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Five Star Falafel--Turkish Plate Lunch

8/10/2012

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Oh, the power of real friends and a little Facebook. Here is how I happened upon Five Star Falafel. 
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Iskender Kebab--Sliced lamb and beef
Our real-in-the-flesh friend posted some dreamy and drooly food pictures on Facebook for her real- and cyber-friends. Turns out her husband's friend launched Five-Star Falafel in Santa Clara about three weeks ago.

Based on this, we tried it last Sunday. It was so good I went back there on Thursday for lunch with my Boss. He ate everything and I still have a job, so this is a very good sign.

This is the Turkish version of plate lunch. Tasty food, BIG portions and the place is spotless. The owners are very friendly and they'll even show you the spits of meat they are using and explain the cool Turkish tea machine.

The appetizer plate, pictured below, is a hefty meal of 8 different items, plus all the pita bread you can eat. The specialty platters range from about $8-$12. You'll have plenty of leftovers unless you are REALLY hungry. They have a bakery case full of baklava and all manner of combinations of filo dough, walnuts, honey and pistachios.
Best value goes to the $5.99 for 12 pieces of falafel. A great deal, especially considering that I bought 13 bagels for $10 earlier that morning!

Five Star's location is not exactly easy, but it's well-worth seeking out. It's tucked in the corner of a nameless, faceless strip mall on El Camino Real, with a weird entry turn on one side. The food is ono and made to order, the portions make it a great value, the staff is friendly, and the place is spotless.

This place is good food and good people. All the more reason to eat there.

Five Star Falafel
3099 El Camino Real (close to Calabazas Blvd.)
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408) 241-1900
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Credit cards accepted
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Appetizer Sampler Plate
NOTE: I was not paid for this post.
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Chicken Shawarma
4 Comments
Susan T
8/14/2012 03:20:11 am

Once in a while I will meet my cousin for dinner on Wednesdays because he grows strawberries in Watsonville and sells them at the downtown Saratoga Farmers Market. He love to try new places to eat like myself, so I am going to suggest going here tomorrow, it looks so ono!

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Laurie link
8/15/2012 06:03:46 am

Hope you enjoyed it. Does your cousin sell anywhere besides Saratoga? And which farm? I *love* strawberries.

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Susan T
8/16/2012 02:15:49 am

So, I took my cousin and his family (8 of us) last night and all of 8 of us loved our food! We got that app plate, wow, I ordered the Shwarma combo (all 3 meats, sliced up, salad, rice, hummus) and everything on the plate was delicious. Others ordered kabobs, one who is vegetarian ordered the 5 star wrap and commented that it was so good they should call it 10 star. I am not fond of hummus, but I really like theirs because the texture was so smooth. The food was so fresh and yes, the people are super friendly and the place is clean. My cousin gave them strawberries before they left. Thank you so much for recommending this place!!

Laurie link
8/16/2012 03:59:29 am

Hi Susan--So glad everyone enjoyed it!

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