Palestinian food in Paterson and the kitchen that still cooks like home
Palestinian food in Paterson and the kitchen that still cooks like home Say your grandmother never wrote a recipe down. She just knew when the pan sounded right, and you grew up thinking everybody's kitchen worked like that. Now you live in New Jersey, and some evenings you'd give a lot to hear that sound again. That's roughly the feeling behind Abu Rass Restaurant at 1057 Main St in Paterson. Since 2011 it has served Palestinian and Middle Eastern food rooted in Palestinian tradition, and the place talks about time honored recipes and warm hospitality as plainly as other restaurants talk about specials. What "rooted in tradition" looks like on a plate It's a phrase from the website, sure, but you can read it in the menu. Juicy charcoal grilled chicken. Mixed grills with tender kebabs cooked over an open flame for a smoky bite. Musakhan and mansaf sit beside shawarma, so it isn't only grill food. The kitchen says every dish starts with quality ingredients ...