Back for the lentil soup. True confession: I'm addicted to it. You think you've eaten lentil soup…read morebefore? Think again. This is culinary art. Prepared with an age old recipe from yaya, the best ingredients, a secret preparation (at least they won't give it to me). You owe it to yourself - it's the best eatery in Birmingham.

I called in my order at 6:06 PM. It is now 7:00 PM, and I still have not received my food…read more I even went inside to pay and ask about my order, but no one acknowledged me or provided an update. The customer service was very disappointing, and the lack of communication made the experience frustrating. Based on this experience, I would not recommend ordering online or calling in orders from this location.

I have to give any place a try if I see my favorite chicken kafta on the menu. They had me at…read morechicken kafta. It's a small place. It's a mom and pop shop. There ate 4 tables total inside. Mostly a carry out crowd here. We were the only ones inside during the hour. It felt a bit like we were being watched and observed the entire meal, since we were the only ones. We ordered the chicken shawarma with hummus instead of rice, a chicken kafta with hummus instead of rice, a small fattoush and a large fattoush salads without pita. Both dinners come with lentil soup. The salad was refreshing and flavorful. I liked the dressing. More lettuce and less cucumber would have been better for me. Still quite enjoyable. The pickled veggies were so yummy. Nicely pickling and seasoning to it. Not too tart and super flavorful. Owners are both friendly, attentive and accommodating too. Their kids are in the shop hanging out. The chicken shawarma meat was a bit dry. The owner said it was dry since it was the inside and end of one shawarma on the spit. They change it every 4 hours or so. The chicken shawarma had nice flavor to it. The chicken kafta meat was moist and pretty good, flavors were quite subtle. Both meats were good with their garlic sauce and hummus. Their hummus is so smooth. Service and food were both pretty good.

Very tasty and you can't beat the $4.99 Tuesday and Wednesday special: today my boyfriend and I got…read moretakeout, and $4.99 gets you a chicken shawarma sandwich, fries, and a can of soda. My boyfriend got the beef shawarma sandwich special for $5.99. Thanks to Susan M. for the heads up on the special! They have a small seating area but we did takeout due to coronavirus. They make everything fresh to order, as another reviewer noted, and they had beef and chicken roasting on the spits when we walked in. You get to choose a can of soda from the fridge, I got a Sunkist and my boyfriend got Pepsi. Overall you can't beat this deal, and the sandwich was super delicious to boot; it reminded me of La Saj's, down the street. I definitely will be back at some point on a Tuesday or Wednesday sometime to get more shawarma.

We used to go here and enjoyed our meals each time. Went a couple of years ago and all we could…read morehear was VERY loud raised voices coming from the kitchen. The food is decent but the ambiance that day stopped us from ever going back.

After all these years, this is still a solid choice for Lebanese food. My salmon with mushrooms was…read moresavory and gently spiced. The grilled veggies (instead of rice, thank you) were cooked all the way through and had a ratatouille-like quality. The crushed lentil soup was warming, substantial, subtle, and comforting. My one small knock is for the salad - I could have done with more tomato and cucumber and fewer (or zero) sliced onions. I should come here more often.

We have order at least twice a month since we were referred to kebab hunt by a friend about six…read moremonths ago. We originally had wonderful experiences until our last three orders. The first time they forgot the entire side of Rice, but shame on me for not checking your bag. The second time they quoted me 20 minutes on the phone and after we got to the restaurant and waited 35 minutes, she told me whoops, we lost your ticket. We wait 15 more minutes and even though I ordered kebab skewers, I was given weird thin grilled chicken breast with no vegetables. The other entrée was ice cold. We placed another order today, I even asked her to make sure it was correct because we've had two bad experiences back to back. Quoted 20 minutes, we get the food after 30 minutes and the entire sandwiches is wrong. So they remake the sandwich and give us french fries that are ice cold with the new sandwich. The lack of attention to detail for the cost of the items is just not worth it. Just disappointed overall... not sure what's happened there recently.

