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| - Veggies to me are like hot girls in high school. I hate them but wish I was their friend. Anyway, lame analogies aside, one day I was hungry, didn't want to walk far from home, so decided to give this place a try. I ordered a half pita of Tempehtation and a serving of falafel balls. The balls blew every vegetarian ball I have ever come across in my life out of the water. They were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. If anybody ever remembers from the early 2000's, KFC once made these mash potato balls coated in their famous fried chicken batter. Panthère's falafel balls aren't quite that decadent, but the fact that they remind me of these ingenious little KFC potato creations say a lot about their tastiness. Tip: the staff recommended the (delicately sweet) hippie sauce for them and she was bang on. As for the pita... yawn. I chose Tempehtation because I love tempeh. I grew up in Indonesia eating tempeh and am always excited whenever I find it here. Unfortunately, it didn't taste quite like how I imagined it. It tasted bland and the too-soft texture didn't add any value to the pita. Also, I thought there was way too much sprouts (alfalfa?) in the pita and that sproutiness ended up masking the taste of the other ingredients. One other feedback I have is that the beer is very expensive. Granted it's Beau's, which is organic and all that, but at $9 a pop, it practically doubles my food bill. Overall I would definitely go back for just the falafel balls. For $2.50 a portion, they make a great afternoon snack.
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