Tanoor is one of the more pleasant surprises in my time in Seattle. I've always thought about the…read moreWestlake / SLU area as a food dessert. Filled with corporate slop bowls to fuel up tech bros, you won't find a decent meal anywhere on this side of the lake. But Tanoor is kind of like that special someone who has been there your whole life but you've always looked past for greener pastures. This restaurant was staring me right in the eyes for years, and I didn't realize how magnificent it was until today. When you walk in you are greeted by warm, fresh and fluffy pita. Guess what, IT COMES WITH THE MEAL! Everyone knows I'm a sucker for some free bread. But don't let these Lebanese pillows fill you up, the dip marathon has just begun. The menu here is unlike anything I've ever seen. You can get lost trying to figure out what to order for lunch, so I would advise consulting the waitstaff for guidance through this delightful maze. I just looked on their menu to figure out what the fries that I ate were called, and I can't find them for the life of me. But they had their own incredible dip completely covering them. At one point we had 4 different dips on the table, and I'm not sure how they got there. 1) The dip on the fries 2) Spicy hummus (not that spicy, incredibly tasty) 3) Za'tar that comes with the pita 4) Yogurt sauce that came with the Kabob combo Everything comes with something else here. And since I was having an electric conversation with my good friend, I sort of lost track of everything that we ordered. But if you love dipping things in other things as much as I do, you will love Tanoor!

The food here is pretty good. The fresh bread that is served at the table is the highlight. This…read morerestaurant has a modern vibe and is a nice dine in option in the area. I highly recommend the combo for two to three people as you get a variety of different appetizers and all of the main kabobs. However, a couple of things that really made this experience mediocre. First, the meat was overcooked even though I asked for medium rare. Most of the meat came out medium well. The rice was undercooked and hard when you bit into it. The server could have been more attentive.. didn't come back to check on us, even though the restaurant wasn't super busy. The biggest disappointment is that this establishment passes on a 5% fee to help pay for their staff's benefits. They stay it's optional and they can take it off but it's very distasteful. The owner should reconsider this and build this expense into the pricing of their menu. Otherwise their wait staff is going to feel slighted when customers leave less tip because of this additional fee. Overall, this is a solid place, but the experience was just average considering all aspects, and therefore the three star rating.

Love this place. Foods good, service good, clean. 3x here always good!! Great excuse to come to…read moreBellevue. 3 hours free parking in building.

If you're looking for authentic Lebanese food, this is by far not even close…read more Been hesitant to give this place a try but the options are limited in the Seattle area. Walking in, you don't get the Lebanese food aroma or feel. Already I was considering to turn back and leave but I had to commit and not judge by looks. I ordered the shish tawook and tabouli and was very disappointed. As someone familiar with Lebanese food, this was nowhere close to authentic. The flavors were bland, rice is not how it's done in Lebanon (yellow basmati?), the tabouli was underwhelming and dry (Lebanese do not add quinoa either to it), and the portions were surprisingly small for the high prices. Also, no toum but instead something similar to tzaiki? Odd. Unfortunately, the quality and value just weren't there.

Came here for dinner this past Tuesday to celebrate a couple of friend's birthdays. One of my…read morefriends called a head for a reservation since there were five of us just in case for 6pm. Service was friendly and patient as we tried to make decisions and asked questions. I have a friend that kind handle chile spice due to medical condition they were very accommodating when it was needed by having certain sauces on the side. We shared a number of dishes and two bottles of wine. We started with the Hummus bil Lahm ou Snobar, my favorite dish of the evening a hummus with bubbling spiced lamb. Baba Ghanouj, Bisara Munir, Arnabeet, Alhalaioun and the chicken and beef Shish Taouk. Everything was delicious. Flavorful, the proteins were cooked perfectly nice and tender. One of our friends likes meat a lot and hadn't cause he thought it was a vegetarian restaurant. We had to have the green chile sauce on the side of the asparagus dish cause of my friend but that was ok we were putting it in other items we loved it so much. Also the whipped garlic that came with the chicken and beef was a big hit! We had never had Lebanese wine and enjoyed our selections. Love that it felt like a healthier meal with the vegetables and spreads. Didn't feel stuffed after but definitely satisfied. They even comped dessert for my friends birthday which I believe was an orange rose water pudding. Welcoming warm space. Parking is fairly easy on a Tuesday night. Looking forward to visiting again

