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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here earlier today in the afternoon for a late lunch. There was absolutely noone in the restaurant but the workers. Me and my friend opted for something new and here we were.The staff was so...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The worst shawarma I've ever eaten! :( Ok, I am from Turkey so I am a bit picky about shawarma but .. I've eaten it many times in the US as well, and this was the worst ever!I went there with my 5 yr...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty good falafel for Castro St. A little pricey for what you get in the vegetarian department, considering I tend to be hungry in a few hours of having lunch there. I've learned that I have to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The food at this place is absolutely amazing!!! Additionally, the service is great, and the owner and his daughter are very nice. It also seems that they recently renovated because the inside of the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this restaurant. The food is excellent and halal, and service is great!I would recommend the chicken shwarma and kabab as well as the falafel and eggplant wrap. I think this is the best casual...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. The wraps are terrific and much healthier than getting a burrito (think meat and vegetables instead of rice and beans). The lamb/beef wrap is awesome.My only suggestion is that the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We went there around 4 on a Friday. The service was great. We had the veggie delight plate and the mujaddarah. Both dishes were fresh and flavorful. The turkish coffee to wash it down was pretty good....
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place.All the kebabs are cooked fresh and are made from super high quality meat. The chicken is fantastic. Unlike some other kabab places in the area they do not have any funky pieces on...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for the first time last week. I was expecting a mediocre beef and lamb gyro but was pleasantly surprised.The gyro was actually in a tortilla-like wrap but it definitely worked well. Also,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My new Med fix! My whole family (who are experts in Middle Eastern food) gets take out from here at least once every other week. Myself included!What's cool is if you get a plate, it comes with your...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I used to live in Germany and I'm addicted to Doener Kebabs and kebab platters. Juicy tender melt-in-your-mouth meat with a delicious creamy and potent garlic sauce with raw onions sometimes even...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I wasnt to happy with the falafel and found it tasteless..! however the shish kabab was good.. !! Good service and friendly staff.
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not an expert on Mediterranean food, but I enjoyed my quick lunch here.The first thing I noticed was that the menu was actually a screen. I was deciding what to eat and then I noticed a little...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have now eaten at the Mediterranean Grill House 3 times over the past 4 months and look forward to the next visit - for a quick, healthy and delicious lunch. It is not, however, a particularly cozy...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My husband and I decided to try this place using a restaurant.com certificate. First of all, check the address. I guess they've moved because it says 650 Castro on some places online and something...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Aww yeah, falafel burritos. I love me some falafel wrap.I like the food here in general,but their falafel seems to be the best-- it tastes fresh and moist on the inside. The wraps are nice and big...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have a hard time trusting a place that puts its menu on photographic display and for good reason. The food you receive never looks as it does in the photos --- in fact, it often looks worse! In...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This restaurant has become our latest haunt and my stomach growls just at the thought of it! From the very first time we ate there, my boyfriend and I commented on how friendly and polite the staff...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Falafel and hummus were pretty good (falafel was a little harder on the outside than ideal but tasty). The meats were disappointing, though; I tried everything - the chicken kebob, kufta kebob, beef...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great falafel wrap! I requested no tahini or yogurt sauce, and this is one of the very few places that actually takes out the sauce! The wrap itself is huge, comes in a wheat like wrap, it's got a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The service is exceedingly friendly, but the food is nothing special. The chicken shawarma is bland, flavorless and excessively salty.
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Loved this place, we split a chicken kabob wrap and an order of humus. very tasty, we will be back. It is a casual place, good for eat-in or take-out.
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent food.Great, fast service. I call in a lunch takeout order about once a week and it's ready for pickup in under 10 minutes. It takes longer to find parking, unfortunately.They hold takeout...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
...This just went from 3 to 4 1/4 stars! How I know you know it's really good is that you spill it on yourself (often) while you're tryin' to get it in your mouth!It's the kind of place where as soon...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place for a Mediterranean feast. The husband and I head here when we're really hungry. I usually have to take 1/2 the meat/rice home if I order plate - that's saying something - I do agree...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
upgrading to 5 stars because i think about this place so much. I think i could eat here a couple times a week and still not get sick of the veggie platter.
