Ordered a lamb kebab platter with French fries. It was 6 little pieces of lamb and a whole plate of fries. That was $10? Other places when they serve you a platter actually put food on the plate. I had to go back inside to get the salad that the menu said it was served with since they didn't bring it with my food originally. Overall disappointed in what they brought me for what they charged me. My suggestion is not to waste your time or money ordering off their menu. Either get a plate from the precooked food or go elsewhere. read more

I should preface this review in that I am not a big fan of halal food (reasons I am not going to get into on here since Yelp isn't the appropriate forum). That being said, I really like Little Morocco. The food is delicious. I primarily get the falafel sandwich or the fish with rice and vegetables. The falafel they throw into the fryer right there in front of you, so you know your not getting some precooked item that has been sitting there all day. The people are great as well. Since we live in the neighborhood, if we are ever short money or if they do not have the proper change, they always handle the exchange in our favor. In short, I recommend this place. It is inexpensive, tasty, and the staff is polite. On a side note it has good outdoor seating for when the weather is warm. read more

Good location but who works there not clean they touch there faces and money same gloves making food with same glove that's makes me mad all time they do same Am fed up they not wearing hates or gloves I don't know where is the health department ??? read more

Got a Lamb platter with rice and salad. The salad was fresh but overdressed. Meat was good. What ruined the experienced was the fact that the server was upright rude and obnoxious--for no evident reason. Go figure. Not coming back here. That's for sure. read more

Still on the hunt for a righteous tagine which seems impossible to find in nyc area. Settled for freshly cooked chicken on order in a toasted French bread with flavors of vegetables. Spearmint mint in green tea was offered with no sugar and washed down the 5 star sandwich priced (less than) right. read more

Love this little place. DEFINETLEY be back for more. I was impressed by Little Morocco. This place totally exceeded my expectations. Everything is good here: Great food, great prices, awesome service. Their menu isn't too extensive, but it covers your favorite Moroccan essentials. I am definitely going to be a frequent client here now. I agree with the small portions and the hit or miss service, but you can't beat the prices. Great food and traditional family environment. I ordered Chicken Kebab Combo and Falafel Hummus Combo. Very good. I will definitely be coming back this is my new Moroccan spot for sure!!! read more

Didn't even know if it was officially open. I guess they made an exception for us? - Falafel was EXTREMELY crunchy (like the texture of an edible brick) - 1/2 Chicken platter was good - Hummus and pita bread was toasty and tangy; best thing I ate all day read more

I love the Moroccan Harris chick pea soup here. It's also nice to sit outdoors in the summer. I would also recommend the lamb with Cous cous they have on Friday's. Food is fresh and tasty. service is friendly. read more

Best Moroccan food I've had in Queens. Great prices and amazing portions, not to mention QUALITY food!

My boyfriend and I ordered the mixed grill and beef kebab sandwich. The people who took our order were impatient and seemed to be in a rush even though we were the only people on line. We had been excited to try their food for a while so after the 25 minute wait we headed home with our food. The food looked great. My bf and I eagerly spooned the food onto our plates in anticipation of tasting meat and rice exploding with flavor. After the first bite there was only one descriptive word coming out of my mouth. BLAND. Bland bland bland. Come on people little salt and pepper goes a long way. So disappointed. I'd much rather go to El Rawsheh where the service is even worse but the food is so much better. read more

Had the hummus, baba ganoush, falafel platter. Falafels were crispy on outside and moist on the inside. Hummus and baba were good. Friend had the chicken, which kind of reminded me of a peruvian chicken. They have some seating outdoors w/ a very small amount indoors. Looks like it's mostly a take-out kind of place. read more

