Tabboule

[jtphjl]

Located at the end of the Kins Stip Mall (Maple Ave and Franklin Ave) 90 N. Maple Avenue 201 444-7044

Tabboule opened last week. Mailers were sent to area homes advertising lunch - small restaurant (16 seatings for 2 at tables that easily can be joined) serving lunch and dinner (with an active take out crowd).

Saturday lunch was hoping! So here is what my little party of two had :

Table service comes with a basket holding 4 pita, still in a plastic bag - a plate of green and black olives, little hot (mild) peppers, beet-tinged turnips. We ordered hummus as we contemplated the menu.

Service throughout the meal was helpful, attentive and professional, not to mention swift. Within a blink it seemed a lemonless mild hummus arrived,fresh tasting with just enough garlic afterbite. (2.65).

We decided on a series of side dishes, Ma'anik sausages ( a bowl of six finger size lebanese sausage (aprox $6.00) a yougurt w/ cucumber salad, a generous serving of crisp cucumbers, rich yogurt, more garlic and dill (3.95) and a Lima Bean Salad, somewhat bean-paste- bean chunk toss with more garlic, fresh tomato, parsley, olive oil, lemon, absolutely delicious (2.95) and of all things we forgot to order falafel (1.00 each) which every other table seemed to be way too much enjoying for us to be without! The spinach pie (1.00 slice) was already sold out as was the armenian sausage (Soujouk).

Falafel Kabab combo sanwiches served with 12 ounce soft drink, french fries or garlic fries were $6.25 or $5.00 for students! and wre a popular item at other tables.

Baba Ghanouj (2.95) served to the table next to us and a $1.50 plate of Moussakaa looked outstanding!

As we were leaving a man seated alone was being served a platter of chicken and meat shawerma with rice and pita bread, salad with lettuce, tomato, pepeprs and onion--I checked the take out menu for $7.95 I was ready to sit right down with him or just take it and run!

I did not observe dessert at any of the tables during our visit, but the menu list Bablava ($2.00).

Tabboule may just earn a speed dial number on the telephone...they deliver!

[tommy]

Tabboule may just earn a speed dial number on the telephone...they deliver!

i called last week and they weren't delivering yet. i hope they sort that out, as i'm very unlikely to actually go there to eat. the atmosphere strikes me as kind of cold and sterile.

thanks for the report. i've been curious about this place.

[jtphjl]

Tommy!

Do you remember what was there before? I thought it was a nail place, but that is next door. Yes, very cold. very "kid friendly", too kid friendly today...

[tommy]

i have no idea what was there before, and it's bothering me. i'm always bothered by this type of thing. i spent the better part of my life living in hoboken, and every month some new place would pop up, and i'd beat myself up trying to remember what was previously there. wierd how that works.

as far as the atmosphere, i wish they would have stepped it up a bit. it comes across as a fast food place, with a steam table and everything.

Edited March 27, 2004 by tommy (log)

[Rosie]

I assume it is BYO???

[jtphjl]

Oh Rosie, absolutely a BYO - this has all the looks of a fast food restaurant, providing a nice alternative for local delivery options.