The best falafel you will ever have! Crispy and fluffy on the inside made fresh, organic and vegan! This Sunday November 26th, all sales will be going to support Palestine! Expect kind and humble service with a nice place to sit and enjoy your meal. Every falafel sandwich flavour is a must try!! I always have a hard time deciding which one to pick. Definitely try the black bean and original (then come back and try the rest lol). You can buy falafel by pieces, but trust me you're going to eat them just like that as they are! Their salads are excellent too, as well as all their hummus types. Everything is vegan Love this place :) read more

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Best tasting and healthiest food around. Everything I've tried which is just about EVERYTHING on the menu is amazing. I crave this food when nutrition is needed. The soup, wraps, bowls, wedges are all OMG deliciousness and you can feel the nutrients running through your body. Gonna order right now after writing this making me think of it again. read more

I love falafels- I've eaten them all across the world. Chickpeas in the Trainyards has one of the best I've ever eaten. Service is counter style and seating is enough because it is primarily a take out restaurant. Service is fast and food is always fresh and yummy. Highly recommend for a meatless meal. read more

A very good place when it comes to falafels. The wraps are actually a lot bigger than I thought they'd be and they were super tasty! The ratio of all the fix-ins was immaculate and the actual falafels themselves had a lot of flavour. I loved how they were crispy on the outside but fluffy and warm on the inside! I got the original wrap and it was amazing. My friend got the roasted jalapeño and she enjoyed it as well. The prices are also very reasonable in my opinion. I'm definitely coming back here again! read more

Chickpeas - Original wrap - Vegan Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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Love this place. As the name suggests, it's vegan. The food is so fresh and tasty. We've had the salads, wraps and soup-all excellent. The sitting area is nice with about a dozen small tables. The staff is very friendly and efficient. The prices are about average. read more

Chickpeas - Interior - Vegan Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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Hidden on the side of a building in Trainyards, you may not notice it. When you walk in there is a wonderful spicy smell. Menu is pretty straight forward. If you love salads then explore those options, very yummy. Falafel is moist, not dry like many places, so very enjoyable. Service was excellent and food was served promptly. My one complaint is around the seating area. While the kitchen area is clean, the seating area needs a thorough "spring cleaning". The white chairs are greyish. Walls are splattered. Signage is grimy. Please don't misunderstand me, what needs to be clean is, but cosmetically the visuals may make people question things. Looks matter in a restaurant. Note: I found this in my drafts folder. Oops! So this reflects my visit in fall of 2019. Hope they make it through the pandemic. I really enjoyed the food! Would I return? Yes Would I recommend? Yes read more

If you're looking for a spot for vegetarian falafels with no need to worry about cross contamination this is the place to go. I like that how they have a wide variety of hummus flavours to use from to make your sandwich. For instance, avocado, beets, black beans etc Staff is really friendly and they give you samples a of the hummus to try before you choose the sandwich. It's a little pricey- under $10 for a sandwich but you'll taste the quality in them to make it worth the price. The originall location at Trainyards is the best. The new one that's opened up at landsdown doesn't know how to make the sandwiches properly. read more

Chickpeas - Vegan Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

So I had been interested in this place since before it even opened when the signage just went up like 3 years ago. But then I saw the menu and from all their pictures it would appear that they mix sesame seeds into everything...and I have an intolerance to sesame seeds, so I had been avoiding this place. However the reviews were awesome (on Yelp and other platforms), so I figured I would go in and see if I could eat anything there. The chickpea salad and lentil soup looked promising, so I asked the cashier if either of those items contained sesame seeds, and he went and asked a person in the kitchen and returned and told me that they did not contain sesame seeds. Awesome. So I ordered the small chickpea salad ($4.50) with the dressing on the side, and also the lentil soup ($4.95) which only comes in one size. When my order arrived, the salad had sesame seeds in it! I advised the staff that the cashier had informed me that the salad did not contain sesame seeds. They confirmed that the salad is not supposed to contain sesame seeds, but upon inspection of my salad, admitted that it did in fact have sesame seeds in it, so they made me a new one. The salad dressing also had sesame seeds in it, so they made me a new one of those too. While I waiting for them to make my new salad, I had the soup. I loved that it came with fried crunchy pieces of pita bread. The soup was full of flavour and warm spices (like cumin) and it wasn't too salty. It had lentils, potatoes and carrots and was a purée. I mixed in the pita chips and I enjoyed the crunch that the chips provided. The salad, I thought was ok. It was kale, beets, red peppers and chickpeas. It tasted like the sum of its parts. I did not really enjoy the dressing, as it was just primarily oil. I saw some spices in it, but I didn't really taste any spices in the dressing. Admittedly, I used very little dressing due to the oiliness. I will say that the portion size was very good for the price. Now please keep in mind that my rating is for their "supporting cast" items (soup and salad) and not their "main star attraction" (falafel sandwiches). Maybe their falafel sandwiches are delicious, unfortunately, I will never know because they are full of sesame seeds. Staff were nice, even when they had to remake my salad. And I liked that kitchen staff wore nitrile gloves when preparing food. I also liked that they had a water dispenser full of ice water that you can serve yourself. This place is "cashless" so you have to pay with a credit card or debit card. This restaurant is in the Trainyards Shopping Complex. It's in between Subway Sandwiches and EB Games. read more

