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| - People, I have finally found a hummus fule worth going so far north for. Over and over and over. I have ordered chicken shawarma take-out (massive sandwich in a laffa), but never actually been to the restaurant.
I finally made it up here with the siblings to take ol' Dad for dinner this past weekend. It is definitely off the beaten path as others have already mentioned (and by path, we mean Dufferin, south of Steeles Ave.) and is packed! The line was huge!
The decor is perfect for this place and the mix of people and languages makes it a loud, lively and in my opinion, perfect experience. The staff and clientele yell at each other in Hebrew...English, a bit of French and Arabic. Perfect.
Luckily, the line thinned out quickly and we were seated after only a few minutes of waiting. They bring fresh out of the stone oven laffa bread to your table with pickles, corn and cabbage salads and some slaw.
We ordered hummus fule (pronounced fool) and Israeli salad for appetizers along with everything. Now if you don't know what this hummus is, it comes with hot, semi-mashed fava beans and a roasted egg on top. Then you take the lemon wedge and drizzle it over. My favourite thing to do is rip off some laffa, spread on the hummus and beans, get a piece of the egg, top it with a pickle and take a bite.
Unfortunately they were out of shawarma, but we ordered the shnitzel (it comes with two massive pieces, one of which I took for lunch the next day), roasted salmon skewers, and roasted chicken breast (on charcoal). The french fries are thick and freshly made. I was so stuffed I was grateful that I wasn't wearing tight pants.
To end it off, you MUST have some warmed baklawa and mint tea. The perfect finale to a delicious meal.
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