Then, in the heart of the old elite fortress, we will discover before us a wheel of formidable lamb shawarma

It is not clear when you will end up in Ramat Hasharon, but if it also sounds like an iron curtain of aristocracy to you, know that it also has great shawarma.

David Rosenthal

15/03/2022

Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 08:30 Updated: 08:31

• Share on Facebook

• Share on WhatsApp

• Share on Twitter

• Share on Email

• Share on general

• Comments

  Comments

The shawarma of June 71 (Photo: David Rosenthal)

There are things that just do not sound like they can go together.

Oil and water, Ofra Haza and Yardena Arazi, Shimon Mizrahi and Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Take, for example, Ramat Hasharon, the fortress of the old elite, an aristocratic stronghold whose trademark is a fruit towering like a strawberry.

Now add to this city the word "shawarma" and you might as well realize how unnatural this connection is.

I have not been in Ramat Hasharon for years.

Being wrapped in roads 2, 4 and Ayalon, everything passes by it and not through it.

Fate introduced me late one morning in the middle of the week to Sokolov Street, perhaps the cleanest and most polished of the main streets in Israeli cities.

Still, a reputation of years should be preserved and Sokolov represents the city with dignity.

In the heart of the street, at the intersection with Bialik Boulevard, are two adjacent shawarmas: "Shawarma on the boulevard" and next to it "June 71".

More on Walla!

I thought that the street dish that would beat me was not born, until I arrived at Tamir's schnitzel

To the full article

A sickly salad bar tipped the scales (Photo: David Rosenthal)

I did not come with a prejudice, but Shawarma chooses according to one main parameter: a sheep wheel.

The lack of existence in one of them would have made the choice easier, but in both there was a brown and inviting block.

So why did the legs actually go in the direction of June 71?

For two reasons.

One - his free salad bar looks sickly.

The second, no less matter-of-fact and important - has an intriguing name for a documentary about a character from the institution or for a suspense series inspired by Harlan Coban's books.

There was no thriller in this place, which has been active for forty years and is known to every level of Sharoni wherever he is.

In fact, everything was expected - a light step inside, a homer by Homer Simpson when he sees a donut and an invitation without hesitation of a lamb on a plate.

Such a dish costs 69 shekels (79 with a drink), the average price in the central area.

Pita will make you spend 44 shekels, and that too, unfortunately, has already become the norm.

Go get used to prefix 4 on a round piece of dough with meat, but these are our lives.

It hurts to know how quickly what seemed to me just two months ago to become a robbery became public domain.

In the precious bubble in which we live, anyone who does not have a NIS 100 bill in his pocket or a similar amount in his card will not enjoy a decent lunch.

NIS 79 is not a cheap price, but this is the reality and we have no choice but to align ourselves with it.

The only way to hardly indulge in this dictate is to stop completely with shawarma, and this, as is well known, can not be done, and those who claim it is possible, have now blocked it on all social networks.

NIS 69 for such a meal (Photo: David Rosenthal)

The dish that arrived was beautiful, photogenic and accompanied by the loading from the bar containing all the goodies.

It was really hard to choose, these were wealth in the eyes and joy in the heart.

Now came the main part of the story: the taste.

It's hard to destroy lamb shawarma, but there are ways to do it, and unfortunately I've experienced quite a few in the past.

Thankfully, it soon became clear that June 71 was maintaining an adequate level.

The meat was fresh and noticeable just on the wheel, the seasoning is basic, the vinegar dose is a little too high, the chips are made in the right measure.

Everything was right there, for good because "right" is a concept that can not really be negative, and for bad because "right" is not "excellent".

Overall fine plus.

Overall this is a good dish.

If you run into Ramat Hasharon (Photo: David Rosenthal)

The experience from June 71 was positive.

Not "wow" but doing the job in terms of quality, giving much more than you imagined at the quantity level.

The place is clean, spacious and inviting and the service is fast and good.

It is not clear when you will end up in Ramat Hasharon, but if it also sounds like an iron curtain of aristocracy to you, know that there are quite a few options.

Someday I will have to come back.

After all, both "Shawarma on the Avenue" and "The Falafel Bells" are waiting.

• Food

• Reviews

Tags

• Shawarma

• Ramat Hasharon

• Street food