We regularly get takeout from this place, and it's always excellent. Love the chicken and rice platter, the baba ganouj and the shawarma. The homemade pickles are amazing, too! NOTE: A number of this place's bad reviews are from a pizza place that used to be at this location. It apparently sucked. ;) read more

We know some restaurants are struggling a bit now due to people not going out in the severe cold, so we've been dining out or getting takeout more often than usual. Yesterday, despite the bitter cold, we decided to give this restaurant a try. it's on the restaurant.com list, so we called and asked if they were accepting restaurant.com; answer was yes. asked if it was good for take-out; answer: yes. so we used some points to get a "coupon", drove out there only to be told (by the same person we had spoken to on the phone) that they do not accept restaurant.com! he acknowledged our telephone conversation from earlier in the day, but said no, and would not budge. Walked out. Their food may be really good, but for a restaurant to treat us this way is unacceptable. there were no other customers, so it wasn't as if they were busy. there are plenty of other restaurants with wonderful food. so disappointed... read more

Absolutely exceptional food. Shawarma, kibbeh, spinach pies,baba ghanouj all 10/10. Friend and I had craving for Lebanese, she did not feel like cooking because we wanted a spread so we ordered a bunch of stuff to go. Service was excellent, the young man behind the counter was very patient and polite and was able to answer all of our questions. Everything we ordered was fresh and so so delicious. We even ordered baklava because they make it in house and it looked to good to pass up. My very picky daughter loved the shawarma wrap and the fries are absolutely addicting with whatever they season them with. We are already planning our return trip. read more

Middle Eastern Flavors is great! You walk in and the menu is on a board on the left. They had a good amount of people working on a Sunday and they were very helpful when I was deciding between combos or the Shawarma. I opted for the large shawarma and we split fries. baba ghanoush, and hummus. HUGE portions of the sides and very reasonably priced. We ate in and they brought the food over VERY quickly. Super super nice people that work there. Super delicious and it seems like they are busy which is great because I'd like to see them stick around. Can't wait to go back for the chicken over rice. They have a cooler with cans of drinks if you are eating in as well so whether you choose take out or dine in, definitely a good stop read more

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Wow! Great new find for us and happy we stopped in! Food was great and plentiful. I got the large shawrma combo and my wife for the large wrap. Easily enough food for two and a half meals. Home made pickles and baklava rounded it out for a tasty dinner! Prices were good and the owner was super friendly and welcoming. There is parking available on the street nearby and possibly in front? Not entirely sure as there were massive snow hills at the time we went. read more

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I was ecstatic to return here after a year and find the business doing well and the food still strong. For my money, no one makes better hummus in the city - it's the perfect consistency, is garlicky - and with a dash of hot sauce and squeeze of lemon can be eaten just by itself (or with rice, falafel, pita, etc.) This is a huge bonus for BUF's halal food scene and I'm grateful to see the area support a refugee-owned business! Don't sleep on the wraps and salads either! read more

Best spinach pies and kibbeh I've had in awhile. I've been there twice and plan to return. Service was friendly and efficient.

I ordered a large chicken shawarma wrap. It was outstanding. The chicken was nice and juicy and the flavor and sauces they use here are fantastic. The shawarma is simple too, just chicken, some pickles, some sauces wrapped in a pita. No other vegetables being used as filler. The flavor does all the talking. You can also get shawarma over rice which I'll do next time. I didn't take a picture because the wrap was wrapped! It was good though. The gentlemen that was working whom I think is the owner was very friendly. The place is smaller but it does have a few tables but I think it's mainly a takeout place. If you're into shawarma as much as I am this one's a good one. They claim they have the best shawarma in Buffalo. I don't know about that but it's definitely in the discussion. read more

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Come and support this family-run business! We came for takeout and our order was ready in just a few minutes. I ordered the large chicken shawarma which was 11 inches long. The chicken was deliciously seasoned and the pickles were SO crisp. When I asked what kind of pickles they were, he replied "normal, homemade". It also had a little garlic sauce on it but I wish there was more. Hot peppers were served on the side. Tip: get the large to save half for later. I also enjoyed half of a cheese bread and half of a Zatar bread with my shawarma, and would highly recommend both. I'm glad I saw baklava in the fridge before I left because I got some as well. It was made with chopped, not crushed, walnuts, and sprinkled with crushed pistachios. There's a few tables inside but it's small and warm inside because of the grill. The food was absolutely fantastic though, and I can't wait to come back again soon! read more

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Amazing fresh tasting food. Small family owned business. We had an office event catered and we are glad we went with them. So, helpful and kind. read more

