Their Gyro burger is really tasty. I love how the put the gyro over the patty. Complimentary lentil soup with the burger and fries. It makes the wait more manageable. Their service is amazing though. It think most of their employees are family, who all seem to enjoy making that place welcoming. I wouldn't mind watching the Seahawks games there from now on. read more

My second review. So in love with this place. We ordered delivery one night and they accidentally forgot one small item. I told him not to worry about it. A short while later, he returned with not only the item, but two chais for us. I could not be happier with their level of customer commitment. Let me reiterate...best chai i have ever had. Also, the gentleman has the best smile in Seattle. genuine sunshine on a face!!!! read more

I feel bad giving this place 2 stars when other people seem to love it, but this place does not encompass Mediterranean food in the least. I will preface this review by stating I am mostly vegetarian and I dislike mayonnaise and sour cream. I ordered the falafel plate, imaging I would get some dolmas, warm pita, hummus, tzatsiki, falafel balls, maybe tabouli. Not what I actually got. And I didn't get any lentil soup that I had read and been told about. What I did receive were some falafel (actually decent, why this place gets 2 stars), watery hummus, warm pita bread, a tomato and cucumber salad covered in a watery mayonnaise dressing, and tzatsiki that tasted like it was made with sour cream and not greek yogurt. There were also two dolmas that were actually pretty good. I ended up throwing away the "salad" and tzatsiki and felt like my meal was really carb heavy. Maybe better flavors and variety with the meat dishes? It just didn't feel fresh, I couldn't taste the olive oil and spices that typically I expect in Mediterranean dishes. read more

Beware. If you call in, and the owner recognizes your voice, your portions will be increased. Free of charge. And the food is delicious. And you will come back too much. And the scale will be your only regret. And when the rice, and gyro bread, and meat melts on your tongue, and you wash the goodness down with the warm chai tea, you will ask yourself philosophical questions about the scale... read more

The best customer service around! It doesn't matter if they're close to closing, they'll prepare your food fresh (even larger orders with little or no notice), and bring you out a bowl of their delicious lentil soup while you wait. The establishment is always very clean and tidy. The owners and their family is what makes this place so great! If you're looking for some amazing halal America style food (burgers, wings, etc.) Look no further! Large portions and reasonable prices. This place is IT! read more

My family of four went in on a Saturday afternoon, and kind of cobbled our order together. I had the beef-gyro combination plate; wife had the felafel sandwich; my son had the hummus plate; my daughter had the chicken wings with fries. Naturally I nicked off all the plates to get a sample of everything. The beef-lamb gyro plate came with pita & hummus and a Greek salad, but the surprise of the dish was the rice bed the beef came on. It had amazing flavor that really stood out. I don't normally notice the rice at restaurants. The beef/lamb combo was flavorful and tender, and the hummus was creamy and non-combative. Most impressive, though, was the gentleman behind the counter coming out while with free samples of the restaurant's excellent lentil soup while we waited for our main courses. That was unexpected - a great gesture from a restaurant that's really intent on having you come back. It's great to have a quality Middle Eastern spot in Columbia City. My family is thrilled to have a new option in our neighborhood. read more

Bananas Grill is a clean, inviting space with warm personable service and delicious Mediterranean fast food. It reminds me of Bongo Burger in Berkeley, CA. Hard to find quality Med fast food, but this is it! Excellent dolmas (I am Greek and picky about those). Great attention to detail: for example, the bun on my husband's burger was crispy. I think the Greek fries just have oregano, so if you don't like that get the regular ones. I live in the neighborhood and expect this to be one of my go-to lunch places. Plus I know my family will come here for the chai and the gyro/shwarma meat dishes. One thing I'll say: this kind of food is fresh and should be eaten right away, so it's probably better to eat in than deliver. That said, it's good enough that I would STILL get it delivered! read more

they're chicken samosas were spoiled and rotten disgusting!!!! dont recommend at allll

Are you addicted to Starbucks? Don't worry. Once cup of chai tea at Banana Grill will cure you. Their lentil soup, baklava and service were also amazing. I also had a sharwarma gyro. It was average. They have booth seating and a TV which I enjoyed. read more

