Primanti Brother's sandwich in the Middle East

I thought maybe I had found something from Kuwait that I liked, but it turns out Falafel is from Eqypt originally. It is now commonly found through out the Middle East.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel

First, Falahel is a vegetable meatball. Sometimes made with mashed fava beans, it is more commonly made with chickpea and mixed with tahini (sesame seed paste),rolled into balls, and then fried. The falahel I had today was green though. The guy said it had leaves from the plants of some herbs. He said it was all vegetable and very good for your health. "Eat everyday... no problems...good for you" It was really good and I will definitley have it again.

So here's the sandwich part. I said I would have some falahel and all of sudden it turned into a sandwich. Pita bread would more traditional but these guys grabbed a hot dog bun. I stopped asking why a long time ago and just smile. So they grab this hot dog bun, start putting 2 or 3 falahel balls in it, some french fries, some cucumber/tomato dressing (I pulled off the tomatoes), some eggplant which I stopped immediately, and some other liquid dressing. At this point it went on the heater thing that I guess could be described as a giant panini sandwich toaster. So I'm eating this most interesting sandwich that tasted very good but the french fries were the kicker. Falahel balls are traditional. When did they decide to start putting french fries on it? I guess everything is better with french fries!

This is a fast food joint. Sometimes they are called shwarma stands. It's a little room with a counter and the cooking area right behind the register. There are usually tables and chairs outside but not inside. The falahel sandwich is wrapped in wax paper and served on a tin plater. If you eat it at the stand, you always get a little plastic bag with some vinegared vegetable slices. One or two pieces of carrot, one piece that is some kind of cucumber, and one piece of a white root vegetable. Again, I don't ask why or what. Just eat it and say thank you. A box of facial tissues was placed at my table for napkins. This seems to be common too. I would think napkins would be cheaper but a box has a better chance of staying put in the wind than a pile of napkins. A box is also easier to move from table to table and take back inside or behind the counter after the customer leaves.