Dining at Sarma was a delightful experience. We came on a Tuesday at 6pm and luckily got seated at…read morea countertop within 30 mins. I would recommend calling beforehand to ask about the wait. Although we commuted from Cambridge, this meal was worth it. For two people, we got: - Black Seed Cornbread: it's soft, sweet yet savory. I've never had cornbread like this, and the first bite into this was unforgettable. You must get this. - Honey Nut Hummus: this was honestly fine and I'd probably try a different dip next time. - Warm Gyro bread: well seasoned and great to share between two. I normally don't like gyro but I enjoyed this. - Lamb al pastor: this was a favorite. It was sweet and the lamb was tender. We were really impressed with the sauce. - Brussel sprout bravas: this was okay. I liked the crunchy nuts and the star of this dish was once again the sauce/seasoning rather than the brussel sprouts. With all of these dishes, we ordered enough for two, with a few bites leftover. If you have a smaller appetite, you could get away with ordering a plate less. Overall, I loved the dining experience here. Even though I'm not typically a small plates mediterranean person, I appreciated Sarma - from its beautiful interior space and open kitchen concept, to the liveliness of the restaurant on a random weekday night. Definitely come here if you're in the area (or even if you're not!)

A friend told me that the cornbread at Sarma was life changing so we had to make a stop here during…read moreour Boston trip. Reservations were already fully booked for the next month out, so we decided to take our chance and see if we could get bar seating around opening time. It was already pretty packed 10 minutes after opening, and the host told us that bar seating would open up in about an hour, but we would have to wait at the restaurant. Meanwhile, the wait for a table would be almost 2 hours, but we would be notified when our table is ready so we put ourselves down on the table waitlist and went elsewhere in the mean time. We came back after 2 hours, and the table was ready exactly then! I ordered some sort of Mango Mocktail and then my friend and I shared the Black Sea Cornbread and Roasted Sunchokes. Food is very unique with creative twists on all their dishes. The cornbread was delicious - it basically melted in my mouth and I liked how it actually had a kick to it. Very tasty, but just a tad bit salty. I have never had Sunchokes before but they were delicious! Very colorful presentation. A lot of the sauce was at the bottom so it could have been mixed more evenly. Mango mocktail was sweet and refreshing! Overall, Sarma has great, flavorful food and plenty of vegetarian options. Very difficult to get reservations so either plan well in advance or arrive right at opening time

Excellent and knowledgeable staff Food odd the charitable…read morefresh and delicious Ordered FATTOUSH and loved it

Google Maps weirdly sends you to the back entrance. Next time I will walk around to find the eat-in…read morearea. In any case, the food I tried was outstanding: chicken hummus and fattoush salad. An incredible find. Highly recommend!

Tl;dr Amazing food with large portions. The triple mix platter is a great value and perfect for…read moresharing. The food here is amazing. We shared the triple mix platter for two people, and the portion size was already pretty good. The meat was super flavorful, and I really liked the lamb specifically. Everything tasted fresh and high quality. We sat at the bar and the service was excellent. We asked the server a lot of questions, and they were very friendly and took the time to answer all of them. I would love to come back and try the family plate with more people in the future. The combination of the great service and the generous portions makes this a standout spot for Mediterranean.

Quick service and great food! I would definitely come back to this spot. It was open later too…read morewhich was really convient as we arrived around 9pm.

It's been a while since I had truly authentic Lebanese food that's not Americanized, and Gina's…read morebrought me right back home. I had the beef shawarma sandwich, which was big, packed, and full of flavor. I also got sambusek, which reminded me of what I'd eat back in Lebanon. My husband got Gina's special plate (a mix of kafta, beef, and chicken with toum and hummus) and loved it. It was the perfect way for him to experience the flavors of my country, and he finally understood what I mean when I say "this is what it's supposed to taste like." And Gina herself is the sweetest. You can tell everything is made with love. We'll definitely be back!

So good! They took the time to grill my falafel wrap and it was delicious. The place was hoppin'…read morewith take out orders when I sent. Don't sleep on this hidden jewel!

Surprised by all the great reviews. I never like to write a bad review for a small business but I…read morewas so disappointed with our visit. It was our 1st time and I had high hopes because of all the wonderful Yelp reviews. We had the Mezze plate and the Small Lamb Kebab plate. The Mezze was fine but the cheap lettuce and carrot salad put me off. My friend order the Small Lamb Kebab for $16.99. The 1 kebab stick was a joke. 4 pieces of toddler size lamb and a few small onions. I should have taken a picture because they were teeny tiny. Combined, the amount of meat on that plate was like 1/2 a pack of cards. There was also rice, salad and pickled cabbage. Needless to say my friend left still hungry. The owners definitely need to do better with their portion size if they are going to charge so much. We were the only customers in there and it was lunchtime on a Saturday. We will not be returning. Do not recommend.

