Jerusalem Middle Eastern Cuisine

601 S Wright St, Champaign
(217) 344-8760

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Ruth Zuraw

DELICIOUS! great food and a good price for the quantity and quality. highly recommend if you’re looking for a good lunch off green st.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Harsha Tirumala

Great lunch experience - nutritious food (lunch plate had fruits, vegetables, protein and a curry) and it was homemade food that looked like homemade food.

Definitely going back sometime soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pranav Harakere

You might have to wait a tiny bit since there's only one guy running the whole restaurant - but the quality and quantity of food is amazing. I don't think there is any other restaurant on campus that gives such healthy, filling food for this price. I ordered the vegetarian lunch platter and was very satisfied. The falafel especially was very good. Overall, the meal felt homemade which is what stood out to me.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Muhannad Mahdy

Amazing and extremely tasty authentic food served by a genuine owner!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brandon Brown

The owner and only guy I’ve ever seen working there is an old guy who is not friendly at all, very to the point. But the food value relative to price here is the highest I’ve ever seen. If you get one of the lunch plates for $13 you get a coffee or tea, a salad, fish or chicken, rice, pita bread, some kind of soup-like thing, hummus and an assortment of fruits. I was blown away. I’ve never received so much value from a restaurant before. The food is good but it’s not your typical hyper palatable western food. It’s cooked to order, fresh, and feels healthy and balanced.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mateus de Melo

The food is delicious, also it is a good option for non-spicy lovers.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Falafel, Hummus, Fish, Salad, Fish Platter

Behzad Mehrafrooz

This place is a hidden gem for anyone who loves authentic, homemade-style food.
Every dish tastes great—it’s soft, juicy, and full of flavor, with delicious stews and sides.

Expect a line if you come between 11:30 am and 2 pm, but it’s well worth the wait. Hamid, the one-man show behind it all, may seem reserved at first, but he’s genuinely kind and often surprises guests with extra portions or fresh fruit on the side. The serving sizes are generous—often enough for two. One bite and you’ll be hooked.

Hamid is the GOAT!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Suyu Ge

Always the best restaurant in town! Worth a revisit after years!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

prse

I’m a fan of the owner. The baklava is wonderful too. Everything is good here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Combination Kabob Plate, Sandwich

Shiv Priyam Raghuraman

Good food but slow service

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Yasamin Khoshpour

Healthy food

Winda Diana Sari

this is our first time to try this restaurant. actually, as an asian people, our tongue are difficult to meet the taste of middle east cuisine. but this is the nearest halal food we can access around campus. and masyaAllah, surprisingly the taste (everythings) is very good. we can enjoy all of the meal. you can look at the clean plate hahaha.

may we have an opportunity to back again.

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Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish Lunch Platter

Inayah Lodhi

very delicious and fresh food, the man who works there cut up six fresh fruits for us and served them to have for free while we were dining in :' )

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yauheni stashkov

I really enjoyed the food! The best hummus I’ve ever had!! The chicken is so good too
Salad is fine, but fresh, it’s good.
The owner seems like the old guy, and you can see how he loves the his restaurant, really enjoyed talking to him.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Combination Kabob Plate, Falafel, Hummus, Salad

Prashant Jayannavar

Hamid is the best :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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Jerusalem Middle Eastern Cuisine

601 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 344-8760