absolutely delicious pickled turnips , gyro pita and chicken shawrma wraps insane - great customer…read moreservice

Ordered takeout on a Wednesday evening. Online ordering was easy and on time. Picking up was a…read morelittle difficult because there isn't a good place to pull over and go inside to pick up the food. I ordered the rice bowl with chicken shawarma, hummus, seasoned onions, fried cauliflower, and creamy garlic with tzatziki and white sauce. The meal came with a lot of protein which was nice. I wish the sides were a little bigger and that you could choose more than 4. But got lots of meals out of this and flavors were good! Prices seemed fair for the size. Overall just hard pick up but food was good.

If you have eaten at a restaurant 50 times over the last 7 years and more if one goes back…read moredecades. how can you not be a fan? This is a very friendly outstanding place on York Street that is comfortable, A survivor from the 1970's I would return and return just to make sure this continues for the decades to come. I can't imagine it not being in this location as a place to think back to visits from the past . Our most popular items are pizza and the large greek salad. That doesn't mean the greek specialities are in second place-- it is just that we have become so happy with that salad as we can't get anything close to it in other places. It is also healthy with all the different elements in the salad. That hasn't stopped us from getting sandwiches including chicken salad and pasta dinners as well. We even go for the hamburger with fries on occasion-- making sure to also enjoy a vanilla milkshake. So pleases try this restaurant. With more and more chains and "new" foods the older familiar places sometimes get overlooked. This one should not . With the long term staff and the qualitf food today this restaurant continues to make itself a required visit with every trip to New Haven. You can breath heritage at every table., Can;t wait for the next excuse to visit.

This rating goes right down the middle…read more They are super nice here. Good seating outside. The pizza was a little greasy and heavy for me, between New York and Chicago styles. Very reasonable though!

Found this place while searching for what I was craving last weekend, Greek food. Immediately…read morewalking toward the establishment, the excitement grew. Walking in felt great, the ambiance gave homey vibes in the best way possible, it felt like I was about to get some great eats. The gentleman at the counter recommended I get the combo since he saw me eyeing the butternut-squash & apple soup that they had on special. Anywhere I see soups, it's a wrap. You are able sub out for fries or salad if you'd like that instead of the soup, plus you get a drink. I decided to go with the soup special & chose the chicken souvlaki. Flavors were there, chicken was tender, & in my opinion the simplicity was top tier on this. The butternut-squash & apple soup, was DELICIOUS. I would've taken a whole tub home. The Kefta lamb burger tasted delicious, not dry at all. Their feta fries were also a great addition to the combo. I can't wait to be back another time, to try more of their menu items. I get why this is a favorite for many.

The food was good enough, but it was a bit expensive for what it was. It over $40 for a meal for…read moretwo and we were still a bit hungry afterwards. The service was fast and the inside of restaurant was clean and well kept though, and there are some nice picnic tables at the back to enjoy the outdoors.

Always good food. Excellent service and helpful for our needs. The ambiance is very conducive…read more Obviously we find this restaurant very welcoming.

Nice ambiance and fast and friendly service! Great for…read morepeaceful and tasy lunch or dinner. Had their shish kababs which were great came with two types of rice and pepper. Loved the whole mix of platter. More on the fine dinning side.

Very tasty, great patio, friendly vibes…read more I came here to get falafel, but I saw that they have mujadara, which I love. So I ordered that and then just a couple of falafel balls to taste. The mujadara was very yummy. A little oily but that's a dish I love and you can't find it everywhere. The falafel was tasty too, although the individual balls came without any tahina, so I imagine it would taste better a little moister. Overall, the patio was a great surprise, especially when you think that the outside seating is just the tables in the front. And my dish was yummy.

I'm really disappointed to write this because this place used to be one of my go-to staples. The…read morestaff was friendly and ordering through Snackpass was quick and easy, but unfortunately the food quality has gone downhill. I ordered the lamb shawarma, which came out in thick chunks rather than the thin slices you'd expect. The meat was tough, chewy, and full of cartilage--I actually had to spit pieces out. The mango juice was equally disappointing, tasting more like tap water with syrup than anything fresh.

Been wanting to come here for awhile. Great vibe inside. The service was quick and the food took…read moreabout 10 minutes to cook to order. My lemon chicken bowl was fantastic. Tasty flavor, the rice warm and fluffy and the flavors were incredible. I'll be back again very soon !

Ordered take out from Ali Baba's it was good. I got the…read morecombo ginger and kebab chicken full bowl with rice and veggies. It was very delicious. I wasn't a big fan of the ABK sauce but the tahani sauce was just right. To be honest, I was so hungry I forgot to take a picture. But it was good. Huge portion. My mother got the half size and it was still really big. And the best part I still some for leftovers (and honestly the leftovers almost tasted better). Service as good. And although I only stopped by for a second inside looked really nice and spacious.

This was my first experience to Turkish food. Honestly 10/10. I told my husband about it so we…read morecould go together because it was so amazing. Everything was so fresh and delicious. Genuinely set the bar for me when it comes to Turkish food.

