Stopped by on a whim and had hands down the BEST. CHICKEN. WINGS. OF. MY. LIFE!!!! super quick to come out, piping hot, NO greasiness or overwhelming chicken smell, and the staff gave me all the sauce bottles for my pleasure. Had a spiritual, near religious experience here. Will 100% be coming back. My friends, if you're reading this-- have falafel Xpress cater my funeral and you won't have any reason to cry (except from joy) read more

Falafel express reds doesn't sound like something you'd find memorable but let me try to change your mind on this; it is. Nuff said. The service is friendly and fast, the staff are amazing, and the food is so tasty. It far and wide beats the higher prices competitors and fancy chains. FE has a true take-out feel to the establishment but there Are limited seats available to sit and enjoy your food. The music is nice, the tv on the wall, and just the chatter of the staff and customers adds to the experience. I come here frequently and recommend this location read more

Falafel Xpress - a menu for a restaurant - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

Super fast pick up, delicious chicken! Will be back to try the falafel and then we'll really know what's up.

Delicious falafel! Smaller restaurant - more of a grab and go rather than sit-in... and even after a 45 minute car ride home the food was still hot and delicious!!!! Wish I had taken more pictures but my kids are pigs and ate most of it before I could get a good shot! Will be going again! My son got the gyro platter and it was huge! Pricing was good, too! Will be going back! read more

Falafel Xpress - Crispy with hummus soooo good!!!!! - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

Portions are getting a little too light so please if you work here or know the owner please tell him. The food is good just the problem is I can eat 4 shawarmas and still be hungry..... B+ read more

I've been going to Falafel Xpress for quite some time with very positive comments about them. The only thing I want to say is their pricing! And let me explain. They use to have a menu taped to the front window - that's gone. They use to have them sticking in slots on the counter - they are no longer there. There is a menu taped right next to the cash register. It says Chicken Swarma sandwiches are $9.99. I order two of them today - bill says $23.50 ok, that's $11.75 each. That's not even close to the menu taped near the register. I didn't question it though, but I hoped this is a sensational sandwich for $11.75 . In all fairness, it delivered. I asked for extra garlic sauce (don't know if this is an extra charge or not). It was saucy, with great taste. Chicken, lettuce, tomatos and garlic sauce on a pita (toasted crisp). They were sensational. I just do not understand the whole "what do we charge" situation. I feel, have a menu with the current prices, and go from there. To go from $9.99 to $11.75, must have been a year or two. Maybe this does not bother anyone else - they just pay what they are told. I guess I just roll differently and have different expectations. Will I go again? Absolutely, it's that good. However, this is whole pricing thing does not leave me impressed. As a side note, a chicken swarma sandwich, a small baba (menu said $6.50 but who knows what it is now) and say a soft drink will likely run you well over $20. That is a bit pricey for an "express" lunch. read more

Exceptionally great food and quick service!!!! Highly recommend!! You might want to try their falafel!

Portion sizes should be bigger on their dinners, they pack the dinners into one big container with sides included, fries were on the bottom of everything and got soggy before I even got home. read more

Was bummed that Brown Sugar Thai only does takeout and did not indicate so on their website. We wandered around and found this spot which looked promising. There wasn't a wait, just a no-frills counter with very friendly staff. I ordered a kafta bowl and my BF ordered a falafel sandwich. We ate inside which had no A/C in the 88 degree weather that day but still, the food and service was so good, we stayed! My meal was colorful, fresh and well seasoned. The meat was flavorful, cooked well and the rice was so good. Server put the chili sauce on the side and it was interesting! Like slightly sweet, hot but not overly so and definitely added to the flavor profile. The pickled radish was too salty but was fine with the wrap. I haven't had much middle eastern food but I thought what I had was really good. Portions were reasonable and the server was so friendly and warm that I would definitely come back on a cooler day! read more

The food is good, I usually order the chicken shawarma sandwich, which is a delicious pita wrap filled with grilled chicken, garlic sauce and tomato. The service is friendly and usually pretty fast, but everything is made fresh so sometimes you have to wait a few minutes. I would eat here all the time, but it's too pricy for that. Although the food is quality, I think $7 for a pita wrap and $14+ for an entree is high for a place that is very carry-out oriented. They have 3 or 4 tables but I have always gotten it to go. read more

I was surprisingly pleased with my fattoush salad and beef shawarma sandwich! It came out fast and was delicious. Service was very nice and the price was right I thought the portions were generous as well. read more

