the food was amazing and so was the server. Amir was very attentive and patient with us, gave us what we asked quickly. he kept checking up on us to see if we are doing good. vibe in this restaurant is amazing perfect to bring family and friends here. read more

didn't care for the food ...lacks flavors and tastes like packed food. service was poor not personable

Great food, great ambiance, great service. Its clear the staff and owners care about customer experience. Our server was wissam and she was amazing! read more

The food was more than amazing! Looked and tasted even better! The service was also great! We felt so welcomed! And the restaurant is well decorated and clean.I loved everything here and will definitely come again! read more

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This was by far the best local Arab spot I've ever been to in northern Virginia. The wait time felt like nothing considering the environment of the spot, The service here made me feel like I was back in my home country as well as the amazing food. Wissam, gave me a wonderful dinner experience. read more

Wow, what a hidden gem! This is a new restaurant which serves a mix of Western meats as well as Mediterranean food such as kabobs. The entire menu is halal, and this is one of the only places you can get amazing steaks that are halal! The ambience is calm, perfect for a nice dinner with friends where you can relax without feeling rushed. Portions are great and food is super tasty. We got the mixed family platter to try everything and we loved all of the different cuts. We met the owner at the end and she was also very friendly. Highly recommend this place! read more

Second time here, this time with my daughters... as expected we were seated quickly because of our reservation... food was excellent as usual. Wissam served us this time and she was amazing with her service. Will come back with family and friends. Good ambience and good show by the chef with Palestinian song. read more

Steak was not cooked right. Overpriced They charge 18% for any size party They charge 3% for credit card payments Not worth it. read more

Went here last week for the second time and really loved it. Friendly faces all around, food comes out hot and fast and the vibe is really adorable. They don't have a liquor license which is a little stinky, and wish they had more healthy veggie side options...but overall, would still recommend highly and our family will definitely return a third time! read more

Food was great, service was terrible. If you can't find helpers who cannot smile when greeting customers, no matter how good the food is, you will leave with a sour taste in your mouth. Finally, the gratuity is included in the bill without your knowledge until it's time to pay, and being there the first time, we tipped twice. Terrible. read more

Very good Halal brisket, short ribs & lamp smoked lamb chops. Service was very good, staff is very friendly & quick service read more

Kanoon Restaurant - TV - Smokehouse Near Me - Herndon, Virginia

Unfortunately, the service (or lack of service) ruined it for us. We came in just the two of us and took awhile to be greeted. Once someone came, didn't even say hi and just asked if we know what we wanted. What annoyed us is that we ordered our food and 5-10mins later two other tables got sat and ordered after us and they still got their food before we did. We waited an additional 15 mins after the other tables that came after us for their food. The food was ok, it lacked a bit of seasoning. No one checked on us until we flagged someone down to get our check. Also note, they only serve bottled water that you have to pay for. They also had an automatic 18% gratuity added regardless of how many people are dining, which to me is why they don't care about service. read more

Excellent service, phenomenal lamb shoulder. I mean that was a perfect meal. The vibe was great, loved the music. Overall a great experience. read more

Ambiance was pretty nice. The place was clean. The food was 3 star. My wife eats halal and I've often found with restaurants that a "good" halal restaurant is equivalent to a mediocre restaurant non-halal one. This is the case with this place. Seem to rely heavily on the use of the cold smoker gimmick for some wow factor, and bbq sauce. At 35$ a lb for meat the price feels high. We ordered the sambousek as an appatizer, and Smoked meat platter + potato kumpir for main course. They didn't have the potato kumpir, so we just got two meat platters. They arrived a short time later, no water or appetizers at that point. The food was good for a halal place, see above. half way through dinner our server told us they didnt have the appetizer and asked if we wanted a different one. Said no, were already eating our dinner so we're okay. Never did get a glass of water, maybe they dont do that. He didnt stick around long enough for us to ask him for one and didnt come back until i went to find him for the check. There were four servers and like maybe 4-5 tables so hardly busy. Most of the time they were just milling around doing nothing. He brings the credit card machine, no printout of the bill before that, and says that they add an 18% gratuity. I don't recall seeing that stated anywhere. on the credit card machine it asks (thumbs up/thumbs down) about your experience. I hit thumbs down, and he asked why. I explained the stuff from above and he responded " you know what i think, you just came out to complain". If you want BBQ and dont mind heading to Hal & Al's in arlington the food was way better, the people were nice. Not a sitdown place but at least its worth the money. https://halandalsbbq.com/ read more

The best f have ever had. The service was amazing and the atmosphere was great. I would go again

Allhumdulilah food was very good . we will be coming back . Must try . Customer service 5 stars as well .

