DeWitt, N.Y.— At the base of every entree emerging from the kitchen at DeWitt’s Kabab Guys is a serving of rice pilaf that redefines the rote side dish. The simple blend of rice, vermicelli noodles, stock and cinnamon results in a warming, comforting starch that complements the flavors of whatever is served upon it.
People of a certain age and upbringing remember rice pilaf as the San Francisco treat or as a side dish served at restaurants too fancy to offer French fries. I had the Kabab Guys version for the first time a couple of weeks ago, when we got takeout at my office, and couldn’t get enough of it. The flavor of the rice stuck in my head in a way that I needed to get back there and share it with others, leading to our visit to the little storefront in the Dewitt Town Center on a recent Saturday evening.
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