October 17, 2005
The Hummus Place
I love a restaurant that knows what it does best, and sticks to it. Nick's Pizza, for example, in Forest Hills does pizza and very little else. Similarly, this week my co-workers and I went to a place that serves hummus, hummus with chickpeas, and hummus with fava beans. Oh, and a tomato stew. That's it.
The hummus was very good. It was so smooth, and they put lots of different spices in it so that it keeps your interest. And there's egg in it. Everything in this restaurant had the capability of having an egg on top. I wish more restaurants were like that.
Not only was the hummus very good, but the pita bread was excellent, and obviously freshly made. I really enjoyed this bread.
I did not have the hummus, however. I just tried someone else's. What I had was... well I can't remember the exact name, but it was a tomato stew with some vegetables. And a fried egg on top. Yes!
And if that delicious meal wasn't enough, there was Turkish coffee. I love Turkish coffee!
All in all, a very enjoyable experience. I'll be coming back here.
Posted by ahyatt at October 17, 2005 08:14 PMWait, where's the Turkish coffee action shot??
Posted by: Brody on October 18, 2005 01:37 PMThe Turkish coffee action shot did not meet the high standards of this blog. It has some contrast problems. Perhaps I can fix this is post-production and add it, though. You can see it here, though:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_hyatt/53596026/
Posted by: Andrew Hyatt on October 18, 2005 02:15 PMThis place is located at 99 " " St?
Posted by: Jack on October 22, 2005 08:49 AMFound it, 2 locations: 99 MacDougal (at Bleeker) and 109 St. Marks (at 1st Avenue).
Posted by: Jack on October 22, 2005 08:52 AM