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| - Talk about authentic! The owners are from Jerusalem, and there's a tiny menu board at the front of the shop, where menu items are spelled out in Arabic in bright chalk.
Prices are super cheap, and you get a lot of food.
There isn't much ambiance here, and that's OK. It's a small joint in a strip center featuring some ethnic food marts and just down the street are some check-cashing shops. It's an easily overlooked restaurant. There are also no formal menus, just paper fold-out ones.
The falafel here truly is one of the best I've had in Charlotte. Very crispy and not too herbacious (Kabob Grill is one of my faves, but the falafel can sometimes be too green inside.) The falafel wrap is only $3! It comes with tahini and some slivers of red onion. The 8 pieces for our appetizer were just $3.99.
I got the hommous and shwarma platter with the house salad. The salad of thinly shredded lettuce, cucumbers, red onion and dressing was a nice pairing to the rich and creamy hommous in olive oil. The dish (photo enclosed) was enormous and $7.99.
BTW: You can buy an entire roast chicken (a-la Costco style) seasoned with their own mix of herbs and spices, for $7.99! For $24, you can get a 4 piece meal to take home, which features 2 whole chickens!
What I loved was the variety of people who walked through the doors during my lunch. Police officers, men in business suits, small kids.
Keep in mind, there is no sweet tea/iced tea. Just canned sodas, some juices and drinks written in Arabic, and waters.
In addition to dessert (which was a pisachio pastry in flaky phyllo, not as sticky and over sweet as baklava...just the right portion size, about the size of a half-dollar coin) they sell meat pastries and buns.
I'm not in this neighborhood often, but when the craving for Middle Eastern strikes, I'll be back!
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