Middle Eastern Restaurants near Chula Vista, CA

“Tried out the Temecula location today and I was amazing. Nice to see an owner owed and occupied business in Old Town. Excellent food and service. Highly recommend!“

“fresh light meal filled me up good portion of frys“

“Tried out the Temecula location today and I was amazing. Nice to see an owner owed and occupied business in Old Town. Excellent food and service. Highly recommend!“

“Such a great place! Falafel California has some of the best Mediterranean food I’ve had in a long time. The staff was friendly, attentive, and professional. They catered to us perfectly and made the whole dining experience enjoyable. If you’re looking for amazing food and great service, this is the place to go.“

“This is my first time visiting this family owned and operated family restaurant and it was an amazing experience. We were greeted by Pierre and he was professional, kind, and very informative of all the items on the menu. Everything on the menu looked great and hard to decide what to dive into. The restaurant is very clean open and very bright. I ordered the liver skewers with biryani rice. The skewers very flavorful, tender, and grilled to perfection, paired well with the onion, pickled beets, and pickles. The biryani was delicious. My wife had the beef shawarma sandwich on Arabic bread, which was tender and tasty. The potions are larger than expected which was great! We finished with a cup of hot tea. If you’re looking for some authentic Iraqi food, I highly recommend Al Awael, you will not be disappointed 😋“

“Bold flavors that took us pleasantly by surprise. We’ll be going back.“

“Awesome food...my first time ..i will be Back“

“There is not enough time or words on this planet that can adequality praise Halal Shack. The dinning experience is nothing less than spiritual, may I say religious. In a world of darkness, pain, and misery the Shack is my refuge. My life hangs off of Halal Shack like the Shawarma hangs on the rotating stick. To say the least, the atmosphere is extraordinarily comforting. The perfectly simple basmati rice is delectably seasoned, and perfectly complements your choice of protein. The sauce and sumac finishers bring it all together into a perfect equilibrium, much like God's perfectly chaotic universe. The whole experience, the buildup as you wait in line, the experimentation with different ingredients, the final hurrah as the flavors overwhelm your mouth, it is a near sexual experience. The staff are experts, guides in this incredible experience. They are the deliverers of my holy communion, priests ordained by the highest authority. We are not worthy of Halal Shack, yet the Shack does not judge, it invites those of all backgrounds. The shack dwells in Babylon; Panda Express, Rubios, Subway, Shakesmart, Baba's Pizza, and Jamal's Chicken tempt those who have not been Enlighted. Yet others and myself have seen through their lies, hacked through the jungle that blocks our path to destiny. Halal Shake, thank you with all my heart.“

“This has been our go to for takeout since we discovered it. Nothing I have tried there is anything short of wonderful. The Kofte Burger is perfect, with a nice kick from the harissa, the chicken shawarma sandwich is delicious and my kids’ fave, the falafel are beautiful, I’m running out of adjectives but suffice it to say it’s all good and you should try it. With a side of the fries. The owner is lovely, and makes you feel very welcome. Ask her about the doors. When we have time we like to eat in the restaurant. The atmosphere is cozy and unique, you’ll have to go see for yourself.“

“We have ordered Kebabs before here, we recently ordered a meal kit that was all rice and hardly any meat, I mean it was a joke, its a $30 meal. I messaged them because we have ordered several times before and thought maybe they would try to make it right but they never replied. This was 2 weeks ago. We will never buy food here again! The servings are very small and there are tons of other places to eat or order take out around here if they want to be jerks about it! The food is average really, we order out frequently so as not to have to cook and live in the area. We got about $1 worth of rice and lettuce for a $30 meal plate, what a joke!“

“The grilled chicken in any menu item. The chicken wrap is to kill for, according to my better half. The simple rice with grilled chicken kabob is my go-to. At least once a week.“

“food consistently good, tasty, fresh.“

“Friendly great place to fuel up!!“

“Unbelievably good. It’s worth the trip for the mountain of perfect fries alone.“

“Celebrated my husband's birthday and didn't even receive a little birthday cake or something, though I did mention it to the staff and on the note when I booked it, I wrote the reason for coming was his birthday. It was kind of disappointing. But the food and service were great overall.“

“one of my favorite place. the food is so incredible. it's a must if your in Hillcrest. I've never been disappointed.“

“Great food free parking excellent location nice staff“

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Six stars, easily. The chicken kabob was perfectly grilled, tender, and bursting with flavor. The strawberry salad was crisp, bright, and downright addictive. Clean flavors, done right. I’ll absolutely be back“

“Got our Easter Dinner tonight. Hadn't eaten here in over 10 years. The food was so delicious! It was more expensive than I remember but it was so worth it! The garlic sauce was awesome!“