Cous Cous Mediterranean Cafe

Being a Canadian living in the US I get a little excited anytime I see poutine advertised so we had to give it a try. There was a Canadian flag sticker on the register and, when I asked about it, was told the owner is Canadian. Heading in the right direction! The poutine arrived and, at fist glance, looked good. Nicely browned fries and lots of brown gravy. But, something was off. Instead of big pieces of fresh cheese curd there were little cubes of some cheese. Not sure what kind and I didn’t ask. A major disappointment. The fries themselves were really tasty. I’d forgo the poutine and just get plain fries.
The lamb shawarma pocket was just ok. The lamb was on the dry side and not overly flavorful, although in their defence when we asked what the best shawarma meat was they said chicken or beef. The veggies were fresh as was the pita.

Very clean & friendly staff.
Fast was given to us fresh and fast.
I ordered a Greek wrap and it was delicious I enjoyed the freshness of it.
My boyfriend ordered a hot sub it was hot in temperature how’d you’d expect and spicy ! Very good combo. It’s a small place good for a quick lunch or late night munchies. Something out of the ordinary burger and fries that’s at every corner on Fremont and Las Vegas Boulevard. I highly recommend this place and the sub is good enough for two people there stuffed pretty good!

During our nightmare Fremont experience (see my review for Fremont street experience for details), we stopped by this place for lunch.
Ambiance: 2/​5, it embodies the vibe of Fremont street: old and unkempt. It looks more like a fast food joint than a restaurant. They need to turn up their AC because it was still warm inside.
Food: 3.5÷5, overall tasty but nothing special. It would be nice to get crispier fries though. The food came out in a reasonable time after ordering. Decent prices ($ 7.95 for a burger and fries, $ 11.95 for a chicken kebab plate with cous cous and hummus) given Vegas restaurants jack up their prices. They serve Mediterranean salads, pita wraps/​kebabs, burgers, and panini sandwiches.
Service: 2/​5, the young lady who works both as the cashier and waiter couldn’t care less about being there. She interrupted us ordering our food to go serve food to other guests seated and did not smile, say hello or ask us if we need anything else.

This place has amazing gyros I suggest adding the feta cheese.
The thing is they push their fries on almost every order like its a great deal for $ 2 More. However the fries are extremely soggy and under cooked.
They were out of lemons I asked for when ordering a U sweet tea. Those are the two star deductions for my
1^st Visit.
I want to try the lamb plate next time.

Had lunch here on 5÷30÷16 around 1pm and it was great! I had a chicken bowl, the chicken was juicy and the rice was perfect. I also had some pita and hummus, the hummus was smooth and had a great flavor. Great spot if you are tired of buffets and or other greasy food in Vegas.

Way less crowded than the other places on Fremont. Excellent food choices. Delicious
Lamb burger is mouth watering. Also got the Greek wrap with spinach tortilla. Yum. Oh and they have sweet potato fries my favorite! Kudos to the chef!

My wife and we’re just walking and decided to take a chance. I had the falafel dinner and my wife had the lamb. The food was tasty and came out rather quickly. It’s a small place but they get it right. There’s a code on the bathroom but just ask. Great food great place.

This place blows, which is such a bummer since they have vegan options and meat options, I thought a nice place we could all dine together. The only thing my party didn’t complain about was the poutine. The falafel pita was pathetic, only one falafel, really? The wrap my friend had was so over saturated with dressing it fell apart. My beet salad had pure balsamic syrup drenched on it, no oil, no vinegar, no lemon, even after they added more lettuce I couldn’t eat it. Such a disappointment, I hate leaving negative reviews but I had to warn future hungry people.

Poor food unless you love extra salt rice wasn’t washed I got the gyro bowl and I could count the veggies involved 5 pieces 2 pieces of broccoli 3 carrots slices. Also got a pastrami sandwich and yet again extra salt. I asked for tahini sauce and she gave me something orange then made up a name for the sauce I wanted either way it wasn’t what I asked for and I’m From the Middle East soooooooooo please don’t correct me unless your middle eastern «halal with alcohol and pork served???»

Great meal and open late.
Much better meal than the Heart attack café.
The meat was tender and delicious.

The baba ganoush was absolutely not what I was hoping for. It was awful, I
threw it away. I did not complain because somebody was already at the register
complaining about their food! I was ready to leave because I was mad and hungry.
Never going back again.

Poutine like fries for the win! The dude has the pastrami sandwich and was thoroughly impressed. I’m Canadian and love Poutine but am newly convinced you only get the real deal in Quebec. They had vinegar for the fries as well.
I wanted to head back for a round 2 but, it’s vegas and we never found ourselves back there.

