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    Kabob Cafe

    4.7 (287 reviews)
    ModerateMediterranean
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    KABOB CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Gyro plate
    Jeff B.

    Food is prepared fresh and presentation is beautiful. Taste and quality is spot on! You can really tell the owner takes pride in his restaurant. My wife's chicken kabob plate was enough for 2 people with moist chicken and tasty white rice. My gyro with lamb & beef was really good. I changed from garlic sauce to cucumber sauce. Greek side salad was fresh and crispy. There was also plenty of pictures of menu items to help you choose the next great tasting dish coming out of this kitchen. We WILL be back!

    Anna K.

    I was in town visiting a friend . We craved Greek food and decided to give this restaurant a try . The food was delicious! The chicken kabob was tender . I loved the Greek salad too . The service was friendly and fast . I will def visit again soon .

    Menu March 2025
    Nasim V.

    Wow, their food is absolutely delicious! Tried the koobideh combo with both ground beef and ground chicken. Both were very juicy, tender and flavorful. For the side I selected the Greek salad, which was good too. A little heavy on the olives, but that's my bad, I should've asked for those to be left off. We also ordered the gyro wrap (in a tortilla) and really enjoyed that as well. Tasted really good, but I will say that it's a little bit on the small side and is served a la carte, so it doesn't include any sides. The owner, who was incredibly kind, also gave us a sample of their chicken shish kabob (chicken breast) to try. It was really tender and flavorful. Would definitely order that next time too. We'll be back, and probably soon!

    Chicken kabob meal
    Dave M.

    Food here is always consistent. A nice lunch spot. The only criticism is that it is very expensive but unfortunately I think this is just the new reality of food costs. The gentleman that works the counter is very friendly. I recommend this spot. Pros: Consistent high quality meal Fast Cons: Price is very high for fast casual food.

    Chicken and steak kabob plate
    Rob R.

    Holy smokes! I saw the good reviews, but I was not expecting this place to be as good as it was. I got the chicken and steak kebabs. Delicious! Chicken was so tender I could cut it with a fork. Next time I'm in Lake Forest I will be back.

    Lamb Koobideh, Lamb Shish kabob and Salad
    Rahi M.

    Excellent food, made to order. Skewer of Shish Kabob meat was so tender and juicy, I didn't want it to end. Koobideh (ground beef) kabob was delicious too. I've been here several times and it never disappoints.

    Koobideh combo plate
    Pedram A.

    I come here once a year. Every time i come here, friendly staff, amazing quality of the food and super nice owners have made sure that my experience was a 10/10. If you ask anyone they will tell you the quality of the meat is not found anywhere else. Thanks again and will be back next year.

    Chicken Gyro Wrap
    Rick S.

    Solid place for fresh Mediterranean food. Salad was fresh, the koobideh were hot and juicy. Staff were nice and friendly. Food came out in less than ten minutes. Ambiance is airy, bright and casual.

    Chicken and Steak Kabob
    Linda D.

    WOW! Amazing Mediterranean food. Fresh, moist, full of flavors. Highly recommend this restaurant. Garlic sauce is delicious. Generous portion. Our new favorite place to eat.

    Beef & Lamb Gyro wrap - Specify pita or tortilla

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    phenomenal! this is a gem. food is amazing trust me some of the best Mediterranean i've ever had!!!

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    3 years ago

    The best kabob place i've been to. Staff is the best and so kind. I can eat here everyday.

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    3 years ago

    Good food - really nice people. Recommend. Yelp is requiring more characters so adding more words.

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    Only the cashier wears a mask. The two employees in the back, I'm assuming one is the cook was clearly not wearing a mask.

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    4 years ago

    Beautiful place, the food was just ok nothing special. I will come back to give a second chance

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    3 years ago

    Delicious food. The steak and chicken kabob plate was cooked perfectly. Tender quality meat perfectly seasoned. Will be returning.

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    3 years ago

    Just ok. Fresh food just bland even the garlic sauce was bland. A lot of great Kabob and gyro shops around.

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    3 years ago

    Good food and huge portions. It's located in a nice place in the Foothill Ranch food court.

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    Good food (5 starts) but seemed expensive for the amount of food. Plesent atmosphere. Great service.

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    Ask the Community - Kabob Cafe

    Hi are you guys halal?

    Yes, everything except the Gyro meat is halal.

    Do they serve Halal meat?

    Per a phone call: "Yes, everything except for the gyros is halal."

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    A new Mediterranean cuisine with a familiar menu and items that people crave. From Shawerma to…read moreKabobs you can find a little bit of everything here. For some reason I was craving some Shawerma so I had ordered their Shawerma Plate which comes with Beef and Chicken Shawerma along with some salad, hummus, pita bread and rice. To my dismay, the both meats were very dry. I feel like it lacked seasoning as it had no flavor unless I covered it with their garlic sauce. Hopefully it was just an off day or dry because there were no customers at the time but hoping this place just had an off day with their food.

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