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Green Land Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Temple Terrace, Florida

Got a "too good to go" order from here & was pleasantly surprised! Cant speak for the dine in experience, but the food here is genuinely yummy & well seasoned! I highly recommend :) read more

So, Green Land has a high reputation for Middle Eastern food as well as their stellar line of spices sold in many Middle Eastern groceries (which I use a lot in my own cooking and are the best I've yet found). In Tampa, Green Land has two locations: this one and a larger one which seems "fancier" as well. This one worked for lunch as it was next door to a Middle Eastern grocer we wanted to shop at and wasn't busy. The interior is small but nicely decorated with murals of locations in the Middle East as well as Ramadan decorations--electric lights in the shape of crescent moons in example, which since it's not quite yet Ramadan I assume get left up year-round here. Or, perhaps were put up slightly early? They're pretty in any case. There was however no one at the counter when we came in. There's a bell to ring for service so we did and a lady appeared from the back. We ordered quickly and then waited . . . and waited . . . and waited. A man came to get a very large take-away catering order and another lady came to help him but she seemed to only speak Arabic and he didn't, he looks at me, I explain I can speak Turkish but not much Arabic. Finally the first lady appears and helps with this huge order, which is ready to go but apparently had several problems with it. While that's being solved apparently all else is on pause here. It was nearly an hour before our food arrived. Now, it was all absolutely excellent especially the meze sampler but most items on that were cold and should have been easy to plate and get out quickly. Again, it was good food--their hummus especially was wonderful. But the restaurant seemed--at least today--disorganized and understaffed, though granted this was at lunch not dinner so maybe that is part of the reason. I also didn't like how the customer with the large catering order seemed unhappy with his order. read more

I've taken food to go from here quite a few times. It has always been delicious! I love how tender the meat is, lamb or chicken, completely falls off the bone. The rice is seasoned well and the meat usually comes with some kind of sauce that goes well with it. The food sometimes takes a while to be ready but it's good so I don't mind waiting. Definitely a family friendly spot there's always people dining inside when I go. read more

We gathered here one Thursday night around 5:30 pm before an event at a nearby church. There were 8 of us and the restaurant is clearly not used to a large party like us dining in but they did a GREAT job getting the food out to us in a timely manner and it all tasted fantastic. I loved the labaneh, some of the BEST I have ever had in my life. The pita that accompanies it is so fresh, so soft, that you just want to keep eating more and more. The hummus is made fresh at GreenLand and it is amazing. Our party agreed that this was a GEM of a find in Temple Terrace. The Chicken Shawarma plate was ordered by 4 of the 8 of us and it was raved about for days and days. Some of the best Mediterranean food we have ever enjoyed. The woman who took care of us was so pleasant and patient with our large group. And when the bill came it was super super affordable! read more

This place was somewhere I was recommended over and over... and I did not go for some time! Now that I've went, it's actually part of my weekly order! I order the chicken shawarma platter or the lamb. The sauce is absolutely to die for, and the shawarma is both juicy and well seasoned. When I had issues I've called in, and found no issues there. The salad is also something I would recommend to all (and as someone who's not a fan of the salad, that's rare! My one complaint is the price. It has gone up twice, and I'm thinking about ordering it less, and less. If the price goes up again, I will stop eating here unfortunately as the dollar cost per item won't make any sense based on the type of food I'm getting. read more

When you are in Tampa you can always count on them to give you good food and plenty of it. We generally order their family platter after a long day and it does a good job filling us. read more

Delicious and Amazing food Mediterranean food , quiet ambience and perfect service. Most stop!! read more

they automatically add 15% "service charge" to the bill and then turn the iPad to you for a "tip" (with the recalculated choices of 15%,18%, and 20%). I chose 20% and when I went home and checked the receipt, I realized I tipped over 35% unknowingly. that's sneaky. read more

Greenland is definitely a must try spot in tampa. Great authentic Arabic food. Good falafel, mansaf, ozee, leg of lamb. I highly recommend!

