Like common why the inconsistence, give me a plain salad with no chicken or any sauces when I ordered a 20 dollar salad came with just lettuce, unbelievable which was two weeks ago and now I received less chicken than usual barely none sauces, nothing I’ll say in here will show my
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Vanessa Jauregui
Been a fan of Gaby’s longtime restaurants in Culver City. I gotta say this one needs special attention from management. I feel I’m eating food that’s been left out for hours. Chicken shawarma dry and gross, pita dry and hard, tomatoes soft, nothing is fresh what’s going on here?! The building is also very dated, they should relocate but still stay in Marina! 2-stars for flavor, that’s what keeps me around at least.
Jennifer G.
I've always heard great things about Gaby's. Finally stopped in a bit ago and I was underwhelmed. I don't know if it was because it was so hyped up. Got the Beef kabob and it was ok. Wouldn't say it was worth the price. We ate there and it was a bit sad inside to be honest.
Enzo Trades
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Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Yogesh Verma
I visited this place back in 2015… it’s AMAZING FOOD IS
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eddie G.
Terrible service at this place. I called before ordering to inquire about the specifics of the dishes I was looking at for dinner before placing the order via Uber Eats. I was satisfied with the answers before placing the order. When it arrived, half of the main entree (2 falafelInstead of the 4 stated on the menu) was missing and so were two of the sides. I got a plate with mostly tabouleh and baba. I tried remedying the situation with Uber Eats but had to ultimately call the restaurant to explain what had happened. The guy was so clueless about what to do. I told him that I thought the best option would be to make a bad yelp review, and he agreed. So I did. And that's what you're going to get ordering at Gaby's. Too bad we're new neighbors and I really wanted to love this place.
Shantelle S.
June 2023 Marina del Rey: On the way home, I realized that I had not been to Gaby's in a long time! I also miss the location that was closer, by the beach! I ordered at the drive-thru & was happily on my way home!Falafel Pita: Flavorful, plentiful & delicious!Fries: The paprika on the golden thick fries are perfection! Option of salad or fries... opted for fries!Baklava: They were out of this popular treat by 7PM...was so looking forward to it!Grape Leaves: Love!!! Incredibly tasty!Customer Service: Matt in the Drive-thru was really nice!Overall: Gaby's is still a favorite, delicious falafel pita w/fries, as well as tasty grape leaves! Looking forward to getting baklava next time!
L M.
This was one of my favorite spots to grab a chicken schwarma wrap way back in 2006-2010. It's not the same. Not even remotely the same. There was a lot of bones in my overcooked and very dry chicken. Hardly any sauce. The fries were okay. For $30 for two pitas I just can't recommend this place.
Fernando Ramirez
Norma was very accommodating, professional and friendly. She made our experience here very enjoyable!
I discovered Gaby's long ago when they used to have Groupon deals. I miss those deals. It's a fast casual place and my go to is the chicken schwarma plate. The food is fresh and tasty. Portions are big as 2 people can split the chicken schwarma plate and they are usually very generous with the tasty and addictive garlic sauce.On my most recent visit, I showed the cashier the free fountain soda offer for checking in on Yelp. He was not familiar with the program (nor Yelp in general it seemed) and looked at me like I was trying to pull a heist on Fort Knox. I was taking the food to go and had a long drive ahead of me so I thought a soda would have been nice but not worth making a fuss about. He did ask one of the folks in the kitchen about Yelp after I paid but they didn't know anything about it either. Since I went around 4 pm, I was the only customer and as I waited for my food, I felt he kept staring at me like I was still pulling some scam on him.So, beware who's working if you visit and use your Yelp check-in to claim a soda.
Gregg L.
This spot is pretty rough in more ways than one. I've never actually been to the restaurant itself until today, but do recall ordering it for delivery long ago. Upon arriving I was overcome with curiosity as I could not believe how beat up the building is. Broken windows. Signage so sun damaged they were cracking and disintegrating. Cheap tape covering items on the drive thru menu that probably haven't been served in a decade. Wow. The food itself was about $20 per entree. The size of the meal was fine, but everything in the bag was lukewarm temperature and just plain sad. My chicken was dense. My rice was clumpy. I did enjoy the hummus though. There are a lot of better options in this price range for mediterranean food in the area.
Keith H.
Gabys was an old favorite. Ordered Lamb Kabobs and Chicken Kabobs and extra side of Hummus for delivery. Delivery communication was definitely off with a delivery message before anything had arrived. I was on the phone with customer service when the guy showed up. The chicken and rice ok. The lamb overcooked. The Hummus disappointing. It was watery and not really tasty.Sad experience. Not awful and may try again just in case it was a bad night.
Stephanie Carrillo
Used to come here for years growing up down the street and then living in the marina. Decided to stop by today and the chicken kebabs were dry and burnt and they charged me for the extra garlic sauce which is fine, however, the guy then followed up by saying “oh, we just implemented this charge the other day”. Well, now you seem guilty for saying that since I didn’t even say anything for being charged.I’d recommend just going to the one off of Venice and motor. Much better service and food.
Trina T.