Little Morocco was truly a slice of Morocco - I went there last week with a buddy of mine who had been to Morocco a few times, and he was determined to have their famous Merguez sandwiches. As we walked up the block, the mosque across the street let out, and it seemed like the entire community was headed to the corner restaurant. While I maneuvered for a table outside, my friend was caught in the small ordering line. . . Now when the mosque lets out, and unless you know arabic, be prepared take charge, and yell your order at the guys behind the counter, because there is no real "line". This can be frustrating if you're not prepared to give your order. . . We were given the sandwiches and our drinks, and were told that we didn't have to pay until after we ate to make sure that we were satisfied with the food. Very noble, and we were not disappointed. . . The merguez sandwich was packed with sausage and fresh ingredients. The flavor really did explode through my taste buds - thumbs up! Also the price was right - the sandwich was about $5 bucks or so. . . So, the next time you're headed to this area of Queens to do some hookah shopping, or looking for soccer jerseys, be sure to stop into Little Morocco for an authentic Moroccan experience - Peace. read more

This is the ideal place for a late night eat. Little Morocco is literally a hole in a wall located in a densely Arab populated enclave in Astoria. The neighborhood is up all hours of the night and is actually a good place to check out if you want a late night trip to a hookah bar or want to grab a sandwich during your drunken missions home. The ambience is three chairs away from being a food truck and is usually standing room only around 2-4 am. As I stumble into this fine establishment, I usually order the Merguez sandwich- which is Beef sausage well seasoned in cheyenne pepper wrapped in a baguette and stuffed with the "works" (lettuce, tomato, olives, onions, and drizzled in olive oil and vinegar). A side of french fries drenched in mayonnaise is the perfect combination and there is no better feeling than downing your grub with a ice cold Orangina, which is a orange seltzer drink just in case you are wondering. Only downside is they run out of food late at night and the wait for a sandwich is usually 20 minutes since it's freshly grilled in front of you. But every bite is worth every minute of the wait! read more

delicious authentic Moroccan cuisine. I loved their tagine and how it came in the triangle pot. very cute. so tender and flavorful. the portions are huge so two people can definitely share a plate. read more

Little Morocco - Tagine and many sides - Moroccan Near Me - Astoria, New York

Really awesome authentic moroccan food. The merguez(moroccan sausage) and harira is amazing. Every friday they also have couscous tajines, with chicken or lamb.. Other days rice with veggies(peas, potatoes, etc) read more

Little Morocco - Grilled liver and kofta, rice with veggies and salad - Moroccan Near Me - Astoria, New York

Friendly folks really good food and the best Moroccan mint green tea on the avenue, I've been coming here for sometime now and the consistency is spot on read more

Incredibly kind staff! These guys are the best. The food melts in your mouth and is super delicious. This is one of the best places on the block. read more

My first time trying Moroccan food! I had the harira and the merguez sandwich. The harira was warm and filling and you can taste the fresh tomato and lentils. The merguez sandwich was just as delicious and came on hero bread. The restaurant has some stools inside, but it is primarily outdoor seating, with tables and chairs next to pretty pink flowers. You take you order inside and someone will bring your food to you. When you're done, you throw our your trash and pay inside. This is definitely a must-visit on a nice, breezy day. I do wish they weren't cash only, but overall it was a pleasant experience dining here. read more

Little Morocco - Harira and merguez sandwich - Moroccan Near Me - Astoria, New York

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So I decided to check this place out with my bf because of good reviews. I was left disappointed. The merguez sandwich barely had any sausage. It was mostly all fillers. The merguez platter was mostly rice, and the actual sausage was flavorful, but super dry. I also had a falafel sandwich, which was decent, but nothing great. read more

Food was cooked to perfection, and they deffinitly give you enough for the price but I felt like the food smelt 100 times better then it tasted it was just very bland, this was my first time eating this type of food, I deffinitly wasn't turned away from trying it again, will be back here to try other things too, maybe just caught them on an off day. read more

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we enjoy eating here every wednesday we stop by to eat the delicious chicken tagine good service and clean place read more

Great place, friendly staff , tasty food at affordable price. Better during the summer as the terrace give more space too this tiny space. Go for friday couscous you won't regret it read more