The food is amazing, we discovered this place a few years ago and since then we moved further away, but still try to return every few months because it is so good. My husband is obsessed with the falafals and has not found anything in Tampa Bay on par with them. In addition to that he is a fan of the chicken schwarma. Their pita, hummus and rice are also great. Even the french fries w/ the special seasoning is lovely. Worth a trip!! read more

Our first time there and we are over joyed with the experience. The restaurant is pleasant and the food was delicious. We are enjoying our 7th year anniversary and decided to share a platter and an appetizer. There was plenty enough for the both of us. We were told they also have an all you can eat Mediterranean buffet after 7:30pm for only $25. Sounds great. We will be back again. It was like a quick trip to the Mediterranean without having to fly. I/we highly recommend this place. read more

I ordered a Chicken Shawarma Combo to see how well they compared to other restaurants in the area and they did not disappoint. The actual food was of the right portion: just enough to satisfy but not too much to stuff yourself silly. The chicken was juicy, the bread had a little crunch to it, and the fries had great seasoning on them. The waitress was very nice and service was quick. The store is also very clean, maybe the cleanest of the Arabic restaurants I have been to so far, though none of them have been dirty by any means. I would recommend! read more

It was the Worst food! It was Way over priced for dried out meat and rice. I was very disappointed in the service also. The lady was rude when I told her about my order. read more

I was sadly disappointed. I was looking forward to this restaurant after reading the reviews. Our chicken schwarma was ridiculously salty. The waitress got our platter order wrong and gave us a sandwich instead (which she fixed). When we asked for a cup of water, she literally gave us an empty cup. The waitress seemed overwhelmed (despite us being the only ones in there) and not friendly at all. read more

The food was absolutely delicious. The service was courteous and fast. Will definitely be returning. read more

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Came in here to grab something quick to eat while in the area. This place is delicious and the waitress was such a delight. They were able to ensure the food I was eating was going to be gluten free and substitute out what was not. I had the Greenland appetizer which gave me a few different selections to sample and was more than enough for my lunch. read more

Green Land Restaurant - Mmmmm - Middle Eastern Near Me - Temple Terrace, Florida

Always amazing food. A family owned business that gives their heart out in every meal! We absolutely love coming here. The food is always so fresh! Fast, and huge portions. They are always very helpful in explaining any questions and always give suggestions. They have specials daily and also breakfast! Lunch time is my favorite because of the quick service and I always can find a spot. Highly recommend to eat here if you want authentic, and high quality food. read more

Green Land Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Temple Terrace, Florida

Tasty Mediterranean food. This review is for take out. It appears that you can dine in again, but no one was eating in the restaurant when I was there. I called ahead and ordered. I was told that the food would be ready in 10 minutes, but I asked that they prepare it in 30 minutes as I don't live nearby. There was a bit of a language barrier, but it wasn't insurmountable. When I arrived, there was a woman ahead of me. She was picking up for friends, and the cashier accidentally had her pay for my order, but when I went up, she realized the mistake. Fortunately, I had exact cash in my wallet, as it appeared that the cashier did not know how to give refunds. (It looked like they lost the other order, whoops!). The food was not packed well. They use those flimsy Styrofoam clamshells, and the cashier put them in too high a tower in the plastic bags. As a result, everything tipped over and spilled inside the plastic bag. Thankfully, the bags kept the food from spilling all over my car, but it was all a less-than-appealing mess when I opened up the bags. I ordered a mixed grill plate, a half order of the daily special, a small babaganoush, a side of pickles, and the kids meal with chicken tenders. The mixed grill plate was pretty good, although my son thought it was too spicy (mind you, he's 5 and was looking for an excuse to eat some of his sister's chicken tenders). The lamb was a little dry. The daily special was lamb shank and rice. The lamb was wonderfully tender and mild tasting. The rice that came with the daily special was really delicious (whereas the rice with the grilled meats was rather tasteless). I was given the choice between yogurt and salad, and I chose salad. The salad was rather anemic and needed more acid (I should have gone with the yogurt). The babaganoush was good, but it was also packed in a Styrofoam clamshell, and about 30% spilled all over the napkins and utensils when the bag tipped over. The pickles were excellent, perfectly spicy and acidic. The kids meal consisted of pale frozen chicken tenders and tasty looking french fries. It served the purpose of letting my kids avoid adventurous food, but it looked pretty blah to me. Overall, I enjoyed the food, but I think I prefer Petra (better salad and pickles, equally good lamb and grilled meats), and there is a Petra much closer to where I live. read more

I order from UberEATS often and I love love love their food. I've tried many local places, but the falafel and tabbouleh are the best at Greenland! So flavorful! The first time I ever had falafel was at a Michigan State University dorm cafeteria, circa 1996. It put me off, but Greenland falafel has changed me! Thank you so much!!!! read more

Green Land Restaurant - Vegetarian Mix, 1 Kibbeh - Middle Eastern Near Me - Temple Terrace, Florida

