Restaurant: Ghazale

Toronto has a lot of places that sell falafel. I like Ghazale. They catered my bar mitzvah and I've been a regular, if infrequent, customer. Its a cute little place, nestled next to the Bloor Cinema (along with the upscale burger joint Acme Burger, which is quite good though a little pricey).

I will occasionally grab a samosa from Ghazale on my way back from one of the area's bars (some of which don't have the greatest record) but I mostly will get falafel there. We had some family over and picked up a big order (too many, in fact, but the leftovers were pretty great when it was too hot to cook).

We also got some of their Tabbouleh, which I ate with some of the falafel. The other pita, I added some greens from a salad. In retrospect, I would've thrown in some tomatoes. You may notice that there is no tahini. After a long struggle, I have admitted to myself that I do not like tahini and eat falafel without it. I like the fact that Ghazale respects this choice, unlike another certain falafel place in the area which will always put tahini on no matter how many times I ask for it without.

Ghazale
504 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ON