This multiyear award winning Syrian restaurant is The exterior is in need of a little love but our initial trepidation was assuaged by the lovely lady who greeted/seated/served/cooked our food. She was lovely! We ordered shish tawook(chicken breast) sandwiches and a fattoush salad. The sandwich was just the right size with fresh ingredients and came with a sode of simply prepared "syroan" rice (olive oil, carrots, and zaatar) Tasty! The fatoush salad arrived quickly and was very flavorful. The high quality olives and zaatar spices were a particular treat. The dressing was simple olive oil and zaatar Excellent! We are glad we stopped for this late lunch in the early part of the week.Recommend! read more

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One of my favorite places to eat at in the Erie area. The food is delicious. I love the Garlic sauce! The meat is always cooked to perfection and the rice and hummus are well seasoned. The presentation of the food is always handled artfully and with pride. The tea is very good as well. In a addition to that, the proprietor is very sweet and motherly. She makes customers feel like family. The stuffed camels and middle eastern music enhances the relaxing ambiance as well. Highly recommended! Just a feel good place. read more

Cutest gem in Erie. Love it here. the service is so sweet and amazing and the food matches with unbelievable freshness. This place is charming!! read more

Food was good and service nice. Spoke to mom (the cook) & son. Nice Syrian people. Please know iit is a BYOB restaurant so bring your own is permitted. read more

Excellent, fresh food. Best falafel I've ever had. Very friendly staff. Wish we weren't just passing through Erie. We'd eat here all the time! read more

Food was awful. Humus didn't taste like humus. Meat was dry and tasteless. Baklava was dry, tasteless and definitely not sweet, but it was dripping with oil. Wish it was like it used to be. $130 for awful food. Would definitely not recommend. read more

Ordered through Ubereats. Took over an hour to get the order. Finally got food and it was inedible. I specifically asked for all dressings and sauces on the side. Everything was put on it and again, it was so late, that the food was soaked through and gross. We had to throw it all out. Horrible place! read more

Loved it! Food was delicious. The service was like going to your mom's house for dinner. The baklava was unique and really tasty. This was our first time going here and we will definitely be back. read more

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This place is phenomenal. All of the food is so fresh, the owner is so kind and genuine, I cannot recommend this place enough. The hummus is out of this world! We are so thankful we topped our meal off with turkish coffee & baklava, so worth it. read more

Step into this middle eastern paradise. Experience a woman who brings authenticity into every dish. Hand delivered to the table by the chef herself shows her humbleness but make no mistake, the food is magical. I have a closet addiction to a dish that only a select few places make: Fual Maddammas. This chef tops the list with Fual Madammas. Best ever. Entree I had the Shokie. Artichoke hearts with ground beef, peas and carrots and broth and spices that will make you think you've been transported to the middle east homeland for an authentic home cooked meal. The music and atmosphere matches the food experience. The salad dressing was authentic as well. If you're here, make the trip and be transported to a magical wonderland of middle eastern food. read more

Casablanca Grill - Fual Maddamas. Outstanding! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

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Owner/ Chef made us feel like good friends - very informative about the tea & food. My wife had vegetable soup and Shish Tawook. I had lentil soup and falafel roll. Wonderful spices thus favor. read more

We were sitting outside. There was such a nice breeze and good shade. Food was awesome I had the triple shish kebabs, and my date had the couscous. Their garlic sauce or dip not sure what you call. It was awesome definitely going back again. Only thing I didn't realize he didn't have a liquor license so after we sat down, I had to run to the liquor store and get a bottle of wine BYOB but that only took me a few minutes. read more

Incredible middle eastern cuisine! Flavorful, perfectly spiced/seasoned, and generous portions. The back patio is lovely to enjoy on a nice day. The service was top notch and the owner/chef was so welcoming and genuine. Highly recommend giving this place a try! read more

Large group order was placed days in advance; owner and staff said size and pickup time were no problem. On arrival, the order took an extra hour to prepare, leaving most items cold. Then, a $300 catering fee/charge was added without any prior notice from owner or staff. Our organization would not recommend this establishment to anyone for any reason whatsoever. read more

I love the woman that runs this place, she's super sweet. And I love the Cashier-Blanca, too. What to get: Shawarma or Kofte Kebab, and the insanely good Mint Lemonade. Why: Because it's probably the tastiest Sh** you can get in Erie. That's weird: Yeah it's kinda Eerie. Anything else good in town: Yes, absolutely. The Pizza from Virgil's Plate. Amazing. And what else: Could you stop asking me questions please? When I first came here, I looked at the menu, and asked what was good, and the woman cast me a blank stare... and I Cast-her-a-blanker stare in return. So, if you're in Erie, try all the specialty Pizzas at Virgil's, and also come to Casablanca. Get the Mint Lemonade which is spectacular, as well as the aforementioned kebabs, which are very good. The lady working here is adorable. Your food may take a little while, so consider calling it in. But once it's ready, it'll be worth it. Starlight (my cat) is a very awesome and reliable cat. She is a Cat-I-bank-on. Surprising that such good Middle Eastern stuff is available in the sleepy lakeside town of Erie, which is frozen solid 8 months a year (I almost exaggerated just now), but it's a great thing. And by the way last time I played golf, the caddy kept peeing himself. He wasn't in control of his Caddy-bladder. read more

