We wanted to try something new and decided to try this place out since it had great reviews. When we arrived parking was decent since it was in a shopping. It was also connected to a market and deli which was great! The cashier was very helpful with the menu and very nice. We ordered the Garlic Naan Bread & Samosas for appetizers. And for our entrée we ordered the #6 Combo Kabab Plate & #12 Kibbeh Plate as well as a kids Kafta Plate. We also ordered drinks. The price was reasonable and they also had military discount Later, we received our appetizers and the Kids Kafta Plate and then waited for our entrée's. We then received our Kibbeh, but noticed nothing came with it, it was just the Kibbeh by itself. Then we waited longer and asked if my plate was ready. She replied that she thought all our food arrived already and also that we only got the Kibbeh appetizer not the plate. When going to the back the cook said he didn't see the other plate on the ticket. We then got free dessert and some appetizers, so that was a plus, but still had to wait for my plate. The food was decent, but the mess up made me take away from the rating. We were the only customers and to wait that amount of time was unsatisfactory. read more

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Went for Turkish sunflower seeds, they are the best, and found so many other wonderful things. Great market. Restaurant next door is awesome also. read more

We stopped for lunch and had the Biryani and a Mixed Grill. Excellent flavors and fresh. Very polite young lady took our order brought it too our table when ready. It is a small kind of small cramped seating but still worth the stop. read more

We had the intention of checking out if they had the knafeh pastry to make the very famous chocolate bar, and rumor has it that this store was selling the chocolate bars. Although the effort is much appreciated to make it, executing it was not very impressive in my opinion. For $10 per bar, the chocolate to filling ratio was not worth that price tag. Both the top and bottom layers were thick, and there was a very thin layer of the filling. We mostly tasted chocolate then the crunch, the two thick layers of chocolate definitely drowned any taste of pistachio which was slightly disappointing because we were looking forward to trying this viral sensation.  By the looks of it just through the display case, I had an inkling it would be that way, but truly the effort was there. We also got the Pistachio Baklava, and that was delicious! I liked that more than the chocolate. I guess I will have to continue my search for this coveted item, or just make it myself.  The store itself seemed like they had plenty of items to browse and look at, which next time we will take the time to peruse the store. read more

Middle Eastern Market & Deli - Middle Eastern Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

The food is good. The staff is immature . On my most recent visit, I came in and ordered my meal and then took my seat and patiently waited. The young girl behind the counter brought out I entrée from the showcase before she brought out the soup and still forgot additional items that I had ordered. Understanding this is not fine dining. My meal was very uncomfortable as the young girl began sweeping the dining room floor and male staff from the kitchen area were shouting a conversation back-and-forth with her. I find this extremely unpleasant and unprofessional and definitely will make me rethink future visits. It is understandable to want to have fun at work, but the customer should not be placed in between a conversation across the restaurant. read more

The food in the restaurant is wonderful! And the market is very well stocked and their prices on herbs and spices is fantastic!

The food is great. Portion size is adequate. Very nice people to deal with. I started a Mediterranean diet and this certainly fits that well. read more

Nice variety at this small market on Everhart near S.P.I.D. They have teas, turkish coffee, spices, flour, pita bread, fresh baklava, milk, goat meat, sheep milk feta, fillo dough, dried figs, snacks, and more! I think it's great the aisles are catagorized by country. They have Indian, Pakistani, Greek, Iranian, Kenyan, and others I can not remember. Most of the prices are very affordable! Good place to shop if you are looking for authentic Middle Eastern products. read more

Middle Eastern Market & Deli - Pistachio, Walnut, and Greek Baklava - Middle Eastern Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

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The food- fresh, delicious and absolutely made with pride: The service- even better!! All the employees were so friendly. My mom and I shared the mixed grill plate with a side of hummus, naan (my favorite of the meal) and a spicy chickpea stew thing?? read more

Middle Eastern Market & Deli - Middle Eastern Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

First place I visited after driving into to corpus. Decent food but most def lacking staff. Be prepared to wait 20 + min for any order. It was very noticable as they were all struggling. Food was decent and they most def did the best they could. Pro tip: grab a pomogrante juice with your next meal. It was really different! read more

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Food was delicious and servings very generous. We tried the gyro, fries with their special seasoning, lentil soup and finger baklava. Will definitely stope here again when in the CC area. read more

Super nice people and awesome food. Best Gyros I have had in my life..Great market with lots and lots of good stuff read more

Food was great. Tasty gyro meat. I had the large salad with a side of gyro meat and Kibbi balls. Everything was cooked perfectly and delicious. I just wish they had goat on the menu. read more

I don't normally review like this, but this is a special case, the other day, my family and I went about 45 minutes before closing, driving far away to get there, we found on this app, they had more than 4.5 stars! so we decided to go. Once we got there, the guy at the front said in a real bad mood, I'd we knew what to ask, we just got there and we wanted to see the menu, (next time we're leaving from a place like that), he said they were about to close, like pointing out they wanted to leave. My huge error was to ask for some food we wanted and this guy said everything will be ready in no more than 10 minutes. So we went into the small market to buy some stuff, just next door, 10 minutes later we were picking our food, and let me tell you, WE ARE SO SICK, stomach ache, all of us, diarrhea, and the food was not what we were excited about. I'm attaching the amount of fries as side order, but anyway, the worst experience ever! I don't recommend, nor the place, not only the bad manners of the waiter/cashier, but the food, it was AWEFUL, horrible! The worst in many years! That's how bad was it! read more

Great little Mediterranean deli right by work. Owned and operated by a lovely little family. Staff is super friendly and they always accommodate my specific dietary needs. read more

Middle Eastern Market & Deli - Middle Eastern Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

Authentic food, fast service, and friendly staff. I hope to try more dishes in the future!

