Last Word

The Last Word is probably 100 feet from where I live, so it’s a nice place to grab a drink with friends or neighbors. Of all the times I’ve been here (maybe 7 – 8 in the last three months) I’ve never been inclined to order food. The menu is very small and I’ve never seen anything that has caught my eye as exciting or original, especially given the other venues in Old Forth Ward. Maybe it’s fantastic… I just haven’t tried it.
Drinks are eclectic, original and generally top notch with tonight being the notable exception. I ordered The Killer B’s (12 $) and the bartender, whom I did not recognize, put so much bitters in it as to render it undrinkable. After the first sip I could feel my asshole tighten up enough to crush an atom. I was the only person in the bar (actually, the only person period) so I figured after 15 minutes the bartender would question why the drink was untouched. Many years ago I was a bartender. Bartenders should notice that, especially if you only have one fuckin’ customer. «How is everything?» Nope. So I asked for the check while at the same time telling him the drink tasted like Satan’s asshole (in so many words). I assumed he would offer to remake it, offer to make something else, tell me to be a man and chug that shit, etc. Nope. «Sorry you didn’t like it. Top copy is mine». If I wanted to spend 15 $ and get something undrinkable I could walk across the street to Jacks and order a half dozen shots of Fireball.

A group of six of us visited Last Word for dinner on a recent Saturday night. My general take-​away is that it’s best as a cocktail spot.
Pros: It wasn’t very hard to get a reservation at 8pm on a Saturday night; We were seated immediately upon arrival; the acoustics were good so we could all hear each other; Cocktail list is interesting and well done.
Cons. The service was very slow, the food was so-​so, and it seemed like they were still working out a few kinks which they should have figured out by now since the restaurant has been open for a while.
We ordered an array of snacks, small plates, and large plates. The stand out items were the cauliflower small plate, fried peppers, and baba ganoush. The cauliflower was really delicious and the highlight of the meal. The spaghetti squash small plate was somewhat bland, and I thought the couscous and salmon large plates were just so so.
The service really left a lot of a lot to be desired. It was our waitresses first night, and although she tried really hard, she didn’t know the answers to any of our questions and didn’t know anything about the food or cocktails. I don’t blame her for her inexperience, but the restaurant should have done a better job of training her before she started. When we asked for salt and pepper, there wasn’t any pepper in either one of the pepper mills, and the salt particles were too big to fit through the holes in the shakers. Although the restaurant wasn’t very busy, it took a very long time for our cocktails to arrive, and we waited at least 20 minutes for the baba ghanoush, which it generally one of the quickest items to arrive.
I might return if I was in the mood for a creative cocktail, as we all really enjoyed the variety and quality of the cocktails, but they really need to improve their service and execution.

WHAT HAPPENED?! It was great and packed several months ago. We went back last night and it was AWFUL and almost empty. Did ownership change?
We had the mussels, the oysters, lamb schwarma and beef tartare. Everything was really truly awful except for the beef tartare. Really low quality meat/​seafood and just gross or flavorless sauce. I think they literally scraped the grill for whatever the crunchy stuff in the mussel broth was.

Such a cute neighborhood place. Yummy food, and the bartender Angel, the master bartender, made the most freaking delicious old fashion! Yum

Love the cocktails at Last Word, particularly a julip-​style Moscow Mule (there is a similar one of the menu made with bourbon as well). Many of the drinks had a classic cocktail inspiration but with a Mediterranean twist… clever!
Some kind of crudo, ceviche or tartar– the salmon crudo I tried during my first visit was amazing, but the menu changes so I had not seen it on the menu again recently.
Mushroom confit with housemade tagliatelle and bread crumbs– pasta noodles were nice and toothy, with great flavor. The bread crumbs were a nice crunchy texture and the mushrooms were delicious.
Lamb shawarma– like Mediterranean-​style fajitas, you add lamb, pickles, tomato sauce and some type yogurt-​based tahini and roll it in small rectangles of flatbread. The lamb belly wasn’t too fatty, but very spiced and salty. I wish there were more veggies other than the diced pickles to add some crunch and texture to the lamb. We also needed to ask for more flatbread.
Portion sizes are smallish, since it is mostly tapas style– even the entrees are on the small size and ordering the amount of food my friends and I order can add up quickly. The restaurant doesn’t have a lot of seating but I love the comfy banquette booths and the raised bar table tops. Service was great, both at the bar and at the tables… it’s clear the staff and managers are passionate about the food and drinks.

