This was a nice surprise! The portions are super big and the falafel Bucharest and beef shawarma were all delicious. I liked the beef shawarma the best it was nice and fresh the meat was thinly sliced. Their sliders were also bigger than expected and pretty good. They forgot to give me the chicken one and I had already left by I wish I could've tried it. I wish they had a baby changing table in the bathroom as it was not there and I have to little ones. So please double check your order read more

For the price of about $10, the portion size of the lamb shawarma was great! It came with tomato, onion, and a strong garlic sauce. However, a lot of the meat was too tough. I'd love to give other menu items a try. Our orders were ready quickly and we sat in to eat. It's a casual atmosphere with many to-go orders. read more

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Ordered a salad with beef and whoever was on the grill need to work on their knife skills. Also the tomatoes looked old. It could have just been a bad day, that's why I'm giving grace. Service was good. read more

Bucharest Grill - The tip jar. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Oh man I simply ask for no garlic and I was given a Shawarma with nothing but it and chicken no veggies no pickles just awful. read more

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I have to agree with many folks who have commented. First, who is in charge here? Is there a manager on site? I don't see anyone telling staff to put the damn phone away and take customers. Rude, slow, and order is always messed up. read more

Customer service truly sucks I hate it for the consumers because I'll actually never be back. Why get a job you don't want where you are going to be rude and nasty to people . Hire better staff so people can actually experience the food read more

Bucharest Grill - Hate horrible customer service so bad - Middle Eastern Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Still the go to place for Shawarma and salads. Simple ambiance and fast service. Home and friendly vibes read more

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Bucharest is always a mandatory stop during my visits home. This trip, I ate here twice and got the same thing! There's so much chicken in the shawarma the flavors are awesome and I have not had a better shawarma anywhere!! I placed the order online, so I really didn't experience the service this trip. The restaurant looks nice inside and is in an upcoming area. read more

Bucharest Grill - Chicken Shawarma - Middle Eastern Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

I stopped in for lunch and expected a crowd! This is a popular spot. My order was taken quickly. There was a short wait- each order is made fresh! I tried the lamb shawarma & learned I don't care for it. The chicken shawarma is tastier in my opinion. The fries are best when hot! There's seating and a wait area inside. They have parking right outside the door! read more

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Tied with Lafayette Coney Island for my favorite cheap/fast eats in Detroit. The beef shawarma is my go to but they've got a delicious and deep menu. Also - do you need to find a Detroit Police officer? Much like Lafayette the odds of finding an officer enjoying the food while you're dining are pretty good. Parking is usually really easy at this spot too. read more

First time going to Piquette Ave restaurant over the phone order they worker only wanted to give one salad dressing for 2 small sharwma salads the containers were small plenty of chicken where are the tomatoes one slither plenty of cucumbers not enough salad dressing choices. The service was good hardly no one in the place.My nephew thought pita bread comes with it no.Other than the missing some tomatoes the salad was good. Your location off of Grand River near downtown Detroit is your best store. read more

Place was dirty and full of flies flying around. I've been to other Bucharest and you can expect the food to be pretty consistent but not here. Food seemed to be prepared differently than other spots. I ordered the shawarma sandwich and also the Shawarma salad and both seem to be premade and stale. The chicken didn't seem to have much flavor and the tomatoes were old tasting. read more

It's the best shawarma in Detroit. Need to check out if you haven't. Place is always hitting

Fresh food. Fast service. Variety of healthy choices on the menu. Recommend the chicken shawarma sandwich. Will return and try other items. read more

Bucharest Grill - Fatoosh salad - Middle Eastern Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

My family and I went here after our visit DT. The food was good, fresh and hot. Tasty as usual. We ordered some sticks, Shawarmas and a chicken salad. The service was pretty quick, the staff were so so but overall it was a good experience. The portion sizes are really good for the prices, everything was tasty. read more

I've had Bucharest Grill on my radar for ages and never visited until recently, and now I'm kind of upset that I waited this long. Nate and I were in town for a wedding and headed to the rehearsal. We'd been traveling all afternoon and didn't stop to get any lunch, so we were pretty hungry. I hopped on Yelp and saw that this Bucharest Grill and Baobab Fare were both pretty close to the venue. Since we had limited time, I opted for Bucharest Grill and it was perfect. There were plenty of parking spots right outside which was super convenient. We ordered a chicken shawarma to split since we just needed a small bite and would be heading to dinner later. The shawarma was quickly assembled and we dug in. The chicken was juicy and tender, and all the veggies were fresh and crisp. The pita itself was the thin, dry wrap type, which I usually find to be kind of stale and flavorless, but this one somehow wasn't. I loved the pickles and of course the garlic sauce was awesome! I really appreciated how tightly the shawarma was wrapped since we were dressed up and trying not to make a mess. The size was perfect to split for a light meal, and at $7 it was a great deal. We definitely had garlic breath but I didn't care, it was so delicious. I'd definitely come back and get a combo and try the lamb next time. If you need a quick bite and are craving shawama, check out Bucharest Grill. read more

