Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 From Dane101 - Wisconsin? Submitted by Nicole on Wed, 2006-06-14 00:34. Food | Restaurants | Vegan Variant With Nicole posting her vegan specific review of restaurants on a regular weekly basis, we thought it would be handy to give her a special category button. From now on you can click on "Vegan Variant" above and you will be brought to a page featuring all of Nicole's reviews! Madison's State Street has a serious panoply of locally owned and ethnically diverse restaurants. Closer to the end of the street is Kabul. As it is rare to find Middle Eastern (specifically Afghanistan) fare in Wisconsin, I was excited to give this restaurant a try, also assuming vegan/vegetarian options would be abound. Oh how wrong I was. On a positive note, the layout and decor of Kabul is inviting, relaxed, and spaced well for intimacy-purposes. There are both booths and chaired-tables with linen table cloths. There are green plants and high, wooden dividers to create more coziness and separation. It is not blase casual, but rather slightly more upscale. However, despite the pleasant atmosphere, the food and service were quite the opposite. After spilling water on my boyfriend's lap and being a major space cadet, our waitress took our order after a pretty decent wait post-being-seated (despite there not being that many people in there). She sounded confused and was flustered the whole time she was interacting with our table of five. Perhaps it was her first time waiting tables ever... in her entire life... and so I will temporarily move on to the menu..... There were *two* vegan options. One being quite pricey and escaping my memory; the other being more reasonably priced, and what I ordered: vegetarian vegetable cous cous that came with either soup or salad. The soup choice was nowhere near vegan, so I opted for the salad... minus the dressing, which also was not vegan. Luckily, there was oil and vinegar on the table to remedy this.Bread is served on each table as an appetizer, however not being certain of vegan-ness, I skipped it and placed all bets on the salad. My boyfriend's parents and sister are not vegan, however, and did enjoy the bread. The waitress brought the soups and salads out and managed again to spill on my boyfriend's lap yet again, however this time with hot soup. Nothing better than spilling boiling hot, meat-filled soup on a vegan's lap. Luckily for the waitress, my boyfriend is extremely laid back and just shrugged it off--however, because of this, the waitress did not seem to notice or apologize. The salad was mediocre. I really don't have much to say about lettuce, carrots, and tomatoes with my own sprinkling of a makeshift dressing. According to my boyfriend's family, the soup was good, but since it is not vegan or even vegetarian, it is no matter here... The main course luckily came without a blueprint left on my boyfriend's pants. And Reader, can I be absolutely frank with you? Thanks... The vegetable cous cous was one of the worst meals I've had 1. ordered out and 2. from an ethnic restaurant. Honestly, the only reason I ate as much of it as I did was because my boyfriend's parents took us out and I would have felt bad. The cous cous was overcooked. The sauce was not even a sauce, but a light-colored mess of... watery water. It looked and tasted like the liquid that first comes out of a can of diced tomatoes, minus the tomatoes. The vegetables were drowning in the disarray, save a few atop an island of cous cous in the center. These were not even that good, simply more edible than the rest. There was no flavor or abundance of any texture aside from water and water saturation with a trace of sodium. I sincerely hope the place just had a case of bad luck that day at that time. The presentation, taste and texture were vehemently awful. The boyfriend's family seemed pleased with their meals.... Hence, my conclusion: If you are vegan (or even vegetarian), skip Kabul and go elsewhere. For the price of such a dish (and service), it's just not worth it. 541 State St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-1010, United States * Cuisines: Afghan, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern* Average price*: $12* Tel: (608) 256-6322Peter H Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 can't wait to visit next time i'm in madison peter VV Jun 15, 2006 1:32 PM Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul From Dane101 - Wisconsin? Submitted by Nicole on Wed, 2006-06-14 00:34. Food | Restaurants | Vegan Variant With Nicole posting her vegan specific review of restaurants on a regular weekly basis, we thought it would be handy to give her a special category button. From now on you can click on "Vegan Variant" above and you will be brought to a page featuring all of Nicole's reviews! Madison's State Street has a serious panoply of locally owned and ethnically diverse