Mid-East Cafe and Restaurant

306 E Exchange St, Akron
(330) 400-4104

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Chicken and Rice with White Sauce and a Hot Sauce
Dolmas Grape Leaves and Mahshy Warquenab
Vegetarian Chicken Shawarma Wrap
Steamed Basmati Pilau Rice
Mixed Seafood Dinner
Beef Shawarma Plate
Fattoush Salad
Shrimp and Rice
Gyro Sandwich
Tabouli Salad

Menu

Featured items
New York City's Finest Halal Chicken Över Rice with White Sauce
Vegetables, lettuce, cumin seasoned rice, marinated and grilled chicken, and white yogurt sauce.
Gyro Sandwich
Vegetarian Mideast Beyond steak over Rice
Made with fresh Vegetables, lettuce, cumin seasoned rice, marinated and plant based grilled Beyond steak plant based seared tips, and white yogurt sauce.
Chicken Shawarma Wrap
Chicken shawarma, flour wrap, pickles, and garlic sauce.
Dolmas (Grape Leaves) and (Mahshy Warquenab)
Five stuffed grape leaves with rice, fresh herbs, and rice.
Hummus
Mashed garbanzo beans with sesame tahini paste, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, and drizzled with olive oil.
Vegetarian Chicken Shawarma Wrap
Plant Based Vegan Chicken shawarma, flour wrap, pickles, and garlic sauce.
Angus Burger with Fries
A 3lb. pound angus beef patty, with cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato,. pickle. and served on a toasted on a gourmet white bread bun, served with deep fried seasoned fries
Falafel Pita Wrap
Pita bread filled with falafel balls, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, turnip pickles, and tahini sauce.
Steamed Basmati Rice
Served with either grilled chicken or beef.or plain

Appetizers
Hummus
Mashed garbanzo beans with sesame tahini paste, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, and drizzled with olive oil.
Dolmas (Grape Leaves) and (Mahshy Warquenab)
Five stuffed grape leaves with rice, fresh herbs, and rice.
Arabic Mixed Picklers
A mix of pickles and spicy pickled vegetables.
Egyptian Fava Beans (Ful Mudammas)
Mashed fava beans, mixed with garlic, cumin, lemon juice, and drizzled with olive oil.
Fries
Seasoned fried French cut potatoes
Baba Ghannouj (Baba Ghannoush)
Roasted eggplant, lemon, garlic, tahini sesame paste, and drizzled with olive oil.

Salads
Tabouli Salad (Tomato Bulgur)
Fresh parsley, tomatoes, bulgur (cracked wheat), lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil.
Fattoush Salad (Vegetable Pita)
Fresh romaine hearts, cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet pepper, onion, topped with traditional house dressing and fried pita bread.
Couscous Salad (Durum Wheat Vegetable)
Traditional berber dish of semolina (granules of durum wheat), spices, fresh cilantro, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, lemon juice, and olive oil.

Healthy Options
Steamed Basmati Rice
Served with either grilled chicken or beef.or plain
Steamed Basmati Rice & Vegetables
Steamed Basmati rice served with sautéed vegetables (corn, carrots, peas/green beans), in red tomato sauce.
Steamed Basmati Rice & Eggplant
Steamed Basmati rice served with sautéed Eggplant in red tomato sauce.

Daily Specials
Vegetarian Mideast Beyond steak over Rice
Made with fresh Vegetables, lettuce, cumin seasoned rice, marinated and plant based grilled Beyond steak plant based seared tips, and white yogurt sauce.
New York City's Finest Halal Chicken Över Rice with White Sauce
Vegetables, lettuce, cumin seasoned rice, marinated and grilled chicken, and white yogurt sauce.
Vegetarian "New York City's Finest" Mideast Halal Plant Based Chicken over Rice
Vegetables, lettuce, cumin seasoned rice, marinated and grilled plant based chicken, and white yogurt sauce.
Mixed Seafood Dinner
1 pc. of Tilapia, 1 pc. of Whiting, 5 pieces of Shrimp, served with seasoned rice, salad or Cole slaw, and hush puppies or fries and Soda
Chicken wings with Shrimp Dinner
6 Deep fried chicken wings with sauce or without, and 10 pcs. of Shrimp
Shrimp Dinner
15 pieces of Deep fried Seasoned Shrimp served with seasoned fries or Hushpuppies and soda.
Whiting Fish, Cole Slaw and Hush puppies Dish
Chicken Strips
Deep fried Seasoned Chicken Strips, served with seasoned French fries or rice
Vegetarian Falafel Burger with fries
Grilled Falafel Pattie, served with onions, tomato, lettuce, mayo, and American cheese on a gourmet white bread bun served with fries
Mid-East Chicken wings & Fries
White sauce chicken wings (6) with French fries.
Mideast Beef over Rice
Vegetables, lettuce, cumin seasoned rice, marinated and grilled strips of beef and white yogurt sauce.
Mid-East Shrimp over Rice
Vegetables, Lettuce, cumin seasoned rice, marinated & grilled shrimp, and white yogurt sauce.

