Comments on: NJ Dining: Babylon

By: offthebroiler

offthebroiler — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:23:15 +0000

I think spicing preference is highly dependent on the individual. I think that some Turkish restaurants use way too much salt on their meat, and that may be a factor of whether or not the meat is Halal. The Halal stuff tends to be saltier, much like Kosher meat is saltier due to the butchering process. Also some people are really sensitive to salt, like my wife. There are Turkish places I’ve been to which I think are excellent like Beyti which she feels is too salty. Also people who smoke have less sensitivity to salt because smoking deadens the receptors in your tongue that yeilds salt taste. Considering that a LOT of Middle Eastern people are heavy smokers its no wonder a lot of representative Turkish and Lebanese food is salty.

By: Jill

Jill — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:41:40 +0000

Turkish Kitchen is excellent. Just tried it this evening. Wonderful bread, excellent hummus, and the kebabs are great. All this and a pretty interior too. I like it better than Babylon, which tends to be insufficiently assertive in terms of their seasoning and spices.

By: NJ Dining: Al-Basha « Off The Broiler

NJ Dining: Al-Basha « Off The Broiler — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:49:18 +0000

[...] cuisine, and I’ve eaten at a number of very good Lebanese (1) (2) and Turkish restaurants in Bergen and Hudson County and have prepared a number of authentic dishes at home. But Paterson always [...]

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:24:47 +0000

Have not tried babylon since it reopened.
Has anyone tried the Turkish Kitchen that opened near Babylon?
They will be fighting each other for their customers.
I think babylon is dELICIOUS. The new one is Not bad,
But now there are two Turkish restaurants two blocks apart in a not very Turkish neighborhood.

Kervan etc has Turks living nearby. River edge is not a Very Turkish neighborhood so ethnic food will only find their way into the hearts of spmeone who wants to try sonething other than Chinese, Japanese or Indian one night. I hope these guys can both stay in business just two blocks apart

By: autumnmist

autumnmist — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:25:53 +0000

I’m afraid for Babylon. We are semi frequent customers at their new location and they just don’t appear to be getting nearly as much business at they did before… we were there 6-7:30 on Friday night and there were only 5 tables. :(

By: NJ Dining: Beyti Kebab (UPDATED) « Off The Broiler

NJ Dining: Beyti Kebab (UPDATED) « Off The Broiler — Wed, 16 May 2007 19:15:13 +0000

[...] local area, including Kervan (and its short-lived sibling, Sapphire in Tenafly), Samdan, Babylon (recently re-opened in River Edge) and a whole bunch who’s names elude me. Beyti is a good half an hour to forty minute drive [...]