I keep driving by this place wondering what the hell it is. It was always open late at night when I got home. First I thought it was some coffee shop or some whore house lol. Then one day after I hit the gym, I decided to check it out. It ended up being a coffee shop that served Mediterranean food and hookah. It seemed like a chill spot to hang out since the hours of operation were from 5pm-3am. Most of the time I drive by there's usually just cabbies out there hanging out. When I got in I was greeted by a friendly couple. I asked them what their best sandwich was and they recommended me the chicken shawarma sandwich. It came with grilled chicken with parsley and tahini sauce in pita bread. The lady who served me was very nice, she asked me if I wanted anything to drink and she got me a bottle of water free of charge. The sandwich took awhile to make, but had tons of meat and was well flavored. If you're craving a cup of coffee late at night, just drop by this place. read more

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they say theyre open but is actually closed when you get to order online in their website

I've ordered here twice on door dash. Both times the food was Eh. I Will say I DO appreciate their operation hours.

baklava was literally raw :/ not mad but disappointed, love mediterranean food! longer cook time for it please read more

I hate to be a downer but I honestly didn't like this place. You first walk in and the guys look at you like your from another planet. Not cool. Why even hire a guy who doesn't speak very good English to request our hookah. Oh and they only accept cash!! Wth!! Lol at least have a sign! You can't sit inside on the couches if you're not eating. -.- Only reason I gave 2 stars is because of the pink "condoms" and the flowers and lights in the patio. read more

This place is a cool spot if you want some late night eats and/or hookah. The manager is really nice and chill. Super inviting to his customers. He cooks and everything and the food isn't skimp either. Came in at around 12:30am and there were still people there enjoying the Long Beach night. The hookah flavor we used was Sex on the Beach, it was a good flavor, wish I have known they had 69 I would have preferred that instead. The kitchen doesn't close until 3am and they are open until 5am. To me those are some insane hours. But if your bored and don't know what to do at night, should come here and spend some time. They have cards and other games to pass the time, or just enjoy some good hookah. read more

Nile Cafe - Hookah - Mediterranean Near Me - Long Beach, California

Was craving Mediterranean food at 2am...checked yelp and found Nile Cafe. They have indoor as well as outdoor seating (for smoking). The worker (owner?) was really nice and talkative. Food was decent, not the best I've had--but could have been due to the time. Didn't try the hookah but the place was pretty busy with people smoking. I'd def return for late night eats. read more

Wow. How does word not get around about this place's hours?? Open every day til 5 am, food til 3am? Perfect for those nights when you get home and are still wide awake. Prices are really decent and the staff is pretty welcoming and very laid back. They have a wide range of customers from the frequents that come and play backgammon all day/night, to the people stopping in for a quick bite, to the people that come to just chill and hookah. read more

Nile Cafe - Beef shwarma sandwich mmm - Mediterranean Near Me - Long Beach, California

FOOD POISONING. DO NOT EAT HERE. I wish I had looked at all of the reviews instead of just seeing the average rating of 4 stars. The good reviews only mention taste, but MULTIPLE 1 star reviews mention unsanitary conditions, health code violations, and food poisoning. I worked a long day the day I ordered from Nile Cafe, I had no other food in me - after ordering and consuming part of Nile Cafe's chicken platter, I almost immediately had an onset of mild food poisoning symptoms. These symptoms persisted and eventually escalated to some of the worst food poisoning I've ever had - lasting FOUR DAYS and ruining my entire workweek and the weekend trip I had planned. I mean it - this was some BAD stuff. I'm on DAY SIX and I'm just now slowly able to add solid food back into my diet. I can tell you right now that I will not be eating chicken or Mediterranean food anytime soon because I am that physically repulsed by it now. I'd like to point out that this restaurant is WELL aware of their negative reviews and has been called out by customers for multiple concerns and health code violations and clearly seems to be hiding these complaints and disregarding them all together. DO NOT ORDER. TRUST ME. read more

