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    Rest House Cafe

    4.6 (42 reviews)
    Open 4:00 pm - 11:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Chicken kebab plate with hummu - really nice chicken!
    Doug K.

    This place was great. Good food, friendly service. I had the chicken kebab plate. The chicken was the star of the show - very tasty and tender grilled chicken with a charred lemon spice flavor. The olive oil on the hummus was also very good. The pita bread would have been better if it was warm. The side salad was unremarkable. Overall a great lunch spot.

    Food was great, service was awesome, music was good, had fun time, super fun. fun. G

    Beef Shawarma Sandwich
    Dave H.

    Visited this restaurant in a Saturday afternoon at about 1:30pm, for a couple of takeout dishes. Guess business was slow, there was one table dining in. I ordered the beef shawarma wrap and krafta kabob with hummus and eggplant dip as sides. The flavors were good and accompanying pickles really added interesting taste and texture to the dishes. It was decent, just a little pricey on the kabob in my opinion.

    Lebanese salad, sides and falafel plate
    Fatima Y.

    I love coming here for a chill Saturday for date night vibes with light bites and hookah, or coming on a school night to study. During some days they have specials and events- check their Instagram!!! Def will be back.

    Erik C.

    Their Beef shawarma sandwich WAS THE BOMB!! I Highly Recommend this restaurant and I give it 5 Stars!!

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    3 years ago

    Great food. Great. Service. Everyone at the restaurant is very friendly including the customers!!

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    4 years ago

    Good food and service. It is a hookah bar but was not overwhelming. The food was very flavorful and served hot. Will be going back next.

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    4 years ago

    The food was good. There are a lot of options to choose from and they have a nice hookah selection

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    8 years ago

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    3 years ago

    Tasty Mediterranean meals! Good food, good service at affordable prices. Great option in the area.

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    Hey Erik! Thanks so much for your feedback we greatly appreciate it!

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    6 years ago

    I felt like I was back home in the Middle East! Love the atmosphere and the people! Rest House number 1 wallah

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    5 years ago

    I ordered the chicken sandwich and it was extremely dry the mint lemonade is really good tho

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    8 years ago

    Great place to eat Lebanese food. If you like Arabic breakfast it's the place for it.

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    7 years ago

    The best shawarma sandwich on earth! Super clean and delicious meals. Always super helpful when I order to go and when I go there.

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    8 years ago

    Excellent food and service! The humus is out of this world and the chicken and beef are delicious! Definitely recommend this place!

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    Marise, thank you so much for your feedback we greatly appreciate it!

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    Urban Smoke - They offer hookah

    Urban Smoke

    4.4(62 reviews)
    16.2 miGreenway
    $$

    Decent parking in their private lot yet the space is small so come early if you want a place to sit…read moreor a table. Otherwise you'll be standing. The bartenders are friendly and quick with a strong pour. It was too crowded for me as it was hard to walk from one side to the other. I do appreciate the security yet the lines for the bathroom were annoying as they're are only 2. The dj was cool kept the vibe going all night. Decent pricing for drinks and Decent hookah for the city at $25. If I come back I'll be sure to use the bathroom ahead of time to avoid the line and obnoxious knocks on the door and arrive early to avoid being seated in the walkway.

    The worst service I've ever experienced here and I've been coming since 2022. The female dread head…read moreserver/ bartender with reddish brown dreads is the worst server here by far. I came in at 4pm on a Tuesday. The crowd was dead for the most part. Why did it take me walking up to the hostess to order? After the server stated she would be with me shortly she proceeds to make several drinks ( when she could've asked for my drink order at least) then takes a toast and lallygag with her friends or people she knows at the bar still not coming back to take my order. I came here to eat and get a drink and having to wait over 10 minutes on a SLOW Tuesday afternoon is a bit crazy. I've gotten better service here on a Friday night where these is no standing room. The catfish basket was delicious as all ways. The best thing on the menu by far!

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    Lost & Found - Shrimp, Mac & Cheese and green beans

    Lost & Found

    3.8(1k reviews)
    16.5 miFourth Ward, Midtown, Montrose
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    "Not All Who Wander Are Lost"...And what I found was some great food! Atmosphere is casual, service…read moreis friendly, the vibe is definitely Viking (and from what I have heard, it's really popping during brunch!). We came on. Friday after work during happy hour and the prices could not be beat, especially with their lobster bites (was sitting at about $30, and we got them half off!) Drinks were fantastic! I selected the "Golden Cadillac" that comes with a miniature bottle of Grand Marnier inside of it. Very good. My company decided on an array of appetizers for his "main course", while I went with their Fried Salmon (served with Mac and cheese, and collard greens). Omg! So tasty! The pepper was prevalent throughout, but it did not over power the flavor! I make collard greens at home (and learned from one of the best), and even I found theirs to be pretty good! My company selected fried ribs, along with the lobster bites, and crawfish queso dip, and their wings! I tasted what he got, and we both agreed that the wings were "off the chart" delicious with a beautiful straight off the grill smoky flavor! So good that he got another order to go! Lol. What made our experience there amazing was our server Ray (Rajean = think "the 90's TV Show "Living Single"..."smooches"!)...she was the best!! From her hello, to walking us through the menu (as first-timers), her recommendations, her energy, her smile, and her being very relatable. Loved her! My only gripe was the bathrooms, the ladies room needed attention (and could use a spruce all around). It doesn't help that it is a bit small, but yeah, they need to focus some efforts on ensuring it's upkeep. As for seating and parking, there is a bar area and limited seating toward the front of the restaurant, but it does extend to back of the house with additional seating. There is also patio seating as well. Because this place seems popular, it is best to reserve ahead to ensure your seating. Parking is very limited! They do however, offer valet (but at $20+). There is off-street parking, but be careful since this is a residential area and nothing is secure. All in all, I really had a great time and left with my belly full! Definitely worth checking out! What was lost is now found! Enjoy!

