Today's Frugal Floozie Friday feature is Haifa Falafel, a friendly and welcoming restaurant offering "Mediterranean cuisine made the Haifa way."Several of the salads and sandwiches cost less than our mandatory $5 period, let alone $5 per person. It was difficult to choose among the variety, from a pita burger to traditional falafal to chicken shawarma.
But I was in the mood for something unique and different, so I ordered the Majadara Sandwich for $4.82, which offered nutritious lentils and caramelized onions. Sandwiches also come with a tremendous variety of accompaniments: tahini, hummus, garlic spread, Haifa sauce, tomatoes, onion, cucumbers, pickles, cabbage, lettuce and carrots ... whew! Each bite brought different flavors and textures; it was crisp, salty, spicy, vibrant, sweet, crunchy and exceptionally good!
The sandwich was absolutely enormous, and could easily have been halved and shared with someone else. (As it was, I ate half for dinner and then saved the rest for breakfast the next day; it was fabulous both times.) If sharing the meal, you could also buy a couple of the lovely desserts - baklava, rice pudding or mahalabia (milk pudding) - for $2.50 each and still stay within our budget.
For a quick, nutritious meal at a Frugal Floozie Friday price, I highly recommend Haifa Falafel!
Haifa Falafel
4585 Washtenaw
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734-677-4410
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6 comments:
Wow, Mary, that looks delicious! I'll be sure to get one when next in Ann Arbor (well, eventually). Have to see if our friends there know the place.
If I lived in the area, I would definitely be there for lunch! Just your mouthwatering list of accompaniments was enough to sell me, let alone that gorgeous photo.
That looks soooooo good!
I just love reading about your $5 or under meals.. it's amazing to me how you find them.. We adore Middle Eastern food and especially Majadara.. If I ever get to Ann Arbor I'll know where to eat!
Sounds like my kind of place! Unique, great ingredients, and you get a lot for your money.
that looks like a great sandwich. I love how those middle-Eastern sandwiches come with all of those salads stuffed inside. So tasty (and soooo messy).
My biggest question is: do they put fries in the sandwich (in the felafel or shawarama)? I first had shawarama and felafel with fries in the sandwich in Jerusalem (along with the other salads in there..). It was great.
I was a bad boy when I visited Haifa: I had the ham sandwich ;-)
(seriously, I'll send you the picture)
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