In fact, Petra is the most visited city in Jordan, featuring ornate buildings carved out of the rose-colored stone that is predominant in the area. As for the other part of its name, Petra is the name of the city in south Jordan, near where Mulki grew up. Those include Vimto - a British soft drink that includes a mixture of grapes, raspberries and blackcurrants - and Barbican, which is a type of nonalcoholic malt drink that is popular in the Middle East with a variety of fruit flavors.Īs its name suggests, Petra 2 Go will serve only takeout. That concoction will be made fresh on site, but the restaurant will offer several prepackaged drink options from overseas. In Jordan, no drink is more traditional than a mixture of lemon juice and mint, Mulki said. If you are going to have spices, it makes sense to have drinks too, and Mulki is excited about offering a unique set of drinks. “I thought, we are missing a lot here,” when it comes to spices, Mulki said. Chicken was a frequent dish of his youth, but the American version was far different because it seemed so lightly seasoned. Mulki said he remembers the first time he ate a rotisserie chicken in America.
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Mulki said learning how to combine them is key, but so too is not holding back in their use. “The secret is the spices,” Mulki said of Middle Eastern dishes.Ĭardamom - a spice so fresh and clean that Mulki said it often is used as a breath freshener in Jordan - is frequently used in the dishes. More than anything, expect the restaurant to have lots of dishes with just the right blend of spices. Look for the menu to also have classic Mediterranean dishes like falafel and gyro sandwiches, stuffed grape leaves, hummus and tabouli, which is an herb-packed salad with big doses of parsley, cucumber, tomato, olive oil and lemon. Meat pies that are expected to be on the menu at Petra 2 Go are shown. Mulki said converting the shop space into a restaurant has taken much longer than expected, but construction work now is in its final stages, and Mulki told me he expects to open in 30 to 45 days. Patrons of the small shopping center/convenience store at the southwest corner of the intersection perhaps have noticed the sign for months. Soon, he will be making those dishes in the new Petra 2 Go Mediterranean Food restaurant at Clinton Parkway and Wakarusa Drive.
Then, he ended up becoming the unofficial caterer for his adult league soccer team’s end-of-season celebration.Īnd word started spreading about his food in other ways, so much so that Mulki came around to what his wife had been saying for nearly 35 years: He should be cooking his Middle Eastern recipes. So, he would end up making some dishes to take into his workplace break room - first at the now-defunct Farmland fertilizer plant and for more than a decade at Cottonwood Inc.
Well … that’s true, but not enough that he forgot his Jordanian roots. “But I would say no, no, I came here to America and I want to try American food,” Mulki said. from Jordan, his wife - an American - always urged him to cook his native Middle Eastern dishes. A large menu board shows a platter of stuffed grape leaves at Petra 2 Go, a new Middle Eastern restaurant opening in west Lawrence.īack in 1988, when Mulki came to the U.S.
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