Yafa Grille coming to McPherson Square

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by Prince Of Petworth August 30, 2016 at 10:20 am 9 Comments

1400 I Street, NW

Yafa Grille is coming to the former Lighter Cafe space right outside the Mcpherson Square metro.

Yafa opened up their first location in Dupont in January 2015. You can see their menu here. Any fans?

1205 19th Street, NW

Adam

Big fan of the Dupont location. Solid falafel & shawarma and you get a pretty good portion for relatively cheap (by DC lunch standards).
- Bort
  
  Another fan here. Legit falafel and definitely some of the best lunch bang-for-buck in the neighborhood.
pb1

These guys are great. Great food, great value and they put effort into it.
stcohi

Agreed on all points — this place is great. Not sure if they’ve lost much business from Cava, but this is a spot on joint. I’d change a couple things, but overall — good deals.
ajr

Yesssss so excited for something to be coming to that spot, but especially excited for shawarma!
Fritzadelphia

Yafa in Dupont is amazing. The falafel is fresh; the sides are delicious; and the lines are never too bad — owing mostly to the speed with which they move you through. It’s my favorite lunch spot in the area. I’m sure it will flourish in McPherson, too.
J

Better than Cava. They will do great here.
siz

i eat here like…5 times a month? love them, hope to see more expansion!
Johnny

Wonderful to see the expansion. Yafa is great! Well priced, great food and pleasant people. The Dupont location is close-far to my office ( 18th and R to 19th and M?N? ) but we make the trek at least once a month and would go more if the heat wasn’t so dreadful. Here’s hoping they open up a shop in Shaw ( 7th and P area please! ) so I can get my favorite, quick Mediterranean fix near home as well. I can’t say enough good things about Yafa.

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