Dining: At Boston Calling festival! Item(s) ordered: Falafel bowl Speed: Super fast service, as it was at a stand. Ambiance: Food stand vibes Value: For a festival, a $10 falafel bowl seems great! The review: Foe a simple, nutritious meal, The Chubby Chickpea was the right choice. Their falafel was crispy and flavorful, with a tasty Israeli salad and dollop of hummus. The rice and pita were quite bland, and that would be a good thing to work on. Overall, a healthy option in the middle of an exhausting day was very welcome. I enjoyed my falafel bowl, and look forward to seeing The Chubby Chickpea at future events! read more

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I wouldn't order from this food truck again, although maybe shwarma flavoring is not right for me. It's possible that shwarma fans might enjoy the taste. The food truck didn't have napkins or utensils out for people to grab--nor did the server ask if I wanted them. I wish that he had. This is a very messy sandwich that falls apart. read more

This food truck came to my place of business today. The man at the counter was friendly and helpful as I have food allergies. He was able to guide me to food I could eat. I got the chicken shawarma plate. The food was excellent. It was well priced. The food tasted fresh and it was a great portion size for lunch. If you get a chance to eat at this truck, I highly recommend. read more

What a treat to have The Chubby Chickpea at The Pioneer this afternoon! Thank you so much to both parties. For my dish I chose the shawarma with rice and my husband got the special which was shawarma, tabbouleh, and falafel. Both came with pita, hummus, and cucumber salad. Everything we had was super delicious and flavorful! I loved the hummus and cucumber salad the most. Definitely recommend if you're looking for something on the go in Boston. The service was quick and the staff was friendly too. read more

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I love love the chubby chickpea sandwich with either lafa or pita from their food truck! My favorite toppings are lettuce and mango sauce but unfortunately they're not serving the free topping options anymore :( I'm so sad to see they're updating their menu and getting rid of a lot of good options, including the fried eggplants! So if you're in the area to access their full menu, chicken shawarma, hummus, fried eggplants, mango sauce, those are my favorite. Grape leaves, no no. read more

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Food: 3.0/5.0 Service: 1.5/5.0 Value: 1.5/5.0 Decor: 1.5/5.0 Overall: 2.5/5.0 Got a chicken shawarma plate with a bed of chickpeas. I was really disappointed when I opened my box back in the office. Why? Because when I choose "shawarma" over "falafel", "chicken schnitzel", "fried eggplant", and "chicken kebab", I generally assume that the shawarma is not chicken shawarma. Alas, it was. (Incidentally, the catering menu on the Chubbs website separately lists chicken v. beef/lamb shawarma options - so why isn't it on the truck menu?!) The food was mediocre, and there was way too much chickpea (probably should have gotten the rice instead). My lack of ordering prowess aside, the line is really really slow. I complained a bit about the Chicken & Rice guys being slow - Chubbs takes the cake. They were probably processing barely 1.5 orders/minute (which is slow for what should be a high volume lunchtime operation) and I had to give my order twice - once so they start cooking it and a second time to the cashier so I can get charged. How does that make any sense? The once nice surprise I did get was the garlic in the hummus - a bold move that I'm sure gets plenty of other people in a bunch, but I thought that was a winner. The plates are also a bit expensive for a lunchtime food truck. Honestly not that surprising that this line tends to be way shorter than the Bon Me (banh mi) line next to it. read more

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YUMM! Their food is so full of flavor, but feels incredibly light and healthy! read more

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Great Mediterranean fare with plenty of options and solid portions. The chicken shawarma platter is the way to go with tender and flavorful chicken with a side of chickpea salad, Greek salad, and rice. Definitely get a side of the hit chickpea fries but skip the grape leaves! read more

