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| - This is one of my favorite spaces in the State Street area. I used to have regular lunch and dinner dates here with friends, chatting away the winter afternoons to endless cups of hot tea and warm soup. It's a nice respite from the wind chill in the winter, construction in the summer, and craziness of State during the academic year. The lighting is dim, the music is soothing, and the tea is hot, spiced with cardamom, and FREE (the refills will keep on coming too). My favorite waiter is long gone (left in 2006 for better things in Milwaukee) and the service can be a bit slow and inconsistent but the falafel is consistently good -- crispy on the outside, spicy, hot, and moist on the inside. I often go for the arayis beef sandwich (approx $7, Summer 2008) for a filling lunch that will keep me going at the library through night. The kefta is also quite nice. If you go super hungry with a few people, the m'hamara is far above average! Two brief warnings -- the prices have gone up nearly every two years since 2004 and on one occasion the restaurant was closed unexpectedly for nearly 6 weeks. Falafel sandwiches (with crispy and above average fries) used to be only $3!!!
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