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| Le Rendez-vous Cafe | ||
| Address:
739 8th Ave. Phone: 212/265-2233 |
Neighborhood:
Times Sq/Theater Dist
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Cuisine: Middle Eatsern/Israeli, Pizza |
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IIs it an Italian pizza
place, or is it a Mediterranean falafel joint? We suppose it's both--but
it's kind of like creating a croissant/paella restaurant just because
France and Spain are on the same continent and in close proximity.
Well, we figured, for some reason, that we'd rather eat Middle Eastern
stuff at a pizza place than pizza at a Middle Eastern place. We know
the logic is fuzzy, but we've done enough research on crappy restaurants
to know how this shit works. The place is dirty and poorly lit like
a pizza place, but has all the funny frying smells of a falafel stand.
The hummus and falafel are pretty run-of-the-mill, and paired with
the straight-from-the-bag pita, the overall taste sensation is somewhat
generic, but not overly unpleasant. A kick in the pants it is not,
so if you can stomach the inevitable heartburn that accompanies fried
chickpeas, drop by every other month or so and find out why this bizarro
place has a damn French name. [MF] |
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