Great intimate family-friendly restaurant with authentic Lebanese food. Street parking…read more My favorites ares the lamb hummus with pine nuts and the squash grounded dip. Both were very flavorful and well balanced. Love the different textures. The roasted broccoli was OK, it was on the less cooked side The entree skewers were pretty good too. Shoutout to the kind service that let me combine and do half beef and half chicken because at the point I was too full from all the appetizers I ordered but still wanted to try both. One thing I really loved about the skewer is the sauces that came on the side: one tahini, one garlic, and one tomato. Such delicious sauces! Entrees were a little pricey though. Last but not least my party enjoyed the special Lebanese wine.

I love Mamnoon's new Happy Hour! From 5:00 - 6:30 every evening you can pick from a smaller happy…read morehour menu at steep discounts. As always, they have excellent vegetarian and vegan options. The cocktails are unique. I recently enjoyed a cocktail with vodka, pineapple, passion fruit, and cinnamon simple syrup, with some kind of interesting dried leaves or seeds on the rim. Delicious!

We came here around 8pm, and were greeted by a lovely host. Our server recommended a couple dishes…read moreto start off with, and we ordered a few drinks. The drinks were great and the ambiance was lovely, our party was sat at a large round table which really emphasized the family-style approach of this spot. My favourites of the night were the chicken, the cauliflower, and the dips! Unfortunately we were not informed that the kitchen was going to close about 20 minutes after we sat down. This meant that we weren't able to add more dishes, as what we had ordered wasn't enough for all of us to feel completely full. It was a solid spot with good vibes, but for the price point, I would hope that the service and communication would be more attentive.

I crave Mediterranean food from time time. I heard this place reopened and offers lunch buffet…read more 3 of us visited for lunch on Saturday with no reservation. We were seated right away. There were a few other people at 11:30am We asked if they do lunch buffet as I didn't see any self serve food. The staff said they offered in the past but not today.. it might come back in 2 weeks? We ordered hummus, garlic naan, fish masala and special kebabs without lamb which was accommodated per our request. The food even the side veggies were really good, we all liked everything. I like this place for good quality fresh ingredients that I don't feel overstuffed. It's probably because the food is easy to digest? This doesn't happen with other Mediterranean and Indian food. I'd like to come back when they start lunch buffet again.

Lunch buffet had minimal variety (just a few dishes and tasted just so-so)... but what made it not…read moregreat experience was that when I went to pay, evidently the wifi wasn't working (?) and the owner asked me to pay in cash. Luckily my friend had cash on hand ...or i would have had to find an ATM and drive back. In this day and age, if you're running a restaurant/business, should make it convenient for customers to pay.

Yalla is a walk up window slinging unbelievably delicious Palestinian food. I went on a gorgeous…read moreSaturday just after 12PM and there was no line, but it looked like they were packing some take out orders. The signature saj bread is cooked fresh on a hot stone and is almost like a Middle Eastern flour tortilla with the way it's super thin and satisfyingly chewy bite. The only seating options are a few large benches on the sidewalk, but there's a poster saying you're welcome to sit at the neighboring bar which opens in the late afternoon provided you purchase a drink as well. Ended up sampling 3 of their wrap options and the Zaatar Wrap was deliciously nutty and fragrant, but texturally there was so many herbs that the center ate a little dry. The Lahme Khuruf (Lamb) was my favorite by far with super juicy ground meat with some tang from the labneh, sweetness, freshness from the tomato, and texture from the pine nuts. Absolute home run on this one! The Awarma and Cheese was a close second, but personally, the flavor profile was just a little less interesting than the lamb. Tip: grab some extra napkins as the wraps can fall apart a bit at the end!

