Roger writes:
This counter-service hummus bar lies in the sclerotic heart of Soho. It's semi-fast-food: there's seating for about twenty people, but with counter service, and takeaways are available and popular.
Food
The main dish is a torus of fresh hummus in a bowl, with a "topping" of some sort (veg, meat, mushrooms - they have seven altogether) in the middle and two small hot pitta breads. There are extras and puddings; I had the mixed pickles, which included three pigs of garlic (two of which were amusingly cyan). Expect to pay somewhere around UKP5-UKP7 for food and drink.
Key thing to bear in mind: the hummus is FRESH. Those of you who've heard me rant about supermarket hummus and tarama will know that I am excessively sensitive to the age of this sort of food, and the hummus I had was definitely less than twelve hours old. Excellent!
Busyness
Fairly full at lunchtime on a Friday; apparently it empties out a bit late at night.
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100 yards NNW: The Ship |
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100 yards SSE: Wardour Street, Soho |
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150 yards WbN: Broadwick Street, Soho |
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200 yards NbE: Nellie Dean |
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200 yards ENE: Garlic and Shots |
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250 yards NEbE: Pillars of Hercules |
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250 yards SSE: Wong Kei |
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300 yards NNE: Soho Square, Soho |
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300 yards SSE: Hung's |
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300 yards SWbW: Golden Square, Soho |
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350 yards SSE: Misato |
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350 yards WNW: Great Marlborough Street, Soho |
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350 yards W: Shaston Arms |
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350 yards NEbN: Tottenham Court Road (Central Line, Northern Line) |
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400 yards NbE: Black Horse |
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400 yards SE: Leicester Square (Northern Line, Piccadilly Line) |
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500 yards S: Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo Line, Piccadilly Line) |
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500 yards NE: Centre Point Sushi Cafe |
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0.4 miles E: Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line) |
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0.4 miles WbN: Oxford Circus (Bakerloo Line, Central Line, Victoria Line) |
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0.5 miles SE: Charing Cross (Bakerloo Line, British Rail, Northern Line) |
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0.5 miles NEbN: British Museum |
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1.0 miles N: Euston (British Rail, Northern Line, Victoria Line) |