garbanzo mediterranean fresh, GARBANZO

Haubert Union Building, 1125 Monocacy St, Bethlehem
(610) 861-1320

Recent Reviews

Jay K.

7:22 on a Saturday evening and they are already putting up the chairs and getting ready to close. People don't like to make money anymore. This place is a let down. And the last time I went they had no meat, hummus or pita bread.

Eric D.

This place is getting better every day. The menu is evolving into some of the best mediterranean fast casual food I've had. We stop in here often for lunch when in the Park Meadows area because they have healthy options. Highly recommended!

Jennifer S.

We tried some carry out from here recently and the overall experience was pretty good. I really enjoyed their pita bread. I was too full to eat it fresh, but sliced it in half and toasted it to reheat it and it was very yummy. Their rice has a nice, nutty flavor. The gyro meat had a pretty rough chop but was seasoned well. Their garlic sauce and the harissa were exactly what we expected. The restaurant was pretty clean when I went inside to grab my food. Plus the staff was very polite. Not really helpful but at least I didn't feel like they were just throwing my food at me that evening. I really it was a good option for fast casual Mediterranean food.

Scott D.

Do not go here. The GM does not know how to run a business and will lie to you and steal your money.It's been three weeks since I ordered online, only to find the restaurant empty with zero employees, but the door was open and all the ovens were on. I did not get my food.I politely wrote the store for a refund. I was told a refund would take 7-10 days. I have emailed and spoken to Danny, the GM, on the phone several times. I have still not received a refund. Here is the original response from the restaurant:"Good Morning,Iam so sorry this was your expirence last night. This is NOT how we run our business and not our standard. I will be refunding your order as well as reaching out to you directly. Please shoot me a time that I can contact you that is the best for you. Once again, Iam sorry and I look forward to hearing from you.Danny HarrisGeneral Manager"

Karlee D.

Tonight, we walked In on a pretty nasty couple going at the two employees who were preparing their food for them. While standing by, we were appalled at the actions and behavior of the couple quite literally screaming at these two employees. For being yelled at, they these two gals handled themselves professionally and could not have been more impressed with them. I wanted to give a special shout out to Lenny (sorry if this is misspelled girl!) but you were awesome! Handled with grace, poise and absolutely did not deserve the way you were being treated. Shout of to the manager too. HopeBoth of their nights get better and if corporate sees this, please commend these two ladies and giveThem a raise!

Brian J.

It's marked CLOSED here on Yelp, however they are open. Today is 10/29/22The food is okay for fast. I would eat here again. The problem, it's dirty!Please see my photos of the dirty floor and dirty booth. All of the tables appeared as if they haven't been washed, just crumbs brushed onto the floor. Clearly ownership and management could care less on cleanliness. It's sad.

Jordan F.

I just moved here from Washington and I've been craving Mediterranean food. I saw that you could make your own bowls here and got excited, finally I can have my Mediterranean food. Well when it got delivered, we noticed that it's missing 3 items that we paid for: fries with white sauce, hummus, and pita. Super bummed because I love fries with the white sauce, and we wanted hummus.I got a chicken bowl with seasoned rice, tomato/cucumber, sautéed veggies, hummus, feta, tahziki, and the white garlic sauce. Not only was my bowl extremely cold and the chicken was oddly chewy, it was missing sautéed veggies, hummus, feta, and the white garlic sauce. It was literally just cucumber, tomato, rice and a few chunks of chicken and tahziki. My husband got a gyro plate with basically everything on it, and he barely had any gyro meat on his plate, also missing baba ganoush, hummus, sautéed veggies and white garlic sauce. Highly recommend going elsewhere for Mediterranean food, this was just not good and the fact we didn't even get what we paid for made it that much worse.

Rob M.

I hate to be such a Ken, but they burned the gyro meat and then served it to my kids. My steak was old/crunchy. At 7:30pm, they were out of at least 3 toppings and said they didn't have more. They insisted on interrupting me twice talking to my kids, and tried to charge adult price for a kids meal. I didn't use to have problems, but won't be coming back!!!!!

Denise R.

Dirty not at all how it used to be they used to give you a lot of rice now you get one little scoop the place was filthy

Amanda K.

I wish I could give this place ZERO STARS. Hours of operation are all over the place, closed when they say open, open when they say closed. Stood in line for 15 mins and never got to give my order, 4 people running around behind the counter--not knowing what to do. All out of chicken...just amazing how this place was sooo good and just like that BOOM---horrible! Please don't waste ur time

Sean C.

Absolute trash, most bland Mediterranean food I've ever had... out of every protein but chicken and falafel, the laffa wrap is made with a tortilla.... Yea a flour tortilla... will not be coming back.

Kyle B.

This place has fallen off HARD. Used to love Garbanzo but this location has been struggling. AC not working, booths only sign on the door, half portions, not including pita unless requested, hand sanitizers empty, etc etc...

Dan W.

Unfortunately the other reviews are accurate and saying this place has fallen off is an understatement. I'm a fan of Garbanzo but the last two times I've been basically turned away. 1st time) only one employee working that was kind enough to say it would be 20 min. 2nd time) no ac , chairs on top of tables, and a glare as we walked in at 4:30. Several people obviously waiting a long time, so we turned around and walked out. Luckily I got my Garbanzo fix in Fort Collins recently...

Diane B.

The healthy alternative; Denver Airport seldom open for business. I am a Flight Attendant so I know. Would lease to someone who wants to,knows how to,run an OPEN restaurant. Will steer others elsewhere.....a lot of referrals they could have had,shame.

Pamela M.

I like being able to order as you go, Chipotle or Subway style. They have lots of sauce options like tzatziki, tahini, etc. The tahini is different, the sign shows the standard sesame-colored tan, but in reality it's a green version with I can only assume some kind of herb included in it. Recently, I ordered the salad option (versus the plate or the pita sandwich, etc.) and it was a huge portion, really great, especially with all the toppings I added on. However, I questioned the dressing in my head as I can't stand when a salad is overdressed, you can't take dressing off, so putting too much is an impossible situation. I hesitated but also did really want it tossed in the bowl, though, so I let her do her thing as my order was being made in front of me. When I got to my seat, it was indeed too much salad dressing. Dang it! Next time, I'm going to tell them toss it with the dressing, fine, but watch really closely and tell them put about half as much dressing as you normally do. With all of the side dips mentioned above, there's really no need to an excessive amount of the salad dressing. It is tasty greek dressing, I might add, but again too much just ruins a salad for me. This is a much better option than a lot of other quick foods! Definitely recommend going Greek!

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