Went to this place one or twice way back when it was Lashish. My dad and I came with a groupon offer but they have lunch specials along with a lunch buffet for like $6 bucks....I was very surprised as I don't see too many Middle Eastern places having a buffet so that's something I'm keen on trying. We each ordered two shawarma sandwiches/wraps. I ordered one meat (lamb) shawarma sandwich and one chicken shawarma sandwich (each for $4.69) and a plate of french fries (~$4). My dad ordered two chicken shawarma sandwiches for the same prices plus a cup of lentil soup. French fries were pretty standard but it really goes well with the sandwiches. Frankly, I like the lamb one a lot more. For those who are new, lamb is usually the default meat in this type of cuisine and as such as the combination is sublime...chicken is more of an appeal to other customers. Nevertheless, the chicken one was good. The lamb one was simply great in my opinion. Just like complementary soup in Thai restaurants or chips/salsa in Mexican restaurants, La Marsa gives complementary Pita and garlic butter as a spread/dip. It's really the quintessential item in this style of food. Really tasty but filling especially if you're dining in a small group or eat large amounts. Glancing over the menu, entree items are like 16.99 which is very pricey. Better off getting sandwiches and other items if ordering a la carte or trying their buffet. A nice place with a long history in Troy. A must-try!!! :) read more

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This restaurant has typical Detroit mid-east restaurant fare: piquant & delicious garlic butter, hot, freshly baked pitas, carrot juice. Their hummus, baba ghanoush, & falafel are outstanding! The decor is nice & updated from the previous restaurant (Lashish) on the menu. They have family trays both veg & non-veg which is a good value for money. read more

La Marsa Troy - Mediterranean Near Me - Troy, Michigan

We were seated right away with our party of 5. Yummy pita bread and hummus with fresh vegetables. The chicken schwarma dinner was very good. The baklava was delicious. Service was pretty good - we had to wait on drink refills and the check but overall a good experience. read more

We really enjoy this place/location. Being so used to Middle eastern food, it's hard to find a place that really nails it. The food is so fresh and great. My husband gets meat and chicken options, I get vegetarian and fish options, and all have been great. The salads are so generous. The service is great too. We always end up having leftovers, and it's one of the few foods my husband will eat left over. read more

We recently moved to the area and heard how great this place was... it definitely lived up to the hype. The hummus was amazing, pita was fresh, and we loved every item we bought. We will definitely be back. read more

La Marsa is always a good choice. I've been slowly trying to work my way through the menu, and I have yet to find a dish that I haven't liked. There are so many delicious dishes- options for everyone, and the food is always fresh. The service is attentive and friendly. The owner makes an appearance every now and then, and makes an effort to get to know his customers. Even after a brief hiatus from La Marsa when I was doing some heavy traveling for work, the owner recognized me when I came back several months later. That's a true testament to his dedication to the restaurant. If I could eat La Marsa every day, I would. read more

My daughter and I split the Vegetarian Combo, and all I can say is whoa! Absolutely everything was delicious! And there was a ton of food, so we could only eat half of it. Picture that - potential dinner for four for just $21.99! Hommous, baba ghannooj, tabbouli, two falafel, four stuffed grapeleaves, mjadra, two spinach pies, village salad, rice with almonds, those delicious loaves of bread (hollow pita), a platter of garlic butter, and pickled turnips and cucumbers. And I must repeat - EVERYTHING was delicious!!!!! My only complaint, my husband said I reaked of garlic when I got home, and evidently I still have the odor today. Oh well, small price for such a yummy meal! read more

La Marsa Troy - Vegetarian Combo - Mediterranean Near Me - Troy, Michigan

Second time eating here! The first time I had some fabulous traditional dishes. This time I used an entertainment book coupon. I got 10 dollars off an order of 40, which I had a takeout of. The takeout was ordered inside and was speedy fast!!!! I'm serious, it was faster than jimmy jones, an was stacked with food. I had a hard time deciding whether to have the lamb or chicken sharwarma so the guy said he'd do half and half for me!!! Both sides were really good- the quality of the chicken was great! I decided i loved the lamb meat sharwarma- I ordered without pickles. The lamb was so flavorful. I'm no expert on hummus, to be honest I never really eat it but it seems pretty nice. The taboulli was perfect. My mom likes to use the little pita pockets they give you- the ones they put in a fire brick oven- and put taboulli and hummus inside. That tastes pretty nice! read more

La Marsa Troy - Baba gnooshi! (Spelled that wrong) tastes wonderful! - Mediterranean Near Me - Troy, Michigan

