Mediterranean cuisine is renowned for the way its rich ingredients inspire innovative food-fighting techniques. Skillfully execute the Kebab Eye Jab or the Hummus Humdinger with today’s Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of Mediterranean cuisine at Falafel Bistro & Wine Bar, located in the Shoppes at Heron Lakes in Coral Springs.

Falafel Bistro & Wine Bar cajoles the tahini-demanding bellies of vegetarians and omnivores alike with fresh wraps, salads, baguettes, and desserts, as well as a spectrum of Mediterranean specialties. Chef and owner Ilan Cohen slings traditional family meals straight from his native Israel onto the tables of his American bistro haven. Chickpea cheerleaders can form pyramids with one of many hummus-centered dishes, such as the sabih pita sandwich, with roasted eggplant and hard-boiled egg ($8), or the mahi-mahi beet wrap, rolled with sumptuous tiers of garbanzo mash, spinach, and alfalfa ($17).

The eclectic menu includes an entire section of flaky crepes crammed with sweet and savory melds of Middle Eastern tastes and spices ($11–$14). Dinner daters can share classic shawarma pitas ($9) and baba gannouj ($6) while sipping on homemade sangria ($6), its fruit-infused flavor providing nutrition for marathon wrestling matches with local grocers.

Reviews

Broward-Palm Beach New Times and Life Publications reviewed Falafel Bistro & Wine Bar. Twenty Yelpers give it a 4.5-star average and more than 800 Facebookers are friends with the restaurant.

• Every item is prepared to order, which translates to fabulously fresh Greek Salads, Traditional Israeli salads and authentic Hummus which is prepared FRESH at least 9 times a day. – Life Publications
• The owner is involved and the staff is very friendly. Very nice atmosphere. – Kara A., Yelp, 2/8/11