One-of-a-Kind Local Cuisine with Ethnic Flair on Menu at Restaurant in Bridgeport that's Still Relatively New
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on April 26, 2019 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
For those visiting Bridgeport who have already sampled the city's fare or those who are residents of the city and beyond looking for a trip for a new of different culinary experience, here's a recent edition of WDTV's Tasty Tuesday segment. And this one is still relatively new, not quite two years old, and is right here in Bridgeport.
FROM WDTV
We took a twist for this week's Tasty Tuesday and went to check out a type of cuisine that is a little different from what many other restaurants in the area offer.
When the owner of Ali's Mediterranean Cuisine moved to the United States in the 1980's, he brought with him recipes from other parts of the world.
"Taste of Iran, or Middle East," said Ali Shirazania. "I mix it up a bit, not all Iran. Hummus, falafel, Lebanese, Syria, and Arabic dishes."
Before he opened this restaurant two years ago, he worked at Chinese restaurants at the food court at the Meadowbrook Mall. When he decided to open this, he wanted something different.
"This area needed different food," said Shirazania. "All over the place is Italian, Mexican, and even going back to my background with Chinese. I would have been competing with somebody."
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Editor's Note: Photos from the Ali's Mediterranean Cuisine Facebook page.
