Farah's

1120 West University Avenue

5 Thumbs Down

Farah's has apparently been in business since 1980. I have no idea how, as they serve some of the shittiest Mediterranean food I've ever had. I've eaten here a half dozen times over the 9.5 years I've been in this town and each time has been a huge disappointment. Their take on Mediterranean is heavy handed and poorly done, with falaffel over fried, hummus over garlic-ed, and vegetables unimpressive.

In my opinion, Mediterranean food can be some of the tastiest, lightest, and most refreshing of cuisines. What is more desirable than a lightly fried falaffel with some tzatziki sauce (yogurt, cucumber, and spices) and well made hummus?

Unfortunately, Farah's can't deliver.

We swore to never return after the last time we went. Our waitress was so high that she couldn't even figure out the bill at the end of the night. Obviously, the service was spotty at best and the orders came out wrong and not at the same time. But I kid you not, the girl was losing her mind over who ordered what and how much it cost. We were telling her, "Look, I ordered these, they cost this much, give me a bill that says as such." But she was fried and couldn't comprehend.

I honestly think that Farah's is yet another one of Gainesville's worst restaurants. As a long standing bastion of University Avenue, it somehow represents old Gainesville, where food quality standards were even lower than they are today. For some reason, however, they can't seem to go out of business. Even if they did and Modern Age Tobacco and Gifts expanded to open a dildo room, I'd still say good riddance.