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30-15 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11106
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King of Falafel & Shawarma began as an Astoria street cart run by Fares Zeideia and became a genuine NYC street-food legend, winning the 2010 Vendy Award for Best Street Food (after being a 2009 finalist) for its Palestinian-style, chickpea-only falafel. It has since grown into multiple food-truck locations plus a sit-down storefront at 30-15 Broadway, giving it an outsized reputation relative to a typical cart.
Neither Yelp nor Wikipedia surfaced a reservations system or specific reported wait-time figures in this search — it runs as counter/window service, so any wait is an on-the-spot line rather than a booked table. One review flagged that the truck can sell out of certain proteins (beef) by its 10 PM close, a signal that evening demand can outpace supply on busy nights.
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Reservations: No reservations - King of Falafel & Shawarma operates as counter service/walk-in, per its official site, which makes no mention of a booking system.
Walk-ins: As a casual street-food counter, customers order and are served on a walk-in basis; per the official site, both the Astoria and Bayside locations operate this way.
Open today 11:00 am - 10:00 pm, per the official site (both Astoria and Bayside locations).
It started as a street cart and won the 2010 Vendy Award for Best Street Food, and reviews describe it as a popular, high-volume counter-service spot, especially around dinner — one reviewer noted the truck was out of beef by around 10 PM closing. Expect it to be busier at peak meal times, but we don't have specific reported wait-minute figures to cite. (No live damnlines camera here yet — this is reported guidance, not a live count.)
No indication of a reservations system turned up in Yelp or Wikipedia — it operates as counter/cart-style service (order at the counter or truck window), which is typical for this kind of street food business and its storefront.
Listed as open daily from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm, per search results. Always double-check current hours on Yelp or Google, since food truck locations/hours in particular can shift.
Both — it began as a street cart/food truck (with locations including 31st St & Ditmars Blvd in Astoria) run by Fares Zeideia, and has since also opened a sit-down storefront at 30-15 Broadway in Astoria. Yelp lists them as separate listings.
It's known for Palestinian-style, chickpea-only falafel shaped into oblong patties, and for winning the 2010 Vendy Award (NYC's street-food vendor award) for Best Street Food after being a finalist in 2009.
Yes, per its official site it's a casual counter-service spot in Astoria where customers order and are served without booking ahead.
Sources: Yelp — King of Falafel & Shawarma (Restaurant), Astoria · Yelp — King of Falafel & Shawarma (Truck), Astoria · Wikipedia — King of Falafel & Shawarma · King of Falafel & Shawarma official site