Bread and Kabob

The only thing I ever order here are lamb gyros, which I’ve had several times. They taste great, the service is quick, it’s inexpensive, and the people are friendly. I’ve always ordered to go, but there is seating if you want to stay and relax. I love browsing through the store while my food is being prepped (which doesn’t take long at all).

I’ve been here MANY MANY times before and today was by far the worst experience they chef seemed like he did not want to cook today. I ordered the chicken philly and requested that he pay attention to the amount of fries he puts on the plate because I was shorted last time the chef proceeded to snappily respond so that’s an extra side (never asked for extra, just wanted what I paid for) then went back and forth about the portion ect ect finally I said as long as I’m getting what I paid for we should be fine, I don’t know if he took that as an opportunity to try to give horrible service but normally the food takes awhile to come out because everything is fresh my food came out extremely quickly from what i normally wait for the bread of the philly wasn’t toasted and he gave me old fries that had been sitting there because they came to the table cold. I sent them back and they gave me fresh fries which took much longer than the first wait I had. Rethinking coming back…

This is a Middle Eastern restaurant located in a strip mall in the University area. From the outside, it may be confusing as to what this place may be– which is why it took us awhile to go here– even though we love this type of food.
Parking is plentiful, and on our visits it was never very crowded. There’s usually a Groupon available too if you’re lucky. We frequent another Middle Eastern restaurant in the area– so that is what I compare this restaurant to.
When you walk in, straight ahead there is the counter to order at, and to the right is the seating area. To the left is a grocery area, with Middle Eastern groceries. You order at the counter, and then the food is brought out to you. Employees do check on you to see how you are doing.
I preferred the «other» Middle Eastern restaurant in the area in comparison. The rice flavor was not as good in my opinion, and neither was the chicken flavor. The hummus was also not as great… but maybe I’m just used to the other!
Props to the owner– he was super friendly and did give us a free baklava for stopping in! We may come back if we are in the area.

Burnt! Burnt lamb! Is that a thing now?
Hell no it isn’t!!! And never will be.
The guy who owns this place has the attitude of a fish. Yes fish have no attitudes at all. TA DAH you got it! He just stood there, muttering out short answers for everything I asked. And I’m thinking, dude this place looks like a hell hole that use to be a cafeteria for Satan, that’s now a hell hole again. I don’t know what’s worse.
I thought the food would be great because the place was so sh#tty! A dive joint? A neighborhood restaurant? But nooooooo!!! The lamb was burnt through and through. The rice had absolutely no flavor. The salad was tasteless and the lettuce was wilted. Oh and in case I failed to mention, the lamb was BURNT!!! Crispy! Charcoal! Fingers black! Soot! Tarred! Tasteless, chewy, dog-​gnawing, TWD flesh-​chewing, burnt garbage!
If only I didn’t take it to go.

Some of the best middle eastern food I’ve ever had. You know you’re not getting an American interpretation of traditional dishes, you’re getting the real thing.
The staff is so accommodating and kind. If I lived closer I would definitely dine here regularly. Generous portions that lasted for lunch the next day!
And, the best hummus I’ve ever had.
Ideal taste and texture. You have to get some!

La Shish is well known as the best Middle East restaurant in the grand Charlotte area. But this one is almost as good as it.
I ordered the lamb kabob plate to go. The lamb are cooked very well. Fully cooked but still very juicy, and have a beautiful taste.
The rice here beat the rice of La Shish. You may feel strange at first because they use a microwave oven to heat the rice. But as I have proved, it really tastes good. It is a little but just right spicy, little juicy, not dry at all.
Pita is soft and above average.
Vegetables, who care.
CHILLY POTATO as my side. Really special and taste good!
The only thing you want to pay attention. They cook as you ordered. So you would expect a 15 minutes wait. But the food is worthy for your time.

Sought this restaurant out tonight based on ratings and photos. The cashier took the orders but I believe was more in charge of the grocery side of the building. He was friendly and helpful. The chef knew more about the menu. I ordered the gyro combo and broke the rules when I ordered a baklava. The gyro lamb wasn’t quite flavorless but not that typical/​pungent flavor that most gyro places have my way (i.e. Greek Fiesta, Gyro City, Zorba’s, mall types). I was disappointed and I didn’t noticed the taste of tzatziki sauce. I’m glad I didn’t pay $ 1 to add feta. The fries were a bit salty. The baklava was good at first but was toooo sweet n syrupy. More than I’m use to. I probably should have made salad as planned. If I return, I will try the coffee everyone is raving about and the falafel. Hope not to be mislead. The grocery side was clean and well laid out. Plenty of places to sit for dining too.

It’s a simple restaurant that co-​exists along a Mediterranean grocery store! Very gracious hosts and excellent food! Definitely try out their Kanafa (dessert) and Turkish coffee!

The friendly staff are hard to understand. Miscommunication happens, but they do their best. The ambiance is minimal — it is your typical inexpensive minimalist college divey type place.
The food is a four star affair. I really like the menu, they even do a cheesesteak that isn’t like Philly but infuses the Middle Eastern flavor flare into it.
Value/​prices are all over the place. Some things seem to be a great value and others more expensive. I wish they give you a little more meat and toppings with the Gyro. They don’t say Heero by the way, they say jy roe.

