Taqwa's Bakery & Restaurant
4651 S 27th St., (414) 539-6878
taqwasbakery.com
Middle Eastern
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There’s a feast of dishes to savor at Taqwa’s, which celebrates the fare from climes including Jordan and Palestine in a space decorated with various treasures from the Levantine region.
Stand-out dishes at the casual, family friendly restaurant include signature entrees like dawalee (grape leaves stuffed with seasoned meat and rice), which are served alongside roasted chicken with yogurt cucumber salad; and their mixed grill featuring shish kabob, chicken shish tawook and a kufta kabob served with seasoned rice and choice of salad.
Be sure to try the freshly baked manakish topped with cheese or zeit & za'atar (Palestinian taboun bread topped with thyme, sesame, sumac and olive oil) as well as the mthawwamih (garlic sauce), which is good on just about anything!
Don't leave without ordering something from the list of freshly baked sweets (both the maamoul and warbat are outstanding).
Recommended: manakish; dawalee (grape leaves); daily specials
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
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