Falafel Xpress - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

A friend of mine posted a picture on Facebook today, so I thought I would take a ride and see why she and her family liked it so much. Now I know- Freshness, huge quantities, and everything I like. Today, I tried the Chicken Sharma bowl with lentils and it can only be described by one word DELICIOUS. My sister ordered the Greek Salad and she loves feta cheese. Well, she got her fill of it today. We ordered a kid's chicken tenders and hand-cut fries. I had to steal a few of those fries. When she went in this evening, she met the owner and his cousin. She told him we will be back. After tasting this food tonight, that is FOR SURE read more

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Went here for the first time to get a Falafel Sandwich on naan and it was very good! I'd gosh like a little kick ask for it spicy, it's not too hot though don't worry. I'm definitely going back for more. They are very friendly there too!! read more

The food is so fresh and everything is high-quality with attention to detail. Falafel Xpress serves the best falafel I've had in the Cleveland area. I like mine with extra hot sauce. Come here and expect proper, delicious food at a good price.... skip the Big Burrito Chain two doors over. Also, the baklava is very yummy. read more

Again...this place never disappoints! Best gyros ever! I would give 6 stars if able! They were generous with the tasty fries too! Also had the hummus which comes with naan bread and both are way better than any other I have had. I keep thinking I will try something else on the menu, but can't get enough of those gyros! read more

What a pleasant surprise! I was in the area and needed something quick but didn't want to wait in the nearby Chipotle line that was out the door. I love Lebanese food and my trusty Yelp app led me into Falafel Express. Inside, you'll find a no-frills spot for Lebanese. They have a fairly big menu ranging from salads and desserts to shawarma and wraps. They also have an "old world" menu and a "new world" menu with things like fish and reuben if you aren't feeling super adventurous or have kiddos with you. The inside is laid back, super casual, very clean and has a few tables and chairs. The staff member who helped me was really pleasant and offered great suggestions. I ordered a gyro to go. Note, there's really no attractive way to take a photo of a gyro, but know it was better than it looked! The meat had a great seasoning, the portion was hearty and you honestly couldn't beat the price. If I'm ever nearby again, I won't hesitate to stop in again! Would love to try their grape leaves and baklava next time! They looked awesome. read more

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Great authentic Lebanese food fir takeout or dine in. The Falafel wrap was perfect fresh made falafel with crunchy vegetables and perfect sauce, not soggy!!! read more

Could not recommend this place enough. My husband and I were coming back from a trip ( probably 3ish years ago now) and our Uber driver told us a place to go to since we were very hungry - he said he was Greek, and told us this was one of his favorite places for Mediterranean food and one of the most authentic. They have a range of items, but we stick to the traditional old world beef shawarma rice bowl and wraps and always ask for their hot sauce! Recommend to try here even if you need to order online - it is as good delivered as it is in the store! If you are dinning in- the family / restaurant staff are always super nice and friendly. They usually give us some background info on how the food is traditionally made and let us try some different hot sauces. Great place! read more

BOMB dot com. Ordered the jalapeño poppers, kibbeh, baklava, chicken gyro and regular gyro. They were fresh out of jalapeño poppers so instead they gave us two orders of mozzarella sticks one as a sub and one for FREE. Such a nice gesture. And the mozz sticks were amaze. The gyros, baklava, and kibbeh were also delicious. That coupled with fast delivery through Uber eats and great customer service makes this a gem of a place. Will be ordering from them again. read more

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This place is awesome only because their one employee Ali Abboushi that young men works harder then these men that are in their 20's he deserves a raise by all means he had the greatest costumer service I only go back because of him. I heard reviews like mine that included that young man he deserves every bit of a raise. read more

Falafel Xpress - Just picture of me. To show I'm a real review. - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

my partner and I stopped in for a quick late lunch, I got the chicken shawarma and he got the chicken gyro - the food was incredibly fresh, fair priced, and was a LOT for the price! 11/10 recommend - if you're contemplating, definitely go in!! read more

Falafel Xpress - chicken shawarma and chicken gyro - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

Chicken shawarma wrap was a quick, light lunch. The wrap wasn't greasy and the inside or the establishment is really clean. The chicken was a little bit dry but overall still enjoyable read more

Falafel Xpress - Chicken Shawarma Wrap - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

Great food, great service, kinda pricy, I eat here pretty frequently because the food is always so good.

