Hala's Mideast Eatery and Market
4323 University Blvd S, Jacksonville
(904) 733-1855
Customers' Favorites
Lamb Shawarma Combo Plate
Chicken Shawarma Plate
Chicken Gyro Plate
Fresh Pita Bread
Traditional Gyro
Fattoush Salad
Veggie Sampler
Grilled Chicken
Tabouli Salad
Grape Leaves
Starters
Falafel (5 pcs)
Fried crispy patties of chickpeas, spices, and parsley. Served with creamy tahini sauce. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Grilled Arabic Cheese
Soft white grilled jibneh akawi cheese. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Kibbi (2 pcs)
A shell of fried bulgur wheat stuffed with seasoned beef, onions, and pinenuts. Served with tzatziki sauce. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Shatta Fries
Fries topped with tahini sauce and hot red pepper sauce (shatta). All plates are served with fresh pita.
Foul Medamas
Warm fava bean salad with garlic, olive oil, onions, spices and tahini. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Hummus
Blended chickpea and tahini dip. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Tabouli
Bulgur wheat, parsley salad with tomatoes, lemon juice, and olive oil. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Baba Ghanouj
Smoked eggplant and tahini dip topped with olive oil. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Grape Leaves (Warak Enab)
Vine leaves stuffed with rice, beef, and spices served with tzatziki sauce. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Veggie Leaves (Warak Enab)
Vine leaves stuffed with rice, tomato, parsley, and lemon juice - served with tzatziki sauce. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Labne
Creamy kefir cheese spread topped with zaatar and olive oil. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Mezze Triple Dip
One of each of our hummus, baba ghanouj, and labne appetizers is served with warm pita bread. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Soups and Salads
Lentil Soup
All plates are served with fresh pita.
Greek Chicken Orzo Soup
All plates are served with fresh pita.
Greek Salad
Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, onions, feta cheese, kalamata olives, and pepperoncini with homemade house dressing. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Jerusalem Salad
Delicious, simple chopped tomato, cucumber, onion with olive oil and salt. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Fattoush Salad
Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, onions, feta cheese, kalamata olives, and pepperoncini with homemade house dressing. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Tabouli Salad
Bulgur wheat, parsley salad with tomatoes, lemon juice, and olive oil on top of romaine lettuce. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Crispy Greek
Hand-breaded crispy chicken on top of the Greek salad served with ranch and house dressing. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Tuna Salad
2 scoops with your choice of salad greek and tabouli or fattoush. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Chicken Salad
2 scoops with your choice of salad greek and tabouli or fattoush. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Hala Salad Combo
Hummus, greek salad, and tabouli salad. All plates are served with fresh pita. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Combo Plates
Meat Trio
Lamb, chicken shawarma with a skewer of kafta kabob topped with tahini sauce, and a side of toum garlic sauce served with 2 sides. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Hala Pie Combo
Choose 2 from our freshly baked spinach, cheese, and or meat pies with 2 sides. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Grilled Chicken Plate
Tender marinated chunks of grilled chicken breast with sauteéd onions and mushrooms with 2 sides. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Meat Grape Leaves
Vine leaves stuffed with beef, rice, and spices with 2 sides. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Veggie Grape Leaves
Vine leaves stuffed with rice, tomato, parsley, and lemon juice with 2 sides. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Gyro Plate
Beef and lamb gyro on top of sumac onions topped with tzatziki sauce with 2 sides. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Chicken Gyro Plate
Marinated chicken breast on top of sumac onions topped with tzatziki sauce with 2 sides. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Lamb Shawarma Plate
Fresh sliced seasoned lamb leg sauteéd with tomatoes on top of sumac onion and topped with tahini sauce with 2 sides. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Chicken Shawarma Plate
Sliced chicken breast seasoned with shawarma spices on top of sumac onions topped with tahini and a side of toum garlic sauce with 2 sides. All plates are served with fresh pita.
Fire Grilled Kabobs
Chicken Kabob
Tender white meat chicken skewers served over basmati rice and seasoned vegetables with a side of tzatziki sauce.
Kufta Kabob
Ground beef mixed with minced onion and parsley served over basmati rice served with a side of tzatziki sauce.
Lamb Kabob
Tender cubes of marinated lamb served over basmati rice, and seasoned vegetables, and served with a side of tzatziki sauce.
Kabob Combo
1 skewer of each of our kabobs served over basmati rice, seasoned vegetables come with your choice of side hummus, tabouli, greek salad, or fattoush.
House Specialties
Falafel Plate
A blend of chickpeas, spices, and parsley patties, fried and served with hummus and tabouli.
Veggie Sampler
Falafel 4, veggie grape leaves 4, served with hummus and tabouli.
Hala Sampler
Kibbi 1, falafel 3, grape leaves 3, served with hummus and tabouli.
Hummus Awarma
A platter of hummus topped with seasoned sliced lamb shawarma with creamy tahini sauce, olive oil, and pinenuts.
Eggplant Mnazleh
Mixed vegetables, chickpeas, eggplant in tomato, olive oil sauce, served over basmati rice, topped with pinenuts, served with yogurt and cucumber salad.
Mjadara
Bulgur wheat, lentil pilaf topped with fried onions, served with yogurt and cucumber salad add grilled chicken for 3 or lamb for 4.
Kibbi Plate
An outer shell of cracked wheat stuffed with beef, pinenuts, and onions fried, served with hummus and tabouli.
Leila's Bowl
Hummus base topped with basmati rice, tabouli, feta cheese, and chicken or lamb shawarma drizzled with tahini sauce.
