The best falafel in New York. I come here regularly and order a falafel plate, a shawarma sandwich,…read moreand a mint lemonade to wash it all down. The food is delicious, and the guys behind the counter are always friendly and helpful. It's a cute little spot tucked beside the 7-Eleven.

I had a doctor's appointment & after it's done waiting for bus I saw this place . I was like yes, I…read morecan get some food for ifter . Such a cute little spot . Customer service is great. I loved the food , can't wait to come back for my next week's appointment lol so I can get some food again !

I was on the South Shore of Staten Island and decided to check out Riva, a Turkish restaurant in…read morethe Eltingville - and we're glad we did. The food and service were both excellent. We started with their cheese gozleme, a flaky pastry with cheese, and hummus. We both had Adana kababs, I had the lamb; she had the chicken. Both were delicious!

Great food, big portions, low prices. Top spot for delivery because they're fast and and the food…read moreis guaranteed to be great every time. Moist chicken, fresh bread, there's just nothing to complain about.

Always great. BYO-wine is another great thing. The food is priced right and delicious.read more

The Grand Sahara grill is my favorite Mediterranean Restaurant and it is right here in Staten…read moreIsland. The food is always fresh and delicious. It never disappoints. The servers are very attentive. The price is definitely reasonable as are the portions. You won't be disappointed.

Food- Good but I didn't know how to enjoy it, I hope to try out new foods from the menu with…read morefriends! Service- the best. Went over and above to bring me food to my car as I was waiting Ambiance - just right

Haven't been here in years, and we're both glad we stopped in. Falafel sandwich was FABULOUS! Other…read morepeople's dishes looked great. Place isn't comfortable, but we will now be regulars for sure. Worth going to from out of the area.

First off - beautiful Ambiance Plenty of parking (in a…read morestrip center) Great service Starter - cold mixed appetizer of baba ghanoush, labneh, hummus, muhamara (red bell peppers, walnuts, pomegranate molasses. All yummy. The only disappointment was the pita bread. Just not great and should have been warm Laila salad - Fattet Makdous - stuffed eggplant with ground meat with yogurt garlic sauce with small crunchy pieces of pita bread. This was a bit too rich for me. My friend ordered it. Very tasty and different. Sujok - Syrian beef sausage delicious and different from Italian or polish sausage Spicy potatoes were incredible. They were crunchy so apparently fried but not greasy. Desert was baklava mushed up with a scoop of ice cream. Amazing I'd go back in a heartbeat. There's a lot of different dishes to try out!!

Super cute date spot. Romantic ambiance. Food was absolutely amazing and hookah was really good.read more

Well that was excellent. A good spot right off the 440…read more Very polite service. The owner was nice enough to take the time explaining things. Great vegetarian options. I enjoyed the falafel. The potato somosas were the one blemish as they were tiny for the price - even if the price is $1.50. I would go back.

Wonderful food. Great service. Clearly a community staple. The food was fresh and well prepared…read more There is some dining space inside. Okay for small groups. Tried the chicken kebabs, was perfect.The portions were enough to share if you get a few dishes. They also have platters if you prefer a variety in one dish.

The food was ahhhhmazing!…read more This is my first time in Staten Island as I was visiting family. I passed this place while on the bus to my destination. It was not hard convincing everyone to order here since everything on the menu looked good. And, there were options for everyone. We ordered doordash on 23 April 2026 and it was delivered quickly. Everything was delicious (I sampled almost everything that was ordered). My cousin also stated that this is the best food he has had during his most recent visit to NY. I had the falafel platter. The rice was cooked to perfection but the falafel was a bit crunchy, but edible and good. I also tried the beef kebab and lamb and they were both amazing. The salad was good for me, but my cousin thought it was a bit too acidic. The hummus was good but the Dubai cheesecake was to doe for. 10/10 would recommend. If I am ever on SI again, I would absolutely eat from here again.

5/5 Hummus (incredible with their warm pita) 4.5/5 Lamb…read more4/5 Chicken Inside is very spacious and very well decorated, great spot of a large group.

I've lived next to this place for 5 years now and although it always smelled delicious never made…read moreit out til today. The smell was just too enticing Menu is simple and affordable. I got few whole pitas plus humus. Food was cheap but tasted delicious Whole pita is stuffed with 5 falafel balls fries, salad, cabbage, pickles and more. Tahini sauce is flavorful and a pita leaves you stuffed for $10 The humus is creamy and with a hint of lemon. Highly recommend and will definitely be back Plus the place is vegetarian which is great when entertaining a friend of ours who is vegan.