Not many people inside on a Friday, however the food was great! It was flavorful and meat was…read morejuicy. The rice seemed a little underdone but that's not an issue really. I was thrilled to have a bunch of sauce options for free. The service was okay. Order then get your food. They do not check on you after at all

Currently closed till 7/2024 according to Yelp…read more But late 2022, we finally got the chance to try Fairouz's $43 Mixed Grill Plate (chicken, beef, shrimp (4 count), lamb, kafta (ground beef and lamb), served with rice, salad (simply lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes, and two portions of oil based dressing), garlic dip & hummus dip), to go. Everything came well packed, with the salad in a large plastic clam shell, two little sauce containers of each dip, two ziplock baggies of pita triangles, napkins, plastic ware, all sitting on the aluminum foil covered tray of meat and rice. Since I had been enticed by Bea's photo of this dish, I was a little disappointed at the lack of grilled vegetables. But there was salad and upon reflection, the menu made no mention of such veggies, so perhaps there's been changes over time? The rice received props from this household, and wonder at how it was flavored. The meat, though medium to well done, was tender enough, and the lamb lacked that gaminess that the non-lamb-eater among us so dislikes. The kafta and shrimp were the most strongly seasoned proteins of the bunch, and the shrimp rather juicy. Both hummus and garlic dip were good, but the garlic is indeed strong with the latter, so spread with a light hand. You can always add more to taste after all. The worst that could be said was that I wished that there had been more tomatoes in the salad, and if only they had not split the pita triangles. Pitas without their pockets are rather tougher to enjoy as self made mini sandwich bundles of all the good flavors and textures. I hope they see this and reconsider.

Are you still a old location. I had been to one near Dedham…read more Food great service great the best . Let folks know where you are.

Hear me out....The first time I had the halal guys was at their OG location in NYC. I also did not…read moreknow how spicy their hot sauce was. To my unfortunate surprise, I had squeezed a good amount of hot sauce all over my platter and wasn't able to eat around it. All I remember was the first few bites were delicious until I couldn't taste anything but hot sauce anymore. That was completely my fault. Fast forward they opened a location closer to home. I am so glad I tried it again because man... it is just so dang good, homey, comforting, and delicious! The service and staff at this location is impeccable. They are literally the cleanest people I ever seen working for a chain. I mean who cleans the stove vent in the middle of service? They do. (And yes, they protected and covered the food properly.) I've never seen one rice kernel out of place and have yet to see anything not shiny let alone sticky. Staff is quick, attentive, work well together, and also upsell you nonchalantly. Girl sold me a cookie I didn't even want but willingly bought without being pushy...that's impressive. Anyway,I highly recommend!

Didn't even know there was a location at South Bay but very welcome as parking is MUCH easier than…read moredowntown. Always liked halal guys ever since our many trips to NYC 53rd and 6th days. Usually one plate is enough for me to eat 2 meals which is great! Extra white sauce, couple dribbles of hot sauce mix and enjoy. Usually get the tomatoes, onions, green peppers and jalapeños. I personally would probably stick to the beef only for my taste. Nice flavoring easy protein. The chicken at times could be a bit dry or bland. Decided to try the bbq spicy chicken this time but got mostly sweet and sour taste no kick. You can choose to have salad mixed with the combo and it comes with naan pieces i think haha All in all, great for a quick pop in, service was stellar, staff was super nice and promptly got what you wanted/needed. Will be back

Al Wadi is a gem. Everyone that works here/the service is amazing…read more I only had an appetizer on my first visit, but am coming back for more. This place is special. Come enjoy/respect the food and the joy you are about to experience. Nice bar seating for solos/couples and a nice dining space for larger groups.

TERRIBLE restaurant, multiple issues, no apology or anything from restaurant…read more I repeatedly told the server " we don't eat red meat", she continued to recommend beef & lamb dishes, I repeated it, she repeated her beef dishes 1- do your servers not pay attention to guests? 2- Many items on the menu were not actually Lebanese or even from that region. 3- Also, the vegetarian stuffed grape leaves had zero flavor, they tasted like the ones I buy in a can at any supermarket...... I grew up in a family where stuffed grape leaves are made " fresh from scratch", so I can taste the difference. 4- reception / bathroom area is not very nice, smells like strong chemicals which I could even smell further away from the table

I am a huge CAVA fan, so I was thrilled to try NAYA. It exceeded my expectations, the food was…read moreabsolutely delicious! Conveniently located in the middle of Arsenal Yards, NAYA serves fast-casual Lebanese cuisine. The flavor profile is a bit different compared to CAVA (Mediterranean). I got a bowl with their chicken shawarma, falafel, rice, cucumber, tomato, onion, hummus, tzatziki, garlic yogurt, and feta cheese on top. It was exceptional in flavor, super healthy, and filling. The staff were also very friendly and walked me through all of their options as it was my first time. It also came with a free mini pita on the side which was hot and tasty. My friend also enjoyed her bowl which she got with one of their spicier sauces. I walked out of here with a smile on my face and a full stomach. Can't get better than that!

Super flavorful and fresh food. Fast delivery on Grubhub. Couldn't ask for more. Definitely try…read morethem out!

Great meal, fun atmosphere...esp if you're limber enough to use the floor seating. We got the…read moregarlic yogurt appetizer, along with the spicy rice and chicken and the veggy stew entree. Both were delicious, as was the homemade pita that came with the stew. Lots of food - probably could've shared one entree between the two of us. Friendly suggestion to restaurant- the veggy stew was piping hot (heat, not spice). Even after letting it sit for 10', was still crazy hot. Maybe don't need to cook it to that temp. But was really delicious!

I do think much of the experience depends on if you are seated upstairs or downstairs here…read more Unfortunately for me, I was seated downstairs which took a big hit on the service front. I came here for lunch and ordered the foul al-shams, chicken vegetable stew, and a side of rice. Unfortunately the stew appeared without chicken and foul al-shams was so delayed that we told them to cancel it. The chicken vegetable stew was piping hot and full of flavor. The shredded chicken was tender and the stew did not feel too heavy to feel bogged down. The bread that came with it was also big and crisp but still soft inside. Together the two made a complementary meal that was satisfying. Despite how hard it was to track down our waiter, we still enjoyed the part of the meal we had. The upstairs definitely feels like the waiters are more on top of it and there is a more airy ambiance. The downstairs wasnt the most ideal and while good for big groups, youre still very aware of dining in a basement.