We had the falafel sandwiches & hummus for our first visit. It was fine but underwhelming. I wanted to love this place as a fan of middle eastern foods and because I love to support local places. But my image of this being my new go-to for carryout food faded just like the flavors of the food.
The restaurant is clean, the service quick, the food is fresh, prices reasonable, the staff friendly but the food lacked the interest and depth of flavor I expected. Amping up the seasonings and focusing the menu to excel in middle eastern choices could be just the trick.
The menu has lots of options but an odd combo of offerings -- more of a sandwich shop. The hummus was bland in flavor -- Sabra brand in the grocery is much better, the pita was rather dry but their business' namesake of falafel was the best of the mix. Not the best in town but I'd say the falafel sandwich was pretty tasty.
I'm hopeful we'll see some fine-tuning to give us the very best middle eastern foods and remove the distraction of the other items. A nice addition to Lakewood so go give it a whirl. It's decent food just not fabulous. Good potential exists so I will be back -- I know it takes a while to figure out things so I'll try a few more visits and watch for changes.
For the owners, I hope they will realize folks coming to eat here will be seeking great middle eastern carryout to make their tastebuds sing not the distraction of fries and mozzarella sticks, etc.