Freddy the great

Let me introduce you to Freddy Zeidaies. He is fun, entertaining, hard working, and a passionate entrepreneur. If you ever get a chance to eat at his cart you can see first hand his love for customers, and love for cooking. You can find him on 30th Street and Broadway in Astoria cooking up falafels and chicken and rice at his popular cart "King of Falafel and Shawarma." He is constantly hollering and breaking his neck at the beautiful women of Astoria. It might sound unapplealing and creepy, but the women love him. You might wonder why? It's beacause he is serving the best damn street food in New York City.

I am pretty sick of people telling me that the best chicken and rice is Sammy's or the Halal Guys on 53rd and 6th. Don't be mistaken, you will find me drunk on a Saturday night telling my cab driver to drive 40 blocks uptown to 53rd and 6th. But is it an explosion of flavor like Freddy's chicken and rice? Absoultly not. It's a flavorless chicken and rice plate that offers quantity over quality. Sammy's took home the Vendy's a few year back, but that's all they have going for them. I've tried their unique dill inspired chicken and rice. Besides the dill, the plate is bland and as boring as all the chicken and rice stands in New York City. I've been told many times that Sammy's has really good rice, but never once was told how awesome they claim to be. If your in it for the rice your opinion really doesn't matter. At "King of Falafel and Shawarma", the name says it all. You better have something going for you if you call yourself the king, and they do. Their unique plates consists of rice, lettuce, tomato, onions, green pickles, and pickled pink turnips. It also includes a piece of falafel and it will hands down be the most wonderful piece of fried chickpea you will ever put in your mouth. Sometimes they will give you a extra piece of falafel while you wait, and you'll be crying for more. At $1 for 3, please do splurge. The falafel alone is worth all the praise. Freddy is getting another crack at the Vendy's this year. I am so excited he is being recognized by the people and hope that he takes it home for having the best chicken and rice and falafel in New York City period.