hummus and falafel

I am thinking of opening a little hummus and falafel spot. I am from the middle east where we perfect these dishes. I am looking for feedback. I was thinking some where on franklin bet e. p. and st. johns. What do you think?

What about on washington or vanderbilt? I crave a good middle eastern dish

That would be great!!

sounds good to me! push it up towards prospect, though.

i like franklin better. the rent is way cheaper. i think its changing faster than any other ave.

yea, move up franklin avenue more towards prospect and st. marks

yes, go for Franklin! (okay, so I'm biased, based on my location) I think you'd find a great mix of people here. Lots of families, young adults, who want a healthy fast meal. There are many open store fronts on Franklin that look pretty nice. I'm sure you'd find a good spot.

Subject: Franklin please.

Franklin please. I will reward you by eating Falafel ever single day.

A Middle Eastern restaurant would be a welcome addition to Franklin Ave. Good Luck.

Not quite sure Franklin ave is ready for Falafels, you might have to add a few things to the menu.

I would love such a place on Franklin.

Franklin is totally ready for Falafel, I think it will do really well. Having another option for good inexpensive food would be great in this area and I think there are plenty of people who will support it.

A real pizza parlor would also do well...

falafel would be awesome

pizza is coming
prospect & franklin
ETA 4/1
the guys who are opening it came by the crow hill meeting last night
and they are very excited about being part of the community

Subject: Re: hummus and falafel

Anonymous wrote: I am thinking of opening a little hummus and falafel spot. I am from the middle east where we perfect these dishes. I am looking for feedback. I was thinking some where on franklin bet e. p. and st. johns. What do you think?

I think you might want to look into the former location of Island Village Cafe on Lincoln near Classon. I'm pretty sure it's for rent now and the kitchen should be in fairly good shape since they only lasted a year or so. As much as I liked them, I don't think they were ever able to compete with The Islands.

we are soooooooooooo ready for a yummy falafel! Maybe some nice mint tea too (so we don't have to schlepp all the way to Sahadi's). Please open something on Franklin, we want you!!!!

I am sooo excited!! I was just saying the other day that we need a falafel place around here.

Good Luck!! Keep us updated on what location you choose!!

hey i am the falafel guy. i was speaking to the owner for fisher supermarket and he said that since he turned down many offers for a coffee shop next door to his store. but he liked the idea of a falafel spot. i have a appointment to speak to him tonight about lease terms(wish me luck). he said that the store will be available for june 08. if you were wondering its the little store between fishers and that vacant land on the parkway. if anyone wishes to help push the cause, i would appreciate the help.



The Falafel Guy

Subject: Happy Falafel

That's great news. It would be really amazing if you could keep the place open a little late on Friday/Sat nights so that people could pick up a snack on the way home from the subway.

Another reason why Franklin's a good choice over Washington: Teddy's (a Greek restaurant) is already open there and they have pretty good falafel and such.

if you open on franklin i will be there 3x/week. seriously. DO IT.

Subject: I'll Come

I live in Boston and I will come to eat!

Howard

Subject: Re: Happy Falafel

Ridonkulous wrote: That's great news. It would be really amazing if you could keep the place open a little late on Friday/Sat nights so that people could pick up a snack on the way home from the subway.

Another reason why Franklin's a good choice over Washington: Teddy's (a Greek restaurant) is already open there and they have pretty good falafel and such.

Not to mention that you'd be in competition with some of the Park Slope places whose delivery range extends to there, as well as Zaytoons on Vanderbilt. You're better off further over into Crown Heights (as much as it pains me to say that as a PH resident).

yes, please open your restaurant here! i will eat it all the time.

i think competition from zaytoon's will be tough - especially since they deliver in CH.

eh, zaytoon's has given me food poisoning twice. it is an issue with them. many of my friends have gotten sick from there.

lindsay6 wrote: eh, zaytoon's has given me food poisoning twice. it is an issue with them. many of my friends have gotten sick from there.

Shhh..don;t say that too loud. Now everyone will want it.

How about on Kingston Ave between St. Johns and Eastern Parkway...we really need some decent options down there!!

is this the place opening on prospect and franklin?