"The chicken shawarma is most authentic shawarma i ever tried or tasted here in the United States."
"The lamb and beef lava wrap I had was very delicious and the fries were also quite good."
"Highly recommend their chicken shawarma plate and their hummus."
"The chicken shawarma plate is delicious and healthy."
"The falafel are crispy on the outside and moist on the inside with just the right flavor, and the shawarma is so tasty!"
"Food is delicious and it seems like they know what they’re doing."
"The food is the best middle eastern food I've had in nyc in a while."
Cons:
"this last 4th visit was just garbage, the wrap was not crispy like the 1st two times and the chicken was flat at best."
"The beef shawarma wasn’t fresh it was in the cooler and it did not taste good at all."
"The food is so bad it’s like normal rice we eat chicken biryani the chicken is so hard."
"Very little seasoning in the lamb gyro."
"It was undoubtedly drier and blander than any shawarma I've ever had."
"The food doesn't taste as good as the ORIGINAL ZYARA IN STEINWAY."
"The food is horrible 😫 so salty, i wasn't able to finish it."
Service
Pros:
"The people behind the counter are really friendly, always a pleasure when I stop by 👍"
"The service was great. We walked in, took our time, and ordered."
"In addition to the wonderful meal, the customer service was fantastic!"
"everyone is friendly and you can have tea while you wait which is nice as it gets colder."
"The service was wonderful, and the staff was very welcoming by serving us tea while ordering and during our meal."
"Staff is friendly and welcoming."
"The service is exceptional."
Cons:
"He yelled at me in front of all the customers to sit down when I was ordering the food when other people were standing in the store. I am so embarrassed."
"The workings cooking the shawarma are rude and barely want to help."
"The food was good but the man with the long hair was extremely rude."
"Video of animal cruelty going around the internet from the staff of this place."
"The person who answers the phone is a pure dummy. He does not let you speak and always ruins the orders because he rushes you off the phone."
"The guy started to raise his voice on the customer."
"It was captured on video from the restaurant next door - the kitten from the apartment above fell out the window and landed right in a box behind this restaurant. A restaurant worker saw, went over and kicked the kitten senseless and literally threw it away."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"The atmosphere is okay, it's a tiny place in the city, yet they are decorated well."
"The outdoor dining space is nice, incensed and has arabic music playing in the background."
"Really excellent food and ambience! Reasonable prices for the area and the staff was very friendly."
"The restaurant has a modern yet cozy atmosphere."
"The ambiance is stylish and inviting."
"This is very cute, small place. Very intentional and inspired seating and decorations."
"The space is clean and brightly lit."
Cons:
"however prices here have been rising rapidly."
"We liked the taste of the food but we all thought the portion was little smaller for the price we paid."
"The storefront is small but they have very nice outdoor seating area. Although it wasn't cleaned at all lol."
"There is a problem with the door, though it doesn't close properly."
"We have to wait 50 minutes after we order because they forgot about our order."
"They got swarmed after we ordered. We waited quite a while."
"Food was good, until I got the square email receipt which showed they edited the tip and added an extra $4."
Value
Pros:
"the rice is awesome and it is fairly priced over all."
"The prices are very reasonable."
"Also great prices."
"The portions and the price are very good."
"Prices were reasonable and overall a very decent selection of choices."
"The menu is fairly wallet-friendly."
"The ingredients were fresh and the price was affordable."
Cons:
"I ordered a bowl of chicken biryani which I played 12.75, for them to give me little bit of biryani and the other half plate was full of salad."
"Pretty terrible for $30."
"I could've had very similar food for a more affordable price."
"however prices here have been rising rapidly."
"We liked the taste of the food but we all thought the portion was little smaller for the price we paid."
"Food was good, until I got the square email receipt which showed they edited the tip and added an extra $4."
"Service was horrific. People here for iftar and hungry and they took forever to take our order and to bring the food."