Cairo Cafe

It's just depressing.  This place use to be 10 stars out of five.  When the ownership changed, the place spiraled completely downhill.  This place, by the way, is no longer owned or operated by Egyptians--the owners are Ethiopian.  Cairo Cafe used to be a restaurant with beyond-excellent food and a place where the customer got a real taste of another culture.The best buffet dining (and Middle Eastern food) in town is gone.  You can still order off of the menu, but it isn't the same.  The last time I went in there, I found the buffet was no longer in existence--I walked right out the door and never returned.  The place is now, more or less, a nightclub. Sure, the hookah bar is comfortable and is a cool place to hang out, but this does not make up for the destruction of a truly great place.

I used to frequent the Cairo frequently.. I was a total regular! The buffet was good and the staff were friendly. Since the owner sold the establishment, it's gone downhill, I do not recommend the Cairo anymore. Prices are too high, food standard is really low, and the hookah tobacco is low grade.

This is going to be a very schizo review. Apologies in advance.
A couple or so Christmases ago, the family and I were looking for something, anything, to be open to eat at. We don't do the holiday thing so we usually get our Chinese on, but they'd closed the one we were going to early. I don't remember how we tripped along this place, but we went in and found a buffet that would make people cry. Super yummy food, and it was some of the best hummus I've ever eaten. Flash forward to a few weeks ago, and I was roaming during the day, trying to eat somewhere I hadn't been in a while and stopped in here. I walk in and there's a group of guys at the hookah, staring at me. I stopped at the hostess station, stood there for a while, and went to go sit on the couch while waiting. I sat for around 15 minutes, while the guys kept looking, and when one of the guys went into the kitchen and came back out (and still, no one spoke to me) I finally got up and left. I dunno if it was because it was the 'special' hookah, or maybe I looked nutty, always a possibility, but it was unnerving. I don't foresee myself going back anytime soon, and that's too bad, because I truly liked their food here.