restaurants. Closer to the end of the street is Kabul. As it is rare to find Middle Eastern (specifically Afghanistan) fare in Wisconsin, I was excited to give this restaurant a try, also assuming vegan/vegetarian options would be abound. Oh how wrong I was. On a positive note, the layout and decor of Kabul is inviting, relaxed, and spaced well for intimacy-purposes. There are both booths and chaired-tables with linen table cloths. There are green plants and high, wooden dividers to create more coziness and separation. It is not blase casual, but rather slightly more upscale. However, despite the pleasant atmosphere, the food and service were quite the opposite. After spilling water on my boyfriend's lap and being a major space cadet, our waitress took our order after a pretty decent wait post-being-seated (despite there not being that many people in there). She sounded confused and was flustered the whole time she was interacting with our table of five. Perhaps it was her first time waiting tables ever... in her entire life... and so I will temporarily move on to the menu..... There were *two* vegan options. One being quite pricey and escaping my memory; the other being more reasonably priced, and what I ordered: vegetarian vegetable cous cous that came with either soup or salad. The soup choice was nowhere near vegan, so I opted for the salad... minus the dressing, which also was not vegan. Luckily, there was oil and vinegar on the table to remedy this.Bread is served on each table as an appetizer, however not being certain of vegan-ness, I skipped it and placed all bets on the salad. My boyfriend's parents and sister are not vegan, however, and did enjoy the bread. The waitress brought the soups and salads out and managed again to spill on my boyfriend's lap yet again, however this time with hot soup. Nothing better than spilling boiling hot, meat-filled soup on a vegan's lap. Luckily for the waitress, my boyfriend is extremely laid back and just shrugged it off--however, because of this, the waitress did not seem to notice or apologize. The salad was mediocre. I really don't have much to say about lettuce, carrots, and tomatoes with my own sprinkling of a makeshift dressing. According to my boyfriend's family, the soup was good, but since it is not vegan or even vegetarian, it is no matter here... The main course luckily came without a blueprint left on my boyfriend's pants. And Reader, can I be absolutely frank with you? Thanks... The vegetable cous cous was one of the worst meals I've had 1. ordered out and 2. from an ethnic restaurant. Honestly, the only reason I ate as much of it as I did was because my boyfriend's parents took us out and I would have felt bad. The cous cous was overcooked. The sauce was not even a sauce, but a light-colored mess of... watery water. It looked and tasted like the liquid that first comes out of a can of diced tomatoes, minus the tomatoes. The vegetables were drowning in the disarray, save a few atop an island of cous cous in the center. These were not even that good, simply more edible than the rest. There was no flavor or abundance of any texture aside from water and water saturation with a trace of sodium. I sincerely hope the place just had a case of bad luck that day at that time. The presentation, taste and texture were vehemently awful. The boyfriend's family seemed pleased with their meals.... Hence, my conclusion: If you are vegan (or even vegetarian), skip Kabul and go elsewhere. For the price of such a dish (and service), it's just not worth it. 541 State St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703-1010, United States * Cuisines: Afghan, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern* Average price*: $12* Tel: (608) 256-6322--> Peter H Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Defending this corruption on which you are sat You tell me what to think, you tell me this and that `Freedom is O.K. you scum` but make sure it`s never used In your defence of liberty I always stand accused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 If your serious and ever are in Madison let me know. Tis only a few hours from me. Nikki Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul can't wait to visit next time i'm in madison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 well..i was kidding.... but..if i ever make it that far east again >earthstrm <earthstorm >Jun 19, 2006 5:06 AM > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > >If your serious and ever are in Madison let me know. Tis only a few >hours from me. > >Nikki > > > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > > >can't wait to visit next time i'm in madison > > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Go on Fraggle - you could meet up and have a chat. Jo - " fraggle " <EBbrewpunx Monday, June 19, 2006 4:33 PM Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > well..i was kidding.... > but..if i ever