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Leena’s Food
“World’s Best Falafel”
121 Oakland Ave
Oakland, 15213
412-682-1919
M-F: 10-10; Sat 10-? (will close early if it’s slow)

Let me ask you: How often is there truth in advertising? Especially when the advertisement is so in your face? I mean, Gullifty’s doesn’t really have the best desserts, Thighmasters don’t really shape your legs, and Exxon isn’t really environmentally-friendly, no matter how many smiling fish they put in their commercials. Believe me, no flounder, polar bear, or sea lion on this planet is happy for Exxon’s existence. They aren’t swimming around saying “geez, I sure was mad those couple of times when they spilled toxic matter into my house, but now? ….well, I just love those guys.” Nope, it’s all a sham. It always is. You just can’t trust ‘em, whoever ‘ey are. So when I saw Leena’s “World’s Best Falafel” sign, I took it with a grain of salt. “Everyone thinks they’ve got the best something,” said jaded old me. I didn’t even try it right away, despite the fact that I love falafel even when its crap. It took me years to even give it a go. But I finally did, and I cannot even believe I was missing out this whole time! I was a die-hard Open Flame fanatic, but now I realize that that was just plain old falafel. This is Fa-lafel! (more…)