Sam's Falafel Stand

Best quality falafel for 35 years! I’ve been buying lunch from Sam’s Falafel occasionally for the past 24 years, since I started working in Downtown Manhattan. The truck stayed at the same plaza - before 9/11, after 9/11, after COVID, and beyond. It’s amazing how for all these years they have consistently maintained the high quality of their food. Unlike other food trucks that offer falafel as just one of many items, Sam’s Falafel focuses on falafel only, and along with perfectly matching complements they master it to delicious perfection. Portions are generous with about seven falafel balls served with hummus, tahini, salad, pita chips, fried eggplant, stuffed grape leaves, caramelized onions, pickled hot peppers, and of course, pita bread. At first glance, the portion looks too large f

Reliable. Literally a fixture in the park. Prices have gone up but that’s everywhere. I remember when it was 4/5 dollars. Now it’s 9! Fine. Portion size was good. Makes it worth it. Hot sauce is spicey. Can of soda only 1 dollar. No line. Plenty of bench seating in the park.

Food is very authentic. Everything is fresh and Falafel platter is loaded with tahini, hummus, babaganoush, and fried pita chips. Excellent food.

Excellent food for a great price. You can get a Falafel Sandwich for $7 with Hummus, Babaganoush, Fried Eggplant and Salat or Combo Platter for $9 with the same ingredients but even more food. Everything, literally everything is awesome. I was just thinking about which ingredient was the best but it's all really good. Drinks are also just a dollar and the vendor was really kind too. He even redid one of our sandwiches because the hot sauce is "very hot". 👍🏻 And you can pay with card too.

UPDATE 10/20/2025: Sandwich is $9. No longer sour tasting UPDATE 7/23/2024: Sandwich is $8 and platter $10 Falafel tastes sour? I don’t know if it’s gone bad or maybe another ingredient but it was never this tangy. $7 sandwich with 100% fresh ingredients!!! Best bang for buck lunch in FiDi hands down