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    Darna Cafe

    5.0 (20 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Work plus hookah plus Turkish coffee equals the perfect combination
    Nick B.

    I don't usually leave reviews unless I'm really impressed, and this place definitely deserved one. I'm always on the road, and Anaheim is one of my favorite stops, but after finding this spot, I already know this is going to be my new Anaheim oasis. I spent about 3 and a half hours here working on my laptop, and the whole experience was exactly what I was looking for. I ordered coffee, a side of fries, and a fresh pomegranate juice. I wasn't too hungry because I had already eaten earlier, but everything was great. My waitress was amazing, and the staff made me feel comfortable the entire time. I never felt pressured even though I stayed for a while. The vibe was perfect, and the music was on point without being too loud. It made it easy to work and enjoy the atmosphere at the same time. I'll definitely be coming back a lot more. Honestly, I'm relieved I found this place.

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    Sonia B.

    The food is great and the portions are good to share. We were the only customers on that day for lunch time.

    Musbah M.

    Been here a few times already and the food is always great! Also the owner and the staff make u feel like ur at home. This is a must try place

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    Mike S.

    Amazing experience today at Darna cafe,the service was outstanding and I can definitely say this place has the best Mediterranean food around the area! This spot is a must try! The atmosphere is extremely classy! I would definitely recommend to all my friends and family! 10 stars goes out to the chef for his amazing food!

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    Arjun A.

    Excellent service and food. They had different flavours of Hookah. We had a great time and will be going back

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    Really great service and hookah. I enjoy coming here with my friends and spending time here.

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    The food was so delicious. I will definitely recommend this place for the humus and chicken with rice. I can't wait to go again.

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    The best falafel and humus. I ordered the meat combination plate very generous portions. So far the best middle eastern food

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    3.8(266 reviews)
    1.5 mi
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    I always enjoy coming here! The service, hookah, music, WiFi, seating, and vibe is always great!…read more If you're looking to have a lot of fun with your friends and like to dance then come later in the evenings on the weekends for that "club" type of feel. But if you like a more chill feel this lounge offers that too throughout the week especially before 12 am. It has a great ambiance for people who want to sit and talk with friends, use their laptops, study, or just simply relax. I love the hookah here, I have never been disappointed. I'm a regular here and they always remember what I want to order. I find the prices to be fair, you get what you pay for and I've never had a bad hookah. I highly recommend this place!

    Not sure if this place picks up after 11pm, but it's pretty dead inside. There were only 2-3 other…read morepatrons besides me and my friend. I didn't mind it too much except for when one person pulled out her phone to loudly watch videos without headphones lol. They were nice enough to switch flavors for us for free when my friend didn't like the first blend we got. She thought the dream mix was weak and preferred the blend of 2 flavors she picked. That being said, they don't have water cups and you have to pay for Fiji water bottles. I think people would up the reviews if the ambiance was better. It's a lounge so that does matter to people: the TV screens playing multiple different things and loud music despite being empty just made it feel like I was in a frat house meets sports bar. Anyways I'd be back if I didn't want to wait at other lounges.

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    4.2(522 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    People wait in line here for a reason when other lounges are empty. The atmosphere, the lively…read morecrowd, the solid hookah options, and all the food made outside with you all contribute to a good night out. When it's packed, it's PACKED so don't expect the fastest service, but everyone is so friendly. Weeknights the wait isn't as bad, but weekends be prepared to wait unless you come early. The level of smoke does get intense if you're a casual hookah goer (like myself) so if it feels like too much on a weekend, go on a weekday.

    Came here for a friends birthday. We entered through the front where we never got acknowledged…read more When the rest of our group arrived we went back to the patio/seating where we seated ourselves. It was around 6:45 on a Saturday and there were only about 2-3 other groups. To order you have to scan the QR code at your table. Its convenient because everyone can just order and pay on their own tab. The food, hookah, and cards are all ordered through this. Everything came out lightening fast. I got the chicken plate with white meat and the cinnamon tea, less sweet. The plate had plenty of food and was pretty good but not anything special. The tea was absolutely delish and I would highly recommend it. Randomly the chips off of my friends plate were one of my favorite things. I dipped it in the hummus and it was a great flavor combo. They have plenty of hookah flavors and by 8:00 pm the place was packed and you could not see through the smoke lol. Service is a little spotty if you need help. There were some helpful servers and some that were lacking. The place has 2-3 too many tables, you have to walk through a maze to try to exit because it is so cramped. The bathrooms were absolutely disgusting. Most of our group ended up just holding our pee in! Overall the place had good vibes but there are some holes in the service. Also, Parking gets extremely crowded at night.

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    El Mahroosa Cafe & Restaurant - Mulikhiah with chicken and rice!