Gyro craving hit and I spied this place when it was newly opened. Extremely clean every time I'm there, and folks that run the place are super nice. I like their gyros but my kids like the shwarma. Their fries are seasoned and hot outta the fryer. Am always offered some lentil soup as I wait for my order. Great place! read more

FIRST OF ALL, this place is amazing. The food is so freaking good, you'll want to order from them about 3 times a week, which is what my partner and I did for a month! We usually get the falafel sandwiches, Greek fries, and the pita with hummus, but sometimes my fiancé likes to get the lamb plate or the hot wings with fries. Their hot sauce and white sauce is legit!! We've been to New York and miss the halal carts we used to get falafel plates from, so Bananas Grill is a good substitute. Now we've had to limit ourselves to only one day a week, and it's our favorite day of the week. We live for ordering from Bananas Grill. The food always tastes fresh, great, the pita is so soft, the falafel sand green and savory, the sauces have so much flavor, and the food always seems to be made with a lot of care. Definitely recommend this place to all my friends and coworkers! read more

Came here for the first time, and I ordered three gyros, a side of fries, and a side of pita bread of hummus for my friends and I. The gyro didn't blow me away, but it was good enough. I don't like my pita bread too mushy. I felt like there wasn't enough vegetables or sauce. The meat was aight. It was kind of poorly wrapped but like I said, it was good enough. i wasn't wowed tho. Their fries were very delicious! The seasoning was bomb and they were very crisp and golden and pretty much perfect. I didn't wait no longer than 10 minutes! So i was so happy that i got my food pretty fast! They also offer free soup while you wait-- i didn't get a chance to try it. I hear their Hawaiian Burger is on slap mode, so I have yet to try it. I will definitely return for the amazing service, their fries, probably try out that burger, but I'm gonna have to pass on that gyro. read more

Best gyro plate in Seattle! All the food is very fresh and made from scratch in house. The restaurant is very clean with a nice dining area. We also love the lentil soup, hummus and the tzatziki sauce. Check the menu. There is something everyone would like. Very close to the Columbia City Light Rail station. read more

Falafel and hummus sub. rice for pita (gluten free, vegetarian). Somali spiced tea tastes like the best chai tea latte you've ever had. The falafel was cooked perfectly, to order, so it was crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. The lentil soup was a great starter. The rice was delicious, spiced differently than you'd expect (similar tasting spices as the tea). Great, healthy meal for under $10 including tea. read more

Bananas Grill - Falafel and hummus sub. rice for pita. (Gluten free, vegetarian) Somali spiced tea tastes like the best chai latte ever. - Mediterranean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We went during Plate of Nations, which is happening now. http://www.mlkba.org/plate-of-nations/ Good price on the special menu, which is delicious. Friendly, nice people working there. Nice outdoor area for hanging out in the sunshine or letting your kids play a little. read more

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Oh man, after so many experience here this place started to go rotten, the food would always drop out of the shwarma everytime, it would be a mess and I couldn't even eat it in a wrap no more, the fries here are burn some times when I get it.. Also the cashier would have his phone out every time and once he took a picture of me behind the back! I would not return again. read more

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Great little place. Stopped in after work one night. It's a quiet cafe like place. No frills but down to earth little restaurant that serves up gyro salad that I'm going to have a tough time finding an equal to in the area. Can't wait to come back again. Glad someone recommended it to me. read more

-the chicken was so dry I can't believe it was served. It should have been thrown away. I disagree with calling tiny dry pieces of chicken "kebab." -the falafel was dense and flavorless -the rice was okay -the bread must have been from a package -the samosa was okay -I'm really disappointed by this place and was quite shocked by the meal. I hate to say this, but folks who rated this food highly have not eaten good Mediterranean food before. If they had, they would not give such a high rating. read more

This is my second choice when I'm feeling like having a Gyro sandwich. The thing I like about this place is the giant slices of gyro meat the put in their sandwiches. It's really tasty and the size of the slices just leaves you felling like you've eaten a steak sandwich. The gyro bread is good, but sometimes I feel it's a little too thick for my liking. That's the only reason it's my second favorite gyro place. Overall the place is clean and the service is always friendly. They always give us complementary lentil soup, which my wife loves. They offer burgers and quite a few different options, but I find that the non American foods are where they really excel. It's a good place, give it a chance if you're by there and you're hungry. Wish there was more places that took care of their customers like they do. read more

