The complete and utter lack of food venues at 1030pm on a Thursday in Adelaide astounded me. Maybe I just haven't lived somewhere small for a while but surely Adelaide isn't that small? Anyway a walk to about 15 different places I found on Google and Zomato proved fruitless.
Eventually the mother of all late night dining venues came up - kebabs. The Jerusalem Kebab House was on my list but wouldn't be open late enough. So then came Afghan Kebab House, it's closer proximity and slightly later hours.
- Lamb kebab platter with pita bread $22 for 4 skewers - very lovely lamb skewers cooked to order over charcoal and the heavy flavours blended with yoghurt and spicy tomato sauce and vegetables into a make-your-own pita wrap;
- Qabuli pulao $18 - basmati rice spiced with butter/oil/ghee/something and housing soft, tender and meaty lamb that fell off the bone. A touch of yoghurt sauce and lemon lifted it. A few more currants or some nuts would have made it perfect.
Both were really great. I probably preferred the strong meat flavours of the kebab but I'd be very happy with either (and happier again with both).
There's also chicken biryani and BBQ chicken for next time. Thanks for being open and cooking fresh for me.