Comments on: CousCous Cafe brings the taste of Morocco to Oklahoma City

By: Debboe

Debboe — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:56:25 +0000

I have tried all the vegetarian dishes at Cous Cous and none of them hold a candle to the Olive Branch at Sheridan and Hudson. Go there and try the hummus and falafel, you will slap anyone else who ever tries to make it for you after eating at Olive Branch.

By: Cailyn

Cailyn — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:46:28 +0000

I visit CousCous at least once a week. My favorite restaurant in the United States! If you haven’t tried the lamb kabobs, you are missing out! They have the most amazing blend of spices that I can’t get enough of. And the chicken tagine is also delightful. Both are a most-try. And of course, you need Morrocan tea! Besides the food, though, I love the atmosphere, and the owners are so nice!

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:55:09 +0000

Today was my second time visiting this place in the last year. The first time I visited I had the Chicken and Kofta Kabob Combo with tea. Chicken was good, but I could care less for the Kofta. While eating at that time, my friend and I noticed people eating from these clay dishes with massive amounts of food and we both knew we had to try that next times.

So that next time was today and I just HAD to get the Lamb Tagine. It’s not on the menu, but it’s a daily special that needs to be on the menu. They’ve got Veggie, Chicken, Lamb, Kofta, Cous Cous and Fish Tagine varieties all ranging from $6.99 – $10.99. The lamb had a GREAT flavor, but if you’re hungry, get the chicken, it’s HUGE!

My meal came with a complimentary tea and it matched perfectly with the food (usually he charges $1.99 for the tea but he was smart to get me to eat it with the Tagine because I don’t know how I’ll be able to eat it without it now!)

I also wanted to add that the restaurant accept Mastercard, Visa, AMEX and Discover (I usually use my Amex and Discover so I usually like to know what places accept those cards).

I might call this place kind of shady not for the fact that it’s a hole in the wall or anything, but I could’ve sworn there was some shady things going on when I visited the first time. A bunch of random guys would come in (this was at 9pm) and come in and leave within a minute with nothing in their hands. Hopefully it’s not a front for anything…but I think the owner also owns a taxi cab company. Hmm, I’ll leave the thought there…

Anyway, food is great, great service, open late. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:08:22 +0000

My first visit to CousCous Cafe was barely a week ago and I’ve already been back 2 more times. I have started dragging others to CousCous and even those who aren’t very adventurous eaters love it!

The service is great and there is a lot of attention to detail. Everyone is very friendly and all of the plates come out looking great. You can tell they care a lot about the food they serve.

For starters, get the hummus. Hands down best hummus and pita in OKC.

For an entree, I haven’t gone wrong with any selection thus far. My first choice would be kofta and chicken kabob combo (great spices on both). The lamb is also great if you like lamb. You can’t go wrong on the vegetarian menu, either. For vegetarian plates, you choose 3 options (out of maybe 6 or 7) and they are all great. I would recommend choosing the falafel (best I’ve had), couscous salad and zaalouk (some sort of tasty cooked salad with tomatoes).

I am not a huge tea fan, but you must try the Moroccan tea (both hot and cold). It is a green tea with mint and it is amazing.

For dessert, CousCous makes a pastry similar to Tiramisu with custard and coffee on top. Definitely worth a try.

CousCous Cafe is close to my house, and I have driven by tons of times without even noticing it (there isn’t a sign on the building). Thank you Eat Around OKC for helping me find this hidden gem!

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:53:52 +0000

Try the lamb cutlets or the lamb tagine with prunes it’s amazing. We go regularly (my husband is Moroccan) and true you have to wait but it’s worth it. On my daughter’s birthday I brought my entire family; mother, sisters, brother, nieces, and nephew (who are not Moroccan) and they thought the food was great and the kids loved the rice. Like many reviews before we all enjoyed the mint tea. This place gets my vote because of the end product it’s the closest thing to genuine Moroccan home cooked meal my husband has and it’s awesome.

By: Bryce

Bryce — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:24:33 +0000

In the last week, I’ve been to CousCous three times (I literally live 30 seconds away). The vegetarian dishes are all amazing, particularly the hummus (blows Zorba’s away). And the tea is awesome (hot or cold).

By: Mikey

Mikey — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:15:31 +0000

Lamb Tagine is incredible!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:42:12 +0000

@ChelC, thanks for the comment. Sorry to say I don’t know the answer about the Shawarmas. If you try it out sometime, please let us know.

By: ChelC

ChelC — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:14:19 +0000

I have lived in the Mid-East and was wondering what their Shawarmas were like? Pita bread? Chicken? A pickle or french fry? Lettuce? “Sauce”? I have tried a few different places, and find Sweiss’ Gyros to be the most equivalent to the Mid-East, but not near enough. Any experienced Shawarma eaters out there tried these???

