Monday, April 12, 2010

Olympic Pita for Olympic Appetites

Had lunch today at Olympic Pita, great midtown spot off Bryant Park (address, glatt kosher).  Everything looked great, and had plenty of seating avaialble at 1 PM.  I chose to take out, and ordered the falafel in laffa, the freshly made Indian nan-like flat bread ($7.50).  You can also order in regular pita or platter.  They load it up from the salad bar with your choice of items, and include a nice sized (.5 lb) container to pack some extra side salads as well.  Unique items include beet salad (cut like french fries), real Israeli pickles, red cabage slaw, home made harif (hot sauce), and what appeared ot be a curried cauliflower.  The balls are nicely browned, crisp on the outside and moist and chunky on the inside.    I took my falafel "torpedo" and ate in Bryant Park nearby and found it overall a good experince, but a bit too much to eat.  This is partially due to the big bread that gets wrapped tightly around the filling, which I find its quantity and chewy consistancy overwhelm the flavor of the core.  I'm told by my one of my fellow falafelers (brother-in-law) that the shwarma is quite good.  Planned to bring my unopened side salad home for diner, but forgot it in the fridge at work.  Should make a fine Israeli breakfast tomorrow.  You guys like this place?

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