Aladdin's Eatery

Here follows the recently discovered and previously unpublished One Thousand and Second Tale of the Arabian Nights:

Granted another night's pardon by the king, Scheherazade began telling the tale of Aladdin's Eatery, a modest but comely restaurant in a small kingdom called North Raleigh. The restaurant was owned by a young Lebanese man named Tom Chebib, who had left his home in the faraway land of Ohio (where many in his family owned restaurants, all of them called Aladdin's Eatery) to make his own way in life.

Chebib was an affable man and could usually be found in the restaurant, greeting customers, tending to their needs and offering to bring a glass or bottle of Lebanese wine from his small but carefully stocked cellar. The owner trained his staff well, too. Seldom did a dish arrive lukewarm, and rarely did a water glass stand empty on a table. The dining room atmosphere was warmly inviting. A sidewalk patio was a welcome oasis in a desert of strip malls and parking lots.
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