5 stars for Chef Abdul Mediterranean Restaurant - a very nice family owned small business in St…read more Charles. We tried them for the first time today and it was amazing. The waitress was very friendly, and provided us complimentary pita bread and pita chips and a sample of orange/pomegranate juice. The entrees were excellent, the beef kebab was amazing, very tender and fresh, as was the chicken shawarma. The portions are also massive and can easily be split into 2 meals if you wanted to. As an FYI, the dine in area is not very big so if you come during prime lunch time you may not be able to dine in. Overall if you want Mediterranean, I highly recommend Chef Abdul - a great chef and restaurant!

I love Falafel and Chicken Shawarma . My favorite Falafel restaurant is a place in San Jose that…read morehas been making the best for years! So instead of taking a plane to California I decided to try Chef Abdul in St Charles. This is a fun photo filled family restaurant that has great service. The Falafel with garlic sauce was phenomenal and the Chicken Shawarma was so flavorful. The shawarma plate is huge and can easily be shared. The Chicken is not juicy but that is how I prefer it. Skip the soup. Didn't finish mine. You may substitute a salad for rice for 2 dollars extra which is fair.Salad was great.The Turkish coffee service is fun and delicious.

Lobster bisque was great very rich so good that I had to get extra bread to clean the bowl…read moreRibeye was great as you would expect NewYork stip was too lean was not as good as the Ribeye

Duroc a Tomahawk Pork chop was first overcooked and dry. They refired my order and the second time…read moreit came out raw. Then they fired it to try and get it to correct internal temperature and brought it back still raw. Asked for the check leave after that as my wife had already received her meal and was done. Peeked in the kitchen and not a single cook had a thermopen required by DuPage County health code. I wouldn't trust their cooks ability or experience ever! Du Page County Health department should inspect their kitchen!

I needed this! I didn't realize how much I needed a halal breakfast place until I took my first…read morebite of my skillet with flavorful halal ground beef in it. It was delicious! Our server was amazing. The coffee was delicious. I didn't feel rushed at all. The place is bright yellow and just makes you feel happy. Our server surprised us with a birthday sundae too for my friend. I can't wait to come back with my family! They have halal certificates on the wall but is not HMS certified yet.

Wonderful service from experienced staff. Clean bright environment and good food. Nice find. You'll…read morebe greeted and served like family by Tina!

Ordered takeout while at the restaurant. They have a few tables to sit at if you want to dine in…read more Once the food was ready, the guy handed it to me and I confirmed if everything was in one bag. The guy confirmed everything was there. I got home and 4 of my items were missing. I went back and the min I entered the restaurant, the same guy goes "oh you forgot your order". Umm... no! You didn't give it to me. In addition to the items missing, the items we did receive, weren't made properly. The burgers were dry, they were missing sauce and another was missing bacon. They did nothing to compensate me for my troubles and when I asked, the guy said "next time". Why would I go back the next time when you made no effort to take care of me now. I will not recommend this based on my experience.

The beef shawarma, fries, and rice was delicious. They also had these amazing dessert grapes that I…read morehave never had anywhere else. Place was nice and clean. Overall, amazing!!

Great ambience for sure! Our server John was excellent attending to us like we were Kings & Queens!…read moreOur every need was met and he was just terrific with my 4 grandchildren! Everything was so elegant! The food was first class, especially the steaks and desserts! Would go back to this place in a heartbeat! I'm telling all my friends and relatives that I found the best restaurant in the western suburbs! Thanks again, John!

Been here a few times recently. Atmosphere is great, service excellent. Food has been average…read more.. from bland and tasteless to rich and overly greasy. Others in our party have enjoyed their dishes. Two non-food recommendations: 1. Address your MESS at the host station. Diners waiting, people to and from the bar, servers delivering food, all squeezing through one tiny area. It's super congested and uncomfortable for everyone. Glad you're doing a good business but this almost ruins the experience. Fix the flow! 2. Hooks in the ladies? Cost you maybe $10 to put a hook in each stall. We come in juggling coats and bags with nowhere to hang anything. So, you're asking us to put our items on the bathroom floor? Gross. An EASY fix. The space is very cool, with huge back patio. Could be improved! And if it were, we'd be back. But we'll look elsewhere.

I am happy to report that this business has reopened. The sign now reads "Shawarma Kabob Falafel…read moreHummus." Same management, same great food. They still sell bananas and local Middle Eastern cookies from Chicago bakeries for desesrt. The menu might have changed slightly, but fans of Pita X-Press will probably find their favorites. We ordered a vegetarian platter, which had baba ghanouj, hummus, two kinds of cucumber salad, four falafels, and a generous, freshly warmed pita. It was enough food for a light lunch for two. We enjoyed watching the cars pass under the Belvidere Oasis as we ate our food. So glad that this business is back.

Now this is a real OASIS !…read more While coming back from Janesville, we stopped by this oasis to get something from Panda Express. The moment we walked in, the plane of Panda Express went down the drain as the first food stall was Pita X-press. Full fledge Mediterranean menu with onsite fresh shawarma, pita wraps, falafel were just irresistible. I went for #4 gyro with rice and salad. My friend had chicken, gyro and rice. They were happy to offer a range of sauces and add extra meat for free. It tasted fresh and delicious. The best part was enjoying the food on the benches right on the top of I-90, the real oasis experience. Courteous staff. Great food. Cheap gas lol. It may sound like guilty pleasure to go to an oasis in wilderness to enjoy Mediterranean food, but I am definitely going there again.

