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Kismet Falafel
(Now Closed)Falafel Restaurant$$$$
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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RJ DuganMay 24, 2015Everything is good! Both the green and red falafel are awesome. The falafel has a great crunch-the sandwiches are super flavorful. The snacks are really good too. The iced coffee is addictive.
Justin DeanNovember 25, 2015California fresh w/ an inventive and thoughtful hand. Green falafel was herbaceous, layered, and balanced between great flatbread. You really can't make a bad choice here
Bon Appetit MagazineNovember 8, 2017It might be the perfect falafel balls that lure you in, but it’s Madcapra's veggies - pickled fennel, cauliflower, radishes, and herbs, that keep you coming back. Wash it down with a beet-sumac soda. Read more
I go for the Green! It has a wonderful, crunchy mouthfeel from finely chopped cauliflower and crisp falafel and a tongue tingling zing from the pickled fennel, mint, and yogurt sauce.
Katherine M.August 22, 2019Kismet expanded their Californian take on Mediterranean food to the iconic (and quickly gentrifying) Grand Central Market. The green falafel is herbaceous; the beet lemonade is refreshing.
Really enjoyed the felafel sandwich (it was the red one). They do not skimp on the fillings so be sure to come hungry. Be sure to ask for some hot sauce as it's also quite delicious.
Justin OrdovezaOctober 13, 2016Great vegetarian option. The green falafel wrap is a great sandwich, I love the pickled fennel. There is a counter but it can get packed.
kathi aquinoApril 20, 2016best falafel I ever had in my life.. The green is my favorite, its crunchy frm outside n soft frm inside..the sandwiches are also very yummy..All the snacks are tasty as well as yummy..
- RJ DuganMay 24, 2015Everything is good here. I love that they kept the menu small. You can't go wrong.
- RJ DuganMay 24, 2015Try the salad -- they source really amazing greens. The soft egg is always perfect.
- RJ DuganMay 24, 2015The red falafel is everything I love in a classic falafel sandwich but fresher and more satisfying.
Jp MeteignerSeptember 19, 201811-13 for falafel (sandwich, salad respectively) is not “cheap”, don’t waste your time if you’re looking for reasonable prices.- Liaizon WakestJune 20, 2016Really tasty but there is no way in hell anyone can think this place is cheap. It's $$$. A falafel sandwich is 11$. Insane.
Zan KatJuly 17, 2019The spicy fries are great but the falafel sandwich was nothing to write home for
Peter KooimanSeptember 25, 2017I don't know their hours, but they're closed after 8 on Sunday. They may close before that.
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Kismet Falafel
317 S Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90013
United States
Los Angeles, CA 90013
United States
Madcapra, the first Los Angeles restaurant from Brooklyn chefs Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson, is a modern, all-things-vegetable falafel shop.
Permanently closed (Show more)
- Mon–Thu, Sun
- 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Fri–Sat
- 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
(213) 357-2412
View menu on http://www.madcapra.com/menu-2
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