We ordered Taim a few days ago so Mabel could see what all the fuss was about. She thinks Sam's Falafel is better, so I figured that I'd go see for myself.
On my walk over I saw that Red Mango had closed!
Oh no! I really like Red Mango. We're Pinkberry fans too, but I started noticing that I always get dyspeptic after eating Pinkberry. Not so with Red Mango, and now it's gone! I don't know what happened, but I guess it never got as popular as Pinkberry. It did get some minimal hype back in 2008 but I guess it was not enough.
That was depressing, but on to Sam's. As I was walking up Thompson, I remembered that it's Sunday and I realized that Sam's was going to be closed. This happened the last time I tried to go. Drat!
So I settled on Mamoun's. On my way to Mamoun's, I saw a place called Third Rail Coffee.
I ran out of coffee at home, so I hadn't had my cup of coffee yet. So I stopped by. A pretty good cup of coffee, on the strong, somewhat peppery side of things. Their House Blend is from Intelligentsia Coffee which is a roaster based in Chicago, and I picked up some of those beans to take home with me.
I finally got my lunch at Mamoun's.
It's awfully difficult to take a picture with an iPhone with only one free hand.
It was only $2.50 for a falafel. I forgot how ridiculously cheap it was. And it was made faster than I could put the change in my pocket. It tasted very good. The texture of the falafel was excellent. It is in a different class from Taim, but it is a respectable falafel nonetheless and certainly a great value.
Red Mango (CLOSED!)
182 Bleecker St (btn Macdougal St and Sullivan St)
New York, NY 10012
Third Rail Coffee
240 Sullivan St (near W 3rd St)
New York, NY 10012
The Original Mamoun's
119 MacDougal St (near W 3rd St)
New York, NY 10012
212-674-8685
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