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Middle Eastern Restaurant Reviews
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Hummus Place
109 Saint Marks Pl.
b/w 1st Ave. & Avenue A
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Hummus Place is up to three locations now, East Village Hummus Place-EV, West Village Hummus Place-WV, and the Upper West Side Hummus Place-UWS. While everyone is raving about the .. >
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chickpea
210 E 14th St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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Chickpea is more expensive than your average falafel & shawarma joint. Some of their products are worth it and some aren't. Here's what you should and shouldn't get:
Order:
Fal.. >
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Taim
222 Waverly Pl.
b/w Perry & W 11th St.
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A couple of weeks ago, before Robyn skipped town to frolic in Bologna she told me that she was going to dinner with friends to a place, which she announced had the best falafel in .. >
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Cafe Mogador
101 Saint Marks Pl.
b/w 1st Ave. & Avenue A
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My main reason for eating out so often is because...I like da foods. The process of shoving tasty things into my mouth and maneuvering my jaw in such a manner so that my teeth may .. >
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Kabab Cafe
2512 Steinway St.
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Conspicuously absent from Peter Meehan's perceptive, thoughtful review of the Kabab Cafe was any mention of one of the original chowhounds, Jim Leff, who championed the restaurant'.. >
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Alfanoose
8 Maiden Ln
b/w Broadway & Nassau St.
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Establishments serving Middle Eastern food in New York tend to be starkly divided into two categories: pricey and very cheap, with very little in between. At one end there are the .. >
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Rush Hour
134 Ludlow St.
b/w Rivington & Stanton St.
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I swear we’ll get back to covering NYC food - things have just been a little hectic lately. Here’s a shot of my American Burger from Rush Hour to tide you over... >
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Yemen Café
176 Atlantic Ave.
b/w Clinton & Court St.
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Fateh ($15), bread bits cooked in gravy and topped with minced lamb, was our large group's clear favorite on a cool, drizzly evening... >
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Babouche
92 Prince St.
at Mercer St.
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How is that that proprietors can pour so much money — and, one can assume, so much hope — into a restaurant, then let a series of questionable decisions and avoidable mistakes trip.. >
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Bread & Olive
20 John St.
b/w Broadway & Nassau St.
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Everybody loves falafel! So the second week of Midtown Lunch’s existence was dubbed Falafel Week- and each day I visited and wrote about a different Midtown falafel.. >
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Rainbow Falafel & Shawarma
26 E 17th St.
b/w Broadway & 5th Ave.
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Just moved over the weekend and don’t have any internet connection yet so long time - no post. Anyhow last Friday started taking some salsa classes again and decided to check out R.. >
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Horus Cafe
93 Avenue B
at 6th St.
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I love going to Horus Cafe in the Lower East Side for Middle Eastern food. H and I went on a weeknight and it was such a different, mellow scene from the crazy, jam-packed atmosphe.. >
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Casbah Rouge
2841 Broadway
at 110th St.
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I was really, really looking forward to this place - invited for a birthday party, and I'd never tried Moraccan before. Always up for something new, I waited all week to go there. .. >
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Mocca Espresso Lounge
78-82 Reade St.
at Church St.
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I love the joy of discovering new places and Tribeca is full of them. I am going to go back here again on Saturday because they are having a street fair related to the Tribeca Film.. >
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Hudson Falafel
516 Hudson St.
b/w W 10th & Christopher St.
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I’ve been pretty lazy lately with regards to lunch, and the weather this week hasn’t exactly made me regret the decision – however, the quality of food I’ve gotten has, for the mos.. >
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Moshe’s Falafel
442 W 45th St
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It's day two of my search for the best Falafel in Midtown… and while nobody has ever recommended Moshe's to me- I have walked by it many times, and it usually has a really long lin.. >
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Azuri Cafe
465 W 51st St.
b/w 9th & 10th Ave.
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It's been almost 2 years since I've spoken to my friend, Marsha Cottrell. No bad blood, just preoccupied. Marsha is a kick ass artist and foodie. We met up one time at a place that.. >
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Afghan Kebab House #1
764 9th Ave.
b/w 51st & 52nd St.
