Reviews for Mekki DC in 517 8th St SE, WA
I wanted to love this place. The photos of food looked really great but the service and food was subpar. We waited like 3... minutes to be seated and it was not busy. It was like we were invisible. Then we explained that we had not eaten there beforeand asked about the most popular dishes. The waitress seemed very disinterested in making recommendations but did tell us whatshe liked. We asked about drinks and my wife inquired if there was any tradional or sweet drinks and the waitress recommended abitter old man drink with wiskey. Either she didn't understand or just wanted us to have a terrible experience. We ended upordering several dishes and the main meal was a beef and potatoes dish. There were no potatoes and the beef was good but half ofit was fat. Who eats fat? Not this girl. We won't go again and would not recommend Mekki to anyone. Read more
My husband & myself celebrated our 25th anniversary with some amazing Moroccan food & some amazing hospitality. The owner Mekki... went all out to make it super memorable as we ended the meal with an enormous slab of complimentary tiramisu, a Moroccan dessertmade with fried phyllo & pistachios & that was topped with champagne!! What more can one ask for along with a greatmeal! Standouts were, the on the house shrimp chemoula, eggplant & bell pepper appetizer, the shrimp skewer & chicken tagineentree Read more
We celebrated Valentine's Day by having lunch here today (the day before Valentine's Day). Food: we got there around 12:45 and... it was nice that we were able to order a couple of dishes from the brunch menu and couple from the lunch menu. I love middleeastern food and specifically within that, Moroccan food is my favorite. I love Branzino so for special occasions, I alwayssearch for a place on Yelp that serves good branzino. We had trekked all the way from Herndon, VA (50 min drive one way) to trytheir branzino and were extremely disappointed that they didn't have any. Eggplant Benedict: delicious! if you love eggplantsand eggs, you will love this dish. I had ordered this because they didn't have branzino. I think this dish was ready before theothers because it was room temperature. Skirt steak and eggs: my husband ordered this and enjoyed it very much. I think thisdish was ready before the others because it was room temperature. Chicken tagine: the chicken was tender and delicious. Thesauce had a sweetness to it which made it not great but it was still good to have with bread. Chef's tagine which was salmon:the salmon was cooked to perfection (I cannot stand over cooked seafood) and it was my 4-year old's favorite. The sauce wasunder seasoned and heavy on the tanginess from tomatoes but it had really good veggies - zucchini, bell peppers, carrots, peas,olives and potatoes. Milk Pastilla: in comparison to the rave reviews on this, it was just ok... it would have tasted better ifthe cream was on both the layers of filo and not just the top layer. Service: all the servers were warm, friendly andattentive. Our server was sweet but we had a little bit of a language barrier w/ her. I told her I might have a coffee later butshe misunderstood that to no coffee and brought the check out. We had to wait for coffee for 15 mins. And then another 10 minsfor cream. They were out of cream and instead of telling us that, one of the servers ran out and got cre Read more
Wow! The food was so good. Loved the braised eggplant, fresh and warm bread, and the kefta meatballs. Zack who was filling in... for the owner who is Moroccan was so kind and had wonderful conversation with. Food is so good and made with love. Read more
Food was pretty darn good! Zack helped us out and was very kind. Can't wait to try their brunch! Definitely recommend sitting... outside, if you can. Off of memory ... We got the cheese, shrimp, and chicken appetizers And the pork & chef's special for ourmeal. The menu item that stood out the most was definitely the dessert... Don't remember the name. Haha but it wasn't the cake.:) Read more
Went to look for a place to have brunch downtown and stumbled onto this super cute place. The food was delicious, and the staff... super nice and attentive. Highly recommend. Read more
At the first time I found this place I was afraid the food it?s not going to be like my Mom?s Food because I?m MOROCCAN. When I... choose this dish chicken Tagine and moroccan Tea and bread, I was just wondering how it?s will taste, OMG when I ate it It?s nodifferent between my mom and this one. When you try something and taste like home food means that?s it?s clean and good place Iwill definitely come back for the great food I got. I don?t have to mention the service it?s was AMAZING GREAT couldn?t find theright word ????. Needs Moroccan Place and eat moroccan dish the is the right place. i wish I can give more then 5* Read more
Went to grab a quick bite to eat after getting my nails done. I ordered the kefta and was pleasantly surprised. The dish was... packed with so much flavor and paired well with the bread. Read more