“Both good food. Fair warning 12 chairs arguably has the least comfortable interiors. Chairs suck and so do most of the tables. AC rarely works. But food is solid.”
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“Both good food. Fair warning 12 chairs arguably has the least comfortable interiors. Chairs suck and so do most of the tables. AC rarely works. But food is solid.”
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“12 Chairs also has great falafel balls. They don't offer it in sandwich form unfortunately but the hummus and falafel plate is really good.”
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“I like the Sabich at SoomSoom , Newtown, 12 chairs”
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“12 chairs has jachnun only on weekend brunch - hits the spot”
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“One of the most hilariously bad dining experiences I've ever had. They were rude as fuck and the food was like kids menu food at a chain restaurant. Unbelievably bad.”
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“The schnitzel there is sooo good. They do a schnitzel pita too”
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“The schnitzel at 12 chairs is actually really yummy, especially with their sauce.”
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“All of the dips at 12 chairs”
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“12 chairs, shoo shoo, or laser wolf - still dreaming about that pits”
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“12 Chairs, Mamouns- this is for grab & go sandwiches, Gazalas”
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“Would add soothr and middle eastern places like 12 chairs and shuka. Great vibes.”
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“I literally dream about the lamb arayes at 12 Chairs. Run don’t walk.”
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“Their Lamb Arepas are killer. I’ve had a few good meals there the last few years.”
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“I secretly hated it, but I'm the least confrontational person ever, so I just shut up and ate my terrible hummus & pita almost every day.”
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“That said, I do like their schnitzel sandwich”
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“Falafel sandwich and hummus (not in the picture) at 12 Chairs Cafe”
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“12 Chairs in the West Village as a fantastic $25 brunch deal where you get SO MUCH food.”
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“12 chairs in Williamsburg is great and a party. The one in soho not so much”
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“12 chairs probably best on street but they too overpack w/ shit service and literally 0 AC”
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“Not authentic!”
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“Neither of these restaurants offer authentic hummus.”
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“12 Chairs 9 o’clock Saturday night”
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“there are a million better places in manhattan. baal, 12 chairs, literally anywhere anyone suggests in this thread is probably better than manouns.”
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“I can. 12 Chairs”
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“Both are great though.”
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“12 chairs is really good.”
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“12 chairs”
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“12 Chairs, Port Said, Masion Close”
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“12 chairs”
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“12 chairs cafe in soho”
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“I like the one in Williamsburg”
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“i like ba’al, 12 chairs, oasis, and duzan (a bit out of the way but the best of them all)”
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“12 chairs”
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“Illili. Tanoreen. Ravagh. 12 Chairs. Shuka. Shukette. Balaboosta. Port Said. Yemen Cafe.”
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“12 chairs”
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“12 chairs, Shuka, and Shukette are great”
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“12 Chairs”
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“Middle Eastern: 12 Chairs”
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“12 chairs!”
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“Port said, 12 chairs, nasrins kitchen, sofreh”
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“12 Chairs !”
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“12 chairs, Barbounia, Miss Ada, K’Far,”
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“12 chairs in soho”
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“Everything is mediocre except the volume of the music.”
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“12 chairs, lamalo, hasalon, mogador, laser wolf, balaboosta”
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“no frills middle eastern spot good for groups”
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“12 chairs”
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“12 chairs!”
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“correct answer -- Williamsburg location is the best”
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“There were also a few that I wasnt a fan of like Maison Pickle (went for dinner, but heard breakfast is better), Bobwhite Counter (was good when i visited in 2020 but fell off in 2022), and 12 Chairs”
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