Andy Hajjar, along with his quieter brother Majed, are the proprietors of Andy's Mediterranean Grille, a Walnut Hills hotspot featuring delicious, authentic Lebanese Middle Eastern cuisine, belly dancers, hookahs and, well, Andy. Dishes like Shish Tawook, a Best Entreé award winner at Taste of Cincinnati, and seven varieties of baklava, keep our non-dancing bellies happy.
CityBeat: Where was your most memorable recent meal?
Andy Hijjar: Pho Paris -- I had Vietnamese soup.
I'm good with Lebanese and American food, but when I want something I can't prepare, I go to Jean-Robert's places. Sometimes Orchids in the fancy hotel, and sometimes the Sturkeys in the suburbs, but usually Jean-Robert.
CB: What's last thing you think about before you fall asleep at night: food or belly dancing?
AH: Belly dancing! Food is good, belly dancing is better.
Smoking the hookah and watching belly dancing -- better still.
Andy's Mediterranean Grille, 906 Nassau St., Walnut Hills,513-281-9791.
