Little Morocco
“NY Times awarded this tiny lunch counter The Best Merguez Sandwich in NYC in Spring 2008.”
“The restaurant has some stools inside, but it is primarily outdoor seating, with tables and chairs next to pretty pink flowers.”
“Stop by Al-Shams next store and get some of the best baklava or sweets around!”
Little Morocco
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Friday. Lamb Shank over Couscous. Don't even think twice.
I've had this twice now only because I really always think of this place on Friday. And sometimes, I'm not anywhere near Little Morocco on Fridays. But when I do remember that it's Friday and it's Lamb over Couscous day… ITS ON SON! In fact, every Friday since I've tried this, I've thought "SHIT, I'm missing MFn Lamb Shank and Couscous!!!"
Imagine this… The most moist and flavorful couscous of your life, COVERED with a freshly made lamb shank Complete with Bone Marrow, a few hundred chick peas, carrots, onions, and squash (I think it's squash, this is the only thing I can think of). $10 for this huge plate of food. If you can finish the whole thing, well, you're a fatty.
I can't wait to try everything else on this menu. But.. maybe I'll just go back for Lamb and Couscous. :DDDD!!!
So, I've never had Moroccan food before. This introduction was perfect.
Stop #1 on our first Astoria World Tour: An order of hummus and pita, and the special of the day (I think it's called Tagine). The hummus was pretty good but the Tagine – holy mackerel!
I ate around the beef but my guy loved it. The other ingredients were apricots, prunes, golden raisins, and caramelized onions. The combination of salty and sweet, and whatever spices they added, was so delicious that we almost stopped the food tour and got another one! But, we didn't want to fill up on stop #1, so that was that.
The staff is very nice and we appreciated the outdoor seating. The prices weren't bad either! We talked about how amazing that Tagine was, all the way to our next stop on the tour.
This place isn't as tasty as Cafe Mogador, but Mogador is pricy and also the owners don't practice voodoo and witchcraft. Which makes them very boring. Whereas the owners of LM do. In that sense, they are a "Little More-Occult."
What to get: Maybe the Merguez Sandwich
What else: Don't let them put a curse on you
By the way, I am well aware that Morrocco is not associated with voodoo. I've actually been to Morrocco. Now who wants to touch me.
The service at Little Morrocco was decent but not amazing. Parking is tough. I had to wait in a bus stop. The wait time was long, which was a little frustrating since I was in a hurry.
I ordered the Merguez sandwich, which was pretty cheap (well under $10). I wanted an actual Morroccan meal dish (such as with Couscous) but they were either unavailable or overpriced (depending on what I asked about), and a lot of them were sitting out buffet-style so that didn't seem worth the steep-ish prices. Which is why I plumped for the sandwich.
My notes say that this sandwich was "nice but not amazing" which is exactly how I feel about it. Also I love olives, and I asked if olives were on the sandwich and he said "okay." I guess he must have thought I meant no olives, because there were no olives on there. I would have probably enjoyed it more if there were.
My partner loved it, and I did enjoy it to some degree, but I think part of my issue was that the Merguez really didn't taste of anything. I can't really remember what Merguez is supposed to taste like, but I remember it having a very unique flavour, whereas this was a very bland meat. A nice sandwich, but nothing more than nice.
And if you're used to having 6 and 7 inches to play with at night, but you want some Latin guys who are more like an "8", then what you need is a "Little More Ocho."