The beef kabob was tender, cooked properly and nicely seasoned with onion pieces between the beef. Included was a tiny but tasty Greek salad and some appropriately seasoned vegetables. I also ordered lentil soup and baklava. All were very good. Recommend!
1st time ordering from here. Everything was delicious ?
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sarah Dedic
It's "okay" food. Bland seasoning, mushy rice that seems more Spanish than Arabic, mediocre portions, and the prices are high for what you get. The falafel and dipping sauce was pretty good. Chicken shawarma was flavorless. Would not recommend the combo appetizer.No real complaints about the staff or restaurant.Overall, save yourself the disappointment and go to 7 Spice!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Richard Gautier
Ehhh, food was mid at best, we tried ordering a variety, and they were out of a lot of it, gave us stuff we didn't ask for. Was not horrible, but I wouldn't go back.
We ordered the Grilled Shrimp with Feta as an appetizer. They should have called it chunky vegetables with feta and shrimp. The dish had 5 shrimp, a couple chunks of Feta and a whole bunch of chunky inexpensive vegetables (zucchini, squash and carrots). It was almost $15. Not worth your time. We also ordered the dinner feast for two. It was not a lot considering it was supposed to be for two people. We got one soup and one salad. The house Greek salad is NOT worth your time. The lentil soup was quite good. The hummus and STACK of pita bread were good, however they only gave us ONE olive and ONE cherry tomato and ONE little feta cheese which we cut in half. We each had one falafel ball, they were decent. The stuffed grade leaves were divine. A must have! We had one each. The lamb, chicken and beef (kifta) kabobs were dry and tough. The baklava was delicious, however the slice was about the size of a half dollar. The kabobs were on a plate full of rice. Not going back. We spent about $80 for a little of nothing. I didn't even finish my half. The gyros were actually just two slices of meat...beef...they looked like long slices of SPAM and were also very tough.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Joseph Stevens (Critical Mass)
Falafels and hummus (and sides) were very good as usual, though the Greek salad was disappointing as there was only one olive, half of a cherry tomato and a few pieces of onion. The rest was mostly average lettuce.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lentil Soup
Mark Fisher
They moved to across from the University of South Alabama and the quality has cratered in both food and service. Don't bother. Try 7 Spice or some other place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Kidd Finesse
Manager very rude made my order wrong brought it back he threw it on the
Good food and service. I recommend the gyro platter with the greek salad. The food was hot fresh and received in a timely fashion.
Jonathan Rudolph
Jerusalem Cafe is one of the restaurants I’d been looking to go back to. It’s been a few years since my last visit. I don’t even remember what I had but I do remember I always wanted to return.This time I had a difficult choice choosing between two dishes. Those dishes were the gyro platter and the chicken pastry plate. Ultimately my decision came down to one factor. I had never had a chicken pastry. The chicken pastry plate was the only choice. I ordered the chicken pastry plate which came with rice and grilled carrots, zucchini, and squash. You also get a choice of a side salad or soup. I ordered the side salad.My order was ready when I arrived at the restaurant. There were a number of patrons dining while I picked up the food. The last time I went to Jerusalem Cafe it was at the Airport Boulevard location. The new building on Old Shell looks very nice. I will have to dine in the next time I go.When I opened the plate the food looked absolutely amazing. It smelled lovely as well. The salad was the first thing I tried. What delighted me about the salad was the green salad dressing. I’m sure the name of the dressing is on the menu somewhere but I didn’t look. Anyway, the dressing had a citrus flavor that really took it to a new level. My only complaint is that I wish it came with more olives.The chicken pastry plate was definitely the right choice. It came with a sauce that again I had no idea what it was called. I put the sauce on the rice, vegetables, and pastry. Although I said I never had a chicken pastry plate before, it was much like a chicken pot pie. Although the seasonings and structure were different the breading texture seemed consistent with a chicken pot pie. It was tremendously delicious. I definitely would recommend this to anyone who hasn’t tried it. Five stars for a great meal at Jerusalem Cafe.
