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Originally Posted by BTinSF
Again, not a random choice. Having given up on Al Di La, I decided to try Tanoreen (Jordanian food) on 3rd Ave near 77th St..
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I guess you had bad luck with dining in Brooklyn. For some reason, nicer restaurants are sometimes closed in Brooklyn on Mondays. More casual joints are always open seven days and stay open between lunch and dinner. I think Al di la is fairly upscale so I am not surprised. I have heard of Tanoreen and thought it was a causal place so I am a little surprised.
If you would have walked to Fifth Avenue instead of Third Avenue, you would have had you choice of dozens of Middle Eastern restaurants, basically all of which are open all day. This stretch has a major Muslim Arab and Egyptian/Lebanese Christian presence.
I have tried most of the halal places on Fifth Ave., many of which are quite good. An atmospheric Palestinian/Syrian place called Damascus Gate at 5th and 75th is excellent and would have been a more than adequate substitute for Tanoreen.