Orders food for Mother's Day. Was told it would be ready in 40 mins. Been waiting at the restaurant and it's been over an hour and no food in site. They should stop taking orders if they can't handle the orders. Very disappointed read more

The restaurant closes at 9pm (restaurant door says 10pm) as mentioned on Google and we (a party of two) were there by 8.25pm. We were told it was too late for dine in. You folks should advertise accordingly if it's different hours for dine in. Disappointed! read more

Three delicious and perfect pick up meals on Christmas Day. We ordered hummus and were given a large amount of bread, meat grape leaves, chicken shawarma with grilled vegetables and Fattoush salad, Shish Combo with rice and Fattoush, and Mjudra with Fattoush. All meals contained Garlic Spread in a separate container, dressing for salads were in a separate container, and the salads were in a good style container. Also ordered a quart of their delicious dressing to use at home. I had to call back because I forgot something. The people were so nice. The ordering was fast and efficient. They cut no corners on anything. The Mjudra was completely covered with the fried onions. The Shish Tawook (chicken) received 2 compliments; it's an item in the Shish Combo. If we could give more stars, we would. We've been to the restaurant many times, but never did a pick up. We were very pleased! read more

So impressed with the owners, management and food. We've eaten at 3 of their locations and they all are fabulous. Don't miss this!!

Will never return here again. Ordered the shish combo for two. Two large lenti soups. When I got home I discovered that the order was wrong. Soup containers were only half full, should of received one lamb kabob, two chicken kabobs, and two meat kafta. Instead I received one of everything and a large tub of rice. It was late and i was frustrated and not worth driving back 30 min to complain. This had happened before at this location and I have complained and nothing changes. Even the couple times I would eat inside either the order would be wrong or the bill would be wrong. I will not be returning, and I would recommend anyone that dines in or does a takeout please triple check your order and bill. read more

This is by far the best middle easter food I have had in last 3 years!! Anyone first timer - MUST try their delicious chicken wings and lentil soup. I came in for a buffet once and for $11 this food is heaven. Starting from salad, hummus to chicken shawarma, it's just all good. Their chicken wings are way too better than Buffalo Wild Wings. The ambience of the place is very well done and the service is good too. read more

Errors happen, I understand, but the issue I'm having is lack of responding with a sense of urgency to let customers know they care. Ordered doordash and paid one amount and the food was quite tasty so the same order was placed again 2 days later. Well the second time ordered, I paid almost $10 more and got less. Apparently, there was a glitch in their system. Technology stuff happens all of the time. I called to discuss 4 times and the first 3 times, I was told the manager would get back with me at the then provided times. NO ONE ever reached out. Doesn't exactly show great customer service. Once I contacted them a 4th time, it was stated they now know what happened with the error, but was too busy to call me back to explain. It took all of 3 minutes to tell me it was a glitch between their system and doordash. It didn't appear that my concern was pressing or something that they wanted to address. I received no reason to want to return as I didn't feel like a valued customer. read more

Awesome food. Complementary warm pita bread with garlic spread is irresistible. Delicious meat, kababs & side selection. Service was fast & attentive. read more

La Marsa Troy - Lots of good delicious food. Everything except salad was great. Their Sampler Plate For Two is actually good for 4. - Mediterranean Near Me - Troy, Michigan

I just witness a bad experience from the manager the way he was treating the customer. And pool waiters she couldn't say anything He was yelling and shouting over $.25 Specifically told her he doesn't want cheap customer you don't like it leave. read more

Used online ordering through Yelp and the food was not good. The Koshary and salad were fine but I paid for 12 additional pieces of bread. Which are now the size of silver dollar pancakes. All I got was the 12 additional that I paid for, the meal should come with tit and the bread was obviously old and stale. If you dropped it it clanked. Not good a reminder of why I don't go here anymore read more

Was just OK at best. Nothing wowed me at all. Not even with the veggie platter. We started off with waters and decided on the veggie platter. It had hummus, spinach pie, baba Ghanouj, Mjadra (replaced with Fattoosh) tabbouli, grape leaves and falafel with a side of veggies and 2 lentil soups and fresh or raw veggies, which the manager brought out when the waitress argued with me that the veggies listed on the menu meant the veggie grape leaves not grape leaves and veggies, she clearly wasn't able to read her own menu, but worse was that she had the audacity to argue with me about it. The manager said he would bring out fresh veggies for us. The Fatoosh and tabouli were ok, but the rest of it was just so-so, even the falafel was boring, but at least it wasn't dry. The grape leaves and the spinach pies were too doughy and soft and the hummus and baba were just bland and boring. The pocket breads were like hard discs, no dough inside, not billowy and the one side was crunchy like a crouton. read more

A returned customer! I can't get enough of their grape leaves, tabouli, fetishized and garlic sauce! Great service too!

