Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Amin's Shawarma & Grill

    4.8 (32 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

    Order Amin's Shawarma & Grill Takeout or Delivery

    Amin's Shawarma & Grill Photos

    AMIN'S SHAWARMA & GRILL ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?

    You might also consider

    More like Amin's Shawarma & Grill

    Recommended Reviews - Amin's Shawarma & Grill

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    "Viral" Crispy Shawarma Wrap - Beef
    Michael E.

    Amin's Shawarma & Grill isn't exactly new, but I've only recently discovered it. I wish it hadn't taken me so long. Thanks to social media I saw a video (I think on Facebook or Instagram) of them making a huge crispy shawarma wrap that includes freshly made Egyptian beef or chicken shawarma, hot and freshly cut off the gyrator (I got the beef), pickles, garlic sauce, pomegranate vinegar and tahini. It's grilled until crispy and golden on the flat top and comes with extra garlic sauce and pomegranate vinegar for dipping (which you will want to do!) This is now "officially" my favorite sandwich in New Jersey. I'm a frequent visitor to all the fantastic middle eastern restaurants in the Clifton/Paterson area, and have eaten some seriously great shawarma sandwiches there, but this little restaurant in Pine Brook beats them all. There is also so much joy in the restaurant. The owners are thrilled when a new customer comes in and it makes you want to immediately return. Despite the small size of the restaurant, the menu is quite large. I've only had the shawarma wrap so far, but next time I'm getting the Egyptian Koshary, which has rice, chicken peas, pasta, and is topped with fried onions, and red vinegar garlic sauce. Also, their smoothies look fantastic. Please don't make my mistake, try Amin's Shawarma & Grill NOW!

    Iris C.

    Pretty fast service. So far I've only ordered once but I know I'll be coming back. I can't say I'll go back for falafels but I feel like every restaurant has their star dishes. And here, Koshary was hands down my favorite..but I could also get another serving of their Egyptian eggplant dish Mesaaah. But going back to koshary..where has it been all of my life ?? It's perfect for carb loading and really hits the spot. It was nice of them to put the lemon liquid on the side so you could also tailor it to however authentic you wanted it, I suppose. It was a casual spot and I didn't see much people when I went to pick up my order so I think it's mostly a takeout spot but either way, I would say it's affordable and just all around delicious.

    Egyptian Koshary Special
    Joseph N.

    I have had the opportunity to go to Egypt five separate times over the years and one of the things that I love the most is the food. The biggest compliment that I could give to this restaurant is to say that if I closed my eyes and was given this food to eat, I genuinely would not know if I was in Egypt or the US. It is so so good and actually authentic! I would give it more than five stars if I could :-)

    Amin's Mixed Grill Platter
    Lee S.

    Stopped in at Amin's for takeout and had a great experience! Every dish we tried was excellent, and very reasonably priced. We had Amin's mixed grill (chicken kebob, shawarma, and beef kofta). The kids LOVED the beef kofta - "it's like a hamburger but so much better". They also have a menu of Egyptian specialties, which I can't wait to explore more of. We tried the Macaroni Bechemel, which was absolutely delicious! Besides for the excellent food, the experience was great too - very friendly person taking the orders and offering helpful advice on the menu. Can't wait to return!

    Dubai Chocolate Bar
    Nina K.

    Where do I even begin with my experience here at Amins Shawarma & Grill? When you first walk in the ambiance is esthetically pleasing. I love the cute signs they have on the walls "Hey Habibi" and "Enjoy Habibi". The owners are so sweet and amazing people and always make you feel welcomed and like family. They have a wonderful variety of delicious eats you have to get your hands on! I love their beef shawarma wrap with extra veggies and extra tahini and their beef cheesesteak! Not only are the main eats amazing so are the yummy sides and amazing desserts and sips too! I really enjoy their Dubai chocolate bar that was recently added to their menu. If you want to enjoy some delicious middle eastern food they have that on the menu too! I really recommend any one and everyone to stop by to try some

    Beef Shawarma Platter

    The menu has a fantastic selection of dishes, and I really loved the beef shawarma platter. I can't wait to come back again! Big shout out to the owner Amin and his staff for the customer service and quality food Highly recommended

    OMY (O-me) burger- yummy!
    La La J.