This place is tucked within the townhouses on MLK, and I would have never come by here if my coworker wasn't in the mood for Mediterranean during lunch! It's a order at the counter type of deal, and their menu was pretty solid. They had the typical pita and hummus, falafel, and grilled meats. They also had Greek style burgers if you're in the mood for that. My coworker and I just went for the house combo, since it would feed 2 people and we could sample several things. We also ordered a pita and hummus plate as an appetizer, not realizing that it came with the combo itself. For drinks we both got the Somali spicy chai tea (this place is owned and run by Somalians). The nice guy at the counter also threw in lentil soup for us on the house! Pita & hummus: the pita bread wasn't anything special but I really enjoyed the hummus. Tasted super fresh! Falafel: pieces were kind of small and a little too hard in texture. Also not very memorable. Lentil soup: the lentils were blended with a delicious mixture of spices. A great way to wake up the tastebuds! Combo plate: it came with a side salad, chicken on rice, and shawarma meat. The salad was simple, but tasty and refreshing. The meats and rice was also quite decent- the spices were on point and portions were great! Somali spicy chai: this fella came out piping hot so we couldn't even start drinking it until way after our meal, but if you love chai, you will love this. I didn't taste much "spiciness" as the name claims, but good drink nonetheless. If you live in the area and don't want to travel too far to get Mediterranean food, I would definitely give this place a chance! Friendly staff and great prices/portions. read more

Love this place. Good food, welcoming service, & yummy chai tea! Also, occasionally I've received a complimentary lentil soup while I wait which has always been tasty. read more

This was by far the worst gyro plate I have ever had. It was very dry like it was heated in a microwave, the hummus has no flavor!

This is very good. The gyro is small but meat is really good. I really liked the chai. read more

Bananas Grill - Mediterranean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Ordered the sambosa, which is like a samosa, so yummy! They could give you more pita with the gyro platter & the meat could be thicker, but their tszachiki sauce is good! Great for delivery & take out too. read more

Bananas Grill - Sambosa at Bananas Grill, yummy. - Mediterranean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I tried this establishment because they had offered a coupon with The Entertainment Book. The food wasn't anything special and they would not honor a coupon, even after I spoke to the owner. The whole reason I tried his restaurant was due to the coupon. Needless to say I won't be back again. read more

I'm so glad I found this place on yelp. Mediterranean food wasn't my favorite food before but now thank to Banana Grill. It's changed! I ordered E2 chicken shawarma plate. Everything is so good! Fresh pita, smooth hummus, fresh salad and yummy chicken on rice(I don't know what is rice called) but it's so good! I will definitely come back and try more things!! read more

Bananas Grill - E2 Chicken Shawarma Plate - Mediterranean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

This place looks so unassuming, you may pass it by! But don't! Do yourself a favor and go eat at this little restaurant. The service is so friendly and the food is fresh and delicious. As vegetarians, we were pleased with the selection. The hummus was the creamiest I've ever eaten...they make it in house, along with the falafels, which were crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. The gentleman at the counter offered us lentil soup as we waited. Typically, I'm "meh" over lentil soup, but I not in this case. So delicious! I could have definitely eaten an entire bowl. Go eat here. Go "bananas" - sorry, couldn't resist. read more

I wish I could rate Bananas higher because I really like the people who work there and I'm fond of having Mediterranean carryout in my neighborhood. Parking is easy enough with a curb cut in front of the restaurant and a parking lot close by. The staff is friendly and the interior is always clean and brightly lit. If I'm being honest about the food, however, I'm generally underwhelmed when I order from them. I've tried the falafel wrap ($6), the gyro plate ($10), and the chicken shawarma plate ($10) and it seems adequate but I haven't found anything yet that I want to order twice. I agree with the other reviewers -- the chicken meat lacks any real flavor and seems inundated with the marinating spices instead; the falafel is fine but nothing special; and the hummus is generally bland and oily, mostly because the oil itself seems flavorless and much lighter than olive oil. All of that aside, I really want them to succeed. I'll take your recommendations, yelpers, and try the chicken burger, the lentil soup, and the chai tea next (though maybe not together -- that would be weird). read more

