It's hard to rate a place based on just one meal but it's got to be more informative than no rating at all.

I'd been meaning to check out this place for a while. I was often reluctant because I find that local Armenian restaurants use too much salt for my taste, and heaven knows I didn't need puffy ankles!

Glad that I finally got over my fear of salt and ate at Koko's. There was not a soul in the place when I walked in, unfortunately. Diners are missing a good thing.

The dinners come with salad, rice pilaf, veggies and pocket (pita) bread. There is more than enough on the plate to fill a hungry eater. The lunch menu is similar but the meals include just salad and rice.

The salad is only iceberg lettuce, supermarket tomatoes and cucumber slices, but ahh the house dressing..vinegar and oil with lots and lots of herbs. Basically, I ate the salad as an excuse to enjoy the dressing.

I chose the lula kebob which is ground beef with a lot of spices, rolled into a sausage shape and then grilled. Delicious! The rice pilaf was buttery, the grilled vegetables accompanying the meat were nicely done. The only disappointment was the addition of green beans which were either canned or frozen. They weren't bad, mind you, they just didn't add anything to the experience.

The owner & cook is Armenian and that comes through in the cooking. He also was very nice and gave me baklava for dessert, at no charge.

Yes, I'm going there again. Next time, it'll have to be the lamb shanks....can't wait!    [17 May 2001 23:16:24]

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