My question is, how are they still in business? They're counter-customer service friendly to the bone! I've gone several times for fresh cut Lamb and each time there's an issue w/ the meat guy(s). They will stand right there in front of you and take a break. A frecken break...right in the customer's face!! Forget about walkin' it off by glancing the aisles, until the meat guys are ready to help. Heck the aisles are so cluttered you're bound to break your neck tripping over a box of prunes on the floor. I refuse to drive back to the place. read more

There is a restaurant in the back of the grocery store that has the most delicious lamb chops I have ever tried. Their kabobs and shwarma are delicious as well and they have the best hummus in town. read more

My husband and I make a weekly stop here for some groceries and to get food to go from their deli. We normally shop there for their meat and nuts. Meat is fresh and reasonably priced. I love how they carry unsalted nuts. At the deli, we order grilled chicken skewers with hummus and salad. It's super delicious and best of all, it's nutritious. Winning!!! You just can't go wrong. You get lots of food for a great deal. read more

I have been shopping there for 2 years. Yes, it is cluttered, but the people are generally nice. My FIRST time there, this man saw me standing in line and stood right in front of me as if I wasn't there and I had to get loud with him. The gentleman behind the counter defended me and I appreciated that. Every time I go in there now, we nod and smile at each other. The meat counter workers are not always communicative, but the manager of the meat department has always been kind to me. So, you gotta dig a little to find what you need, but just ask the counter people, BUT don't ask the workers if you are not fluent in Spanish. The stockers on the floor do not speak English. For me, I can get by, but if you're not, just go to the front and ask. read more

I came here to get some rice, meat, and some spices. This place looks quite cramped. I have been to this place before to get a whole Goat leg for roasting and other Middle Eastern ingredients so I was familiar with where they keep everything. We go to the back first to check their rice variety and this employee started bugging us as he wanted to climb on that aisle for restocking perhaps. We moved once, twice, thrice, and after probably the seventh time he asked us to move away, we had enough of his rude behavior. We dumped that 10 lb bag of rice and just walked out. Employees shouldn't be climbing on the aisles when you have customers shopping for safety reasons and they definitely should wait for restocking until the store is closed or there are no customers. read more

I have been going there for years and it is the only store where you feel like home "mom-and-pop store" I find lots of unique stuff . Meat and chicken are the best in town real good quality also the little deli in the back where fresh meat is cooked for you right away nothing been frozen. I bring my friends for a good tasty food I have known the owners since they were young They worked hard friendly with everyone I like the store and the costumers who go there! My wife wouldn't let me do the shopping anywhere else because she agrees with me and approves it!!!!!! read more

The place has large variety but not very organized. And the staff is not very polite I got a very gruff, bordering on rude, answer when I asked about Rooh Afza. Will not be making a return trip to this place read more

Jerusalem decided to stop buying bread from local bakers and bake their own bread. The only problem with that is they don't know how to bake bread and their bread is garbage. Not going back! read more

The employees have the worst manners. I bought couple of stuff that are actually expired. Even the place is just a mess. In conclusion, it is really bad. read more

They got there act together, it's much better than before, specially the smell ( meat ) and other things! I would Love to come here soon and change my review to 5 stars when I see things are different at the shop! read more

There's a reason this place has existed for 30+ years. Make sure to check out the deli. read more

My very first visit today. The outside of the store looks clean and presentable. Now, when I saw the entrance it looked disorganized. I saw a few products scattered on the floor. This store has MANY items... a lot of the items are jammed together, items piled on top of one another. Good thing the walk ways are clean and clear, and NO funny smell. They offer a selection of bread, I mostly noticed pita. The one I purchased was still warm. They carry Cedars Bakery and Abdallah brand pitas; there are the large sizes, and the normal sizes. You can buy their nice looking baklava, which appears to have a good selection... UNFORTUNATELY, their prices along with description are on a small piece of paper tapped on the top of the baklava counter. The meats- beef, goat, lamb, and chicken are fresh and clean looking. I bought goat cut ups for $12, lamb cut ups for $13 and chicken thighs (4 pieces for $1.80). There is also a butcher room behind the chicken freezer, so you are welcome to watch the butchers. They do carry lamb testicles, liver; goat tongue and liver. NOT much of a wide variety of meats. Vegetables appeared to look fresh and clean, the colors were beautiful- a small selection of these. They do carry American items, such as the Twinings tea bags. I saw smoke pipes, if I am correct, hookah pipes?? :0) Fresh dates are sold. I saw 3 different kinds; the one I bought today was the ones that look like prunes, these are $6.99/lb. There is a very small restaurant and very small selections in the back. I saw rice, kabobs or skewers, meatballs, and turkey stuff (do NOT remember exactly, the sign said turkey). The items for this store makes it WAY TOO busy and crammed for me, which I did NOT stay long, and ONLY browsed one side of the store. You see different nationalities shopping here as well! :0) read more