This place makes my day. Actually, my night. This is the time of the day when I get hungry enough to leave the house and to go down the block to say hi to Murat and other lovely people here. This is my favorite place on Steinway, my Granmother's kitchen to satisfy my night-cravings. If you haven't been to Little Morocco yet, I would recommend to try their chicken Kebab plate - shafran rice, salad with finely chopped vegies and grilled chicken. Healthy and yummy. read more

i have been lusting after proper moroccan food since i visited there years ago and stumbled upon this place last night. just thinking about this little hole in the wall makes my mouth water. everyone who works here is super friendly and clearly very proud of the food they make, and they should be. the man behind the counter - perhaps the owner - refused to charge us until after we'd finished our meal, saying that if we didn't like it he wouldn't dream of making us pay. my boyfriend had the lamb shank and...i don't even have words. it was beyond incredible. fall of the bone tender, perfectly spiced and seasoned. the accompanying veggies and rice would have been a perfect meal in and of themselves. i had the mixed meat plate to sample a little bit of everything. no regrets. we ended our meal with some moroccan mint tea, and it was just the way i remembered it from the time i spent there. fresh mint and sugar in equal proportions, decadent and comforting all at once. i will definitely be going back here. read more

Authentic Moroccan food.Loved their kabab with rice over.They have really nice meatballs also.Their mint tea is a must try.Defintely recommended. read more

DELICIOUS FALAFELS!!! We were on a hunt for falafels on a saturday and most places were closed:( Went on my handy dandy yelp...and here was little morocco!! PERFECTO!! If you;re hungry and don't know what to eat go get the falafel, its a good size and it sure as heck full you up! As many yelpers mentioned, they do put little sliced olives in their falafel which goes down pretty good! Last night i tried the Merguez sandwich, and it was good, its like an arabic version of an italian sausage sandwich i guess. My thing Is the falafel! Get that! The only thing i don't really like is if you're a good looking chicklet, expect them to eye you down! oh well, what can you do! I guess thats what men do! All i care about is my falafel, i'll just send my hubby to pick up the goods and let them eye him down lol. OH DONT FORGET to go next door and grab a few baklava's to seal the deal! Those sweets are soooo good!!! read more

Little Morocco - FALAFEL;) - Moroccan Near Me - Astoria, New York

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Their merguez sandwiches give me a culinary boner. End of story. Do yourself a favor and just get one already. Don't let the olives on the sandwich scare you. They work, it all works. In fact, that's what I like tell them while they cook my sausages on the open flame... "work it". They do... they do... read more

This place is my jam! Discovered late one night while cabbing home and have been back twice since. The kefta is amazing, as is the chicken kebab.. I'm headed back to try the tagine as soon as possible. Totally agree that everyone there is super friendly. Sadly, they don't do delivery, but it's worth the walk! read more

Went during a very busy time and they forgot about my order until I went back to the counter to check on it after waiting 15 minutes. Watched a worker look around for my order slip and then waited another 30 minutes before my order was ready. Food was average. Try going when it's not busy and do the ready made hot food line instead of ordering your own dish. read more

I've got to agree with Brian V. This place is a little bit of a trek, but so very worth it! Take the train, hop on a bike, zipcar yourself over to this tiny place for the merguez sandwich (A MUST!) and work your way through the kebabs. The menu is simple and the staff is very courteous. The last time I was there, I was fortunate enough to sample one of owner Atif's latest creations, a non-menu item of shredded chicken baked in filo pastry. Perhaps not a Moroccan speciality, but delicious nonetheless! read more

$3 for a big cup of lentil soup and a hunk of bread that's nearly half a baguette is the best deal on Steinway St. It's a surprisingly filling meal. The merguez sandwich is also fantastic. The falafel is so-so. The mint tea is wonderful. read more

not sure what everyone is talking about re: rude or bad service... every person there was really nice and polite, often exceedingly so... got a couple of merguez sandwiches, fries, baba ganoush, harrira, and two sodas for like 22 bucks... you order at the counter and then the food is brought to your table... weather was nice the afternoon i was there, so it was pleasant to sit outside... merguez was quite good, baba ganoush was smoky how i like it, and the harrira tasted exactly like i've had in morocco... can't find any fault with the food or service for the money... only fault is the location, which is far from anything unless you have a car... i'd been wanting to find good, cheap, moroccan food in nyc for a while and this fits the bill... read more