I love this place! I have been here a few times, but am just now finding time to write a review. You know I must love this place, because I don’t hand out 5 stars for no reason.
First off all the décor and design of this place is unreal. Not sure if you ever went to the resturant this place use to be but it is a completely different place! It is so fresh and so clean, clean… Plus they made real pretty bathrooms too (the old place had crap holes).
First time I went we sat at the bar and tried to pick a drink from their phenomenal cocktail list, it was a tough choice, but the Pliny’s Tonic won and boy was it the perfect combo! It was a smooth balanced drink. The next was the Turkish Razorblade, which was good, but has appelo in it and I am not a huge fan of black liquorice so not my fav drink. I had the house made tagliatelle with mushrooms, greens and bread crumbs. It was good to the last bread crumb!
The next time I went it was for their pop-​up taco night. I got there after 9 and therefore some of the items were already sold out, but the few dishes I had were superb! Plus they had a whole new cocktail menu to match all the dishes. We closed the placed because we kept trying different drinks.
They finally added outside seating, so last night we sat on their patio with our dog. It was a little warm because of the sunshine, but by 8 everything was in the shade and it felt perfect! Their cocktail list is so phenomenal! I can’t help but get the Pliny Tonic as my first drink, but I then tried the Casablanca Fizz. It was also so refreshing! We also had the Whirling Dirvish, which was a little syrupy for us. We of course had the tagliatelle and then we ordered the the scallops, which did not recall had been on the menu before, but were delighted by the surprise. They were a little spicy for my hubby so they gave us a side of pita (for $ 2) to eat with it. Then we had the fig and dates for dessert. They were like a spring roll of yumminess!

The food is incredible.
I’ve been told they have an amazing specialty cocktail selection too but I didn’t try any.
Fantastic food and great atmosphere.
–Zoe

Not Pcheens but it will do since it’s walking distance from the house. Great drinks a lil pricey and the food is… interesting

For background, I spent about ten years in DC during their restaurant renaissance. I’ve also done a bit of traveling, NYC, Paris, London, Asian, and my favorite way to spend money has always been on a good meal.
My experience at Last Word still makes me chuckle. It’s tapas but striving very hard to be high end tapas. The small plates are amuse bouche sized– like three tablespoons of roasted cauliflower on a smear of hummus. My friend and I asked for some pita and they were very confused and said they could «figure something out.» Our server felt the need to explain to us that tapas meant small plates, which was very kind of him. I must have looked like a real hick. The level of condescension was batman levels of amazing, especially given that the mushroom «confit» pasta was incredibly over salted. In any other city, this restaurant would have lasted a month, but in Atlanta, I think the snobbishness is still an odd novelty.
I would recommend sitting at the bar and getting the Arabian Julep, which is worth the hype, and if you must eat, get the chicken, which was great. Maybe put on your deepest drawl and make like you got lost from the Olive Garden, just to make the staff happy.

