The takeaway section out front does a roaring trade in shawarma (meat sliced off a spit and stuffed in a bread roll with chopped tomatoes and garnish) and ta'amiyya (Egyptian variant of falafel), while out back is a sit-down canteen that bustles with families and offers some of Cairo's cheapest meals with a popular salad bar and friendly waiters.
Pick your salads, eat some fuul (fava bean paste) and tuck into crisp-outside, fluffy-inside ta'amiyya. There are branches on Talaat Harb and in Mohandiseen.