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Getting New Yorkers to agree on anything is tantamount to teaching a honey badger to do your bidding. However, every once in a while, a special eatery comes along and silences all the arguing with mouthfuls of universally delicious, cheap eats. Experience one such mecca with its five-star CitySearch reviews, four-and-a-half star Yelp reviews (from over 1,000 reviewers) and even a nod in the book 1000 Places to See Before You Die, Mamoun’s Falafel Restaurant, with today’s deal of a falafel sandwich for just $1. 

Serving up high quality Middle Eastern food to Greenwich Villagers since 1971, this institution is the oldest falafel restaurant in New York and one of the first of its kind in the United States. Mamoun’s famously affordable falafel sandwich is constructed from a half-pita crammed full of lettuce, tomatoes, tahini sauce and gloriously deep-fried chickpea patties. This simple, but expertly executed sandwich offers surprisingly fresh, zesty flavors balanced perfectly by the earthy tahini and crunchy falafel, which all helped it earn a spot in Village Voice’s 100 Dishes to Eat Now in 2010. This foil-wrapped masterpiece is a steal, but at only $1, you’ll be on high alert for the NYPD.