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here a couple of times. I like:#8. Falafel PlateFried balls made of a blend of garbanzo beans, parsley, onions and spices served with pickles, pita bread and your choice of salad, hummus or...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My friend and I love eating here We love the friendly service. We get recognized instantly and although there maybe a mad rush for lunch we get our plates served to us with in 10 mins...we usually...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place has great food and has a friendly atmosphere. I've tried several different dishes from this place and I haven't been disappointed. Great place to get mediterranean food! I highly recommend....
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is an update. We got some take out yesterday - the combo three meats and lentil soup. The meat wasn't fresh -all three, the soup was too lemony. I'm not going to go back.
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really wanted to like this place, because the staff is so friendly and the menu looked promising and true to Mediterranean cuisine, but overall, it was just okay food.The baba ghanouj tasted a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Cute location, friendly staff but only average food.While I usually prefer Gyros House a little further down Castro, I decided to give Mediterranean Grill House a go. I ordered the falafel wrap and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is pretty good. The owner was very attentive, friendly and kindly explained why my orders took a long time to arrive. He must have noticed that I look a little upset coz the couple who...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice addition to the local kebab selections. I'm not a great fan of falafel, but the ones I've sampled here are quite tasty. The salads are fresh and tasty, and the hummus is delicious. The chicken is...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went back for lunch once again, and I found myself truly loving the balls here. The green fried balls that is. BEST FALAFEL....still! Crunchy, perfect, and delicious. Service is good, and I enjoy...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was in the area and starving while on a animal rescue mission and the hubby do a search on some good eats around here. We saw this place pop up, decent reviews so can't be that bad right? Well, I...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The staff is friendly, but I don't think that much of the wraps. I suppose it's neat that they offer both spinach and whole wheat wraps, but the meat has a similar flavor to that of Med Wraps in Palo...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a bit confused by the review that said that they weren't seated. This is one of those buy the food first then find your own seat kind of deals. You don't get seated here. And the staff was...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Honestly I didn't even get to try the food here. 6 of us went and they wouldn't even seat us. Even when we said we are okay with six chairs around a small table. They shooed us off and claimed there...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Staff is friendly. Food is dry. We had the lamb and beef plate and the meats were dry. I had the fallafel plate and the fallafel (sp?) was dry too. The Mediterranean salad on the side was really good....
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, I just found out about Mediterranean Grill House and it has become one of my favorites on Castro Street. The outdoor seating makes for the perfect after-work or weekend lunch meal. Not much to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Clean place with okay food. I would recommend Gyro House as a substitute in Mountain View but their Lamb Shwerma isn't bad either. For some reason, sometimes my wraps here are a bit dry.
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has earned itself a solid spot in my food rotation. This place serves up consistent food with friendly service during the 7-8 times I have visited. I'm a big fan of the shwarma and the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love me some shwarma! It's tasty stuff and this here's one of the best places to get one in the area!Is it the right place at the right price? It's pretty close. I liked the kufte quite a bit, and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Mediterranean Grill House just reconfirms my love for lamb shwerma. This place has the friendliest and helpful people. As the two of us came her to conquer a feast of $35 since that was the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Overview: standard Mediterranean food and wrap place.I tried the beef and lamb shawerma wrap for $8. It was OK... not bad... but not great either. The meat wasn't as flavorful (spiced) as I've had at...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yes! Finally a new restaurant on Castro Street in Mtn View other than Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese or Mexican ! The falafel here is awesome and the hummus and cucumber salad is excellent. Looking forward...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think I may have found a new favorite Mediterranean lunch spot, and its name is Mediterranean Grill House. (It's not just a "grill"; It's not just a "house"; It's both!) The location is good, the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Agreed with Veda T. Chicken here is very good - moist, juicy, a departure for most Mediterranean places (that I've been to at least). The kufta kabob was none of the above, and the shawerma was just...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Checked out this relatively new place on Castro St. Really good food at reasonable prices. We shared the special wrap and the kabob. Both were cooked just right, and the tastes were accented by a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
