Dar Al-Yemen
131-05 Rockaway Blvd
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
Food: 9/10
We were thoroughly impressed by the food. They give you complimentary bone broth, bread (almost the consistency of naan), and salad to start off. We ordered the lamb haneeth, half roasted chicken, and saltah. The haneeth and chicken came combined onto the same platter with fragranced, seasoned rice. And let us just say - it was absolutely dreamy. The lamb was so succulent and fell of the bone. It was juicy, tender, and well flavored. The half roasted chicken was great overall, seasoned well, but a little understandably dry at the breast part. We used the bread to dip into the broth which made it even more tasty. Saltah was A1 and also perfect for scooping up with bread.
Price: 8/10
Prices are standard. Main dishes go around for $13-$22.
Atmosphere: 8/10
In terms of decor, it is gorgeous. Space is a bit small, but because of COVID, they could only seat one half of their restaurant. The other half was closed off, so about ~8 people could sit in total. It was pretty cold inside too.
Service: 6/10
While the service wasn’t necessarily bad, it would have been better if there was someone at the counter where we could have placed our order easily. It’s an order up front type of thing but no one was really there though there were lots of workers. Food did come pretty quickly but it would have been nice to be checked up on and build that friendly customer service.
