Rapidos, Netanya/Rapidos
It's noon today, and entering the Y Center parking lot in Netanya paves the way for an almost western duel.
There is no pressure, certainly not the kind that envelops the blue-yellow building of the IKEA next door.
There is also no traffic, certainly not one that encourages you to behave in this way, but there are four vehicles trying to leave, and two that want to enter, and in today's Israel it is usually enough to look from the side and type a script for season 5 of "Real Detective: The Land of Compounds".
For all the columns of "eating on the go"
inside, as usual in such situations, the tension suddenly drops and the parking blocks embrace you with demonstrable friendliness.
The cars that wanted to leave managed, in a cosmic way, to leave, and those that entered already found themselves still, calm, quiet.
The air is less compressed, and there is no trace of Westerns, duels or Americana.
At least regarding the latter, "Rapidus" will fix everything in a moment, and by the time the departure, there will be no trace of everything else anyway.
Western with a happy ending.
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It is rare to find such an effort of self-improvement in the world of Israeli food, and even rarer to find such a site in its fast food category
Two plus or minus years since they opened Rapidos in the said complex, Shahar Meir and Ohad Faraj refuse to lean back and smile just like that, preferring to lean forward, rely on their toes, and once again exert themselves and sweat.
The two - friends who entrusted the post-army trip to the Corona and instead opened an American-Mexican-Native diner - looked carefully at the menu, examined themselves carefully and decided to refine a little more, and upgrade even more.
It is rare to find such an effort of self-improvement in the world of Israeli food, and even rarer to find such a site in its fast food category.
For the most part, what doesn't work is thrown by the wayside, and the slightly cannibalistic jungle of business and culinary does the rest.
Here, you encounter an impressive maturity that reverses the age of the objects, and valuable consideration.
Two diamonds in the rough in the mythical city of diamonds.
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Refine a little more, and upgrade even more.
Taco in the shot of Rapidos/Walla! system, will generate profits
Happily for all involved, this night produced a winner.
Much to their greater joy, this winner has not been replaced, but only a better mediator now for all who come to play
This consideration first approaches the portion of the Rapidus, the idea that opened the place and the anchor without which it does not even have a name on the identity card.
Upon opening, I described it as XXX made with a cassava and a burrito after a night of two too many margaritas.
Happily for all involved, this night produced a winner.
Much to their greater joy, this winner has not been replaced, but only a better mediator now for all who come to play.
Instead of options that confused the hungry customers, and a flow chart that only exhausted and slowed them down before eating, Rapidos became a uniform basic combination (herb aioli, lettuce, tomato salsa, guacamole, pickled onions) into which you pour a protein decision - beef, chicken, asado or redifine meat ( 56-64 shekels, the same price as an excellent bowl for lunch or for all those times when you don't have a strong desire to devour something and then also go back to work, an additional 14 shekels as a meal with a side dish and a drink).
And so, simpler and sharper, Rapidus manages to juggle without confusing.
The size will still satisfy a duo wanting to taste something else, the construction is still Hindustani impressive, and the base idea, with its perfectly crisp mid-layer, provides the same creative and original Tex-Mex fun.
Tex-Mex fun.
Rapidos of, well, Rapidos/Walla! system, will generate bonuses
Even earlier, the two renovated the menu of appetizers and starters and sharing dishes of the place, beckoning to the evening hours that are more gregarious but also to the group orders from the many workplaces in the vicinity.
The starting base was already successful, including sweet and spicy corn ribs with sour cream (NIS 28), a nachos tray full of things and colors (NIS 44, an additional NIS 14 with asado), and a crispy Caesar salad (NIS 42, chicken plus a dozen NIS).
Now the successful has become "I think we ordered too much and despite that we can't stop eating".
Best.
Impressive frying game.
Chicken Tenders of Rapidos/Walla! system, Yaniv Granot
A dip of immersion, a dip of depth, the meanings get confused and the fingers get dirty, but it's no longer important to you
Chicken Tenders (46 NIS), four thick and large units of coated and fried chicken wedges, golden-brown, crispy only on the first date of the teeth with the meat, and then excellent in the relationship itself, entered this category.
The wings continued the impressive display of chicken and fire, with a large portion of eight units (NIS 48) glazed with a chipotle-honey sauce that is defined as spicy but even to me was friendly, with a pleasant tingle and nothing more.
And all the rest was done by a biriya taco (NIS 58), a rare dish in our places, with American folklore and non-Israeli involvement, which here somehow manages to bring together a Mexican street and an Israeli hand into a real grind.
This taco triangle is filled with a non-aggressive asado stew, and seared to a crisp with melted cheeses on top and pickled onions from top-to-top.
On the side, comes a small saucer of the same "stock in the shot", the original meat cooking liquids, and the perfect closing of the circle.
A dip of immersion, a dip of depth, the meanings get confused and the fingers get dirty, but it's no longer important to you.
What's important is the third taco left on the tray after the dish has been shared, and the determined, perhaps cruel, look in the eyes afterwards - to the person with whom you are supposed to "share" things.
America, Ind.
Chips of Rapidos/Walla! system, Yaniv Granot
This celebration is enhanced with five side dishes in the form of a small Caesar salad (18 NIS), a reduced portion of nachos (18 NIS), chips or spicy chips (18 NIS) and also what is defined here as "American chips", And he's basically a Donald-Trump riot of potatoes, pink bacon bits and lots of cheddar.
Not enough?
Rapidos' sauce game will close all the remaining corners, with cheeky, smile-increasing panaches of herb aioli, chipotle aioli, habanero, pepper jam, sour cream, excellent Caesar aioli and the same cheddar sauce.
Shall we later dip hot churros in this sauce?
Maybe, but questions like these should be left unanswered, trust me.
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Rapidos bowl/Walla! system, Yaniv Granot
This view of purpose by Farage and Meir does not begin with food and does not end with it, but flows naturally into the worlds of business development and mental fitness.
They work well, and intend to work well - more, but are not in a hurry to get anywhere, and take steps wisely, slowly, and with open eyes.
The next Rapidus, if there will be such a one, is directed a little further south, to the Sharon and Herzliya districts, but it will only be implemented after the ship has stabilized a little.
In their case - maybe it's unnecessary to explain but let's say it one more time so that there are no mistakes - the "ship" is really not Rapidos, but everything that happens around us, in the black sea where we all are now.
Together, apparently.
Until that happens, a real mandatory stop has been created here on the road, or especially to it, every day of the week, including Saturday.
On a trip like this, even if it's as long as a trip after the army that never really happened, you don't need anything but this stop.
Rapidos, 17 Heroes of Israel, Y Center complex, Netanya
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