While my chicken shish kabob wrap was really good, everyone else's food was very average. The lamb and beef kufta was absolutely tasteless and super dry. Plus, the service was really slow. If we had...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Today, when one of my friends called off our dinner date about 20 minutes before meeting at Castro, I was feeling miserable, but then I found a silver lining. My friends like American food, purely...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I finally ventured down here last night after reading a number of the positive reviews. Though typically the 'Gyro House' is my go to joint, I decided to mix it up a little bit. It was surprisingly...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Our family have been here several times over the last 2 months. Very nice and friendly people. We can tell that sometimes they are short-handed but they do try their best to give good service. Food...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The falafel wrap is great and the service is friendly and prompt. The dining area is very clean and prices are about average. Looking forward to visiting this place more often now that I live in...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The only reason I didn't give this place 4 stars was b/c the lack of quickness in terms of service. But the food was pretty damn good to tell you the truth--I went there for lunch with my g/f and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Been there several times in the last few weeks. The food is wonderful, however the menu and figuring out how to order is a bit confusing. Do they want me to stand in the rat-maze that they have set up...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You know this place is pretty good. It's in a convenient spot. It's got good hours. (I think on Sundays it even closes at 11). The people inside are really nice and friendly. I ended up getting the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The folks here are really friendly and the food is fantastic. I love hummus and these guys deliver.I also highly recommend the lamb kebab wrap.One star off for slightly slow service. This is now my...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of my favorite places for lunch. My favorite is the lamb kebob plate. While it's a little bit pricey for lunch, the friendly service and the food keep me coming back.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was ignored for almost ten minutes trying to order when I first walked in. The kebob combo was $14. For take-out in a styrofoam container. The ambiance is nice, yet they have one of those...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here twice now and have not been disappointed. While the selections are not especially novel, they are well-prepared. I have had the kufta kebab and the lamb kebab, and the hummus, and they...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Their Falafel cant get any better
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wasn't sure what to expect from the converted Cigar Store when I went in last night with a couple of girlfriends - but was very pleasantly surprised. First of all, the owner/waitstaff were super...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here on Wed at 11:15am per my suggestion from my doctor, another foodie. He said the falafels are good, I asked as good at Fafafel Drive in in SJ and he said yes.I did a phone order and was...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went with a large group and we decided to order family-style. This allowed us to get a taste of quite a few items on their menu. Everything was really delicious. The falafel might have been a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
While Mediterranean Grill House has only been around a few months, I've already had three very satisfying meals there. The food is fresh, tasty, and the chicken is organic, something that isn't...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
One after work I came here with my friend LuLuBean Princess because he didn't want to have another Whole Foods trip with me! Boo! Anyway, the service was friendly. I really do think it's a nice mom...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'll be honest: I consider myself an expert in the falafel/hummus category. I've eaten falafel late night in Israel at the best insider joints. I know where to find the best tahini in Mountain View....
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As a mountain view resident I am happy to have the Mediterranean Grill House in the downtown. Their service is quite friendly and warm and the place is very clean. The outdoor patio is a perfect...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely a local restaurant worth looking into. The service was more prompt than most places, although it was 8 p.m. on a Monday evening. Lamb shawarma was very good and served over lentils and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Try the greek salad ummmm..It was a little overpriced, but not to the point where it was completely absurd. Cute ambiance and their pita is HOT and served with a red pesto dip yummy.
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's pretty good, not great, but it's got potential. I do like the outdoor seating and the service is definitely friendly. I got a mixed platter of the chicken as well as the lamb/beef shwarma and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was greeted promptly with a friendly "hello, how are you?" and that was probably the highlight of the visit.I ordered a chicken shish kabab and I had to wait about 15 mins. for it to get to my...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Meh--this place is a mixed bag. While it's a solid addition to the Castro St. scene, especially in that area close to El Camino, it has its issues. Maybe as the staff finds its stride it will...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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