Falafel Tarboosh
“But if fresh trumps fancy on your culinary quests, point your compass towards the Middle East, by way of Hamilton Heights and wander on in.”
“I highly recommend visiting here if you are looking for quality middle eastern food at a price that won't break your wallet.”
“I got the falafel combo: falafel, pita, hummus, baba ganoush, stuffed grape leaves, and salad.”
Falafel Tarboosh
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Awesome middle eastern falafal and shwarma bar with huge portions, and you'll want to eat every last bite…
I've always gotten one of the platters (recommend the mixed which comes with chicken and lamb). I always get the works. Meat is flavorful as is the rice. Comes with falalal as well which is well made, crispy and has a minty refreshing center. Platter comes with salad and I mean a legit salad with many of the same ingredient to pick from a fancy gourmet salad bar. All the ingredients look very fresh and taste just as fresh.
White sauce/hot sauce please! And no this hot sauce will not burn your taste buds like THE chicken and rice does.
OVERALL: I'm tempted for give this 5 stars but will leave it at 4.5 for now.
I love this place… I usually get the beef swarma in a pita, and I ask for extra meat (an extra $1-2 depending on how much extra you want). It takes a little long to make, but I like the fact they make it fresh, so it is worth the wait. The only complaint is that the pita is too weak and the juices often end up making it soggy and the whole eating process a mess. If you can get tougher pita, then this place is a hit!
This place is a hole in the wall! I think most of the orders ate take out cause there's very limited seating, maybe 4 people at most.
Dropped in for a quick bite to go, and ordered a falafel wrap, fish wrap, lamb/chicken combo, lentil soup and fava beans. I gotta say my falafel wrap was pretty good! Good enough to go back for another, and my friend really enjoyed her fish wrap. The next day i had the lentil soup and again i was impressed, it's rich deep flavors are on point! The meat combo was gobbled down by my kid with no complaints, still haven't gotten to the fava beans but I'm really impressed with this place. All the food and 3 drinks came out to a happy $35. I'll definitely be coming back.
Happy Yelping!
This place is such a gem here in Harlem! I've ordered/been here numerous times already and the chicken shawarma is so good that I can't get myself to try anything else.
Yep, it's that good. The chicken is extremely flavorful and can be made as spicy as you'd like. Plus it's cheap! ~6/7 bucks.
My coworker tried their falafels and raved about those.. Maybe soon if my taste buds allow, I'll try it.
Lastly, service is great. All the workers are very nice and informative!
food tastes good. but they have catered to the local crowd. the owner mentioned this to me when i expressed disappointment at the moussaka.
the chicken shwarma was delicious but it wasn't authentic.
the falafel was great! that's the one to go with here if you are looking for authentic.
everything else might have a twist to it to fit the neighborhood palette. 🙂
prices are great. i would definitely come here again if i'm in the area.
What I love about Falafel Tarboosh:
+ Amazing food
+ Freshly made to order falafels
+ Hummus and veggie buffet bar is fresh and endless
+ Service is astounding
+ Prices are cray-cheap
+ One block from my new house
If I've reeled you in, allow me to continue… Falafel Tarboosh is located on the corner of my new apartment, and walking by I thought I would give them a try. It wasn't until after I ordered and was waiting for my fresh falafel to be made by the smiling gent in the back who emanated "I love my job" and "I love my customers" that I finally checked in and noticed the great reviews. Excited, I waited on pins and needles painstakingly for my food which was wafting it's way into my nose and activating my senses (is falafel a sixth sense or seventh!?)
Grabbing my food to go, I headed to the nearby ABCD train station at 145th and eagerly bore into my falafel and hummus platter with whole wheat pita. Diving into the pool of hummus was a symphony of earthy flavors meeting with tart citrus and garlic in a beautiful mash-up.
When in the area, of all your options, Falafel Tarboosh should not be one of them; it should be a given.
Explosion of flavors.
I ordered the grilled chicken kebab platter with salad and rice, good for two. Everything was spot on. Food was seasoned perfectly, not too much spices and not too little. The cook was very friendly, which I didn't expect.
Can you believe I've never tried a falafel? I plan on trying it here first.
Until next time.
I looked up this place on Yelp and it seemed fine so I went in. I turned around and left because it had a weird smell and the guy at the counter did not greet me even though I was the only person in there at the time. Nothing else on the street seemed better so I went back. I ended up getting a chicken pita. He asked how spicy I wanted it, I said medium spicy. It was about $5. I took it home to eat and I was pleasantly surprised. It was tasty, a good amount of chicken to lettuce, kind of spicy. I thought to myself as I ate it "If I don't get sick from this, it was a good choice." And I did not get sick so… four stars!