Iraklis Restaurant

2165 El Camino Real, Santa Clara
(408) 549-3111

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chelsea rodriguez

New favorite restaurant! We went for Valentine's day, and I went again 2 days later. Definitely planning on making this a weekly restaurant. I love the kofta and the zaatar/cheese flatbread. I had the chocolate baklava, but plan on trying all of the desserts. The people who work there are really nice as well :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sahar Omer

The food is really very tasty and delicious and the customer service was great we really enjoyed our meal with a complementary Turkish tea love the whole experience

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alaa Abdel Rahim

I recently ordered catering from Iraklis for an event, and the experience was absolutely incredible.

The owner, Diaa, went above and beyond in every possible way. He was extraordinarily generous and kind — he gave me more food than I ordered at no extra charge. That level of hospitality is rare and deeply appreciated.

The food itself was outstanding. The falafel were perfectly crunchy on the outside and deliciously flavorful inside. The hummus was incredibly smooth, and creamy. On top of that, the presentation was beautiful and professional, which made the entire spread even more impressive.

I cannot recommend Iraklis enough. Exceptional food, exceptional generosity, and exceptional service. I will absolutely be ordering again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Math Tutor

Nice atmosphere, but most dishes were not authentic. The sucuk is just ground beef with spices, not the sausage. The lamb shwarma didn’t taste good. Turkish coffee took 15 minutes to make and wasn’t Turkish coffee (more like Yemeni style with cardamom). Baklava tasted old. Hummus was good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Banipal Yousef

So tasty and great customer service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Shawarma Wraps and Fries, Chicken Shawarma Wrap

Jason Baker

Loved the food far better than chain restaurants nearby.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nadeem Dawahreh

Great food, chicken shawarma is delicious, zaatar, and cheese too. Friendly staff and the owner is kind. Highly recommend!

rachana karri

Iraklis was excellent. We loved everything we tried, especially the original chicken shawarma, zaatar with labaneh, and the falafel. The flavors were spot on, fresh, and really satisfying. One of those places where you can confidently order multiple things and know it’ll all be good. Will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Shawarma Wraps and Fries, Chicken Shawarma Wrap, Chicken Plate, Labaneh

Vishruth

Nice ra. Good food ra kanna.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

marie lourdes

I don’t recommend this place at all. The sizes are very small for the prices, and the taste is below average. It’s Syrian food, not Lebanese at all !! so the flavors are not what they advertise.
• 0 — very peppery and salty.
• Mankouche: Very small and not fresh. They used ready-made bread instead of real mankouche dough, so the texture and taste were completely wrong.
• Sojok: It was okay, but nothing special.

Overall, I don’t recommend it.

Dau T

Good clean place , I see they wash dishes by hand . They prepared and grilled chicken they self. I liked .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lei Tso

It was crowded on Sat. The food look very very good, but I was not too hungry. I mainly came here because I really wanted to try Tabouli ( Tabbouleh). I heard that Parsley is good to flush out toxin in kidney if already in good health it is very healthy, so I wanted to try Parsley ( main ingredient in Tabouli salad). It was very delicious...parsley chopped with Onion, Tomato & fresh Lemon. My Dad ordered Lamb Platter? The Tabouli salad was only 5.99 but my Dad's Lamb was 19.50. I think the Shawarma sandwiches are cheaper but Dad wanted the Platter that comes with Hummus, Salad, & Rice. The Hummus my Dad was eating on his Platter was one of the best Hummus I ever had. The chickpeas taste very very fresh. Hummus was so good. I used to eat Hummus at a restaurant in Canada which was good too but it had alot of sesame (very rich), but the Hummus in this Iraklis restaurant tasted more fresh and rich ( but not too rich). It was just perfect ( better than the Canadian Hummus because Chickpeas were so fresh). The only complaint I had was I later ordered Falafel balls. I guess i can never get used to Falafel because in Canada it was always too salty or too rich in spice. So here it was same...too much spice? I guess I just dont like Falafel in general? It was fried a little too much and even though crispy, it turn out to be hard? I wish it were more soft. When I was in Canada, I had the same problem. Falafels always had too much spice/salt and i never really liked. I only liked it when in Canada few times they accidentally forgot to put the spice in there ( at Paramount) and it was not salty and not spicy & I loved it. So I guess i only like Falafel if there is less spice and fried lightly ( I think in Canada they put more water in in Mixture so when they fry it, it is tender on the inside...but less water here so it was a little tough to chew). So I was disappoint in Falafel but not really their fault since that is the only food I cant get myself to eat. Otherwise, I should have tried the Chicken. It look like alot of people were eating the Chicken Shawarma Sandwiches which must be really really good, so I wil try next time. Also, it look like the Fries other people were eating look good. I must try the Chicken Shawarma Sandwich next time. The Lamb Platter Dad ate look good but I tried. Even tho it was nice & juicy I just found the flavour to have too much spice or salt. I guess I can never get used to the spices in some dishes. But I definitely feel they have the best Hummus i ever tried. And Tabouli Salad pretty good too. Oh yeah, they do have one chicken Skewer for only 7.99. It has no rice, no salad, only one chicken skewer so I have to try it next time (Chicken Skewer is called Shish Tawouk or Shish Tawok?) In Canada they marinate that in yogurt and it is so tender so I have to try it next time Im more hungry. The Shawarma Sandwiches are cheaper than the Platter but the Platter comes with more stuff ( either GarlicSauce,Fries? or Rice?, plus Salad) or ( Hummus, Rice, & Salad comes with Lamb plate). I think chicken plate is only Garlic with no Hummus ( have to check Menu) but Shawarma sandwich are cheaper than Platters.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

S Dd

Oh my gad so so delicious food waw waw waw ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😋😋😋😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rahil B

Alexa gave great service and food is delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amir Ahmed Asif

Food is good. Hummus was fresh and tasty. The (platter) portion size was large with tons of salad.
New restaurant, so interior is fresh and clean. Has some limited outdoor seats as well. We had kabab items, tasted good and properly seasoned.
You pay at counter and buss your own table.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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