[1] Alex Frane of Willamette Week wrote, "Housed in a vintage Victorian home, the Lebanese restaurant TarBoush caters to diners of all diets, with a broad menu of vegan, vegetarian and omnivore Middle Eastern dishes.

"[2] The menu includes shawarma (chicken, beef), lentil soup, rice pudding, kawaj (green peppers, eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, and onions on basmati rice), moussaka batinjan (eggplant, garlic, chickpeas), kibbeh, hummus, tabbouli, baba ghannoush, pita, and grape leaves.

That explains why the short-lived North Tabor spin-off is now Big Ass Sandwiches: Half the joy of TarBoush is walking into the Victorian house-cum-restaurant and being blasted with a whoosh of Lebanese spices.

Tarboush stands out in a crowded field by doing almost everything right—puffy pitas fresh out of the oven, smooth hummus, crisp and salady tabouli, juicy kufta.

"[11] Brian Panganiban of Willamette Week said in 2018, "Tarboush may be a touch pricier than your average Lebanese restaurant, but it's oh so worth it for some of the best bamyeh okra stew in town.