Thanks

By: John

John — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:37:15 +0000

I went with a couple friends in December and it was excellent! The server was friendly and accommodating, the food was excellent and the tea was fantastic. However, one of my friends did not like how sweet the tea was but that was really the only negative thing between all of us. The hummus was delicious as well. I highly recommend this place to anyone- be it a family night out or just a few friends.

By: AJ

AJ — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:56:38 +0000

I just ate here for the first time last week, and it was awesome. The waiter was sooo friendly and the food and tea was great. Yet another place that I would have never noticed if a friend didn’t point it out. Everyone should give it a try. I’m hooked.

By: Stone

Stone — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:01:40 +0000

Saturday, November 29, 2008
Our family had an exotic and delightful Thanksgiving at Couscous Café. It is a small, informal place that was able to accommodate a group of eight. Our gracious host seemed to enjoy answering our questions about the menu items, about which, we were totally ignorant. I won’t spoil the surprise of the dish presentation – but it was definitely, “Ahhhh!” And it was delicious. Do not miss the hot tea. I would never have expected hot tea to so quieten and bring together a group of people. We felt so welcome and that our host enjoyed our visit as much as we did. Couscous Café is one of Oklahoma City’s jewels!

By: Marni

Marni — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:49:29 +0000

We just moved to OKC from back East, and were missing the more “ethnic” food choices that big cities offer. On a recommendation, we tried the CousCous Cafe. While I don’t pretend to be a “foodie,” I did spend a semester abroad in Morocco, and the food at CousCous Cafe very pleasantly took me back to that experience. The harira soup, tagine, and salads were more authentic than anything I’ve had in an American restaurant, and perfectly spiced and tasty. But the best part was the fresh mint tea, perfectly sweet, after the meal. Let it steep, pour it into the glasses and back into the pot at least two times, then drink and enjoy. We were so excited to find this authentic gem in our new hometown smack in the middle of the country.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:14:15 +0000

TMB, thanks for the update. I drove by the other day and saw they were open as well. That’s good news. I appreciate your recommendations as well. They sound great!

By: TMB

TMB — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:10:03 +0000

well the website is gone.
but I called and they are still open!
7 days a week 11am-11pm

I am addicted to the Moroccan Iced Tea.
I’ve had the hummus and the moroccan salad (simple lemon vinaigrette) and the chicken schwarma platter. The schwarma is not the same as at Magic Lamp (R.I.P.) but very flavorful and good.
I’m going to try a lamb dish on my next visit.

GO and keep this hard working family in business!

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:48:35 +0000

I absolutely love this place! My family and I have been several times, and each visit has been fantastic. The service has become more consistent and the wait for food has lessened. The tea is wonderful and I prefer it served cold rather than hot. The zaalook (I cannot seem to get enough), hummus and falafel appetizer is superb. The only thing I have tried that I was not crazy about was the kefta kabobs. However, the chicken and vegetable platter is magnificent. A friend tried the date cookies and has been craving them since.

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:50:07 +0000

My daughter and I went for lunch on a week day. We were the only one’s in place. It took us 45 minutes to get served our two sandwiches. One was a lamb sandwich wrapped in pita–not stuffed but wrapped like a burrito and not even warmed so it broke apart. My daughter who spent a year in Israel, was very excited to order their Schwarma sandwich–which is supposed to be a pita stuffed with meat, hummus and pickled vegitables. What she got was a pita with a bit of chicken iceburg lettuce and a bit of tahini drizzled on it.—Not stuffed but wrapped like a burrito. When she asked about the pickled vegitables, they brought out little plate of kosher gerkins. We were very disappointed. My suggestion is hire some help for the kitchen instead of having two lack luster young people standing around while the little cook tries to do everything. Delegate! Delegate! Delegate! What, too snarky?

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:19:20 +0000

We visited CousCous on Father’s Day and had a really good experience. When we were ordering, Rashid (who I took to be the owner) came over and said that they had just finished making the special for the day, which was a chicken “pie” — shredded chicken, onions, ground almonds and delicious spices wrapped up in phyllo and baked. It was served with cinnamon on the top and was absolutely great! We also had a lamb kabob platter and a burrito, which were good as well (although not as fantastic as the “pie”). This was during the tomato scare, so I think our salads suffered for it. They brought around tea after we finished, which was very nice. We’ll go back, for sure!

By: katie

katie — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:12:29 +0000

We ate at CousCous last nite. I got the special -Lamb Tangine. I thought it was going to be the one Tim described wtih the prunes but alas, it was some yellow(turmeric?) rice with a lamb shank and some green beans…not incredible, not bad, just kinda…ordinary? My husband got the beef kabobs – pretty tasty but we probably won’t go back..it seemed to lack spice or punch of any sort? Fun to try thought…we always like to adventure dine.

By: james scallopas

james scallopas — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:36:18 +0000

great food and great atmosphere, the Lam was outstanding and the tea is just perfect. Highly recomended