The food from the Marina del Rey location is very good. The cashiers are just crappy people. No hello. What do you want. I accidentally ordered from the Culver City location and when I came in to pick up , I interrupted the cashier doing his homework. You didn't order here. Looked back down at his homework. I said, we'll can I place and order. Yeah, what do you want. Had to repeat it 3 times. But he's not unusual here. Maybe they don't get the actual customers but door dash or Uber drivers
All the food is very good and fresh, good service (the guys are very friendly) and the restaurant is very clean, the bathroom is spotless.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Kabob, Salads, Falafel Plate
Like common why the inconsistence, give me a plain salad with no chicken or any sauces when I ordered a 20 dollar salad came with just lettuce, unbelievable which was two weeks ago and now I received less chicken than usual barely none sauces, nothing I’ll say in here will show my
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Been a fan of Gaby’s longtime restaurants in Culver City. I gotta say this one needs special attention from management. I feel I’m eating food that’s been left out for hours. Chicken shawarma dry and gross, pita dry and hard, tomatoes soft, nothing is fresh what’s going on here?! The building is also very dated, they should relocate but still stay in Marina! 2-stars for flavor, that’s what keeps me around at least.
I've always heard great things about Gaby's. Finally stopped in a bit ago and I was underwhelmed. I don't know if it was because it was so hyped up. Got the Beef kabob and it was ok. Wouldn't say it was worth the price. We ate there and it was a bit sad inside to be honest.
u close to
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I visited this place back in 2015… it’s AMAZING FOOD IS
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrible service at this place. I called before ordering to inquire about the specifics of the dishes I was looking at for dinner before placing the order via Uber Eats. I was satisfied with the answers before placing the order. When it arrived, half of the main entree (2 falafelInstead of the 4 stated on the menu) was missing and so were two of the sides. I got a plate with mostly tabouleh and baba. I tried remedying the situation with Uber Eats but had to ultimately call the restaurant to explain what had happened. The guy was so clueless about what to do. I told him that I thought the best option would be to make a bad yelp review, and he agreed. So I did. And that's what you're going to get ordering at Gaby's. Too bad we're new neighbors and I really wanted to love this place.
June 2023 Marina del Rey: On the way home, I realized that I had not been to Gaby's in a long time! I also miss the location that was closer, by the beach! I ordered at the drive-thru & was happily on my way home!Falafel Pita: Flavorful, plentiful & delicious!Fries: The paprika on the golden thick fries are perfection! Option of salad or fries... opted for fries!Baklava: They were out of this popular treat by 7PM...was so looking forward to it!Grape Leaves: Love!!! Incredibly tasty!Customer Service: Matt in the Drive-thru was really nice!Overall: Gaby's is still a favorite, delicious falafel pita w/fries, as well as tasty grape leaves! Looking forward to getting baklava next time!
This was one of my favorite spots to grab a chicken schwarma wrap way back in 2006-2010. It's not the same. Not even remotely the same. There was a lot of bones in my overcooked and very dry chicken. Hardly any sauce. The fries were okay. For $30 for two pitas I just can't recommend this place.
Norma was very accommodating, professional and friendly. She made our experience here very enjoyable!
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I discovered Gaby's long ago when they used to have Groupon deals. I miss those deals. It's a fast casual place and my go to is the chicken schwarma plate. The food is fresh and tasty. Portions are big as 2 people can split the chicken schwarma plate and they are usually very generous with the tasty and addictive garlic sauce.On my most recent visit, I showed the cashier the free fountain soda offer for checking in on Yelp. He was not familiar with the program (nor Yelp in general it seemed) and looked at me like I was trying to pull a heist on Fort Knox. I was taking the food to go and had a long drive ahead of me so I thought a soda would have been nice but not worth making a fuss about. He did ask one of the folks in the kitchen about Yelp after I paid but they didn't know anything about it either. Since I went around 4 pm, I was the only customer and as I waited for my food, I felt he kept staring at me like I was still pulling some scam on him.So, beware who's working if you visit and use your Yelp check-in to claim a soda.
This spot is pretty rough in more ways than one. I've never actually been to the restaurant itself until today, but do recall ordering it for delivery long ago. Upon arriving I was overcome with curiosity as I could not believe how beat up the building is. Broken windows. Signage so sun damaged they were cracking and disintegrating. Cheap tape covering items on the drive thru menu that probably haven't been served in a decade. Wow. The food itself was about $20 per entree. The size of the meal was fine, but everything in the bag was lukewarm temperature and just plain sad. My chicken was dense. My rice was clumpy. I did enjoy the hummus though. There are a lot of better options in this price range for mediterranean food in the area.
Gabys was an old favorite. Ordered Lamb Kabobs and Chicken Kabobs and extra side of Hummus for delivery. Delivery communication was definitely off with a delivery message before anything had arrived. I was on the phone with customer service when the guy showed up. The chicken and rice ok. The lamb overcooked. The Hummus disappointing. It was watery and not really tasty.Sad experience. Not awful and may try again just in case it was a bad night.
Used to come here for years growing up down the street and then living in the marina. Decided to stop by today and the chicken kebabs were dry and burnt and they charged me for the extra garlic sauce which is fine, however, the guy then followed up by saying “oh, we just implemented this charge the other day”. Well, now you seem guilty for saying that since I didn’t even say anything for being charged.I’d recommend just going to the one off of Venice and motor. Much better service and food.
The food from the Marina del Rey location is very good. The cashiers are just crappy people. No hello. What do you want. I accidentally ordered from the Culver City location and when I came in to pick up , I interrupted the cashier doing his homework. You didn't order here. Looked back down at his homework. I said, we'll can I place and order. Yeah, what do you want. Had to repeat it 3 times. But he's not unusual here. Maybe they don't get the actual customers but door dash or Uber drivers