Djerdan's bureks were recently recommended to me when I was talking about the great Turkish boreks I had recently eaten in Brighton Beach at The Nut House. Bureks from the Montenegro side of the Balkans are a bit lighter than their Turkish cousins and just a flavorful. Djerdan is a very small shop located on 23rd Ave near 65th Street with only a couple of tables and a limited menu but if you are coming for their cheese, ground beef or spinach bureks, you are all set! The woman working at Djerdan spoke limited English but she was friendly and heated up my slice of spinach burek ($5.50). While the slice could have been heated up a bit more, I will definitely be back to try the ground beef and cheese ones. read more

Djerdan Burek Brooklyn - Spinach borek. A slice big enough for two people, but I ate the whole thing! - Mediterranean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Yes, this place might have some problems with service and freshness of pies, but it's probably reflective of the area this location is in and how much money they are making or not making. The first time I was here, the lady at the counter left me confused because she couldn't explain properly what kind of pies and other similar items they had. However, she wasn't rude or anything. This is a quiet clean place and I love that they sell yoghurt drinks for a more authentic combo. The pies I get to be eaten later are just fine to me, reheated or not. read more

Super! Great place, great burek, great service. The lady at the counter was nice and the food was amazing. Not sure if you can get it without onions but the burek was great. read more

Djerdan Burek Brooklyn - Djerdan - Mediterranean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I ordered pick up from this location some pies. I did not know this place was too small and limited menu compared to Astoria location. I love their stuff but i wont come here again. They only serve pies and some desserts here. In Astoria, they have a very big menu and better ambiance. My only complaint for this location, to the owner!!! As i walked in, the lady working behind the counter was in a coat, hat, scarf and gloves bundled up trying to work. In any day, especially in winter, you cannot let anybody work in these conditions. She was saying she will be there for 12hours! No heat! Absolutely not! I hope labor department walks in here like that, they will shut the place down. read more

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Came in and ordered the spinach, meat pies. Also ordered the cabbage rolls For some reason we find the pies are far better than the rolls. Establishment clean and staff friendly. read more

Djerdan Burek Brooklyn - the outside of a restaurant - Mediterranean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

If you are a foodie, Djerdan is worth a try. The burek are unusual, very different from Turkish/Arabic, and Italian rolls for sure. So they are from Bosnia, not Turkish. I had a slice of the beef pie, since spinach was not available. It was quite tasty, although a bit salty. The pastry was very flakey. Next time I will try it with yogurt. A good combination! As others mentioned supply is an issue. I had the last beef slice, no spinach available. Only other option was cheese. only 2 slices left. This was at 2pm Wednesday. If you order a whole pie that wait time is about 18 minutes A quick 5-7 minute walk from the N train BayParkway station. Djerdan is actually not on 65th Street, but turn the corner and you will find it. Good eating! Worth a visit. read more

Djerdan Burek Brooklyn - a woman behind the counter - Mediterranean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This is my first review on yelp. It certainly is not a good one. In Fact, I went out of my way to download yelp just to tell you that this place and their food is horrific. This, so called burek at $5 dollars is not worth 5 pennies. I ordered a meat burek along with my friend which he also ordered a cheese. The expression where is the meat certainly applies to this place. There was at best 4 or 5 grams of meat. The cheese burek which is supposed to be made with feta looked like cardboard, my friend confirmed that cardboard actually tasted better. I ordered a diet coke which i found out it most likely expired a decade ago. Upon returning the d-coke server tells me that all of them are just as bad. I would advise owners to learn how to make a proper burek or do the public a favor and close down. I cannot believe that I am forced to give it a star. It is certainly unworthy of anything. read more

Djerdan Burek Brooklyn - Your burek really tastes like cardboard. Please start making real bureks. - Mediterranean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This store front is on the side street and we just happen to go pass it and not knowing we stepped into a gem!! There are many Albanian restaurants that sells Burek near by but this place by far is the best. They ask make their own frozen one that you can bring home and reheat when needed. The best burek around! read more

My first time having burek. I had the spinach, which was a bit salty. The place looks very original and hommie, with some tables to seat.

Hubby and I drove past this spot on a totally unrelated food mission. Alas, that mission was aborted (Thank you, Honeybee Patisserie for being closed during your posted hours of operation). Anyway, we decided fate was nudging us here and circled back. Besides, we'd remembered liking another location of this mini Burek empire several years ago: A Burek, for the unitiated, is a savory layered phyllo pie. At Djerdan, they offer three different fillings, including Ground Beef, Spinach, and Cheese. We ordered one wedge of each to-go and tried them all over the next few days. Earthy Spinach was my favorite, followed by Ground Beef flecked with onion, though the meat filling was a bit skimpy. Cheese was very mild and creamy (ricotta?) and I longed for a hit of salt in the form of feta, but that's me. Am sure these are not the flakiest, most authentic or delicious tasting Bureks out there. I'm also not sure I care. For $4.75, a slice of Djerdan's Burek leaves me totally satisfied. How often do you get to say that? Plus it reheats beautifully. I could see taking home a whole pie ($18 I believe), adding a salad and calling it dinner. I am not suggesting that anyone drop everything to rush over here. But if you happen to be in the area, it is well worth a stop. read more

