We've lost count of how many times we've vacationed in Amsterdam. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 trips we reckon. It's a city that is fulfilling to the soul and the Dutch people rank at the top of our list when it comes to world favorites.
They're friendly pragmatists, just like the scrumptious crew.
In spite of having eaten hundreds of meals in Amsterdam we've never eaten at the vegetarian chain Maoz that was birthed in the garden spot of Europe.
That oversight can now be amended via a quick 5 minute bike ride up to the Triangle at the confluence of Guadalupe and North Lamar.
Austin's eaters are going wild for the Dutch outlets french fried potatoes, falafel and something called "vegan pudding".
That last part frightens us a bit as we have a deep love for constructing pudding on our stove top and can't imagine building it without a hefty dose of heavy whipping cream.
Maoz is now in 5 countries with Austin being included in the list of USA towns alongside Berkeley, CA Boca Raton, FL New Brunswick, NJ New York, NY Philadelphia, PA and Hoboken, NJ.
Maoz is up on the Twitter but haven't tweeted since August of 2011 so that may not be the best way to stay up on their specials https://twitter.com/#!/maozveg
If you Facebook you may check them out here http://www.facebook.com/MaozVegetarian?ref=ts
all birth notices here http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/Birth-Not
#1 by Ryan Schierling on 1/18/12 - 9:31 PM
The sandwiches, served in a thick, split white or wheat pita with freshly-made, nicely fried, green-on-the-inside falafel pucks, fried eggplant rounds, hummus and lettuce, are the canvas for the many additions at the impressive Maoz "salad bar."
I went with a dilled cucumber salad, a minty tabouleh and pickled beets, along with a yogurt sauce and a healthy shot of sriracha. J opted for a tomatoey-onion mix, beets and some sort of really good cilantro pesto-like mash. A very different treatment from our current favorite - the spicy falafel sandwich at Flying Falafel & Po Boys, but very satisfying and quite good. (Note: we've still found nothing here that compares to Zaina in Seattle.)
The frites, both regular and sweet potato, looked fresh-cut, twice-fried and were proper.
Only hesitations are with the price. $9 for the sandwich, small side of fries and a drink. But, given the dearth of decent falafel options in town, I'd do it again.
#2 by rl reeves jr on 1/18/12 - 10:48 PM
mouth watering commences now.
hey,try Halal Guys food cart next to Lovejoys on Neches for falafel, I'm no expert but I took a buddy who used to live in Munich and he said it's the best in Austin
rl
#3 by Ryan Schierling on 1/18/12 - 11:17 PM
#4 by rl reeves jr on 1/18/12 - 11:31 PM
Also, check out Arpeggio on Airport Blvd. I love that you can sit on the floor to eat around a coffee table with a fireplace. The staff is from Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt, Lebanon, USA and a couple other countries I'm probably missing out on. You can load up a big plate at lunch time for 6-7 dollars and get a meze experience unlike any other in Austin
#5 by Ryan Schierling on 1/18/12 - 11:49 PM
But sometimes our palates honor interpretations over originals, so as usual when it comes to eating, all bets are off.
#6 by rl reeves jr on 1/19/12 - 12:25 AM
I didn't even know they had hot wings
probably a bow to the neighborhood and the fact that they deliver pizza
pizza + wings=a flavor combination we find odd but is popular
http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011...
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give em a shot man, I think you'll dig that lunch spread they put out, the 3 meat combo platter will feed two big eaters at suppertime too