    El Mahroosa Cafe & Restaurant

    3.9(434 reviews)
    1.4 mi
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    This place used to be really good but lately their hookah is not the same and prices has gone up so…read moremuch And they charge for paying with credit card Ambiance is cool in the outdoor area in the back

    As somebody born in Iraq and raised around real Arabic food in Dearborn, Michigan. Yes you guys met…read morea real Arab! this place was honestly offensive. I know exactly what authentic Middle Eastern food tastes like, smells like, and looks like. This was not it. This felt like recycled cafeteria food dressed up for people who have never had the real thing. For almost $65, I genuinely felt robbed. Everything tasted old, aged, reheated, and low effort. Nothing had freshness, brightness, or quality behind it. Real hummus is supposed to be balanced between chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic, and olive oil. Even food writers and traditional recipes describe hummus as a smooth blend where the chickpeas are the foundation and the tahini supports the flavor -- not the other way around. Apparently this restaurant never got that memo because I'm pretty sure they accidentally served me a bowl of straight tahini and forgot the hummus entirely. I thought chickpeas were one of the cheapest ingredients on earth, but somehow they managed to make hummus without any actual chickpea flavor. It was bitter, muddy, heavy, and completely drowned in sesame paste. Whoever made it must've been in a personal blood feud with olive oil and lemon juice too. The fattoush was an absolute disaster. Real fattoush is supposed to have freshness, herbs, vegetables, citrus, and crispy pita with texture and balance. What I got was a depressing garden salad tossed in cheap dressing with pita chips fried so hard and soaked in old oil that they were basically edible roofing shingles. I love pita chips, but these things were NOT brittle like glass. I felt like I was eating hardened gummy bread. I genuinely thought I was going to crack a tooth. They tasted like stale fried scraps reheated over and over again until all flavor and dignity left them. The tabouli somehow had even less life in it. No brightness. No freshness. No clean parsley flavor. It tasted like it was prepared months ago and forgotten in a refrigerator. Even the pita bread was stale. STALE. That alone tells me everything I need to know about the kitchen. Any real Middle Eastern restaurant knows fresh bread is sacred. " How dare you people!" Then to top it all off, the attitude was horrible. Cold, dismissive service from people acting annoyed that customers even exist. The overall cleanliness and presentation of the restaurant honestly made the entire experience worse. Besides the young girl working she's the one star for my review. California desperately needs to stop letting places like this claim they serve "authentic" middle eastern food. This is the kind of place that survives off hype, location, and customers who simply do not know better. If you grew up eating real Iraqi, Lebanese, Syrian, or Dearborn-style food, you will immediately know something is wrong here. I left overcharged, disappointed, and honestly feeling sick afterward. One of the worst Mediterranean food experiences I've ever had. كشخص وُلد في العراق وكبر على الأكل العربي الحقيقي في ميشيغان وديربورن، فهذه التجربة كانت إهانة بكل معنى الكلمة. أنا أعرف تمامًا كيف يجب أن يكون طعم الأكل العربي الأصيل وشكله ورائحته، وهذا المكان لا يمتّ له بأي صلة. شعرت وكأنهم يقدمون أكلًا مُعاد تدويره ومُجهزًا للناس الذين لم يجرّبوا الأكل الحقيقي في حياتهم. دفعت تقريبًا 65 دولارًا، وبصراحة شعرت أني انسرقت. كل شيء كان بطعم قديم، وكأنه محضّر من أيام أو معاد تسخينه عشر مرات. لا يوجد أي انتعاش أو جودة أو اهتمام بالتفاصيل. الحمص كان كارثة. بصراحة كنت أعتقد أن الحمص من أرخص المكونات الموجودة على وجه الأرض، لكن يبدو أن المطعم خلط طلبي وقرر أن يعطيني طحينة صافية وينسى الحمص بالكامل. الطعم كان مُرًّا وثقيلًا ومليئًا بالطحينة بشكل مقزز، بدون أي توازن أو نكهة حمص حقيقية. واضح أن الشخص الذي حضّره عنده مشكلة شخصية مع الحمص وزيت الزيتون والليمون. أما الفتوش، فكان فضيحة. الفتوش الحقيقي يجب أن يكون منعشًا ومليئًا بالنكهات والخبز المقرمش الطازج، لكن ما وصلني كان مجرد سلطة عادية مع قطع خبز مقلية زيادة عن اللزوم ومشبعة بزيت قديم لدرجة أنها كانت قاسية مثل الزجاج. حرفيًا حسّيت أني سأكسر سنًا وأنا آكلها. التبولة لم يكن فيها أي حياة. لا انتعاش، لا ليمون، لا نكهة بقدونس نظيفة. طعمها وكأنها منسية في الثلاجة من أمس. وحتى الخبز كان يابسًا. وليس "ناشف قليلًا"، بل قديم ويابس فعلًا. أي مطعم عربي حقيقي يعرف أن الخبز الطازج شيء أساسي ومقدّس. وفوق كل هذا، الخدمة كانت سيئة جدًا. تعامل بارد ومستفز وكأنهم متضايقون من وجود الزبائن أصلًا. ونظافة المكان وطريقة التقديم لم تساعد إطلاقًا. كاليفورنيا فعلًا لازم تتوقف عن السماح لأماكن كهذه أن تدّعي أنها تقدم أكلًا عربيًا "أصيلًا". هذا النوع من المطاعم يعيش فقط على الاسم والشكل والناس الذين لا يعرفون الفرق بين الأكل الحقيقي والتقليد الرخيص. خرجت من المكان نادمًا، منزعجًا، ومعدتي تؤلمني من سوء الجودة. واحدة من أسوأ تجارب

