Newtown — Restaurant in New York

This is an intimate, all vegetarian/vegan Middle Eastern restaurant serving affordable, flavorful, and delicious food in a quiet, industrial area of Brooklyn's East Williamsburg. There's limited interior seating space and some outdoor seating, but when we went on a weeknight for dinner, it was pretty empty. The inside had interesting vibes-- dim lighting, indie decor, and folk/indie/rock instrumental music playing in the background.

You seat yourself and order at the front counter. The night menu is less expansive than the day menu (which ends at 4pm), but it still offered a diverse and delicious selection.

I tried the following items:

Pan-fried Halloumi Sandwich: A really flavorful, tasty, and filling sandwich! The bread was so perfectly toasted-- crispy, yet fluffy. The filling had a great mixture of textures: soft roasted eggplant paired with a firmer pan-fried halloumi cheese block.

Masabacha Hummus with 2 pita pockets: All the ingredients in this dish-- tahini, chickpeas, spices, and s'hug-- provided such a delicious combination of textures and flavors when mixed together: earthy flavors combined with creamy and gritty textures. The pita pockets were also warm and soft. Super filling and tasty!

My friends ordered the Seitan Chorizo and Vegan Majadra Plate. Both really enjoyed them! The seitan was very flavorful and delicious and the lentil/rice in the Majadra plate had a great flavor and spice profile. The price was also good, especially for how filling and satiating the food is: sandwiches were between $10-14, plates are $14, and hummus is $12.

I'd love to come back sometime to try their other...

On my day off, I love go wandering and find my next new favorite eatery..I was craving a sabich and this place popped up in my search. For those taking the train it's about a five minute walk from the Meserole station on L train. When I arrived I looked over the menu and immediately knew that I was ordering the sabich, but I also ordered a side of grape leaves, and an iced coffee. I paid and sat inside, they do have outdoor seating as well. The area is pretty industrial...one of the few that has not been glammed up. The server/counter person brought my order to the table...and at first glance I knew that it was going to be delicious. I had the grape leaves first they were very good, nice flavor and nice portion. But the star was the sabich. It was filled with the usual sliced boiled egg, eggplant, diced Mediterranean type salad, tahini, and pickles but with this they added a vinegar based potato salad, and an amba sauce that was fresh...and all stuffed within a fluffy warm pita...absolutely deeeeeelish!!! As always I was full..but I really wanted to take one to go.. Service was ok... Once The server brought me my order, that was it.(you pay in advance) It would be nice if they checked on me at least once...🤔 But overall great food and I definitely intend to return and will likely...

Beautiful, delicious food — the best when the long-term Latinx chef makes the food — and I’ve been a customer for the last 8 or so years. But today, I’ve decided I can no longer eat here. It’s a shame, but indicative of larger forces in the neighborhood — a rude attitude and no respect for the people from the neighborhood. Walked in today, I was the only person of color sitting in the larger dining room that was filled with groups of white folks, since it’s table service I took a seat. Was barely greeted hello and grimaced at when I asked how the white woman server was doing. Then I waited for 15 min for her to come back, which she never did. So I went to investigate and asked why she hasn’t come back, and whether they switched to ordering at counter. She said it’s table service and said, “since you’re here I’ll just take your order” — as if she were doing me a favor. The sheer rudeness from restaurants in a neighborhood where you might see one or two people of color dining has more insidious psychological effects — it’s a perfect lunch spot that has been ruined by their disrespect of a long-term...