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Shawarma platter at King of Falafel
Photo: Cayla ZahoranShawarma platter at King of Falafel
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Time Out says

Fares “Freddy” Zeideia is a sort of local celebrity in Astoria, Queens, where he’s been doling out Vendy Award–winning falafel, shawarma and kebabs from his King of Falafel & Shawarma truck since the early aughts. His street-food standouts find their first brick-and-mortar home at this 38-seat casual Middle Eastern spot, marked by a black awning that cheekily reads #YEAHHHHHBABY. While the Manhattan cart and Queens truck continue to operate seprately, the restaurant turns out crowd favorites like thinly sliced beef-and-lamb shawarma, as well as an expanded menu of newfangled creations such as daily baked pita bread and a falafel burger with zaatar and tomato. Like the food, decor is inspired by both Zeidaies’s Palestinian heritage and his Astoria roots, with a painted mural of the Manhattan skyline as seen from Queens and a large-scale image of Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock that Zeidaies took while visiting the Holy City. 

Written by
Dan Q Dao

Details

Address:
30–15 Broadway
Queens
11106
Cross street:
between 30th and 31st Sts
Transport:
Subway: N, Q to Broadway (31st St)
Price:
Average main course: $15
Opening hours:
Dailly 11am–midnight
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