Such a crap exsperience. I love Greek food and had been wanting to try this place so I finally did.
Took about 30mins for me to order after 3 people ahead in line… I was hoping the food would make these wait worth it but no way!
The brunette at the front playing cashier and food delivery has zero customer service skills and moves slower than a turtle. She didn’t apologize for the wait or for being out of rice. I didn’t want rice but she was telling others who stood in line for 15−30mins they were out… ummm, put a sign up or let the line of customers know maybe; especially when you’re taking 10 years to process orders and such.
I’m not a hard person to please because of my extreme passion for food but this was THE WORST GREEK APPETIZER PLATTER EVER: pita bread was super hard which sucked, the falafel was over-​cooked and they replaced what was supposed to be the babaganoush with some tastless weird red mayo mix.
The hummus and taziki was not aweful and prices were pretty good but I will never reccomend this place. I hope they get it together; it’s Vegas and there are so many options for food! They really should step it up considering they are the only Greek available right on Fremont.

Been here a few times now, the ambiance is classic, a good place for a downtown eatery. Greek food isn’t their focus, but what they have to offer isn’t bad (gyros, wraps, falafels) small eating space, but the pricing isn’t bad. Portioning is on styrofoam plates, but they try to fill it as best as they could. Personally I’d recommend a choice of the hot subs, or the gyros or wraps. The menu has a lot of variety, but any choice would be satisfying. Overall ³⁄₅ stars, would come back again. (Update after eating) the meat was seasoned well, gyro falls apart at some points. And a major problem I had was that my girlfriend ordered the chicken gyro, but halfway through the meal she begins to find beef and lamb pieces. She doesn’t eat red meats, so this was alarming. An issue is address from the beginning, to make sure no meats are crossing each other for future reference.

Pay the same as you would for the junk food on the street but get quality food here. I got a falafel wrap and it was really fresh and the tzatiki was delicious. Also the cous cous was good too=)
I’m really picky about falafel too cause I worked at a Greek restaurant for a while when I was a teen but this place made it just fine.
Thanks for the great service and food!

It’s like «fast food type» Mediterranean place where you order your food and they bring it to you. I would not considered this place a real Mediterranean joint… far from it. I can say it’s LESS SALTY than a lot of places out there, that’s a plus in my book!
I’ve had better in Southern Cali, but when you are in the mood for this type of food and don’t want to drive far from downtown Vegas to get some… this place will do.
The girl that took our order was polite and checked on us. The food was ok, not great or something for me to shout to the world about. It gets the cravings satisfied. Not too bad.
We order the chicken and beef pita and 1 order of fries. Came out a little over $ 22 bucks, sorta on the pricey side. But I can’t argue when all I had to do was walk to this place.

Experience: My second time here, so it deserves a review. I came here once before on a Vegas downtown food tasting tour. This time a group of friends met for dinner. It was 6pm on a Wednesday.
Facility: This is more like a fast food type spot. It takes a little bit to make, but you order at the counter and food is fairly cheap. They do have some bottle beer and boxed wine. They have a few half bench half stool seats, and a few traditional table and chairs. I love the giant rustic chandelier and the metal wall art, but otherwise it feels very fast-​foodish.
Service: The lady working was neither nice or friendly, but she was fairly attentive. However, her manager did not teach her the golden rule about customers in person take priority over the phone… she stopped in the middle of taking my order to answer and help the person on the phone. She could have answered and put them on hold, but whatever.
Food: We ordered the sampler platter to share, and I got the Lamb Shwarma with rice as my meal. The food on the platter was good. It had warm pita bread 4/​5, tzaziki sauce 5/​5, tahini sauce 1/​5, falafels 3/​5, hummus 4/​5, and baba ganoush 3.5÷5.
The Shwarma plate was decent. The lamb was good and moist 3.5÷5 served over the rice 2.5÷5. I typically love Mediterranean rice, but this was short grained and had spices and saffron, which was a little different than I’m use to. I like the long, white, buttery kind more. There were a tiny bit of grilled veggies ³⁄₅ on the plate too. It was also served with more hummus and pita.
Overall: I like this place, and would probably stop again if I’m downtown having drinks and in the mood for gyros or Shwarma.

We decided to go to Freemont St. after watching a show. We walked and showed our boys around Freemont st. We were starving by the time we got there and we were planning to eat elsewhere but since we’ve had a long day we saw this place and decided to get food here to-​go.
We got the beef shawarma platter with couscous, grilled veggies, hummus and pita. Omg, it was delicious! The beef had a great marinade, the couscous was cooked perfectly, the hummus was very tasty. I’m so glad we stumbled upon this place.

Meh. There’s much better dining in downtown Vegas and on Fremont St. than here. It’s a fast-​casual spot with ho-​hum food and little to no ambiance. And the tables and floor were not exactly clean. And staff were less than friendly. It’s primarily filled with tourists, especially those with small children (at least when I went). The food is edible, but not really worth it. And definitely don’t get the poutine fries. They were the saddest poutine fries I’ve ever encountered.

The food is okay, but the service sucks.
Cute interior, massive menu. Opted for a gyro, just under $ 10 but I like that you can add on fries for just a dollar more. Salads also looked good, and they have a spanakopita special for $ 9.99. Ordered to go, waited at bar.
My entire visit, I was listening to two female employees shout in Spanish, fighting with the cook, who was out of sight. Awkward and super unprofessional. Order was tossed on the counter without a word, employee turned back around to shout some more.
Gyro was okay, nothing spectacular. Good size, tasty tzatziki, entirely too much onion. Doubt I’ll be back.