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Taïm is a Mediterranean fast casual restaurant chain. Its oldest location is at 45 Spring Street (on the corner of Mulberry Street), in NoLita in
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. The Spring Street location opened in October 2012. Another location is at 222
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(near Perry Street), in the
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since 2005. There are now 13 other restaurant locations, including 3 restaurants in the
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, area, 2 restaurants in New Jersey, as well as 2 locations in Brooklyn.


Menu

''
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'' reported that Taïm had 'sublime'
falafel Falafel (; , ) is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter of Egyptian origin that features in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly Levantine cuisines. It is made from ground fava beans, chickpeas, or both, and mixed with herbs and spic ...
(deep-fried
chickpea The chickpea or chick pea (''Cicer arietinum'') is an annual plant, annual legume of the family (biology), family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, cultivated for its edible seeds. Its different types are variously known as gram," Bengal gram, ga ...
balls), rated "'best in NYC' – and maybe 'the USA'". The falafel comes in several flavors, such as green (
parsley Parsley, or garden parsley (''Petroselinum crispum''), is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to Greece, Morocco and the former Yugoslavia. It has been introduced and naturalisation (biology), naturalized in Eur ...
and
cilantro Coriander (), whose leaves are known as cilantro () in the U.S. and parts of Canada, and dhania in parts of South Asia and Africa, is an annual herb (''Coriandrum sativum'') in the family Apiaceae. Most people perceive the leaves as ha ...
), red (roasted red peppers), and spicy. Home-made
harissa Harissa (, from Maghrebi Arabic) is a hot chili pepper paste, native to the Maghreb. The main ingredients are roasting#Vegetables, roasted chili pepper, red peppers, Baklouti peppers (), spices and herbs such as garlic paste, caraway seeds, c ...
spices it up. The menu also includes homemade French fries to be dipped in
saffron Saffron () is a spice derived from the flower of '' Crocus sativus'', commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent ...
aioli Aioli, allioli, or aïoli () is a cold sauce consisting of an emulsion of garlic and olive oil; it is found in the cuisines of the northwest Mediterranean cuisine, Mediterranean. The names mean "garlic and oil" in Catalan language, Catalan and ...
, salad with lemon-mint dressing, and hot toasted
pita Pita ( or ; ) or pitta (British English), also known as Arabic bread (, ), as Lebanese bread and as kmaj (from the Persian ''kumaj''), is a family of yeast- leavened round flatbreads baked from wheat flour, common in the Mediterranean, Levant ...
brushed with
olive oil Olive oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing whole olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea'', a traditional Tree fruit, tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin) and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking for frying foods, as a cond ...
and a mixture of sesame, salt, and the Palestinian herb ''
za'atar Za'atar ( ; , ) is a versatile herb blend and family of wild herbs native to the Levant, central to Middle Eastern cuisine and culture. The term refers both to aromatic plants of the '' Origanum'' and '' Thymbra'' genera (including '' Origanum ...
'' (grown on a mountain near Jerusalem).


Decor

The original restaurant was small. Its decor was described by ''Zagats'' as "almost 'literally a hole-in-the-wall'".


Reviews

In 2012, '' Time Out'' described Taïm's falafel as "wildly popular." In 2013, ''Zagat's'' gave Taïm a food rating of 26, and a decor rating of 10, and ranked it the # 1 Israeli restaurant in New York City and the # 2 restaurant in NoLita. The same year, ''
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'' described its food as "delicious."


See also

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List of vegetarian restaurants This is an incomplete list of vegetarian and vegan restaurants. Vegetarian cuisine refers to food that meets vegetarian standards by not including meat and animal tissue products. For lacto-ovo vegetarianism (the most common type of vegetarian ...
(some locations)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taim Israeli-American culture in New York City Israeli-American history Israeli restaurants Jews and Judaism in Manhattan Middle Eastern-American culture in New York City Restaurants established in 2005 Restaurants established in 2012 Restaurants in Manhattan Nolita 2005 establishments in New York City Mediterranean restaurants in the United States