Folks were somewhat surprised when Bernard Moussa suddenly took over the P’cheen space in the Old Fourth Ward last year. He was at a turning point, having sold his interest in Woodfire Grill, and wanted to open a restaurant that would showcase his Lebanese heritage. He would call it Last Word.
The food menu is brief beginning with snacks, moving into small plates, and featuring a few entrée-​size dishes near the bottom. Early reports suggested the servings were small for the price. In contrast, the cocktail menu is lengthy offering nearly a dozen signature cocktails. I had a hard time deciphering the complicated ingredients; does acid phosphate, quinine syrup, or arak taste good? I played it safe with a glass of bubbly.
My friends and I enjoy grazing so we started with the Armenian sausage flatbread topped with farmers cheese, radicchio, apple, honey and thyme. One might expect the sweetness from the apple and honey to compliment the bitter radicchio and savory farmers cheese, however, the saltiness of the house made beef sausage, also known as sujuk, simply overpowered the other flavors.
Several of the dishes at Last World include house made labneh, a soft Middle Eastern cheese similar to strained yogurt including the gulf shrimp with cauliflower, cilantro, and golden charmoula. At $ 13 for three prawns in sauce, albeit a delicious sauce, I was beginning to think the early reports were correct. I was disappointed to see microgreens instead of cilantro listed on the menu.
We tried two more dishes, the hand-​rolled couscous with braised lamb and house made tagliatelle with mushroom confit. The latter was topped with smoked peanut bread crumbs, resulting in textural genius that reminded me of BoccaLupo’s black spaghetti. Mushrooms and kale were earthy accompaniments to the toothsome pasta.
Local whole baby carrots, turnip, harissa, warm onion jam, and hints of Middle Eastern spices flavored the lamb and couscous dish. The meat was tender and flavorful making for a hearty and satisfying plate.
Once again, labneh was featured in our last dish, this time a sweet composition with roasted dates and figs, lavender honey, and sea salt. The serving of dried fruits was generous but, hello? Where’s the labneh? More labneh please.
Last Word successfully puts a hipster spin on traditional Middle Eastern flavors, a welcome addition to this trendy neighborhood.

Wow really good middle Eastern North American fusion. The beef tartar and lamb shawarma were extremely delicious! The drinks are very creative! The Turkish razor blade cocktail is one of the best cocktails I’ve ever had!

Limited menu but don’t let that deter you.
Super fresh and well prepared food.
Authentic Lebanese style.
And portions sizes were bigger than the waiter led us to believe they would be e.g. between four of us we shared 6 plates with was plenty).
Same applies for deserts. Limited list but oh-​so tasty just go and try new things, it’s all yummy!!!
What an upgrade for the neighborhood (this local used to be a dive bar)
Just go! It’s a safe yummy international experience right here in Atlanta :-)

I’ve been to Last Word now a couple of times and both times were great, but in entirely different ways. The first time was by myself, sitting at the bar. Now in full disclosure, I know one of the bartenders, so we spent much of the time rehashing old times. Not so coincidentally, those old times consisted of her liquoring me up, so there you go. (Of course, back in those days, I wasn’t doing that on $ 12 cocktails. Oof. Thank Yaweh for job promotions and pay increases.) That night I greedily ate a bowl of mushroom tagliatelle and I could use words like «unctuous» and «umami» and, uh, «umbrella» (ok, I’m out of «u» words), but I’ll spare you. Suffice it to say, I dug it.
My second time, I came here with my wife and 2.5 year old. Now despite my old friend’s reassurances, «Ivan, bring your daughter! It’s VERY family-​friendly here!» I was skeptical. Uh, turns out, I should’ve listened my gut, the one so prominently displayed on my dadbod. I mean, it’s not like Last Word chased us out with torches and pitchforks. On the contrary, they were very accommodating to my kid. But really, the seats are white and kind of awkward for a muchkin (there are no highchairs) and the food is a bit challenging for a kid. Mind you, my kid was ultimately fine because we usually eat at like 6pm when we bother the fewest number of people and second, my kid has eaten in more restaurants in her first 2 years than I did in my first 30, so she kind of rocks it. Still, this really is more of a date night kinda place.
The food the second time around was just as tasty, with a special shout out to the lamb shawarma – more of a lamb bacon really. (By the way, I just noticed that Unilocal labels the food as «American.» Trust me; the ubiquitous zatar isn’t the most common American spice, so be forwarned. In fact, think Lebanese stretching out into the rest of the MIddle East.)
The drinks were also nicely crafted, but if you gotta choose one, order the Arabian Julep. Yeah, I know it sounds like some weird sex thing you’d find on 4Chan, but it’s actually mint julep slushee served in an ornate copper mug. It’s slushee a rich Arab sheik would order at 7 – 11, because you know, they often stop in at 7 – 11 when they… run out of ice. Or need to gas up their Bentleys. Yeah, that’s it. Anyway, not to belabor the point, a solid 4 stars for Last Word.

