When asking new friends what some of their favourite places to eat at were, Alice told me of El Jannah in Granville. She said their chicken with garlic sauce was utterly delicious and that I had to go. So today, Mum and I drove out to Granville and got ourselves some El Jannah.
With its take-away style decor it would be easy to walk past El Jannah and never give it a second glance, but once you know of the treasures within, you will relish it.
The must-have dish is their charcoal chicken which comes with a to-die-for garlic sauce. If you eat in, which we did, ten bucks gets you half a chicken, a great slap of this infamous sauce, pickles and bread. Such great value. If you opt for take-away, you can get an entire chicken for ten bucks. Steal!
I go back to our table, the sun is shinning so we sit outdoors, and I’ve barely sat down when the waitress brings out our food. Mum says she’s not very hungry so we’ll share this meal. I thought she’d only have a bit, but once she tasted it, I lost more than half, and she took all the best bits of chook for herself… Grrrrr!
The chicken is superb; the charred bits of skin taste of fire and cave men, and the flesh is sweet and juicy and that garlic sauce (toum) is utterly unbelievable. We make ourselves little wrap with the bread and fill them with all the goodies on the plate.
El Jannah now holds a place on my regulars list:
incredible food + incredible value = happiness…
What’s your equation for happiness?
