Wow this place it AWESOME! Shout out to the yelpers who came before and shined some light on this diamond!
I had no idea Kosher food (a genre I am very very unfamiliar with) could be so tasty! This place is just incredible, but I would definitely recommend eating it there rather than togo, everything they make is significantly better when it's hot and fresh.
Food: The lady and I started with a hummus plate, a very simple plate of hummus with 5-6 falafel balls and a sizeable basket of pita triangles. This alone tipped me off as to how good this place was. They put a little bit of extra tahini right in the middle of the pile of creamy hummus, soooo good. Their pita bread is fantastic too, very fluffy and the perfect balance of tough (as in it doesn't fall apart from the weigh of falafel) and soft. The falafel is out of this world too! At first you may look at one as say "Hmm, looks pretty burned", but once you take a bite you'll see you are quite mistaken. Crispy on the outside, mushy and perfect on the inside. This plate could easily be an entree on it's own.
Their selection of pita sandwiches revolves around a meat that resides in a pita with the following cohorts: pickle, sauerkraut, israeli salad, hummus and tahini. I don't know if sauerkraut is common in Israeli cooking, as I'm only familiar with it in German food, but great call!! In the few times we've gone, we've had the Shawarma, the Israeli Kabob and the Chicken Schnitzel. My favorite would have to be the Schnitzel. Again, borrowing a page out of the German cookbook was a brilliant move. Like I said, the pita is very strong, so it holds all these ingredients together very well, while maintaining it's excellently soft texture. The Kabob would come in second (basically seasoned ground beef, very good), with the Shawarma being my least favorite. It may not have been a good day for the Shawarma, but I felt as if there were either bones or severely charred bits in mine.
Service/Atmosphere: The deli is part of a small grocery store that carries imported Kosher products from Israel. They have pictures of pita breads on the wall that have been colored with Sharpies to look like various characters. It seems like perhaps there is a naming contest that takes place to name the various orphan pitas, very charming. There are also a few pictures and posters of Israel, creating a nice atmosphere. The people are fairly nice as well, not overly outgoing but very pleasant.
Price: The highest you'll pay for a pita sandwich is $9.99, with a falafel sandwich running $5.99. These include fries so you could definitely have a pretty big meal with just that. I would suggest getting the hummus plate to split if you are there with someone else or a small group, at $5.99 it's a great bargain, considering an equivalent amount of store bought hummus would run you about the same price. I haven't ever needed to buy anything from the grocery portion of the store, but it seems a little expensive, though I'm sure importing stuff halfway across the globe isn't exactly cheap.
Bottom line: Tons of thumbs up! Great place to stop off at for lunch if you're ever in the area! read more