Like sampling exotic cuisines? While Central New York has its fair share of restaurants, nothing in the area is quite as unique as what is offered at Nairobi, Kenya's Carnivore. The Carnivore is an open-air restaurant, specializing in safari game meats. According to African Mecca, a travel website, the meat is roasted on traditional Maasai swords over a charcoal pit. The waiters carry the swords around the restaurant, carving the zebra - or meat of your choice - directly onto your plate at 
your request. While there are of course side dishes and desserts, game meats are the real draw. A review of the restaurant by h2g2, part of the BBC, explains the variety of meats available at the Carnivore. They say the giraffe is succulent, much like pork. Zebra is tough and gamey. Waterbuck is moist and tender. The menu includes more common meats such as chicken and lamb, also served at
your table off a Maasai sword. The restaurant charges a flat rate of around $50, but the food is unlimited as are alcoholic beverages. The Carnivore might sound strange to you, but it's no hole-in-the-wall joint. In fact, the London-based Restaurant Magazine rated the Carnivore to be one of the fifty best places to eat in the world in 2003. It was the only restaurant in Africa to be chosen for the list that year.
And in case your conscience might be bugging you, you can rest assured that all of the Carnivore's meat is bought from suppliers of game licensed by Kenya Wildlife Services.
(I came across this restaurant by browsing through the BBC's website, looking specifically at African travel pieces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A517132)
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The idea of flat-rate pricing for unlimited quantities of such rare meats is interesting, especially because the restaurant is able to do it in an apparently law-abiding way.
While the prices would certainly be higher if the idea were initiated here, I can't help but think it would be a huge hit. Are there any comparable establishments in the States? And if so, are the drinks included?
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