Mustafa is the man. I ordered an amazing corned beef here which I thought I'm ordering a corned beef in a middle eastern restaurant and he reAssured me it would be good and he delivered. The food here is delicious and I would love this as my go to drunk food place. Good service great tasty food and good prices. It can't be beat and Mustafa is a great cook. read more

Falafel Xpress - Clean kitchen - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

I absolutely love Falafel Xpress. It's my go-to dinner at least once a week. The chicken shawarma bowl with turnips, tahini, etc is delish!

WoW! Kafta and fast! This is one of my new favorite Mediterranean spots to grab a bite. No, it is not the most inviting place to sit and eat seeing as its in the Marcs plaza, but if you decide to it will be amazing people watching. I did not know this spot existed until I walked into it the other day, pleasant surprise. I ordered the Kafta and it ended up tasting just like the Kafta back in the day that my brother from another mother mother's made..? yeah, thats right. Anyways, they have all of your basic foods to go and quick. It was under 6$, so was the Hummus and Tabbouleh. San Pellegreno's for 1.50$ also, ill be back. read more

Falafel Xpress - Kafta & San Pellegrino. Smells like the truth!!! - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

I love this place for a quick fix of shawarma. It's not healthy like Aladdin's, but filled with creamy goodness. Deliciously garlic and you can order it spicy or not. Definitely the perfect spot for a quick bite to eat. Customer service is friendly and efficient. They have "old world" and "new world" options, but come on. Would you rather have a burger or shawarma? Answer is easy for me. read more

You guys. YOU GUYS. Falafel Xpress decided not to utilize the E at the beginning of the word express, but I'm asking you to forgive them for this crime against spelling. The food prepared at Falafel Xpress is really delicious. It is prepared quickly, and most of the menu items are between $6 and $10. It's freshly made, flavorful and fast. I'm currently obsessed with the kafta rice bowl. Three perfect little lamb and beef patties served on a bed of yellow rice with veggies with glorious tahini sauce and fresh parsley. You can order it according to how spicy/hot you want it. Comes with warm and pillow-y naan. There's something for everyone as they have "new world" and "old world" items on the menu. You can get chicken wings, mozzarella sticks, reuben, etc., or hummus and shawarma, etc. they also offer vegetarian and vegan options. I think you'll Njoy it! (get it? ugh. I know.). read more

Falafel Xpress - Kafta rice bowl. - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

So you're pretty lit from 64 bit and now you're hungry .. where do you go ? Where does one go at midnight - Falafel Xpress is that place. Ok jokes aside it's a no frills Lebanese/ middle eastern place. We walked in pretty late and they were very accommodating and friendly to a fault. It is very much take out oriented but we dined in so to speak and the hummus was legit. Probably the best I've had in Cleveland but then this was a slightly inebriated night and everything tastes better than it maybe , however everyone was on board with saying how good it was so at the very least it's excellent ! The falafel wrap was delicious and the falafel was actually not drowning in oil or otherwise annoying, it was done just right. The Fattoush salad was also on point , very fresh and quickly disappeared from our plates . I did not try the baklava but a friend did and she was very complimentary on it I look forward to coming back sober to try this place again ! read more

Had to check this place out because I love falafel and hummus. I had the falafel sandwich and it was really good! The set up is similar to chipotle so you are in and out fast! I also ordered a side of their hummus and pita and it was delicious. They have a huge menu and I can't wait to come back and try something else. They also had a very friendly staff. Great spot if you're on the go and want a yummy treat :) read more

Falafel Xpress - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

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We ordered a chicken gyro bowl and a chicken shawarma pita and both were excellent! Pricing is very fair and everything was very fresh! We also got the fatoush salad and some hummus. Bonus points for being much healthier than other options. Everything was delicious will be returning! read more

