Falafel King

I got the falafel sandwich; the old standby, (even though there was what I guess was a lot of sushi..? on the menu. Don't know why...) I asked for extra tahini because even though I love falafel, it can be quite dry sometimes. (and, oh yeah, I would drink tahini sauce from the bottle). Well... my sandwich came with very little, if any tahini in it. There was some dressing in bottles on all of the tables so I tried it. It was French dressing or 1,000 Island, or some nonsense so I asked for more tahini which was supplied to me with no fuss. Only problem is, the tahini tastes like nothing but watered down tahini paste. .. No tartness (from lemons or vinegar?) whatsoever. No spice flavors at all. (ie.. cumin?) I tried in vain to use salt to jazz it up a bit... then resorted to stuffing my grapeleaf into the sandwich to attempt to give it some zing. (Sad)

So I should mention that I don't eat out a lot. I've made falafel at home, and tahini sauce recipe found in Moosewood cookbook. I've also had the good fortune of dining on falafel wraps at Nate's Deli in Cleveland, and on the streets of Paris in the Jewish quarter. (so maybe I'm spoiled?) ... Anyway.. so if this is what solid falafel sandwiches taste like at most falafel places in the U.S., I'll continue to make it at home.