I bought one share in cow qurbani at Jerusalem .but Iam extremely disappointed and sorry to say they cheated people for the name of Allah . I received only 23 pounds meat , in which only 7 pounds of cow meat and 3 pound of cow liver and 13 pounds of bones . And I paid 143 $ for this quantity of meat , Remember you guys are answerable to Allah in the day of judgment. InshaAllah read more

This is my favorite place to get my meats and my groceries I really love the Quality of the meet and the groceries the prices are just right employees are very kind when you need assistance with getting stuff.I mostly love the fact i can find stuff where no other place has them read more

this place a hole in the wall if there ever was one, but thats a good thing. there is a restaurant located in the back right corner of this Halal grocery store on Hillcroft, and its kind of strange walking into a grocery store to find a restaurant, but its definitely worth checking out. the schwarma was great, and really cheap. also the falafel were delicious. i ordered another dish of lamb in rice that everyone in the entire place was eating, and it was great too, but i have no clue what it was called. the man behind the counter was really friendly, and answered all the questions i had about the various food. i heard very little english amongst the other patrons, and as such, i felt a little out of place, but that usually speaks well for the food. all in all, very cool spot, and worth finding. read more

I'm new to the whole Halal meet thing and the Muslim ways. But I have to say. That this place is terrible. I have only went in once and that to me was just one to many. The place isn't clean. The Board of Health would have a field day in this place. I didn't get anything in the fear of getting sick. I just to be honest. It's just not a clean place I am sorry. I do shop at Phonica and that is where I'll stay. read more

The reason I love this place is because it is so wonderfully colorful. It is cramped and a bit disorganized but you can just get lost in the aisles and they have an amazing selection of imported goods that I have not been able to find in other stores. Having lived overseas myself for a long time, I was thrilled to find products I hadn't seen here in the states. The owner is a gracious person. When I asked about cooking goat, he actually demonstrated how to cook a delicious goat dish with vegetables and then gave me samples of the correct spices to use. I had a mini cooking lesson and have enjoyed making my own dishes since. I love what can be done with their goat meat. I took off a star as the restrooms were not clean. They really should do something about them. I love what they do in the Deli. They have a variety of authentic foods to taste and smell the aromas. The couscous can't be beat! I would recommend this place to anyone who wants an out of the ordinary experience. read more

One of the few (and best!) places to by lamb in town, butchered, halal style. Lots of other good middle eastern food items as well; the pastries are made locally, and there's import candies, dates, teas, flours, soaps, hookahs, and a dizzying assortment of other items. read more

This place is a grocery store in the front but in the back they have an awesome cafe! There's no menu, you just pick the meats you want or you choose whatever's already cooked behind the glass. I usually get myself two chicken skewers with hummus and pita. The skewers are in the refrigerated glass case near the register and you just tell the guy how much you want. Other dishes to try are their fallafel and biryani, the biryani is always different depending on the day you come in. It can be quite intimidating coming in here because there really isn't any service, regulars just know the process, but once you understand you'll be coming back for more! read more

All kind of spices and the manager took the time to grind almonds as i needed almond powder. Amazing place. Definitely recommend it

You know It's diffcult finding a place that offers goat , butchered to your order. Though this place may be a bit disorganized, ok, really messy, it has goat meat which is all that matters! :) and a cause they speak Spanish. read more

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER! Apparently they think asking for help at the store is a crime and I should be put in prison. So here it goes: Asked one of the men to cut the meat but he refused so I asked him if someone else could help me. He literally ignored me 4 times while I'm standing there where they cut the meat. After being ignored, I went to find someone else who said to go back to the meat area. I told him he refused to help me and he replied, go to the owner then, I don't know. I went to the owner and he was nice enough to help me and I mentioned to him that one of their meat guys refused to help me. The owner started to laugh and said, "Oh, he is mentally unstable. If you give him 2 things to do, he can't handle it. He has some issues, he thinks he is the president". After that, I went to pay for the meat and the tag from some of the meat that I got cut was not there. The cashier lady asked me where the tag is and I replied he must have removed it by mistake. She handed the meat back to me and said go get the tag. I wanted to yell at her but instead I went looking for the guy and the precious tags. Couldn't find him and by then I was angry enough so I went back and told her I couldn't find him. She was not very happy and finally was able to get the price tag by asking another guy for help. The entire time she acted like I inconvenienced her and made her do SUCH a tough job. Never going back here. Apparently customer service is not a thing they believe in read more

They should pay attention to make a clean enviroment. This is the dirtiest grocery store I have ever seen. I will not go back..

