The phone number didn't work, but I was in the neighborhood and thought I'd take a chance on it. Glad I did as the meats were well grilled and seasoned perfectly. Great value for casual lunch. Yelp says it closes at four, but it actually closes at 3pm. read more

Deli Shez Café - Onion Rings - Mediterranean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I didn't have lots of expectations but I was awfully disappointed still. The rice tastes and looks like the instant rice you get from a store. The meat was so greasy that I didn't want to keep eating it. The only thing salvageable was the tzatziki sauce, but even the bread felt stale. Not sure if this was a one off, but I won't come back. Not sure why everyone else is giving 5 stars. read more

This is a review of carry-out from Deli Shez Cafe. Deli Shez is a little gyro shop in the heart of Belltown. http://tinyurl.com/k7joz73 First, I really do dislike giving local neighborhood shops harsh reviews. But, in this case, it is what it is. I tried to figure out a way to justify a two star review and I just couldn't do it. The staff was relatively friendly to me. However, when I first arrived it appeared as if the two men working there were having a disagreement. This is just something customers should never see. The food took around 10 minutes to prepare. The ambiance is very basic. It is relatively clean but it was a bit haphazard. It just didn't seem like there was pride in the way the space was presented. There was also a foul odor. I couldn't tell whether it was emanating from the kitchen or through the door they had propped open. This door opened into a large parking garage. http://tinyurl.com/pr6497k http://tinyurl.com/o79ozmq Honestly, if the food rocked, I would generally sweep these weaknesses aside. But the food was bordering on inedible. If I hadn't of had some homemade guacamole and salsa in my fridge and a microwave oven to reheat it, I would've had to toss it. I had the Chicken Gyros Plate. It came with chicken, hummus, rice, salad and pita. Honestly, it was all pretty unappetizing. The chicken had the texture of cold scrambled eggs. The salad was just some shredded lettuce. The pita was cold and hard. As I mentioned before, I doctored it up a bit , reheated it and was able to get a lunch out of it. http://tinyurl.com/ph4zfb8 The cost of the plate was $9.89 (including tax). Overall - There were other negatives (and few positives) but the main take away for me was that I simply didn't enjoy the food. To me, it just seemed thrown together. Personally, I do not plan on returning. read more

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I had to download yelp for this deli cafe because their customer service is awful and terrible so basically I enter and I asked the worker if I can use the bathroom and she said I can go and then another worker started to say you aren't supposed to use bathroom unless you bought something. Lastly if u buy something their so sweet if u don't their all angry and shitty don't recommend to come here at alll horrible place read more

It's a gyro shop with coffee. Small place to sit and eat but the food is great for a grab and go. You can get a full meal for under $10. The coffee and chai tea is nice. Better than Starbucks but the prices have gone up. The gyros are good whatever the style. Just buy the gyros and go. The specials are nice but the gyros are filling. The falafel is just ok. I always buy wanting falafel and find myself a little disappointed. read more

I frequently find myself at the bus stop near this cafe, and recently found myself thirsty and with some time to handle that "issue" before my bus arrived. Their Italian Soda wasn't super-fantastic, but it was tasty and fulfilled my craving for one. The owner was very cheerful and funny. Great person to exchange several words with and have a few laughs! I am looking forward to trying the food sometime. read more

Amazing food! Probably the best gyro I have ever had. The owner lady was super nice and accomadated my order to what I could eat! Definetely reccomend for anyone walking around the Seattle area. read more

Awful Meat Combo Plate takeout: salad is under the meat, rice is gritty, missing pita, runny overly salty hummus and meat is in small bits and pieces. Never again. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/AOkv6SS9eltbla2lh7bOcw?select=Qwju2iqbxvDElewyWDlbFA#fZMaYebI6HGtwRyhzB6rnQ read more

2.5 stars I ordered the shawarma and it was not at all like the shawarma I've had at other places (here it is advertised as Arabic shawarma). Essentially it was exactly like a gyro except wrapped in a shawarma casing. In addition, a fair portion of the meat was dry and over-cooked-- it was sort of like eating crispy bacon. I don't know if Arabic shawarma is supposed to be like this, but it was definitely very different from what I expected. read more

Small cafe with 3 tables and small window bar. Serving sandwiches panini style... and I mean all sandwiches. I ordered a gyro and was horrified to see a perfectly soft and pliable pita mashed (not once, not twice, but three times) into a panini press in an attempt to warm it? turn it into a mushy tortilla? obliterate the texture? With more lettuce than meat it was more of a yogurt salad wrap than a gyro. It was well wrapped and easy to eat on the go... but next time I will try other establishments in the area. read more