Last Word is an Old Fourth Ward restaurant serving seasonal, local cuisine (New American) with Middle Eastern influences. It opened in the old P’cheen space on December 5, 2014. This is another solid farm-​to-​table type restaurant for Atlanta.
Open for dinner service only, complimentary valet parking for the restaurant is available directly in front of Highland Bakery, located next door, at the corner of Highland Ave and Sampson St. They use Highland Bakery’s parking lot in the evening. If you don’t want to valet, street parking in the immediate vicinity is free.
A great thing about Last Word is its kitchen is open later than several of its peers: until 11:30pm, Tuesday thru Thursday and until 12:30am on Friday and Saturday nights. Being in O4W, there is a subtle hipster vibe to the place. It’s not a very big restaurant. I guesstimate total seating capacity is around 70. The inside looks great. Open space, open kitchen, new teal booths/​banquettes, modern white-​cushioned chairs, redwood tables, and of course, exposed bulb light fixtures, which almost seems to be a requirement for any contemporary American restaurant that’s opened this decade.
The largest table in the restaurant can seat 10. Reservations are accepted for parties of six or more, but I’ve been able to reserve for a party as small as four. I guess it doesn’t hurt to ask.
Like a tapas restaurant, sharing is the way to go here. The menu is fairly straightforward with about a dozen small and large plates plus a few each of snacks and desserts. Portion sizes are small, even for the bigger dishes. Most snacks and small plates will set you back about $ 5 – 15 each. Larger plates are in the $ 15 – 25 range. Each dessert is under 10 bucks.
Overall, I’ve found the food at Last Word to be pretty good (with one exception described below). Here’s what I’ve tried:
«Snacks»
* Rabbit Liver Mousse, whey gelee, lavash
«Smaller»
* Hakurei Turnips, baby carrots, cipollini onions, mustard frills, pea shoots, house-​made labneh, za’atar
* Raw Scallop, absinthe panna cotta, cured mushroom, chervil, bottarga cracker
* Beef Tartare, toum, pickled onion, mint, pine nuts
«Larger»
* House-​Made Tagliatelle, mushroom confit, baby kale, smoked Georgia peanut bread crumbs
* Hand-​Rolled Couscous, braised goat, local vegetables, harissa, warm onion jam
I have good news and bad news. I’ll get the bad news out of the way first. The Rabbit Liver Mousse was disappointing. The mousse was served with whey gelee topped with cracked pepper, thin slices of green Fuji apple, and plain unsalted crackers. The gelee wasn’t bad, slightly acidic. The mousse was repulsive. I tasted it three times to make sure my mind wasn’t playing tricks on me. After writing nearly 2,000 reviews, I’ve never described any food as tasting like vomit, until now. Perhaps the unpleasant taste was bile? I can only chalk up the poor mousse to being an incorrectly prepared or spoiled batch.
The other dishes are great. The Hakurei Turnips plate is very light and herbaceous. It seems to have a lot going on with so many different ingredients, but it works. It’s like a salad with fluffy, delicate greens and sweet, flavorful turnips. The labneh (Greek yogurt) is made in-​house and there is a bit of za’atar applied, which is a Middle Eastern spice blend.
The Raw Scallop bowl is excellent. Scallop is creatively and uniquely paired with panna cotta. I’m surprised how well they go together. The sliced scallop is fresh and the panna cotta is smooth and creamy. Together, they create buttery goodness. I think the chevril (French parsley) leaves are mainly added for presentation. The crackers have a hint of fish because they are made with Italian bottarga (cured fish roe).
The Beef Tartare is fabulous and succulent. It’s served with toum which is a Middle Eastern garlic sauce.
The House-​Made Tagliatelle is terrific. It’s addictively scrumptious thanks to the mushroom confit which gives the pasta ribbons their appetizing taste (and oiliness). The bread crumbs, made with Georgia peanuts, add another welcome texture to this robust dish.
The highlight of the Hand-​Rolled Couscous is the nicely cooked braised goat. Good flavor without a note of gaminess. Local veggies included long carrots and crunchy bok choy. Mild heat from the harissa pepper sauce.
Quick notes on a couple other items: The Lamb Belly shawarma is a build-​it-​yourself type dish. Mojama is Mediterranean cured fish — tiny portions.
As for drinks, they’re served with metal straws and look beautiful. The Arabian Julep (bourbon, shaved frozen ginger beer, mint, bitters) looks to be one of the iconic drinks. The frozen ginger beer is hand-​shaved by crank at the bar. You can order the ginger beer (housemade) by itself and it’s delicious. I recommend it.
Service is great. Pacing is good and the staff is attentive. Shout-​out to Ian.
In the end, I give Last Word 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