    Cute little restaurant with friendly owners and amazing food. We had the OMY burger (huge) with crispy, crunchy fries and the gyro on pita. Really hit the spot and came quick. Wish I lived closer; I'd be there every day!

    Outside
    Praisy S.

    Food is DELICIOUS!! We had the beef shawarma and kids had a chicken shawarma. Definitely full of flavor. The lemon-mint juice is also pretty yummy and the sweetness is adjustable. The mixed fruit smoothie was well liked by the kiddos. Service was pretty good. Very friendly!! There's not a lot of seating. They have 1 table with two chairs and a bench outside.

    Macaroni Bchamel Egyptian Special Macaroni Bchamel Egyptian Special

    See all

    6 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of R D.
    73
    88
    20

    26 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 months ago

    Ordered the chicken shawarma sandwich... Wow the flavor was fantastic. Plenty of chicken good value very friendly staff five stars.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 months ago

    The lady who works owns or runs it, she's awesome amazing personality. Food? Just as good. Get the crispy chicken wrap. Blow you away

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    1 year ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 1
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    10 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of La La J.
    1
    228
    73

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    Thank you very much, we appreciate you very much!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Caro G.
    3
    341
    0

    11 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1
    Photo of Brad Q.
    63
    109
    16

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Amin and his wife went above and beyond in customer service. The koshary dish is my absolute favorite. Best koshary outside of Cairo!

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    I had the chicken sandwich and the meat shawarma. Both excellent. Fresh ingredients and great service.

    Business owner information

    Photo of Susan A.

    Susan A.

    We appreciate you very much! Thank you for your kind words!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Ask the Community - Amin's Shawarma & Grill

    You might also consider

    Seagull - Seagull seafood Mediterranean Paterson Main street

    Seagull

    4.7(39 reviews)
    9.6 mi

    THE GOOD ----------------…read more+ The food and, more specifically, seafood was AMAZINGLY fresh and delicious!!! ++++ Grilled Octopus appetizer with lemon garlic butter was to die for. Octopus was soooooooo tender and the restaurant's signature lemon garlic butter was a perfect compliment to it. ++++ Surf and Turf was, once again, PERFFFFFECT. Order came with a (hugeeee) 12 oz. ribeye and 10 oz. lobster tail. Both were as good as it gets anywhere. ++++ Branzino with rice and fries was excellent! The branzino was extremely bony, as you would expect, but the fish meat was sooooooo good. Rice was very flavorful and the fries were some of the crispiest I've EVER had. ++++ Mint Lemonade was absolutely refreshing. One of the best refresher drinks we've ever had anywhere. + Spacious and bright interior. Bright blue and white walls and floors make you feel like you're actually in the Mediterranean. + Parking lot is right outside of the restaurant and there are 8 spots in total, but it's on a steep slope that leads up to the restaurant entrance. THE NOT SO GOOD ---------------------------- - The waiter was very, verrrry nice, but, for some odd reason, the side of rice for the Branzino came out 30 minutes after the Branzino arrived on the table!!!! This is not an exaggeration. The waiter kept promising it was coming out soon, but it just took longer and longer and longer to arrive till I was already done with my entree. - The restaurant automatically added a service charge of 15% for just the 2 of us. Typically, you see this for large parties, NOT for parties of 2. With that said, we were a bit surprised it was only 15% though considering 18% seems like the minimum these days. MIXED THOUGHTS --------------------------- = Nada. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Dined here on an early Monday afternoon from 12:15 - 1:45 and only when we were leaving did another party finnnnaaaalllly come in. We had the whole restaurant to ourselves until then. CONCLUSION -------------------- = Bottom line, the food is spectacular here. I don't use that word lightly. Our meal here was as good as we've had in a longgg time.

