People always ask me where they can find good, authentic, Lebanese food in San Antonio, and for…read moredecades the answer has been... complicated. Until now. Zaatar Lebanese Grill is where we go when we don't feel like cooking, or if my mom is out of town. Located in the Silk Road Heritage District this place is serving up delicious Lebanese staples all day long. Grab an ice cold rose tea and some hummus bi lahme, hot pita bread, and a dish of your choice. Just make sure it comes with their homemade thin-sliced fries. They're next level if you like your fries crispy. Our kids love it here, so it's a no-brainer for family dinners but they also have a great lunch menu with curated bowls that are healthy and satisfying.

Zaatar Lebanese Grill lies in what I'm considering the SA town square of Middle Eastern cuisine…read more It's minutes away from IH-10 on Wurbach, I ordered the Gyro plate with Lebanese salad and wifey got the mixed grill platter. Both were tasty and were very similar in taste from our recent visit to Turkey. Lots of flavor going on at the same time and I have developed such a taste for the traditional rice. Light and flaky. I believe the owners are Arabic, but not actually Lebanese. Although we have traveled to the middle east, but not to Lebanon, I cannot say for certain if it is authentic or not. What I can say is the food was delicious and definitely used some of the same spices we are familiar with. The inside dining was for smaller parties of less than 6, and fit our needs on this visit.

This is going to be a down and dirty review. Great service, great food, must visit if you are in…read moreSan Antonio and looking for Mediterranean. Definitely order the hummus. A true MUST go restaurant!

Ordered the chicken kebab with the Greek salad to go and it was underwhelming. The garlic sauce…read moredidn't pack a punch. The Greek salad dressing was missing salt. For $20 (including tax and tip) I'd want more flavor for such a simple meal. I ordered the bread and zaatar side as well and the bread was delicious! I think the ratio was off for the zaatar and oil dipping sauce but the bread was GOOD.

Kababchi Grill is another one of those spots where the kids won't argue about going, and where we…read morehave our go-to favorite dishes. The grill is obviously where it's at. They use real fire to cook your food and you can see it all happen behind a (giant and hot) piece of glass where a skilled cook is diligently turning skewer after skewer of expertly seasoned meats. But the real star of the show here? The salad. Get it with their pomegranate molasses dressing and you'll understand why this place is so addicting. The service and atmosphere are family friendly, just like the family that owns and operates this place. Beautiful people serving beautiful people. Just remember: quality fresh food takes a few extra minutes to prepare! So grab a plate of hummus while your meal is made to order. Sahtein!

The food was excellent, the music fits the atmosphere. Clean, friendly staff. Loved itread more

It's like no other buffet in town. Everything is fresh and delicious! Relaxing environment with…read morefriendly staff. Try something different, today!

I have been there 2 weeks ago. We were 10 adults and 2 children. Since there management had changed…read morerecently so we decided to go and all we got was disappointment. So the management has changed but the menu is still the same or you can say worst. They don't serve fried fish on weekdays anymore and their lamb shanks were undercook as well. Their Baklova and fried chicken was finished and was never replaced with more fresh food. Waiter was keep looking at us and was laughing so when we spoke to the manager on duty he said I apologize but he is abnormal, so we felt bad but next day we called again and the owner said that they were laughing on their joke and not at us. So over all the food is same even though they changed the name and management. Please AVOID this place since it's not even friendly anymore nor worth spending your hard earned money. Plus they don't refill food once it's finished. I wish I could give - stars to them since that's what they really deserve now after this change of disgusting management and their disgusting environment.

Naara is one of my favorite Mediterranean restaurants in San Antonio…read more In business for a long time, Naara offers a wide variety of Mediterranean food, keeping the out authenticity of the flavors in every plate. The food selection is large. I would recommend you to look at their menu, but my favorite is the chicken shawarma plate. Every time I come here this is my selection. They also have pizza and they are very well known for having one of the best pizzas in town. With fresh ingredients, their food is just amazing. You will enjoy it as much as me. If you love, hookah, they have hookah service and you can enjoy it in the big patio they have. If you're looking for something more quiet, they have an indoor dining room and you can see there's always a students here doing homework or research and enjoying their hookah. They are located on I 10 and Wurzbach, and they have a large parking lot, you will also find in the same location a very popular Mediterranean market call Alibaba where you can find all kind of Mediterranean food and ingredients I hope you enjoy Naara as much as I do.

Food: Always well prepared, fresh and with the right portion for the price…read more Service: Always quick and easy Ambiance: Makes for a really chill spot for lunch if you need a hour or so to decompress.

