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| Mamoun's Falafel | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1971 |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
Mamoun's Falafel is an American chain of Middle Eastern restaurants founded in Greenwich Village, New York City, in 1971 by Syrian immigrant Mamoun Chater. The original restaurant, located at 119 MacDougal Street, became known for its falafel, shawarma and other inexpensive Middle Eastern dishes. The business later expanded to additional locations outside Greenwich Village and began franchising in the 2010s.[1]
History
[edit]Mamoun Chater immigrated to the United States from Damascus, Syria, in the late 1960s. After working a number of jobs in New York, he opened Mamoun's Falafel on MacDougal Street in 1971.[2] WHYY has described the restaurant as New York City's first falafel restaurant.[3]
The restaurant remained a family business. Chater's four sons became involved in its operation, having worked in the restaurant from an early age. Galal Chater later recalled that the original restaurant occupied roughly 250 square feet and that his father initially opened it primarily as a means of supporting his family.[4]
Mamoun's expanded outside New York City in 1977 with a restaurant on Howe Street in New Haven, Connecticut. The New Haven location was operated by members of the Chater family and became associated with the nearby Yale University community.[5]
Additional restaurants subsequently opened in New York and New Jersey. A Princeton, New Jersey, location opened in 2015.[6] The family began selling franchises in 2016 as part of an effort to expand the business beyond its company-operated restaurants.[7]
Food
[edit]Mamoun's menu is centered on falafel as well as dishes including shawarma, chicken kebab, hummus, baba ganoush and tabbouleh. Falafel and shawarma are served both in pita sandwiches and as plates.[8]
The original Greenwich Village restaurant developed a reputation as an inexpensive late-night restaurant. In 2018, Eater New York described Mamoun's as an established New York restaurant dating to 1971 and credited the original location with helping introduce falafel to a wider New York audience.[9]
The restaurant's falafel sandwich has also received repeated coverage from the Village Voice. In 2010, the publication included the sandwich in its "100 Dishes to Eat Now" series.[10]
Expansion
[edit]By 2019, Mamoun's operated ten restaurants, including both company-owned and franchised locations. At that time, the company had also signed agreements for additional expansion into other U.S. markets.[11]
As of 2026, the company's website lists restaurants in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ Karsten Strauss, "A Landmark New York Falafel Joint Looks To Grow Through Franchising", Forbes, August 20, 2019.
- ↑ Karsten Strauss, "A Landmark New York Falafel Joint Looks To Grow Through Franchising", Forbes, August 20, 2019.
- ↑ Anna Windemuth, "Greenwich Village icon Mamoun's opens in Princeton", WHYY, February 26, 2015.
- ↑ Jessica Lee, "Mamoun's Galal Chater: 'There Really Is No Place Like New York'", The Village Voice, April 10, 2014.
- ↑ Zofia Filipczak, "Mamoun's Falafel Restaurant turns 45", New Haven Arts, July 5, 2022.
- ↑ Anna Windemuth, "Greenwich Village icon Mamoun's opens in Princeton", WHYY, February 26, 2015.
- ↑ Karsten Strauss, "A Landmark New York Falafel Joint Looks To Grow Through Franchising", Forbes, August 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Menus", Mamoun's Falafel.
- ↑ Alexandra Ilyashov, "Where To Find NYC's Top Middle Eastern Food", Eater New York, January 17, 2018.
- ↑ Rebecca Marx, "Dish No. 5: Mamoun's Falafel Sandwich", The Village Voice, October 18, 2010.
- ↑ Karsten Strauss, "A Landmark New York Falafel Joint Looks To Grow Through Franchising", Forbes, August 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Locations", Mamoun's Falafel.
External links
[edit]- Official website
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