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The service was lovely and we felt we were in a wonderful place on the back patio. The sound of cicadas added to the exotic flavors and amazing food. The front is unassuming but the food and experience is so worth it. This is the real deal. read more

Best foreign restaurant if you're not from America and even if you are - COME HERE. Amazing ambience feels like you're at home and the food is even better than the ambiance LOVE THIS PLACE!!!! read more

The food at the Casablanca Grill was really great!! I would definitely come back again. The chef came out multiple times to see how we liked it. All the food was homemade. I had the Kafta Kabob with rice and vegetables with an excellent garlic sauce. I loved it! The service was good, and the place made me think I was in a foreign country with a Mediterranean ambiance. read more

We're from Rochester and were in town for the weekend. Found the Casablanca Grill on Yelp and it sounded great. My wife's a vegetarian, so we were impressed with the veg offering, so we stopped in. Glad we decided to try this little gem out! Great cozy setting with maybe eight tables, and a family run atmosphere. The cook came out first, and asked us if we'd been here before, we hadn't, so she explained the menu and returned to the kitchen. The waiter came over and answered a few questions (he was really knowledgeable) and took our order. He checked in with us throughout the meal, but didn't pester us. The meal was super, and we had a great time. If you like Mediterranean food, come here. If you're curious about Mediterranean food, come here. If you know nothing about Mediterranean food, come here. I guess, no matter what, just come here! read more

If you're looking for authentic and delicious food- this is your spot. They have a back deck for outdoor seating. The staff were great- I love that they explain in detail how every dish is cooked when they bring it out. Hummus was great and Chicken Shish Kabob were some of the best I've ever had. I would highly recommend if your up for a relaxing evening. read more

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Great find on Yelp! Food was fresh made and authentic. Owner/chef was kind, informative and helpful when ordering. Definitely will be going back read more

Casablanca Grill - Casablanca platter - Middle Eastern Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

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Tried Casablanca as a lunch carry out and wanted to love it but was unimpressed. My partner had the Shish Tawook sandwich which was small but tasty but my Shawarma sandwich was just meh. Tabooli salad was bland and, unfortunately, the rice that came with the sandwiches was flavorless too. Lovely and friendly owner though :) read more

This place only serves bottled water at 3 to 4 dollars a pop. If you ask for tapwater, they tell you they don't have any. Huh? I'm sorry found it impossible to get past this issue, so we have eaten here only once. And it was not good enough to look the other way on the water bill. read more

About 10 minutes off I-90. Worth it. Something different than the standard chain stuff. Fresh ingredients with soul. I will come back again someday when I pass through Erie. read more

Wonderful spot. I stopped in Erie on a drive to New York and this was a highly rated placed I decided to try out- and I see why it's so loved! The food is great, people are super nice and welcoming, and I loved the homey atmosphere. Next time I make a trip passing through Erie, I'll definitely stop again. I also got my friend to stop here on a trip and he enjoyed it as well. read more

This place was so yummy! I would have licked my plate if I hadn't been too embarrassed. Only in town for a couple of days but have already talked about heading back!! read more

If you are adventurous for new spice tastes Casablanca will certainly fill that Bill. The service and the food was beyond my expectations. We enjoyed a sampler platter as our appetizer for four. There was an ample amount of food for all. The gyro which wasn't the normal gyro was excellent. The eggplant dish was savory. The cardamom tea was refreshing Outside patio plus empicable service makes for a delightful evening. read more

What a Yelp find. We were in Erie for a lacrosse tournament and looking for a spot to have dinner. Casablanca Grill is a small restaurant that doesn't look like much from outside, but the service and the food make you feel like home. We shared three dishes amongst 4 people and it was plenty of food. We really enjoyed the Moroccan Couscous, it was light but still full of flavor. Their Baba Ghanoush was especially tasty with a good amount of smoky flavor to the eggplant. If you are looking for an authentic Arab/Mediterranean meal, you will love this restaurant. Make sure to leave room for red tea with mint and baklava. read more

