Middle Eastern Restaurants near Cheektowaga, NY

“Highly recommend Amira’s Kitchen!“

“Everything was closed on Christmas day and this restaurant was a life saver. The food was awesome and fresh, the gentleman who served us was very friendly and passionate about the meals he served. We'll definitely be back all the way from Canada!“

“My first visit was today, but it won’t be my last. Delicious shawarma! Thanks.“

“10 out of 10!
Falafel House is truly a gem. The crispy chicken shawarma was superb—perfectly crispy, incredibly juicy, and bursting with flavor. It honestly felt like eating in the Middle East; the food is that authentic. We enjoyed it so much that we ordered two—one for me and one for my son.

The staff were warm, welcoming, and made us feel right at home. You can tell they genuinely care about their customers and their restaurant. The place itself is spotless and beautifully decorated, which makes the whole experience even better.

Falafel House is an easy 10/10 in every way. Highly recommended!“

“Incredible food - very generous portions, especially for the price, but it's the quality that has brought me back. I could happily live on the bread. The fahsah is the platonic ideal of a stew, but I haven't found a bad thing on the menu.“

“I have been here multiple times and the food is always AMAZING. I will recommend this place through and through, no matter what I get I love. The atmosphere is good and you can see other patrons enjoying their food, never any complaints. Absolutely delicious!!!“

“This restaurant is amazing! Absolutely delicious food and kind staff. I want to try the whole menu 😁 Definitely get the Adeni tea!“

“Super tasty? My brother and I came, clean restaurant, super tasty food. I consider myself to be an expert in Yemen Cuisine and this place was A1. Top notch. The best of the best. We got the FAHSA, super good tender lamb, seasoned to perfection and tender. The kofta kabab sandwich is made fresh to order and absolutely is GAS.

This spot is pure gas.“

“Come here very regularly with family and co workers. Absolutely love everything, from the atmosphere, to amazing staff and of course the food! I recommend Almaza to everyone and anyone I talk to about searching for new food.“

“Best food ever! I keep coming back“

“Very tasty chicken! I love the charred bits. Way better than Halal Guys and I'm from NYC when this was the hottest thing, especially after the club! They only give a combo though so you have to take a drink with it. Restaurant customer areas (bathroom 🤮) could really use a deep clean and please replace malfunctioning blinking lights.“

“Great place to shop! A huge variety of items that cover East Asian, West Asian, Middle Eastern and African cuisines. I found exotic ingredients and products I never saw before. The produce is fresh and varied. I found fresh green almonds, cousa and the baby eggplants that are needed to make makdouss.

The only issue I had was getting help at the bakery counter. I needed to get Baklawa from the glass case and it is only allowed to employees. There is no employee stationed behind the bakery counter. It took long to wait for a cashier to be free to come and help me with getting my Baklawa order pulled out of the case and packaged into a carry-out container. The same situation happened at the meat counter. They have it set up so that there is no pre-packaged zabiha meat. One has NO CHOICE but to wait in line with all the other people, while two men work at a very slow pace to prepare the customer's orders one by one. I could see it was easily going to be a full hour wait for me. They really NEED to start making prepared packs of the zabiha chicken so customers can more quickly grab the pre-butchered meat; then the line would be only for customers who need their meat custom cut. Because of how long the wait was, I gave up and decided to buy zabiha meat elsewhere. I simply didn't have the time for that.
On the happy side, they sell whole legs of goat and sheep and lamb, meats that are difficult to find.“

“Food is amazing , great portions, and must try the Greek potatoes. Prices also very reasonable! Highly recommend 👌“

“I've gone twice now. The first time I got Shawarma, and then I got foul. The foul was new to me and absolutely amazing. The worker was very friendly, even if we needed translators to conversate.“

“Food was awesome. We had fatoush, falafel plate, and something like samosas - fried Phyllo dough like pockets of meat and spices - and Arabic coffee. Service was a little slow, but very friendly. A mix of people were in and out even during the after-lunch hour. There's a little sort of import store inside, which we poked around in but didn't buy anything. I'd like to see them expand the restaurant and start delivery on Skip the Dishes, I'd order every week. We're definitely going back soon.“

“Friendly service and tasty food“

“We were looking for a specific kind of rice and this is where we could find it! We came here from NYC to buy this rice! Lol! Yes sounds crazy but my wife wanted this so I had to drive for her. This is a huge supermarket and they have halal meat as well. Also I saw they have goat meat if you are interested. The rice we were looking is called Anbar rice. Thanks.“

“The chicken was great and very reasonably priced.“