Fantastic food and service. Family owned. Highly recommend…read morefor a quick bite or any catering needs. 10/10

During my recent trip to Michigan, I discovered that the Detroit Metro area has the largest…read moreconcentration of Arabic speakers with 4.7% of population aged 5 to adult primarily speaking Arabic at home (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/18/5-facts-about-arabic-speakers-in-the-us/#:~:text=The%20Detroit%20metro%20area%20also,1.0%25%20of%20the%20total%20population.). As such, there was a plethora of excellent restaurants to select from offering Middle Eastern cuisine, one of the best of which was Asya. As is my penchant, when visiting a new city I pop open my trusty Yelp app for places to try and Asya was one of the first recommendations; it doesn't hurt that some of the locals also said they serve up tasty food. Located in a strip mall off the intersection of a busy road, the parking lot is tight, so if there are no spots directly in front of the restaurants, there is more availability off to the side. I stopped by a few times while I was in town, and Asya does a brisk take-out business, especially during the predictable lunch and dinner hours. I dined in both times, so I could enjoy my meal hot and "fresh from the kitchen." The interior is fairly nondescript with tile flooring, black tables/chair combos, and a neutral color palate. But because the dining room is "cozy," it can definitely get loud with just a few tables of hungry diners. The service and hospitality are superior, as to be expected from a family run establishment. I was always greeted with a warm smile and even after just a few visits, the staff seemed to recognize me. I really like the fact that for most of their entrees, you can order either a lunch or dinner portion. The shish kafta was an AMAZING deal at $12.99 at lunch. In addition to the main dish, it is served with either a salad or soup. I opted for the lentil soup, and it was tasty. Soft lentils were stewed in a creamy base and served with a bowl of individually wrapped pita slices. Honestly, I was already getting a bit full after just the soup course. Then the generous portion of the shish kafta arrived and I could only finish 1/2 of the plate, before taking the remaining portion home for dinner. The skewered meat patties were nicely seasoned with grated yellow onion, garlic, parsley, finely chopped mint, salt/black pepper, Sumac, cinnamon, as well as other spices. They were grilled just enough to have a nice char on the exterior, yet still remain moist. Instead of French Fries, I opted to have the yellow rice which was perfect for making mini-sandwiches with the leftover pita slices from my soup. To finish the meal, I had a few pieces of the house made baklava, which was flaky and not too sweet; perfect with my afternoon coffee. On another occasion, I also got the chicken shawarma, which again, was a bargain at $6.50 (before tax) and super filling with a side of fries. There are also many good Middle Eastern restaurants in the DC area, but not the variety of "mom and pop" places like Asya and definitely not at their price point and value.

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.

Absolutely amazing from the start fresh baked bread, which I can only describe a similar to a Naan,…read morebut not quite. This is round, fluffy. Hot delicious.. Especially the dipping, garlic sauce and tomatoes sauce We had two dishes. I forget the names but they were fantastic. You'll definitely won't be disappointed Ordering food here, lots of flavor. You'll leave full and content..

Hands down one of the BEST food I've ever had! Not only is the price good, the menu full of…read morechoices but the portions are big. Come hungry for sure or plan on taking home left overs. I tried their Kabob with lemon and oregano and this is now the ONLY way I will order. The chicken is always so juicy and the sauce .... Oh my yummy! The lentil soup always delicious especially paired with the fresh hot bread. If you haven't been here what are you waiting for? I highly recommend you check this place out and enjoy a wonderful meal.

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.

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.

Chickpea Kitchen continues to make good food at reasonable prices. They have nice veggie protein…read morechoices (I like the falafel), at least three kinds of hummus, and lots of different veggies. You can get either a bowl or a pita (the pitas are huge). The food is ready quickly. I'm lucky that this is not far from me.

The restaurant has so many options to make selections for your food. I have been in a couple of…read moretimes and always have enjoyed the food that I have selected. Everytime there has been a line to wait to order your food. The employees have kept the line moving quickly. The food is always fresh and so tasty. Everything that I have order has always been good both right when I got home and later the next day. From what I have observed the atmosphere of the restaurant is typical. It isn't super loud but also isn't super quiet. I think I would enjoy eating in the restaurant however I'm normally in the mood to head home. I will continue to come and get food here as the food is awesome.

Fresh Meats. Very nice staff. Clean establishment. They even deliver within a certain distance from…read moremarket.

Best chicken shawarma sandwich I have ever had! The chicken was perfectly spiced and flavored…read more(sometimes you just get normal chicken no added flavors and this really added to the experience) it was almost a foot long. I devoured the whole thing in my car before I got home. Was not expecting eating it all but once I started I could stop. Decently priced and people are super nice and friendly.

I just wanted to share a Short story what happened today with my dasher that i ordered food from…read morethis place... ( the dasher she stole my food and she blocked me tried to call her couldn't find her anymore. and the uber never sent me the money back... so i got 3 kids they love food from this place u know this place never disappoints with the food its clean and soo delicious! so One of the guys i dont know if its the owner or someone that works there dont Know his name He delivered the burek to my place and didnt accept the money for it... so i just wanted to say thank you so much i dont know ur name but u were so nice and im proud and happy that we have a person like u in our albanian community!

Jakova Grill is located in a strip mall and from outward appearances you'd think it was just…read moreanother one of many similar small establishments in the area....that is, until you try the food. They make everything in house and I have to tell you the food was simply outstanding. We ordered Cevapi with a side of Kajmak, which also came with bread, pickled peppers and a cabbage salad. My wife and I have trouble with cabbage so the waiter kindly substituted French fries, which were also excellent! We had only recently been exposed to Cevapi at a restaurant nearer our home which serves it from time to time. It was so good we wanted to see if we could find a restaurant that specialized in such food. We did some research and took a road trip, driving almost two hours to try the Jakova Grill. It was worth the trip. The waiter was friendly and patient, obviously proud of the food dishes they served and rightly so. He told us about the dishes, made some good suggestions and brought us samples to try. We had a wonderful experience and will surely return in the future. We were pleasantly surprised by the bill. Eating out is so expensive these days but the prices at the Jakova Grill were very reasonable in our opinion.

Food is usually pretty good, the restaurant is pretty clean, and staff is nice and helpful. Only…read morereason why this receives a four star is specifically a dish I had. The Ultimate shawarma is pretty good however the raw onion was specifically white onion. That being I. The shwarma was very overpowering as half the shawarma just screamed bitter onion. The usual shawarmas that I've had were onions typically seasoned with sumac and lemons to cut the bitterness and pungency of the onion but it keeps the integrity of the onion crunch. If it's even possible, I'd review this dish for an update or even a removal from the shawarma as it seems to compromise the dish with the overpowering taste of bitter pungent onion.

Presentation was nice but honestly the chicken and rice were both kinda dry. Wasn't blown away by…read morethe lamb/beef seasoning. I liked the samosa things and the falafel was just okay.