Yafa Grille

1205 19th St NW, Washington
(202) 750-6689

Recent Reviews

Jessica Martin

Fresh, varied, flavorful food with kind and quick service! Good portions too. Didn’t ask about gluten free but nothing other than the pita was obviously gluten. I’m sure they’d answer any questions you have.

Christian Schunk

This place is a real hidden gem in DC. I eat here about half the time I come into the office. The brothers who own the place are wonderful and the quality of their ingredients is superb. The food is all really well spiced. It's basically a more flavorful version of Cava (which I also love).

Sydnye White

Love grabbing a Yafa salad bowl for lunch. I get chicken, lots of roasted veggies options and all the yummy garlic, tahini sauce and hummus I can stand!

sami china

Very bad manage I order with very spicy and cold sandwiches and when I called the manager to explain for him he said we don’t care about your opinion you can put bad reviews

Al

Unfortunately the beef shawarma bowl is nothing but gyro meat not real shawarma meat!! and the rice very cheap quality.Shawarma district or muncheez are much better.Place clean though.

Halom B.

I go to this place from time to time. The service is always friendly and the staff is always happy to answer questions about menu items and ingredients. I usually get a bowl. Personally I recommend either the chicken or the falafel over the beef which is processed meat and too salty. I honestly should order the sandwich more often because their fresh made on-site pita bread is incredible! Lastly if you're doing the bowl like me, make sure to add all the fresh salads and pickles they have because the fresh toppings are excellent as well. Conclusion: 5 stars for service, bread and fresh toppings. Avoid the beef option if possible.

Alp B.

Owner or Staff I dont who is the gentleman works behind of expo. He was Rude. Almost I got kicked out from the place. He says no inside !! Anyway, I got chicken bowl, it was not fresh just tiny bit chicken was inside of the bowl. I didnt get full. And 1 bowl + 1 drinks $14 expensive!!

Ali Ibdah

Worst shawarma ever. Cold and nasty

Hisham Isa

I finally got to try this place. Had the option of wrap, bowl or plate. They we out of the pita pocket option at the time. Then picked the meat or veggies. They had chicken, beef or lamb. I got the bowl with rice and lamb. Both meat and rice portions were a bit small. I loaded up on the veggies since you can add whatever veggies you want to it. I was expecting more rice and meat for the price. What could have made it better? Hot rice and meats; more rice and meats; warm pita bread that came with it. Overall, positive experience as the food feels and taste healthy. Price was a bit over $12 for the bowl. I will definitely eat here again.

No Body

Beef better than chicken. But both nice and tender. Not real shawarmeh though. More of 'Chipotle Grill' style cut meats.

Subha S.

fast casual, and they have a little patio to dine in too...food was ready very quick on my lunch break, I appreciated that it felt like a light lunch even though the portions were generous...I had a chicken wrap...it's not a pita bread, it was one of those giant laffa wraps and they fill it end to end with meat , I think it was nearly a foot long...they have interesting toppings, so many and you can get unlimited amount I think...one that stood out was thick strips of pickled turnips, I wish they had different flavors of hummus, but not a big deal, you could just mix one of their amazing hot sauces in...great hospitality, recognize you as soon as you walk in, it was nice to have a cheerful lunch break , will return!

Kristen Marie

I’ve never had Shawarma before, so I appreciated how helpful the employees were in guiding me toward a shawarma rice bowl with delicious toppings. Fantastic! Great food and friendly staff.

Tom Taylor

Very good falafel

Gina R

Love their shawarmas! Great falafel too! Great service!

Nouvelles Fraiches Super Fraiches

If you're looking for shawarma made with love, wrong place i end up paying $14 for a cold shawarma full of picklds the wrap was not previously grille or hit up the inside was cold not even talking about the arguing to hit it up.Over prices plus cold shawarma filup with picklds equal no come back.

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