Honestly the best halal guys experience I've had so far. All the staff was lovely and super nice. Jonathan also deserves some recognition. The food was amazing as always with the steak being on point as well as the rice and the chicken. Overall super happy with my experience here and would definitely come back and recommend to friends. read more

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I have given this location 3 tries, every time the food disappoints. I've eaten at multiple location in NYC and Seattle and the consistency is there, idk what it is about this location. Food is always cold, undercooked, even the pita bread is not cooked thoroughly. It's just disappointing. Each time. read more

I love this food it's so good. Service is great! Great location parking is free for 2 hours for customers

Food is great I love it I drive all the way to riverside just to eat there it's always fresh and staff is nice

Excellent customer service. Large portions. Food is always great. I've never had a bad experience. Also, what's in the red sauce and white sauce? Is it crack? It's so addicting. Anyways, highly recommended. read more

Food is great and the staff is nice. so happy one finally opened in Riverside read more

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I recently ordered again from Halal Guys and unfortunately had the worst experience. Our food was not only cold and hard, but there was some sort of leftover paper or plastic in my food. You can clearly see the Halal Guys logo and branding in the photo. I tried calling them, but no one picked up. read more

The Halal Guys - Middle Eastern Near Me - Riverside, California

Can't go wrong! They're always good! The rice is chefs kiss and I like how the falafel is always fresh.

Food was really bad . Lamb was so gamey it was inedible . Food was flavorless and the pita tasted stale and store bought . Rice was over cooked and dry . Their babaganoush was flavorless and their packets of "white" sauce had none of the garlic flavor one would expect . We love to support local new businesses but this one was a waste of money , time and hunger . We ended up going to a late night drive through because the food was so bad . read more

I've never written a bad review before but the management and workers are very rude. I got there about 45 minutes before close and I was bluntly told that they ran out of meat and looked at me like I was an idiot for coming. I understand the situation but I did not appreciate how cold they were towards me. read more

Ordered 2 plates and fries. Didn't disappoint. The food was fresh, flavorful, and would recommend trying it. The food here is

Food was incredibly bland. The chicken wasn't grilled at all and hardly seasoned. They wouldn't add a side of hummus to the plate but charged $5 for a full side. Rice didn't have much flavor. Everything is overpriced for the quality. Won't return again. read more

10:20am: no line. Cashier says 30 min wait. I said ok. 5 min go by and she's just wiping things down. I ask "so can I order?" She says "no it's a 30 min wait, our food is not ready" I don't understand why open time is 10AM? Did you employees show up late? And this is during their grand opening weekend too. And why didn't she just tell me instead of having me stand there? read more

We have ordered from this location on several occasions. The portions are good and the flavors are on point. Compared to Halal guys in other cities, this location is also on par. It does seem to be hard to replicate the same taste as the original food cart in New York though. The location is kept well and has comfortable seating. There is an app and we have ordered from it with no problems before. Service is also prompt. read more

This is not authentic or even taste like middle eastern food hummus taste like from the can and the chicken and meat is horrible tough and flavor is ughhh rice was just after two bites I trashed the order never ever again will I even think to order nor will I recommend this place read more

My family and I were really excited to try this spot out. We went in on Sunday July 2nd around 2:00-2:30pm. There was no employee to be seen and we were not greeted, no biggie but it's nice to be acknowledged. It was about 2 minutes before someone came out to take our order. I don't need to go into full detail here, if management cares, they'll reach out to me. The employee was named Brianna. She was extremely rude, making faces and rolling her eyes at us and told me I'm lucky she took our order while she was on break. At that point I told my family we were not eating there and we walked out, she continued on with her attitude and said something along the lines of "great, whatever..bye!" This experience definitely deserves a good long talk with that employee and a write up. read more

As a student I was very excited to see a Halal Guys open up. There isn't a lot of Halal Places in riverside that are easily accessible to students, so this was a nice change. The place is overall quite nice, however, I was disappointed in their food. The quality is quite simply mediocre. The portions were incredibly small. It's basically a glorified salad for $15. I come to Halal Guys for some good halal meat, but I guess they aren't on the same page as their community. It's just sad to see that this company doesn't care about their customers, and is more focused on the money being made. I went to NY, the home of Halal Guys, and got the same meal for $10 with almost double the portions entirely. They weren't penny pinching over sauces, and I felt like a valued customer after walking out. Safe to say, save your money and go elsewhere. read more

Ordered two mix plates and only one plate had meat! Check your order before you leave. First time trying since the carts from NYC are amazing. But disappointed, won't return because they have poor business practices. read more