Jerusalem Cafe is one of the restaurants I'd been looking to go back to. It's been a few years since my last visit. I don't even remember what I had but I do remember I always wanted to return. This time I had a difficult choice choosing between two dishes. Those dishes were the gyro platter and the chicken pastry plate. Ultimately my decision came down to one factor. I had never had a chicken pastry. The chicken pastry plate was the only choice. I ordered the chicken pastry plate which came with rice and grilled carrots, zucchini, and squash. You also get a choice of a side salad or soup. I ordered the side salad. My order was ready when I arrived at the restaurant. There were a number of patrons dining while I picked up the food. The last time I went to Jerusalem Cafe it was at the Airport Boulevard location. The new building on Old Shell looks very nice. I will have to dine in the next time I go. When I opened the plate the food looked absolutely amazing. It smelled lovely as well. The salad was the first thing I tried. What delighted me about the salad was the green salad dressing. I'm sure the name of the dressing is on the menu somewhere but I didn't look. Anyway, the dressing had a citrus flavor that really took it to a new level. My only complaint is that I wish it came with more olives. The chicken pastry plate was definitely the right choice. It came with a sauce that again I had no idea what it was called. I put the sauce on the rice, vegetables, and pastry. Although I said I never had a chicken pastry plate before, it was much like a chicken pot pie. Although the seasonings and structure were different the breading texture seemed consistent with a chicken pot pie. It was tremendously delicious. I definitely would recommend this to anyone who hasn't tried it. Five stars for a great meal at Jerusalem Cafe.
Mohammed ALKhateeb
I visited this location and asked to speak with a manager, Guess what the lady receptionist said she is the closest I could get as a manager so I said are you authorized to buy staff for the restaurant she said no that's the owner, so I said who is the owner and can I speak with him, she said NO we are not allowed to give the owner name, I don't know what kind of business they run that not allowed employees to pass them and speak with owner or a Manger ?!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Jay Myers
I had a great experience. The new location is open and well lighted. Personally, I prefer the old location's more intimate atmosphere, but the new one is fine; it just feel more like a fast food restaurant. Regardless of the atmosphere, the food is as fantastic as ever. I will continue to dine here.Wheelchair accessibility: Easily wheelchair accessibility.
The beef kabob was tender, cooked properly and nicely seasoned with onion pieces between the beef. Included was a tiny but tasty Greek salad and some appropriately seasoned vegetables. I also ordered lentil soup and baklava. All were very good. Recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lentil Soup, Baklava, Greek Salad
1st time ordering from here. Everything was delicious ?
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's "okay" food. Bland seasoning, mushy rice that seems more Spanish than Arabic, mediocre portions, and the prices are high for what you get. The falafel and dipping sauce was pretty good. Chicken shawarma was flavorless. Would not recommend the combo appetizer.No real complaints about the staff or restaurant.Overall, save yourself the disappointment and go to 7 Spice!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Ehhh, food was mid at best, we tried ordering a variety, and they were out of a lot of it, gave us stuff we didn't ask for. Was not horrible, but I wouldn't go back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Great food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lentil Soup, Falafel Sandwich, Greek Salad
Food is not goodVegetarian options: Not so great
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
We ordered the Grilled Shrimp with Feta as an appetizer. They should have called it chunky vegetables with feta and shrimp. The dish had 5 shrimp, a couple chunks of Feta and a whole bunch of chunky inexpensive vegetables (zucchini, squash and carrots). It was almost $15. Not worth your time. We also ordered the dinner feast for two. It was not a lot considering it was supposed to be for two people. We got one soup and one salad. The house Greek salad is NOT worth your time. The lentil soup was quite good. The hummus and STACK of pita bread were good, however they only gave us ONE olive and ONE cherry tomato and ONE little feta cheese which we cut in half. We each had one falafel ball, they were decent. The stuffed grade leaves were divine. A must have! We had one each. The lamb, chicken and beef (kifta) kabobs were dry and tough. The baklava was delicious, however the slice was about the size of a half dollar. The kabobs were on a plate full of rice. Not going back. We spent about $80 for a little of nothing. I didn't even finish my half. The gyros were actually just two slices of meat...beef...they looked like long slices of SPAM and were also very tough.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Falafels and hummus (and sides) were very good as usual, though the Greek salad was disappointing as there was only one olive, half of a cherry tomato and a few pieces of onion. The rest was mostly average lettuce.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lentil Soup
They moved to across from the University of South Alabama and the quality has cratered in both food and service. Don't bother. Try 7 Spice or some other place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Manager very rude made my order wrong brought it back he threw it on the
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Good food and service. I recommend the gyro platter with the greek salad. The food was hot fresh and received in a timely fashion.