The Spices are fantastic and were hard to find, until I walked into the Market. The owners were informative with items I was not familiar with. Then just as I thought I was done he suggested the baclava dessert. Omg, I barely make it home. One taste and I was hooked. Must go often!!!! read more

Food was not good, chicken was dry, sides were bland, baclava was bland, but Service was good

So I have lived in several Middle Eastern countries during my career and was really missing good middle eastern food. A bartender at another restaurant recommended this place and it has been a real find! The food is fresh, authentic and delicious!! The staff were pleasant and accommodating with my every requests. I don't often go five out of five but the chicken shawarma was literally melt in your mouth! I can not say how very pleased I am to find this place. The market beside it is clean as a pin and has a wide variety of ingredients that I have been looking for. If you like fresh spices that look like spices - that you can grind fresh for your food - here you go! If you like Greek and Lebanese food, this is worthy of the top of your list. read more

I placed my to go order in house at 6:23 pm on a Thursday. If you want authentic middle eastern food, don't come here. The garlic sauce on my shawarma was extremely liquid-ey and lacked garlic flavor. The chicken was not rotisserie and so dry that I had to unwrap it and eat around it. The Fattoush salad contained celery and feta cheese. Wtf? I gave the additional star for the cleanliness and nice staff. read more

Middle Eastern Market & Deli - DRY AF CHICKEN - Middle Eastern Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

The city has limited options for Middle Eastern food, including this establishment. So when I learned about this place from a friend, I was eager to try. So glad I finally got around to checking it out! Like another user wrote, I also don't have much to say about the hospitality as the cashier was rude to my party and I when we were simply asking menu questions. But other than that, the food was delicious and made to order. Also, for someone who constantly drives down the main street, I can say I hadn't noticed this place as it is a little hidden. read more

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Delicious hot flavorful dinner. The ordering was simple and the staff knowledgeable and super friendly. The chicken was so tender it could be cut with a plastic spoon. Portion was perfect . I was so amazed at the cleanness and organization. The small restaurant is connected to grocery/convenience store with middle eastern goodie's galore. So looking forward to visiting again. read more

Middle Eastern Market & Deli - Chicken Shish - flavorful and hot - Middle Eastern Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

Really doesn't look like much from the outside, but me and my boyfriend really enjoyed this place! He likes Greek food a lot, me not as much, but the workers were super helpful in getting me something I would enjoy. I got the chicken shawarma plate but subbed the hummus for rice. My boyfriend got the gyro quesadilla which was AMAZING. The falafel was great too. I'm sure we will eventually return, it was fresh & delicious! read more

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Love this Place but came today and prices are up, and dinners have no salad with them any longer. $15 is just a little too much for the size of the meal now. Hate to see price increases, and businesses lose customers read more

Back for another visit to Corpus Christi and another stop at Middle Eastern Deli. Just as good as it was the first time and super friendly service (again). Delicious. read more

Incredible ! This is the best place I've eaten since being in Corpus. The babaganoush wrap is pure heaven. The no-meat dolma is to die for. I'm in love. read more

We discovered this mom&pop gem years ago, and are so pleased they survived the pandemic/economic crisis. In fact, they're bigger and better than ever! The 3-man team were so helpful and accommodating with my special diet needs (meat-based): As the counterman suggested, I ordered a double serving of their incredible (!!!) gyro meat which came with tzatziki sauce (OMG the BEST) and a Greek salad with house vinaigrette. My daughter ordered the Wednesday Special, Spicy Butter Chicken, and Arab rice, also pita. Everything, as usual, was fresh, hot, and delicious. The entire staff were friendly, smiling, cheerful, and eager to please. Middle Eastern Deli is our #1 favorite place to eat in Corpus. If you're a fan of Middle Eastern food, do yourself a favor and give them a try. Also check out the market attached to it - you won't believe the variety. The spices are great! read more

They have menu items and a "buffet" with daily specials. Everything looked good, and I selected the spicy butter chicken with lentil rice. It's a large serving. The chicken was very tender, and while there was spice, it was light and just added to the deliciousness of the meal. The lentil rice was really good. Highly recommend. read more

Middle Eastern Market & Deli - Spicy butter chicken with lentil rice - Middle Eastern Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

Always great food, and when we get home delivery it's always hot and fresh, best chicken shawarma in town.