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If you’re down in Times Square and in search of a reasonably priced meal but) Want to avoid tourists / don’t want to go to franchise fast food.Don’t want to spend beaucoup bucks on.. >
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The House of Pita
32 W 48th St.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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House of Pita was the first falafel I had when I started working in Midtown. One Avenue away from my office, on the most visited food street for my building. (46th between 5th an.. >
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Galil Restaurant
1252 Lexington Ave.
b/w 84th & 85th St.
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Sometimes you want a hot beverage to chat over, and in that case Starbucks can be your savior-- due to their comfy furniture, not due to their burnt, nasty coffee or overly sweet d.. >
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Bamiyan
358 3rd Ave.
at 26th St.
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Danna and I had planned on going to Wallse tonight, but after a very long and trying week, we both decided to order in and post-pone our Austrian dinner. So, staying at the top par.. >
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Mamlouk
211 E 4th St.
corner of Avenue A & Avenue B
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Middle-Eastern places are all over the country these days and they're definitely a hot favourite with the desi crowd in Manhattan. Last night we dined with my brother-in-law and hi.. >
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Zerza
304 E 6th St.
b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.
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Instead of having a crazy night out at a party, we decided to celebrate New Year's in style at a restaurant. Miss Jess, one of my ladies from California, is here visiting her boy, .. >
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Al-Baraka
154 E 55th St.
b/w 3rd & Lexington Ave.
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I’m a big fan of the buffet. Not any particular buffet… just buffets in general. I like the style of eating. I like the variety. I like the extent to which I can embarrass myse.. >
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Mamoun's
119 MacDougal St.
b/w Bleecker & W 3rd St.
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...Wait, wuh? I didn't know much about the Israeli chocolatier (besides that he's bald and makes chocolates) until he opened one of his combination store-and-cafe chocolate-filled .. >
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Pick a Pita
247 W 38th St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.
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$$$$$
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A little over a month ago, this photo was posted to the Midtown Lunch Flickr Photo Group by joshbousel:
For un-fat people not looking to stuff various foods with french fries, a pi.. >
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Rectangles
1431 1st Ave.
b/w 74th & 75th St.
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The hot summer days in New York City evoke a climate not unlike the summer I spent abroad in Israel in 1990. I remember fondly the cafes in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa, which sta.. >
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Cafe Orlin
41 Saint Marks Pl.
b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.
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Looking for an ideal brunch hangout? Now that sunny days and warm weather are finally arriving in New York, it’s important to have all your favorite brunch hangouts lined up. A gre.. >
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Kebap G
1830 2nd Ave.
b/w 94th & 95th St.
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$$$$$
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Some weeks ago, I wrote about finding the doner kebap at Memo comparable in content and quality (if not in size) to the fare at some of my favorite German and Austrian kebap stands.. >
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Cinderella Falafel
129 2nd Ave.
b/w 7th St. & St. Marks Pl
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Three words come to mind - just not impressed. The falafel here is brown and blah, with slow service, and just none of the zing of Chickpea. Nuff said. Sorry guys. If I'm on this e.. >
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Marrakesh
235 E 53rd St., Lower Level
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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I haven’t seen Kim for the longest time and really hang out with her. Why? Because of the chaotic meet up that I had back in July for the South Street Seaport concert didn’t suffic.. >
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Oasis
161 N 7th St.
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Mike King delivered the difference-making RBI double in the 3rd inning as the previously winless Karl Malone and the Mailmen finally delivered... >
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Sanaa Restaurant
193 Atlantic Ave.
b/w Court & Clinton St.
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Late night hunger pangs got you wondering if there’s an alternative to ordering from Bedouin Tent for the billionth time? That’s where I was last night, anyway. I love the Tent, .. >
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Cafe Istanbul
1715 Emmons Ave.
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On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, my girlfriend and I made our way to Sheepshead Bay, for what we thought was to be an interim stop on the way to an afternoon of sun on Manhattan or.. >
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Black Betty
366 Metropolitan Ave.
at Havemeyer St.reet
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Black Betty is set up as a faux North African themed dive. Red walls, tattered seats, and other touches give the place a produced seedy decor, but one that is still a pleasure to s.. >
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Miriam
79 5th Ave.
at Prospect Pl.