Middle Eastern Flavors - Hummus, Fattouch, tabbouleh, 3 large platters with beef and chicken shawarma and fries. The covered container had pita. Perfect! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Delicious food and great service at this nondescript restaurant. A friend and I ordered food to go - chicken and beef shawarma plus sides of stuffed grape leaves and falafel. While we waited for our food they brought us samples of chicken, garlic sauce and pickles which were an excellent and unexpected treat. This seems like a family owned restaurant and the people working were very polite. There are several outdated negative reviews associated with a pizza shop under this restaurant and that is definitely dragging down their overall rating. This place is putting out a quality product and they deserve better! read more

Got the large beef shawarma. I cut it in half to have for lunch and dinner. It was delicious with plenty of beef and some tomato. The sauce was tasty with enough to fully season every bite but not so much that it became messy. The vertical grill is visible from the counter so you can see the deliciousness get freshly cut for your meal. read more

Great, family, friendly service . Awesome flavors Very generous portions. Thank you. read more

I wanted something warm and healthy for dinner so I ordered a grilled vegetable rice bowl and asked to have the tomato cucumber salad left out. I cannot eat cucumbers and I abhor raw tomatoes. So I was expecting an assortment of grilled peppers on a bed of rice, as per the description, which looked and sounded delicious. What I received was cold rice, raw red peppers, two limp chili peppers, a heap of tomato cucumber salad, and a WHOLE BUNCH of raw cucumbers and tomatoes. Well the hummus looked okay. That's why they get one star. Uber was no help. They gave me a $5 credit. So now I have no dinner and no money. Avoid this place. read more

Middle Eastern Flavors - Middle Eastern Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Delicious food, fast counter service, and great attention to detail when packing our remaining food when we had to leave unexpectedly. We are only in the area for our son's swim meet otherwise we'd return soon! read more

Middle Eastern Flavors - Falafel wrap, baba ghanoush, chicken shawarma wrap - Middle Eastern Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Hands down, the best Shawarma in buffalo to date. The food is always fresh, flavorful and warm nothing beats it. read more

The food is amazing! The people are super kind and the restaurant is clean! If I could give it 6 stars I would best shawarma in buffalo!!

What a wonderful find, so close to home and delicious flavors and tastes. Just like my mother cooking!

I highly recommend trying this place! I really like the chicken shawarma The service was also really good read more

Middle Eastern Flavors - Chicken shawarma meal - Middle Eastern Near Me - Buffalo, New York

The food here was decent, and the service was friendly and efficient. The shawarma plates were well-prepared, and we enjoyed the pita and drinks on the side. However, we were quite surprised by the final bill. For two shawarma plates, a pita, and two drinks, the total came out to $52, which is significantly higher than what we expected. At $15 per shawarma plate, the additional items shouldn't have brought the total to this amount, definitely feel like we got overcharged by quite a lot. While we appreciated the quality of the meal and the great service, the price was the most expensive shawarma I've ever purchased by far. If you decide to dine here, just be prepared for a potentially higher bill than anticipated and quite a sticker shock. If there's one thing I hate it is getting fleeced/scammed. read more

Great fresh food. Pies are fantastic and the Arabic salad is as fresh as I've ever had.

Amazing beef shwarma and Arabic salad. Medium size. Great service too! Very friendly owner too!

I'm always skeptical about all of these new middle eastern food places popping up in Buffalo. Usually the gyro meat is the store bought frozen kind, the pita or other bread type is that thick store bought variety. THIS PLACE IS DIFFERENT! Immediately when you walk into the establishment you can see a Shawarma skewer which is a great indicator, but still their are many aspects that make a good shawarma. The young man behind the counter was very friendly and charismatic. The business happens to be a Syrian family startup, working hard to fulfill their American dream. It didn't take long for the food to be made. Within 5-10 minutes I was greeted with my hot, toasted, and aromatic chicken shawarma. The flavors were perfect, no ingredient stood out and they all complemented each other. The garlic sauce coats evenly so each bite has the garlicky flavor. The pickles are crunchy but not overly salty. The bread was toasted and chewy. I don't like overselling, but I genuinely believe this place has the best shawarma in Buffalo, and I will be a regular customer. read more

Amazing owners, great food, and quick too! Would highly recommend anyone in the Buffalo/ Kenmore area to give it a try if you are looking for high quality Middle Eastern Food! My favorite is the chicken over rice. read more

Wow! Had several of their dishes at a party and was just amazed by everything - beef shwarma, chicken shwarma, falafel wraps, spinach pie, meat pie...I especially loved the zataar 'pizzas'. Great hummus and pickles too! I would say best Middle eastern food in Buffalo, even better than Falafel Bar. read more

