Mi-Va-Mi on rue des Rosiers

Okay, I committed heresy, and went across from L'As du Falafel to Mi-Va-Mi. Definitely less frenetic and harried, but next time I'll return to L'As du Falafel. I had their "royal" platter so I could taste a lot ---falafel, hummus, cabbage salad, broiled eggplant ---but, overall, it was disappointing. The falafels were neither as light and crispy nor as flavorful as the ones on the other side of the street, and the hummus had little flavor. I'd read raves in one of my favorite Paris food blogs about Mi-Va-Mi, but don't agree at all that it beats L'As du Falafel.