Bucharest Grill - Chicken Shawarma - Middle Eastern Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Chicken shawarmas and garlic spread. Come here pretty often. Too bad the one in corktown is gone! read more

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They have some of theeeee best salads hands down in Detroit. I don't have a photo but lemme tell you ! They load it up with chicken and veggies and they do not disappoint. read more

The food is great good and fast and friendly. I really liked when I walked and no one was sitting down. Everyone was working. It smelled great in there fresh clean like chicken. read more

Great establishment... quick and nice... I will gladly recommend this too others. Food was delicious and customer service was nice read more

Bucharest Grill - Middle Eastern Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Oh My Goodness!!!!! And you have got to say that with soul!!! $17 of pure divine flavor fullness!!! The first bite seals the deal!! Full of robustness, from the peppers to the onions to the char flavor on the beef then wrapped in deliciousness! I had a sundress on that literally had drops of sauce from the juice drippin! I'm not playing! The BEST thing I have tasted in Detroit! And we have tired other places for food, I left hungry or unsatisfied, this mouthful made up for the lack of flavor I was getting! A must when visiting! Take it from a true foodie!!! That's it, that's my take! I'm ready for seconds.... read more

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There have been times that haven't grabbed lunch Becuse I don't want to with the girls at the counter. I only order on line ever since they opened the Michigan ave one. The original had horrible customer service, the much on much ave shut down, the location at piquette is less than a 2 minute walk to prepare myself not to jump over the counter if they are rude. Last week ordered Falafel Quesadilla and those delicious Curley fries . Walk in to music blaring, girls on their phones. Now trying to look at speaker to at the register takes some skill. Nothing is ever greasy so bring your phone. And don't forget they are not responsible for any wrongly made food or not putting something in the bag. Falafel 2/5(it's scrapping the bottle) Curly Fries 4/5 read more

Bucharest Grill - Falafel Quesadilla - Middle Eastern Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

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As a regular Yelper, I never think to review businesses that I frequent. I tend to only write reviews of new places visited. Let's change that... Bucharest Grill took Detroit by storm about a dozen 1/2 years or so years ago. I can't remember which location was opened first. I believe it was the full restaurant location that was behind the Fox Theater. It started as carryout only, but then opened the space to accommodate dining in; or either it was the carryout on Michigan Ave, by the old Tiger Stadium. In any case both have closed now. Shame cause the carryout on Michigan Ave was the place to stop after a night out downtown. It stayed on jam...and for good reason. Quick carry-out shawarmas are the perfect thing to eat on the run. Wrapped tightly in foil, they are fool-proof...and tasty. I usually have mine with chicken and extra pickles. I ordered from the Piquette location for lunch yesterday. The prices haven't increase much over the years. You can still have a nice lunch for about $12. I noticed that the steak salad is no longer on the menu. That saddened me as that salad was DIVINE. I'll miss it. Now I'll have to try to copy it home. *giggles* *TIP: order ahead...you can thank me later. I love the phone system, by the way. There is one number for all locations. Once dialed, you select the location you'd like to order from. Good stuff Bucharest. read more

This is the place if you want some excellent swarmas as I always come to one of their locations in Detroit for them. They have one right by Comerica park and little Caesar's arena where the pistons and red wings play as well. I eat swarmas all the time in Dearborn and I'm telling you they have one the best I've ever had. Love this place and they get them out quick too. read more

Didn't end up eating here since there was 4 of us and no seats, we didn't want to order our food and wait for a seat here on a Sunday for a late lunch for a 3 star spot. We will check it out again when we feel like a quick bite. Wishing the larger sit down Bucharest by the Fox was still open. Maybe we will have more patience another time on the weekend when it's not as busy. read more

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Went to the new opening in St Clair shores the food is awesome the service is great the staff is awesome and friendly the building is beautiful. Thank you for all the hard work you guys do Dave's sweet tooth staff. Some of us eat their three times a week read more

