Habibi’s Gyros and Kabob House

Even though they don’t have döner kababs their food is pretty tasty. Big fat yummy gyros. Great tasting Mediterranean food with fresh flavors. Can’t say anything bad about this place except they don’t have döner kababs :(. The menu could be a little bigger too since I know they can make good food.

Update: This restaurant has made some great improvements, and really upgraded their quality of service. Upgrading to 5 stars.
Previous Review
Fun place to stop in. Definitely have the best gyros in Stevens Point. Fun atmosphere, staff leaves a little to be desired.
Pros:
–Great food. Admittedly, I haven’t tried everything on the menu, but the classic gyro/​chicken gyro and jasmine rice is great. Masala sauce is a nice touch. Large portions.
–Fast, available for take-​out.
–The owner, Kristine, is kind and puts effort into her business and customers.
Cons:
–The staff, other than the owner, is a little crude and don’t always seem properly trained. I’ve noted a lot of goofing off in the presence of customers, and lack of professionalism. (Curt attitudes, smoking by the front door while customers are waiting, etc.) Turn-​over seems high.
–The price of the food has been slowly rising over the last 8 or so years I’ve been stopping there. (Note: I believe they have changed owners during that time period.)

One of my favorite places to stop by when i’m in town. the food is great and has wonderful flavors.

Good mediterranean food for not a lot of money. The gyros are fantastic!

After striking out in overflowing parking lots looking for a fish fry on a Friday night, we decided to try something new and stopped here in having no idea what to expect, and I’m glad I finally gave this place a try!
The restaurant is really beautiful. The tables were all lovely that I honestly had to think a moment about where to sit. The plants in the windows and the traditional seating lounge made it feel cozy.
Both of the meals we got were really good (standard gyro and chicken marsala wrap), but I think I’d try something different next time just to see what else they offer since I’m not very familiar with this cuisine.
A few little complaints – we ordered the cheese curds appetizer, and while they were soooo goooood, the basket was really for 4 – 5 people not 2, so we had a ton of leftovers. And then in the gyros section of the menu, it says «add a side salad, dill rice, or french fries», which to me meant pick one of these sides that are included with the dish, when they actually aren’t. So we ended up accidentally ordering extra sides we otherwise wouldn’t have. Shrugs… now we know for next time.

Amazing food and the ambiance is more unique than most restaurants in Stevens Point. The seated area on the floor is so cute that my husband and I reserved it for some of our engagement photos and those turned out to be my favorite. This place definitely adds some flavor to downtown Point!

Very good gyros. I go here with my son and daughter when they crave ethnic food. This place hits the spot!

Solid gyro. Not the best I’ve ever had, but certainly not the worst. I’d have another. The Mediterranean Platter was pretty good as well. A good variety of different flavors, everyone in my group of four found something on it they really liked on it, even my 4 yr old. Overall a good place to eat and I would recommend it if your looking for something different.

Tasty! I wasn’t overly blown away by the gyros, but I fell in love with their baba ghounaj. It was unlike any I’ve had before, not quite authentic, but it was very delicious. Their hummus is decent! While the gyro meat was rather delicious, the pita and tzatziki left a bit to be desired. I would absolutely go back and try more at Habibi. Right now, though, it was just an A-​OK experience. I look forward to a much better food experience next time.
Atmosphere is great and service was very nice.

Update: This used to be a great place. In the last 6 months or so, it has really gone downhill.
The prices are even higher now, and while I emphasize with the economy, it’s hard to stomach paying ten dollars for a gyro in a small town. (That’s without rice, side, drink, or Tzatziki.)
More importantly, the new wait staff here is ill trained and quite rude. Apparently, they lost quite a few of the usual, long time workers.
I felt personally offended by one of the waiters, and it took almost 5 minutes for them to run a card because one of the employees wasn’t trained to do it, and refused to call someone else over. The only time, as of late, I’ve had great service is when Joey is working.
Sadly, my visits here are going to be fewer. It’s a shame, as this was a really neat little place at one point.
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This place is awesome.
In short. The food is great, fresh, and authentic to its culture.
Atmosphere is relaxing, and optional traditional sit down seating is available.
I definitely have my favorite cooks, and have never been disappointed with my food here. Only once did one of the wait staff skimp on the gyro meat… but the rest of the staff are quite polite.
Bonus: Very green.

This place changed my perception of what a gyro was meant to taste like. I like the fact that people can sit at a regular sized table or at one of the «authentic short tables» where one takes their shoes off and sits on a carpeted floor with lots of pillows. The staff is very friendly and the food is always prompt… and the low prices are easy on the wallet too ;-)

Tthe décor, nice. The lighting, nice. The canopied, pillowed seating area, nice. The food, edible, but so incredibly inauthentic and bland…
Hummus usually consists of garbanzos, tahini (sesame seed paste), lemon juice, garlic, cumin and salt. Hey chef — you managed to omit the last 4 ingredients! Your version was bland, bland, bland.
The falafel pita was not sitting inside the pita like it should. The ingredients were strewn over the top of the bread. The falafel balls

When entering Downtown Stevens Point, this place you can not be missed. Fantastic ambiance. It feels «gypsy-​isc» with a canopy where you can sit on pillows.
The gyros are huge. It’s about $ 7. You can’t go wrong. The meat was flavorful, seasoned very well. We will return in a heartbeat.