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    Nara Bistro Mediterranean Cuisine & Hookah

    3.9(404 reviews)
    1.5 mi
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    Great place to go on Saturday night. They have live music, a great menu selection and the ambiance…read moreis amazing. Plenty of flavors for hookah and decent prices. We got a few of the tea options and it was a great addition to the hookah. I really enjoyed the cardamom tea! Recommend to RSVP so you have a table outside!

    Came here on a Sunday night and the place was pretty empty…read more When we approached the host stand, a man was standing there with his back to us on his phone. We weren't even sure if he worked there or was just waiting. We walked past him and saw two guys (one seemed like the owner or manager) standing and talking. No acknowledgment at all. We finally asked if we could sit anywhere and were just told "yes." We sat outside and waited quite a while before anyone came to take our order. We ordered a Blue Mist hookah and it had almost no flavor -- it tasted like it had already been smoked for an hour. No one checked on us, so my husband had to get up and find the manager to ask for a replacement. We switched to Double Apple and it was the same thing: basically flavorless. We asked for water and the manager dropped off bottled water without saying anything. It's really frustrating when you're not told upfront that there's no free water. If I'm paying for a drink anyway, I would've preferred tea. Once again, we had to track down the manager to ask him to swap it out for tea. We also ordered a combo kebab platter. The presentation was nice, but the food itself was average. The meats were decent, but the hummus was pretty bad. To top it off, the guy who had been standing at the host stand (who we later realized worked there) sat at a nearby table watching videos loudly on his phone while we were eating. Super annoying and unprofessional. Overall, poor service and food that didn't really deliver. Not a place I'd rush back to.

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    Cairo Restaurant & Cafe - Konafa

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    4.3(806 reviews)
    2.5 mi
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    Cairo Restaurant & Cafe - Anaheim Rating: (5/5)…read more I ordered from Cairo Restaurant & Cafe through Uber Eats, and this ended up being one of the most meaningful food experiences I've had in a long time. For context, I come from Egyptian heritage. I'm first-generation American, and both of my parents grew up in Cairo. The dishes I ordered -- Hawashy as an appetizer and Makaroni Bechamel (Bashmil) casserole -- are foods I grew up with. The last time I had this exact meal cooked for me by my mother was several years ago, so placing this order felt like a gamble, especially with the restaurant being all the way in Anaheim while I live in Irvine. That gamble paid off immediately. From the very first bite, the food tasted unmistakably authentic. The hawashy was deeply seasoned, rich, and comforting -- exactly how it's supposed to be, not watered down or adjusted for convenience. The makaroni bechamel was the real emotional gut punch in the best way possible. Creamy, savory, perfectly spiced, and layered the way it's done back home. It tasted like something made with care, patience, and respect for the dish. I'm not exaggerating when I say this meal hit me hard. After one bite, I literally called the restaurant just to thank them. I asked to speak to the manager and told him what this meal meant to me -- how it tasted like something my own mother would make, how it brought back memories I didn't realize I'd been missing. That call wasn't planned. It was instinctive. Huge shout-out to Zayne, the manager, who was incredibly kind and generous on the phone. He even sent along kunafa for dessert, which was the perfect ending to the meal -- warm, sweet, and beautifully made. Beyond the food itself, the packaging deserves real praise. Everything arrived hot, which is not easy, especially for a casserole like makaroni bechamel. Once that dish cools too much, it loses something important. This didn't. It arrived as if it had just come out of the oven, which speaks volumes about the care taken in preparing orders for delivery. This is not a 5-star review because of nostalgia or heritage alone. It's a 5-star review because the food was genuinely outstanding -- rich, decadent, comforting, and made the right way. It is very hard for me to say that something compares to my mother's cooking, but this truly came close. I cannot wait to come in person in the next few weeks. Cairo Restaurant & Cafe didn't just serve food -- they delivered a memory.

    Came in last night for a quick bite. Lots of people smoking hookah on the patio but I sat inside…read more Wasn't super hungry so I just got the lentil soup and hawawshy, which is an Egyptian street food where they stuff pita bread with ground beef and spices. Both dishes were good but not amazing. Another customer came in and I overheard him say, "this seems more like a hookah spot than a food spot." I'd have to agree with him

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