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The following article/section is from the Sikander Aziz series continuity under Rick Riordan Presents and not the Riordanverse canon. |
Mo's is a deli in Manhattan operated by the Aziz family. The deli serves Arabic and Mediterranean style foods. The Aziz family, and Daoud, live in an apartment above the deli.
Description[]
Mo's is located on the corner of Fifteenth and Siegal in Manhattan, New York City. It used to have photos of Mo and his pressed flowers hanging on the wall before Nergal came in and destroyed it looking for the flower of immortality. Mo's is famous for it's Baghdad chili sauce, a legendary sauce that Gilgamesh describes as "a once-in-a-lifetime experience."
Sikander Aziz series[]
City of the Plague God[]
Sikander Aziz and Daoud are closing up the deli as Sik hears something from the alley behind the deli and goes to investigate. They find Sidana and Idiptu in the back alley eating rats from the dumpster. Sik traps them in trash cans, but they get out. Then Nergal shows up, and he and Sidana and Idiptu destroy the deli looking for the flower of immortality.
After Nergal's plague sweeps through Manhattan, the deli is further destroyed by fire and hateful graffiti. After that, Daoud and the Lamassu take refuge in the apartment above the deli.
One month later, the deli was repaired after an anonymous benefactor, Belet Amari, paid for a state of the art kitchen and Turkish tables. The Aziz family is close to finishing repairs and plans to reopen the following day.
The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes[]
The Loneliest Demon[]
Rabisu comes to the deli to challenge Sik to a fight to the death. He rejects her until he in annoyed enough to give in.
Fury of the Dragon Goddess[]
When Lugal uses the Tablet of Destinies to briefly turn himself mortal and see humanity through Sik's eyes, he visits the deli on the night that Mo is about to leave for Iraq. The family and Daoud share one last meal together when Lugal arrives and the family invites the god to join them and take a picture together for the wall. The kindness that the family shows Lugal helps him to finally find peace within himself and he fades.
After the defeat of Lugal and Tiamat, Sik returns to the deli with a resurrected Mo before going to meet Belet whom he dances with in front of the deli. Amongst the pictures now are Rabisu with the queen mother's crown and the picture of the Aziz family, Daoud and Lugal.
Trivia[]
- The Aziz family uses lemon scented cleaning solution, something their customers enjoy and complained about when they switched out.
- The deli used to be a Jewish deli.