Oh yeah, believe the hype! NY Times awarded this tiny lunch counter The Best Merguez Sandwich in NYC in Spring 2008. And they were absolutely on point with said assessment! $6 buys you the juiciest, smokiest links of merguez nestled in a tender hero sandwich, littered with onions, olives, tomatoes and lettuce. A perfectly satisfying meal - a true "10". But indulge thyself as we do and spring for a side of the "Kebda" - overnight-marinated lamb liver, charcoal grilled and sure to convert any offalphobes out there. Moroccan tagines are also available for the absurdly cheap price of $8-$10 and include choice of two sides. Be smart and choice for one of those sides "Barba" - spiced beets and carrots. A verifiable gem in Astoria. read more

Amazing authentic Morrocan food !!! I haven't had one bad thing and the couscous on Friday is heavenly delicious !! I'm Moroccan and very picky when it comes to Morrocan food cause I'm used to mommys cooking but honestly, Hands up ! read more

I don't get all of the 4 and 5 star reviews? This place has been on my bookmarks for a long time but we've just never gotten around to trying it because there are so many great spots in the area. I mean, I'm glad we got it out of the way, but thanks to Little Morocco, we will probably stop trying out new restaurants for a while and just stick to our go-to's. Had a falafel platter, merguez sandwich, and mint tea. My other two friends got the merguez sandwich, falafel sandwich, and chicken kebab platter. Honestly, my favorite thing was the mint tea. The merguez sandwich was 2 skinny pieces of sausage; just too much bread per bite in relation to the meat and other things in there. It was tasty but a little dry; perhaps missing a sauce or something, or just needed about 45% less bread or 45% more meat. The falafel "platter" was 4 pieces of falafel and a salad. Not really any veggies but lettuce, no rice, no nothing (did they maybe forget to add the rice?). The falafel was maybe the worst falafel I've had. The outside did not have the crispness I like, and the inside was just bland. If this was the first falafel I had tried, it probably would've been my last, which is really a shame because I love falafel. My friend that ate the falafel sandwich and merguez sandwich by himself thought less of Little Morocco than I did. I spent like ... $16 (?), and outside of leaving some lettuce, I ate every last bite and even all the extra bread from my merguez. And honestly we were still contemplating going over to Pita Hot to get some GOOD falafel. or even a foodtruck would have sufficed. I give two stars because the staff was super nice, but the food was about on par with a random foodtruck on a bad day. read more

I had a unplanned visit here , and was quickly amazed by delicious food . the grilled lamb ,beef was so yummy would recommend.

I love this place. I live one block away, and come here almost every week getting a falafel sandwich! Their food is delicious. I love the service. I eat a plant based diet so I am ALWAYS thrilled to eat all the falafel they have to offer! I spent some time in Jordan, and although they make their falafel differently, I feel a bit nostalgic whenever I eat here. :) read more

I can't comment on all their dishes as I've only ordered their sandwiches a handful of times. The First couple of times I ordered a chicken kebab sandwich it turned out to be really dry. Last time i walked in I asked the guy if he could put some sauce in the Kefta kebab sandwich i ordered he just stared at me like I had three heads. Then he said oh you want Hot Sauce white sauce so I said sure, and yet when I bit into the sandwich it was still dry. I had to down two bottles of water just to get finish it. Long story short If you order a sandwich good luck. read more

great little place in astoria, proletarian, solid and real. no new york bullshit. a few honest items, well cooked and healthy. i went for the shank which was good and so were the peas and potas. read more

