Community through food

Yassin is proud to be from Syria—and he is proud to live in America, too. A lot of his customers have never tried falafel before, and he’s thrilled to introduce them to his cuisine. Some of them end up thinking “falafel” is his last name: “Not many people know my last name. They think I’m ‘Yassin Falafel.’ I’m not mad about it. If they remember me for the good food and good taste, I’m really happy with it.”