After my doctor's visit, I was craving some falafel and decided to visit this place since it's…read morepinned on my google map. The restaurant is certainly clean and I like how it's in the open so you can see all the action and cleanliness. I ordered their falafel whole pita sandwich and was told I can add whatever choosing I wanted. I also ordered two sides of their falafel balls to enjoy. They were 3 balls for $1. As for the sandwich, I thought it only tasted okay. I was very hungry at that point so if I thought my sandwich was okay then I know I'm not a fan of it. The flavoring was bland, I asked for spicy sauce but didn't taste any. I also asked for the fried eggplants to find out as I'm biting into it that there was none. Make sure you watch them when asking for your choosing. They might now hear you and you'll just end up feeling disappointed like me because I love the taste of eggplants. Regarding the falafel ball, I thought it was too doughy. I usually like them a little more loose and garlicy.

The food was awesome, we order a lamb gyro and an Arabic shawarma. The taste was delicious and the…read moredelivery was fast. Recommend it 100%

Don't let the outside turn you away, this place is worth every dollar! We stumbled upon this place…read moreafter a day at Staten Island and it was one of the few things open at 9 pm. Food: SO SO GOOD. I love greek food and this place would go near the top of my list! Ordered falafel plate, chicken shawarma plate, and chicken gyro. Everything is made fresh to order and portions are huge!!! Plates come with salad, rice, and pita bread plus tzatiki sauce on the side and they don't skimp on anything. It's so delicious. Oh and the plates come with a free drink! Service: amazing! Friendly and helpful service. They work quickly to bring your food out. Everything was packaged nicely as well for our take out order which I appreciated. There is a parking lot right in front of the store! There's only 1 table inside so this is definitely more of a take out spot than dine in.

I found this place by accident. I was heading down. Hylan, toward a diner that I like. I saw name…read moreon the sign, and it looked like a nice restaurant. Not knowing what type of a restaurant it is, I decided to stop in. What a pleasant surprise. It was a Turkish restaurant. There was a good amount of people in there, but it looked like I was the only "white boy." Everybody was very friendly, and the place was clean. I liked the atmosphere. I started with the baba ghanoush. I loved it. The flavor of the roasted eggplant was delicious. And the roasted flavor kept it from being too rich. It was creamy and delicious. I almost didn't have enough bread to put it on. And believe me, I was piling the bread high with that stuff. There was also a small bowl of marinated green olives on the side. I normally do not like green olives, but these were fantastic. The olive oil marinade kept them from being too bitter for me. For my main course, I had the Adana kebab. Ground lamb, red bell pepper, and paprika. I had a small, which was one kebab. It also came with a very nice marinated salad, and a decent size portion of rice, which was tender and had a good flavor to it. It also came with a red sauce and a tzatziki sauce.. the red sauce was too spicy for me, and the tzatziki I put some of it on the rice, and then the rest I dipped my kebab. The kebab wasn't spicy at all, and the red bell pepper, and the paprika gave it a great flavor, it was not gamey like lamb can be. It was also very tender. Everything was so good, I ended up finishing the entire dinner, and I was stuffed. I would've loved to try a Turkish coffee, but it was like 8 PM, and I didn't want to be up for the rest of the night... :). The price was reasonable. The only reason I'm taking off a star, is because they add an automatic 18% gratuity to the check, and then there's also a spot down at the bottom for a second gratuity. That's why you need to read your check very carefully. If you don't notice the automatic gratuity, you might end up paying a double tip. I thought the automatic 18% gratuity was more than fair. This was a great place. They also do breakfast. I would like to come in and try breakfast sometime. Thank you.

Good food. Bad service. Shady tip suggestions…read more The food was good but the waiter never came back to refill water, check on us, or refill bread. They will come back to ask you for dessert, at which point, you aren't in the mood anymore. There was a mixup with one order in my group. I don't know if it was the manager's fault (who also was the waiter) or if it was mine. I pointed this out as soon as the food arrived at the table. The manager made ZERO effort to help fix the situation. He did not care at all. To further emphasize that this restaurant cares about money over customers, the receipt has ridiculous errors in it. It first assigns an 18% tip in the total for a group. But then at the bottom of the receipt, also lists tip amounts ranging from 18% to 25% to ADD ON TOP of your grand total which ALREADY included the automatic tip. So if you hadn't noticed that the tip was already in the total, you would be tipping them AGAIN on the total of food, tax, and automatic tip. There are many, many other Middle Eastern restaurants opening up all over Staten Island. Will be giving the others a try instead.