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25th March 2016
11:38am GMT
It would be fair to call Archway Kebab 'unassuming'.
A stone's throw from Archway tube station, its modest shop front is no different from any local takeaway on any high street up and down the country.
Rumour has it that the kebab shop is locked in battle with rival Planet Kebab across the street, as both establishments fight for the custom of those leaving the area's pubs late at night.
But a kebab isn't just for the intoxicated, and the queues are shorter at lunchtime. It's for one of these reasons, I'll let you decide which, that I opted to embark on my homeric voyage earlier in the day.
Upon entering, you're greeted by a simple menu display - the usual lamb, chicken and vegetarian offerings - as well as a photo acknowledging the British Kebab Awards triumph of 2013.
The photo sits alongside takeaway containers and sauce bottles near the till. They're proud of their achievement, but there's no need to rub it in people's faces.
Archway Kebab aren't the sort of people to dwell on past successes.
As is befitting of a restaurant in prime Arsenal territory, they're confident they have the assets to deliver to the highest standard, even if it's been a while since their last trophy.
Other kebab shops might have enjoyed huge investment and been able to show off extravagant purchases front-and-centre, but Archway Kebab is more pure. It isn't going to be drawn into those games.
I order a falafel and halloumi wrap (it's what Jeremy would have wanted) and play the waiting game.
I'm not a vegetarian, but there's always a time and a place for a good falafel.
Crispy on the outside and moist in the middle, the veggie favourite is complemented well by the chewy, salty halloumi (it's impossible to describe halloumi in a way that doesn't make it sound unpalatable, you don't know how many times I've tried. You just need to eat it).
The salad is fresh - I opt for lettuce, cucumber and red cabbage - and the portions of yoghurt and chilli sauces are generous but not overbearing to the point that the entire wrap becomes a sticky, saucy, jeans-ruining mess.
It's not the best falafel product I've ever tried. That honour goes to an Iraqi guy who set up shop in Cardiff when I was a student there, and made me and my flatmates complimentary coffees from his own recipe for being his first ever customer. But it tastes good, and the addition of salad makes it healthy and undoes everything else, right?
As I left the venue, however, I was alerted to another potential reason why Corbyn might have identified Archway Kebab as his favourite joint in the area. Surely he's not petty enough to rule out a rival based on its name alone...
