Falafel-ly Yours/My Morocco Has Great Food

lynnb said:

Their hummus is amazing.

mrincredible said:

lynnb said:

Their hummus is amazing.

Yes! Makes even good store-bought hummus taste like spackle.

If you look at the history of posts you will see that I generally do not post negatively about local establishments and try to accentuate the positive. But, in part because I am upset, I will say that my wife and I walked out at lunch today because the falalel balls tasted off, as in spoiled off.

ramzzoinksus said:
If you look at the history of posts you will see that I generally do not post negatively about local establishments and try to accentuate the positive. But, in part because I am upset, I will say that my wife and I walked out at lunch today because the falalel balls tasted off, as in spoiled off.

Did the restaurant staff offer anything to try to make it right

I always wanted to try Falafelly Yours, so my boys took me there the Saturday night before Mother's Day - the food was wonderful, the people were lovely, and the belly dancer was so patient with all the kids who wanted to dance with her! All in all a great experience.

mrincredible said:

ramzzoinksus said:
If you look at the history of posts you will see that I generally do not post negatively about local establishments and try to accentuate the positive. But, in part because I am upset, I will say that my wife and I walked out at lunch today because the falalel balls tasted off, as in spoiled off.

Did the restaurant staff offer anything to try to make it right

The person in charge did offer us a free lunch. He said "its not the falafel, its the tehina". He wanted us to try a different falafel ball. But after tasting something that tasted off we politely declined because we did not want to eat anything else there.

I'm sorry, I was so excited when this place opened and I wanted to love it, but their food is not good. Anyone who's has real falafel and shawarma must agree. The shawarma platter was awful and tasted like dry meat and dry rice soaked in lemon juice. The falafel was OK, but the pita was very strange. Maybe they've improved since I last went, but I can't bring myself to go back.

Try King Falafel in Millburn or Carmel Haifa in Morris Plains. You won't be disappointed.

That being said, I haven't tried My Morocco so I have no opinion there.

The hardest thing in the world for a restaurant is to keep the food consistent. I love Falafelly Yours. The owner is such a stand up guy. Friendly, hard working and interesting. Sometimes their food does miss. I would really hate to lose the place, and hope they can get better and better.

The owner is a nice guy but I find the food inedible. It's a shame because falafel is unbelievably inexpensive to make and can form the base of a great "comfort food" restaurant. Chicken shish only requires a nice fire. Shawarma is something you can't mess up unless you are greedy. This cuisine is my preference and when I can find it much cheaper in Mayfair, and ten times as good, it reminds me the guy in SO is making zero effort on the food.

Maybe he is trying to do too much. I want the Mideastern food to be in my neighborhood. I want more variety to choose from around here, not less.

gerryl said:
Maybe he is trying to do too much. I want the Mideastern food to be in my neighborhood. I want more variety to choose from around here, not less.

I'm with you. I think he needs to hire someone that can revamp the way he prepares the food. I'd love to frequent the establishment, but it's hard when there's such better options in neighboring towns. Unfortunately the place always looks pretty busy so he has no reasons to make any changes.

badscooter said:
Unfortunately the place always looks pretty busy so he has no reasons to make any changes.

Um, that's not a bad thing.

Friday night there were only about 4 or 5 tables. That isn't enough to keep him in business. He is a pretty motivated guy. I think you have to be pretty motivated to get into CIA