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| - I was going to take hubby out to a pizza place last night. When I checked yelp again to confirm directions, my eye noticed a NEW REVIEW NEAR YOU. Yup, Hummus Bar. Cool. Let's go there instead!
The interior is nothing spectacular and the menu is small, both good signs to me (i.e., the focus is - hopefully! - on the food). We ordered the hummus and falafel combo and the hummus-2 skewers-in a pita combo. Both were fantastic and made to order using very fresh ingredients. Smooth, creamy hummus, crunchy-on-the-outside falafel, and lots of fresh veggies in the pita sandwich. As other reviewers have stated, there is a small salad bar that features traditional Israeli salads. Most of them were on the spicy side (reminiscent in a way of kimchi, to me) and all were flavourful.
The chef appeared a bit surly at first, all no-nonsense and what-do-you-want-already, but after telling him it was our first time there and that we really liked our meal, he seemed to open up. Our chef told us that the Hummus Bar has only been open for about 7 months (he's been cooking all his life, however). Also, he is passionate about food quality; he said that "other places use chicken that smells funny".....he goes several steps further and washes his chicken with vinegar and lemon juice to "make sure they are clean and good. You will see my chicken breasts are not tough, yes?" Yes.
Chef also convinced us to try the "cold dessert"....I asked him what it was called, to which he responded "cold dessert." :) It was quite good: a spongy cake soaked in a rum sauce (I think) topped with whipped cream and a cherry. Hubby ate most of it, as I was stuffed.
Portions are large, prices are reasonable enough, and service is fine, although you may want to engage the chef in food talk to really get him smiling. We'll come here again soon to try the other types of hummus.
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