Our buddy’s bride arrived this morning from somewhere in Asia (I can’t keep track — she was in HK, Okinawa, Penang, Singapore….) & entertained herself by visiting a mediocre Cambodian place near her hotel, then bopping around the hood until she could finally check into her room. We’d offered up our place to hang, but she preferred to explore the surroundings instead. She grew up in Tsing Tao & said some of the architecture reminded her of home (!).
Our buddy wasn’t nearly as lucky. His flight out was delayed, he missed his connection in IAD, and had to rebook through ORD. That flight was also 2 hours delayed, which made him miss his connection in Munich. He finally got in around 6:45pm. Poor guy 
We met them in the lobby and took them to the street festival that’s taking place this weekend literally on our street (6min from their hotel) so they could grab a bite to eat to take back to the room. They were beat, understandably, and just grabbed a spinach & cheese gözleme to share, with possible K-dog chaser 
My PIC and I decided to finally hit up our other favorite Turkish restaurant that we hadn’t been to this entire time. WTF! Their house special kebab is the main draw for us, which is made with chopped lamb (vs. ground, like Adana or other kebabs), cheese, and pistachios, with more pistachios strewn atop. Be still, my heart 
We shared 10 of their fantastic midye (I could make a meal of those alone) & haydari as our apps, both of which were as good as ever.
The kebab was orgasmic. Ain’t no other way to put it.
Freshly made ayran for me, Coke for the Mister.
Nice to have a highly satisfying dinner after the recent string of disappointing meals 