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Amazing! What a great find all because Walmart was closed and I needed to pick up something for the train to Toronto. Huge falafel fan and these were some of the best ones ive had. Quality olive oil, black bean hummus, pickled turnips and peppers in my falafel bowl. Also beautifully laid out in the take out container, fun to open on the train! Amazing price for the amount of food. Two meals worth. The owners are smiley and friendly. Looking forward to my next trip to Ottawa! read more

I can't say enough about this place! This was the best falafel I've had for a long time! I ordered for Falafel Sandwich with Jalapeño hummus - this is the bestseller! The mint, radish and arugula stuffing was perfect. I would definitely like to try this again when I visit Ottawa again! read more

Chickpeas - Kids Meal - Vegan Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

This is an all-vegan, casual Middle Eastern joint that I had to try based on the ratings. They were only doing take-out on my visit, so I just ordered some stuff and ate outside nearby. I ordered their lentil soup ($4.95 plus tax), and their hummus mixed platter ($10.95 plus tax), adding some veggies ($1.85 plus tax). The order was ready in about 5 minutes. The lentil soup was delectable, perfectly spiced, richly flavoured and hearty, served with spiced pita chips. 5/5 The hummus platter featured an array of 7 different dips, mostly hummus, but also baba ganoush. I got it with whole wheat pitas for dipping and added a side of veggie sticks (just carrot and cucumber) for dipping. I enjoyed all the dips, though a couple are quite spicy and can overwhelm the palate if you're not careful. I was quite full after everything. All in all, very tasty food and reasonably priced. I'd definitely return. read more

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WOW! I am so glad this restaurant opened, this is exactly what Ottawa was missing!! All vegan/vegetarian restaurant, with a middle eastern flare. Ordered the falafel sandwich, hummus, and half a dozen of falafels. There was so much flavor in everything it was mind blowing. Falafel is the freshest in Ottawa that I have tried thus far. They are smaller, and kind of look like a mini doghnut, and they are packed with flavor! They are fried to order, *YAY-no reheated falafels in the microwave* The sandwich hit the spot, and did not leave me feeling heavy afterwards. It also came with a side of pickles. I love pickles! Hummus was devoured and comes with fresh pita and veggies. Seriously guys, check this place out! It is amazing! I will definitely be back. read more

Chickpeas - Vegan Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

We actually read very rave reviews of the place and were quite excited to be there - at least till we tasted their food. I would definitely give this place a skip next time - for a couple of reasons. Food: We went for a Fawaffle, a Hummus Mix Plate, and a Falafel 6 pieces. We got the Hummus Mix Plate first with 5 hummus - Original, Black Bean, Red Beet, Roasted Red Pepper, and Mango. They were out of Avocado, so it was replaced with Mango twice. Except for Original and the Roasted Red Pepper, the rest of the hummus could be given a skip. Mango hummus hardly had any taste of mango. Red beet was okay but the bright pink color doesn't really say "beet". What I feel a big let down was the oil that they poured over - which is supposed to elevate the hummus but in this case did the exact opposite. Only the original and the roasted red pepper were able to hold the taste. Dead cold pita bread didn't help either - to the point that we had to ask the gentleman at the counter to at least warm it up a bit. Next came in Fawaffle - very innovative and interesting. However, I am not sure how they envisaged the dish - the tomato and pickles just didn't feel the right combination and it brought a lot of sour taste to the dish - with pickles particularly overpowering everything else. It might have been a good idea to complement the Fawaffle with something sweet - but the pros would know better. We basically had to leave the pickles and just finish the fawafles separately. The dead cold pita bread - again - didn't help much. By the time we reached Falafel 6 pieces, we had basically given up, so we got it packed. Now, falafels were actually very good - nicely made, not oily at all but very delicious. Ambiance: Great ambiance. You can't escape noticing the high ceiling, hanging lights and the education section explaining about chickpeas, hummus, and falafel. The seating capacity is quite good. The cucumber water that they have is very refreshing. A lot of emphasis on recycling and cleanliness - which is quite good. Staff: The gentleman at the counter was good and gave a walkthrough of the menu after he came to know that we are first-timers. The service was quite quick but if one has to serve cold pita bread, of course, the service will take that much less time. Overall, it was still good. Overall, okay place - wasn't worth the drive. read more