The service is quick, and the location is nice inside with on-site parking…read more I felt as though this time around our quality of meat was a little worse. The kofte lacked seasoning, in the past I remember it being flavorful and juicy, but it lacked salt and was a bit dry and crumbly. The chicken shish kebab was very well marinated and most pieces were cooked perfectly, melted in your mouth! However, there were a couple pieces that I can best describe as rubbery and tough. It looked cooked inside, but it could not easily be cut with a knife or bit into, and it made a weird "rubbery" sound as I bit into it. I think this is not a cooking issue, but rather maybe the quality of the chicken breast? The pieces that were good were really good. The mixed cold appetizers were good, a nice size to share with 2-3 people, and the warm bread and butter is always a delight. I'm not sure if today was just a fluke due to the meat batch or if the cooking style has genuinely changed (it's been quite a few years since my last visit). Perhaps the Adana kebab would have been better as it is a ground meat. Our waitress was friendly, and we thought the portion sizes were good

Rawa is a Mediterranean fusion restaurant that opened in New Haven, Connecticut in May 2017. It was…read morefounded by business partners Salam Al-Rawi and Fayez Al Hammadi. Al-Rawi is originally from Baghdad, Iraq. In the late 1970s, when Saddam Hussein's regime was particularly repressive, Al-Rawi decided to flee. He forged a stamp on his expired passport, hopped on a plane, and left the country. He could have ended up dead. He later worked at a number of successful restaurants in New York City. Hammadi is originally from Syria and co-owns Mosaic Nautural (a mosaic and tile art business) with his brothers. One of his other talents is cooking. Al-Rawi and Hammadi decided to partner up and found a space in New Haven's Westville neighborhood that had previously been home to Stone Hearth. At Rawa, the two have crafted a menu that features traditional Middle Eastern mezze platters (such as hummus, baba ghanouj, muhammara, labne), salads, soups, kebabs, falafel, biryani dishes, and even Mediterranean-inspired pizza served on pita bread crust. I recently attended Rawa's 8-Year Anniversary Celebration. This was my first visit to Rawa since their first year open and I was happy to be back. The place was all decked out with colorful decor. My group was treated to endless plates of various mezze platters, salads, falafel, biryani dishes, and Rawa's unique Middle Eastern approach to pizza. The bar tenders were also busy all night crafting delicious cocktails for the event. Some of the ones I enjoyed include the "Saffroni" (Hendricks gin, elderflower, ginger, saffron), the "Blood Orange Old Fashion" (bourbon, blood orange liqueur, bitters), and the "Up & Down Old Fashion" (bourbon, bitters). Attendees of the celebration were also treated to live entertainment with music by NYC-based Middle Eastern fusion band "Baklava Express" and a belly dance performance by Kelvia Mitri-Meda. I had an excellent time and I was so full by the end. If you love authentic Mediterranean/Middle Eastern food then look no further than Rawa!

It was my first time here. My better half has been here quite a few times in the past, and always…read morespoke highly of it. Mediterranean is not my jive but it seemed like a good spot for a date night. Seemed. We were seated quickly, which was nice. It wasn't what I'd consider busy, but apparently it was busy for them on this particular night of service. Took about 15min from the time we were seated to have our order taken. Better half says it is usually more calming and intimate. Tonight absolutely was not that. It gives... Starbucks, if it served Mediterranean food... like, no coffee. With teacup candles. Real ones. (fire code???) I ordered the wings, with low expectations. Anyone that knows me and my heart also knows how I feel about a good wing. These wings were not that. They came out looking exactly how I anticipated them to based on what I saw in previous reviews (and the item description, which, shockingly, was painfully accurate) -- sad, and beige. First bite revealed various shades of pink, although the skin was seasoned nicely. I'm partial against this style of chicken wing so its hard for me to give it any credit... moving on. I also had the chicken kebab sandwich... which isn't really a sandwich. Its more of a ... gyro? I liked it. The chicken in the sandwich was really nice. Cooked well, definitely cooked better than the wings. Wish the cuts/pieces were smaller though. It was nice and hot, but also kind of wet, I guess from steam? It came wrapped in sort of a parchment paper, that was also wet. And the closer I got to the end, the more liquid dripped out from the bottom. Water mixed with tomato, other spices and whatnot... it wasn't pretty. I got less and less interested as I made progress. Better half got the Merguez Kebab Sandwich/gyro thing. Similar to my Chicken Kebab, the cuts of meat were huge however it was just hard to come to terms with the notion that they were each fully cooked through, and it was also... wet. More wet than my Chicken Kebab. She didn't finish it, and I don't blame her. The hummus was nice. The pita was hot and fresh. You could see some of the char from the skillet it was made in, which was nice. Unfortunate that either are individual at-cost appetizers (although looking at my receipt, I can infer that the first pita was included with the hummus as I was only charged for one and we had two). I don't think I will be returning there on my own volition. Maybe tonight was a bad night, and that happens sometimes. The staff were certainly nice, and considering it was a Saturday evening, the volume of patrons is worth appreciation. It wasn't rowdy, the music was nice, the ceiling fan blades passing over one of the ceiling lights drove me crazy a little bit, but it is a nice place. I'm just a little let down that this was how my Saturday night dinner went. I'm still hungry, dawg. There was also a woman in scrubs(?) or some sort of inpatient-wear that walked past the restaurant outside, locked eyes with the folks at a table, smiled and waved, and slowly meandered away until she came back to walk in the other direction. Not sure what that was about, but its typical New Haven shit. Stranger things have happened, lol! TLDR if you're not super picky/sensitive about your food and you're a big (gotta be big) fan of Mediterranean Fusion food, I absolutely recommend RAWA. Otherwise... hard pass -- for me, at least. Respectfully.

It is a wonderful breakfast (and lunch) place with ample seating and exceptional food. The…read morerestaurant does get busy and crowded around lunch time so get there early. Everything on their menu looks great and our group ordered four separate plates and all of us loved them. Great place overall for a quick bite!

I usually come to Zoi's for lunch, but I was in the area this morning and decided to try breakfast…read more I ordered the "Triple Double" on a plain wrap with bacon. The customer service was great, as always. Unfortunately, the breakfast wrap didn't feel worth the $11.79 price in my opinion. Overall, I think I'll stick to lunch at Zoi's going forward. Happy holidays!