Want a bellyful and an eyeful too?

The Casbah Moroccan restaurant is thereal thing, right downto the belly dancer.
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- You don't need to travel to another continent to get a taste of Morocco. You only need to go as far as Savannah.
Smack dab in the center of this charming, old Southern city, Morocco lives and breathes within the tented walls of the Casbah Moroccan Restaurant on East Broughton Street.
With exotic entrees and glittering belly dancers who keep the beat to a blend of mesmerizing Moroccan music, the Casbah offers visitors an unforgettable dining experience.
And don't worry, this is a family restaurant -- the belly dancing is done in good, clean fun.
Hand washing
Your first clue that dinner at the Casbah will be a special experience occurs when your server approaches your table with an ornate silver pitcher and asks if you want to wash your hands.
If you do, you'll hold your hands over a fancy silver bowl while your server tilts the pitcher and pours a soft stream of warm water over your fingers.
You're welcome to a fork and spoon, but if you want the true Moroccan experience, you'll forgo the utensils and eat with your fingers. (All the more reason to have clean hands.)
Since Moroccans often eat their food in tents, the Casbah is decorated to resemble a giant tent, and its walls, ceilings and floors are draped with rich, red, oriental-style rugs and tapestries.
Although you won't have to sit on the floor, you will find yourself seated low to the ground, on silky, red cushions arranged before a candlelit table.
As you peruse the menu of authentic cuisine, you might not recognize any of the dishes, but be assured that the food is delicious.
You can choose from Cornish hen pie, shrimp Casablanca, vegetable couscous, chicken kabob or lamb and caramelized apricots.
Dancer
Sometime during your meal, the music will get louder and a lithe, raven-haired belly dancer in a glittering costume will emerge from a curtained doorway.
With a big smile and lots of graceful moves, she'll dance from table to table and linger longest at the tables with big tippers.
The meek of heart can sit back and enjoy the show, but bolder types are welcome to get on their feet and learn a few moves, and everyone is encouraged to offer tips. (Gentlemen should behave themselves and tuck the dollar bills in the dancer's armband, not her waistband.)
After several minutes of dancing, the belly dancer will flit mysteriously back through the curtain, and the music will resume at a lower volume.
Now's your chance to get a tattoo.
Not a real tattoo, but a henna tattoo.
Wielding a book of sample patterns, a Moroccan tattoo artist will use a brush dipped in henna to paint butterflies, flowers or fancy designs on any willing customer.
Her handiwork will take only a few minutes, but the henna tattoo will last about a week.
After dessert, your server will reappear with yet another fancy silver pitcher.
This one's filled with rose water, and after it's poured over your hands, they'll smell sweet and feel clean.
After you leave the Casbah and step back onto the streets of Savannah, you'll feel like you've left a foreign country.
A traditional spot
If you prefer a tamer, more traditional restaurant, Savannah's Johhny Harris Restaurant will fit the bill.
Established in 1924 as a roadside barbeque stand, Johnny Harris is the oldest restaurant in Savannah and has grown into a first rate establishment that's been featured in many cooking magazines as well as on the Food Network.
Barbequed ribs, lamb and chicken are still the house specialty, and "Food and Wine Magazine" voted the restaurant's signature sauce No. 1 in the United States.
The restaurant also serves up a delicious Brunswick stew, savory prime rib and steaks and mouth-watering seafood.
You'll never want to eat hushpuppies anywhere else after you've had them at Johnny Harris, and the crabmeat au gratin and creamed crab stew are to die for.
The restaurant's domed ceiling is painted to resemble a night sky, with a moon and stars that really light up.
Special touches like this one help create an atmosphere that's casual enough for blue jeans but elegant enough for special occasions.
Johnny Harris is located minutes from downtown Savannah on Victory Drive.
Other noteworthy Savannah restaurants include:
UThe Boar's Head Grill & amp; Tavern, which is located on historic River Street, offers casual dining in a restored cotton warehouse. Specialties include steak, seafood and delicious deserts.
UThe Lady & amp; Sons, located on West Congress Street, won USA Today's 1999 "Meal of the Year" award. The restaurant is known for its gourmet menu and its buffet.