Couscous - Cherry Hill

Crossing the dessert plain of a South Jersey parking lot the mysterious frontage adds mystery to what awaits next to an innocuous nail salon. Open the door and you enter Cherry Hill 's casbah of Moroccan delights. It 's dark interior has intimate collections of cushioned seating surrounding tables set with colorful plating. As you are greeted by a truly caring host the unique tones of music from the Middle East adds to your awareness that this is not your everyday dinner out. The menu offers two prix fixe feast options as well as non-feast choices. We were a group ... so feast it would be with each diner choosing his/her own entree. We added a vegetarian Bastilla as a sweet starter just because we all enjoy this sweet pastry powdered in sugar; we knew it would take time to bake. The feast began with Harrira; a delicious vegetable soup that provided us with the unique flavor combinations of North Africa. Happiness circled our table. The huge salad tray arrived with pita offering three perfectly prepared salad choices to either pick up in pita or to enjoy with spoon fork. One salad in the mix is roasted eggplant pate ... I personally do not like eggplant .., actually I will never order eggplant nor place it near my mouth but this was different thanks to the spice blend and I wanted more! While all of our hands were ravenously groping for more of these salad delights the bastilla arrived steamy hot; our attentive server sliced it to allow the heat and tempting scent to hit the air. Once cooled we quickly devoured this well chosen appetizer. Our main course was served individually with couscous flavored with fruit and a variety of veggies in the Tajin. Exotic spices created truly delectable meals; well done chef! Dessert was baklava in a fruit mixture. Honestly, I have had better. Not that Cous Cous dessert was disappointing but it was not the equal of the rest of this delicious meal. And, yes a belly dancer arrived catching the eyes of all with her well developed gyrations, We left happy and satisfied ... great service ... wonderful atmosphere ...delicious food As the door opened onto South Jersey our question was ... why aren 't more local residents escaping to this oasis to start their weekends? It 's worth the trip!

What a fun place! First things first, its BYO (bring your own booze), and you need a reservation. The food was delicious, the service was about average. We loved the atmosphere. I would hope as the night nears on that they have belly dancers but they didn't have any while we there. The place is small so probably not ideal for a large party that wants to sit together. I would certainly book it for a fun lively and local night.

It's been a while since I visited this very interesting place. The atmosphere is unique seating is interesting. Had the seven course meal which was an experience all on its own. Interesting textures flavors and wonderful smells. Truly worth trying once. Need to go again.

Every time I go, we have a nice time .. love the vibe and the food is yummy.. and the hookah is the bomb dot com ! :

I was craving falafel and as it was late (after 10:00PM) so there were limited options. We stumbled across this place and were excited to see there were still serving food; the menu was pretty good in terms of late night menus. My friend ordered a shwarma sandwich, I ordered a falafel sandwich, spicy garlic fries, and we split an order of hummus. The hummus was a standout for the intensity of the garlic flavor. The falafel was savory and I was pretty happy; my friend was less enthused with her shwarma. The spicy garlic fries were not quite as garlicy as one would hope and not really spicy at all. The atmosphere is casual and chill; short tables with seats that are probably only really comfortable for shorter people. Most tables are groups of folks smoking hookah and having a drink.