Great service!!! Great food!! This place is soooo good !! My friends and I stopped by New Years night and the owner welcomed us and we all had the best first meal of 2019 !! read more

Nile Cafe - Mediterranean Near Me - Long Beach, California

Hi my name is aleef. this is best hookah lounger ever, trust me because i came here since i was 16. Ahmed is the shit . But unfortunately today on july 27th 2022. i stopped by and ordered food for pick up but unfortunately ahmed is in egypt so omar the second hand guy shouted at me , calling me IDIOT !!!! out loud and told me to cook the food that i ordered. SHALOM N GODBLESS ISRAEL. read more

Nice hookah lounge.. Ppl r so friendly... hookah is great Nice location with parking space read more

They are open late for food and made it super dank and fast. Falafel sandwich is big and a fair price at $7. Chicken shawarma is dank. Baklava and basbusa are pretty bomb. read more

Wow this place was truly terrible. I wish I had read the reviews here and the warnings about ordering through postmates before I did so last night. We got 2 chicken shawarma and it was essentially crumbly chicken and terrible hummus (who knew you could screw up hummus?). Maybe it's better in person but DO NOT order on postmates. read more

Ordered two Falafel sandwiches. The food was very fresh, the sandwiches were big. A generous serving of hummus was also included. The sandwiches were filled with Falafel till the last bite. The owner was very courteous and polite. Will go again. read more

People can say whatever they want about the hookah and the workers but they were so friendly to me and the food was AMAZING. The shawarma wrap/sandwich was so good! read more

They now took over the "dispensary" next door and made it into a new open but inside smoking lounge area. Very nice leather style low couches. Peach with a little double apple is doing well so far. read more

Ugh. Ordered through Postmates, and what just arrived looks nothing like the photos on there, and doesn't even have the ingredients listed in the descriptions online. - Chicken Shawarma sandwich: pita bread falls apart (thin and not fluffy as pictured). No tomato or parsley, two of the 4 ingredients listed. The chicken is mixed in some hummus-like paste. Half-limp lettuce. Sandwich falls apart. - Beef Shawarma sandwich: same as above. Beef pieces were tough and chewy, with gristle and fatty pieces. - Nile Salad: chopped romaine. Meh. - Hummus: for a Mediterranean place, some of the worst hummus we've had. For the first time ever, we actually threw away the food we ordered after only a few bites. read more

I was a bit skeptical about ordering food from a Hookah lounge. We had their chicken , beef and beef kabob sandwiches on pita bread. As well as their mango and strawberry smoothies. I didn't like or dislike their sandwiches. I feel that there's way too much lettuce opposed to the meat ratio. Our sandwiches were overly double wrapped with pita bread. I'm not sure if that's their normal? The flavors are a bit bland as well. As for the mango and strawberry smoothies .. I would not recommend. It taste like the $1.00 gallon of 0% juices you can buy at your local grocery store mixed with some fruit flavored powder thrown in a blender and called a smoothiesorry. I really wanted to like this place sooo bad. read more

Nile Cafe - The beef kabob sandwich on pita. I actually took 90% of the lettuce out - Mediterranean Near Me - Long Beach, California

Pretty good shisha. I like the coals too. Customer service is good and the owner is so sweet! Overall great experience would revisit. Really nice dark vibe in the outdoor area. Could be a lil cleaner or classier. Shisha is quite pricey read more

My favorite hookah spot in Long Beach. Always good vibes and they have the best coffee I've ever had.

