After studying a bit off campus in a nearby coffee shop, I decided to venture into this small, Cleveland Park eatery known as Fresh Med.
Upon entering, Fresh Med is casual and very minimal. There is little décor and the restaurant centers on a seemingly bare food case that contains a few salads (fatoush, tabouli, etc) and hummus. Although keeping the food at a visual location, none of these salads appeared to be very fresh—but the hummus did look promising.
As I debated over the falafel pita or the veggie platter, a man waiting for his order took the liberty of telling me that the hummus was “incredible”. So, in order to experience this “incredible” hummus, I ordered the veggie platter that included falafel, hummus, Greek salad and pita for a reasonable $8.75.
The other customer was right; the hummus was pretty incredible. It was not too lemony or over-spiced and it had the perfect amount of olive oil drizzled on top. However, this was probably the best thing on the menu. The pita was warm, yet very tough around the edges. In fact, it seemed like it had been sitting out for quite a while making it almost impossible to fold around my recently fried falafel patties. Speaking of falafel, I was giving a large portion of appropriately spiced chickpea balls, but the flavor was almost completely masked by a thick, very tough fried crust. In this case, as long as I poured enough tahini sauce over them, the falafel tasted at best, mediocre.
Overall, I give the falafel a 2/5, but the hummus definitely receives a 5/5, agreeing with other customers that it was delightful. Despite the customer-pleasing hummus I am not sure it is worth the trek to Cleveland Park for some tough, slightly old tasting falafel and pita. - Posted by Eater-outer Sarah M.
Fresh Med: Mediterranean
3311 Connecticut Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20008