Djerdan Burek Brooklyn - Each Burek wedge can be sliced in half to feed two. Unless you're ravenous! Note the pizza carryout box. - Mediterranean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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A hole in the wall. It was my first burek the flavors were good but the slices my husband and I got were not fresh, but have been sitting on the shelf for a while. The lady popped the slices back into the oven to reheat. But since it was not freshly baked, it wasn't as flakey on the outside as it should be or described to be by other yelpers. I had the spinach slice and my husband had the meat slice. My husband wanted two slices but was told there was just one and the lady asked him if he wanted the cheese instead. I'm surprised she did not bake a fresh pie since it was only 7PM and they don't close for another 2 hours. Either way, there were very little filling in the meat burek which is quite disappointing. Would not be coming back to try my luck on freshly baked pies. read more

The food it was cold and 1hour latte and the drink it's half poured I don't recommend to anyone

I've been meaning to try this place since we passed by a while ago and I thought the sign outside looked really cute. I was finally able to when we needed to pick up breakfast on a sunny Sunday last weekend. Not knowing which to pick since there weren't any pies in sight, I asked for a slice of each and was extremely surprised to see the lady put such huge slices in the box to go and when I asked if that was the smallest size, she said yes. She was very nice and we chatted about the weather. At first, I thought I paid $15 for two slices, which seemed pricey but I hadn't realized there were three kinds so it was definitely worth the price of $5 a slice as I had so much leftover for two more lunches. I thought there was spinach and meat only but there's plain cheese as well, which I thought would taste just like the spinach without cheese but I was wrong because I liked it more than the spinach. My favorite of the three was the meat, which is beef. read more

Djerdan Burek Brooklyn - One slice of each to go. Huge slices! - Mediterranean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Fun desserts and Burek as a roll and just a delicious place to eat. The baklava is quite good. read more

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Djerdan Burek, is recognized as being the first Burek Speciality cafe, in NYC. The owner ,who happens to be from my hometown, in Montenegro, is clearly the leader of Burek specialities in NYC. that grew into a successful franchiser. Burek, pies, be it, spinach, potato, meat, are quite delicious. My favorite Burek slice, is spinach and potato eaten with plain yogurt, quite delicious, just like in Plav, Montenegro. I am very happy to convey as well, that their meat pies are strictly Halal. I would highly recommend Djerdan, service is great, clean and quite affordable, for those who love trying out diverse cuisines, definitely add Djerdan Burek ,to your list. Luckily for the customers, there's a Djerdan, in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan read more

We live just couple blocks away from Djerdan. We love their burek and can't stop eating lol. The lady working there is always cheerful and friendly, she is so nice! Must try their meet burek! It's soo yummmyyyy! One huge slice is less than $5! Bargain! And They just changed their tables and it's far more better now :) read more

I really want to love this place after reading the rave reviews and reading how authentic the bureks were. I will give it another go, and hopefully update with a 5 star salute. Til then, I will say meh. I bought a meat burek with espresso. Espresso was good. The burek had flavor and was big, and for most people, filling. However, it seemed like it was reheated on the heater for a couple minutes before getting to me. I was expecting hot and fresh. And I know this is a takeaway restaurant mostly, but for eat in, it should be hot. read more

I had cheese Burek, which tasted like it was rotten. The lady working there never once acknowledged my order in a descent manner. No "Hi, Thank You, You're Welcome, Bye". She was too busy chatting with her coworker. She didn't even bother to add napkins nor utensils inside my order. Rude. read more

Tasty bureks for a reasonable price!You might want to call 20 min before coming to get your burek freshly baked.Also you can find a big variety of Balcan deserts here as well. read more

First burek, so can't compare it to say a five, but it was pretty darn good. Our take out slice was enough for two. The filo was flakey on the outside, soft inside. Meat was tasty. My Montenegrin friend said I should have gotten the drinkable yogurt. I took home a frozen spinach pie that was great, but breadier than the take out pie. Had it with kir and that was indeed a great combo. My 11 year old says this is the best food ever. We'll be back. read more

Quite good. Tried meat and cheese slices ($9 total), meat was properly greasy, pastry flaky. Cheese pie was drier, much more suitable for sensitive to grease types, but still flavorful. Great value (2 slices fed 2 people for lunch.) read more

Place is not Turkish but Bosnian. Food is actually really good since it is freshly baked (pre made at larger location I understand). Would recommend for Burek and other Pita. Ambiance is not really good, but this is really a take out/delivery joint. read more

Their pies are good but customer service is very bad. I ordered a couple of pie slices to go and asked the lady if she could cut the slices in half because they were for my children and was told "no, I already put them in the box" and was handed a knife to cut them myself. If it was busy I would understand but there was no one inside. Good food is not enough to run a business, in this competitive market good food and great customer service is a must. read more

Much more substantial than the tiny fried cigara bureks the Turkish places make. This Bosnian version (I get quarter slices of the big round pies) has an excellent flaky crust, unusually crisp on both sides. The cheese filling doesn't have much flavor but the meat one is very tasty, with lots of black pepper. Unfortunately they don't serve it very hot, even when asked. Nice cheap lunch nonetheless. read more

A little shop that serves amazing bureks at reasonable prices. I used to frequent the Djerdan restaurant in Manhattan, which had some awesome dishes. Unfortunately, it shut down, and I wish they'd re-open it. This shop is predominantly for bureks and a few desserts, and the burek is really superbly done. Highly recommended! read more