Found this spot and decided to try it out for lunch. Forgot to take a picture but the wings are…read moremade fresh so 12-15 min wait expected and well worth it! Giant juicy wings and the sauces were delicious. I normally go to Wingstop for quick wings but I don't think I'd eat them again with this place being even cheaper than them as well. $20 for 20 wings and no up charge for bone in?? Sign me up

I was really disappointed by this place. Let me start by saying the person working there was…read morereally nice, but everything else was not good. The food is really expense for the portion size. The food took a very long time to come out and there was no one in there. The chicken sandwich tasted premade, and was really unappetizing. I like my wings fried hard, and these were barely done, which surprised me due to the wait time. The sauces were bland and tasted store bought. The restaurant smelled like old mop water. There are better places for chicken in the area.

Just happened to be in the area and decided to try this place since we had never been before…read more Walked into a delicious aroma, and knew right away we had made the right choice. I chose the Chicken Koobideh which was so juicy, I was shocked! I've had good Koobideh, but never this juicy and tender! Strong flavor, and hint of saffron, a true delight. I also ordered the Ghormeh Sabji - which is a soya (dill) based green stew with meat and beans, and when it first comes to the table, you're thinking this looks and smells like henna paste, but the taste is so beautifully complex - savory, bitter, buttery, and pure deliciousness in every bite!!!!! A must try for something different. Husband ordered the lamb shank, and it was tender and fall off the bone! The meat was soft and unctuous. It was served with this roasted garlic bulb that was roasted to perfection, taking the harshness of the garlic away and replacing it with a soft, buttery, jammy garlicky goodness that is to DIE for!!!! Lastly, my mom got the lamb and beef Koobideh and said it was soft and juicy as well. After food, we had their tea and it is absolute perfection. I take mine sweetened, but even unsweetened my mother found it perfect! Lastly, don't sleep on the DOOGH! That's that fermented yogurt drink that is tart, salty, and super refreshing! I almost didn't even wanna tell yall about it, but I reminded myself that gatekeeping is a cardinal sin! And finally, the ambiance and the service is AMAZING. So gracious, so soft spoken, so generous and just kind to boot. The food is delicious but I'd come back just to see these smiling faces!!!

What a true gem of a find!…read more This is a small place in a small strip mall. The manager and the food are outstanding! My husband ordered a chicken and rice dish, I ordered the vegan dill rice. Very few places serve dill rice, but it delicious and one of my favorite foods. I rarely cook dill rice, because of how time-consuming preparing dill is to separate from the stems. The manager came by to ask how our food was, to which I replied, "Excellent, but this dill rice has no lima beans or fava beans." He informed me that he has had customers that are allergic to lime beans, but is happy to include them if they are requested when ordering. He also said that they will make any menu item modification when requested. They have a menu board as well as QR code menus. Top place for people of any dietary need/choice!

Love that they have a vegan menu! We sat outside on a sunny day. There was plenty of indoor and…read moreoutdoor seating. Service was great. As a group of 3, we ordered both vegan and non vegan dishes. For the chickpea fritters, they were able to make a half portion vegan and the other half as is. My friends ordered the chicken skewers and goat empanadas and loved them! I got the maitake mushroom dish. The mushrooms were very flavorful and paired well with the wrap and fresh strawberry cucumber salad. My favorite part was the vegan dessert "vacation, please!" - pineapple cake with passion fruit sorbet

Can't believe I haven't written a review already! I have been here many times and everything is…read morealways delicious. This is the only place where my picky husband will try anything and always loves it! The pig face is a must as well as the green beans. And pro tip if more than 4 people get 2 orders of pig face so nobody feels cheated. They recently had a manhattan that was really good. Overall they have a good cocktail menu. As everything here is good go crazy and order something you normally wouldn't. It is very expensive for the amount of food you get but it is delicious and a nice treat which I will enjoy many more times. PS they charge 4% surcharge which seems like nickel and diming but they will take it off if you ask.

This place surprised us! I stopped in on a Saturday afternoon to grab lunch to go for my fiancée…read moreand myself. It was a small place with only a few tables that was empty at 2 p on a Saturday. The gentleman working was patient while I read the menu. We chose the original chicken Cesar and the KO Philly. The chicken Cesar was amazing. The cutlet was cooked so well and the dressing had great flavor!! The KO Philly's meat was so tender and we really enjoyed trying something new with all the flavors of the KO Philly. Didn't give 5 stars because it was a bit expensive for 2 subs (that don't come with anything) & the KO Philly needed more jalapeños to offset the sweet BBQ (the jalapeños were a great touch!)

I came to Subko because my son days it was all over the internet so I came hit the stake sub and…read morethe chicken parm I truly just by looking at it turn my stomach upside down the marinara sauce was like they just grab a ragu sauce and just put it in into a chicken patty no taste at all. The fries with truffle oil were so cold I was is this for real. The cheese cake we order was frozen so we could NOT eat it we did not order a frozen cheese cake the only thing I like here was the strawberry lemonade For all of this the check can't out to $88 my stake sub was $23 barely any meat The service was ok the ambiance just not quite the restaurant it wax clean I know for sure will never return