Falafel and Shakshuka - a heavenly deadly combination

Unless you visit relatives or find a cool couch to surf on, you have no real reason to visit Petach Tikva, also known as the first modern Jewish settlement that was funded in 1878. It's a "historic" town, but seriously, it ain't no Plymouth, MA. The town is located 15 KM east of Tel Aviv aka half an hour ride in one of Israel's busiest, nastiest, most polluted routes.
If you do find yourself in Petach Tikva, all you really need to know is bus #66's timetable. But if you are a self-destructive junk food enthusiast like me, ask your native Petach Tikva friend to accompany you to a power lunch at Ziona and Gozal's.
Conveniently located close to the Sgula industrial area and Belinson Hospital's cardiology ward, Ziona and Gozal offer an equal solution to a well-known dilemma: why choose between falafel and shakshuka, that heavenly dish that is made of fried egg with tomato-pepper-onion  sauce, when you can have both, tucked inside a hollowed half a loaf of bread?

Yup, for about 30 years Ziona, Gozal and the family halve loaves of bread, remove the soft white stuff and fill it with layers upon layers of fried goodness. You can add basic vegetable salad (tomato, cucumber and cabbage; recommended if only for the healthy balance illusion) diluted tahini, amba (sour mango) and hot sauce. You may also order a quarter-loaf portion.
The shakshuka is good, the falafel is too soft and soggy for my taste (a crispy crunch would be a great surprise in this dish). All in all a good and unique combination and culinary experience. Not one that your arthritis would tolerate on a regular basis, but when on a holiday...

Ziona and Gozal are located in 10 Gissin st., Petach Tikva (by the railroad track). Open on weekdays morning-early afternoon. Kosher.