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| - After eating holiday food for 2 weeks, mostly sweets & high-fat fare, I was craving a fresh, healthy meal. Thank you Yelpers for turning me on to Parsley. And thank you Groupon for offering me a good deal.
It's New Year's Day lunch & this place is pretty busy with a nice healthy vibe. Quite a few folks eating outdoors, large to-go orders heading out the door & always a couple people in line waiting to order. Maybe these customers have been ignoring good food, too, & have made resolutions?
This was my first time here & it was fun because Groupon "made me" get $16 worth of food-way more than I'd normally order. I ordered the Falafel Plate ($7.99) which came with 6 nice size falafel patties, salad, rice, a pita & tzatziki sauce. The falafel was delicious, as good as any I've ever had, & so was the chunky sauce. Salad was fresh as can be & plentiful & included chickpeas for a nice touch. I was asked if I wanted more of any of the ingredients added (no charge) & I added more tomato & cucumber. I also ordered a side of taboulli (or shall I just call it "parsley" because there was almost no bulgar to be found) & one of falafel ($3.99 each side). I think next time I'll just order a side of falafel with a couple of $1 toppings. (See my falafel pic.)
So the food was good but the ordering was just a bit complicated for the first time, trying to figure out what is what & what goes with what. (Like the Bowl & Plate are exactly the same except how they're arranged on the plate. Really?) The set-up is like Chipotle's but with lots more decisions to be made.
After placing my order I got caught up in looking at all the food toppings & mix-ins & sides & before I realized it 10-15 minutes had passed without my food in sight. I had originally figured the frying of the falafel was responsible for the delay so I asked & they asked me to repeat my order. How could they forget about someone in a line-up like Chipotle's? They did. I was feeling like a road block for the people behind me who had to pass me to get their food before me.
I'll definitely go to Parsley again but I won't get the taboulli nor a meal that includes that rice.
Lots of seating inside & out.
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