Levant (25-64 Steinway, Queens) got a rave review from Priya Krishna 6 weeks ago. I ate there tonight. Their specialty is feteer, a layered pastry that its very own Wikipedia page assures us was created by “Ancient Egyptians”. My experience was largely positive, although I can’t match Krishna’s squeals of enthusiasm. First, my two cents pictures:
The money shot, the dough
The finished product:
That was the veggie version. I thought the mixed-meat one (basturma, lamb-sausage, ground beef) better. The lamb-sausage wrap was decent, but not extraordinary. The under-salted felafel was only so-so, and their pita comes from bags. They were out of many of the advertised desserts tonight, and – worse – liver.
The restaurant itself is colorful and lovely (see the table-top tiles under the finished feteer), and there are thoughtful touches in how the wraps are assembled, and in the large flat-bottom take-out bags. The staff are all friendly and gracious.
I’d return for more feteer, and their array of kebabs.