Jerusalem Cafe is one of the restaurants I’d been looking to go back to. It’s been a few years since my last visit. I don’t even remember what I had but I do remember I always wanted to return.This time I had a difficult choice choosing between two dishes. Those dishes were the gyro platter and the chicken pastry plate. Ultimately my decision came down to one factor. I had never had a chicken pastry. The chicken pastry plate was the only choice. I ordered the chicken pastry plate which came with rice and grilled carrots, zucchini, and squash. You also get a choice of a side salad or soup. I ordered the side salad.My order was ready when I arrived at the restaurant. There were a number of patrons dining while I picked up the food. The last time I went to Jerusalem Cafe it was at the Airport Boulevard location. The new building on Old Shell looks very nice. I will have to dine in the next time I go.When I opened the plate the food looked absolutely amazing. It smelled lovely as well. The salad was the first thing I tried. What delighted me about the salad was the green salad dressing. I’m sure the name of the dressing is on the menu somewhere but I didn’t look. Anyway, the dressing had a citrus flavor that really took it to a new level. My only complaint is that I wish it came with more olives.The chicken pastry plate was definitely the right choice. It came with a sauce that again I had no idea what it was called. I put the sauce on the rice, vegetables, and pastry. Although I said I never had a chicken pastry plate before, it was much like a chicken pot pie. Although the seasonings and structure were different the breading texture seemed consistent with a chicken pot pie. It was tremendously delicious. I definitely would recommend this to anyone who hasn’t tried it. Five stars for a great meal at Jerusalem Cafe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Salad, Chicken Pastry Plate
Jerusalem Cafe is one of the restaurants I'd been looking to go back to. It's been a few years since my last visit. I don't even remember what I had but I do remember I always wanted to return. This time I had a difficult choice choosing between two dishes. Those dishes were the gyro platter and the chicken pastry plate. Ultimately my decision came down to one factor. I had never had a chicken pastry. The chicken pastry plate was the only choice. I ordered the chicken pastry plate which came with rice and grilled carrots, zucchini, and squash. You also get a choice of a side salad or soup. I ordered the side salad. My order was ready when I arrived at the restaurant. There were a number of patrons dining while I picked up the food. The last time I went to Jerusalem Cafe it was at the Airport Boulevard location. The new building on Old Shell looks very nice. I will have to dine in the next time I go. When I opened the plate the food looked absolutely amazing. It smelled lovely as well. The salad was the first thing I tried. What delighted me about the salad was the green salad dressing. I'm sure the name of the dressing is on the menu somewhere but I didn't look. Anyway, the dressing had a citrus flavor that really took it to a new level. My only complaint is that I wish it came with more olives. The chicken pastry plate was definitely the right choice. It came with a sauce that again I had no idea what it was called. I put the sauce on the rice, vegetables, and pastry. Although I said I never had a chicken pastry plate before, it was much like a chicken pot pie. Although the seasonings and structure were different the breading texture seemed consistent with a chicken pot pie. It was tremendously delicious. I definitely would recommend this to anyone who hasn't tried it. Five stars for a great meal at Jerusalem Cafe.
I visited this location and asked to speak with a manager, Guess what the lady receptionist said she is the closest I could get as a manager so I said are you authorized to buy staff for the restaurant she said no that's the owner, so I said who is the owner and can I speak with him, she said NO we are not allowed to give the owner name, I don't know what kind of business they run that not allowed employees to pass them and speak with owner or a Manger ?!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
I had a great experience. The new location is open and well lighted. Personally, I prefer the old location's more intimate atmosphere, but the new one is fine; it just feel more like a fast food restaurant. Regardless of the atmosphere, the food is as fantastic as ever. I will continue to dine here.Wheelchair accessibility: Easily wheelchair accessibility.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lentil Soup, Gyros Sandwich