A solid chain, but not is good as Mezza in my opinion. The bread is solid, but not always as fresh and little to doughy for my taste. Also the garlic sauce is a little more bitter. Everything else tastes virtually the same as Mezza and all the other La Shish clones in town. They also offer an Express takeout area that allows you to avoid sitting in the restaurant waiting for food. In sum, I would go here in a pinch, but not my first choice unless I had a coupon or groupon (which they often do). read more

Great food, great service! Its some of the best middle eastern food in Troy. We always dine here when we're in town.

Zero stars! I was using Uber eats, packaging was sloppy, food was burnt and dried. I guess they figured it was a delivery and could get away with burnt dry kafta and kabob. Never ever Asian ordering from there. read more

Been coming to this location for years, back when it used to be La Shish. Now that it's called La Marsa and has been for a while, I expected some changes but not negative ones. The bread is small and not soft. The vibe with the wait staff is different and not very friendly. We ordered the falafel plate, and the inside of all the falafel patties were raw. Anyone who has half a mind knows that if the outside is a bit darker than it should be and the inside is raw, then the frying oil is way too hot. When we opened up the falafel, the consistency was raw batter. We could smell the uncooked chickpea batter. We told our server and his reply was, "that is how it's supposed to be. You want me to go fry some new ones again and see what happens? It'll be the same." Great. The best part? We had to pay for the raw falafel patties. Any other restaurant would've taken it off the bill. read more

DELICIOUS! I ordered a large through the Seamless app. Food arrived exactly when promised, hot and fresh! Spinach pies, hummus, tabouleh, vegetable lamb soup, mjardra, & baklava. Every bite was heavenly, every dish was prepared correctly, and my belly is fat and full from their generous portions. Looking forward to exploring more of their menu offerings! read more

I ordered ahead from here on the Yelp app. Walked in 15 minutes later and they were just finishing bagging my order! friendly staff. Some staff appeared to be taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of covid eg gloves but others weren't which was a little unsettling. Food as always was delicious. The garlic spread is absolutely mouth watering! read more

We had the best dinner here! We used to go to the Farmington Hills location which is great, too, but we moved closer to this location. Right when we walked in I swear, we were treated so nicely. The man at the door took my grandma's arm to help her to our table, which he let her pick where she wanted to sit. The food was awesome with huge portions. The waitress, Destiny, made sure we had everything we needed. 13/10 would recommend! read more

Great food. Seems authentic to me! The best greek salad I've ever had. Deboned chicken with hummus is outstanding. read more

One of the best Middle-Eastern restaurants in Michigan! The dishes here are FRESH & FULL OF FLAVOR. I highly recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for awesome Arabic food, which will leave your taste buds dancing from the wonderful flavors in each dish : ) Excellent food! read more

I'm clingy when it comes to La Marsa's hummus. I need to be with it all the time, I need it to call me all the time, and compliment me all the time, and when it doesn't I cry. It's the smoothest, creamiest hummus I've encountered and they are not shy with the lemon. I tend to throw lemon-less hummus on the walls and ceiling in a child-like fit, so their hummus is kind of like a delicious pacifier that sends me into a joyful trance. And now I've just pictured a pacifier covered in hummus and you know what? It's not even gross. That's how much I love their hummus. So really, my mom should be writing this review, because 1) she's a little more mature than I and 2) she loves this place more than she loves me. But she does in fact love me, because she brings me chicken shawarma pitas all the time, and they are so good. So flavorful! A lot of shawarma tastes just like grilled chicken to me but not here. It has all the flavors I'm looking for, complete with dream hummus and the best garlic spread (competes with Bucharest in my opinion). The pita they give you with your hummus and garlic is that fluffy, pillow-y kind, always fresh out of the oven! A meal in itself. Next to the sit down restaurant they have an express, which is perfect to pick up a rush lunch. Or perfect for those who have to stop in on a weekly basis for a large hummus, because they now refuse to buy store-bought. read more