Rainy Thursday, found the Chubby Chickpea nearby and had to try. Went with Shawarma Plate, which comes with chicken, hummus, marinated veggies, pita bread and chickpea salad. Chicken shawarma plate desperately needs white or hot sauce. There was some sauce drizzled on top, but I'm not sure what it was. The chicken is over seasoned, giving some pieces a gritty mouthfeel. Further, while some pieces have a slight crispness, most pieces are soggy. Furthermore, the chicken was a bit salty. Underneath the chicken was what I believe is the chickpea salad, which was just cold chickpeas. There might have been some marinade on the chickpeas, but they just tasted like chickpeas to me. I'm not if these chickpeas were boiled fresh or from a can. Pita bread was warm, but a little soggy. I do like that it is fluffy and it is fun to try eating it with hummus or chicken or all three at the same time. The hummus was a little salty. There is a slight staleness and bitterness here, reminiscent of store brands of hummus. Not sure if this in an indication that the hummus is not house made or not. And the marinated veggies or what I believe is the Israeli Salad was mostly tomatoes, cucumbers and some light vinaigrette. Not much going on here. Nothing about this shawarma plate was particularly tasty, and it was reminiscent of some of my own attempts to recreate shawarma at home. The colors, tastes, and textures are lacking and I cannot recommend this food truck. read more

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How is there only one review of this food truck?! I'm counting down the days till these wheels decide to become a concrete establishment. The Chubby Chickpea with falafel was lifechanging to the point I wish I could eat here all the time but I'd probably turn into a Chubby Chick, sans Pea. Let the stalking of the foodtruck commence! read more

I don't understand why people seem to just not like this truck... or at least the people who do like it simply arent on Yelp? there is always a good line during the lunch rush, and the gents working are always doing all they can to get food out quickly. Perhaps the Food Truck Elite are sticking their noses up... first and foremost, this is a FOOD TRUCK, and its shawarma--- which by most traditions is a fast food. This isn't the tiny white tablecloth greek place you might stop in and have a sit down lunch at. You get given sandwiches and dishes in to-go containers. I always get my old standby, the chubby chickpea--- this is a pita/lavash with seasoned chicken shawarma and falafel in it, along with a healthy smear of hummus as well as tahini, along side some spices, cucumber, tomato, and deliciousness. They have a fryer in the truck, so they are constantly pumping out hot and CRISPY falafels. The chicken is prepared and kept warm, but not cooked on the truck while they are cooking. They mostly make the salads, and falafels on the fly. You can get side salads, fries, and add whatever you want to the sandwiches. They also have a "Chiseled Chickpea" which is white breast kebab, and falafel. (The Chubby is Shawarma) Crispy and well seasoned falafels, in a rush, in a bursting to the limits lavash bread? Yes please!!! read more

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Chubby chickpea drove up to our temple in Newburyport on a cold rainy day so they get props for that. The felafel plate came with thick doughy pita, 5 non crispy but otherwise flavorful felafels, a nice sized dollop of hummus, Israeli salad and a handful of hand cut fries. Very filling and good. I would have given 5 stars for hot crispy felafel but they had to prepare a batch ahead of time to quickly serve a long line of hungry shivering diners, and that they accomplished. read more

Deeeeelish! I caught the Chubby Chickpea Truck on the corner of Huntington and Belvedere. At ten past noon, there was hardly a line! I had the limonata ($3) to drink- Fresh squeezed lemonade with Mediterranean spearmint, served over crushed ice. Super refreshing... just missing vodka! (hehe) I had the Chubby Veggie Laffa wrap, which is made of falafel and fried eggplant. The price of this particular item is confusing to me. The meat wraps are $8.50 while the vegetarian wraps are $6.50. Shouldn't a half eggplant and half falafel be $6.50? It was priced at $8.50, same as the meat combos. Hummus and tzaziki- yumm! Extras such as Israeli pickles, sauces, lettuce, etc are also available. Beware: Your breath is going to stank. read more

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We got The Chubby Chickpea "catered" for our Food Truck Fridays at work. I got a chicken kebab plate with yellow rice, hummus & quinoa. It also came with a flatbread, which I didn't actually eat. The portion was huge; I couldn't finish it all. The chicken was tender and the hummus was flavorful. The quinoa complemented the rest of the food as well. I had friends who got the falafel pita and they enjoyed it as well. Overall, pretty good, though the hummus/garlic flavor stayed in my mouth for a loonnngggg, lonnngggg time. read more

