Morroccan restaurant to open in Mt. Lebanon (Upper St. Clair, Washington: high school, food)

[pman]

Moroccan-born Abdel Khila hopes to open in October a Moroccan (with some French) restaurant on Washington Road in Mt. Lebanon. Called Kous Kous, the small space (formerly Enrico's) will be decorated with Moroccan tiles and other art.
"We're working on making it look authentic," said the multi-lingual Mr. Khila, on leave as a French and Arabic teacher at Upper St. Clair High School. He's doing a lot of the work remodeling the restaurant, but he formerly cooked at several -- Casbah, a Mediterranean and North Africa-themed restaurant in Shadyside, as well as Cafe Zinho and the late Baum Vivant and LaForet.
Signature dishes will include couscous, tagines and pastilles, or savory pie, he said earlier this week. "That's the fun part of Moroccan food -- a lot of it is unique to that country."

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[fleetiebelle]

Woo! That sounds great.