Category: Mediterranean restaurant New Brunswick, New Jersey
Address: 58 Easton Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Phone: +17326400794
Rating: 4.2
based on 204 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Each bite is a delightful explosion of flavor and texture, perfectly complemented by the assortment of fresh salads and creamy tahini sauce."
"The falafel sandwich and chicken kabab sandwich was good with crispy fries and lemonade."
"Falafels are super crispy on the outside and soft in the inside."
"The veggie sandwiches was probably the best I have tasted."
"The lamb sandwich was amazing, I wish I ordered two for later!"
"Pita bread, rice, hummus, falafel, shawarma, and chicken kebab are all very good."
"Falafel was great and chicken sandwich was super."
Cons:
"Food sucked! Didn’t taste authentic!"
"The falafel is basically bread and lettuce."
"The outside of the falafel were extremely dark and tasted smokey."
"The bread gets thinner, and the amount of meat gets smaller in the sandwich itself."
"The olives taste like they came from salt water, not even rinsed off and fill of salt."
"Everything was super salty. The lamb was extremely salty and the rice was extremely salty."
"The falafel balls are mushy."
Service
Pros:
"The girl at the counter, her name was Jada, was accommodating, pleasant and really made an effort to help us."
"The two young ladies at the counter made sure to double check our order and attentive to customers needs."
"Houssab is the sweetest person ever."
"The staff are wonderful, the service is quite fast."
"Staff is friendly and the food came out quick."
"Julie is great. She always gives the best service, and makes me feel valued."
"The staff is enthusiastic and friendly."
Cons:
"Horrible service. The manager that worked this morning had a very nasty attitude."
"Terrible attitude and hostility from the 2 workers."
"The employees lately have been very rude and have an attitude once you walk in."
"The woman on the phone was adamant that the kitchen never makes mistakes... and insinuated that we were lying or stupid and couldn't count."
"Staff is very unfriendly, when u ask for extra tahini or anything, they act like u asked for their kidney."
"There's a black African American girl at the register who is taking the order, she messed up my order and when I went up to her to correct it she insists with me that she was right and I am wrong with a very bad attitude and no professional manners!!"
"Whoever hired the girl working tonight with the septum piercing should reevaluate her job."
Value
Pros:
"Affordable prices and relatively decent portion sizes for the money."
"Plus, the prices are incredibly reasonable, making it a great spot for a quick lunch or a casual dinner."
"Considering the renovations, increased cost of ingredients, and the fact that we’re coming out of a pandemic— $6 for a falafel sandwich is pretty decent."
"$4-7 pita sandwich and $7-12 salad/rice plates."
"Good price with the current inflation and food cost."
"The portions are very filling and worth the price."
"Worth the money."
Cons:
"Very disappointed, Never again."
"Sadly they charge 6 bucks for a small falafel sandwich heavy on veggies as standard."
"The portions here are significantly smaller."
"Some of the menu items to be a bit expensive for the portions."
"That’s a lot of money for lettuce in a pita."
"Prices have risen in the past few years and it's priced higher than other similar restaurants nearby."
"For 12 bucks the platter has only 5 pieces of chicken and very little rice, it's extremely disappointing."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"They’re often open later than most casual food places."
"Always on point. Also, they are open real late which a huge bonus."
"Love the vibe and the look of the restaurant inside."
"The interior and exterior decoration is really nice and inviting."
"The atmosphere is casual and welcoming, making it the perfect spot for a quick bite or a leisurely meal with friends."
"It's a jewel on Easton Ave compared to all the other fast food / pizza / fat sandwich places."
"Its a great place to have mediterranean food.they have recently upgraded their interiors so it looks much better now."
Cons:
"The salad barely had any lettuce (can you spare some?) or anything else in it."
"The cook DOESN'T WEAR GLOVES."
"Charging a dollar for lettuce and rice for platter says more than enough."
"The 'Fool' (Beans) is CANNED too."
"The Baba Ganoush is NOT made fresh, it is CANNED."