Little Morocco - good, healthy, $12 - Moroccan Near Me - Astoria, New York

Yes...Yes...Yes Its 3:25am on (Sunday night) Monday morning, I just had one of the best meals ive had in New york and Little Morocco is open for business. Settle in, I got a story to tell. After a long night line cooking in the city i make my painstaking trek back to astoria and as always the trains are running way late. Another 70 hour work week is over, im off monday, and I want somthing to eat....in fact....im starving. I get off the train at astoria blvd ,its about 2:15am and im thinking about stopping in at the neptune for a quick bite.."nah no burgers and fries" i hate eggs, dont really know what i want, so i sort of slowly saunter by, half-thinking to go in and order a monster cheeseburger. Another 6 blocks pass and im home, finally. You would think a cook's fridge is jam packed with all sorts of goodies....well it is :-), but its a bit late to break out the cast iron pan and truthfully I hate my stove, so I rummage a bit, but nothing here will do...what next? I remember a friend I work mentioned something about a great merguez place on steinway i should check out on my day off tomorrow so I looked up the name to see where im heading. Of course im on yelp so im reading reviews and becoming really excited about the place. Im scrolling and reading, then I see it....simply magical words, a fellow reviewer mentions the phrase "open late"......hmmmmmmmmmmmm, could it be?? its already 2:45, no way.....mayb-ok lets just call. Voice of God- "Little Morocco..." me- "oh shi-Oh hi! what time you serve untill?" VOG-" 4am" EEK!! I dont even think I said goodbye, i quickly threw my coat and clogs back on and was out the door, its only about a 4 minute walk but I was pacing a pretty healthy jog. I make it to the front door and the owner is leaning against the glorious meat counter, enthusiastically waving me to come inside as i peer in. Of course, I haul major ass inside. I already know, this is gonna be good......very good. Salutations exchanged, I let him know what im in the market for, a "famous" merguez hero and hmmmm how bout one of those equisite looking lamb kabobs screaming at me from within the glass display case. He nods and swings around to add the merguez links and metal skewer to the hot grill. He comments to me how lucky I am because im getting all the merguez he has left for the "day" a healthy standard portion plus a few extra links, I smile with glee as we share a chuckle. A few minutes pass and we are exchanging some chit chat. He goes back to the merguez, and removes the loaf of bread he placed about the grill to get hot a moment earlier. He fills it with salad and hot sauce (as per his inquiry) and then fills it with those small wonderful links of merguez. He comments to me that the smell of this sandwich never gets old to him, and yes you better believe i know why. He quickly wraps it in foil after cutting the sandwich in half, and tells me to eat it here if I have a long trek back home, "this sandwich is no good when its cold" he instructs me. "No worries im very close by" i tell him as he finishes bagging the sandwich. A moment later and the lamb skewer comes off he grill. Its placed in its little container after a little bed of salad goes down. The total comes to 6.50 (so damn cheap its almost a shame) and I give him a 10 and tell him to keep the change (we cooks look out for each other haha) He is very kind, and instructs me as he hands me the bag "Be good, eat the merguez first, then the meat (kabob) not the other way" "Yes ahmo!" I reply while bundling back up and heading out. I literally run back to my apartment, so excited its almost embarrassing. I dig into the sandwich immediately, and yes it is absolutely everything you have heard it is up to this point. The french bread is a nice crusty roll, the salad is fresh, i love the red onions, and the olives work well with the meat, and the hot sauce is a must! The merguez itself is in a word.....scrumtrulescent. Not at all gamey or over seasond like SO many other ones are. Well grained interior with superb flavor and cooked expertly. This is simply, great food, you really must eat this. As per instruction (im not one to argue with a master) I polish off the entire sandwich before moving on to the chunks of grilled lamb kabob. Still warm, perched atop a bed of salad that has absorbed a decent amount of meat juices (yet is suprisingly not at all wilted) juicy, tender grilled pieces of lamb, still pink on the inside and not at all fatty or chewy. In fact they are in the very sense of the word, tender, and perfectly so. I just downed an entire merguez sandwich and still this lamb was being devoured piece by piece faster than I wanted it to be. I would go back for this alone if I knew they were out of merguez, these were some of the best lamb kabobs I have ever had, even if i did sprinkle a little salt on them. "Just go here already." Im going back tomorrow to get more meat, and try the falafel sandwich. I love you Little Morocc read more