread. This tomato and roasted red pepper mixture was good, I’m not used to eating anything like that. The feta served with this dish was milder, so I ate it with the chopped tomatoes, roasted red peppers and pita bread; what an amazing combination of flavors that exploded in my mouth. The olives were a bit too salty for me, but thumbs up!
Stuffed Grape Leaves with Feta Cheese: Grape leaves stuffed with rice and drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice, with a side of Feta cheese. Served with Pita Wedges.Personally, I wasn’t a fan of this dish. The grape leaves had a poignant flavor that just didn’t agree with my palate. But I was told that this is one of the best selling dishes.
Pasta Fagioli: Italian soup made with chicken & tomato broth, pasta, beans, & vegetables. Served with a homemade slice of bread. Mom ordered this dish, and she loves it because she gets it every time that we visit.
Horiatiki (Peasant Greek Salad): A mix of tomatoes, cucumbers, green bell peppers, Feta, Kalamata olives, Greek oregano & red onions. Served with homemade bread. Although delicious indeed, this salad is lettuce free. I never knew that I would enjoy a salad so much, that didn’t have lettuce in it. All of the vegetables were fresh and had a sweet tangy taste, from the housemade salad dressing.
(Entree & dessert mentioned in video below)
Our beverages consisted of the restaurant’s special iced mint tea, and it was so refreshing. It wasn’t too minty, but it kept my mouth feeling clean and yearning for more.
The following is based on a scale of 1-10: (1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest)
Ambiance: 9
Service: 10
Food: 9.5
The owner (John Krontiras) and the waiter (John) both gave us stellar service and their undivided attention. Thanks so much! Also, the cooks did an amazing job on everything. I had such a wonderful time; I think that I’ll go back this weekend!
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