Cecile and I couldn’t decide where to go for a quick lunch. Since I needed to get my car washed, we decided on the Felafel Drive-In, an old time favorite that was nearby. Since it first opened in 1966, it has become a San Jose institution. I say an old time favorite, because we used to go there all the time beginning in the mid=seventies we established the Park Avenue Foot Clinic near the Municipal Rose garden. Not long ago we rediscovered it. Though they have an expanded menu, we settled for a delicious Felafel Pita Sandwich with hot sauce, and it was delicious as usual.
Guy Fieri described Felafel described the Felafel Drive-In on his show in the fall of 2007 as “One of the hottest Middle Eastern restaurants in the area which has truly been a roadside attractions for many years. The ambiance was improved immensely since the old days, thanks to my favorite muralist Lisa Gemellos who in the fall of 2012 had finished a three-wall mural of Felafel’s Drive-In that she called “An homage to the restaurant and all things Silicon Valley, (and a bit beyond)*
*Rose Garden Resident (April 14, 2012). The attached photos are just a small portion of the actual 3 wall mural with images of the late Steve Job, and Guy Fieri himself.
