My family has been coming here for top notch Middle Eastern take-out for years and we haven't had complaints until recently. They are currently remodeling, but if I am being honest I cannot remember a time when there wasn't work being done on the interior. We always call ahead for the family platter, which includes various kabobs, gyros, shawarma, rice & salad. It used to be $40 but they increased it to $50. This last time, the meats were extremely dry and the rice was flavorless. We called to let them know our experience and the owner told us to come back and receive a replacement platter, free of charge. They apparently had a change in staff that cause the discrepancy in their normal quality. Despite this last trip, there is no way I can give them anything less than 5 stars. The food alone is something I constantly find myself craving and is still delicious even on its worst day!
I always order the #3 combo and it comes with with ground beef kebab, grilled chicken kebab, rice and a salad. The plate was so heavy with food and rice I loved it!!!!!! My concern when I eat meat is, will I have enough rice lol...Arianna Cuisine foods are always made fresh to order. I've seen them throw the kebabs over the mini charcoal ancient looking grill. I've seen the juices from the bbq meat drip onto the coals and create this smoky aromatic smell. Wholesome, fresh, plentiful and healthy meal. This is a hidden gem in Mira Mesa.
Wow. Super amazing good food! Pros: -Piping hot, crispy samosas (with lots of hot filling too) -Amazing combos and meat quality! -Really moist chicken shwarma/chicken in general (The wrap was only $7-8? And it was huge -My friends lamb looked and tasted pretty bomb! Only $13 -Huge portion sizes! You definitely get your money's worth -Really yummy green and white sauces in the combos! Cons: -Under renovations right now so we weren't able to access a menu that easily, but the workers were super nice and tried to be as accommodating as they could be. -A little disorganized but that's okay, the food was so bomb I honestly didn't mind waiting for it
I've been here maybe 20 times now. The food is always great. Never had a customer service issue. It can be a little slow sometimes but that's because the bolani takes time to make. This time I figured I would call ahead for a pick up. That was the way to go for sure. I got alot of food, enough for 3 and we had leftovers. Biryani Goat is delicious. Nice soft goat meat and it has that good goat/lamb type flavor. The rice it comes with makes the meal perfect. It's long grain rice with whole spices cooked into it (cumin, cardamom, and clove). Gives it a great flavor. The potato bolani is always delicious. Basically a flatbread with potato and herbs mixed inside it. Delicious plain or when you dip it into the afghani style tzatziki. Gyros are huge and very good. The meat is cut thicker than other places. They have alot of veggies on it and that tzatziki sauce. Over all delicious. This place is inside a halal grocery store that sells meat and a bunch of other stuff. Highly recommend the Afghani candy they sell by the register. Homemade soft jelly rolls with pastachios inside. Almost like a Turkish delight but with nuts.
Uuuuuuugh-mazing! I can't believe I haven't been to this place sooner. What a wonderful hole in the wall this place is. Food was delicious and the owner was so nice to us. Don't come here if you're looking for fancy because it is not. It's a family ran business and I absolutely love that! Easy and simple menu and definitely affordable. We ordered Combo 2, Chives Bolani and a Gyro wrap. All was great. Green sauce and yogurt was good! We'll definitely be back!
I wasn't sure what to expect but the reviews looked good. After eying the menu for what seemed to be an uncomfortable amount of time, I decided on the gyros salad. And if I hadn't see some other posters comments I wouldn't have known you can get it spicy if you ask. For hot heads like me, get it. I ordered mine to go so when I got home and opened it up I was a little dismayed that the lettuce was iceberg instead of romaine which I get at every restaurant I go to. Is iceberg lettuce a deal killer? Well, I was pleasantly surprised, no scratch that, I was amazed by how flavorful the gyros were. And with that spice. Oh my. I'll definitely be back.
Came here for a late lunch today since I've been wanted to try this place out! It was pretty empty when we got there around 2:30 because I heard their lunch rush is crazy!! I got the Combo #1 - Beef Kebob and Filet Mignon Kebob and Combo #2 - Beef Kebob and Lamb Kebob. The food took about 10-12 minutes to get done and it was well worth the wait. They freshly grill each order which is what I believe makes them so successful! We actually ordered for togo and once we got home it still held up its flavor. The lamb and steak were well seasoned and very tender! It was cooked to perfection. The beef kebobs were also good. Their portions here are massive, we could have definitely just shared one order! Each Combo is served with rice and a salad. The staff is very friendly and kind and we will definitely be back!!
I'm so very grateful to Yelp for telling me about this tiny hole in the wall restaurant, tucked away in the back of a grocery store. We went in around 5pm to grab a to- go but the place was completely empty. The owner's wife greeted us cheerfully and asked whether we had any questions. Based off of previous reviews regarding ginormous portions, we chose to get one order of large mix ( potato and chive) Bolani. This turned out to be a HUGE portion... our family of 4 had leftovers for a couple of days. We also ordered a skewer of chicken kebab, lamb chops and side of Goat curry - without the accompanying rice. ( since we got the bolani, this brought down the price of each dish significantly) The chicken kebabs were extremely juicy and tender, my kids loved it!! I tried the lamb chops - great flavor!! The goat curry was the highlight of the meal ... very very flavorful and not too spicy, it was delicious when paired with the bolani. This seemed like quite a popular item on the menu as at least 5 other folks came in and ordered this dish as we were waiting for out order. The meal was served with a side of thick yogurt dip and a spicy green cilantro sauce. TIP: do look over the menu and call in your order ahead of time if you plan to take it to go. There is a minimum 20min wait, especially on Bolani orders even when you are the only ones in the restaurant as the food seems to be prepared to order. Truly a hidden gem... will definitely be back for more!
What a great and really random find! Located inside the Ariana Produce market in Mira Mesa, this little restaurant is absolutely amazing! It's really small so large groups will be a little tricky when it comes to seating. There are several tables that you can put together but really there's only about 5-6 tables that seat 2 at each table. In any case, the space is clean, the owner is super friendly and they will explain anything on the menu if you have any questions. The menu is very straight forward. There's no guessing game since each item has a description. You can pay with cash or card. Also, it doesn't take long for your food to come out and it comes out hot and fresh. I ordered the bolani kachaloo - afghan flatbread with potato, cilantro, and onion. It came with a tzatziki dipping sauce. You're probably wondering why a flatbread costs about $10, it's because it was HUGE. The portion fed our group of 7 and this was delicious! It wasn't heavy, the flavors were great and not overpowering each other. The dipping sauce tied everything together. We also ordered the chicken tikka korma platter. I should have know that the portions would be huge for this dish as well. I had enough leftovers for two more meals. The chicken was tender and flavorful. There was enough veggies to meat to sauce ratio. It was a pretty good dish. A friend of mine got the chicken kebab platter and added some gyro meat for an extra $4, and she too fed her two kids and herself for dinner and had plenty of leftovers for the next day. This place is definitely awesome!!! The people are super friendly and helpful. The price range for the meals were great since the portions were huge. The food was delicious!!! I would definitely come back here again to order the other platters and sides. Really good food and friendly service!