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As someone who never had a falafel, admittedly I don't have much to compare how Chickpeas version compares to others. I will say though that I really like the falafel wraps that I've had here and everyone I've brought here for lunch has also liked what they had. Their hummus is also very good and they are the only place that seems to do it the way they do it (their hummus is very, very thick). Prices seem more than fair (about $7 for a falafel wrap which always seems to fill me up), and you can make it a 'meal' for a few dollars more and they'll add a side dish of hummus plus some pita bread for the hummus. Seating is a bit limited on the inside with maybe 6-8 tables so be warned that during lunch you may not find a place. Service isn't super fast but I think that is because everything is made to order. As they are located in Trainyards, parking is ample though during lunch you may not get a spot in the lot right out front. All in all, Chickpeas is now one of my top places to go for a lunch treat in the eastern part of town. Definitely recommended. read more

Chickpeas - Falafel sandwich wrap with a side of hummus. - Vegan Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

This placed used to be my go-to joint for lunch. Here's why I used to go there but now I don't. Pros: -Delicious food, specifically their falafel wraps and lentil soup -Falafel wraps are well-portioned and feel more filling than a Subway sub -Large sacks of decadent potato wedges Cons: -More expensive than other fast food -Portion of complementary tortilla chips for lentil soup was reduced -Potato wedges are not baked but fried Overall: A fine place that warrants occasional visits. read more

Cute little vegetarian restaurant in Trainyards specializing in hummus and falafels. The falafels were really good and well seasoned. I've had dried tasting falafels before and these were definitely moist. You can choose to dine in or take out. We dined in and it was pretty much self serve. They have cups for you to grab lemon or plain water from their dispensers. It's nothing too fancy but it's pretty much a healthier option for fast food. The prices were fair (around $8-9 for a wrap) and the food tasted delicious. The staff was friendly and the food was prepared relatively quick. I will definitely we revisiting to try other things on the menu read more

Chickpeas - The green avocado sandwich - Vegan Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Food is always yummy, staff are always friendly, and the hummus is perfect! It's in a great spot for parking and buses. I'm a vegan, so it's nice to find a place where everything is plant-based and fresh. If you love hummus and falafel, you must try it out!! read more

This tiny spot is the home of the best falafel I've ever had! Delicious, hot, wonderfully spiced falafel. I had a dozen to go, the pickles, hot peppers and tahini sauce are fantastic. And they are good warmed up the next day. Gem of a place in the middle of the trainyards shopping centre. read more

Chickpeas - Falafel, pita and pickles! - Vegan Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I have never had a bad meal here. Pretty much exclusively buy my hummus here. Mango and black bean are my fave! The sandwiches are really good too! read more

Pretty much THE best place for lunch or dinner. I'm obsessed. Friendly service and fresh vegan deliciousness read more

The "go green avocado" sandwich is amazing. They also make a really great tabouleh. The service is amazing despite how crazy busy they always are! Definitely the best falafel I've ever had. read more

I happened upon Chickpeas at Trainyards today and was blown away by the food. I had the Go Black Bean deconstructed sandwich (salad in a bowl) and it was the most flavourful salad I've had in ages. The ingredients were super fresh and it was ready in no time. I cannot wait to go back! It was fantastic and very reasonably priced. And, while I was having my lunch, a staff member was handing out sample pea soup with cilantro. Also WOW!!! read more

Finally got here for lunch with a friend today and I was really really impressed. After a long discussion with the very friendly and helpful fellow at the cash, we decided to share the Go Green Avocado wrap, the Chickpea (kale/beet) salad, and an order of hummus (original and back bean) with veggies. This was too much food for us and we ended up packing up some of the hummus and veg to go. The wrap was divine - warm, fresh and truly delicious; it was ample serving size for sharing. The salad was also quite large, and hearty; I really liked the zing of the dressing. Both types of hummus were very tasty, and I like that we were able to get it with veggies instead of the usual pita (though it would have been great with pita too). The restaurant offers free water, we had the one infused with cucumber. Very child friendly - they had clean ikea high chairs that we plopped our babies in, and ample seating room for us to settle in and take up a fair bit of room. The extremely friendly staff gladly cleaned up our mess of cheerios afterward :) Definitely recommended for a quick bite if you're in the area. There were several other things on the menu I'd like to try another time, especially the fawaffle, which I've heard very good things about. read more

Really nice, clean, TASTY freshly made sandwiches made with pita, good salads. I had the Black Bean Hummus sandwich: it was delicious! The avocado hummus was also excellent! Great for dinner or lunch. read more

Chickpeas - Vegan Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I found this restaurant thorough social media photos and thought it looked good enough to try. It's a cute restaurant and the staff was friendly. I ordered the Go Beet falafel sandwich and it was just wow. I'm not usually a big fan of falafel but I am in love with their sandwiches. It's vegan friendly and they have gluten free options. A great treat on a Friday evening and I'll be returning here for sure. read more

