"5"^^ . . "3"^^ . "6"^^ . . "We visited Meron Brothers the night after eating at Me Va Me so it was impossible not to compare them since both are Israeli restaurants across the street from each other, serving huge portions of food at about the same prices.\n\nBoth restaurants had complimentary pickle and pepper trays. We also ordered an appetizer combo at both places. At Meron Brothers we had:\n-Hummus (better consistency than Me Va Me, but less flavor)\n-Fried Eggplant\n-Grilled Eggplant (both eggplants were good; I think the table preferred Me Va Me's but I found little difference)\n\nI had the Chicken Shwarma ($12.95). I'm used to the lesser-seen shredded chicken style of shwarma that I mistakenly thought I might get. Instead it was fresh off the rotisserie style chunks. The chicken was well seasoned, but there were some weird pieces. The portion was so large I think I might have gotten half a bird. \n\nMy husband had the Beef Kabob (1 skewer $14.95, 2 skewers $16.95) which was described on the menu as filet mignon cubes. Again the portion was huge. He seemed disappointed in his kabob, mostly because there was too much charred surface on his cow. (Maybe his cow should have used sunscreen... I'll be here all week! Tip your waitress.)\n\nPlus for Meron: Despite being a Saturday night there was no wait for a table (we had a 45 minute wait at Me Va Me).\nMinus: The bathroom was down a very steep staircase. Since my husband's 87 year old Bube needed to go, she had to wait until she got home.\n\nThe verdict seems to be that Me Va Me edges out Meron Brothers, but only by bupkes. (Showing off my shiksa Yiddish there.)"^^ . "6"^^ . "2009-05-04T00:00:00"^^ . .