Hannah H.
Yelp
About a 1-1.5: Fava Pot is an Egyptian eatery, nestled in Falls Church. They also have a food truck and two other locations in Dupont Circle and in Union Market.
We came here for an early lunch, and we ordered the following:
+Fava Pot's Signature Olives - black olives, extra virgin olive oil, and fresh red hot peppers with zaatar sprinkling
+Roasted Potatoes - roasted red potatoes marinated in olive oil, zaatar, spice blend, rosemary, garlic, and lime - more on the bland side, considering the seasonings stated to be used
+Spicy Feta Cheese - feta cheese spread with jalapenos, lime, garlic, tomatoes, cumin, and olive oil; served with bread
+Eat Like an Egyptian: Chef's Choice - this came with fava beans, koshary, baba ganoush, hummus, falafels, pickled eggplant, grape leaves, Egyptian fried chicken, kofta, lamb chop, Egyptian-style liver, Egyptian rice, artichoke, molokheya, and loves of Egyptian bread - wasn't really enough for 2 people who have a modest appetite; seems to be more for a 1 individual
+Om Ali Pudding - traditional Egyptian bread pudding made with milk, cream, puff pastry, raisins, pistachios, and coconut, sweetened with cane sugar - very soupy and liquid-y
+Pistachio Baklava - flaky phyllo dough stuffed with chopped pistachios and honey syrup
+Egyptian Chai Latte - very watered down and mostly 'hot water'
+Egyptian Coffee - with cardamom - extremely bitter and seemed to be fresh
The food, overall, was okay - while the chef's choice platter that we ordered was stated to be more than enough for 2 people, I felt as if it was more of a generous portion for 1 individual. Not sure if they were skimping out on the portions due to it being lunch or if they were not paying attention due to the online orders coming in.
When we came in, we had to order online through our mobile, by scanning the QR code located at the table. Even with this, some of the items that we had place never came out, and we had to remind who seems like the owner several times. It just seemed as if those who chose to dine-in were an afterthought, and the online orders coming in were made a priority.
Maybe we had expected this place to be a bit more, but our experience was a bit disappointing; glad we were finally able to check this place out, but wouldn't return.
+lack of quality control on food/beverages
+lack of service
+online orders are a priority
+plenty of parking in plaza lot