Been looking forward to trying this place for a long time (unfortunately I live far away!) and it did not disappoint! I had the go red (pepper) falafel wrap with hummus/spicy chips on the side and it was sooooo good. Actually, it was so good I ordered a second one to take home with me. I'm a vegan, but my carnie mom loved her's too! Service was also great! I can't wait to go back! read more

Amazing food!! Highly recommend Omer's great cooking. Flavorful and healthy with friendly service. Some of the best falafel and hummus we have ever had! read more

A wonderful discovery both for the food and the great staff. A business started by two brothers, one a cook, the other a marketing graduate. They always aim to please offering free samples here and there as a surprise. Remarkably fresh, I have been 4 times - they offer takeout and even you can call a few minutes ahead to save time on your order. They have a reward program I believe 7 wraps and 8th is free. Well worth discovering in heart of Trainyards! read more

What a great place for a vegan! Absolutely loved it and already looking forward to bringing my husband next time. The guy at the cash was very personable and helpful. I highly recommend this place to anyone! read more

I stopped by here as a detour on my drive back to NY, and it was well worth it! Food was spot on. Quality was incredibly high. Service was excellent. I have high picky standards for my hummus, and this hit the spot. The Fawaffle was really cool (although definitely too big for a single person portion so share with a friend!) Staff were generously hospitable and had us sample falafels and hummus flavours whilst waiting for the rest of our group. Will definitely be back. Thank you Taha, Dina, and Omar + the rest of the staff working to make this place what it is)) read more

My wife found this place and brought me here saying it was the best falafel around. Supper glad she did! Not only is the food great (and best falafel around) the owner is awesome. Very welcoming and fun! This place rocks! read more

Although I've used this app hundreds of times, I've never written a review on yelp. Chickpeas is fantastic! Everything I've tasted was fresh and very flavourful. The atmosphere is bright and cheerful, so is the staff! As this was my first visit, they gave me a falafel with tahini sample and it's probably the best I've ever had. The combo meal of black bean hummus/falafel sandwich with a side of beet hummus and tabbouleh was quite filing! I'll be back for sure! Glad I found this place. read more

Chickpeas - Vegan Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Good food and very authentic. Reasonable price and will go back there for sure. I got the traditional Falafel sandwich and it was very tasty with all the right ingredients. The best part that the falafel are freshly made. read more

First time I order from here and it was very fresh and tasty. I recently started looking for vegan places as I am eating plant-based food now and decide to order from here for something different. I ordered the Go Falafel bowl even though I have not had a falafel that I would say tasted amazing (i.e., lots of flavour, juicy, crispy). This was the except. Everything in the bowls was wonderful. Definitely a repeat customer. Thank you! read more

We had heard from good friends that this place was good. It did not disappoint (nor did they, thankfully) and I look forward to trying it again to work my way through their menu. I had the mango sandwich, with subtle mango hummus, and my compatriot had the black bean sandwich, of which I was permitted one bite, but no more. Both were excellent, and different, and filling and very moreish. I'm trying to eat vegetarian more often. I like my food, and I like feeling satisfied after a meal. My favourite thing about being sated on vegetarian food is that there is no hangover feeling to dread. You feel full, you feel comfortable, and you know that in about an hour, you'll feel great. Basking in that feeling now. read more

Love this place! So friendly, inviting and clean atmosphere. I have many dieting restrictions and they were happy to answer all of my questions! Gluten free peeps rejoice! Recommend Hummus Mix Plate and Falafels! read more

So delicious and everything is made to order. Employee gave me a little sample because it was my first time there. Very nice and went through the whole menu with me without me even asking. read more

I went to the bank st. location and had the original flafal. It was a big ball of protein: falafel and hummus mashed together with little else for texture. The falafal is chickpea-heavy, so I basically had a chickpea-paste wrap. I go back a second time and ask for extra mint, to provide some texture, and they look at me like I'm crazy. Didn't notice extra mint, but had another chickpea-paste wrap. The bread was also like cardboard. For Ottawa Falafal, I'll stick to the Syrian places that produce fresh bread and have a bettter herb-chickpea balance in their falafal. read more

This place was a pleasant surprise. Little hole in the wall that is amazing once you walk in. Who knew no meat could be so delicious. Have had the green wrap with falafel and avocado. It is heavenly! read more

The BEST falafels in town!! I absolutely love this place! Fresh, delicious & nutritious! I love the mixed hummus plate (because then I don't have to choose!) but the black bean, roasted red & mango are my favorites! If you've got time to wait for the fawaffle - DO IT, it's worth it! The tabouleh salad is also amazing, I really can't recommend this place enough! The staff are all lovely - if I could give more stars on taste & service, I would! read more