This is fast food that I love.
From the photo above, I think you will agree that I’m well-versed in the art that is salad stacking. Ordering a falafel sandwich (this is actually a small falafel and fried aubergine sandwich) at Maoz entitles you to a go at the well stocked salad bar. My favourites are the carrots, pickle slices, the chili sauces and most of all, the deep fried cauliflower. OK, so perhaps this is no longer a “healthy” sandwich.
And their chips (well, listed on the menu as Belgian fries)! There’s a giant pile of what I suspect are half-cooked chipped potatoes sitting above their deep fryer and when you place an order, a portion goes into the hot oil. What comes out are wonderfully thick, soft-inside and perfectly-crisp-outside chips.
While vegetarian, it’s not exactly health food but I love it. I do feel ever so slightly silly posting about it but I really like eating here – it’s fast food (kind of) and I don’t feel guilty eating here since it’s vegetarian (I really ought to rethink that). Definitely affordable too – it’s difficult to spend over £7 a head here.
What are your cheap eats that skirt the line between fast food and well…non-fast food?
Maoz Vegetarian
43 Old Compton Street
London W1D 6HG
Tamarind and Thyme 
Tue, 12 May, 2009 at 09:11
Oooh that looks delicious. Look at all those pickles! Don’t feel silly about posting it – after all, I once posted about a Cup Noodle…
Tue, 12 May, 2009 at 12:50
I love this kind of food – it is democratic and good for you.
Tue, 12 May, 2009 at 15:23
Hee hee. Wicked, but yummy stuff.
In case you don’t know, a Glasgow salad is the term used by Glaswegians for chips… 😉
Wed, 13 May, 2009 at 03:46
That looks delicious! I was going to say delicious and healthy…..until you started pointing out all the fried bits! ;o)
Thu, 14 May, 2009 at 07:13
I envy your access to a place like Maoz Falafel. And your sandwich came with chips? When I lived in NYC there was a falafel stand right outside my front door and I ate there frequently. But it’s been years, literally, since I’ve been able to get anything like this. Lucky you!
Fri, 15 May, 2009 at 09:27
I’m really surprised that you liked their chips. I always think they taste funky which has to be due to the fact that they fry everything in the same oil.
Sat, 16 May, 2009 at 12:03
Lizzie: Mmmm…cup noodle….(but not Pot Noodle – those are rank). The pickles were my addition to the sandwich – I LOVE pickles!
Ilse: I like that – democratic food! I think hot dogs (or wurst) are also quite democratic. Unlike hamburgers, which all the posh places are remaking.
aforkfulofspaghetti: OMG, I LOVE THAT. I’d heard it ages ago but forgotten it since. So, I had a falafel sandwich with a side of Glasgow salad. Fab!
Kirk: Yeah…don’t be fooled!
Sapuche: Hmm…yeah, I never thought about access to falafel in Hawaii…I guess there’s not much. Asian/Oriental food though…you have loads of that – and the good stuff too!
Jessica: Mine tasted fine. But then again, I ate at lunch time and it was empty that day due to some political rally the day before! So possibly I had fresh oil?
Tue, 31 Aug, 2010 at 23:07
[…] name. A passable falafel can be had at many of London’s Lebanese restaurants and in a pinch, Maoz Falafel in Soho is pretty good. But I knew they could be better. There had to be a place in London […]
Thu, 28 Oct, 2010 at 17:12
due to the busy schedules from work, most people would just prefer to eat on fastfoods::