I ordered food here for the first time through UberEats. It was quite far from, so I was concerned about the foods freshness, but I did realize that would have been out of the restaurants control. The food arrived quite quickly and I was amazed by how fresh the food was. The fries were still very crispy. I ordered meat shawarma platter and the flavor was really really good. The amount of meat, however, was quite little. They add lots of other sides to compensate, but I do wish there was more meat. My husband ordered the rice and lamb plate and was also very pleased with the food. From all places I ordered shawarma, I think that this restaurant also has the best garlic sauce. Will definitely order again! read more

Green Land Restaurant - Meat shawarma - Middle Eastern Near Me - Temple Terrace, Florida

Lake if hygiene in the kitchen and over seasoned meat to cover the low quality I don't recommend at all read more

These guys are amazing. I ordered Mancef which was not the special of the day at this location, but it was the special of the day at that 56 street location however, they did accommodate my order because DoorDash would not deliver from the 56 street location. The order was amazing. The rice was fluffy yellow and tasted amazing. The lamp was juicy and melts in your mouth and the goat yogurt milk was great and thank you so much and I really appreciate your accommodation!!!! read more

The Ramadan month is a fasting month according the observance of Quran. It usually last 30 or 29 days due to the visual sightings of the crescent moon. During this month, the Muslim eats only after sunset. Greenland Restaurant during this month serves the special buffet after 8:30 pm. The restaurant will not start the buffet until sunset per the observance. The buffet certainly is great since many of the believers have been fasting for the daytime. The restaurant will fill up quickly and please come 15 minutes early to get a seat. Tonight the buffet include two different hummus, lentil soup, tomato base soup with Arabian spice, Arabian salad, bidet, fruit salad, yellow rice, grill chicken, roasted whole lamb and more. Yum. Got to try it before is over. The lamb is certainly my favor. The lamb meat is well prepared and you cannot smell the lamb smell. The season is will balance. I also like the tomato base soup of the night. read more

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Greenland Restaurant serves really food lunch and dinner platters, my go-to is the Mixed Grill Platter which comes with a variety of chicken and beef kebabs. I grew up in Dubai, so my standards for Mediterranean food are pretty high, and I must say that for the price and the hospitality, this restaurant is absolutely amazing!! Their hummus and garlic sauce is by far the best I've found, and their khubbus (Arabic bread) tastes fresh. If you're in the area looking for excellent quality and budget-friendly Arabic food, check them out! Also, if you're a USF student, they provide a 10% discount! read more

Fast friendly service and tasty. Falafel and hummus was my favorite on the sampler...nkt saying the other items werent good...thise just stood out. read more

The only time I was ever dissatisfied, was when the grill was down. THIS PLACE IS AMAZING! Love it! It started as a lunch spot, to meet my husband, at lunch break, and became my favorite restaurant, in all time. Had it today, after missing it.. and it was still AMAZING! Love this place! Worth the drive from Spring Hill! read more

OK. So we drove from Gainesville (2 hours) and spent some time at the zoo with our kid. We told ourselves what would be a good lunch /early dinner after a long tiring day than mixed grill at a middle Easter restaurant. We arrive there and unfortunately many things were very disappointing 1- They had two servers in the restaurant but the service was very poor. Tables were left dirty the whole time . The server didn't even offer a cup of water ( I guess u have to pay for water here). 2- The mixed grill was salt less and spineless. As far as it gets from authentic. The kofta meat was dry with no Kosta spices noted. The chicken Tawook was basically dry chicken with curry . They serve yellow rice with the grill which is surprising. The arayes sandwitch was only meat and bread ( didn't notice any garlic, pomegranate concentrate or any arayes specific spices. The meat was bland 3- The Hummus was actually good and authentic 4- after all this poor service ( the server actually forgot my order and had to come again and ask me about what my order was) after all of this, they charge 15% mandatory "service fees" for me, my wife and our 3 year old saying that this is house policy! Any ways, never coming back again even if I get invited there for free read more

Wow I've never had a bad experience at this restaurant. The food is always shockingly delicious even if I order the same thing every time. The wait can be long sometimes but the quality and amount of food you get it amazing. Their hummus is to die for. Wish they had more locations around tampa. I used to frequent when I attended USF, but now living in south tampa it's a journey getting here read more

The food is great, they give good portions, it's inexpensive and my order is always ready in like 10 minutes. This is my favorite mediterranean place in the area and there are quite a few. I've tried probably 6 or 7 other restaurants in the immediate area but I've eaten at Green Land dozens of times. Be aware the only drawback is that they regularly forget small bits of your order. Stuff like sides or hot sauce and they occasionally forget to put pita in your hummus order. This is not a big deal at all and they are always friendly and quick about correcting it. Just check your bag before you leave. I wouldn't remove a star for this because you still get the trifecta of good price, quality food and fast service. read more

