My first and only encounter with El Turco was a delivery meal and we had few complaints. Everything…read morewas well-packaged and tasted restaurant-fresh. The baba ghanoush was everything I love in a good eggplant dip and was a definite win in our book - seasoned, textured, and slightly smokey. We intuited this would be delicious by getting two containers of it, and this turned out to be a great life choice. Chicken adana is a fan favorite in our house, and it's done pretty well here. They're like elongated loaves of marinated and spiced ground chicken, and delicious with rice and a dollop of yogurt sauce. We preferred these over the chicken kebab, which were just as flavorful but quite a bit drier. Both entrees were served with a grilled tomato and pepper, which were still warm and charred from the grill. They also came with small side salads, with lightly dressed and slightly wilted greens. My husband appreciated the extra veggies with our meal, but I far preferred the warm and soft pita rounds.

Really wanted the food from here without having to leave home and so I put in a DoorDash order. I…read moregot an app of cheese borak, an order of chicken and lamb Adana. Borek was still very crispy and flaking when received, delicious. The meats were fantastic as always over top of their wonderful rice with a side of fluffy pita and crisp salad, chef's kiss. Excellent spot and great staff.

We came here for Mother's Day with a party of 8 and had an excellent experience from start to…read morefinish. Our server Carlos was fantastic. Friendly, attentive, and on top of everything without ever making us feel rushed. We started with the hummus, zucchini pancakes, and shepherd's salad with feta, and all of them were fresh and packed with flavor. For entrees we had the whole branzino, octopus, lamb shish kebab, Adana kebab, and fried calf's liver. Every single dish was delicious and cooked perfectly. And the rice... honestly some of the best rice I've ever had at a restaurant. Simple but unbelievably flavorful. Everyone in our group left happy and impressed. Definitely recommend giving this place a try and we're already looking forward to coming back.

Lunch: 5/5 Stars Came here this past Tuesday for lunch…read more They offer a lunch special that includes a starter, main dish, and soda. For the quality and service you receive $19.50 is a steal! I must say fantastic Turkish Meatballs & Sheperd's Salad. The baklava for dessert had 3 pieces plus ice cream! Delicious! Service: 5/5 Stars Tugchem, she was very sweet, accommodating and attentive. Always filling our waters, asking us how we are doing, and calm hospitable demeanor. Ambiance: Music is calming to have family conversations. Local upscale decor Yes, I'd come back here for lunch again

The food here is delicious! Friendly staff!…read moreAlways satisfying. Highly recommend this restaurant.

THE FOOD ----------------…read more+ Assorted Hot Platter - Mini cheese pies, mini spinach pies, grilled vegetables and rice wrapped in grape leaves were all very fresh and delicious. Definitely a good way to try a little bit of everything. + Gyro Supreme with Lamb Souvlaki - Huggggge gyro with a massssive serving of deliciously fresh fries. Gyro meat and lamb souvlaki cubes were excellllllent. Lots of tzatziki inside. Easily could have saved half of the entire entree. + Gyro Supreme with Chicken - Same as the above for the fries and gyro. Chicken was fresh, surprisingly tender and absolutely delicious as well. + Grilled Chicken in a Pita - Same as the comments above. THE SERVICE ------------------ + Waiter was friendly and patient. + All of our food was served very quickly. THE SURROUNDINGS -------------------------------- + Very local, homey feel to the restaurant. + Restaurant is located right by a set of train tracks. + Interior isn't huge, but still has a decent number of tables. + Big private parking lot outside. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- + Came by on a Sunday afternoon at 12 PM and it was verrry quiet. There were 2 tables already wrapping up their meals, but we were the only customers inside for the next hour. - They charge a 4% credit card fee, so try to bring cash if you want to save a few bucks!

food was exceptional. vibes were high. Service was awesome! highly recommend !!!!…read more Get the Lebbne!

We had a magnificent lunch at Mado on River Edge, New Jersey to celebrate my friend's 60th…read morebirthday. The interior of this restaurant is beautiful. Our server was attentive to all of our needs. We realized that they have lunch specials for $22 each in which you receive a Shepard's salad, an appetizer and a main course with a drink and delicious bread. There were many different options to choose from, but I decided upon the Shepard's salad, stuffed grape leaves and the chicken kebab with rice. We were served an absolute ton of delicious savory food. The chicken was perfectly seasoned! We ended up having a birthday tartufo with sparklers on top to celebrate my friend's birthday. It was a great lunch and I would highly recommend going to Mado's particularly at lunchtime for their $22 special.

I'll forever be thanking the social algorithm that brought a reel about this homely spot to my…read morefeed. This place offers up fantastic Mediterranean fare and is run by some of the nicest people around. When they saw my husband eyeing a platter of an interesting dessert, they offered us both small spoonfuls to sample (I don't remember what it was called, but it was coconutty and delicious). I adored the falafel platter, which was a behemoth serving of 6 falafels, freshly made hummus, tabbouleh, and pita. The falafels were freshly fried and had a lovely sprinkle of sesame seeds. Coupled with a smooth smear of homemade hummus, my eyes were fluttering shut as I ate. My husband's side of the table went similarly silent as he dug voraciously into his mixed shawarma sandwich. He especially appreciated how they toasted the wrapper, which was more like a lavash than a pita. Before we left, we got a baba ghanoush to go. Our jaws dropped when we saw the serving size. We're so used to getting tiny containers from other spots that this giant aluminum platter of eggplant spread - complete with a little pool of fresh olive oil drizzle and stack of warmed pita - had us stilled with shock. We appreciated the sides and variety of sauces that came with our meal. The small cups of mayo, tzatziki, and spicy sauce, along with olives, pepperocinis, and pickled radishes, really helped complete our meal. These small and thoughtful touches made this meal feel more like eating in someone's home kitchen rather than a restaurant. On that note - know that everything is made from scratch and to order, which means the food will take a little longer than you might expect from a fast casual spot. This sweet gem is located on a random street in Hackensack, and a bit hard to find if you're not looking for it because there isn't much to draw attention to it. There's a small parking lot right in front of the restaurant, making it easy to drop in for a quick meal or to-go order.