Update: I left a comment on the Square receipt about never getting the hot sauce and the business…read moreowner responded within minutes and refunded. Great service and fast response! I got a build-my-own saj wrap with the mushroom base saj $6, sumac chicken $7, tomato $1.5, cucumber $1.5, pickled turnip $1, and a side of hot sauce $2. The saj bread itself tasted good, but got soaked through by the juice of the chicken and became very soggy. We walked to a park 10 minutes away to eat the wraps and the wraps were bending. The ingredients are fresh but nothing particularly stood out. I didn't quite taste the mushroom on the wrap, and on top of that, I got charged $2 for the hot sauce, but never tasted it in the wrap or found it on the side. My partner got the falafel saj wrap which was overall ddcent, but he also found the saj bread quite soggy, yet the falafels were on the dry side.

The restaurant is very clean. The owner and servers are wonderful people. Very helpful with the…read moremenu selection and just extraordinarily going out of their way to take care of me as I hobbled in there on a cane. I love gyros in general. The one I got here was reasonably priced and full of the meat and other feelings. It wasn't quite as flavorful as I like my gyro, but it was good enough. When I'm on that part of town, I plan to go back again to try another gyro and maybe something else on the menu. Mainly because I really like to patronize places where the people working there are awesome, and they are.

I love this place! Does anyone know why it's temporarily closed? I hope they reopen. We've used for…read moreparties and many dinners

One of my favorite experiences in Seattle from July 2025 was getting food to go from Damoori…read moreKitchen and then hiking to the beach in Discovery Park to have lunch. Everything about this place seemed to have the mark of greatness, from the incredible food and customer service to the quaint neighborhood location. So, I'm sad to discover that it's now listed as permanently closed on Yelp.

This is a little gem of a place. It is not the standard shawarma/falafel shop. There is nothing…read morewrong with those, but a little variety is nice. This place has a small but eclectic menu. Lebanese food in the form of pita wraps and bowls. Some signature dishes. It is also a little market with specialty food items. We really enjoyed the flavor of the dishes. Among the four of us, we ordered the eggplant signature, the chicken signature dish (chicken and rice), one of the bowls, and the chicken pita wrap. Everything was delicious. I wish this place was closer, but it is quite a drive for us to get out here. Too bad.

Delicious food, freshly prepared and flavorful, but the Loud TV is a big turn off. I will not be…read moreeating there again.

Easy online ordering and food was ready to pickup in 15 minutes. Very friendly cashier who…read moreexplained why Kusherie is no longer on the menu. We ordered and shared the 2 piece lamb shank which is simply delicious. The restaurant is inside the community center, you can enter through the open side door. Highly recommended as this is one of the best restaurant meals in Victoria.

Restaurant is SO clean and the owners and staff are very friendly !!…read more All the food was SO good, even my dad loved it and he's a picky eater Everything is 100% halal too :)

One of our more interesting stops on the West coast. Led here by band leader Justin S, here's an…read moreopportunity to feast on both traditional Pakistani food and a juicy Ribeye Steak. Which is just what we did. No community dinner this time but we did the reach across the table which would have drove my mother crazy. In doing so, Ronnie (Justin's drummer) decided he didn't like his first bites of Lamb Steak. Rather than send it back, he and I just swapped; he loved the ribeye and I was blown away by the Lamb. Win-win. The rice was just right as were the roasted potatoes. They also serve an outstanding garlic naan. I tried the Lahori Tandoori fish and it tasted wonderful; were it not for the fact that it was deep fried, I would order that next time. About the decor. It's a comfortable, good sized place and quiet, too. I'm not sure about the two-tone green walls, but then again I'm here to eat. The chandeliers are beautiful and the booths are comfortable. The service here rocked. Glasses stayed full and a couple well check visits were appreciated. 05/25