NYC Cab Driver Turned 'Falafel King' Expands To Bergen County

Finding good falafel and shawarma was easy for Freddy Zeideia growing up in the West Bank.

King of Falafel & Shawarma has been serving mouthwatering Middle Eastern cuisine on the streets of Astoria for the last 17 years.

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Freddy Zeideia
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Cecilia Levine

03/08/2019 12:49 p.m.

That proved far more difficult in the 1980s while working as a New York City cab driver. Zeideia took matters into his own hands in April 2002 and opened Best Falafel & Shawarma.

It wasn't long before Zeideia became the go-to guy for thousands in search of quality Middle Eastern street food.

Zeideia -- who has a truck and restaurant in Queens and cart in Midtown -- will be opening Best Falafel & Shawarma at the Mill Shoppes in Garfield on March 9.

Zeideia came up with his unique oval falafel recipe himself. He makes everything in-house from scratch, dishing up kebabs, meatballs, chicken over rice and more.

Best Falafel and Shawarma, 17 Outwater Lane, Garfield

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