LebTav — Restaurant in Silver Spring

It does have kind of a fast-food 'Chipotle' kind of feel, but the food is good and speedy. They could easily market this as a fast food chain! They have outdoor seating and the location is very central to downtown and the mall. Service was very good and the food was satisfying - a good value in Silver Spring.

As a vegetarian, I love falafel and this style of food and I've eaten a lot of it. I absolutely love the way they package their falafels -- Easy to eat and not messy.

The roasted potatoes that came with the falafel platter were very tasty. The falafel itself was tasty, not as spicy as I like them but they held together well (didn't crumble too much) and everything stayed inside the slightly crunchy pita.

Being picky and not liking radishes, I would prefer regular pickles or cucumber to radish inside, but that's just me.

Being picky again, I was also expecting more tahini (I'm not sure there was even any in there), which I know would have made it messier. The chick pea balls were a tad dry because of the lack of tahini, but the other ingredients did help with that. Easily fixed, though - I'm going to ask for extra tahini on the side when I go back.

They use styrofoam containers for their to-go orders, which may not be the best...

Came here with a friend for lunch. After you order at the counter, you seat yourself. The restaurant is spacious and there's enough seating. I ordered the Movzat. Not sure about the other dishes but my dish took a little longer to cook/prepare. Majority of the lamb shank was tender. There were some parts that were a little tough. The bone was quite huge but I guess that's expected. I thought the flavors were good. Could have used a little more herbs but tasty nonetheless. I didn't think it was too salty. I would actually give this place a 3.5. I thought it was more tasteful than Nando across the street.

The staff was friendly. You get your utensils and what not at a central station so there isn't much interaction between the patron and staff. After you're done, you just leave your stuff at the table and they will come clear the table.

Overall I would recommend this place and will be...

The new staff is incompetent. I asked the cashier if they sold salmon and she reponds "lamb?". Then, I inquire about the salmon platter that was sold when the store was in its previous location and she saids we don't sell it any more while it is clearly listed on the new locations menu. Lastly, I while visiting the new location I ordered a salad and told the cashier I had a dairy allergy. She said the salad and dressing came with feta cheese so she would omit the feta and put the dressing on the side. However after arriving at home and opening my salad-it was tossed in the dressing and topped with feta. It literally seems like the cashier and cook just do and prepare whatever they want and disregard the paying customers request. This was a huge disappointment and waster of time. Need the old staff, location, and business...