Lebanonizing the sushi experience

If you find the combination of Sushi and Arguileh to be appealing, then Republic in Zalka is probably the place for you.

I went there few days ago and was surprised to see that they have recently added a sushi section to their menu, meaning you can now enjoy having your sushi while puffing smoke rings! 😛

On a serious note, I’m not an Arguileh expert but my friends claim Republic has the best Arguileh in town.

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7 Responses to Lebanonizing the sushi experience

  1. Mich March 17, 2011 at 2:45 pm #

    Good for them! They must have seen how much people like sushi and jumped on the bandwagon. They have adapted! 🙂

  2. Tarek March 17, 2011 at 2:55 pm #

    Appealing or appalling?

    I thought it was sushi etiquette that smoke should not be around it!!

  3. joe's box March 17, 2011 at 3:02 pm #

    You are right this place is typically Lebanese, the manager think that he can take all the market share with his international formula [ Makhlouta] But he will lose it all in my opinion and keep his arguileh cause every cuisine need more stuff and special tools bigger kitchen and of course a quality control etc…Personally if I want to eat sushi I go to a sushi place where no belly dancer and of course No ARGUILEH.

  4. Rami March 17, 2011 at 3:03 pm #

    @Mich
    Definitely, I personally think it was smart of them.

    @Tarek
    Welcome to Lebanon, where we can Lebanonize the sushi experience 😛

  5. Rami March 17, 2011 at 3:09 pm #

    @joe’s box
    I highly doubt he’s targeting sushi lovers here… I also prefer to go to a real sushi place whenever I want to eat sushi.
    But apparently, there’s a segment of people (Arguileh addicts) who will like the idea, and he’s satisfying their need!

  6. Danielle March 18, 2011 at 10:14 pm #

    Yeahh..I kind of like to enjoy my sushi in a smoke free environment. It may suit some people, but it doesn’t suit me!

  7. Serpico April 18, 2011 at 12:33 am #

    I went there on my Christmas vacation to Leb, and guess what! It takes exactly 6 pieces of salmon sushi there (6 x 3$ = 18$) to get to the same price of an All You Can Eat Sushi place in Montreal. Lebanon has become insanely expensive!!

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