2019-10-08 Bucharest Grill. Detroit, MI. With four Detroit locations, I guess I should be more specific about this location. This is their "uptown" location by Milwaukee Junction on PIquette Ave at John R. Just down the street from the Ford Piquette Ave Plant. I was volunteering at Free Bikes 4 Kids whose 2019 headquarters happen to reside on the same complex as the Ford Plant, so I decided to lunch here. I walked here, but if you drive, they do have parking spaces on the property's boulevard. There's also street parking if the spaces fill up. Bucharest is a Shawarma and Burger joint. When I arrive, the place wasn't exactly packed, but it was busy. There was a steady turnover of diners and a constant stream of take out. An excellent lunch crowd by any standards. Their M.O. is fast food style service. You place your order, pay, wait for your order, then seat yourself. When you're done, you also pick up after yourself. I wasn't sure which way to go, burgers, or shawarma... ok it was shawarma hands down... but it could have been burgers, not! I looked around for spits of meat but unfortunately found none. I did see an open flamed grill as well as a flat top and a deep frying, so I was a little hopeful. The menu is pretty basic, they serve Shawarmas, Wraps, Burgers, and Sticks. They also have some appetizers and Specialties. I like that each heading only had a few selections. It cuts down on the decision making process and it gives them specialization on the dishes (i.e. a higher chance that whatever dish they make, it will be well made and executed). I wanted to order a few items, but knew I would not be able to finish them. After evaluating whether or not they could be consumed later, I concluded that eating fresh is always the better way to go. I didn't want to sabotage the ratings based on this so I decided that I would just have to return subsequent times to try the other dishes. Today I went with a Chicken Shawarma Stick, and the Chicken Shawarma Salad. Chicken Shawarma Stick. Essentially a skinny shawarma, it's shawarma meat, tomatoes, pickles, toum (whipped garlic) rolled into a pita and grilled. While the combination of ingredients was a good one, it wasn't worth the $4 price tag. 3 stars. Chicken Shawarma Salad. Chicken Shawarma meat atop a bed of greens with tomatoes, onions, and toum. The Shawarma meat was expertly booked on the grill complete with beautiful searing of the meat. The dish was served with a side of mass made pita bread, which I didn't really care for. As good as the dish looked, the proportion was off. There was definitely not enough sauce, and the tomato bled too much. A side of toum or tahini would have been a good complement to this, as would a rice option over the greens. But as the dish stands, 3 stars. Overall, a decent place. Would I return, sure, to try some of their other offerings (Baba Ganoush (Eggplant Dip) with Beef, Bucharest Shawarma, and possibly their Ribeye Steak Dinner), but I would already have to be in the area. 3 stars overall. If You would like to experience more, come dine-with-me.yelp.com I'd love to have your company... Bon Appétit! read more

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PETTY, rude employees. Foods good but the staff absolutely ruins it. The girls behind the counter purposely had our carryout take 30 minutes when it was dead in there. Literally a grilled tortilla. Just laughing with each other and staring like they got one up on us. Never returning to this location. read more

Placed a takeout order.Is this a joke......... I asked for no tomatoes or pickles. I guess that meant no chicken. read more

Bucharest Grill - Middle Eastern Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

I love this place but sometimes it be iffy! I do believe it depends on the cooks for that day. I always get the Bucharest shawarma combo with straight cut fries. I love the shawarma and definitely the pickle makes a difference contrary to others belief, it also has fries in it, and honestly, in it or not it doesn't make a difference to me, but I love it! I have gotten it where my fries was cold and I reported it and my fries been on point ever since. I had the chicken shawarma salad which I love and the chicken is made to order, but as above depending on cooks, sometimes it's not seasoned right or they didn't marinate the chicken, that's the iffy part, chicken great one day , next time taste plain. The chicken quesadillas, stuffed peppers are great, I never been disappointed. Of course, pepper seem frozen bought, not home made, but good still. I had used Uber eats and they offered, BOGO on chicken bites, which is chicken , lettuce and ranch dressing, I bought that along the shawarma salad and the bites was salad itself, without cucumber and tomatoes and onions and I had too too much salad that one of the chicken bites went to waste, so buy chicken bites but you don't need another salad. My sister ordered the bites and pita bread and garlic spread and made her own pita wraps, I was impressed also delicious! Rule of thumb, never order day after holiday because they use day old food because they were closed on the holiday, I had to get a refund because I was sick and the food even the chicken was spoiled! I never went bk to rivertown location afterwards, I use downtown location. I do recommend this place, just not after the holiday itself. read more

The food is amazing and always flavorful. I wish the staff was more friendly and not so rude. Other than that the place is always packed and the wait is about 25 minutes average. I always call in my order for faster pickup. My favs are the Trish salad, Chciken shawarma salad and the chicken shawarma sandwich. read more

Chicken shawarma for the win! Just recently tried Bucharest and absolutely loved the chicken shawarma! I ordered the box which came with curly fries which were also delicious. Excellent garlic sauce! So looking forward to ordering here often! read more

