The place doesn't look fancy but the shawarma I had was absolutely delicious
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephen Fortmann
If you have a hankering for baba ganoush this is the place to go.
Sparsely decorated with a focus on friendly and fast service.
Will go back and recommend!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Noona Hamoud
I could not enjoy the food after seeing the waiter's attitude; I felt he didn’t want to look at me or talk to me.
Suzanne Lort
Food was phenomenal and well worth a trip.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anna A
Alright, we waited almost 3 years to try this Mediterranean restaurant since moving back to the US after living in the Middle East for 8yrs...because we didn't want to be disappointed with the food. Our gut was right. The food was awful! I ordered the mixed kabab, which is normally in the Middle East it comes with hot, freshly made arabic bread, and this one came with a half cold tortilla lol...my rice tasted like leftover rice and it was cold. The beef pieces were chewy and hard to eat. The chicken tasted bland. My husband didn't like his Dolma dish much either. He said I can make them better at home. My daughter ordered chicken tenders. They were super hard like a rock, and we could tell they were not fresh. The only things that were fresh and tasted good were the French fries and the lamb kabab. The place is rundown and needs a serious makeover. The only server there wasn't friendly and seemed annoyed by the customers. We complained about our food, and he ended up giving us the kid's meal free. It was our first and last time going there. If you have ever tried authentic Middle Eastern food, you will be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Five O. Clocks (Somewhere)
Genuine and authentic Middle Eastern food! Like the name suggests, it’s just like eating in Babylon!
The only reason I have less stars was because they served tortillas, chicken cordon bleu was just a chicken cutlet breaded but not fresh breaded it was a precooked type just like the kids chicken tender plate. And it had American cheese….The hummus, tabouleh, lamb and chicken and potato stew was good. It just screamed budget Mediterranean like a taco shop versus an authentic Mexican restaurant. Prices were very high for the quality imo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
daniel durbin
I have ate here 3 times and everytime the food is amazing. They have the best baklava I've ever eaten. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joy Schuette
The felafel wrap is delicious!
Michelle Estes
We have been eating here for 15 years! The food is excellent. Authentic and always super yummy! We love all the food - from hummus to kabobs, grape leaves to baklava. Service is always exceptional. I have reported the previous post. The cleanliness concern is not valid. The previous reviewer essentially only gives 1 star reviews.
The dining room is filthy. There is black crud all over the salt and pepper shaker lids. The menus are sticky. The water glasses have visible gunk stuck in the crevices on the bottom. My friends and I debated whether the gunk was on the outside or inside and concluded it had to be on the inside of at least one glass. The credit card holders had sticky brown fingerprints/ goo all over the outside.
Lastly, my dinner had a hair in it. I found it immediately after he set the plate down and I tried to take my first bite of rice it was right there. When I told the server he said they all had dark hair so it wasn't theirs , that it must have been mine. He did not offer to replace my plate. He just stood there blaming me for the hair. I was waiting for him to at least offer to replace the rice on the plate but he didn't. He was being very rude so I told him I didn't want the dinner. As I sat with my friends while they ate,(but didn't drink out of their dirty water glasses)
he came back 2 more times to tell me the hair was mine. the last time he told me I must have a dog and tracked the hair in with me. that's when I told him to just stop. I told him his restaurant is dirty and needs to be cleaned.
They couldn't pay me to eat there.
Cam King
YUMMY!!!!! This place has been around for years...why haven't I been there before this?! I had the chicken kabobs & hummus and my daughter had the grape leaves. All the food was delicious!!! The hummus was the best I've had in this area and the chicken was tender and flavorful. The decor is nothing fancy, but the restaurant is clean, and the server was friendly and attentive. I can't wait to go back!!
Jason Holland
I love this place I’ve driven all the way from elizabethton just for the chai if it’s your first time try the mixed kabab it’s very delicious
Ashley S.
