Falalalalalalalafel

No frills this time, just straight to the fallafel.

The first thing that stands out about the fallafel at L'as du Fallafel is that they give you an entire pita rather than a half size.  How they accomplish stuffing a full size pita rather than a half semi-circle pita is by making a lit about 1/4 from the top of the pita, and stuffing everything in from there.  The extra pita also gives extra room for more delicious stuffing.

My mind is starting to fail me from food coma but I asked for everything except for sauteed eggplant and I think my fallafel ended up being stuffed with cucumbers, red cabbage, hummus, tzatziki sauce, hot sauce, and of course, fallafel (I also witnessed other fallafels with french fries on top).  What's great about La's du Fallafel is that they put each ingredient into the pita twice at different times so that not all the fallafel is found at the bottom of the pita and the cucumbers and cabbage at the top.  The usual fallafel places back home seem to unknowingly do this making for a very disproportional eating experience with the first bites usually resulting in only vegetables and the last bites being pure fallafel.  As for the actual taste, the pita was a deliciously plump and not scantily thin, the vegetables were fresh, the sauces blended well with each other, and the fallafel itself was piping hot and nicely fried.

At €5 for the fallafel special, L'as du Fallafel is not only delicious but it's also a bargain, albeit a slightly messy one.  Also, FYI, there is a separate charge for eating inside so to maximize your fallfel to Euro experience, except to eat these standing outside or on the go, just ask for extra napkins first.

Update:
Just had the shwarma (sheared lamb meat) and it was as equally delicious.  Cost: 7€50.

L'as du Fallafel

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34 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 PARIS 04, France
Metro: Saint-Paul