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Thanks to the Chubby Chickpea for helping make our 40th Anniversary Festival Day the great success it was! Everyone raved about the delicious falafel, hummus, fry bread - EVERYTHING! You've made a bunch of fans here in Westborough and MetroWest read more

I really enjoyed the pita bread, chicken, and hummas. That being said I should have gotten the chicken wrap. The falafel was very hard and really wasn't all that flavorful. Also there was no hot sauce? Kind of odd I would have liked to see something spicy. The grape leaves we're ok. I got the taste of Mediterranean plate so I had to pay extra to add chicken to this and good thing I did. I would have been very disappointed if I had gotten the falafel alone. There's certainly potential here and I hope they do improve. I think their fad will fade if they don't make some improvements. Also you feel like crap after eating this junk. If your looking for a home run falafel place try falafel King in boston. read more

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The bread was fresh. The chicken schwarma, cold and a bit greasy and dry. Also, a fork would have been nice. This explains why the line for the taco truck next to it was 30 people deep, and I could just walk up to chubby chickpea and order. ETA: The runs started at 3 PM. NEVER AGAIN read more

Ugh - what a disappointing lunch experience! I was craving a chicken schwarma to give me the boost I needed to finish the work day. I waited 20 minutes in line - must be a sign of a good food truck! The anticipation built. The excitement quickly faded when I realized I would have been better off eating a raw bulb of garlic. The hummus had so much garlic in it that it was basically spicy. Also, I don't know how this falls in the category of 'schwarma', because it seemed like thinly sliced chicken breast. For $11 - what a rip off! Long wait, crappy hummus, gross chicken-like texture that would not fit into my definition of schwarma by any means - I will not be returning. read more

I really wanted to like this place, but no. I had the falafel plate with roasted vegetables. The falafel are small, pingpong ball sized, so all crust, not yummy softer chick pea center really. The roasted vegetables are basically all eggplant, undercooked and rubbery, oily, with a couple of cherry tomatos. The little greek cucumber salad is almost tasteless. The hummous is too lumpy for my taste, and doesn't taste like much either. And no z sauce anywhere to be found. I won't be going back. read more

Tried out this food truck at an arts festival and thought the chubby veggie pita sandwich was solid and filling but not as flavorful as it could have been. I tried asking for pickles, which they were out of, and hot sauce, which they forgot to include, but those two elements would have probably made it much better. My favorite part was the fried eggplant though - I would get a sandwich with just that! read more

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Food at the truck is good but the service has declined substantially. With all the $ rolling in from their private events, they don't care about their regular customer base. Will not be back. First off, the truck has been missing for weeks from its scheduled location on Stuart St. on Thursdays (twitter indicates they have private bookings, but they've also posted in the past that they had generator and truck problems), so much so that I thought it had cancelled its spot there. Frankly, if they're only going to show up half the time or less, another truck should have their spot. Service at the truck itself has also has really declined. They're constantly running out of things or not bringing menu items. Today was the first day all year they've had pickles. Worse, I specifically asked for a laffa and received a pita. When I told the guy, he said they never had laffa at all today, and immediately moved on to the next customer. There was a guy in the trucks in 2016 managing and really cared about customer satisfaction, offering to comp you something if they ran out or screwed up an order. That's no longer the case. read more

Food truck isn't where it says it is online. Walked around with a coworker to check it out for lunch, and we tried calling but no response or reply. Ended up going to another Mediterranean truck ChikChak (spelled something like that, and amazing!) I'm sure the food is great, but the truck needs to be where it says it's supposed to be. read more

