I had a doctor's appointment & after it's done waiting for bus I saw this place . I was like yes, I…read morecan get some food for ifter . Such a cute little spot . Customer service is great. I loved the food , can't wait to come back for my next week's appointment lol so I can get some food again !

I had a taste 4 falafel today so I read the reviews on yelp and there was a review stating they eat…read moreat this place every week. I had to try it. Im asking myself WHY????. The falafel Plate was horrible. I don't know what that flavor was. The Shawarma Sandwich was wet and soggy the Lamb and the chicken. I did enjoy the pita bread, the hummus and the white sauce. I ordered the mint lemonade to enjoy along with the rest but they delivered to me instead the thickest orange juice I have ever ever had. I must say yelp didnt help me today so I WILL NOT BE REORDERING EVER.

I was on the South Shore of Staten Island and decided to check out Riva, a Turkish restaurant in…read morethe Eltingville - and we're glad we did. The food and service were both excellent. We started with their cheese gozleme, a flaky pastry with cheese, and hummus. We both had Adana kababs, I had the lamb; she had the chicken. Both were delicious!

Food was delicious and the ambiance is pleasant. The service was excellent and I had a good meal.read more

Excellent food excellent staff will recommend it to anybody. Try to chicken with their delicious…read morerice and their lamb is excellent.

I was in the mood for Turkish food so I jumped on my favorite app Yelp and I saw the reviews for…read moreGrand Sahara. The restaurant has a clean crisp feel, the decor is simple and aesthetically appealing. The temperature inside was cool without being cold which I appreciate. I don't know our server's name but the check was identified as server 12, well, Miss 12 was great, she was friendly and attentive, warm and professional. The food was very good. We ordered lentil soup, fried calamari, lamb dumplings for the appetizers and the salmon kebabs and grilled Branzino both were served with rice and salad. The only thing I would not order again is the lamb dumplings, they were cooked well but lacked flavor. The summary is I would recommend Grand Sahara. Happy dining

Good Food, the corn flake chicken fingers are out of this world ..... definitely try themread more

Seal demolished the sandwich She said the food is great and…read morehe's gonna eat this every day now

First off - beautiful Ambiance Plenty of parking (in a…read morestrip center) Great service Starter - cold mixed appetizer of baba ghanoush, labneh, hummus, muhamara (red bell peppers, walnuts, pomegranate molasses. All yummy. The only disappointment was the pita bread. Just not great and should have been warm Laila salad - Fattet Makdous - stuffed eggplant with ground meat with yogurt garlic sauce with small crunchy pieces of pita bread. This was a bit too rich for me. My friend ordered it. Very tasty and different. Sujok - Syrian beef sausage delicious and different from Italian or polish sausage Spicy potatoes were incredible. They were crunchy so apparently fried but not greasy. Desert was baklava mushed up with a scoop of ice cream. Amazing I'd go back in a heartbeat. There's a lot of different dishes to try out!!

I love this restaurant is beautiful is very clean nice organized and everything else and it's just…read moregoodI'm

Wonderful food. Great service. Clearly a community staple. The food was fresh and well prepared…read more There is some dining space inside. Okay for small groups. Tried the chicken kebabs, was perfect.The portions were enough to share if you get a few dishes. They also have platters if you prefer a variety in one dish.

Well that was excellent. A good spot right off the 440…read more Very polite service. The owner was nice enough to take the time explaining things. Great vegetarian options. I enjoyed the falafel. The potato somosas were the one blemish as they were tiny for the price - even if the price is $1.50. I would go back.

The food was ahhhhmazing!…read more This is my first time in Staten Island as I was visiting family. I passed this place while on the bus to my destination. It was not hard convincing everyone to order here since everything on the menu looked good. And, there were options for everyone. We ordered doordash on 23 April 2026 and it was delivered quickly. Everything was delicious (I sampled almost everything that was ordered). My cousin also stated that this is the best food he has had during his most recent visit to NY. I had the falafel platter. The rice was cooked to perfection but the falafel was a bit crunchy, but edible and good. I also tried the beef kebab and lamb and they were both amazing. The salad was good for me, but my cousin thought it was a bit too acidic. The hummus was good but the Dubai cheesecake was to doe for. 10/10 would recommend. If I am ever on SI again, I would absolutely eat from here again.

5/5 Hummus (incredible with their warm pita) 4.5/5 Lamb…read more4/5 Chicken Inside is very spacious and very well decorated, great spot of a large group.

