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| - I feel like Falafel Cafe is a leftover from a few years back, when the food offerings on this stretch of Euclid consisted of abysmal pizza, nasty Chinese take out, Starbucks pastry, a very ghetto McDonalds, and this place. Among that group of contenders, I recall that Falafel Cafe seemed downright appealing: it was affordable, vaguely edible, and quick enough to grab for lunch.
Now, though, all I can notice is that the food isn't particularly authentic, the staff isn't terribly friendly, and everything is a fair bit greasier than it should be. I'm not convinced that Falafel Cafe has gotten any worse--it's just that the competition has gotten that much better.
The last time I came in, my friend and I were the only two customers and it still took a solid five minutes for someone to bother serving us. My shish taouk wrap was drowning in grease (albeit slightly tasty) and the fries were soggy. At the end of the meal, we had to go up to the counter and beg for our check, despite still being the only two customers.
Falafel Cafe needs to step up their game. With all the great new options in the Uptown district, serving "edible" just no longer suffices.
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