Mediterranean in Tilghman Square

Thanks to Tyrone Richardson at The Morning Call for an update on Lazeez a new Mediterranean restaurant scheduled to open mid-November in Tilghman Square, just off 309 and Tilghman (near Josh Early Candy). The scanned menu looks relatively straightforward -- nothing breakthrough.

Also, I'll be posting a review soon of my excellent experience last night at General Zapata, a Mexican-Caribbean place on the South Side of Bethlehem. (In the meantime, it wouldn't be a mistake to try Taco Tuesday there tonight -- buy one taco, get the second taco for $1.)

Sushi in Nazareth

I don't make it up to Nazareth much at all, so I'm going to share verbatim a comment from Mrs. Right about a new sushi place:

There's a new sushi restaurant that opened in downtown Nazareth (Hana Sushi at 6 Belvedere St.) We tried the lunch special and were pleasantly surprised. We brought friends for dinner another night and were impressed - the selections were fresh, creative and delicious. It's a small place, but beautifully designed and decorated. The owners have clearly put an effort into this little venture and we'd love to see it thrive. We're glad to have found such a little gem so close to home. We'll definitely return, and soon.

Newly opened Thai take out, South Bethlehem

Charly's Thai Restaurant
610-866-3490

Two guys from Spark stumbled across Charly's today on the Southside of Bethlehem on 4th Street between the core business district and the Sands. Evidently, it officially opened about 15 minutes before they stopped in. They were customers #3 and #4. It's take-out only. They gave thumbs up to the chicken satay and fried rice. (I sampled the peanut sauce -- a bit thin, but pleasantly sweet and delicious.) Other offerings include spring rolls, pad Thai (of course), tom yum kai (Thai soup), grilled chicken and Thai chicken salad.

According to the menu, buy more than $10 in food and you get soup for free. That might be challenge: entree prices range from $2.95 to $5.95.

It's near the Valet Tailors, which happens to be one of the best tailors in the region. Time to take some clothes in for altering.