Marouch Restaurant

My best friend is Tracy and we met in the Summer of 84 at a bus stop on Wilshire Blvd. on the way to the 321 Club in Santa Monica. Fifty years and several hundred hits of acid later, we are still hanging out. She has been a vegetarian since as long as I can remember and convinced my brother Paul to become a lifelong vegetarian in 1985. Eating dinner with old friends is one of the best things about the human species. The last time she was in town, we went to Shojin, which I regard as the finest vegetarian place in the entire City of Los Angeles. This time around, we went to Marouch and ordered the Meza for 4 ($75.00). They were happy to make everything vegetarian and every single dish was fantastic. Every single item could not possibly have been improved upon. My very favorites this time were the perfect, crispy falafels with tahini and the fattoush salad. A great place to eat with your best friends, especially if they are vegetarians!