Used to LOVE this place, it's always been our go to but they've been slacking lately. Not sure if…read morethey got new owners in the past year or so but I never see that one dude at the counter anymore. The chicken shawarma on the combo plates are drier than they used to be, and we order our meats medium. Our food hasn't been ready on time the past three times we've ordered from there. The worst was today, they told us 35 minutes and my husband is literally there still waiting, an hour after I called in our order. Please do better with your timing, we absolutely love your hummus and our friends and family always enjoy the food when we order from there.

Excellent service and massive portions, which is nice because the price point is a bit high. The…read moreflatbreads they serve are massive, I included a photo with a fork for scale. We offered the appetizer sampler and I got the beef tikka which was wonderfully seasoned. They unfortunately don't have regular iced tea so I had to make due with pomegranate juice, which was just ok.

Everything we had was really well executed and flavorful. The appetizer platter was great to start…read morewith. Hummus was light and fluffy, great for spreading, and I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor of the baba ganoush which had no bitterness whatsoever. The star was their fresh flatbread that is served with the platter -- perfectly soft yet thin enough to rip and dip. I ordered the chicken shawarma in a pita-like bread. It was simple, chicken, garlic spread, and some fries stuffed in. The menu image had lettuce and tomato included, but my order did not come with any, so i used the appetizer platter fixings to garnish and add more flavor/texture. I really liked that the chicken was well seasoned but not too salty (you could eat it on its own) Ended the meal with their hot mint tea, dispensed freshly in front of you with mint and sugar provided to taste.

I recently posted how the bowl was significantly smaller. That bothered me. I had not planned on…read moregoing back. Well, I was in the neighborhood again. The bowl and service were back to normal. The first bowl is a picture of how the bowls were originally. The second bowl is the most recent bowl that I purchased. The last bowl was from my last post. Although bowl number 3 is a falafel bowl, it was significantly smaller than the bowl in which I added falafel. Simply put, it's still my number one to go to.

This place has hands down the best shawarma in the area, and I've yet to find one that compares…read more Prices are great, service is always quick, and the food always tastes delicious.

I'm in town from LA visiting friends who recently moved here--and let me tell you, they know good…read morefood. Ordering Anita's on DoorDash was such a thoughtful "welcome" gesture. Everything we had was absolutely fantastic--and incredibly fresh. We went all in: chicken shawarma, tabbouleh, salmon, spinach pie... every dish delivered. The hummus was especially exceptional--smooth, rich, and full of flavor. And the sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts? Easily standout favorites. I stuffed myself and ate like it was Thanksgiving, and I'm unequivocally grateful to my friends for this meal!

Food was great! I had the salmon bowl, which consisted of black beans, rice, sweet potatoes, a…read moredrizzle of avocado ranch or goddess ranch (I think), garnished with parsley. It has all the flavor and none of the guilt. The waitress was very attentive and made the suggestion to get the salmon bowl. I'm so happy she did. It was filling and delicious. The ambiance was calming and peaceful.

Wandered into this Mediterranean desert shop after dinner, and it made the night…read more Ordered the oreo cake and a small fruit desert. Both were so good. Not too sweet. and the best part is the value. The oreo cake was ... $3.00. The fruit desseet was $1.50. You don't see those prices anymore. We were both so full but otherwise would have tried the fruit cake. It was about $26 for a small and $36 for a large. Apparently, fruit is not just on top but FILLED inside with cream and goodness. Sounded so good and will probably buy it and update this review in the future. It is a small local business and the owner, mostly Turkish and Arabic speaking, was very nice and cordial. The place is less than 2 years old. Not super fancy inside. Not the widest selection but honestly I would try everything - canoli, cakes, baklava - given the fair price point. We will be back for sure.

Beautiful, good tasting cake for my daughter's birthday. Everyone loved how delicious and light it…read morewas. Very easily served 12 good sized pieces.