Great things about Last Word right off the bat (the reason I chose it actually) are the late night dinners and the swanky vibe. When your friend flies into Atlanta at 9:15 and every kitchen closes at 10, but Octopus Bar doesn’t open til 10:30, you need somewhere that is open for dinner and stays open for dinner. Last Word fills that niche. The menu is tapas style. There are two dishes that are more like entrees, while the rest are sharing portions.
We had the octopus terrine first. It was a generous portion of octopus with capers, aioli and other seasoning. The only complaint about this dish is that if you didn’t manage to get any of the aioli on your fork when stabbing the octopus, it was pretty bland and undersalted.
Next up was the beef tartare. Solid, but not the best I’ve ever had. The pine nuts were a nice touch.
The showstopper of the evening was the lamb belly schwarma. Lamb belly is the more sophisticated cousin of pork belly, but still just as juicy. You get four pieces of bread and three spreads (a yogurt, a hummus, and a tomato), plus a good portion of lamb belly. We had leftover lamb belly, and we came in hungry.
The other standout of the evening was the Arabian Julep. Bourbon, mint, with shaved ginger beer over top. I had never tried anything like it. The flavors worked very well together. This is what I will order again when I come back.

Spent dinner with my Meetup dinner club on Saturday night. Eight of us met up with a reservation. You are welcome to park on the street, but there is complimentary valet parking available at Highland Bakery. I opted for street parking. Make sure there are no «no parking» signs. One of my club mates ran into a couple of those signs when she was trying to park on the street.
We were a bit late getting seated because there was a party at our table. Not sure, but I think the staff may have had to ask them to leave. Our server took time to explain the restaurant concept and menu as none of has dined in the restaurant before. It has Lebanese/​Albanian influences. The owner is Lebanese. Some plates are small and some are large. This is not noted on the menu so advise that you discuss with your server.
Drink orders came quickly. I hear they are know for their quality drinks. I order a forbidden fruit– apple brandy, sumac, grenadine, and lime. However, this is how the drink delivery went down at my end of the table. The two mates next to me got their drinks but I was still waiting. One mate (Mate 1) loved hers (I tried it an also liked it) and the other mate (Mate 2) didn’t like hers. The server comes back and realizes that he gave the wrong drink to Mate 2. Much to her relief. And he indicated that he switched it and that one should have been mine. But since she had already started drinking it, he was gonna bring me another, of course. When he arrives back, he delivers the drink that I already tried and liked which was supposed to be a different drink. We were all quick confused and laighed about it. But since I liked it, figured no big deal. Fast forward to later in the dinner. Mate 1 orders another round. However, when delivered, she gets a completely different drink. He then explains that he gave her the wrong drink the first time and she received my drink. For the mistake, he says he will take the first drink off her bill.
Took a while to get to dinner orders. Luckily, the food came out faily quickly. But not at the same time. There was quite a gap between when the first meal was delivered and when the last meal was delivered. The timing was so off. I ordered the lamb belly shawarma. The meat was so fatty. But, in hindsight, I should have suspected that. I found out in my first wrap when I got a mouthful of fat. Blech. The meat was not very tender. The meat wouldn’t break in my mouth. I ended up just pulling the chunks of meat out of the wrap. After the first wrap, I started picking at the meat to get the good bits before putting it in the wrap. I did like the set up of the dish– create your own with the lamb, tahini, tomato sauce, and cucumbers. The flavor was pretty good. Smelled awesome being cooked up.
A few members of our party ordered dessert. A small (tiny) scoop of sorbet will set you back $ 3. Once dessert is delivered, that should be the sign to deliver the check. But it took us forever to get them. I took an hour between we started talking about what we were doing post-​dinner to when we left the restaurant. That resulted in a few of us bailing on the post-​dinner plans cause it was getting later. Bills were incorrect for a few of us. I was charged for two drinks when I had one. Mate 1 got charged for her incorrect drink even though the waiter told her he wasn’t gonna charge her.
Oh yeah, and a few items came to our table that weren’t ours. The servers had to figure out what was going on. One of those items even initially got charged to our table. What?!
Overall, they got some work to do on service. There is not alot on the menu that I want to try. Quite limiting. If I go back, I would try the quail. But I don’t see a return visit in the cards anytime soon. On the plus side, better than P’Cheen!

