Falafel Maison is a little Middle Eastern restaurant beside the new Japadog on Robson. It’s really small, and I think I just normally walk past it without noticing it. But my friend lives close by and he recommended the place. I was impressed.
Another friend of mine told me to try a shawarma plate next time I go to this type of place, and I’m glad I did. It was so good, and very filling. I ordered the Shawarma plate here for $8.50 which doesn’t seem too expensive. It came with a nice flavoured rice, chicken with two sauces on it, tabbouleh, hummous, and some pita bread. I loved everything, as they all complimented each other well.
I could’ve created my own mini shawarma’s but I was too lazy. I just wanted to eat. So I just took a bite of this, and a bite of that, and I loved every bite of it. The chicken was nice and tender, and well flavoured. They had a white sauce, and a red sauce. I’m not sure what the white is, but the red sauce definitely added some nice heat to it. The rice was nice and fluffy. It had a middle eastern flavour to it, and I really liked it. This was also my first time having tabbouleh, which is kind of like a parsley salsa. It was very fresh and had a bit of acidity to it. It went well with the meat. The hummous was very good as well. It was cold, and had a pretty creamy texture to it. I tried to get a bit of everything in my mouth at the same time to get all the wonderful flavours in my mouth. I was very full by the end of my meal, but I was happy that it tasted so good. I’d definitely get this again.
My friend ordered the shawarma sandwich, which is basically what you would get at a donair shop. What’s the difference? I don’t really know what the difference between a Gyro, Donair, or Shawarma. I’m sure there is, but I don’t know. I guess I should look it up before I look like more of a food noobie. All I know is that I really like them. His shawarma sandwich ran for $6.50, and filled him up as well. They aren’t as big as the one’s at Donair Affair, but it used the same meat, so it was just as good as what I had.
The girl working there didn’t really seem like she wanted to be there though. She didn’t seem very friendly.
Falafel Maison
516 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC
(604) 647-6450
