I LOVE this place. Gruff service from a man of few words, who has occasionally been known to smile, in a small hole in the wall take-away, on the corner of a busy street.
He has been making me shwarma and felafel since I was a teenager after school (I am in my 50's). Nothing has changed - even the decor. Thank god, because I wouldn't want anything to change about my shwarma.It may look shabby but it is a clean kitchen and the food has always tasted fresh. The meat isn't fatty, the felafel are crisp but soft and moist on the inside, and the tabouli is lemony. The portions are plentiful.Take home some punnets of the cauliflower or beans, and a bag of fresh bread too for dinner - they are ALL delicious.
The women on the register are always lovely too.
The Vegetarian Plate (4/5): This plate had a generous serving of creamy hummus and baba ganoush that balanced out the saltiness of the pickled radish and tabbouleh. The potato and green beans were the mixed veggies on the side which I could give or take...it wasn't the memorable part of the dish but all the other elements made it forgiving. The falafel was nice and crispy just the way it should be! At first I wished there was more but I was struggling to finish my plate towards the end of it.
We ordered the hot chips as our side dish and it wasn't great. Chips were kind of soggy and wasn't really seasoned.
The Baklava (4/5): The Baklava here is soooo good. Enough said.
I didn't go to the proper restaurant (although I'm sure I've been there in years past as it's been a longstanding part of Sydney's Lebanese restaurant zone, inheriting the old "Beirut by Night" building that I always loved the sound of) but I just got a kebab that was huge and only $9.50. Decent ingredients including many sauces, tabouleh, pickles and so on. Gruff but efficient service. After paying $14 for a much smaller kebab in Melbourne the other day, I would definitely have to recommend Abdul for a big feed, plus there were many other vege and pastry things in the window for takeaway.
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