I live down the street and my boyfriend and I decided to try it out. We both grew up with middle eastern friends (aka homemade Lebanese and Jordanian meals) so we were pretty pumped to see a fancy ME restaurant!
First– the playlist was incredible. Rhye, Poolside, Chromatics, and many more amazing bands. Perfect atmosphere and not smooth jazz or corny music. Perfect mood music.
Second– an EXTENSIVE liquor collection. We got wine, but i saw some really incredible whiskeys on the shelf.
Third– the food did NOT disappoint. We got the beef tartare (holy shit it was good), the couscous (spicy sauce on the side and delicious lamb), and the flatbread with sujuk (the most complex and delicious flatbread I’ve ever had. Such interesting flavor combinations). We also got the labneh for dessert (roasted dates and figs, yogurt, sea salt, lavender honey and lemon) we are on a lower sugar diet and it was naturally sweet. It was so perfect and delicious.
Our server was attentive and gave great suggestions, and the price points were soooo reasonable. We got 3 entrees and a dessert for $ 55. Umm, yes.
We’ll be back for sure. If you’re adventurous with your palette and love great music and a beautiful space, you won’t be disappointed. Super complex dishes and amazing flavor. This place is going to be super successful!

I went into this concerned I wouldn’t like the menu, given it’s not my usual fare, but was very pleasantly surprised. While the menu here is a bit inaccessible, given little explanation of eccentric dishes, once you give them a shot the food is absolutely fresh and delicious. The effort to prepare dishes and cocktails is clear in the exquisite execution of everything I tried, and let me eager to try more on my next visit.
I was delighted with the expert and patient service from Jay, our server and friend from the neighborhood, and a lengthy visit from one of the owners seeking feedback at the end of the evening.
Try the labneh to start and I’m excited to try the linguine. Also, the Arabian Mint Julep is about the finest drink I’ve had. Give this place a shot.

