City, Recommended Restaurants - by Max Zorick on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 13:06 - 6 Comments - 20 views
If you are in the mood for hummus, then it only makes sense to go to a restaurant called The Hummus Place. Although they do not have much else on the menu besides different types of hummus, they stick to one thing because they have perfected it. The last time I took the short walk from Kimmel to The Hummus Place, however, I wanted to try something different, and opted for the Shakshuka ($6.95). I would describe it as a chunky, vegetable and tomato stew with poached eggs, served warm. Although it might sound a bit off-the-beaten path, it was great on a cold fall day. In the past, I’ve ordered the Hummus Tahini ($5.95), which is one of their consistently good dishes if you want to try the hummus. They serve their main dishes with a choice of whole wheat or original pita bread, as well as assorted pickles and olives. Their menu also offers a good selection of Middle Eastern sides and desserts.
They offer two locations convenient to NYU students:
The Hummus Place
99 MacDougal
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109 St. Mark’s Place
Photo by Max Zorick
6 Comments
dene chen
the hummus place is RLY good!
Sylvia Shaykis
I LOVE the Hummus Place, it’s delicious! They also just opened another one, Bleecker and 7th Av I think.
Based on the names, and the Kosher symbol in the pic, I am guessing you have Israeli-expat and Arab-run hummus places mentioned in the previous article and comments.
Do some real reporting and get them to talk about the “real” origins of hummus, and explore a world of reporting and commentary on whether hummus is Israeli, Arab, Lebanese, etc…
Real reporting?
Max is just suggesting a good place to get some hummus.
mallika balachandran
hummus that happens to be extremely delicious.
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Yea the hummus place is great, but it’s definitely not the cheapest around that area. Ali Baba, also on Macdougal street, has really great hummus for cheap. Their babaganoush is also really delicious.