I am very disappointed. Before we went to La Marsa last night, I was thinking about how I had to write a review for it. Up until yesterday, we have had consistent good service, good food, and an enjoyable experience there. I am by no means rude to servers, even when there is a mistake. Mistakes happen - it's how the restaurant behaves after a mistake takes place that matters. I took my parents to La Marsa last night for dinner. We ordered appetizers and sat back and relaxed. We have been plenty of times and my Mom wanted to try something new - the Musaka. When it arrived, she dug in. Ate happily until she realized there was saran wrap in her food. Not a tiny piece. Not a sliver. A huge piece of rolled up saran wrap. I complained to the waiter. We were watching as he walked up to show someone and they both were laughing. I guess I didn't see what was so funny - we were sitting directly across them, so it wasn't the most professional reaction to something like that. The manager came over. But instead of apologizing immediately, he told us why it was there. He explained that the saran wrap is in the packaging. I can understand that - but why is it in my mother's plate? Why didn't you apologize? He took it away and offered to remake it but we were done. Not interested in having any more. We didn't throw a fit, we just weren't happy. Not with the server's reaction, not with how the management handled lack of concern or interest. He offered to bring us something else but we were finished. I do not know when I will be back. It will be a long time before I return. The food is good, but this service was poor. The usual manager who I see wasn't there, and if he had been, I know this would not have taken place. So I can't totally fault this place. Over all, I enjoy La Marsa but I have had better service elsewhere. read more

The food here is consistently delicious! My one peice of advice is to order carry out with caution. They frequently get my order wrong, which can be really frustrating if I've driven all the way home already. Check your order before you leave the restaurant. read more

There are a few LaMarsa Restaurants in the Detroit Metropolitan area. This was my first visit at this establishment, but I have been to another one in Farmington Hills. This particular restaurant is much larger than the one on Middle Belt - very roomy! The waiter came and took our drink orders, no liquor and promptly brought out my tea. There were 5 of us and we ordered 2 fatoosh salads with chicken on top and one order of chicken kabob - the dinner. This was enough to feed all five of us and one person was able to take a nice doggy bag home for her husband! Delicious, absolutely no complaints at all! The server was johnny on the spot and refilled my tea a few times. After drinking so much tea I had to use the restroom facilities. Oh uh! There were two stalls in the women's restroom and I entered the one that was not handicapped. Oh darn, I should've gone to the next stall because there was no toilet paper in the one I was in, so what did I do you ask? I snuck with my pants down to the other one!!!! Disgusting. Also, it did not appear to be clean and you know what I say? If the restrooms aren't clean, what does the kitchen look like? So, I grabbed the waiter and told him that I am a Yelper and he needs to get someone in there ASAP to clean up the restroom. I rejoined my friends and I saw someone going into the restroom with a mop. So, hopefully they took care of that. I enjoyed the atmosphere, the food, and my friends. Would I return to this establishment -- absolutely. But, I don't understand why it cost us so much and there was no liquor involved! $85 including the tip for 2 chicken salads and 1 chicken kabob dinner and coffee, tea, and/or pop. We just split the bill and it came out to $17 each, which if you think of it is not bad. read more

A nice sit-down Arabic restaurant with a revamped menu from the previous La Shish ownership. The interior ambiance is warm, soothing lighting, soft Arabic music, and nice Lebanese decor. My girlfriend and I come here and begin appreciating the cuisine with the complimentary warm fluffy pita breads dipped in creamy garlic sauce. We end up getting a meal that doesn't break the bank - usually something like a chicken shawarma sandwich from the sandwich menu. Though they are a little under-filled, they are nevertheless a tasty wrap of marinated chicken strips, pickles and garlic sauce. At about $4, the chicken shawarma sandwich is an all-around winner! Another favorite, this one from the appetizer menu, is the Mediterranean chicken wings. They are really these interestingly tasty middle-eastern BBQ drumsticks that are fried up with the meat pushed up and out, making them easier and more fun to eat. So in reality they are drumsticks but being fried and sauced to deliciousness - they merit the label they are given. We also enjoy the hummous topped with lamb - at about $11 it is quite tasty, but a small portion. We were disappointed that it was just a thin shallow ring of creamy hummous with a centerpiece of about 3-4 oz. of tasty sautéed lamb pieces. It was delectable - but left us wanting more, and at $11 it did not have the bang for the buck we would have liked to see! Perhaps the portion is worse with lamb - because when we got hummous topped with chicken before, it was about 1.5x the quantity. Many times we get the bowl of lentil soup, which at about $4 for a big bowl fit to share for 2 people is a great value. The pita breads can be dipped in the lentil soup as well. The soup is made of crushed lentils and eats like a soothing warming winter soup! It's the definite choice soup in the house. All in all, we never leave La Marsa disappointed. The experience has remained untainted since the previous "La Shish" days (minus the funding to terrorist groups of course), and if you are in the Detroit suburbs anywhere near Troy, I highly recommend trying the Arabic food here. It's a memorable dining experience that won't break the bank too badly. Granted, my girlfriend and I take a more econo approach here and share soup, sandwich and appetizer to eat for $30 combined - you could expect getting big signature entrees, appetizer, soup, and drinks for about $40-50 for a couple. read more