The food here as absolutely fantastic! We ordered the lamb shoulder which was blasting with flavor. Also, the Rib Eye steak was delicious as. It comes with an amazing mushroom sauce as well. This was all served to us by our super friendly waitress Melissa who served us with very quality service. The ambiance is truly exceptional as well featuring Palestinian sofa cushions that give the restaurant a cultural vibe. Overall one of the best food I've ever eaten in my life. To say that this restaurant was exceptional would be an understatement! read more

Quick review: stay away Food : 5/10 very mediocre and not worth the price Service: Our waiter was nice, but took 2 hrs to get food, no seats present on a reservation for 18 ppl Ambiance: decent Ordered the family mixed grill and smoked lamb chops with 4 drinks and wings and totaled to around 400$ which was very confusing because the fixed grill is listed at 90$ and lamb chops at 40$ but I was at point where I was so annoyed I paid and left Full review: We made a 7pm reservation for 18 ppl when we arrived at 7pm they had the beach seating available, enough seating for about 13 of the 18, so some stood with ole they got enough chairs which took about 30 min, saying they don't have enough chairs but continue to take in more customers No water was offered, besides the drinks we ordered which took another 30 min to get, and this was for the first 10 ppl that showed up so not the full table, but still shouldn't take 30 min to bring out soda and water , our min dishes took roughly 1hr 20 min to come out in which after waiting we started canceling out orders since we had toddlers with us and had already been 9:30pm with them saying that food will be out shortly The food was cold and had almost no flavor unless you eat it with the sauce read more

Very good dinner place! That I enjoy eating out. The staff are friendly. The owners are also very genuine and welcoming! read more

Kanoon Restaurant - Wonderful Dinner at the New Kanoon Steakhouse. - Smokehouse Near Me - Herndon, Virginia

Be watchful of a 18 % gratuity charge and a 3% credit card charge which they don't tell you about when you get the bill.

Food was great! Service is amazing very friendly staff. Rabi our water was amazing. We ordered beef short ribs, hummus, baba ghanouj , and beef brisket with fries. Everything was so tasty. Highly recommend. read more

best meet, nice inviment , excelent service. the food was extremly tasty and amzing .

I'll say that the lamb neck was delicious, but the service was not the best. The staff was young and made several mistakes with our order. To be fair we were a pretty big group, but it was still a little disappointing. read more

Food, especially the meat was greasy, cold, and overpriced. The tables weren't clean and the floor was also greasy. They forced an 18% gratuity on a 5 person table. I will not go there again. read more

Over priced and Mix grill needs improvement, shish tawook was good however the Kabob was not good. The staff were very good and friendly.

Food was amazing. Tasty and different. I enjoyed the ambiance and the service was friendly and attentive

This happened today 12/16/24 and would not recommend going there because the service is awful, it is a shame cause I try to support as many halal restaurants as possible. We waited at our table for about 10 min to just be greeted and to to take our drink order. I will start with the food we ordered was good. However, my husband and I will not visit this establishment again. We tried to order 3 different items 2 of which they no long had or didn't have on hand. The service was sub par with maybe 6 tables, there were at least 4 servers and I literally watched 2 of them make 1 drink. I had tried multiple times to get the attention of our server but nothing, I did get the attention of one server that was walking around doing nothing at all he then had the server making drinks come over to our table to bring us a box. We were sitting patiently for some time, maybe another 10 min, for our check even after getting the attention of another server. Our server finally got to our table and then started arguing with my husband stating "you just wanted to complain," and this was his respond after asking my husband if there was an issue. If he did not want to know the issue and wanted to complain and start an argument with us, if he did not want the truth then he should not have asked. Also nowhere on the menu does it say that an automatic 18% gratuity would be added, we were made aware of this after we paid. Our sever did NOT deserve an 18% tip, especially after arguing with my husband. read more