City: Tampa Bay, FL

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (727) 724-3604

Address: 2284 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd.

Description: This is Greek, but it’s also Persian, so you’ll find many of the same types of foods with slightly different names. Shish kabob of filet mignon, for instance is served with rice topped with saffron. Their gyro is served with tabouli salad and hummus, as well as tzatziki sauce. There’s Greek salad and also a Shirazi salad of chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley, and onion. Try the lamb shank served with basmati rice, fresh lima beans, chopped dill, and saffron. Desserts range from baklava to faloodeh. A belly dancer performs on Friday and Saturday evenings. Mirage Restaurant offers a lunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. They are open for dinner until 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.