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Great falafel & salads, and so quick!

5 Posted on 03 / 09 / 2012

This place was great! Went there on recommendation of this website for a quick weekday lunch. The guys behind the counter move so quickly they're a blur! The falafel was perfectly made, the best I've had in a long time. Salads on the side of the room were various and all so tasty. Their hot sauces are Really hot.

Whole experience was very satisfying and one of the best meals we had in Philly! This place is clearly very popular at weekday lunch times (there was a steady flow of people the whole time we were eating), and with good reason.

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Kosher, Vegan, and the Kitchen Sink

5 Posted on 12 / 28 / 2011

This restaurant/deli was amazing! It is run by Israelis and is both kosher and vegatarian/vegan. My husband is neither vegan nor vegetarian NOR JEWISH but loved it! It was one of the only vegan places that made him full (and there's a lot of him). Order the falafel: it was extremely good. Great for a fast, inexpensive, and filling lunch.

Pros: Friendly, Inexpensive, Fast
Cons: Nothing, Nothing, Busy

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Very Good Food

4 Posted on 06 / 10 / 2011

I absolutely love the falafel I had at this restaurant.

Pros: Good Food
Cons: None

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best falafel in the city!

5 Posted on 01 / 29 / 2011

The title says it all, best falafel in Philadelphia! Twice as good as Maoz I just wish they had better hours.

Pros: Great falafel, spicy
Cons: poor hours

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Best Sandwich Ever

5 Posted on 04 / 01 / 2010

On my recent trip to Philadelphia I had their latke sandwich, and it was amazing! My only regret is that I shouldn't have ordered a side of fries because their sandwiches are a lot larger than they look.

Pros: Delicious food, Friendly staff, Inexpensive
Cons: Not roomy

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Not bad

3 Posted on 02 / 23 / 2008

Their pitas are soft and fresh, and the prices are reasonable. Nothing really amazing here - just basic hummus, falafel, pitas, etc. For a restaurant with the word "vegetarian" in the title, the staff is surprisingly ignorant of veganism. My friend and I kept asking about ingredients in some of the less obvious menu items, and the staff didn't know anything about it. You'd think that a veg restaurant would make what is vegan and what is not more clear than that. Still, aside from not knowing anything, the staff was perfectly pleasant.

Pros: decent food, good prices
Cons: not vegan friendly

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Popular at lunch, and I see why!

4 Posted on 07 / 27 / 2007

I had a Spinach Boreka and then had to try the Mushroom Boreka. They were quite good. They have a short menu, but the place jammed full on this Thursday at noon. The line moved at a fair pace. I believe this might be Turkish food.

Pros: Inexpensive, Dine-in & sidewalk seats
Cons: Short, but tasty menu, Needs food descriptions

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Savory

3 Posted on 07 / 16 / 2007

My sis and I came here for lunch on a hot summer day. I was surely NOT dissapointed with my falafel, but I wouldn't go out of mmy way to get another when there is far more vegetarian fare.

Pros: filling, not bad falafel
Cons: busy(longish wait)

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Oh yes, the best!

5 Posted on 06 / 06 / 2007

This place is simply wonderful! I had my best falafal ever there... It is not far from the Ritz movie theater, perfect for picking up a sandwich and going to catch a flick! Yum!

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the best

5 Posted on 04 / 26 / 2007

i've had all of the falafel in the city and i like mama's the best. they make their own pitas, the falafel is hot and consistently good. not dry like some other falafel places. in addition to the 20th street location (mama's vegetarian) the son's have opened their own joint at 6th and south (mama's grill - not 100% vegetarian as they have shwarma on the menu.) last i checked a small falafel was $3.50 and a large was $5.

Pros: excellent falafel, inexpensive, two locations
Cons: small dining room