    - Parking lot is conveniently located right out front, though it sits on an odd slope--head uphill…read moreto find the entrance - Spacious restaurant with beachy, seaside vibes, burning incense and Egyptian pop music in the background almost transports you to some place else - Refrigerated display case highlights an impressive selection of fresh seafood - Very quiet on a Monday at lunch--we were the only diners the entire time - Our waiter was very friendly, though service was a bit uneven--entrées arrived separately, and the side of rice didn't come until we were nearly finished - Still the food was AMAZING: Grilled Octopus is a must-order--tender, plump, and served in a sauce so good you'll want to dip your bread to soak up every last drop; Branzino was incredibly fresh and cooked to perfection; Surf and Turf featured enormous portions of both land and sea, all seasoned very well; Mint Lemonade, served slushie-style, was perfectly balanced between sweet and tart and incredibly refreshing - Automatic 15% gratuity and 3% fee if charging your credit card--gotta remember to bring cash next time! - Fun detail: the restroom (at least the ladies') is equipped with a bidet

    Photos
    Seagull - Dining Area

    Dining Area

    Seagull - Seagull seafood Mediterranean Paterson Main street

    Seagull seafood Mediterranean Paterson Main street

    Seagull - Seagull seafood Mediterranean Paterson Main street

    See all

    Seagull seafood Mediterranean Paterson Main street

    Al Basha - mezze

    Al Basha

    4.1(765 reviews)
    9.8 mi
    $$

    We ordered a whole range of things including chicken kebab, chicken gyro, tahini cauliflower,…read morelabneh, and hummus. Everything was delicious, but I'll leave the food writing to the Yelpers with more sophisticated palates than I. (Actually, I take that back--the fresh-baked pita was amazing and I would eat it with/for every meal if I could.) The real reason I wanted to leave a review the service, which went above and beyond. Let me start by saying that Al Basha takeout has a wonderfully efficient order-number-based system for managing the hundreds of orders they get on a daily basis. But if, say, the person who placed the order sent you to pick up the food with the wrong order number, you're going to struggle, and that's not the restaurant's fault. With that prelude and without getting into the details, we'll just say there was a user error issue with my order that led to a mix-up and a very late pick-up. Everyone from the Al Basha staff with whom I interacted could not have handled it any better. They were very apologetic, not because they did anything wrong (to be clear, they didn't), but because they were disappointed our meal hadn't gone well and wanted to fix that. The top priority of the manager with whom I dealt was making sure that my wife--it was Mothers' Day--got the best meal possible, and made sure to send me home with fresh bread and a treat for the moms. It was true hospitality, and greatly appreciated. TLDR version: great food, excellent service, out-of-this-world pita, and make darned sure you have the right order number.

    So good and honestly always packed but moving like a well oiled machine. They seat you quickly,…read morebring out some pickled foods and bread and take your order asap. GET THE GREEN DRINK omg it's fantastic. They only have street parking and bottled water just fyi. But never had a bad piece of food any time I've been. Highly recommend.

    Photos
    Al Basha - Beautiful interior

    Beautiful interior

    Al Basha
    Al Basha

    See all

    Mombar - Eggplant w.Mixed Veg $18

    Mombar

    4.0(200 reviews)
    23.2 miAstoria
    $$

    I learned of Mombar and its history on IG so I decided to visit during my visit to NY. The…read moreexperience itself is approx. 2hrs. Be patient and you'll reap the benefits. I ordered a chicken dish with mixed veggies and rice, along with hummus & pita (not pictured). The food had a lovely blend of spices and the hummus was truly the best I've ever eaten.

    I wasn't sure what to expect when I came to Mombar, but it surprised me in many different ways…read more First, the design of the store is cool -- there are many different pieces of art throughout, so it was nice to look around. We talked to the owner and he told us that he designed and built the restaurant himself -- that's awesome! We came around 8:45pm, and there were maybe 2-3 other tables sat as well. The owner came to tell us the menu (I don't think there is a physical menu to read off of). We ended up getting the hummus, cauliflower, lamb shank, a beef-stew like dish, and a fish. I really enjoyed all the menu items we got, and found it to be very aromatic and flavorful. A few things to note: -this restaurant is cash only, so make sure to come with some cash on-hand -water/drinks aren't provided, but there is a refrigerator at the front from which you can buy a drink from -the wait is quite long (we didn't leave until around 11pm) I would recommend trying this place if you aren't in a rush. It's an interesting experience and good food!

    Photos
    Mombar
    Mombar - Chicken tagine and branzini with cous cous (surprisingly more flavor than any other cous cous I've had - also much finer in texture)

    Chicken tagine and branzini with cous cous (surprisingly more flavor than any other cous cous I've had - also much finer in texture)

    Mombar

    See all

    Amin's Shawarma & Grill - halal - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...