Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> He had kofta with vegetables, falafel, tandoori chicken,

Shouldn't be very much "Middle Eastern flavour" in tandoori dishes...

> some gyro meat,

It's "gyros" not "gyro". Look at the Greek spelling and you will see a
sigma at the end of the word.

If the owners are "Palestinian", they ought to serve "shawarma" instead,
anyway.

> and I'm not sure what else. Is there a common spice in all of those?
> If it makes any difference, the owners are Palestinian.

Mint, cumin, coriander (cilantro), cinnamon, nutmeg all come to mind.

Given any choice at all, I'd avoid this kind of "fusion", Unholy Land
restaurant like a plague.

Bubba