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Beyond falafel and hummus: Go

Da Falafel King’s restaurant is the best new hole-in-the-wall in town


By Mari Taketa

As good as Da Falafel King’s Israeli-style falafel is, stuffed in its whole fried brown glory into fluffy pita pockets with deep-pink cabbage, fresh slaw, pickles, diced tomato and cucumber and tahini, the small menus at the Waikiki kiosk and Moiliili truck don’t do justice to what could be.

That’s why you need to go to Falafel King’s new restaurant. And when you go, don’t take out. Eat in and see what happens.

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Da Falafel King

The scene this past Tuesday, 6 p.m. I've issued an open call for eaters to help explore the world of ancient eats at Da Falafel King's new restaurant, next to Old Stadium Park on King Street. Falafel! Hummus! But beyond that, what?

Da Falafel King
2239 S. King St.
808-949-2239
Open daily for lunch and dinner except from 7 p.m. Friday to 11 a.m. Sunday

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kyleepuu 20 pts

I loved the dine-in experience as well.  Here's a tip, the service at the restaurant is actually FASTER, similarly priced, and way more tasty than the truck. True story!

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 kyleepuu really? wow. it'll be hard to stand up and eat a falafel ever again ;)

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M 64 pts

Hello Mari,

We went this past Friday evening and it was closed. Should have check the hous before we went. We will try again.

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 M aiyah M, they close for the sabbath! it's at the bottom of my post. def try again, and get there after 630 if u want free street parking

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808marv 107 pts

 nonstopmari  M Also there is a time when they are closed between lunch and dinner which starts at 6.  But like Mari said it's better to wait 'till close to or after 6:30 anyway when the parking opens up.  

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808marv 107 pts

Glad to finally try the food of Da Falafel King. Anytime they've had their truck at events like Eat The Street they've drawn huge crowds and now I know why--it's delicious!  I enjoyed everything but especially the falafel, kebab, and shawarma along with all the little side dishes.  I will definitely be visiting the truck more often for lunch but I do recommend the dine-in experience, the staff and owners are very friendly and it's a nice casual atmosphere.   

 

Oh and as far as I could tell I was NOT "chattering in staccato" after drinking the Turkish coffee and I slept OK that night.  It is strong stuff though, I added a good amount of cinnamon and sugar.   Not pictured here was the baklava which went great with the coffee.   Anyway it was another fun meetup, thanks again to nonstopmari for putting it together!   

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 808marv marv, u were chattering! i think only u and i liked the baklava, which was dense and v nutty, not light and crispy, but i liked that. will save memories of light, buttery and crispy for my mom's baklava :)

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808marv 107 pts

 nonstopmari  I think a few others liked that baklava, maybe it was all the coffee drinkers lol.   One thing about the coffee that I forgot to mention was that they need a cup with a handle, that glass was lava hot when I first grabbed it! chatter chatter chatter

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 808marv stop chattering, marv!

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EurekaGal 22 pts

OK. I know what's on my itinerary for the next trip home. :)

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EurekaGal 22 pts

Can you get all this stuff at lunchtime, too?

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 EurekaGal yup. the last pics in the gallery -- everything from the pickled green jalapenos on -- were from lunch.

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Soos808 10 pts

Those carrots! That hummus and pita! Fun and tasty!

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

@Soos2005 That kebab! Those meatballs! And that roasted eggplant! Ps are u an insomniac too??

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Soos808 10 pts

 nonstopmari  Would've loved the roasted eggplant & olives. Not insomniac - what happens when I work @ night & crash too early! Crawling back to bed real soon. BTW, I'd be awake all night if I ate that much in 3 days!

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About Mari Taketa

Mari Taketa is a dedicated eater who's as opinionated as she is hungry. She covered everything from neighborhood mom-and-pop places to ethnic eateries to fine dining restaurants on Honolulu's dining scene for Metromix Honolulu and The Honolulu Advertiser's TGIF. Before that, she ate her way through Vietnam, Scotland and Japan, where she lived, traveled or worked, after recovering from a journalism career that included stints as editor-in-chief of Hawaii Business magazine and reporter and editor at The Associated Press. Her goals are to always be hungry for more, and to always want to know what's around the next corner.

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