I've lived next to this place for 5 years now and although it always smelled delicious never made…read moreit out til today. The smell was just too enticing Menu is simple and affordable. I got few whole pitas plus humus. Food was cheap but tasted delicious Whole pita is stuffed with 5 falafel balls fries, salad, cabbage, pickles and more. Tahini sauce is flavorful and a pita leaves you stuffed for $10 The humus is creamy and with a hint of lemon. Highly recommend and will definitely be back Plus the place is vegetarian which is great when entertaining a friend of ours who is vegan.

After my doctor's visit, I was craving some falafel and decided to visit this place since it's…read morepinned on my google map. The restaurant is certainly clean and I like how it's in the open so you can see all the action and cleanliness. I ordered their falafel whole pita sandwich and was told I can add whatever choosing I wanted. I also ordered two sides of their falafel balls to enjoy. They were 3 balls for $1. As for the sandwich, I thought it only tasted okay. I was very hungry at that point so if I thought my sandwich was okay then I know I'm not a fan of it. The flavoring was bland, I asked for spicy sauce but didn't taste any. I also asked for the fried eggplants to find out as I'm biting into it that there was none. Make sure you watch them when asking for your choosing. They might now hear you and you'll just end up feeling disappointed like me because I love the taste of eggplants. Regarding the falafel ball, I thought it was too doughy. I usually like them a little more loose and garlicy.

The food was awesome, we order a lamb gyro and an Arabic shawarma. The taste was delicious and the…read moredelivery was fast. Recommend it 100%

Yesterday, I had an unpleasant experience with Gyro King on Forest Ave and gave my review. After…read morework today I received a call from the owner who asked what happened. I fully explained and he apologized profusely! He even went as far as making it right!! That says soooo much!! Very understanding and extremely personable!! I didn't expect to have this kind of interaction and it made an extremely bad situation great!! Their food is always delicious, J just had a bad experience with a cucumber and he apologized for everything!! Thank you, sir!! A gentleman in EVERY sense of the word!!

I found this place by accident. I was heading down. Hylan, toward a diner that I like. I saw name…read moreon the sign, and it looked like a nice restaurant. Not knowing what type of a restaurant it is, I decided to stop in. What a pleasant surprise. It was a Turkish restaurant. There was a good amount of people in there, but it looked like I was the only "white boy." Everybody was very friendly, and the place was clean. I liked the atmosphere. I started with the baba ghanoush. I loved it. The flavor of the roasted eggplant was delicious. And the roasted flavor kept it from being too rich. It was creamy and delicious. I almost didn't have enough bread to put it on. And believe me, I was piling the bread high with that stuff. There was also a small bowl of marinated green olives on the side. I normally do not like green olives, but these were fantastic. The olive oil marinade kept them from being too bitter for me. For my main course, I had the Adana kebab. Ground lamb, red bell pepper, and paprika. I had a small, which was one kebab. It also came with a very nice marinated salad, and a decent size portion of rice, which was tender and had a good flavor to it. It also came with a red sauce and a tzatziki sauce.. the red sauce was too spicy for me, and the tzatziki I put some of it on the rice, and then the rest I dipped my kebab. The kebab wasn't spicy at all, and the red bell pepper, and the paprika gave it a great flavor, it was not gamey like lamb can be. It was also very tender. Everything was so good, I ended up finishing the entire dinner, and I was stuffed. I would've loved to try a Turkish coffee, but it was like 8 PM, and I didn't want to be up for the rest of the night... :). The price was reasonable. The only reason I'm taking off a star, is because they add an automatic 18% gratuity to the check, and then there's also a spot down at the bottom for a second gratuity. That's why you need to read your check very carefully. If you don't notice the automatic gratuity, you might end up paying a double tip. I thought the automatic 18% gratuity was more than fair. This was a great place. They also do breakfast. I would like to come in and try breakfast sometime. Thank you.

We were in the area and read up reviews on a couple places and we ended up here. From the parking…read morelot, you could see the entrance and the vibe looked super cute. The restaurant was pretty empty and we were seated right away. The booth and chairs where they sat us were extremely dirty- they could definitely use a cleaning. I also noticed there was a bunch of food under our table, there was condensation marks on the table and they definitely didn't clean it after the last group before us. It all kind of skeeved me out but we stayed. We placed our food order. We never were offered water. I asked for a soda and they brought me just a can, I had to ask for a cup of ice and waters. The service was not overly attentive. They barely came over to us. I needed something so I had to walk up near the register to get their attention. A bunch of the workers were standing together it took one a minute to notice me. I got the chicken shish- some pieces of chicken were very chewy I couldn't eat them. Others were okay. I did enjoy the rice it came with. Ultimately, I just think for how empty it was we should've gotten a little bit better service.