Tiny new neighborhood place in the Kenmore/Tonawanda area. My sister took me here (I am from out of town). We ate in and had 20 medium wings, which were very meaty, and not at all hot or spicy. If you don't like wings too hot the medium will be fine for you; actually they were kind of mild. Also had the chicken fingers sub, as it was on special. Nice with ranch dressing; I would have preferred chipotle sauce. Never had a chicken finger sub before; it's a cute idea for a sandwich. My sister had the homemade fettucine alfredo with scallops and chicken (the special was scallops and shrimp but Big Vinny's let her alter it). She was extremely happy with it and said she'd order it again. Lots of garlic and black pepper, and it was a huge portion for just under $8.00. The girl who worked there said it was her grandmother's recipe and my sister said it definitely was a homemade sauce. We had a sample of an unusual dessert, a sort of deep fried empanada filled with peanut butter cup cheesecake. Very gooey and sweet, and tasty, but very rich. Big Vinny's is in the building where The Pizza Palace used to be (until DeWald's came and went). Evidently five or more places have come and gone in this spot. I hope Vinny's makes a go of it and people support the place. The staff is very friendly and looks like they're really pushing to get the word out. MENU The menu also includes "Hispanic/Latino" and American cuisine, plus pastas, mofongo, pasteillos, salads, dinners, and calzones. Their sheet pizzas are very large (saw one right out of the oven that looked nice). DELIVERY They deliver during business hours. Not sure whether they charge a delivery fee; the flyer for their current specials says delivery is free, but their main menu says it's $2.00. At least delivery must be free through May 31 2012 when the special coupons expire. read more

We chose to try the new place down the street this pass weekend and a pizza shop named Big Vinny's sounded like it hadpotential. I was wrong big time. A simple order Large Cheese and pepperoni. The worst pizza I have ever had in my life. The sauce and dough had zero flavor was as if they forgot to season anything. If you are thinking of giving it a try don't bother take it from me the pizza is awful. If you are in the area Mooney's, GR8 pizza, Jacobi's and sons, and even Pizza Hut are down the street . read more

Gave these guys a chance 3 times, each time was horrible!! Fish fry was soggy, shrimp dinner had all of the "veins" still in the shrimp,yuck....Not to mention they were out of cocktail sauce and sent tartar sauce instead without letting me know..The chicken finger dinner was ok.. I got a store credit for the cost of the mooshy fish fry so I ordered a pizza and it tasted like a tony's frozen pizza from the freezer section at the grocery store. I ordered a sprite with my meal and the delivery guy says sorry all the cold sprite is gone and hands me a warm one?!?! With all of the great pizza joints to choose from in our area these guys wont be around for long.Save your money and go elsewhere!!!!! read more

Disgusting! First, I called to see if they delivered to my street and the girl said no problem. The delivery guy called and asked where the street was, which was aggrevating because the girl should have confirmed that they do delivery to my neighborhood. We ordered a large cheese and pepperoni pizza which was $9 with coupon and a chicken finger sub which was on special for $3.99. Upon arrival the delivery man told me the total was $21. I told him there was no way it should be over $16 or $17 with delivery and tax. So we had to wait to call to speak with someone because the line was busy. The man on the phone was nice and very apologetic and brought the total down to $16.21 and I still tipped delivery guy because it's not his fault they are disfunctional. On to the worst part... the food was horrible! The Ken-Ton area has some of the best pizzarias and and this one will not last. The sub was cold and covered in old iceberg lettuce, smelly onions, and hardly any blue cheese. The pizza had so much low quality mozzarella cheese on it that it must have slid around while in the vehicle (also no delivery bags to keep food warm). The pizza was slimey with a metallic taste to it, one bite and I was done. The rest was in the garbage. Do yourself a favor and don't bother. We regret trying something new and being lured in by low price specials. read more

Tried to use a $15 "Deal Chicken" voucher and was confronted with resistance from the start. I wanted a specialty pizza since I had $15 to work with . They were out of pineapple when I wanted a Hawaiian pizza, and out of steak when I wanted a steak pizza. So I decided to just go with a standard supreme. They didn't know what that was and offered to charge me extra for each separate topping, $16 for a small supreme pizza? I went with a large single topping sausage pizza instead and drove over to tops to buy peppers/onions/mushrooms. Once I arrived to pick up my pizza they told me that the large pizzas were on special and I wasn't able to use the voucher. This is by far the worst lunch experience ever and the customer service was horrible. Out of toppings and very rude. This is my first yelp, I made an account just to let any potential customers know how bad this place is. read more