A LOTTTTTT of Expired food! I bought 7 items of which 4 were expired. I asked around and a lot of people mentioned that they have experienced the same problem.... Be aware read more

This restaurant is amazing, I tried their all BBQ items, Rice and their beef sandwich. Every this is quite nice. This place give you middle eastern taste. This is my favorite lunch spot. read more

This is a crazy place inside; but crazy good. If you love Mediterranean food, you will love this place. There is a whole aisle of pickled everything: Veggies, lemons, peppers and these lovely wild cucumbers. Bags and bags of rice and staples. An aisle of teas and coffee. And a half aisle of awesome olives of all sorts. You want spices? Oh yeah, they have all sorts of dried spices. Fresh veggies are a little below par. However the meat counter more than makes up for it. it's a REAL butcher shop. People hang out int here waiting for their cuts. The fresh cut beef is only about $2.50 a pound. The stuff is so fresh because it is constantly being stocked. The deli in the back is a delight. I mean it's WAY in the back. More like a little cafeteria. Don't be afraid. Everything is fresh (and cheap), just ask what the special is. There are fresh pastries and a cooler full of cheeses you have never heard of. I buy whole milk Lebanese yogurt (re: Greek) in a 3lb tub for about $5.50. Great deal when Greek yogurt goes for $4 at store. The checkout is a little cramped and crazy, but they are fast and very helpful. You can buy you Hookahs there too. You know, if that's your thing. It's a lot like shopping Phoenica, but it smells worse and is more cramped, but has probably about the same stuff at about half the price. If you are a foodie and a shopper like me, you WILL spend an hour just wandering around. But you will have an awesome picnic of all the stuff you bought! read more

I actually have eaten at the cafe in the back.. not a bad spot for lunch.. shawarma is not bad at all.. good choices simple place to go and chit chat and have some decent food read more

They have a good selection of meats and what not, but I question the hygiene. They just dropped a rack of ribs on the floor and picked it up like nothing and starting cutting it up to give to us. Nasty! read more

they are best i been buying meat and grocery for 30 years they are the best in Houston very nice and friendly people read more

We visited this cafe on the recommendation of a friend. Food was just ok, nothing spectacular... I would not recommend eating here.

The store is ok, I've been there many times, most of the time store is clean, relatively a small place. Good dried beens, dried fruits, nuts and cheese. read more

Good prices on meat, and its a well stocked variety of products. Found so many different olives, feta, pickles, chutneys. Worth exploring.

I come from out of town to shop at this place (I also buy some stuff from Phoenicia). On the postitive side, this is a place that tries to be everything to every one. You can almost have anything: canned food, fresh food, meats, frozen, cloth, phone cards, bread, etc. On the negative side, the place need to be more organized and to be more clean (the meat area smells funky to me; that is why i never buy meat from there). read more

I'm not gonna get into the debate of dirty or clean, but if you can get over that, you'll find yourself in a paradise of taste. Apart from the awesome deli, where you can treat your palate to the tastes of middle east and others have already reviewed it well. I find it an awesome place to buy beef, mutton and chicken (chicken that really has some taste to it). All kinds of Indian and Arab spices and other groceries that an eastern home might need. read more

Excellent Jordanian food. Try ""Kooftah"" and ""Mansaf"". Once you go you will be hooked for life. Place is behind a grocery store, not fancy .... rather extremely dirty. If they can get rid of the expired products from the shelves and spend some money in keeping the market clean, I will give them a 4 or 5 star rating. The food in the back though is very good and the only reason I go to this establishment. read more

I didnt want to eat here but my friend kept insisting. The store was overstocked and overflowing into the isles. Complete mess. Way back in the corner was small restaurant that looked dark and dirty. The man preparing the food kept scratching his stomach under his shirt. We ordered the shawarma plate which was plenty BUT my friend pulled a hair out of my plate before I knew what he did. I said what was it. He said a piece of thread or hair. Omg I almost threw up. I said get me out of this nasty place. DO NOT EAT HERE!!! read more

This place is disgusting and filthy. They choose and sell items randomly, you cannot be sure to find what you used to buy.

I bought chickens and beef from here and when I got home to cook,the meat smelt so bad.The chicken was the worst,even after cooking it had a bad taste.The store is so filthy there is water leaking out of the refrigerators and the stew beef when you open the packet the pieces on the top are red and look fresh but the bottom pieces are not and you can tell the meat has been injected with something to make it look red.I got meat from here as i eat halal but the chicken when you cook it blood comes out from the bones which is not supposed to be the case in halal meats. read more

Oh my oh my! Where to start but service. They have one if the worst service because they don't smile, greet and thank customers. They are so rude. Nothing is labeled with prices and the aisles are packed. The prices are about 3-5% higher then other places.?now the good things... Their meat especially chicken is the best. We come all the way from clear lake side their nan are also fresh. They need to drastically improve service like at American grocery store. read more

Store is super packed, hard to walk around, needs cleaning, and organizing. Need to check the dates on the meat packages. I picked one package of makanik, it was expired , with a bad smell. Also need to lower the prices, such as wheat pita bread $2.00 each, and other items. Also cover the nuts section. read more