I recently ordered food online, May 29th @ 2:41pm. I arrived at the Piquette location to pick up the items. I approached the side counter where one would pick up their online order. I waited while two ladies were at the cashier's counter. One was waiting on the phone, and the other was waiting for a customer. She then came to the counter where I was waiting to get a bag. She then walked back to the counter to complete the transaction with the customer. She then pulled her personal phone out to use it. After I realized she was going to ignore me, I spoke up and called out "Miss". She continued to ignore me until I shouted "Miss!". I am here to pick up an online order. She asked me my name twice. Then, she walked away, and another employee came out of the back and asked me my name. She looked at the bag and handed it to me. I might also add, the cashier I called back to the counter looked at the same bag, where the receipt with my name on it was clearly printed. This is the second time that I have entered this location and have been ignored when standing at the counter. What even puzzles me even more, there are at least 10 people or more looking at me, and no one said anything to the cashier that someone is waiting there or even walked over to address the customer. This is not a one-off event...this is the culture in that store. I will think twice about tipping anyone in that location if I am going to be mistreated by your staff. Management...Please step up and talk to your cashiers. Leave the cell phones alone while working, and make sure that your customers are satisfied and addressed when they walk into the store. There is no excuse when you have as many employees working just feet from the counter. PLEASE DO BETTER! read more

Always worth it. I get the 6 pack of schwarmas whenever I go. The bucharest one is my favorite (chicken+fries). I can easily eat one in a sitting, and my husband will often eat two (cause it just tastes so good!). I usually order online and then start walking over. It seems like you should let them know when you get there, so that they will start getting your order ready sooner! read more

Great service and food and the young ladies in the front are very helpful. Great place to grab lunch before work.

Delicious food. Parking sucks !!!!! Fairly expensive for a "chicken sandwich ". They charge a fee for using credit card..... so I just deduct that from whatever tip I would have left. read more

Today my supervisor placed an order. Half the order was missing. They did send the rest of the order, but the delivery was made on one of those rental scooters. My fries were what appeared to be the bottom of the bag fries. Very few full size curly fries. And I should have gotten a lamb shawarma, instead I got chicken. We order from here at least once a week and never had a problem Until today. read more

This was a first time visit for me and my brother, Jeff. He resides nearby and I decided to spend the day with him in Detroit. He suggested this place as he went by it recently and thought it looked interesting. I was skeptical as it isn't located in the best of areas. Turns out the area seems pretty safe and there is plenty of parking on the grounds. Not knowing what to order I ordered a couple of things just so I could try them. Jeff had the skinless sausage, I had the steak salad, we had a side of the garlic spread and an order of stuffed pepper. The winner; it was a tie between the flavorful garlic spread and the O..M..G..flavorful grill cooked skinless sausage. The loser was my steak salad. I asked the steak be cooked medium and it was cooked well done. The steak was tough, loaded with fat, dry and just not very good at all. The salad underneath the 'steak' was very good. The stuffed pepper was also very good but not near as delicious as the garlic spread and sausage. The seating is not comfortable as there are nothing but stools and high-tops. The employees were very friendly and professional. The prices were very reasonable. read more

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The location on Piquette in midtown Detroit should be ashamed of themselves. I try and treat myself every now and then to a chicken swarma. Sent my daughter there yesterday gets the sandwich home, didn't eat it until later on and lo and behold... not a single slap of garlic spread on my swarma. They are eliminating it little by little because this is not the first time this has happened. I looked at it as an oversight the first time. Fool me once.... so now I'm paying for a dry swarma that I had to add mayo/ whatever I could find to moisten it and give it some authentic taste. So Bucharest, if youre reading this you might wanna email me and apologize/ give me my money back or correct this sleight of hand. Pun intended read more

Driving home one night I realized that this Bucharest Grill was somewhat on my way back. I hadn't had Bucharest since they moved out of Park Bar so I was very excited to stop in. And other than the new location it was just as I remembered. Deliciously, garlicky chicken shawarma, crispy and hot curly fries....it all hit the spot in the most magical way! The space is nice and warm with lots of wood accents. There's a good amount of seating for dining in (although most of it is bar style seating) and the Pepsi machine has been upgraded to a flavor shot Pepsi dispenser (add cherry and the like to your bevvies). Prices remain the same, which is to say very reasonable given the size of the portions. Staff is fine. Not overly warm but efficient. Food came out quickly and was hot and great. I scarfed that baby down and was on the road within a half hour. Perfect for a quick bite. Plenty of parking in their private lot too. Definitely my favorite of the new Bucharest locations. Hands down. read more

Bucharest Grill - Curly fries - Middle Eastern Near Me - Detroit, Michigan