Moody's Falafel Palace - Restaurant Review

Moody's Falafel Palace Restaurant Review – This Central Square favorite serves cheap, delicious Middle Eastern street food. Far from a palace, this tiny hole-in-the-wall is small on ambience, but large on charm. The building, a dilapidated white brick castle built in 1932 (it was a former White Tower hamburger joint), is a Cambridge Historic Landmark. Inside there’s an old world Mediterranean feel with exposed brick, dark worn woods and Middle Eastern photos. When it’s busy (the space only seats about 10 patrons), there’s barely enough room to order, and hungry diners often eat their food standing up outside on the sidewalk. But the fare by Syrian -born owner Khaled Seffo (his cousin, founder Moody Kassar retired in 2003) is so good, fast and inexpensive, that locals – including celebrity fans Ben Affleck and Matt Damon – don’t mind the cramped quarters. Try their famous falafel sandwich – fried crispy spiced chickpeas. Other great sandwiches include hummus (chick peas with lemon and garlic), baba ghanouj (pureed eggplant), and grape leaves (stuffed with rice and ground lamb). Each is served in a pita with lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, and tahini, with optional pomegranate hot sauce. They also have scrumptious roll-ups – marinated and slow-cooked chicken, beef or lamb served on a toasted pita. If you want to sample a little of everything, order the SuperCombo Plate – your choice of meat with hummus, baba ghanouj, falafel, tabouli, and house salad. To eat like a Cambridge native and get the best quick cheap eats around, go to Moody's.
Moody's Falafel Palace, 25 Central Square, Cambridge, 617-864-0827.
http://www.falafelpalace.net/
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