The food was good. I was expecting more options for Mediterranean food. Now this was my first visit so this is my first impression. The place was clean and the employees were nice. We waited a little for chicken to be cooked (way better than the beef) and it was delicious. If you want just a bowl or wrap it will do. I was disappointed the pita bread is just packaged and warmed up, some even stuck together after sitting in the steam warmer for so long. Overall it was good just not good enough to make the drive to university from downtown Riverside for it. read more

Note: this will not taste the same as the NYC locations. That being said...it was still a good meal. The flavors are very similar to the Las Vegas (Caesar's Palace) location. I ordered the chicken and beef wrap. The chicken was nice & tender but the beef was a bit dry. It's a fairly new restaurant and I know it takes some time to settle in and get the hang of things, so I will definitely give them a second try. They do try to give the customer a good experience, so that's a plus in my opinion. read more

Shout out to Juliette, Richard, Waleed and Omar. I am always on the run with my busy schedule so I appreciate it when my food is ready to go for me. Food was great with immaculate service. They even left me a Happy New Year note, little things like that always goes a long way to make someones day. Keep up the good work guys, I will definitely be back! read more

In a college town. Closes at midnight. Fast like a subways type serving where you order and they put it together as you go down the line and add your veggies and what not. Great area. read more

Delicious, economical and great service! The order was made timely and with extra care read more

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A former coworker took me here a few weeks ago and I liked it so much, I decided to order some off Uber Eats for lunch today! You get so much delicious food for the price. Highly recommend the beef gyro. The meat is tender and flavorful. The delicious rice and salad they give you is a nice compliment, too. Also try the falafel! I love the white sauce they put on top and the red is very spicy, which I love because I like heat. Do you yourself a favor and try it today! read more

Very very delicious and good food. I had to try this place for the first time because I've been seeing them online a lot. I had the chicken/gyro platter and it was flavorful, fresh and simply delicious. I have found my new favorite cheesecake and it's their baklava cheesecake. You HAVE to try it. I'll be back!!! read more

Food was just ok, nothing spectacular. Don't like that they want any options other than a bowl or wrap but that's my own preference

I ordered from here on 12/26/22 and the food was delicious and Fatima did a wonderful job making my platter! This place is now one of my favorites read more

I honestly was not a fan. The falafels tasted frozen. The service was fast. The place was nice. But the food was just not it. Hopefully it gets better. read more

Great service! All of the staff was so kind & my food was delicious! Thank you Jackie for the great service & to the manager as well!

I love Mediterranean food. Is this Mediterranean food? I'm not sure. Maybe someone can clarify. The food was ok. Not bad. Unfortunately for them, there are a lot of choices in Riverside. The bowl was pretty big. I tried. Good luck. Thanks read more

I really like this location! I'm so glad they started opening some on the west coast and this one is great! To be honest, I mostly mobile order, but it's always a generous portion and everything tastes really fresh. I haven't had any issues with anything like hard rice. I usually order a combo platter (beef and chicken) and it's alway great, as are the fries and baklava. The hot sauce is hotter than you'd expect but still really good! read more

Really great food also the hot sauce it's one of my personal favorites as well for their lemonades and they're platters

The food and service were awesome! We will definitely be eating here again very soon.

I have been so excited for this location to open. Jackie and Richard have been so helpful especially with online orders. The food is delicious and I will definitely be recommending this food to anyone coming to visit. I will be coming back for more read more

Is it just me or the Halal Guys in Costa Mesa much better? I don't know, I totally thought it was better than what we got the other day. I feel that the servings they gave was very small for the price you pay and honestly it didn't taste that great. We were very excited to see the signs go up a couple months ago and waited for the day they would be opening. Much to my disappointment, it was just blah. I don't see myself coming back either, too much good food in this shopping center to waste my stomach space on mediocre Halal Guys. One and done, sorry... bye. read more

I got the Gyro platter & lychee tea. Delicious. Great customer service and the food is always consistent! Never fails! read more

The Halal Guys - Beef Gyro Platter - Middle Eastern Near Me - Riverside, California

Honestly, I just had one of the BEST food service experiences of my life!! I got a sandwich with the new lamb, which is delicious, perfectly salted fresh fries, and a mint lemonade. I frequent other Mediterranean spots nearby, but The Halal Guys exceeded my expectations!! Wonderful, will go again!! read more

Great and savory food. Reminds me of New York! They are not shy with the white sauce. Will be back for more.

The food is honestly whatever. Nothing special. The white sauce is pretty good but they charge you extra for it. I'd rather go to a more authentic Mediterranean place and pay a few dollars extra. Service was ok. I didn't eat there but the restaurant looked nice and clean. read more

The Halal Guys - Takeout menu - Middle Eastern Near Me - Riverside, California

I've tried the original in New York and it tasted almost the same. I give it a four star