Loaded Pita Nachos
Greek Nachos
Homemade pita chips topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, greek feta, kalamata olives, tzatziki sauce, and house dressing.
Gyro Nachos
Traditional or chicken homemade pita chips topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, greek feta, kalamata olives, tzatziki sauce, and house dressing.
Shawarma Nachos
Homemade pita chips topped with lamb or chicken shawarma, lettuce, tomato, onion, greek feta, kalamata olives, tahini sauce, and house dressing.
Halal Cart Bowls
Halal Bowl Gyro Meat
Our take on the famous NYC halal cart bowls with basmati rice, white sauce, spicy red sauce, lettuce, and tomato.
Halal Bowl Chicken
Our take on the famous NYC halal cart bowls with basmati rice, white sauce, spicy red sauce, lettuce, and tomato.
Halal Bowl Combo
Our take on the famous NYC halal cart bowls with basmati rice, white sauce, spicy red sauce, lettuce, and tomato.
Pita Sandwiches
Camel Rider Sandwich
Cold-cut turkey, beef salami, yellow American cheese, mayo, lettuce, tomato onion, and house dressing. All sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
The Kelly Special Sandwich
Marinated grilled chicken, onions topped with feta cheese, and hummus spread with a side of tzatziki sauce. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Falafel Sandwich
Hala's special recipe is falafel with hummus, Arabic pickles, tahini sauce, lettuce, tomato and onion. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Tuna Salad Sandwich
With lettuce, tomato and onion. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Chicken Salad Sandwich
With lettuce, tomato and onion. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Tabouli Rider Sandwich
Parsley, tomato, and cracked bulgur wheat in a pita pocket. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Cheeseburger Sandwich
Lettuce, tomato, onion, and yellow American cheese in a pita pocket or wrap. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast with sauteéd onions and mushrooms with melted white American cheese. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Hala Steak Special Sandwich
Chopped steak grilled with onions and topped with melted yellow American cheese. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Chicken Shawarma Sandwich
Seasoned chicken, onions, Arabic pickles, french fries, garlic sauce, and topped with tahini sauce. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Lamb Shawarma Sandwich
Seasoned sliced lamb sauteed with chopped tomatoes, Arabic pickles, onions, and tahini sauce. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Gyro Sandwich
Chicken or traditional with lettuce, tomato, onion, and tzatziki sauce. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Greek Veggie Rider Sandwich
Greek salad inside of a pita pocket or wrap. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
Tabouli Melt Sandwich
Tabouli in a pita pocket toasted with melted white American cheese. Sandwiches are served on your choice of pita wrap or pita pocket (rider).
A La Carte Sides
Yogurt and Cucumber Salad
French Fries Basket
Sumac Fries Basket
Zatar and Olive Oil Dip
Mjadara
Jerusalem Salad
Kalamata Olives
Pita Chip Basket
Hummus
Tabouli
Baba Ghanouj
Basmati Rice
From Our Bakery
Spinach Pies (2 pcs)
Baked pita pie folded over a blend of spinach, onions, lemon juice, and olive oil.
Meat Pies (2 pcs)
Baked pita pie folded over seasoned beef, onion, and pinenuts.
Cheese Pies (2 pcs)
Baked pita pie stuffed with a blend of imported cheeses and black seeds.
Manaesh Zatar Bread
Pita baked with olive oil and zaatar herbs.
For Kids
Chicken Nuggets
Grilled Cheese Pita
Meat Pie
Spinach Pie
Cheese Pie
Cheeseburger
Desserts
Walnut Baklava
Burma Shredded Fillo and Pistachio
Pistachio Baklava
Halawe Jibn Sweet Cheese Rolls
Drinks
Yogurt Drink
Coke
Diet Coke
Guava Juice
Sprite
Lemonade
Iced Tea
Coffee
Hot Tea
Varieties.
Orange Fanta
Mango Juice
Arabic Coffee
Take Home Favorites
Hummus
Tabouli
Baba Ghanouj
Orzo Pasta Salad
Chicken Salad
Tuna Salad
Basmati Rice
Lentil Soup
Chicken Orzo Soup
Tahini Sauce
Yogurt Sauce
Garlic Sauce
Kibbi
Falafel
Grape Leaves Meat
Grape Leaves Veggie
Lamb Shawarma (1 lb)
Chicken Shawarma (1 lb)
Gyro Meat (1 lb)
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Recent Reviews
I work at Baptist Downtown Jax and I stopped at the University location to see if you had any Dubai Chocolate. You did not disappoint! It is so good! Definitely authentic! Thank You!
March 2025
So, I came across the famous Dubai Knafeh Chocolate Bar on TikTok. Someone called it Middle Eastern Magic! I said I will try it one day when I return to the Middle East.
But fast forward. I stumbled across a Facebook post about Hala’s Middle Eastern Eatery. I saw a photo of the chocolate bar in the comments.
I found out Hala's made the knafeh bars in-house. When I went they only had white chocolate. It cost $20, which was no different...
But fast forward. I stumbled across a Facebook post about Hala’s Middle Eastern Eatery. I saw a photo of the chocolate bar in the comments.
I found out Hala's made the knafeh bars in-house. When I went they only had white chocolate. It cost $20, which was no different...
October 2024
The reason I traveled 15 minutes out of my way for the food is because I have always enjoyed the lunch and dinners at Halas. The customer service on this particular day was questionable. I don’t know if the young lady was having a really bad day, or frustrated by the current renovation process so I just let the unfriendly rudeness pass. HOWEVER, the coldness changed when an elderly Caucasian couple came in after me…I was hoping that the treatment I received wasn’t falling...
October 2024
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