Ta'am
Falafel
in
4rd
Block, Koramangala
Welcome
to a totally new experience in food. That's how Ta'am Falafel greets
its guests to taste Middle Eastern cuisine with Indian hospitality.
Anil
Elassery, after being inspired by his long stay in Israel, set
up Ta’am Falafel a small falafel café on 4th block,
Kormangala.
‘Back
in the Middle East they don’t have fancy restaurants serving
falafel. It’s like the road side wrap shop. The falafel is
stuffed into the pocket of the pita bread with hummus, pickled
vegetables and strong flavoured sauces, wrapped and served, ready
to be carried around while you shop or travel.’
Falafel
is a chick pea patty, which is flavoured with herbs, spices and
vegetables. It looks like our own Medu vada and is usually served
with Pita bread, hummus and Tahini sauce. Falafel in a pita started
out as Egyptian but was popularized by the Israelis and is now
popularly known as Middle Eastern or Arabic street food.
The
head chef - Somendu Sarkar, brings his culinary skills from Taj
and works along side Anil to create a truly unique Middle Eastern
experience for Bangaloreans.
Anyone
who has tried Arabic food seem to like it almost instantly, that’s
because Arabic food draws heavily from Indian cooking with a strong
emphasis on sesame seeds, curry powder, thyme, tea, mustard and
olive oil.
One
would easily miss the place as it’s located in the quieter
residential areas of Koramangala. There is nothing Arabic about
the décor, it’s plain, clean Spartan yet very contemporary.
The cheerful yellow green walls set the mood for a perfect salad
meal. One corner sports a nice colourful mattress with cushions
while the rest of the seating comprises of benches and chairs
typical to a café.
I liked the salad bar, it offers a great mix of beans, pasta,
greens, pickled vegetables and dressing. The portions look deceivingly
small but are actually quite filling. A typical falafel platter
comprises of 2 slices of pita bread, falafel, hummus, tahini sauce,
mustard sauce, mint sauce and pickled vegetables. I also ordered
a side of feta cheese (cheese made of goat’s milk) and baba
ganoush dip (barbecued eggplant paste) and I must admit I was
stuffed.
Anil
has expansion plans in mind. In future Taam wants to make falafel
a household name.
‘I
want this restaurant to be an exhibit to popularize the falafel
culture before I take it back to the streets – at shopping
malls and other high traffic places just like the wrap joint.
It’s important people know what falafel is and acquire a
taste of the Arabic spices.’
To
taste the typical Arabic street food one ought to make a visit
to Ta’am.
With
Bangalore offering so much variety in International cuisine, DiscoverBangalore
strongly recommends a visit to Ta'am Falafel and experience the
Middle Eastern Food.
Ta’am
in a Pita
Cost:
Rs. 300 – Rs. 350 meal for 2
Cleanliness:
Good
Quality: excellent
Service: excellent
Ambience: average
Bottomline: For a quick bite of authentic Arabic fast food it’s
got be Ta’am Falafel
Address:
#565, 8th Main, 4th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore – 560 034.
Telephone:
(080) 41169898, 41469595
To
know more log on to www.taamrestaurants.com
If
you have been to Ta’am Falafel recently and would like to
give your feedback, please provide
here
Anand
Kumar from Bangalore rating the restaurant as "good"
under all traits says " I had been recently on a buisness
trip to Saudi Arabia .It is here in Jeddah that i developed a
taste for falafel. the only safe food being a vegetarian
Once I was in Bangalore, the foodie I am started hunting if I
could finf this delicacy here.To my surprise i found a small joint
in koramangala.
On a rainy evening with most of the local junkfoods(Local Chat
wala)closed.I thought this was the time to check out the new falafel
resturant Ta'am
Ta'am is located on the mazanine floor.The ambiance is more like
any other fastfood joint that comes up every other day. The menu
is minimilastic , that is understood this is a specialised falafel
joint. I opted for a Ta'am Falafel - pita bread stuffed with vegetables
and falafel served with tahini and other sause.
There
are other options which by reading at the menu felt would be too
heavy for the evening. The
falalfel were crisp though the pita bread were slightly on teh
thicker side, the vegetable were crisp .The portion is large enough
to form a good meal.
The
place also has a limted choice of desserts.but different from
what we normally end up with. Once
i had finished my falafel sandwich. I was tempted to take the
falafel along with hazel nut cream roll to my family and got great
reviews about the roll
Overall
a nice experience and a must try place
