I was in the area and looking online for a place to pick up a quick bite and came across this place.
The menu online showed pics of something called kofteh which I had never heard of before and I also saw a selection of chickpea stuff, a black bean burger and a dish that included falafels.
My friend is picky - only an alkaline diet so I figured the chickpea dishes or the falafel meal would be perfect. In the worst case scenario, I figured the black bean burger would suffice.
When I got there I was advised the menu at that location was limited and it's the other location that has more expansive meal choices. I was disappointed to say the least. I felt like their online menu or website should specifically indicate that. I mean seriously there are people who cannot eat their kofteh.
This was my first time ever hearing about kofteh. Their menu suggests that this vegan dish- kofteh consists of cracked wheat, onion juice, garlic, tomato paste and many other seasonings.
For those like my friend who follow a strict alkaline diet: garlic, wheat, tomato paste and black pepper are ingredients that one cannot consume.
The establishment serves kofteh on a wrap or with salad. I chose the salad. It costs me $12. I probably would not have gotten anything since I was a bit frustrated about the confusion with the dishes they offered but the young man that worked there asked me if I wanted to sample the kofteh.
So just so you know. The kofteh sits outs in a type of countertop built-in bowl that's carefully covered with plastic wrap. It's a soft, moldable type of product (kind of similar to clay) When they prepare your dish, they grab the kofteh and squeeze it into their gloved fingers, giving it the unique shape that you see in their establishment pictures.
I tasted the sample and I thought it was delicious. At that point, I ordered the salad with 20 pieces of kofteh.
But they served me iceberg lettuce in the salad. Why can't food establishments splurge just a little bit more and offer mixed greens, spinach, romaine lettuce or maybe even baby kale? - anything but iceberg! It's 2021 for Goodness sake and we all know there's NO nutritional value in iceberg lettuce :-/
All in all, I totally loved the kofteh (I brought some home and my son did not like it) but I was not pleased with the misleading menu nor the iceberg lettuce.
If I decide to go back, I'll ride over to their Hoboken location where they have more meal choices. I'll also skip their salad and opt for the wrap. Despite my displeasure, I do recommend others give it a shot. read more