Hungry for some lunch or dinner but too busy with work? Then you must try Mezze Box, which has delicious freshly made Mediterranean dishes delivered to your door or desk. This family-owned service has now been operating in the Washington DC metro area for some time and is ready to impress you with its small batches of dishes made daily. Perfect for workaholics and night owls who are just busy bees all the time. Their menu changes every Friday and includes a nice selection of delicious dishes for everyone. They are especially great for vegetarians as they cater to many dishes. Each dish comes with instructions on serving and storage for your leftovers. Based on their website, they are working on being more transparent and providing nutrition information so you can make even better health choices. Remember, this is a small family business 🙂 We got to try some of their popular dishes and immediately fell in love with this food service.
Roasted Garlic Chicken & Potatoes $13
Prepare to be wowed by aroma and flavor with our favorite dish, Chicken & Potatoes. You are hit with this amazing aroma of seasonings and spices when you open the box. It sounds like a simple dish, but there is nothing simple about this dish. It’s like they put some drugs in there and couldn’t stop eating it. All about that seasoning on the chicken and potatoes: I love that the chicken didn’t taste heavy or was covered in sauce. Overall, the dish tasted healthy and didn’t cause a coma. However, that didn’t stop us from having several servings after being packed. It helped that it was more chicken-heavy. Everything about it was just pure tummy joy! It didn’t look like a big dish, but it was filling, so we had some leftovers for the next day.
Roasted Kafta and Vegetables $15
A hearty dish for that hungry nomster that might make you a Kafta addict. We discovered that we are a fan of this ground beef, parsley, onions, and spices blend. So many great ingredients create a unique flavor combination in these little meatballs. Then, it is roasted together with some large tomatoes, eggplant, and potatoes. Kafta and vegetables had almost the opposite texture combination, which went great together. This is one very filling dish that satisfies any hungry nomster. This dish’s flavor profile is slightly more subtle but just as enjoyable.
Lentil & Rice Salad $9
Another great dish, especially for those who love Lentils. However, for us, the best part was the fried onions. They tasted so good we could eat a whole dish from them. There might have been a few moments when we got pita bread, put fried onions on it, put some hummus on it, and then went to Hungry Town. It Could be salad just in name since this dish was heavier than most others we’ve tried. We enjoyed it more as a complimentary side to other dishes.
Green Bean Salad $9
This was probably our least favorite of all the great dishes we tried. While it was not a sour dish that tasted light and healthy, it didn’t hit our taste buds. I was confused about whether it should be served cold or hot since it had green beans compared to other dishes. This was far blander and tasted like it needed something. One thing that made this a better dish is following the box’s recommendation to add humans to their “make it a meal.” Meal adds some hummus, olives, and pita bread. Oh, that made it taste better, but we also had to add lots of it there. As we mentioned, it’s not a sour dish and is excellent for healthy people. It was a bit too healthy for us.