Wow I waited 1hourand25 min for a delivery I had the stk and broc rab sub they were out of broc rab the stk was burnt which is odd because it said its cooked to perfection on there menu !!! No Italian bread just a sub roll for 12 bucks come on guys!!!! The Central Park was so dry also on plain sub roll he threw in raviolis because I waited so long but I payed 45 bucks so it's like I payed for them anyways !! You guys need to stay consistent skimping on the food will get you nowhere another guy who worked in a pizzeria thought he could do it and is failing miserably !!!!!! I give it 2 months I wanted it to be good they sure no how to make shit sound like gold but when it comes well it's just SHIT! Good luck big vin read more

Middle Eastern Flavors - Burnt and griss - Middle Eastern Near Me - Buffalo, New York

This company would not accept our Deal Chicken voucher when we purchased a large pizza and a single order of fingers. It was a Sunday so football happened to be on and they considered that to be a "promotion". We did not get ANY deal by purchasing a large pizza and single order of fingers together, so there was no such "promotion" on our food. Their Deal Chicken voucher that we received has nothing about not being able to use them when football is on: DEAL DETAILS Purchase includes 2 vouchers worth $15 each, for a total value of $30. Merchant will abide by gift certificate state laws. No cash or credit back. Must be used in one visit. Not valid on tax or gratuity. Voucher cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other offer, coupon, specials or promotion. One voucher per visit. Not valid on Spanish food purchases. PROMOTION EXPIRES ON January 25, 2013. This deal is issued for Promotional Purposes. Your payment of $7.50 will not expire until five years after your credit card is charged. The Merchant, not DealChicken, is solely responsible for this Deal. This Deal is subject to the Terms of Service and HOW DEALCHICKEN WORKS Please do not purchase any certificates for this and expect to be able to use them. read more

I've ordered 3 pizzas from here and I'm done. They skimp majorly on toppings. You're better off buying a cheese pizza and then adding your own toppings when you get home. And don't count on friendly service. read more

Very bad food. The pizza is bland and undercooked. Also had the worst chicken finger sub of my life. The onion rings were basically equal to something I could buy at ALDI's. The service was also lackluster. They claimed they were swamped with orders but NOTHING was cooking! There is no way this pizzeria lasts. read more

We live just around the corner and have ordered several items, either for pick-up or to eat in. The fettucini alfredo is like heavenly comfort food. Generous portions come with a decent fresh salad and roll. They said it's their grandma's sauce recipe and it's so good. We've had it 3 times. The pizza is very good; I really like their sauce. Actually the sauce on the wings is lovely, too - a more subtle taste than the typical Buffalo fare. I have tried a few items on the latin menu, the pestadillos and Rican nachos are excellent and a nice change of pace. We're surprised by the very negative comments - I suppose every new place has to work out some kinks but something doesn''t seem right. Is it possible that a competitor is trying sabatoge here? Good luck Big Vinnys, keep up the great work! Don't let the turkeys get you down. Laura & Eddie read more

I was part of a lunch order at work and the pizza slices were bland and the crust seemed stale. You get what you pay for apparently, I won't be back. read more

Great new pizzeria with a twist for Ken-Ton - a Cuban/Rican menu. The dough for the quesadillas and pastadillos is made with saffron, which gives a nice color and flavor. Everything is made fresh and with a definitely homemade quality. The owners/ chefs are friendly and go out of their way to please customers. I walk my dog past the shop every day and have seen them working hard at fixing the place up. Welcome to Ken-Ton and best wishes for success. I'll defintely be back! read more

Great Pizza and Wings, the Calzones are also great as well. Wonderful new business to have in the neighborhood!

Today i looked up big vinnys cause i saw that they won an award for best pizza.. i saw great reviews and a negative one but still decided to try them out i call them and asked them about their specials and they told me about their $9 cheese and pep pizza for that price i wasnt scared to try it i had it delivered with a double order of wings bbq and let me tell you it was amazing alot of places have that too sweet sauce and this one was just right nice amount of cheese... And the bbq wings were one of the best wings ive had .... Delivery was on time.. So i dont know why they recieved that negative comment as if someone maliciously was trying to slander them ... I was almost turned off by that negative comment by NICK F. But im glad i ordered cause i wudve have missed out on a great gem in kenmore... goes to show you cant alwats believe what you read....... read more

Got a coupon on my door today for this place...pizza was terrible...worst pizza sauce in history...cheese barely cooked...didn't even get the blue cheese i ordered...$6.75 with the coupon was too much for that mess. read more