Although I am not a fan of falafels I do enjoy other Mediterranean/Middle Eastern food and decided to give this place a try. I pulled into the Marcs plaza and easily found a close by parking spot. Once inside there was a short line of other patrons placing orders/waiting for food. When it came time for my turn to order the man at the counter was personable. I went with the Kafta Grill for $10.95. It has 3 formed meat chunks of a lamb and beef mixture that I found to be moist and seasoned just right (meat is made in-house). The meat comes with sauteed onions and green peppers on top of a pita slice with a creamy sauce and fresh parsley sprinkled on top. This platter also comes with fresh cut fries and at least a cup of hummus. The fries could have been cooked a minute longer, but that is just my personal preference for slightly crispy fries (any place with fresh cut fries gets points in my book!). The hummus is pretty simple but the garnish of whole chickpeas, parsley, and paprika really is pleasing to the eyes. I also got a big whole pita to tear up for my hummus and a side of tzatziki sauce to dip my fries in. For an after dinner treat I got one triangle of walnut baklava and one triangle of pistachio baklava at $1.25 each. The latter was not sweet in my opinion, more so it had a buttery nutty flavor to it. The walnut variety was sweeter and although I think it could use just a bit more sweetness (I like my baklava with noticeable syrup/honey), it was still good. *Disclaimer: I actually ate these in the car on my drive home so they were more like a pre-dinner treat instead. To sum it up, I think Falafel Xpress makes fresh, simple, tasty food that will definitely fill you up and still leave some for leftovers! Take a break from that Chipotle chain next door and get yourself a Gyro with that tasty tahini sauce on it! (Or whatever, I don't know what you like to eat). **Update, get the grape leaves! You get like 12 for $5 something, they have a nice subtle refreshing flavor to them (lemon?), and you kind of feel healthy eating them even though there's rice inside. read more

Falafel Xpress - Kafta Grill. Sloppy looking because I carried the box on a slant :( - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

Holy yum! Fresh made falafel within walking distance, I love it! Now, Maha's still is my favorite but this is different, in a good way. I got the falafel sandwich combo to go. The falafel is fresh made and has a good cinnamonny spice to it. The side of fattoush was huge and came with fresh fried pitas on top, so delicious. And of course I had to try the bakery. A few different baklavas and some jasmine-y cookies (I forget the name but they were so good. Oh, and everyone was super nice too :-) I can't recommend this place enough. read more

Order a mushroom swiss burger and cheese fries. The bread was really soggy, the fries were soggy, and the cheese they used on top of the fries was rubbery. The only thing I liked was the pickle. read more

Great no-frills counter service spot that serves the Mediterranean staples. Ingredients are always fresh and food comes out quick. My usual go-to is the falafel wrap which is hard to beat for the price read more

Hey now. I thought the take away from this place was great. I took it all the way from Lakewood to Chagrin Falls, and it held up great. The falafel rice bowl was tasty, and I easily made two meals out of it. My mother, with the chicken schwarma rice bowl, made three meals! Pretty good deal I would say for the ~$8 price tag. We also got the baklava large order. I have never been a fan of finger baklava, but overall not bad. Definitely not the best I've ever had though! Not honey-gooey-yet-flakey enough to measure up. I will say the parking sucks. I waited in the car while we picked up just so we wouldn't have to feed the meter. read more

Falafel Xpress - got to order the falafel if the whole place is named after it, right? falafel rice bowl and the baklava in the back. - Lebanese Near Me - Lakewood, Ohio

First time here and the staff was very friendly. I ordered chicken shwarama bowl with bulgar and tahini sauce. Really liked that there was an option of bulgar with the bowl. The chicken was well spiced with just a hint of anise, and the bowl had pickled turnips, potatoes, tomatoes and lettuce. I also ordered the fattoush salad and a sid of lentils. The lentils are cooked with rice and topped with caramelized onions. This lentil dish is hard to find in Cleveland so I was very pleased to find it here. Altogether the meal was tasty, just the right amount of spices and the sauce was not overwhelming. Delicious and a healthy meal. I think the spices are a little different from some of the other Middle Eastern restaurants but I really liked the food and some options not found at other places. read more

I love this place. From the enthusiastic greeting I get every time I walk in to the phenomenal food, I can't get enough. The cashier is too sweet! Always friendly and ready to chat while your food is cooking. The guys on grill are always ready to whip up deliciously fresh chicken shwarma and toss you some extra pickled veggies with your hummus if you ask nicely. It's so fantastic to have an "open late" local take-out option in town. M-F they close at 10:30p! I am consistently impressed by the falafel. My fave is the fattoush salad topped with grilled chicken. You probably don't need the extra garlic sauce but it's come in handy when grilling chicken at home :) read more

Falafel entree with fattoush and Hummus was delicious. They have new prices. I will return and try a different dish read more

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Excellent fast Mediterranean food. Ordered the chicken shawarma and the gyro plate. Tons of food. Salad was great with lots of veggies and the hummus was super creamy. Falafel are some of the best in town! Highly recommend ordering take out and then going to sit at Lakewood park to enjoy! read more