delicious dishes = delish shawarma+cholent

When I first moved to the Five Towns, finding a good shawarma place - or rather ANY shawarma place - was a lot harder than I ever thought it would be. I had figured out that almost everything I ever needed was on Central Ave. But here I was, in New York, home to thousands of Israelis - and not one shawarma place in the center of town? I soon discovered the Five Towns Shuls yahoo group (a great find once you've found it, but not all that easy to find! - here's the link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FiveTownsShuls/) . I posted on the message board that I was looking for 'the best shawarma in the Five Towns'. Within minutes I literally received over 20 messages, the majority of which told me to try Delicious Dishes. I'm not gonna lie - I was a little turned off by the name - sounds more like a southern diner than a place that sells Israeli food. But since everyone seemed to rave about it, I decided to give it a try.

With our trusty GPS, my husband and I managed to find this teeny off-Central-Ave shop. Turned out he had already been there! His basketball buddies had taken him out for Thursday Cholent after their game... Apparently Delicious Dishes is THE place to go - for Guys. Ladies - if you're cool with being the only girl in the room, you're in for a great shawarma. The place reminds me of one of those 'holes in the wall' you'll find everywhere in Tel Aviv. Don't expect anything fancy here - this isn't the place to take someone you're trying to impress (unless they're into 'real' food). But if you're looking for some authentic Israeli food, then this is where you need to go. While the toppings are somewhat limited (maybe I've just been spoiled by the huge salad bars they have at my fave place in Flatbush), they are fresh and really tasty. And yes, the shawarma is juicy and very delicious.

Delicious Dishes
12 Irving Place, Woodmere, NY 11598
(516) 792-5830