Never again... I grew up eating this food and even though one may think it is authentic but it shows this is a place catering to late night stoners who are just craving grease! read more

Food was very nice and delicious. Me and my friend ordered chicken kebab and the plate size was pretty big and very filling. Mister cook and waiter was very nice and friendly. read more

Nile Cafe - Mediterranean Near Me - Long Beach, California

I went last night for the first time as I was invited to do hookah. Not really my thing but I enjoyed it. I ordered some food and omg. So delicious. I had a chicken shawarma sandwich, a side of hummus, and a coffee. All so freaking good. Cashier was very friendly. She brought my food and made sure everything was ok. I can't wait to go back to eat. read more

This place is the best! I highly recommend their chicken and beef kabob! The staff is super friendly and attentive to their clients! read more

Nile Cafe - Mediterranean Near Me - Long Beach, California

I was excited about finding a late night place that isn't fast food. I ordered the combo kabob meal, beef and chicken. My chicken was under cooked on one side and over cooked on the other, and the beef was a ground beef roll of some sort. Food was not good. Owner was a nice guy. Sorry Nile Cafe, had to let them know. read more

Beans, Shawrma and kofta are amazing. the Basbosa not so much. the juice also is cool. Will definitely try other stuff as well.

First off I felt bad for this place when I got there. I was visiting 3 days ago. I support local business especially. When I first arrive first thing was idk if the owner was in the front playing card games and sent us to the back of the kitchen just to get to the other side of the building just to smoke HOOKAH!!! Passing through the back I've never seen anything so filthy and disgusted in my life & scared at the same time cause it looked Sketched out. My friend had to tell me to stay back just in case... when we got through the back got to the lounge omfg it looked dirty!!! The person was just sitting and didn't greet us at all and it was completely cold. When I got to the seat the couches were dirty and he didn't even mine to clean it so I used my hands. I'm surprised right when I sat down I read the reviews HOLY MOLY!!!! Smfh!!! IM SURPRISED THIS PLACE IS STILL OPEN. Sorry I wouldn't recommend anyone going here at all. read more

Love this place. Smooth hookah, amazing food (like i heard the food was good but damn its even better then i heard!), and nice workers! I definately recommend you come here and bring your friends! This is a must if youre ĺooking for a nice place to chill. Also you definately have to try the Beef Shawarma! I ordered it and fell in love with it! read more

Nile Cafe - This is so smooth and tastes amazing. Definstely gotta recommend people to come here! - Mediterranean Near Me - Long Beach, California

The falafel was bomb as a vegan it's hard to find something so good done right and affordable the owner was sweet and nice to me and my friend it was chill I will be back read more

DO NOT GO THERE!!! NOT FOR THE FOOD, NOR THE HOOKA. You can go one or two miles and be closer to the beach, be at a better hookah bar/Mediterranean restraurant and pay LESS!!! I placed an order over the phone, I went to pick it up and was greeted in a very weird way like "why are you here, can i help you?" Then I asked to add a dessert and an appetizer, they didnt have either. Really??? I ORDERED ONE THING AND GOT THE WRONG ORDER. ONE BLOODY ITEM AND THEY MESSED IT UP! Oh, I also made the mistake of ordering a drink. They split it in two tiny coffee cups. WTF??????? I called to complain and TO EXPRESS MY SHOCK MORE THAN ANHYTHING but noooooooooooooooooooooooooo they couldnt care less! Nile Cafe SUCKS!!! ITS THE WORST!!!!! read more

Iv been coming here and there and honestly I dont like the owner. Hes rude af. Not everyone in the group I came in with smokes .. they just came to sit and talk and we bought food and got a hookah. But the owner walks around with a mean face and makes us feel unwelcome. As an Arab bc I know dam well hes arab himself. Bc I over heard him say speak ... we arent taught to treat others so pitiful like the way he has been doin. Its disgusting actually. Iv spent good money and brought him in customers as well.. smh read more

This is definitely a hidden gem in the LBC. Ask for mowahd ( i think thats how you spell his name) The hookah is decently priced. The food is amazing. Its my first time here with a few friends, we came from Alhambra to try it out. Totally worth the drive. The food is also priced well for the amount you get. Prefect spot for a late night bite and some hookah. Its a really dope environment. read more

