King Tut's

King Tut's is a food truck parked on Nolensville Pike, and the falafel it turns out is the best version of that dish in the city. Four crispy balls land open-faced on warm pita, soaked in tahini sauce that's clearly made in-house, and the whole thing is built to be eaten with both hands and no dignity. That sandwich alone justifies the drive.

The rest of the menu backs it up rather than coasting on the one hit. Beef and lamb kofta hold their own, and the option to build an Egyptian-style plate — a protein plus baba ghanoush, Egyptian salad, red cabbage slaw — turns a takeout stop into a real meal. The fried eggplant is worth eating on the makeshift patio if the weather cooperates, though nobody is pretending the seating is the point.

This is a truck doing more with a tight setup than most sit-down kitchens manage with twice the space. National recognition has caught up to what the regulars already knew. Get the sandwich. Get extra napkins.