I just told my wife that I didn't check Banana Grill on Yelp prior to going, but now I see everyone else on Yelp had a very different experience than we did. We really really wanted to like it. IT WAS NOT GOOD. We ordered falafel sandwiches and a side of falafels with pita and humous. The falafels were most likely frozen, and they were fried in very old oil. Besides the bitter old oil taste, the sandwiches were very bland. We've had Zaina's and the Falafel truck in Georgetown, so maybe our falafel tastes have expanded beyond the frozen flavorless falafel. I ate mine out of hunger, but my wife grilled a black bean burger for dinner. And they use styrofoam at Banana Grill. Haven't those been banned in Seattle? read more

Came here for the first time for Plate of Nations- sure glad we did! The food was simple, yet full of flavor. We got the vegetarian plate, see photo. The service was excellent. We will be coming back! read more

I give 4 stars for the food alone! The Chicken Shawarma was incredible! The service was garbage though. The guy behind the counter barely said a word to me and he looked like he wanted to jump off the building. But the food was great! read more

Bananas Grill - Mediterranean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Yelp should allow half stars. If i could give it a real star rating it'd be 3.5 stars. Ambiance: it's clean and inviting inside and everyone who works there is SUPER friendly and nice. They give you random free samples to try their food as well. I had the lentil soup and chai tea to sample. Food: Lentil soup - it was good, but it's not really my thing in general. Chai tea - pretty delish. After the sample i bought some for $1.70 i believe. Chicken Shawarma - it was pretty disappointing hence the 3 stars. It lacked the punch i wanted, the flavors weren't all there. If you like white meat, you may like this though. I love me some dark meat, so the dish was on the dry side for me. it was also kind of pricey ($9.99) with a relatively small portion of chicken. if you're in the area and want chicken shawarma i'd stick with mawadda cafe. Lamb/Beef Gyro - a solid 4 stars. their gyro here aint got nothin on mawadda cafe. the meat was flavorful and were in nice big chunky slices. Tatziki sauce - i love this stuff, but here it could use a little more flavor but its not a deal breaker bc their gyro meat was so well seasoned. Stick with the gyro and you'll be happy with your order plus I can't get over how nice everyone is there! read more

Delicious gyro and very friendly owners. Staying at my AirBnB and this is close so I decided to try it and was not disappointed. Will be coming back. read more

Delicious hummos and pita, smooth and sultry lentil soup, fabulous chicken skewer special, and warm friendly service made our Thanksgiving lunch one full of gratitude! My 2 finicky kids devoured my chicken skewers and begged me to order more. I'll be certain to stop in anytime I'm in the neighborhood. read more

Local jam, highly recommend. Chicken shawarma plate is a constant go to. The lentil soup is great too.

Nice people. The chai tea was spicy and soothing. The beef/lamb gyro was good, and had a good amount of meat. The tzatziki had the right amount of cucumber presence. The Greek fries were nothing special. I will walk back to this establishment soon, as I live in the area. read more

I really love Mediterranean food, but some places can be pretty over priced. This place is the most affordable, with great food, and amazing service. It's a couple dollars less a plate than similar restaurants in the area, and the man that usually is greeting and taking your order is very kind. He gave us some lentil soup to eat for free while we waited for our to go order, and the soup was great too! read more

My kids' #1 favorite in the neighborhood. Burgers, fries, Mediterranean. Simple menu but everything is very nicely done. Very clean. They really know how to fry things--perfect falafel. The lentil soup is excellent--my 4-y-old adores it (even though it's a little spicy). We also love the gyro burger and the Greek fries. Most of all, the owners are incredibly friendly, kind, and helpful. read more

Probably the most bland falafel sandwich I've ever had. And on top of that, it wasn't even cooked all the way through.

One of my favorite affordable places around the corner. It's great for vegetarians, especially the falafel wrap. Whenever I've had to waif for the them to cook the food, they typically serve free lentil soup. It is a Somali family-owned place, so I love to support them. Their Somali chai is excellent, and tastes very close to authentic Indian chai. I only wish they wouldn't add any sugar and have that separate. read more