The Village at Allen — Attraction in Allen

This review is for Dimassi's Mediterranean Restaurant in Allen. We went there with the high hopes of tasty Mediterranean food based on the reviews. The price is 21.99 per person, so you do expect good quality and fresh foods on the buffet line. Well, that was not the case!!! We were extremely disappointed. Everyone bragged on the stuffed grape leaves, but they had no flavor except for a vinegar taste. And, they did not taste fresh! There were about 4 or 5 different trays of chicken thighs, all with different sauces, but after trying several of them, the same disappointment of NO flavor and dried out. The Kabobs looked like miniature meatloaf boats, and they were nothing special. We tried the grilled veggies like cauliflower with high hopes, but again, major letdown. I am posting a couple of pics, but it's hard to show you what I mean. I did like the pasta salad with olives, and the round meatballs were tasty. But everything else, and we tried a variety of foods, just didn't have that good delicious tasty flavor we were expecting and hoping for. The lamb shank with the "signature sauce" we were really looking forward to, didn't even taste like lamb! SO disappointing!!!

The desserts were super tasty, all the cookie treats, and the ice cream machine (the vanilla and chocolate were out, but you could get a blend twist) was good so that was nice! But honestly, leaving there, we were still hungry even though it was a buffet because there wasn't anything we wanted to fill up on like you usually find at a good buffet. Also, this is not a high-end restaurant like it appears on the outside. It was very casual and basic inside, with no dinner...

Cool place to go hang out. Lot's of restaurants and some cool bars for later evenings. Plenty of shopping and a Top Golf nearby too. Kelly's or Bar Louie are probably the best places to go if you're looking for late night drinks. I know Bar Louie has live music on Thursday evenings and their happy hour specials are great. Kelly's probably has the best patio in the surrounding area (McKinney, Frisco, Plano, Allen). They have a fire pit, picnic bench style tables and comfy chairs. Definitely one of my favorite hang out spots. Splitsville is across Stacy and is great to take the kid to, but on the weekends after 10 you have to be 21, or older, so it becomes another cool late night spot. As I said plenty of food in the area. My top 5 places would be: Bonefish Wild Salsa Sushi Axiom Kelly's (yes the food is great too) Bar Louie (yes the food is great too) If you get a chance head over to one of these places and...

This is a really nice outdoor mall and they have a great selection of stores. While we were there a flock of ducks flew in and landed right by our car. It was really neat and I tried to get some pictures. I would definitely reccomend this outdoor mall if you would like to do some shopping or just browsing on a nice day. They have plenty of parking that is free and they also have a nice security presence as well. They have a Starbucks if you are wanting so overpriced coffee (just my humble opinion) and plenty of other restaurants and places to stop and see. They are very family friendly and even have a dog park in case you bring your 4 legged kids as well. The dog park has 2 sections one for small dogs and another for larger...