Hummus Place

• Cuisine(s): Mediterranean
  Hours: Sun-Fri 11am-12am, Sat 11am-2am
  Price: $
• Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa
  Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Vegetarian Friendly
  Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
• Alcohol: Beer
  Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary
  Parking: No Parking

Description

With admirable economy, this tiny restaurant concentrates on one foodstuff, and one alone. Luckily, the hummus is superb-creamy, garlicky, and paradoxically dense and light with alternating forkfuls. Of three configurations, the best involves the warm fava bean stew known as "fool" poured over the top, adding a beany and darkly flavored jolt to the sunny hummus, which is also dressed with olive oil and a sliced boiled egg dusted with paprika. This circus of tastes is further sided with a pair of puffy pitas and a pickle selection, making one of the city's most perfect cheap meals. Other locations in the West Village on the Upper West Side, see the website: www.hummusplace.com.