    We came on Monday for HH around 7:30 pm, we know HH was almost over, we live 5 mins away and wanted…read morea quick bite and drink. The valet charges $20 or $40 on a week day and its not even that busy. We walked in and nobody was at the front so we asked the first person we saw " do we sit ourselves" , and she said just wait by the entry door and the host will seat you. Well the host came and said "go to the front & I can help you there". Cool. We get seated and given a menu. The menu was dirty, sticky, and over all filthy. We moved inside to the bar and asked a waitress "can you let the bartender know we are here, we think she went to the back for something". The waitress looked at us and said " oh, she know y'all here. She gone come". Instead of letting her know we moved to the bar. Anywho, Bunny took great care us. She literally made our experience go from 1 to a high 8. Ask for Bunnnyyy at the bar!!! Nice music playing. Minus the bugs on the patio (love bug season in tx) and long wait on the patio, the ambiance wouldve been great outside..... Service needs a bit of tweaking, food was good, Bunny was amazing. Well be back in some time. Thank you Bunnyyy!

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    Cafe Layal Midtown

    Cafe Layal Midtown

    3.3(449 reviews)
    16.6 miFourth Ward, Midtown, Montrose
    $$

    Been eyeing this place for a little while so I decided to finally hit it up tonight for some late…read morenight delivery. Was craving a shawarma and a Greek salad, both of which they had. They were running a BOGO promo for the shawarma, which made it even better. The shawarma actually wasn't too bad at all. I've had some better ones but I've had wayyyy worse here in Houston. Greek salad was pretty good too. I'd probably buy this again honestly. Definitely recommend. Only reason why I gave a 4-star is because they messed up my order and forgot to give me two shawarmas. Overall still pretty good though.

    This is my second or third time eating here though this time I ordered it for delivery and it…read morewasn't as good as I remember. The salmon was practically tasteless. It was so bland, like I don't think they added any sort of seasoning whatsoever. The chicken was much better though being that it was more flavorful and overall enjoyable. I really enjoy toum sauce too, and I specifically asked them to give me a bunch of extra of those sauces and I do appreciate that they very much satisfied my request. They gave us more than enough sauces so I appreciated that especially for Mediterranean food I feel like the sauces are key. Overall, though this experience was almost subpar, but not quite because I still didn't enjoy the chicken and the sauce and the rice altogether I just really did not like the salmon and I feel like the portion could've been a little bigger too.

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    The Cave Hookah Lounge - OUR BEST HOOKAH

    The Cave Hookah Lounge

    4.3(28 reviews)
    11.4 mi
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    First off, the actual customer service was great. The seating, ambience was very cool. The dj…read morecould use a little fine tuning but he was cool. I'm just not ok with a dj who is being paid by the owner, telling folks or allowing the MC to tell folks in order to request a song, you gotta pay. If I chose to tip him, so be it, but being forced ain't cool. My biggest complaint was the price of everything. Now I'm a country chick and realize that prices are more expensive in the city. I was approached by the manager and I told her I needed a set up. She asked me what chasers I wanted and I said water and coke. I was charged separately for the water and coke that was supposed to be included in my set up.... so all together for a set up and a hookah, I paid over $60. I've never paid, IN HOUSTON, more than $10 for a set up and $35 for a hookah. Then they have small 4 oz paper cups to get the ice out with. After all this she attempted to charge me a bottle fee for each bottle I brought in. I sincerely think the young lady wasn't sure about what she was doing. Again she maintained her professionalism but she looked overwhelmed. Let's move on to those hookahs, the flavor lasted maybe 10-15 minutes and then the other lady who was helping refresh the coals was firmly pressing them down on the foil. I called her to the side and advised her that she was going to burn the shisha like that and sure enough my next puff was nothing but burnt shisha. They did replace it for free so I can't say much about that but overall....... The employees need training, I think they were overwhelmed and I think y'all were understaffed to serve the amount of people that accompanied this party... Great establishment Great employees Refine their skills and you'll be open a long time.

    Their service was great! They told us they were streaming Tank and Roach fight but we had to watch…read moreon our phones as they did not have the fight on. They seemed they had trouble paying for it not sure exactly but they did seem to try. It's BYOB.. hookah was flavorful and sweet how I like it! Vibes are chill but we did not get to watch the game. They gave us great discount for not having the fight on as they did tell us they had it on prior to coming. Nonetheless I would come again but not for any game/fight just for a chill nice vibes.

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