Crisp Denville produces the Falafel

Crisp Denville, New Jersey Falafel

Denville, New Jersey--Crisp Denville is home to the Falafel Sandwich and Salad Bowl.  On a day when the traffic was bumper to bumper on Route 10 in Parsippany, the great looking store front attracted me to Crisp. It is part of a very small strip mall that has 3 other stores which is located quickly after the Pelican Ski Shop. The Restaurant name Crisp does not tell the whole story as to what kind of food is being served. Is it a place that serves Salads? Bacon? A tagline would be helpful, but once you step into the store, you are greeted and immediately given a sample of a Falafel Ball with some sauce while you are being educated on what they have to offer.


Falafel is a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both. Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern food, usually served in a pita, which acts as a pocket, or wrapped in a flatbread known as lafa; "falafel" also frequently refers to a wrapped sandwich that is prepared in this way. The falafel balls are topped with salads, pickled vegetables, hot sauce, and drizzled with tahini-based sauces. Falafel balls may also be eaten alone as a snack or served as part of a meze (appetizers).
Falafel is a common dish eaten throughout the Middle East. The fritters are now found around the world as a replacement for meat and as a form of street food.


You have two basic choices in the Falafel Sandwich or the Falafel Salad. The preference is on how you like to eat it, I selected the Mexican which included a smokey chipote sauce, nachos, spicy corn salsa with greens for $7.95. This came in a box that you tear open from the middle which helps keeps the Falafel sandwich together while your eat. This was a great choice of Falafel and was a really good choice for my lunch. I will go back to Crisp and you can put me on their roster as a fan.

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