We initially really liked this hole-​in-​the-​wall place, and tolerated the horrible service when we dined in because of the excellent food. However, on our repeat visits the quality of the food has been very inconsistent. Sometimes they put tzatziki sauce on the gyros and sometimes they don’t, etc.
It’s not the worst place to get take-​out food if you are in the area, but I wouldn’t make a special trip. I recommend checking your food before you drive off to make sure there hasn’t been a major screw-​up.

This restaurant caught me by surprise. On the outside it’s a simple little spot, nothing special. Upon entry the teeny grocery market catches the eye, filled with halal goods with labels marking many of the goods as imports. Strolling past the kitchen, I inquired about ordering. One of the two obvious workers directed me to a checkout counter where I ordered and paid. My beverage I grabbed from the cooler. Moments after having a seat, I was greeted by a simple which was followed by hummus. Nicely done. Then, the garlic chicken served over aromatic rice with garlicky sour cream sauce. Ummmm. Good!!’ I can’t wait to bring friends to this place.

Another visit!
Amazing food. Let me say it again in case you did not hear me… amazing food.
I uploaded some pictures so enjoy.
Baked fish — the best fish I have had in a very long time. Very fresh and delicious. I was in heaven. Rice is very well seasoned. Delicious.
Falafel — very fresh and good. I thin the cook makes everything here from stretch. In fact I saw the cook was making falafel. Yes I sure did.
Grape leaves with seasoned rice stuffing— again so fresh and delicious.
Let’s move on to the sauces— humus (very good), egg plant sauce (very strong chargrilled flavor… amazing), garlic sauce (it looks like just plain yogurt and it will blow your mind away when you taste it. It goes perfectly with the back fish… Oh my god)
The only down side of this place is… Since there is usually one cook and maybe one other guy in the kitchen… It takes a little while to get your food but if you are in a hurry I recommend you call ahead. The baked fish takes about 35 – 40 min. The wait was totally worthy it for me though.
Very nice people here. Please give this place a try…

We stopped by this place for lunch. They have a lunch buffet which starts at 11 am, but we didn’t find falafel or the other dishes that we wanted to try, so we chose to go ala-​carte. In the beverages, we tried the yogurt drink and turkish coffee. The yogurt drink was very delicious — it tasted like the masala buttermilk that you get in India. The turkish coffee has a nice flavor to it and one sip of that got me addicted. For the appetizer, we had the veggie samosa — again a great dish. It was served with the Tzatiki sauce (which is a cucumber and yogurt sauce) which was great, nevertheless the samosa’s by itself has a lot of flavor to it and was yummy. We also tried the lentil soup which was tasty. For the main course, we tried the veggie platter — it comes with pita breads, baba ganoush, hummus, salad, falafel, french fries and onions & jalapeños. This was indeed a lot — all the dishes were great. You can have them replace the salad with hummus, if you’d like to. We also tried the falafel wrap which was good too. Finally, the goodness ended on a sweet note with kanafa– this is a very sweet semolina and cheese based dish which I happen to eat for the first time — usually I only see baklava as a dessert option in mediterranean restaurants here, but kanafa was a surprise and we enjoyed it thoroughly. You need to let them know 30 mins in advance as this dish takes time to prepare. Do try this place — its great!

What a great find! The food was absolutely delicious and filling. You get a really good value for your dollar. I ate entirely too much. The double wrap order isn’t actually double meat in one wrap (which I assumed like a fool). It’s literally two wraps plus French Fries. I can’t wait to come back with friends!

I’m giving this 4 stars due to their AMAZING BAKLAVA!!! And they’re super friendly.
On the other hand I’d like to give 2 – 3 stars because I find it overpriced and the gyro was disgusting. The tzaiki sauce was so disappointing.

Ordered the Chicken Schwarma Plate and it only came with chicken and a Ton of rice. The flavor was great but I felt for $ 10 there should be a salad and pita bread with it. And I guess I should have asked for some Greek Sauce or Taziki or something… It was rather dry. Will try again, but not anytime soon…

Pretty good, more of a takeout place than a sit in. Great price for shwarmas. Lacked professional customer service and appearance.

Be forewarned. 41 minutes and counting for a take out order of falafel and kabob plate.
UPDATE: I’d called my order in at 7:30. At 8:15 and after waiting patiently for a long time, I finally asked for a refund. The final straw was when a guy who came in after me got his food within 15 minutes or so.

Got food to go. Great price. Sweet tea wasn’t really sweet (guess they haven’t gotten the true meaning of southern sweet tea, lol). Very clean place. Will have to come back one day to actually eat in.

Food is great, I get food here when i do not feel like cooking at home.
It is Greek Mediterranean cuisine so basically rice, kebabs and greek salads etc.
Service is slow or non existent on some days, so I call, make a to go order and pick it up after 20 minutes.
If you are looking for ambience and good customer service, go elsewhere.
Food is very fairly priced for the quality.