Falafels N More

Location: San Jose, CA
Cuisine type: Mediterranean
Atmosphere: casual, fast-food
Meal: dinner
Overall score: 8.3

Nina

This is one of the small cafe/restaurants in our neighborhood. We stopped by just as they were closing, which had its advantages as we quickly found out. I just wanted to try some falafel, but since they have to fry them in batches and they had some out already they have us twice as many as would normally go in an order. The falafel were delicious, a little too perfectly shaped to have been hand rolled, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the mixture wasn’t prepared in house. The outside was crunchy and golden, while the inside was smooth and moist, perfect combination. We also ordered a side of dolmas, which are the mediterranean grape leaf wraps - these were light and exceptionally creamy, balanced out by an acidic tanginess from the vinegar and olive oil mixture they were drizzled with. Finally came even more perks related to stopping by at closing time - they threw in free fries and a Greek salad, so we ended up with a pretty good dinner for a very low price. I wouldn’t count on closing time bonuses always working out so well, but even outside of that this small, clean family restaurant had good food, very friendly service and great value for a light meal on the go.

Food 8
Drinks N/A
Atmosphere 6
Service 9
Value 10

Ben

A Mediterranean place where you order at the counter. They have a good mix of classic gyros / wraps / classic middle eastern foods. We ordered some Dolmas and falafels. They were closing down, and the owners were very friendly and emptied the kitchen for us (giving us about 3 orders of falafels and dolmas, as well as a lot of free french fries and greek salad). The dolmas were a pickled, cold, and filled with creamy rice mix (not my favorite). The falafels were great, moist, very flavorful and meaty composition. The fries were good, and the greek salad looked good as well. Overall, our small experience was pleasant, the owners are very nice and the food is tasty and affordable for a quick meal.

Food 8
Drinks N/A
Atmosphere 7
Service 10
Value 9