Sandwiches and Wraps
Chicken Shawarma Wrap
Chicken shawarma, flour wrap, pickles, and garlic sauce.
Falafel Pita Wrap
Pita bread filled with falafel balls, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, turnip pickles, and tahini sauce.
Gyro Sandwich
Angus Burger with Fries
A 3lb. pound angus beef patty, with cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato,. pickle. and served on a toasted on a gourmet white bread bun, served with deep fried seasoned fries
Chicken Burger
Grilled Chicken, served with onions, tomato, lettuce, mayo, and American cheese on a gourmet white bread bun
Philly CheeseSteak (8 inch)
Beef steak, served with green peppers, onions, tomato, lettuce, mayo, and American Cheese on an 8 inch Buttered, toasted, Hoagie bun
Chicken Cheesesteak (8 Inch)
Grilled Chicken served with green peppers, onions, tomato, lettuce, mayo, and American cheese, on a 8 inch buttered, toasted gourmet Hoagie bun
Vegetarian Chicken Shawarma Wrap
Plant Based Vegan Chicken shawarma, flour wrap, pickles, and garlic sauce.
Vegetarian Falafel Burger with fries
Grilled Falafel Pattie, served with onions, tomato, lettuce, mayo, and American cheese on a gourmet white bread bun served with fries
Fries
Seasoned fried French cut potatoes
Shrimp Shawarma Wrap
Shrimp shawarma, flour wrap, pickles, and garlic sauce.
Shrimp po Boy 8 Inch
Shrimp served with green peppers, tomato, lettuce, mayo, and American cheese, served on a 8 inch buttered, toasted gourmet Hoagie bun

Beverages (Cold)
Pepsi Products
Fresh Guava Juice
Fresh Mango Juice
Palestinian Limonana
Coconut Vanilla Bean Shaken Hibiscus Iced Tea Latte
Bottled Water
Laban Zabadi
Yogurt with honey shake.
Date Seed Shake

Side Dips and Sauces
Hot and Spicy Chili
Tahini Sauce
Garlic Yogurt Sauce
Garlic Mayo
Sweet Chili
Barbecue Sauce
Tomato Sauce

Desserts
Egyptian Sugar Cookies (2 pcs)
Set of two spicy Egyptian sugar cookies made with different, spices, flour, sugar, and sesame seed, filled with made with two fillings, agameya which is honey and agwa which is a dates.
Baklava (2 pcs)
Made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and held together with syrup.
Shole Zard
Persian saffron rice pudding. An aromatic version of rice pudding made with rice, sugar, rosewater, and saffron.

Beverages (Hot) Cont'd
Ginger Tea
Benefits in reducing inflammation in the joints and bones, reduces stress, aids upset stomach, and improves blood circulation.
Saudi Mint Tea
This tea is great for getting over colds, sore throats, sinus congestion, and gastric ulcers. With high antioxidants and vitamins, the mint helps boost immunity and health.
Shy Min Yansoon Tea (anise)
Benefits in bronchial irritation, aids in the symptoms of the common cold, pneumonia, in flatulence, cure sleeplessness, aid nursing mothers with productions of milk and to stimulate appetite. Also improve digestion, alleviate cramps, and reduces nausea.
Yemeni Tea
Secret spices that warms the body, improves digestion, and builds strength.
Asian Green Tea
A great energy tea to drink in the morning to aid in working memory, weight loss, cancer prevention, heart benefits, lower cholesterol, lower stroke risk, helps type 2 diabetics regulate blood sugar, helps with inflammation, and skin diseases.

Beverages (Hot)
Coffee
Blonde or dark roast brew and decaf.
Specialty Coffee

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Recent Reviews

The food was very tasty. I had the falafel pita and my friend ordered the gyro which she enjoyed. The atmosphere was dark and a wee bit chaotic, but our server was very friendly and prompt. I would recommend to go there for lunch for a good middle eastern meal.
June 2025
I was excited to try this place. I ordered 2 Chicken Shawarma, 2 Fattoush salads, 2 orders of hummus, and 1 Baba Ganoush. The Shawarmas were good, but they were out of pickles, which in my opinion really make the sandwich, and the sauce was very light, so it was lacking that flavor also. The hummus was great, and the baba ganoush was very good as well. However, sadly, the Fattoush salads were terrible. They were made with shredded lettuce, not romaine, (which made for a weird,...
January 2025
The food is great the problem is whatever woman works at the counter and answers the phone puts people on hold I was trying to call in about my door dash order because it’s missing the same side every time it’s supposed to be included she had me on hold so long the dasher had my meal before I could tell her anything. Do better
January 2025

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Mid-East Cafe and Restaurant

306 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44304
(330) 400-4104