So I waited in this slow line because they had the "chubby veggie" eggplant AND falafel. You never get both and I was pumped to not have to choose - it's like a topher vegan dream! I ordered it with all the pickles etc. I wait by the side of the truck and they call my name. They tell me they ran out of eggplant and they'll give me back 2 dollars. They did that and handed me a falafel sandwich. They did not put any indication on the sign. Now what the gave me was pretty decent. BUT it was just falafel, hummus, and israeli salad. Where are my pickles?! I feel shorted. If I see them again I might try for the topher again....but we'll see. read more

Mmmmmmm mmmmm. Excuse me while I make gustatory noises because of the scrumptiousness of the Chubby Chickpea. I got the shawarma laffa wrap and some citrus-y ginger tea that were both delightful. The shawarma was packed with tasty tidbits of vegetables, hummus, tahini sauce, chicken and maybe magic. I really liked it - and even though they thought they were out of laffa wraps, one of the guys scrounged around to find one for me - everyone was friendly, and the food was good. What more can you ask for?! read more

Light in the heaviness and heavy on the flavor. Try shawarma, chickpeas, fried sweet potato splinters, and falafel -- the latter which are super crispy and great with their creamy hummus. read more

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Used this for a catering (ezcater.com) and this was hands down the best food I've gotten delivered in awhile. Office was pumped to have something different and healthy. Everything was so delicious and fresh. Can't wait to order again. read more

Delicious falafel from a food truck, much more in line with what I want from a falafel wrap than Clover.

Best falafel rollup I've had in a while. If you're a shawarma or falafel lover, you know the feeling when you've eaten through all of the delicious filling and all you have left is the sad tahini-soaked salad remnants at the bottom of a soggy pita? Didn't happen here! It was falafel all the way down and my compatriot's shawarma was the same. Great taste and fast service. We caught these guys over at Trillium Brewing in Canton on a Friday afternoon and, hoo-boy, that's a winning combo. read more

The service was good, my food came out relatively fast, and the food tasted great. Why two stars? The texture of the chicken made my stomach turn. I got the chicken schnitzel and had to spit out a few bites because the chicken was dry, rubbery, and crunchy (no, it was not the breading that was crunchy, it was the meat itself). It also definitely wasn't pounded paper thin, if at all, like the menu said. One a couple occasions, I couldn't even bite through the chicken and had to pull the piece out and throw it away. The other downside was that it wasn't quite enough food for what I paid for. I'm a regular sized guy with an average apetite and this sandwich left me hungry. I would love to give this place a second chance, because, like I said, the flavors were amazing, but if I do, I doubt it will be a chicken dish. I could live without ever again experiencing that unnatural rubbery crunch. read more

Decided to give this another shot, avoiding the chicken shwarma this time, and it was definitely better. Got the falafel wrap and a limonana, which is lemonade with *squints* spearmint? Falafel was crispy and filling with a good amount of hummus. Like with the shwarma, it didn't have a particularly strong taste (no pickles or anything), but it was pretty satisfying. The limonana was excellent - perfect amount of spearmint to liven up the taste. So, the falafel isn't spectacular, but it's good, and I'd get it again. read more

I'm surprised The Chubby Chickpea has a 3* average right now. I'd seen the truck at Night Shift Brewery a handful of times, but am usually so full of beer that I pass on food (dumb move, should eat....never learn). So, anyway, there was one morning where I ran 18 miles and my friend and I decided that the best post-run recovery drink was beer (because #carbs, obviously - this is for health, people). We headed to NSB at 11:00am, ordered flights (#giveusallthebeer), found some seats, and within two minutes I was starving and knew I needed food. Luckily, we peeked outside and saw The Chubby Chickpea just waiting. Fantastic, Chubby Chickpea, meet Chubby Lisa. I rushed over and ordered whatever looked like was the most substantial pita on the menu (I think it had chicken shawarma and falafel in it) and when it was handed to me, I couldn't help but laugh because it was huge. I mean like, HUGE. Don't get me wrong, I ate the entire thing...and drank my beer(s), but if you're worried about feeling hungry after one of their pitas, don't be. From what I recall, the prices are a little high, but totally worth it (in my opinion). The flavors are incredible and they really do pack a ton of stuff into it. I literally had to eat part of it with a fork because I didn't know how to attack it without veggies going everywhere (don't judge). read more

