King of Northeast

The new Falafel King is a NE commuter’s dream

Central Avenue commuters, rejoice! The new northeast Falafel King is loads more ambitious than the rest of the outposts in the kingdom, offering choices like a classic Egyptian breakfast of spiced fava beans and eggs (add some fresh carrot juice and you’ll have the healthiest, most exotic brunch in town). Even better, the drive-through is open round the clock, and the catering menu is the best cheap, healthy, and instant way to feed a family I know of. How about a big pan of Greek salad to go, a few light and flakey spinach pies, a velvety tub of their famous baba gannouj, and house-made whole-wheat pita bread? Call in the order before you leave the office and you’ll come home with dinner looking like a hero—with or without gyros.

Falafel King, 1851 Central Ave. NE, Mpls., 612-788-4122, falafelking.com