How Mamoun’s Became The Most Legendary Falafel In NYC | Legendary Eats

this guys such a sell out for mentioning his israeli clientele before arab. really shows where his affiliations lie

10 years ago the falafel sandiwch was $3 making it the king of value in a pricier neighborhood. That plus it was open late meant, mamoun's was always a good option.

did she say only 4 bucks for a sandwich why its so expensive

OMG. This brings back so many memories.
OMG...the nostalgia.

Isis areas

This Hindu girl goes everywhere

Was enjoying the video till he mentioned israeli.. wow

😊😊😊

The secret is fava beans instead of chickpeas (Egyptian version). That’s it.

How does a food journalist not like tomatoes?

Wow, my younger self loved this place, my older self not so much,everything tasted flat. Times have changed. 😢

Buy one an throw some shedded steak in it. 😜😂

Wait aint this a gyro?

Nixee

My daughter goes to college round the corner from Mamoun's and it is quite literally her food addiction! The price is more like $6.00 now. The falafel is DELICIOUS!

Bro I went to Mamoun’s and I guessed Syrian man…damn those herbs, in the falafel are so delicious. And it was like $6 on a Pita in Greenwich village, really great. Cash only, old school

The most legendary? That's a bold claim

i disliked the video because he said israel and screw those guys

You couldn’t pay me to sit on those steps….nyc needs to clean up

You put taratoor not red sauce on falafel!

Tanami is bettter 😂

I went to NYU down the street in the 80's, and Mamouns Falafel sandwich was $1.50 While standing in line, folks use to brag about the father in the 70's and the $0.75 price

Wow $4.00! Cheapest one you'd ever find where I live (eastern Canada) is $9.00, and believe me, cheap is rarely ever good around here

Love this place. Haven't been there in over 10 years. At the time, $2 for the Falafel. At the time I didn't have much money so, Gray's Papaya for a dollar hot dog, a place on 10th Ave & 40th for a large one dollar slice and Mamoun's were my 'go to's.' I guess 4 or 5 bucks ain't a bad deal, today. Gotta take my wife to Mamoun's.

The consistency is great, Nice and crispy on the outside & nice and moist on the inside 😏

Best Lamb Shawarma, forget the falafel.

Fact/ falafel is mostly ground Fava beans, not chickpeas like most people think. Do research before opening thy mouth on thy short-form news article. 🙏

A tasty snack this

Entonces es una torta árabe y no le hechan salsa, ok.

This the popular, nationalistic and Arab-stamped cultural dish for hundreds of years, that nowadays Israelis are trying to steal it and attribute it to their newly innovated fake culture

Tahini, lettuce, tomato.. that’s how you know it’s good - you don’t even need to add the beets, turnips, garlic sauce etc… no onions???

Insanely expensive. Had a falafel salad plate and a bottled water, and it ended up being $19 after tax.

Too bad Mamouns sucks now

I thought Ross made Falafel 🥹

One of my favorite places in NYC. Can go up with any place in the Middle East.

The Kebab Stands Falafelsandwich 5mins from me was literally better than Mamouns lmao

4$ haaa????
I am from an Arabic country
A falafel 🥙 sandwich is sold for around the equivalent of 1.5 US dollars in most normal falafel restaurants and if it's of a higher class it usually doesn't exceed 3.5 to 4 bucks, but it's way bigger and has more stuff inside the sandwich.
Either this place is way too expensive or y'all life itself is just more expensive.

oh i wish they were just up the road instead of way up earth way...

What are the ingredients please? I don't know English will

If it's still $4 in 2022, it won't be for long.

My daughter is married to Mohammed, I grew up on Mamoun . Between the food truck, New Haven 😋, and Middletown connecticut locations in particular

Commentary spoken in vocal fry …yuck!

Delicious!🐾

I thought that was weed in the thumbnail for a sec LMFAAAOO

I love you Egypt love all your Food dishes , just miss you

4$ bucks for flafel! Damn here its less than 1$

i have stopped nyc trips. it is not a safe city. police have been stopped from helping. city/state govt supports criminals. too bad, it used to be great but now it is unsafe

I've been to there New Haven location back in the eighties. The food is so good, and great customer service.

I had Mamoun’s in 1973 when I moved into my first apartment on McDougal, will always remember those days fondly didn’t have a lot of money but I had my guitar, apartment in the village and Mamoun’s.