Airing of Grievances: The Maoz Double Dip
Following yesterday’s post about Jamie excellent falafel building technique at Maoz, Lunch’er “Chunk” chimed in with this comment:
“I haven’t been able to go back to Maoz since I observed the following a couple of weeks ago. As I was waiting for my bowl of balls, I noticed that a guy who seemed to be an off-duty employee, or at least a friend of the employees, was engaged in some major double dipping. I mean, he would take a bite and then go back to the bar, get more fixins, and then use the tongs to tamp them down on the just munched part of his pita. The on-duty employee definitely noticed.”
“Anyone else seen this kind of thing? My Israeli friends tell me this is standard practice, which to me is neither here nor there.”
If that’s “standard practice” I need to move to Israel! I feel like the Midtown location (on 40th and 7th) is way too small to allow for this kind of thing… but the Philly location looked huge. What do you guys think? Is falafel bar topping double dipping an acceptable (possibly fundamental) right, or gross misuse of the communal tongs? Let us know in the comments.
Related:
Maoz Tastes Good, But Proves That The Best Falafel Pita is Built By Professionals
Posted by Zach Brooks at 2:00 pm, February 19th, 2010 under Airing of Grievances, Maoz Vegetarian.
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Disgusting! Maybe Maoz means from their mouth to yourz.
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dip it once AND END IT!
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It’s a health code violation to reuse the same plate at buffets. Sounds like a similar principle.
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“That’s like putting your whole mouth right in the dip!!”
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I was so disappointed with the midtown Maoz. This is gross, but it’s no big loss.
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I think we’re at rock bottom.
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I have totally watched this happen at the one in Union Square. And it is gross.
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If I knew it was going to be this kind of party…
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That is wrong!!! Heathens! All the double dippers!
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Zach, your standards of cleanliness are lower than I ever imagined. No wonder you want to shutter the DOH.
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I was thinking the same thing as I walked past today. Too many hands. Too much traffic. Too icky. I like the one at Union Square.
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Oh no, just read the comment about the Union Square one. Oh well, there goes that.
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I loathe double dippers
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This is what happens when a place lets freaks (like ML readers) at their trough
Should be caged, the lot of you
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While I don’t double dip, I don’t like the idea of sticking the tongs very deep into my pita for the first fill-up either.
I’ll use the tongs to drop the food into the pita then use a plastic fork to shove everything further down.
That allows me to pack a lot in while remaining sanitary.
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Maoz should make their pitas wider.
Problem Solved
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keep ribs away from the mashed potatoes
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I think the food is fantastic and fresh at Maoz, but I don’t patronize as often as I would like for one reason: the customers at Maoz generally act like disgusting pigs. The store’s generosity is rewarded with this slovenly display. They are definitely going to re-think their toppings bar policies, which is a shame, because if people acted with civility and common sense, it’s a really great store the way it is.
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@satandethomen- I could not agree more- wider pitas!
definitely gross misuse.