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Old Jerusalem Restaurant

  • 3.5 star rating
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3.5 rating over 2 reviews

1411 N Wells St
Chicago, IL
(312) 944-0459 View the Menu
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Description: Old Jerusalem Restaurant is a Middle Eastern, Vegetarian, and Lebanese restaurant where most Menuism users came for fun with friends, paid less than $10, and tipped less than 15%.  Tags: , , and
   
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  • 2 reviews
  • First reviewed by annie

August 8, 2007

  • 3.0 star rating
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A Messy Sandwich Situation

My sister and I are suckers for anything falafel-y, so we headed out to this eatery on the northside. They have all the staples, like hummus and very strong coffee. They also have a wine & beer that can be “delivered to your table” from a place close by (skirting a liquor license). Every dirty table was immediately cleared and re-set by the man working, who was extremely pleasant and chatty. When we asked for the check, he said, “Really? Are you sure you want to go?”

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Falafel

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Several falafel stuffed into a pita already overcrowded with lettuce, onions, tomato, and tons of tahini sauce. I ordered a side of hummus just in case, but there was no need; I was kept busy just trying to get everything into my mouth.

Greek Salad

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Came with lettuce, weirdly enough, and the iceburgy kind, too. But the (very authentic) blocks of Feta cheese were yummy. My sister said she wouldn’t order it again, though.

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March 20, 2008

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Falafel, hummus and baba...

Finally got a chance to try this out after hearing about it from a number of people. The food is good, cheap and its BYOB. Service was a bit slow, but it wasn’t an issue since there was wine on the table.

The pitas were soft and didn’t crack open like other places. Parking is a bit annoying – just beware.

Dishes I tried:

Falafel Sandwich

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Falafel in every bite.

Baba Ganouj

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Great appetizer. It was cool and refreshing.

Hummus

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Good, nothing more to say.

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This restaurant is located near the cities of Hyde Park, Lincoln Park, Austin, Lindenhurst, Gold Coast, and Bricktown.

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