information established 2012 spring street location 2005 original location current owner s einat admony and stefan nafziger chef einat admony food type israeli vegetarian ; falafel street address 45 spring street on the corner of mulberry street in nolita in manhattan city new york city county new york state new york postal code zip 10012 country united states coordinates 40 43 19 n 73 59 46 w 40.722041 n 73.99616 w 40.722041 ; 73.99616 coordinates 40 43 19 n 73 59 46 w 40.722041 n 73.99616 w 40.722041 ; 73.99616 seating capacity 17 1 reservations not accepted 2 other locations 222 waverly place near perry street in the west village of manhattan 2 website www.taimfalafel.com ta m is an israeli vegetarian restaurant located at 45 spring street on the corner of mulberry street in nolita in manhattan new york city . 3 ta m means tasty in hebrew . 2 the spring street location opened in october 2012 . another location is at 222 waverly place near perry street in the west village since 2005 . 4 5 contents 1 menu 2 decor 3 reviews 4 other establishments 5 see also 6 references 7 external links menu edit zagat s reported that ta m had sublime falafel deep fried chickpea balls rated best in nyc and maybe the usa . 2 3 the falafel comes in a number of flavors such as green parsley and cilantro red roasted red peppers and spicy . home made harissa spices it up and the falafel is kosher and gluten free . 1 2 6 7 the menu also includes tabbouleh homemade french fries to be dipped in saffron aioli salad with lemon mint dressing smoothies and hot toasted pita brushed with olive oil and a mixture of sesame salt and the herb za atar grown on a mountain near jerusalem . 2 6 8 the chef is einat admony from bnei brak near tel aviv who co owns it with her husband stefan nafziger . 2 6 9 10 decor edit the restaurant is small . its decor was described by zagats as almost literally a hole in the wall . 3 reviews edit in 2012 time out described ta m s falafel as wildly popular . 1 in 2013 zagat s gave ta m a food rating of 26 and a decor rating of 10 and ranked it the 1 israeli restaurant in new york city and the 2 restaurant in nolita . 3 the same year fodor s described its food as delicious . 2 other establishments edit the owners opened trendy offshoot restaurant balaboosta the name balaboosta means the ideal or perfect housewife in yiddish on mulberry street immediately north of spring street in march 2009 which they also operate together . 11 12 13 14 they also have a food truck called ta m mobile which opened for business in 2011 . 15 16 see also edit list of kosher restaurants list of restaurants in new york city list of vegetarian restaurants references edit a b c ta m nolita 45 spring st 10012 restaurants . time out new york . july 11 2012 . retrieved february 5 2013 . a b c d e f g h fodor s 2012 . fodor s new york city 2013 . random house . retrieved february 5 2013 . a b c d clayton mcgratty 2012 . ta m manhattan restaurant menus and reviews . zagat . retrieved february 5 2013 . erin zimmer october 11 2012 . ta m in nolita now open . serious eats new york . retrieved february 5 2013 . about ta m . taimfalafel.com . retrieved february 5 2013 . a b c collins lauren . ta m . the new yorker . retrieved february 5 2013 . osterhout jacob e. june 24 2012 . the best of new york falafel . ny daily news . retrieved february 5 2013 . ta m new york downtown manhattan . uptownmagazine.com . retrieved february 5 2013 . new york michelin guide 2013 . michelin . 2012 . retrieved february 5 2013 . julie wiener january 30 2008 . chickpea chic . the new york sun . retrieved february 5 2013 . sifton sam . reviewing balaboosta . the new york times . retrieved february 5 2013 . amanda kludt march 29 2010 . meet balaboosta the taim offshoot reopening on wednesday . eater ny . retrieved february 5 2013 . balaboosta . zagat . retrieved february 5 2013 . lauren shockey march 23 2011 . mulberry awakes rubirosa torrisi italian specialties and balaboosta dining new york . village voice . retrieved february 5 2013 . ta m mobile . ta m mobile . retrieved february 5 2013 . kimberly chou december 8 2010 . lunch in nolita balaboosta a touch of home . wall street journal . retrieved february 5 2013 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ta m & oldid 741778093 categories israeli american culture in new yorkisraeli american historyisraeli restaurantsjews and judaism in manhattankosher restaurantsmiddle eastern american culture in new york cityrestaurants established in 2005restaurants established in 2012restaurants in manhattanvegetarian restaurants in the united stateswest villagehidden categories use mdy dates from february 2013coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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