Casablanca is incredible and I was so happy to have discovered this place thanks to Yelp. I came here for lunch with a friend and we split an order of dolma, I got the Syrian Coffee (with Cardoman seed, score!) and then I had a chicken shawarma. The lunch portion on the back was served with delicious yellow rice and a little bit of salad. Everything tasted so fresh and spiced so well. The ambiance of this place is akin to walking into a friend's home who lives in the middle east. Cultural, ambient and flavorful. Service was great; the women who waited on us was most definitely the owner and was wonderful and personable. If you're looking for an incredible lunch or dinner experience, you definitely have to come to Casablanca...I'm from Buffalo and despite all the amazing ethnic food we have in our city; we don't have a middle eastern place that compares to the freshness and uniqueness (with Syrian culture being represented) of Casablanca. I know where I'll be going when I pass through. read more

So we are a big family of 6 went in there on a Saturday excited to try Moroccan food for the first times . The woman owner was there working all by herself and she greeted us with a dry face. Look I get it running a resturant is not easy and we all go through things but I believe once you pick up the mantle to serve then you need to do it with kindness. On top of being dry the entire time her prices are too high for the portion sizes. The food is good and the design of the res unique but the service needs to get better and the prices and portion sizes adjusted. read more

Loved this meal! My wife and I were on a road trip coming into town just half an hour before they closed and we were treated to an ensemble of delicious Mediterranean food that tasted home cooked and was made with skill and love. The frikeh with ground beef was amazing! Another favorite was the baba ganoush, great smokey eggplant flavor. The falafels were also excellent. I would definitely recommend trying the mint and lemon blended drink they have. SUPER fresh and you can taste bits of the mint and lemon. The host Faris was friendly and I really enjoyed chatting with him. CHECK THIS PLACE OUT! read more

Paid 20$ for a platter and portion was small, very olive oily salad BUT the lamb shawarma was pretty good. read more

Casablanca Grill - Salad - Middle Eastern Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

The food here was amazing!!! Great choice if you want authentic Middle Eastern cuisine. I don't think you can go wrong with anything you order. We loved the baba ghanouj dip, the salad, the kabobs, and the kabob Hindi. Make sure to try the baklava too read more

Every time I come back to Erie, I make a point to visit Casablanca Grill. The food is as good if not better than anything I have tasted in places like New York or San Francisco. The owner is incredibly friendly and always takes his time to talk you through the menu. One time, he even came and chatted with our table on a slow day at the restaurant. There are vegan and vegetarian options here since the menu can be accommodated to dietary preferences. I recommend the mousaka especially. read more

Absolutely amazing food! The exterior is certainly run down (at least for someone like myself, from Boston), but it's beautifully decorated inside and the food is divine! I got the salad, which had delicious homemade dressing, and a platter. Everything was delicious! read more

I stopped in based on recommendations after the lunch rush and had the falafel sandwich and lentil soup- both were delicious. The owner was obviously getting ready to prep for dinner but took time to speak with me and make sure I was taken care of. Don't know if I'll be back in Erie again soon, but if you are, you should go! read more

This is a hidden gem in Erie. Very good, authentic Middle Eastern food. Had the Baba ganoush, hummus, gyro platter, and mixed grill. The best was the Shish Kabob, perfectly cooked filet mignon. read more

Ultra authentic cuisine. Very personal service. Delicious teas. One of the few restaurants where I believe probably everything is excellent. Bring an appetite and a willingness to explore to Mediterranean flavors. Did I say the service was excellent. By the way...the service was excellent. I have to go back and try everything. You'll agree. I didn't take any pictures because I ate everything too quickly. read more

Stopped in for lunch on a Tuesday afternoon, on our way to Niagara Falls. Only 10 minutes from highway, perfect detour for great food! We can't stand stopping at chains, so this was perfect distance to justify from Rt. 90. We had the lamb kabob and hummus appetizer. Salad dressing on Caasablanca salad was amazing. We eat traditional Lebanese food and are tough on authentic restaurants and this was perfectly cooked food and taste! Spices were interesting since we aren't as familiar with Syrian, but were all wonderful. Started with the homemade tea with mint and it was wonderful and refreshing. The lamb was perfectly cooked and vegetables with dish were also great. We chose to sit outside and were the only patrons since we stopped kind of late in the afternoon. It was so quiet and sweet. The trees perfectly surrounded the building and made us feel like we were somewhere else. The owner stopped out and chatted with us for quite some time about the spices, her food, her story, and life in general. We were very inquisitive as we found her very interesting. She was so pleasant and she told us she cooks all the food herself from scratch, which shows! We would highly recommend this restaurant, you won't be disappointed. read more

Casablanca Grill - Syrian tea & coffee on outdoor patio. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

Listen, the food is really great. Just get takeout. The tablecloths were oil stained, and the place smelled like burned food. The hummus, tabouleh, kabob, everything was super flavorful and well-prepared. The restaurant itself just didn't seem very clean and the ambiance was kind of cold. I'll eat here again, just to go! read more