I don't live in Michigan any longer, I now live in Texas where I can get all the Mexican food I want but perfectly cooked, delicious Middle Eastern food is impossible to find. So when I come home, we come here. I'll order take out, we eat in, it doesn't matter, we have to go to La Marsa because, it's the best. The pitas baked in the oven that come out steaming hot and perfectly cooked so we can dip them in the hummos, baba ghanoush and stuff fattoush salad in them are always a highlight. Fattoush salad can vary depending on where I go, but La Marsa has my favorite with the lettuce, tomatoes, some cucumbers, and of course that dressing that's tangy and never too oily but coats every piece of your lettuce perfectly. All I want in life is a chicken shwarma plate with that fluffy rice, hummus, the tender chicken that's NEVER dry and heaps of the garlic paste and of course, the bread. The roasted vegetables are always good, and if we're feeding a lot of people we'll add dolmas to the order and falafel too. There are so many choices when it comes to Middle Eastern food in Troy and surrounding areas, but La Marsa's the best. read more

This wonderful gem of a place hidden in the strip mall on Rochester road is by far the BEST Arabic food I ever had in the states. We loved the decor--classy, interesting, understated. Wonderful and interesting wait staff who were all so polite we were in shock. Everyone was so incredibly nice and attentive. Then the food came out....and it didn't stop coming. Fatoosh salad that I am craving still, hummus as it should be made, warm fresh pita bread, grilled chicken and lamb kebabs that were so amazing, spiced perfectly, cooked perfectly. The rice is a review in itself. I don't even like rice, but this was like some special dish with crispy nuts on top, cooked perfect. We had so much food left over we felt guilty and took it back to our hotel, but we never got to eat it because we went back the next afternoon for even more of the same and brought our whole party with us...and this time we brought a bottle some wine...which was not necessary to enjoy the meal, but we were made to feel so welcome again, it was alike a holiday. Our guests were hesitant to eat "Arabic" food--we told them to hold on and give it a try....everyone loved it! And we had 43 people show up by the end of the night, ordering soup (an amazing lentil), kebabs, rice, salad. Delicious and elegantly prepared. For a last minute, impromptu "party of 43" this place really gave us the royal treatment, then wrapped leftovers to go for the whole party. The owner was a very refined, interesting man who welcomed us and made us feel special, and part of his family. We were sad to leave, and wished so much we could bring this place back home with us. Mmmmm that fatoosh salad...it will be in my dreams. read more

I had a fabulous lunch at La Marsa today. I was promptly seated and within a few moments my drink order taken and some delicious bread delivered. I took advantage of the lunch special of a lamb shawarma sandwich and chicken and veggie soup. The soup arrived first and was loaded with veggies and big chunks of chicken. It wasn't your typical flavor as it was seasoned with a hint of the Middle East. The sandwich came out a bit later, the meal was well paced. The shawarma was delicious. It was balanced in flavor and appropriately sized. With a drink, the meal was around $11 with tip. Given the quality of food, it was a steal. The only odd thing I noticed was that the La Marsa express restaurant and this one were separated by a big plastic drop cloth hanging between the two. I assume they were doing some work and the plastic will be replaced. Regardless, it didn't detract from the dining experience. read more

We have been coming to this place for years now for its amazing food but lately the service had been a bit on the low side. However today we had a great experience with Sid he is very professional yet friendly, I was delighted by the service I was provided by him not only that but he also made up for the lack of service that we have been getting! He also introduced us to the legendary Om Ali! Must try!! The food is worth 10 stars now the service is too! Finally! read more

La Marsa Troy - Mediterranean Near Me - Troy, Michigan

I work at 16 and Dequindre and get La Marsa regularly for takeout and have eaten in the restaurant multiple times. Their pita bread is amazing and soft, which is key because hard/dry pita bread is such a turnoff. I have had their Fattoush multiple times and it is amazing. In addition, I have had the falafel, hommous, grapeleaves, shish tawook, shish kafta, lamb shawarma, and toum. I would suggest any of these to someone visiting La Marsa. Especially the grapeleaves, they are some of the better that I have had. Of the Mediterranean restaurants I frequent, this is one on my favorites because it is low key and their takeout is also quality. read more

Here's the bottom line on La Marsa... If you're Arab and are used to eating really great Arabic food (at home or at other restaurants) like I am, then this place is fine. If you're not Arab, or don't usually eat Arabic food, you'll think this place is amazing. read more