What Is Chapli Kabab? The Peshawari Patty on the Charcoal Grill at Falafel Flare, Sunnyvale
Chapli kabab is the one item on a kebab menu that first-timers skip because they cannot picture it. It is not on a skewer, it is not cubed, and it does not look like the gyro next to it on the page. It is a flat, wide, spiced patty from Peshawar, in the north-west of […]
Gyro, Shawarma or Kebab? What the Words Mean and What to Order at Falafel Flare in Sunnyvale
Gyro, shawarma and kebab get used as if they were the same thing, and on a lot of menus they are priced and plated as if they were. They are not. They differ in how the meat is cooked, how it is cut and how it eats in a wrap versus on a plate, and […]
Mediterranean Food in Sunnyvale: Plate, Platter, Wrap or Bowl? How to Order at Falafel Flare
“Mediterranean food” on a Sunnyvale menu can mean a Greek salad, a Turkish kebab, a Lebanese mezze or a Persian rice plate, and the first time you open an unfamiliar menu it is hard to know what you are ordering or how much food arrives. Falafel Flare at 470 N Mathilda Ave describes its own […]
Late-Night Halal Food in Sunnyvale: What to Order at Falafel Flare After 10 pm
Sunnyvale quiets down after 9 pm. Many kitchens close around ten, and the search for late-night food often ends at a drive-through. Falafel Flare, the halal Mediterranean and Middle Eastern kitchen at 470 N Mathilda Ave, posts hours that run to 11 pm midweek and to midnight on Friday and Saturday, with an overnight window […]
Halal Food Near Me in Sunnyvale: How to Order at Falafel Flare on N Mathilda Ave
Type “halal food near me” in Sunnyvale and you get a map of pins with no way to tell which kitchen is fully halal, which one is open after 9 pm, and which one will actually have a plate ready when you get there. This guide answers those questions for Falafel Flare, the halal Mediterranean […]
Falafel Flame Is Now Falafel Flare: Same Address, Same Charcoal Kebabs on N Mathilda Ave
If you searched for Falafel Flame in Sunnyvale and landed on a page that says Falafel Flare, you are in the right place. The restaurant at 470 N Mathilda Ave has not moved and has not changed what it cooks; it now trades under the name Falafel Flare. A few third-party listings still carry the […]