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This is my favorite truck. The truck can be found in South Station every now and then. I had the chicken wrap and it was huge. The one complaint I do have is that they run out of food very quickly. I've been to this truck probably a dozen times and maybe 2-3 times, they didn't have enough food to prepare what I wanted. Big disappointment. read more

Went to the food truck last weekend at SOWA. Super disappointed. We got in line and were ready to place our order around 2. At that point we were told that they were packing up and out of a few things. We should have walked away. I ordered a chicken greek salad. Okay, so they were out of wraps. And feta for the salad. So, I paid full price for not a full order. And as soon as I paid, I was handed the salad. The chicken was obviously precooked and when I sat down, I realized about as dry as a cracker. Poor service and product. And, according to 8/3 Boston Globe (front page) not great in food safety. read more

We went to the food truck when it was at the greenway in front of Rowes Wharf. I ordered a chicken shawarma plate, The chicken was bland, cold and hard. The hummus also lacked any flavor, the only good thing was the bread. My colleague ordered their special sandwich and he chucked the sandwich not even half way through. Pretty disappointing and not again....... Other places have much better mediteranean food in the Boston area. read more

Man, what happened to this place? I used to go here regularly about a year ago and it was delicious. I loved the Chubby Chickpea sandwich, as well as the falafel and shawarma. However, I've now tried it again twice in the past month and it's been terrible both times. I think they've started making more of the food ahead of time, since the wait for your food has definitely decreased. However, that time savings isn't worth it since the falafel has been dry, grainy, tasteless, and even cold on one of my trips. It really doesn't help your reputation when the product you're named for doesn't taste good. The shawarma still isn't too bad, but it's also not great. Definitely not worth a trip on its own. To Chubby Chickpea management: whatever changes you made to your process in the last year, please change them back. I miss the tasty sandwiches I used to be able to depend on from you. read more

I ate when it was near Dewey Square. The chicken was thigh meat - but was a bit too dry and burned. The tabboleh and the hummus were yummy, but not enough to make up for the lack of flavor in the chicken. Bread was heavenly! Food was served promptly, but no fork for a plate? Weird. Also not half as friendly as the other vendors around Dewey. read more

One of my favorite food trucks - these guys clearly know what they are doing. The food here stands above the typical middle-eastern fare. The pitas are fresh, the meat is flavorful and the hummus is just right. read more

I got the chicken plate. upon ordering from the food truck i asked if it is chicken kabob or just regular grilled chicken breast- they said IT IS CHICKEN KABOB. if it wasn't kabob-i was going to get felafel instead. I was so excited, nothing beats a nice chicken kabob ( except maybe beef kabob :)! em..NO IT WAS NOT CHICKEN KABOB by any stretch of imagination.. this ended up being cold in the middle , long slices pieces of chicken breast next to tabbouleh ( which was ok) + salad ( which was ok). The best way to describe this chicken they sold me would be to go to your supermarkets freezer/fridge and find pre-cooked slices of chicken breast that you reheat and top your salads with. The bread that came with the salad was also stone cold in the middle ( the warm parts of the bread tasted delicious). i would never pay $10 for something like this ever again. C'mon guys. Middle Eastern food is absolutely delicious but this was a total rip off. not impressed. Meh with a side of boooooo. read more

Wait took almost 30 minutes! For a food truck that advertises as "fast" food, this is definitely not delivering. And to top it off the falafacado wasn't even anything special! read more

Got a falafel wrap at Sowa from chubby chickpea. They weren't doing customizations at all, which was a little bit of a letdown, but I understand since it was so busy. The outer wrap itself was a little dry and too big - my first few bites were all wrap/bread and no filling. The flavor of the falafel was great - I totally could have eaten it plain and I was very pleased with any bite I got with the falafel. They overload the wrap with hummus, and unfortunately the hummus was rather bland. read more