Love this spot and some of the best mediterranean food in the area. Tucked away in south Hackensack…read moreand very easy to miss. Parking is a pain, not gonna lie. Either find on the street nearby to walk or in the very tiny space in the front (to which good luck if you try to back out). However, that said the food more than makes up for it. Extremely fresh food made from scratch, you can tell the quality is there looking at the kitchen. This is also the only place to this day that I've found in the area that serves hot grape leaves, which are my favorite item on the menu, most mediterranean spots only make them cold. Their platters are also very filling and solid portion size. If you prefer to go lighter, there are also sandwich options with or without fries. Seating is very small, so takeout is their main business though you could certainly dine in if you'd like. Service has always been solid, the owner is very friendly! I'll keep coming back despite the tricky parking.

So I had totally forgotten about this place and I've been sick the past few days and haven't been…read moreable to really leave the house so there's this place near my home that that's called wander and it's kind of like a DoorDash but it's a bunch of places in one spot. So I decided to place an order from here and my God it was out of this world.! The salad was huge and filled with great quality feta a ton of olives, a ton of very fresh tomatoes like everything was top level. I also got an order of hummus, which literally is going to take me a week to eat and of course they sent it with fresh hot Pita that was out of this world.! I had to pay a little bit more because it was a delivery service, but you know what it was worth every dime and I would do it again. Out of this world.

Food is amazing. Avoid at all costs.on holidays though. They dont know how to pace their orders…read more Currently standing here on Mother's Day with a legit CROWD of a line going out the door. Poor hostess keeps saying "15mins" while customers are calling doordash to cancel. Over an hour wait. Even folks who.ordered days earlier are having to wait extremely long. One customer has volunteered to call names to the outside folks waiting. Hoping a LOT of lessons are learned.

Decided to give this place a try for dinner take out and it didn't disappoint. We got chicken…read moreshish tawook, lamb shish and a kids chicken kebab. The food was delicious and portions were huge. it's a great deal for the money! I had leftovers for lunch the next day. Entrees come with two skewers and a ton of rice, which was very tasty and some grilled veggies on the side. A kids meal was also a very good portion, 1 skewer and lots of fries. Great spot with delicious food, big portions and very reasonable prices!

Super good food really bright ingredient that spice up the palette with different flavors. I…read moreordered hummus with beef and the mixed combination platter. Everything was very succulent and fresh. the meat was tender and rice was delicious. I would totally come here again and offer takeout as well it's quality and price ratio is fantastic thank you so much Roses place for a delightful experience and wonderful meal i appreciate the service and calm ambiance within the restaurant. 10/10 A+ definitely visit this establishment

I was a bit hesitate since I don't love the cuisine and came here for lunch with a big group of us…read moresince everyone voted yes for it but me. We just found our own seats since no one showed us to one. The waitress was young and very friendly but seemed a bit timid. Oddly our friend only ordered a soup and that came out before all our meals. So, she was trying to be polite and her soup got cold while we all were waiting for our sandwiches. However, when my sandwich came (the falafel mixed with shwarma) - it was awesome. It was huge and extremely filling. The tahini sauce was delicious. The grape leaves we got were really good as were the French fries here (though a bit pricy for the French fries). I would definitely return though and now look forward to it! I'll be the one voting yes for this spot now!

Overprice tasteless food. Small sizes and look like the food was old. French fried really dry…read moreshawarma look like chopped left overs. No napkins no utensils. Very disappointing. $50 gone to the drain.

I have been coming to this location I guess since the beginning. I always get the same order, gyro…read moreover rice with an extra pita. The portions a very generous. The white sauce is the best around. Never an issue when ordering in person. The staff is always friendly and efficient. Now that I'm older I drive less so I use delivery apps a lot. My only complaint is their app. It never allows me to order delivery. And the Uber Eats app doesn't allow you to order extra sautéed onions. The onions are the best. Juicy platters is a great Halal spot! Second to none.

Sooo good you can't go wrong with anything here it's all fresh made to order. The bowls are my fav…read morebut also the pita hits the spot!!! Their white sauce is famous and I loved dipping the delish hot wings

Very mediocre food, beef is alright, but chicken is terrible. I ordered 'grilled chicken doner' and…read moreIskender Kebab. The chicken was not cooked like doner (roasted), it was quickly cooked on a stove, and placed with basic lettuce and tomatoes. Very bad tasting seasoning, not Turkish or Arabic, tasted like a lot of salt and thyme. Was not traditional shawarma or doner, not even gyro. Very bad. The Iskender Kebab was the typical cheap store bought chop meat like gyro meat, was better tasting than the chicken though, still not worth it. Also not cooked like Arabic or Turkish food. Was just greasy bread with tomato sauce (like Ragu) and bit of yogurt. Over all not happy with the food, its not even trying to be good or traditional. Would not recommend. Also I ordered baklava and rice pudding, was instead given 6 brittle cookies. Not good.

Great Kokorec, they even let you order up to specifics if you know the turkish way…read more Very Nice lahmacun if you are not fan of kokorec, They serve it with traditional sides. Will definitely go over and over