make it that far east again > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 madison wisconsin is sorta a haul.... if i was going that far, i'd might as well go all the way to chicago.... nikki, meet us half way...denver! >jo <jo.heartwork >Jun 19, 2006 10:13 AM > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > >Go on Fraggle - you could meet up and have a chat. > >Jo > >- > " fraggle " <EBbrewpunx > >Monday, June 19, 2006 4:33 PM >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > > >> well..i was kidding.... >> but..if i ever make it that far east again >> >> > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Tease! Nikki , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > well..i was kidding.... > but..if i ever make it that far east again > > > > >earthstrm <earthstorm > >Jun 19, 2006 5:06 AM > > > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > > > >If your serious and ever are in Madison let me know. Tis only a few > >hours from me. > > > >Nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Well seeing as you would have to pass Chicago to get to WI, you could just stop here first. Denver's too cold! Pick another place Nikki , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > madison wisconsin is sorta a haul.... > if i was going that far, i'd might as well go all the way to chicago.... > nikki, meet us half way...denver! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 *blinks* umm.... madison is west of chicago.... north of it as well..but west... i wouldn't have to go thru chi-town to get there..not from my neck o da woods and..sorry...we try and go to denver every year....not generally cold when we go! (september) last year rebecca kept saying " why is the sun 2' from the f*cking ground here? " >earthstrm <earthstorm >Jun 20, 2006 4:40 AM > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > >Well seeing as you would have to pass Chicago to get to WI, you could >just stop here first. > >Denver's too cold! Pick another place > >Nikki > > > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: >> >> madison wisconsin is sorta a haul.... >> if i was going that far, i'd might as well go all the way to >chicago.... >> nikki, meet us half way...denver! >> >> > > > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Geesh - my apologies... how about you " can " go right past Chicago on I-294 to go North to WI You could take I-90 too if ya wanted and that would head West as well But, uh, nevermind Nikki , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > *blinks* > umm.... > madison is west of chicago.... > north of it as well..but west... > i wouldn't have to go thru chi-town to get there..not from my neck o da woods > > and..sorry...we try and go to denver every year....not generally cold when we go! (september) > last year rebecca kept saying " why is the sun 2' from the f*cking ground here? " > > > >earthstrm <earthstorm > >Jun 20, 2006 4:40 AM > > > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > > > >Well seeing as you would have to pass Chicago to get to WI, you could > >just stop here first. > > > >Denver's too cold! Pick another place > > > >Nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Hi Nikki He's just a tease you know. BB Jo - " earthstrm " <earthstorm Tuesday, June 20, 2006 6:25 PM Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > Geesh - my apologies... > > how about you " can " go right past Chicago on I-294 to go North to WI > You could take I-90 too if ya wanted and that would head West as well > > But, uh, nevermind > > Nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 stop giving away my secrets!!!! and dang it all to hades...somehow..someway, we'll be in europe next year... how..have no idea....but...we willllllllllllll >jo <jo.heartwork >Jun 20, 2006 10:33 AM > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > >Hi Nikki > >He's just a tease you know. > >BB >Jo > Defending this corruption on which you are sat You tell me what to think, you tell me this and that `Freedom is O.K. you scum` but make sure it`s never used In your defence of liberty I always stand accused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Hi Jo I know. I bet he doesn't even go to Madison now! BB Nikki , " jo " <jo.heartwork wrote: > > Hi Nikki > > He's just a tease you know. > > BB > Jo > > - > " earthstrm " <earthstorm > > Tuesday, June 20, 2006 6:25 PM > Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > > > > Geesh - my apologies... > > > > how about you " can " go right past Chicago on I-294 to go North to WI > > You could take I-90 too if ya wanted and that would head West as well > > > > But, uh, nevermind > > > > Nikki > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Hi Fraggle > are there any places left to have shows in chicago?? Exactly what type of show are ya looking for? Nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 music...live ie: punk assumin i ever made it