Green Land Restaurant - Hummus, pita, musabaha, falafel, chicken shwarma, baba ganoush, dolmades, pickled vegetables and chili paste. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Temple Terrace, Florida

Hummus was good..should have order extra pita only got 4. Good was good for an average chicken. Did care much for salad no flavor to the chopped tomatoes & cucumbers just watery.. average late night spot read more

This is a hard review for me to make, because I think they make very good Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food. My big problem with this restaurant is they drop the ball frequently on special orders. If you ask for something without onions there is better than a 50/50 chance you will still get onions on your order. I want to give them 5 stars but I simply cant because of their inconsistency. read more

This was the only food spot open in the area that late at night so we went here. The food is halal and it's Mediterranean. The menu has many choices but I got a beef shwarma. We also got rice with kababs and chicken nuggets with fries. Overall the food was just okay. The place was big but not as clean. The service was good but slow. read more

This simple and not very fancy place is the best kept secret in all of Temple Terrace. Trust me when I say the food here is amazing. Any time I find myself in the area I make it a point to visit and eat. It truly is the most authentic Middle Eastern Food in all of Tampa. You cant go wrong with ordering just about anything on the menu. If you are a fan of lamb meat then you must try there's it is so juicy, tasty, and the flavor will blow your mind. Don't let the simple and plain look of this place fool you. Take my advice and try this place out. You find out like the rest of us that it is a middle eastern blessing right in Temple Terrace. read more

Green Land Restaurant - Best lamb in all of Tampa - Middle Eastern Near Me - Temple Terrace, Florida

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My apologies to Green Land Restaurant. My review yesterday was for United Skates of America. I deleted it from here and moved it to where it was meant to be. Now I'll check out Green Land and post a proper review for them. read more

Green Land Restaurant - Baby Shark my butt! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Temple Terrace, Florida

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You might think it's just a dive. This place is fantastic! Food and service was excellent!! The hot tea with fresh mint was super also! Definitely check it out if you are looking for authentic cuisine! read more

The middle eastern community is strong around the USF area. Mays alreem is right across the road to this hole in the wall and it's also next to a hookah lounge. There isn't a host and you order at the cashier where they have a menu. The service was different, but friendly. Make sure to request water at the cashier because they won't assume to give it to you. The food was amazing. You could eat here for 5 dollars if you go for a shwarma wrap(fresh and tasty), which my friend ordered. I followed previous yelpers and went with the kafta kabob, a ground beef/lamb dish. Came with pita and hummus. The meat was seasoned really well. You can wrap the meat with the pita, rice and/or veggies which were very fresh. The portion was so huge my friend helped me and I still had enough to box. It made a great snack the day after. Incredible food and would recommend this place wanting to experience this cuisine. I will definitely be back for more. read more

Green Land Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Temple Terrace, Florida

Judging from the reviews, I guess eating in is the better option. Lamb and Rice special: Mostly bone and cartilaginous material. Not really any meat. Mixed Vegetable Soup: Frozen grocery store vegetables in flavorless water. Shishkebab Samwich: Meat onions and tomatoes. Sort of dry and underwhelming. House salad: Looked gross. didn't even try it. French Fries: Didn't order these but they were the best part about the meal. Fed the rest to the dogs. Sorry. I wanted to like it but I felt ripped off by the poor quality. read more

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Ordered my food over the phone for dine in to beat the wait. It was a little bit before 11:30pm this place closes at 3am. I was told there was no dining in, only to-go. I walk in to pick up my to-go order and there's customers with fresh plates dining in. I walk up to the counter having ordered 15 mins prior to and the front person said another 10 mins. Unprofessional and lacking customer service. Was a repeat customer not anymore. read more

Good food, but as others have pointed out, the service is slow so quick lunch dining isn't really an option here, even when there are only a couple of tables full. Though I will say the Greenland appetizer is delicious, and the pita is nice and fresh. The kibbe was yummy, I thought it was better than the falafel. It also comes with a chopped salad, hummus, and babaganouj- all of it was good. We also shared the kofta kabob which was tasty, maybe a bit dry? I don't know- I've never had it before anywhere else but it had good flavor. Plan on coming when you aren't in a rush :) read more

Green Land Restaurant - Tasty, fresh Greek salad- loaded up with feta - Middle Eastern Near Me - Temple Terrace, Florida