My, but you do get around, Charles. Glad that, overall, you liked Hanna's. It's one of my favourite Middle East/Israeli joints. Sababa is strong - especially its salads, starters and appetizers - but I find its dining room so bleak that, despite the extra driving time, I lean toward Hanna's, with its lively, warmer atmosphere. And, as you point out, a delightful presentation of dishes. I've never had the falafel and lamb skewers that you ordered - I tend towards the satisfying chicken tabac and the rainbow trout - but a friend of mine who, like you, likes her lamb rare, and got medium first time out, now makes it politely clear that she wants rare, rare and only rare, if you please, and that's what she gets (now that they know she's so fussy). Gently let them know that you're a stickler about such things and, despite the assembly-line nature of such busy places, they'll accommodate you.
Note: though Hanna's doesn't publicize it - after all, it has its own basic, limited wine list to promote - you can bring your own wine at $10 corkage.
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