Back to my falafel quest. I decided I needed to try a chain restuarant for comparison purposes since most of my places have been individual shops. I am happy to report that Maoz makes a pretty good falafel. Continue reading →
Posts Tagged: Tahini
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Jul 09
Ashkara (Urban Pita)
I took a long (2 hour) wander over to Avenue C and circled back at Houston. I walked past Katz’s deli and Ray’s Pizza and continued to a place I coincidentally read about today. I had no intentions of going here before I started walking, but I ended up in the area and boy am I glad I stopped. This falafel was excellent. Ex-cell-ent!
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Jul 09
Pita Joe
Had a Purple Joe (Eggplant & Egg Sandwich) at Pita Joe for dinner. It was delicious but I was a little surprised by the price. $6.88 for a pita sandwich is definitely on the high end. I guess it wouldn’t have been so expensive if I had noticed that they were offering a 20% off student discount (which I didn’t know about ’til I was finished). The tahini and hot sauce shined though! I think I’d return here to try other dishes.
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Jun 09
Taim
I found the “holy falafel grail” at Taim in the Village. It was really authentic Israeli style falafel. They have 3 different types of falafel balls offered and I order the “Red”. In fact, I ordered the wrong one. I meant to to get the one that had Harissa in it. I assumed that the Harissa one would be called “Red” since that hot sauce is red. Oh well, turns out that the actual “Red” variety was fantastic.
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Jun 09
Cafe Rakka
In my quest for finding the perfect falafel, I took the advice of a friend of mine and visited Cafe Rakka in St. Mark’s. This was an excellent suggestion. The falafel balls were fried to order and the toppings that were added to it were delicious. I really enjoyed the hot sauce and tahini that they used. I was however a little surprised that it did not come with hummus by default. But that’s ok, I know to ask for it next time. This was a delicious and fresh falafel that sits high in my regards for falafel in NYC.