Official opening day (12÷5÷14)!
Service was friendly and attentive. Our waiter was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and history of the restaurant. It seemed like there were no kinks to be worked out, service-​wise.
There are different types of seatings. I like the 2 person seating arrangement as there is plenty of table space. I like the booth seating arrangements as it is comfortable and spacious.
Ambience-​wise. The place is fairly lit at night and the music is not so loud that you cannot hear your dining partner. I like to judge restaurants by their restrooms. This one was clean and smelled nice (because of the scented candle and soap). It was spotless but again, we were the first to come for opening night.
The food menu is split into different categories: snacks, small, large, and sweet. We tried:
== beef tartare: talk about flavors with the firecracker type of explosion in your mouth! I like that the fresh meat was complimented with aromatic picked onions with a different consistency of crunchy pine nuts. What an experience!
== mushroom confit: hot darn! That thinly sliced house made tagliatelle! It made me forget about my other favorite pasta dishes in the past! You just want to close your eyes and savor each bite slowly. I can just eat it by itself. However, it went well with a subtle light buttery sauce and tender mushroom. Again, the surprise of the tiny bread crumbs added a different consistency and aspect to the dish. Ahh! I can eat the whole thing by myself.
== lamb belly shawarma, with onions, pickled cucumber, roasted tomatoes, tahini and house made flat bread. I would have given the place a 5 star after the first 2 starter dishes. The quality and amount was not worth the $ 22. This dish is flavorful but it was salty for me. We gave our feedback to the waiter who graciously said he’ll take it back to the kitchen. Hopefully this would be improved. Other than that, I enjoyed eating it with the garnishes. I like the sourness of the cucumber, the roasted smell of the tender tomatoes, and the tahini/​garlic sauce. It was worth the breath! Be sure to pop a mint/​gum afterwards.

When P’cheen closed doors permanently, even though it’s a decent restaurant and pub, no one really cried afoul. Lets face it, there are so many better restaurants around. But nevertheless it feels sad to see a business close down. Fortunately, former Woodfire Grill partner Bernard Moussa bought the location and set out to open a new restaurant. With his years of fine dining experiences, after months in development, Last word opened it’s doors to business today (12/​05/​2014).
If you haven’t been to P’cheen or to this neighborhood, it’s located in the ‘Highland walk’ apartment building. Parking can be little tricky. No, actually, it can be very frustrating! There is only street parking available and last time we went P’cheen we had to drive up and down along Sampson dr to find a spot. So if you have a reservation, get there quite early as it might take some time to find parking.
And talking about reservation, they only take reservations for party size 6 and above. Others have to just throw your hands up to sky, pray to lord that they will find you a table when you show up. In fact, that’s exactly what we did on opening day — no, not praying to lord part but showing up without reservation.
The entrance is right next door from Zuma sushi. The first thing you will notice when you enter is the long wrap around bar that extends as the plating area at the other side. There are number bar stools as well.
The menu doesn’t have traditional appetizers or entrée section. Instead it has snack, savory, share and sweet plates! It varies in price and portion size.
The interior is nice and cozy — there is a long bar extending across the restaurant, long communal tables and regular tables.
All the items in the menu is Lebanese inspired and ingredients are locally sourced.
(Trivia — Last word is also name of a cocktail developed during the prohibition era at Detroit athletic club! It’s made by shaking equal amounts of gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and fresh lime juice, with ice! I believe this is the namesake of the restaurant). They don’t have last word cocktail listed on the menu but you can order it, they will more than gladly make it for you. In fact I did just that and not bad at all!
We ordered following from small plates.
1) mushroom confit with house made tagliatelle and baby kale — I loved the combination of mushroom and subtle crunch of bread crumbs. They make the tagliatelle in-​house using miso instead of salt. Result is an unique flavor and taste, we loved it.
2) beef tartare with pickled onion and pine nuts. One of the best beef tartare I have tasted. The pickled onion really elevated the flavor and micro mint added subtle freshness to it.
For large portion we ordered lamb belly shawarma, pickled cucumber, roasted tomatoes, tahini and house made flat bread.
The lamb belly was too salty for our taste and the flat bread doesn’t work well with this dish. A moist pita would have worked better here. But I do see the vision here, which if perfected would be delicious. But our large portion, really felt like small portion in all honesty.
Our waiter Marco was fun and very attentive. Kudos for his good service.
Currently only dinner service is provided. They are open from 5.30 pm to 12.30 am on Tuesday to Saturday!
Overall we had a fun time dining there. Nice new addition to the Inman park neighborhood, check it out!