back thar... >earthstrm <earthstorm >Jun 20, 2006 11:21 AM > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > >Hi Fraggle > > >> are there any places left to have shows in chicago?? > >Exactly what type of show are ya looking for? > >Nikki > > > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Hi Nikki I bet you're right :-) BB Jo - " earthstrm " <earthstorm Tuesday, June 20, 2006 7:16 PM Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > Hi Jo > > I know. > I bet he doesn't even go to Madison now! > > BB > Nikki > > > , " jo " <jo.heartwork wrote: > > > > Hi Nikki > > > > He's just a tease you know. > > > > BB > > Jo > > > > - > > " earthstrm " <earthstorm > > > > Tuesday, June 20, 2006 6:25 PM > > Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > > > > > > > Geesh - my apologies... > > > > > > how about you " can " go right past Chicago on I-294 to go North > to WI > > > You could take I-90 too if ya wanted and that would head West as > well > > > > > > But, uh, nevermind > > > > > > Nikki > > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 But of course! So what dates can I put you and Rebecca down for? , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > music...live > ie: punk > > assumin i ever made it back thar... > > > > >earthstrm <earthstorm > >Jun 20, 2006 11:21 AM > > > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > > > >Hi Fraggle > > > > > >> are there any places left to have shows in chicago?? > > > >Exactly what type of show are ya looking for? > > > >Nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Hi Fraggle >but why would anyone ever want to go to chicago? I thought they had some pretty nice places when I went :-) BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Feb. 31 >earthstrm <earthstorm >Jun 20, 2006 2:54 PM > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > >But of course! > >So what dates can I put you and Rebecca down for? > > > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: >> >> music...live >> ie: punk >> >> assumin i ever made it back thar... >> >> >> >> >earthstrm <earthstorm >> >Jun 20, 2006 11:21 AM >> > >> >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul >> > >> >Hi Fraggle >> > >> > >> >> are there any places left to have shows in chicago?? >> > >> >Exactly what type of show are ya looking for? >> > >> >Nikki > > > > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hi Peter > >but why would anyone ever want to go to chicago? > I thought they had some pretty nice places when I went :-) Why thank you! And we didn't really go too far either. BB Nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Gee, aren't you the sweetest! Now I have to start a petition to change the calendar! Nikki , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > Feb. 31 > > > >earthstrm <earthstorm > >Jun 20, 2006 2:54 PM > > > >Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > > > >But of course! > > > >So what dates can I put you and Rebecca down for? > > > > > > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@> wrote: > >> > >> music...live > >> ie: punk > >> > >> assumin i ever made it back thar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hi Nikki >Gee, aren't you the sweetest! >Now I have to start a petition to change the calendar! Just convert to the Discordian Calendar.... BTW, happy 27th of Confusion :-) BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Nikki!! I should hope not - you're spoken for :-) Jo - " earthstrm " <earthstorm Thursday, June 22, 2006 11:58 AM Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul > Hi Peter > > > >but why would anyone ever want to go to chicago? > > I thought they had some pretty nice places when I went :-) > > > Why thank you! And we didn't really go too far either. > > BB > Nikki > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hi Peter Come on then .... explain please :-) BBJo - Peter Kebbell Thursday, June 22, 2006 12:55 PM Re: The Vegan Variant: Kabul Hi Nikki >Gee, aren't you the sweetest! >Now I have to start a petition to change the calendar! Just convert to the Discordian Calendar.... BTW, happy 27th of Confusion :-) BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hi Jo >>Just convert to the Discordian Calendar.... BTW, happy 27th of Confusion :-) >Come on then .... explain please :-) Just talking about Discordianism... a sort of deliberately invented spoof religion (although some people now take it seriously). They have their own calendar with 5 months of 73 days each... we're currently in the middle of Confusion, which is followed by Beaurocracy. I forget what the other months are now. They have a 5 day week, which is based on the 5 main elements of the religion: Sweet Morn, Boom Time, Pungen Day, Prickle Prickle & Setting Orange.... if you search on the web you can find all the details... BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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