Falafel Tanami — Restaurant in New York

What if I told you, you can taste Israel right here in Brooklyn? What if I told you it was right here in Midwood? You'd call me crazy, right?

I don't kid. Falafel Tanami opened in February and I've been hearing lots of talk about it being the best falafel in NYC. Of course I had to go see for myself.

Turns out the rumors are true. I went over a few minutes ago, entered into a store that pretty much depicts a Jerusalem store and ordered a falafel. The owners, (Israeli - hence the authenticity) were very friendly and helpful. Even offered me a taste of whatever I wanted while waiting for my order.

I ordered a half falafel sandwich ($4) as I wasn't too hungry but wished I'd ordered a whole. I cannot begin to tell you how I was immediately transported to Israel, the taste, the smell, the feels. Damn.

The balls were perfectly fried. Crispy on the outside, soft and delicious on the inside. The pita was fresh, so were the veggies. The hot sauce was bae, spicy but not overpowering.

Overall it was a helluva good sammich and I plan to swing by more often for some more delightfulness. I think they're only serving falafel and fries at the moment as I didn't see a menu when I was there. Things might change over time.

Point is --- for the price of a subway ride, you too can...

couple of days back, I had an appt in the area. it was around noon, so I figured I would pick up lunch nearby. roaming around on google maps and I spotted a small eatery, inside street and remembered an important lesson about eating out, "it's not always big popular places that have the best, it's the smaller places we wouldn't look at or think twice about going to that has and is the real flavor." so far, of all the different gyro eatery's, food carts, anyone that has falafel on the menu, claiming 'fresh' and 'amazing taste', add'em up and they don't come close to this place. Why I haven't posted about other places, because I wasn't into trying other places. But now, with so many places and claims, I don't want to waste my...

I normally despise falafel. I consider them a poor, hard, sad substitute for meatballs. But the falafel here completely changed my mind!!! They were light, small, soft on the inside with just the right crisp on the outside. I never knew falafel could be like this!!

Got a sabich pita and a falafel pita to try both, and separate falafel balls and everything was wonderful. Excellent prices too!!!

The sabich comes with egg. And either pita dish comes with whatever of 11 different things you'd want to load into them - hummus, garlic, pickles, tahini, two different types of cabbage, sourkraut, Israeli salad...

There is an outdoor dining area but it's hot and doesn't look like much. The inside is crammed...