Ezra’s Pound on Dundas West is being converted into a very on-trend hummus restaurant
Ezra’s Pound, the beloved indie café on Dundas West, will soon take on a totally new identity—one that will see it competing for brunch customers with nearby Saving Grace (which, judging by the usual Saturday morning lineups, could probably stand to lose a few loyalists). Owner Ezra Braves quietly closed the coffee shop earlier this year. When he reopens at the end of the month, the space will house a 20-seat restaurant with a cute patio and a menu devoted entirely to pulverized chickpeas.
Named S. Lefkowitz in honour of Braves’s grandfather, the hummus-focused restaurant will serve variations on the Middle Eastern spread, plus flatbreads and other dips. (The concept is popular in Akka, Israel, where beachfront hummusias are apparently a fixture). So far, the switch from indie coffeehouse to on-trend Mid East café is getting a spirited response: some love the idea, while others are mourning the loss of their favourite neighbourhood hangout.
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Ezra’s Pound, the beloved indie café on Dundas West, will soon take on a totally new identity—one that will see it competing for brunch customers with nearby Saving Grace (which, judging by the usual Saturday morning lineups, could probably stand to lose a few loyalists). Owner Ezra Braves quietly closed the coffee shop earlier this year. When he reopens at the end of the month, the space will house a 20-seat restaurant with a cute patio and a menu devoted entirely to pulverized chickpeas.
Named S. Lefkowitz in honour of Braves’s grandfather, the hummus-focused restaurant will serve variations on the Middle Eastern spread, plus flatbreads and other dips. (The concept is popular in Akka, Israel, where beachfront hummusias are apparently a fixture). So far, the switch from indie coffeehouse to on-trend Mid East café is getting a spirited response: some love the idea, while others are mourning the loss of their favourite neighbourhood hangout.){kind=link}
I had the unfortunate ‘Pleasure’ of visiting this ‘ Hummusia’ earlier this week. I had read about it and was very excited. After all, a restaurant specializing in Hummus and all that it entails, MUST be good!! What a disappointment.!! If this is whats being pawned off as Hummus, by the ‘Hipsters’ and their ilk, what a sham!! If you served this Hummus ANYWHERE in the Middle-East, you would be laughed at, then beheaded!! I’ve eaten Hummus from cans that were tastier. The side order of olives, weren’t much better. The ONLY redeeming edible item was the Pita. If this Hummus was any indicator of how their coffee was, I understand now why they closed the cafe.