BarefootContessa

If you haven’t tried Cafe Rakka off New Shackle Island Road, you are missing an incredible dining experience. Don’t let the small restaurant and location fool you. It’s located where September’s used to be. Lunch and dinner service are truly extraordinary. Inside the place is very cute and cozy, but the food is the main attraction. They don’t pull it out of the freezer and stick in the microwave like the many chain restaurants around here do. They make their food fresh every day. I recommend getting one of their entrees or sandwiches and having a sampler portion of their unbelievable $2.99 appetizers. Their specials are great for dinner including lamb, salmon and seared tuna. For lunch I enjoy their Tandoori chicken pita or falafel sandwich. Save room for dessert – rice pudding, baklava or stuffed dates. Expand your palate you meat-and-three loving Southerners and do your waistline a favor with delicious and healthy Mediterranean cuisine like none other only at Café Rakka.