Jerusalem Restaurant, Broadway south of 104th

This is a hole-in-the-wall with a window out to the street for fast service.  There is a counter that seats exactly four and two or three tables.  While waiting for my take-out order of lentil soup (yep, had to have another Middle Eastern fix) and salad, the cook put out a plate on the counter piled with what looked like French fries, but they were crisp, hot pita fries cut in length-wise strips and topped with herbs.  The cook offered me one.  I liked it.  He then filled a paper coffee cup and handed me far more than I would have wanted to eat.  But I ate every one -- before I got home.

The yellow broth thickened with lentils, diced carrots, and potatoes had a mild flavor.  It needed a squeeze of lemon to give it more life.  The salad was fresh and filled with my choice of tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese, olives and chopped parsley;  it came with a tahini dressing, which made me wish for falafels.

Salad and soup and free chips came to $8 and change.