I would absolutely come back, and try some different things. I like that I can order some stuff by the piece. Makes it easy to try it out, and see if I like it. I had an order of meat dolma, one cabbage roll, some hummus, and 2 kibbeh balls. My review of the food. (4 stars for the food....since the service was average, and unless it's egregious, I don't usually deduct). Dolma ($3.99) Delicious, and stuffed with a greater proportion of meat over rice. They were obviously homemade, and not from a can. The order came with 5 dolma. Cabbage roll ($1.50 each). Awesomeness in a cabbage leaf. I'm going to order some to take with me. I drank the juices that ran out of it, and really wanted to lick the bowl. Hummus ($3.99) Almost like I make it, which means it almost rocked. I put a little more garlic in mine, but this was really good. Served with more pita than I needed....which often does not happen. Usually I have to ask for more bread. Kibbeh ($1.95 each) Almost decent. Somewhat over-fried, which detracted from the flavor of the outside part, but definitely not greasy. The seasoning was just a shadow of what I'm used to, and I had to salt them, so just missed it on the seasoning. That said, I'd rather have to salt my food, than complain about too much salt. Service - nice enough. And she was pleasant to the people who came through while I was sitting there. Except for one guy. The sign for the special said the lamb shank was served with rice and salad. The lady argued about giving him the salad....she should just have given it to him and then erased the "salad" on the board. Dude was ordering about $100 of food to go. He ended up walking out with nothing. Anyway, she was very nice to me on my way out when ordering my to go cabbage rolls. Gave me an extra one, since it was the last one.... Cleanliness - very clean. All the food was served on real plates, with real flatware. You order up at the counter, and are served at the table. Unfortunate that they use styrofoam for the drinks. Well, that's a wrap. I'll be back the next time I'm in Corpus. And will try the tabbouleh, and some of the meat dishes. read more

Middle East Market is our go to for Gyros. Best ones in town. Awesome service. Very nice owner.

Wow how have I missed this for my whole life? Great buttered chicken and gyro. We also had humus for appetizer and it was delicious. They are off the beaten path but well worth the drive. If you want some authentic Middle East food go check it out. read more

Middle Eastern Market & Deli - Butter chicken - Middle Eastern Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

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The attitude of the cashier was enough for me not to return EVER. He told us it was only take out, which is not true. He's just a pathetic lazy kid. Hopefully management takes care of this, because they are losing so many clients. read more

The restaraunt is actually next door to the market. The establishment: Cute, clean, and welcoming atmosphere and receptionist. Food: I actually had the Greek salad with Gyro meat. THE best Greek salad I've had in Corpus Christi! Actually, the best Greek salad I've had in the last year and a half (I've had the pleasure of living--for a short time--in four states the last year and half). The greens were fresh and crisp, the gyro meat had the perfect (in my opinion) consistency and flavor--DELOCIOUS, and the sauce (THE actually thing that makes a Greek salad "greek.") PERFECTION. I can only describe it as (red in color) tangy, tomatoe-ie, oily, seasoned goodness (I know, great culinary verbiage isn't it? :- D). Trust me, if you want an amazing Greek salad, give this place a try you wont be disappointed. Parking: in a little strip mall, you'll have plenty to choose from. Price: Very reasonable, my meal (Greek salad, gyro meat, extra feta, side of Greek salad dressing, pita on the side, and a drink) came out to be $13.and some change. Five stars because I was truly satisfied and the place was welcoming and clean. Great job guys! read more

I really enjoy going to the market here. I find many spices to complete my weird kitchen creations. I have been meaning to stop next door for a while to try the restaurant but always kept going. I am sure glad I stopped there last night. It was nearing close so I was lucky they had some of the special left. Very lucky! It was Butter Chicken and it was fantastic. I admit I like heat and spice and this was tame on the heat Dept. But the spice was on point and the chicken melted in my mouth. I had opted for Na'an which is extra so, cheapskate that I am, I stuck some of my chicken in my Na'an and rolled it up Corpus Style. I made it less than three miles from the restaurant before taking a bite of my Butter Chicken Burrito, lol. If you like good food and down to earth, good people stop by and try their food. They have a special each weekday and some tasty looking desserts. Thanks so much for the food! I cannot wait until it is Butter Chicken night again. PS- Sorry about no photo of the food. I thought about it but I couldn't put down my fork. It was that good! read more

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I got the gyro and it was phenomenal. Fast and friendly service as well. Support small businesses!

This place is amazing! Even if you're not in the mood for their daily special, have a burger and fries. Delicious and fresh.

Love when I find spots where they make you feel like part of the family. Food is on point. Staff is amazing. I highly recommend stopping in for a bite. Try their specials! read more

Middle Eastern Market & Deli - Greek salad is good. (Note: not served with potato salad) - Middle Eastern Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

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Looks like a convenient store from the street. The deli is on the side. And it's the best Mediterranean food I've had in Corpus to date. Fresh ingredients, daily lunch specials. I suggest the chicken shawarma wrap and fries if you're in a hurry. Staff are knowledgeable and friendly. They also got a perfect score on kitchen cops. This is my go-to spot. They also have "the other menu" for more American tastes. read more

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Saw this restaurant on Waitrapp.com the other day and knew I had to order. The Shawarma Trio Plate was delicious. Can't wait to try other dishes. read more