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!“

“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“

“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 😋“

“Off the beaten path and worth the stop. This is in between restaurant and quick food but very good. The pita is not the traditional soft and fluffy kind but slightly more on the tortilla side. Makes for a delicious wrap. Hummus was great and meats are very flavorful. Ill be back :)“

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

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

“AMAZING FOOD AND SERVICE!!! This is definitely my favorite food spot on campus. Everytime I eat here the employees are extremely nice and the food is great. They have so many options and it's healthy, real food. Would recommend this location to anyone!“

“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.“

“Friendly great place to fuel up!!“

“food consistently good, tasty, fresh.“

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

“From the moment we opened the doors to walk in, our dining fun began. We were pleasantly greeted and seated quickly. The atmosohere was stunning. Our server(s) were completely charming and very knowledgeable of the menu as they made recommendations for us. The food was delicious and the servings were ample. Loved the mocktail! One of the best I've had! I will come back. I do wish they had at least, valet parking as the parking situation is not great. Uber or plan to allow enough time to hunt down a street parking place.“

“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“

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