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$$$$$
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Daylight savings time is so great! I had an extra hour to get to Brooklyn for brunch with Elizabeth. It took me no time at all to get to the Pacific stop on the N train. She wanted.. >
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Zaytoons
472 Myrtle Ave.
b/w Washington & Hall
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[Firstly, I must thank you all for your feedback on the posters in the last entry, whether you commented here or on flickr. I didn't expect that much feedback! YOU ARE ALL TOO AWES.. >
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Fountain Café
183 Atlantic Ave.
b/w Clinton & Court St.
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There are times that I forget that my friend Joy is half-Syrian (perhaps it's because the other half is pure-bred WASP). But, the other night, when we hooked up among the hookahs o.. >
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Damascus Bakery
195 Atlantic Ave., Ste 1
at Court St.
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Italy has its olive and hazelnut oil, France has chestnut spread, Greece has fresh filo dough, Morocco has couscous, and China has roasted soybeans, but Sahadi’s in Brooklyn has it.. >
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MomBar
2522 Steinway St.
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Treasure the restauranteur who follows his own muse. While Zagat gives the River Café the nod for best decor, I vote for Moustafa Rahman's Mombar, a Southern Egyptian restaurant in.. >
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Siwa Grill
6917 5th Ave.
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Sometimes on the weekends, with a full day of potential explorations possible, I get a little lazy. Instead of trekking to the far regions of Queens or some previously-obscure cor.. >
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Cevabdzinica Sarajevo
3718 34th St.
b/w 37th & 38th Ave.
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I am eternally grateful that my girlfriend comes along with me on these food excursions, and I’m even more grateful that she’s flexible and patient – for instance, last night’s exc.. >
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Bedouin Tent
405 Atlantic Ave.
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Located on the northeast corner of Bond St. and Atlantic Av., Bedouin Tent is the least flashy of the three-restaurant cluster on that corner. Its menu suggests that it is run by .. >
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La Maison du Couscous
484 77th St.
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If it’s a nasty night and you don’t want to stray too far from the nearest subway stop, you’re in the same boat that my girlfriend and I were in on Saturday. Absolutely gross weat.. >
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Oznot’s Dish
79 Berry St.
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Well, I headed back to Williamsburg and made another minor dent in the numerous bars over there. I need to go a bit later in the day next time though because many of them don’t ope.. >
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Sahara
2337 Coney Island Ave.
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You wouldn’t know it by looking at me, but I love salad. I enjoy it as an appetizer. I clean off my plate when it comes as a side. And, if it’s really tasty, I could be completely .. >
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Moustache
265 E 10th St.
b/w 1st Ave. & Avenue A
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Moustache
90 Bedford St.
b/w Grove & Barrow St.
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Gyro II
425 7th Ave.
b/w 33rd & 34th St.
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Valentino
335 E Houston St.
b/w Ridge & attorney St.
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Cafe Wha?
115 MacDougal St.
b/w Bleecker & W 3rd St.
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chickpea
23 3rd Ave.
b/w St. Marks Pl & 9th St.
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Ariana
787 9th Ave.
b/w 52nd & 53rd St.
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Eata Pita
Grand Central Terminal
at 42nd St.reet
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Pita Grill
92 8th Ave.
b/w 14th & 15th St.
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Pita Pit
321 6th Ave.
at W 3rd St.
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Colbeh
43 W 39th St.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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Pita Grill
221 W 77th St.
b/w Broadway & Amsterdam Ave.
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Pita Grill
69 New St.
b/w Beaver St. & Exchange Pl.
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La Crosta
436 E 72nd St.
b/w York & 1st Ave.
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Pyramida
401 E 78th St.
at 1st Ave.
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Khyber Pass
34 Saint Marks Pl.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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Katra
217 Bowery
at Rivington St.
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Bereket
187 E Houston St.
at Orchard St.
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Deli Kasbah
251 W 85th St.
b/w Broadway & W End Ave.
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Sido
267 Columbus Ave.
b/w 72nd & 73rd St.
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Pita Grill
175 2nd Ave.
b/w 11th & 12th St.
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Hummus Place
99 MacDougal St.
b/w Bleecker & W 3rd St.
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Ellyssa
712 9th Ave.
b/w 48th & 49th St.
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Disiac
402 W 54th St.
b/w 9th &10th Ave.
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Pita Hut
225 W 23rd St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.
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