Very sterile and smelled like bleach so sting we ended up not eating there.
The place doesn't look fancy but the shawarma I had was absolutely delicious
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you have a hankering for baba ganoush this is the place to go.
Sparsely decorated with a focus on friendly and fast service.
Will go back and recommend!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I could not enjoy the food after seeing the waiter's attitude; I felt he didn’t want to look at me or talk to me.
Food was phenomenal and well worth a trip.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alright, we waited almost 3 years to try this Mediterranean restaurant since moving back to the US after living in the Middle East for 8yrs...because we didn't want to be disappointed with the food. Our gut was right. The food was awful! I ordered the mixed kabab, which is normally in the Middle East it comes with hot, freshly made arabic bread, and this one came with a half cold tortilla lol...my rice tasted like leftover rice and it was cold. The beef pieces were chewy and hard to eat. The chicken tasted bland. My husband didn't like his Dolma dish much either. He said I can make them better at home. My daughter ordered chicken tenders. They were super hard like a rock, and we could tell they were not fresh. The only things that were fresh and tasted good were the French fries and the lamb kabab. The place is rundown and needs a serious makeover. The only server there wasn't friendly and seemed annoyed by the customers. We complained about our food, and he ended up giving us the kid's meal free. It was our first and last time going there. If you have ever tried authentic Middle Eastern food, you will be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Genuine and authentic Middle Eastern food!
Like the name suggests, it’s just like eating in Babylon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pita and Hummus, Shawarma Sandwich, Dolma Stuffed Grape Leaves Onion \u0026 Cabbage
The only reason I have less stars was because they served tortillas, chicken cordon bleu was just a chicken cutlet breaded but not fresh breaded it was a precooked type just like the kids chicken tender plate. And it had American cheese….The hummus, tabouleh, lamb and chicken and potato stew was good. It just screamed budget Mediterranean like a taco shop versus an authentic Mexican restaurant. Prices were very high for the quality imo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I have ate here 3 times and everytime the food is amazing. They have the best baklava I've ever eaten. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The felafel wrap is delicious!
We have been eating here for 15 years!
The food is excellent. Authentic and always super yummy! We love all the food - from hummus to kabobs, grape leaves to baklava. Service is always exceptional. I have reported the previous post. The cleanliness concern is not valid. The previous reviewer essentially only gives 1 star reviews.
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The dining room is filthy. There is black crud all over the salt and pepper shaker lids. The menus are sticky. The water glasses have visible gunk stuck in the crevices on the bottom. My friends and I debated whether the gunk was on the outside or inside and concluded it had to be on the inside of at least one glass.
The credit card holders had sticky brown fingerprints/ goo all over the outside.
Lastly, my dinner had a hair in it. I found it immediately after he set the plate down and I tried to take my first bite of rice it was right there. When I told the server he said they all had dark hair so it wasn't theirs , that it must have been mine.
He did not offer to replace my plate. He just stood there blaming me for the hair. I was waiting for him to at least offer to replace the rice on the plate but he didn't.
He was being very rude so I told him I didn't want the dinner.
As I sat with my friends while they ate,(but didn't drink out of their dirty water glasses)
he came back 2 more times to tell me the hair was mine. the last time he told me I must have a dog and tracked the hair in with me.
that's when I told him to just stop. I told him his restaurant is dirty and needs to be cleaned.
They couldn't pay me to eat there.
YUMMY!!!!! This place has been around for years...why haven't I been there before this?! I had the chicken kabobs & hummus and my daughter had the grape leaves. All the food was delicious!!! The hummus was the best I've had in this area and the chicken was tender and flavorful. The decor is nothing fancy, but the restaurant is clean, and the server was friendly and attentive. I can't wait to go back!!
I love this place I’ve driven all the way from elizabethton just for the chai if it’s your first time try the mixed kabab it’s very delicious
Very sterile and smelled like bleach so sting we ended up not eating there.
Great food!
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