This place has the good stuff! This authentic Middle Eastern food truck is fully HALAL serving up…read moremouthwatering shawarma and traditional Arabic dishes! They opened up only a few weeks back so the spot is still relatively new to San Antonio, but this isn't the owner's first food truck! Turns out he owned New York Grill Express, a food truck I used to go to all the time near my house! Service is typically pretty fast, maybe 15 mins, which is typical for middle eastern food trucks! My favorite item here would have to be their mouthwatering chicken tenders. I just haven't had anything like it, especially with their special sauce! Definitely a must try while you're ordering from here! They're open late & right now they're parked alongside Sea Island Shrimp House off of I-10, but check out their page to stay up to date with wherever they'll be next! It's a food truck in a parking lot with no seating, which makes it a takeaway spot for sure!

Giving 5 stars because the guy who works the truck is amazing dude. Very helpful with the menu…read more Food is ok. Very salty in our opinion. Maybe just not our type of food. Either way go check them out. The man works very hard.

I don't believe the overall experience warrants more than two stars…read more I kept seeing these amazing photos posted by Shawarmatee on social media, so we decided to drive out to their food truck on Friday evening. The truck is parked in the Shell gas station on the corner of Babcock and Wurzbach. There's space for about 5 or 6 cars on the side of the food truck. The menu is prominently displayed, and the area around looks as clean as one would expect a gas station parking lot to be. The gentleman taking orders and packaging the food was polite enough. I'm not one for overly effusive or disingenuous customer service. As long as you're not a jerk and the food and price are right, I can tolerate a bland interaction. We asked for details about a couple of menu items, but he kind of nodded while never answering the questions. We ordered the mix shawarma plate, two Arabi wraps, and an order of falafel, as well as a can of Coke, bottles of water, and a mango drink. It took about 15 minutes for our order to be ready, and everything was hot and well-packaged. He even threw in some extra tahini and garlic sauces (or what he said was garlic and tahini sauce). My kids said the Arabi wraps were fine. They didn't think the sauce had any garlic flavor whatsoever, and the tahini tasted more of oil than anything else. My husband and I both agreed that the beef included on our mixed shawarma plates tasted off. There's a sweetness that develops as red meat begins to turn, and that's the unpleasant flavor we detected when we ate our plates. The chicken, as many other Yelpers have pointed out, was beyond dry. It lacked seasoning and was throat-scratchingly dry. The salad was uninspired and lazy, and the rice was adequate. The falafel was broken and burned in areas, but had an overall good flavor and almost fluffy texture. I had to agree with the kids that the garlic sauce tasted more like mayo. We didn't finish our food and ended up going to an Indian food truck down the street to fill our stomachs. I feel bad writing this because this is an elderly gentleman, but I also don't think the feedback on the chicken and the quality of food is being addressed. We want to go out and feel we're getting our money, gas, and time's worth, and Shawarmatee failed to deliver on that. Instead, it feels like a cash grab from unsuspecting diners.

I'm from Houston where there's great Mediterranean food everywhere. In SA it's a little harder to…read morefind. We ordered two dishes, the mixed shawarma plate and the chicken shawarma. Were delicious. Ate in the car. So good ordered another dish to go. Yum Yum

I always enjoy my time at Shisha. They have everything you need for remote workers and delicious…read morefood! Sharean was my server tonight and has been for many nights I've visited. She's detail oriented, checks in regularly, whether you're a new customer or regular. This always makes my experience memorable.

Unfortunately, I've had a really bad experience with the hookah here. I've visited three times…read morewithin the same week, and all three times I was basically unable to smoke the hookah I paid for. The first time, I asked them to add just a little bit of Hawaii flavor. They added way too much, and the flavor was so overpowering that I couldn't smoke it. I asked if they could fix it, but I was told I would have to pay for extra. The second time, they packed too much tobacco, and it burned almost immediately. The taste was completely burnt and impossible to enjoy. Again, I asked them to fix it, and again I was told I would have to pay extra. Tonight was my third visit, and somehow the exact same thing happened again. Too much tobacco, it burned almost instantly, and the taste was horrible. When I brought it up, the answer was once again that I would need to pay for extra. Mistakes happen, and I completely understand that. But when the same problem happens three times in one week and the only solution offered is for the customer to pay again, that's extremely disappointing. I can't really comment on the food because I haven't tried it, but based purely on my hookah experience, I absolutely would not recommend coming here for hookah. Three visits, three bad hookahs, and no attempt to make any of them right. Horrible, horrible, horrible experience.

Fresh, with a rich, complex depth of flavor that is eminently satisfying! Highly recommend!read more

This baklava is simply delicious! Fresh and not dry like other places. Worth noting this is a…read morepre-order establishment, not dine-in. Best to plan ahead for something this delish! Great for gifts to friends and co-workers - especially the gift baskets.