Mamoun’s Falafel – Greenwich Village May 10, 2024The original location of what is now a nine-store empire, I’ve walked by this Greenwich Village location of...
NAYA – Midtown West March 3, 2023I guess everything is Chipotle now. Though in the case of Naya, it’s the Chipotle version of their...
King of Falafel and Shawarma Cart June 6, 2018With Midtown East now littered with more Halal carts than roaches, the trick is finding the decent ones...
Omar’s Mediterranean Cuisine October 21, 2016If you want the quintessential Midtown Manhattan lunchtime experience, take your khakis on over to Omar’s. You won’t...
Oasis August 12, 2012[CLOSED] I could see how having this joint right next to the subway exit could get dangerous. You’ve...
Pick-a-Pita (II) January 8, 2009[CLOSED] Once relegated to an alleyway behind a freight elevator behind a dumpster, Pick-a-Pita has finally come out...
House of Pita – Chicken Bar August 8, 2008[CLOSED] Became: Pick-a-Pita II This place definitely did not have a promising beginning. The help seemed confused, the shawarma a...
Pita Grill (Chelsea) May 3, 2008[CLOSED] It had been quite a while since I’d been to a Pita Grill when I sauntered through...
Pick a Pita April 18, 2008[CLOSED at this location] Never before has kosher food tasted so good. Serving great pita-related nosh in what...
Pita Grill (Hell’s Kitchen) June 10, 2004[CLOSED] I spell Pita Grill d-i-s-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t. No matter how many times I try to like this place, I...
Le Rendez-vous Cafe February 5, 2004[CLOSED] Is it an Italian pizza place, or is it a Mediterranean falafel joint? We suppose it’s both–but...
Lemon Tree Cafe December 12, 2002[CLOSED] The only tree within 100 yards of this place is a urine-soaked, dog-fertilized, scraggly, barren thing that...
Pita Grill (Turtle Bay) June 7, 2000[CLOSED] Sometimes fakers are just that. Embroiled in what I like to call the Ray’s/Famous Ray’s/Famous Original Ray’s...
Sido Falafel (Carnegie Hill) February 26, 2000[CLOSED] What is basically a take-out restaurant, Sido has re-invented itself with some low-lighting, a little dark wood...
