Brexel Mediterranean & Hookah Restaurant

I went here on a whim with five friends of mine last February. We wanted to go to Waffle House, but couldn’t find any near us so we found this as a search result and went there. It was a tiny little hole in the wall in the Drexel neighborhood with limited seating, and it was an hr and a half until closing.
I got hummus, which was some of the best I’ve had without making it myself or traveling outside of the US. I got a chicken shawerma. It was nice and light, filled with pickles, potatoes and nicely seasoned chicken and sauces. A snatched a friends falafel, which was excellent.
Great prices for a college budget.
We ordered more to go. I felt bad for making the staff work so hard before closing but they were more than up to the challenge, probably because they were located in a college neighborhood.
I am hoping they open up somewhere else, because I really enjoyed this place. Fingers crossed!

This place is now closed, and replaced by Drexel Hookah Lounge.

The Falafel appetizer AVOID AT ALL cost, they are tempting because its 3 for a dollar but they are not worth it and they do not taste good. The chicken Shwarma is very tasty and the staff is great. I would not recommend their wings to any one. I order their wings twice and each time i had at least one wing that was still bleeding on the inside.

I stopped in here on a whim one day on the way home. It was completely empty around 1pm on a Wednesday and I ordered a falafel pita thing. The made made my order fresh right there and even chatted with me about the weather. Everything made it back to my house (like 8 blocks away) warm and delicious.
I will definitely be back here!

Just tried the lamb chop and chicken kabob meal with my girlfriend, we were not impressed. Lamb chop was juicy 7/​10, but that’s it. Rice was very dry, 3/​10, we left our rice nearly untouched; even tho we were starving. The salad was ⁴⁄₁₀. Fries were ⁴⁄₁₀. Chicken was not dry but it was so little for the price. Overall it was like food truck quality but less juicy, less tasty, and more costly. Together our meals were 30 with tax and tip. I would not come here again.

Fine in a pinch. Lots of veg options. The falafel was so/​so.

Summary: Good food, good prices
While the reviews for this place are rather lackluster, let me assure you that this place is still quite good. It isn’t 4 or 5 star worthy, not by a long shot, but still, the food is decent, the prices are reasonable, and the falafel (after all, it IS called FALAFEL house) is actually quite good.
Having had falafel at some of the other eateries and carts in the area, these guys stack up squarely above average. My favorite falafel in the area comes from Pyramid Pizza, a food truck located behind the Main Building on Drexel’s campus. Speaking of Pyramid Pizza, if you go there, you MUST get the veggie burger with hot sauce. I’m not giving you a choice — ’tis the law. Plain and simple.
Back to Falafel House, while I certainly wouldn’t be taking a date here or coming with high expectations, it’s a good place to stop by when craving that fried ball of chickpea goodness.
They deliver too!

Had the chicken shawrma sandwich. The taste was decent but the filling had been stuffed with 75% french fries. Nowhere on the menu does it even mention french fries in the shawrma sandwich description. I’m as big a fan as anyone of sandwiches with fries in them, but let me know they are there and let me decide if that’s what I want. Not sure if this is their standard or they were just trying to stretch the chicken, but either way it was not appreciated. Also there was no spoon in my to-​go bag for an order that included soup.
Not sure if I’ll be back.

When I was in Philly I ate here at least a dozen times. I knew the owners of this establishment. One of the owners is Syrian his name is Sam. Syrians are great cooks and Syrian food is fantastic. The delivery service isn’t too bad either. Ali the Yemeni guy was another owner but he got fired for his lousy attitude. Falafel needs to hire people who speak English to take orders over the phone. The woman who took orders over the phone wasn’t too bright.

It comes to be a great disappointment when I read the reviews of this place. I will tell you, I am quite the happy customer of this establishment. I have tried Rana Halal, Saads, and various other places that claim to have middle eastern cuisine. I find falafel house to be unique. The taste and flavor are not your ordinary halal style foods, but rather more… collegized to say the least.
By collegized, I mean, adjusted to the plalets of the typical college student customer. When looking for a change as opposed to just ordering a typical cheesesteak, falafel house provides the best alternative that I can think of in their shwarma choices.
Their salads are not horrible either, only I wish they provided some more for the money. To describe the flavors, I would like to just say that you have to try it in order to determine is it is good or not. I do recommend this place, and I love to order from there on a regular basis.

As a Penn graduate student who lives in Powelton, I was excited when this shop first opened. I’ve been disappointed by the lack of restaurants in the area and was happy to see falafel, one of my favorites, open only a few blocks from me.
My girlfriend and I went one night back in February. We split the hummus and each ordered a chicken shwarma.
The hummus was lack-​luster at best. It was very bland and oily. In fact, the entire meal was tainted by oil and grease. Our shwarmas were equally greasy and sacrificed fat for flavor. I believe the shop owners are from Egypt yet the food was disgusting. I think they were trying to cater to the Drexel student tastebud and missed the boat on what Americans like. Flavor was completely toned back. It was the worst falafel house I’ve ever been to. We both felt completely sick after the meal, seriously.
I believe the people running the store a nice, I just don’t see this place lasting for very long (unless the constant turnover of Drexel students can support it). In addition, the bland interior and flashing neon lights on the outside are as unappetizing as the food.
Quite literally, even if they paid me for the meal, I wouldn’t return.

I was really hoping to be the first to review this one, but alas, first loser.
Overall, I really like this shop. The staff is very friendly, the menu is pretty authentic, and the prices are fair.
A place that calls itself the falafel house had ought to have good falafel, and these guys hit the mark. It is not the best falafel I have had in my life, but as far as places here in the city go, they make a good Egyptian style falafel. But the best thing I ate there were the grape leaves. Not enough places in Philly make them, but these guys do a really great job, reminds me of what my grandma would make.
The hummus is slightly bland (heavy on the tahini, light on the garlic and lemon), and I did not enjoy the shwarma.
Bonus points for being near my office!

Very Good, Simple Falafel House.
Nothing Fancy, but everything is done right.
Very friendly staff to help you order.
Everything cooked to order!