Moona

After ThanksgivingFest, JO and I committed to going to the rock gym more frequently.  We planned on going on Tuesday night but than it was really, really cold and neither of us had slept well the night before, but really we blamed the cold.  It's about a fifteen minute walk to the gym and neither of us wanted to "catch a cold" so we decided to go out to eat instead.  Moona had just opened and looked super cute.  Moona bills itself as a Middle Eastern Mediterranean small plates eatery.  I was a little leery of the menu because of some of the adventurous spices but the super cozy and beautiful interior was too much to resist.  

We were lucky to get the last two seats at the bar.  Moona is very small, and very popular, so going without a reservation is extremely risky.  The lighting is perfect and the floor to ceiling windows give you great views of the neighborhood.  The wrought iron mosaic wall gives the place character and the mirrors keep it from feeling claustrophobic.  

The wine list was really strong.  I forgot which red I got but it was delicious, and if it wasn't a Tuesday I would've definitely opted for a second glass.  All I can say is A+++ for Moona!  We sampled four dishes and each one was spectacularly crafted.  One dish we got had pickled eggplants cubes as a garnish and I was mesmerized by them.  

We happened to be there when they were filming a segment for Dining Playbook and you can see some glances of us on the video.

We both agreed that although a little pricey, Moona will be making its way into our dining rotation.  And, we both realized while we were sitting at the bar, that the walk to Moona was almost half way to the rock gym :-)