Quick Stop Kosher Truck is No Competition for W&D, But Their (Moshe’s) Falafel is Pretty Good
Your resident shiksa goddess has finally made it to Quick Stop Kosher (aka the kosher waffle truck) the other day. It was hard to track them down; first there wasn’t a Twitter, then they went to serve Mt. Sinai and on a religious fast. But I finally got my chance to have some falafel, and a waffle for lunch- even though it came with quizzical looks from their kosher patrons. For extra Jewish points, they now serve the layer-challenged Moshe’s Falafel (whatever that means. Maybe they buy all the ingredients from Moshe’s?)
Since it’s me, I had to have my waffle with ice cream first. This entire little dish you see here was $6.50. I tried to like this, but it wasn’t happening. The waffle isn’t fresh, the texture was similar to a dense danish, and I felt like I had paid more for packaging than anything else. Granted, the same order would cost you $2.50 more at Wafels & Dinges, but at least they’re generous with their toppings and I can get a Liège. I was so disappointed in this that I let the ice cream melt and moved onto my falafel.
I have to admit, this is my first time trying Moshe’s falafel. I never choose to walk 5 blocks out of my way to eat badly layered falafel, when I could just go across the street and get Kim’s Aunt or Biryani. So I was in for quite the surprise when this falafel came with tahini, a pickle, olives, and was about the size of my face. Quick Stop puts the pita together on the truck making the chances of getting a little bit of veggie and falafel in each bite much higher. And these salty balls were HUGE! The strange addition of sliced green olives brought a nice unique flavor to the sandwich without everything becoming too salty. I especially liked that they could be found throughout, not just as a topping. At $5.50, this is definitely the way to go when stopping at Quick Stop. Lesson learned: skip the waffle and get the falafel (look, I can rhyme.)
Quick Stop is definitely keeping some strange hours, but they do seem to be hitting Midtown at least once a week. Be sure to check their Twitter or the ML Twitter Tracker for details. And what do you know… according to their twitter they’ll be giving out free samples of Moshe’s Falafel balls today in the Flatiron from Noon to 2pm.
Posted by Blondie at 11:45 am, July 23rd, 2010 under Falafel, Quick Stop Kosher, Review.
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That man in the purple suit is a total p.i.m.p
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I call him the Waffle Pimp.
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I did enjoy their cheese blintzes, even though they were served cold. http://tinyurl.com/2e3oo3m
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he looks likepaul giamatti
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am i crazy or did she say “salty balls”?
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Yeah I did.
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but not ‘Schwetty’
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Funny, I had Moshe’s today (from 46th & 6th). I’ve never understood what’s not to like about it. Plus, I enjoy buying my lunch from Moses. I’m pretty sure he works there.
They don’t put that vegetable salad in it, though.
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My biggest problem with Moshe’s (as Brownie alluded to in her post) is their layering. They put two falafel balls at the bottom, cover it in lettuce in tomato, put on falafel ball on top and cover the whole thing in tahini.
First three bites, all tahini and falafel. Next 3 bites all salad, nothing else. Final 5 bites, all falafel. They need to go take lessons from the owner of Azuri Cafe.
Plus the balls are giant, so sometimes they can be dry. [||]
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um, I’m Blondie.
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Zach is dessert racist! he thinks all desserts look alike.
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blondie… brownie. whatever. i only run this site! you expect me keep everything straight? :-)
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That’s not how they made mine, I was watching. Falafel in the bottom, tahini, then the veggies, more falafel, more tahini, and finally two more balls resting lightly on top (always a good thing). Maybe they’ve improved their technique, or I just got a good falafel artist.
I was concerned that it would fall apart so I e-mailed Moses and to my surprise, he replied right away:
>>There’s no problem with the falafel, you’re holding it wrong. And even if there were, all falafels fall apart if you hold them in a certain way. Our sales figures show that only 6% of people returned their falafels, which is much better than last quarter. So there’s no Falafelgate. If you don’t like our product, don’t buy it. Jerk.
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Let’s be serious, as long as you pay me, you can call me whatever you like.
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I look at ads, so in a roundabout way I’m paying you. You shall now be dubbed ‘Brofowndie’.
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did Moshe’s cafe in the Citigroup Center on 53rd & 3rd close down? i walked by it today and it was closed. don’t know if it’s a permanent thing or a friday summer thing.
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I work near there and haven’t seen it open in months. I figure its gone for good.
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Been on a falafel kick lately and found the truck on 52nd and lex last week. First good falafel in the area and have been OD’ng on it since.
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good to know.. i’ll have to check it out.
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They told me they were going to be at 23rd and park today but they weren’t!
I was going to review them myself… sooo weIRd