Urban Review: Ziqaq Il-Madaq

الأحد 16 أيلول 2007


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Taste (Chili Ways Menu)

Style

Vibes

Price

Parking (parking for 1 JD available during the day)

Argeeleh

Toilet Usability

Staff

Moose: If you are hampered by the “coubles only”* rule of Amman’s fancy cafes, and if you prefer not to spend the weekly income of a Jordanian middle-class family on an Argeeleh and a drink, the Ziqaq has been catering to your needs since 1996. The ultimate guy hangout spot offers a good Argeeleh (especially the souss (licorice) flavor), a wide array of live football (randing from the English premiership, to the Spanish La Liga, to the Egyptian Ahli), a reliable wireless internet connection and the luxury of ordering food from the next door Chili Ways (delivered right to your seat – just ask for the Chili menu). The coffee shop also has a chess and backgammon “scene” and the waiters will be more than happy to challenge you to a game.

On the other hand though, the staff and the service are below average. Sometimes you have to yell, dance and do a backflip just to divert the attention of one of the workers from the constantly running TVs, and don’t be surprised if you receive the “what-the-heck-do-you-want-can‘t-you-tell-I’m-watching-tv” face.

Upstairs is the ‘3a2ilatt/ families/ coubles’ section, which is not the best recommended place for first dates, unless you are a little strapped for cash, then you can convince her that this is ‘a cultural experience,’ and hope for the improbable best.

Roba: I do not think that I like Ziqaq much. The chairs are extremely uncomfortable, the waiters are rather rude, and the argeeleh is sort of dry. It’s very low prices though make it perfect for ‘in between tal3at’ and broke days. The fact that they have the Chili Ways menu is a huge plus, I mean, it’s not often that you can eat a mouthwatering burger and satisfy your argeeleh urges at the same time. We also enjoy playing chess every now and then.

We mostly sit upstairs, which surprisingly has a very diverse array of customers ranging from old women to co-ed groups of friends. How recommended is this place? Well, it beats Cupid Cafe.

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Location: Rabieh Circle, a little down the street from the Adidas shop intersection.
Phone: (06) 532-564 (which I know is missing a number, but that’s what their business cards say! If it makes it any better, their fax number is 566-9105).

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* {Editor’s note: The word ‘couples’ appears above as ‘coubles’ because of the pronunciation from English to Arabic. The ‘p’ sound in English becomes a ‘b.’}

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