This review is based on a visit from September 2015. It's been sitting unpublished in my drafts: I have a feeling this is the type of place you're not supposed to see in the daytime, or with the lights on. Got a glimpse of the kitchen and I was horrified, so many potential health code violations. We were starving tho and decided to just order one falafel sandwich to-go. The sandwich ended up being too gross to eat so we threw it away went to another cafe. In the seating area there was cigarette ash everywhere. The decor is lacking, but there is plenty of seating. If you like hookah, come check it out. Just don't eat the food. read more

The owner is kind of an a$$. Upon walking in, my girlfriend (who told me later) was greeted with "What's up b!tch.". I felt like it was a smoking lounge for males only, even before she told me what he had said. I ordered a beef shawarma plate and a Kafta sandwich. He said there was no more Kafta and would chicken be ok. I agreed. What was brought out was: Beef Shawarma sandwich and chicken plate. Bottom line: Don't attend unless you are: A) Male B) Already full C) Only looking to smoke hookah read more

Ok here it goes: Food: Awesome... I was very pleased with the food. The guy just whips everything up in the back right after you order it. I felt like I was visiting my grandpa and grandma's house. Ambiance: Nice on the inside, and not so nice on the outside. Price: VERY fair. 10$ hookah's and 10$ HUGE plate of great middle eastern food. Classy: Not at all.. kinda ghetto actually but whatevz. Will I be back: Probably, i'd rather eat here at 2am rather than Jack in the Box, they serve food till 3am!!!!! Awesome !!!!!! VERY NICE OWNER!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Came here around midnight on a Friday night with my friends. There were some people at the hookah lounge side, but it was empty on the restaurant side. The server patiently waited for my fickle friends and I to choose our orders. I ordered the Chicken Shwarma sandwich for $5.99. I thought it would be cheaper but it was worth it. The guy freshly cooked and wrapped it. The sauce on the chicken was so delicious. We asked for water and were given water bottles ($1). read more

Nile Cafe - $5.99 Shwarma Sandwich - Mediterranean Near Me - Long Beach, California

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I'm rating this place with 5 stars simply because of the shisha. I've lived in the Middle East for four years and smoking shisha (what I know it to be, Americans call it hookah) is a very big deal. This place has Al-Fakur which is the brand that I'm used to and it's as close as I've gotten to my time in the Middle East at any state side Shisha (Hookah) Bar. It's ten dollars flat, no tax and you can mix flavors. Starbuzz (which gives no buzz at all) is $15 dollars. I didn't order food but it all looks really familiar and delicious, maybe one day I'll give it a try. If you're looking for a fancy place for you and your girlfriends to take selfies and post them every 3 minutes, this isn't it. The vibe is chill but it's not a Wolfgang Pucks or anything! read more

This place can be a bit misleading. Had dinner in Long Beach and was looking for a good place to smoke. Since the reviews were so high we decided to try Nile. Boy were were in for a surprise! The pictures and flyers for Nile are definitely misleading. It looks more lounge-y when advertised. This place is just a small modest restaurant with an outside smoking patio. The patio itself looks very DIY, home-made, etc. Coals are burned on a bbq grill, so I was a little put off at first. However, the owner was VERY approachable, humble, inviting, and overall a nice guy. I asked him for a rose mint, and he kinda looked at me like people usually don't mix flavors there. The place probably offered the best hookahs I've ever smoked. SO GOOD. Trust-- and with tea and dessert (baklava), the patio begins to grow on to you. You forget about the decor altogether. Best part is, the place is VERY cheap as well, so Nile will definitely be seeing more of me whenever I need a smoke in Long Beach. read more

Ordered baba ghanoush, basbusa and chicken shawarma. Being that I worked at a Mediterranean cafe before, I had/have higher expectations. Everything tasted decent but not the best kve ever had. The baba ghanoush had a mayonnaise taste to it. And the shawarma was kinda dry and bland. the pita was ok, not a big fan of pita though. However throwing all the shawarma and lettuce into the ghanoush made it taste so much better. Probably wouldnt be my first choice to eat. But would consider it over dennys. (Ordered on ubereats around 2am) read more