5/5 Angela G. 2 years ago on Google
If
you're
like
me
and
have
lived
in
New
York
for
many
years,
you
may
associate
shawarmas
with
late-night
drunk
food.
This
was
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
hesitated
to
visit
this
place
at
first,
despite
it
being
highly
recommended
as
one
of
the
best
restaurants
in
PV
for
vegans.
Being
a
vegan
myself,
I
ordered
the
falafel
sandwich
and
watched
Sammy,
the
owner,
cook
everything
from
scratch
in
his
one-person
kitchen.
To
be
honest,
my
expectations
were
low
because
all
the
falafel
I've
had
in
the
U.S.
have
been
bland
and
dry,
but
was
I
blown
away
by
this
one.
Sammy’s
falafel
sandwich
is
a
warm,
hearty,
comforting
meal
packed
with
flavor.
The
falafel
is
moist
and
well-seasoned,
the
garlic
sauce
and
hummus
do
well
to
bring
out
the
flavors
of
the
falafel,
and
the
warm
pita
wraps
everything
together
like
a
hug.
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
getting
to
know
Sammy
as
a
person.
We
talked
all
about
his
passion
for
getting
people
healthy.
Having
not
had
the
most
healthy
lifestyle
when
he
was
younger,
Sammy
is
very
conscious
about
food
and
nutrition.
He
does
marathon
trainings
on
the
side
and
uses
the
menu
as
a
way
to
play
around
with
food
to
see
what
types
of
food
can
help
sustain
one's
energy
without
any
spikes
or
crashes.
This
is
food
that
not
only
tastes
delicious
and
keeps
you
feeling
full
but
also
gives
you
enough
energy
for
the
whole
day.
My
favorite
thing
about
Sammy's
food
is
that
it
does
not
create
gut
inflammation,
which
means
I
can
eat
here
every
day
without
any
digestive
problems,
and
believe
it
or
not,
that
is
hard
to
find
here.
One
of
the
things
I
love
about
this
place
is
that
you
can
see
all
the
spices
he
uses
on
the
wall
behind
the
counter,
which
makes
the
food
feel
so
much
homier.
This
is
the
what
a
home-cooked
meal
tastes
like.
As
a
health-conscious
person
myself,
I
prefer
to
eat
foods
like
this
more
than
foods
that
get
marketed
as
"healthy"
such
as
smoothie
bowls
and
salads
because
these
traditional
recipes
carry
the
wisdoms
of
people
who
understood
how
to
heal
the
body
with
food
and
only
food.
Pictured:
-
Vegan
soup
(not
on
the
menu
but
you
can
order)
-
Kitchen
with
wall
of
spices
-
Falafel
plate
-
Oatmeal
pancakes
that
Sammy
made
for
me
one
day
because
he
was
making
breakfast
for
himself
and
generously
asked
if
I
wanted
any
(unfortunately,
I
don't
think
this
is
available
to
be
ordered,
but
you
can
always
ask)
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