The "owner comment" below shows how well this establishment is willing to receive fair feedback. Yes, I ordered from you twice - to give you another chance! Yelp is for reviews - whether they are poor or awesome - it is to put the word out about our experiences with whatever services we use... to encourage others to use them too (or in this case, to warn them not to!) If it weren't about honesty, why do we have the 1 and 2 star options? This isn't T-Ball, Deli Shez, not everyone is a winner. You are most definitely mistaking me for someone else, though, because I didn't order a third time and I have no idea what coupon you're referring to (both times I ordered online and paid in full - including a 15% tip for your incompetent driver). I'm sure I'm not the only unhappy customer (see below two-star reviews as well) - so you should probably look out for the review from the person you are mistaking me for so that you can show the Yelp world, once again, that you probably shouldn't be in the restaurant business because you can't take criticism. I'm sure no one will be surprised, at this point, that you told another one of your customers to "fuck off" after they spent money on your poor excuse for Mediterranean cuisine. Worried about gas money? Don't deliver. Maybe you should spend your time creating a pleasurable dining experience instead of ranting at your paying customers on the internet. Create food you don't have to explain or try and convince me to like just because it's local/pays for your school/makes the paper... etc. The point is: if it tasted good, we wouldn't hate it. It doesn't, though, so we do. And we hate your slow service and your poor-sport attitude too. read more

Deli Shez is a nifty little Belltown find off the main beaten track of First & Second Avenues. It has a lot to recommend it: THE GOODIES: Deli Shez has a very nice selection of Middle Eastern standards (gyros, falafel, hummus, etc.). They are flavorful and freshly prepared. The lamb gyros are cut to order from a genuine vertical gyro spit (to Yelper Kristen B. I respectfully submit that this IS genuine gyro meat; there are different styles. You may be familiar with the technique of stacking lots of slices of lamb on top of each other, and then putting them on the skewer. This is the style of very finely grinding lamb to a pate-like consistency and mixing with herbs and spices, then forming on a the grill spit and grilling. This IS the real deal, and it was very good). If you want your gyro to go, you'll appreciate their 'why-didn't-I-think-of-that' approach of wrapping it up like a Taco del Mar Mondo Burrito. This way, you can peel the foil and eat it without dripping the sauce all over yourself, like Elaine in that famous episode of "Seinfeld". Service is outstanding. I don't know if the staffer who served me is the owner or not (she said she does make the hummus and falafel), but she was like bottled sunshine, and really made you feel welcome and your business was appreciated, which goes a LONNNNG way in this biz. ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: DS has a modest collection of drinks, and it would be nice to see a wider variety of offerings in the beer and wine department (especially Retsina, which is a natural compliment to Middle Eastern cuisine). The hummus, while nice, was a tad underseasoned. A bit more garlic, paprika, and a smidgen of cayenne will go a long way here. THE VERDICT: A competent little cafe which helps address the rather underserved market for Middle Eastern cuisine, Deli Shez offers solid performance, and it's few shortcomings are more than compensated by warm, gracious service. It's a great spot for a quick bite in the city; I say check it out! read more

After 4+ hours at the I-5 Bike Skills Park, we needed a place with free wifi, coffee and FOOD! Small place, good coffee, FANTASTIC Gyros and roasted chicken sandwhiches...I ate mine so fast the owner hooked me up with a rice crispy treat. All that riding made me super hungry. I would definitely come back for the sando. Inexpensive and delicious. read more

This place is a great spot for a hearty lunch. We had the gyro and the fattoush salad with chicken. The salad was super tiny. Not what I was expecting, but it did the trick. the gyro,however, was really tasty. Literally dripping with flavor. We'll Certainly be returning for those. read more

Deli Shez Cafe delivers. That makes me super happy. Also, I'm glad they have fried mozzarella on the menu. Maybe they baked it, because the texture is awesome. Well, dunking them in hot sauce makes for a fabulous lunch with Diet Coke. Total yumminess. The food is fresh and healthy with all sorts of pita'wiches and salads on the menu. They also carry baklava. The prices are good. But I should probably do takeout instead of delivery for it to really be cost effective. read more

Free wifi, friendly service, good food, totally reasonable price. They also have espresso that I'll have to try next time. For 15 bucks, we got: Lamb & Beef Gyro Falafel Gyro Baklava 2 drinks The owners are brothers from Lebanon and super friendly. After going back a few times, he even threw in a baklava for free! Yay! The Baklava is SO GOOD. Tons of flaky little pastry layers sopping with sugary syrup and nuts. The Gyros were also very good and freshly made. I wolfed mine down. I know they offer paninis but you can't go wrong sticking with the gyro! read more

It's unfortunate because the gyros and falafel salad here are quite good, using real crumbled feta and a garlicky tatziki sauce. But I just can't let the horrible service and uncleanliness of the place slide. I hate to give a bad service review when you visit a restaurant and they're understaffed, but if you have one person working your register and making dishes during lunch hours while the phone and delivery notifications ring endlessly while a line of customers wait, then that's pretty unacceptable. I'll return to give it another shot, especially because I'm so close to work, but this will merely be a convenience trip and I wouldn't recommend coming here to others. read more

To the reviewer who said 'powdered kraft wannabe cheese' is sadly right on the money. The money which I am now out of. There are much better options around. read more

boo! I recently came up to visit a friend in Seattle and we wanted to try something new, we were disappointed at best. I am just glad this is a product of Seattle and not Portland, but then again Portland has taste and knows that powdered kraft wannnabe cheese does not fall under the "good taste" category! Thanks Portland, for keeping the junk out and P-Town superior! read more

I received the following classless and defensive response to my previous lukewarm, but not scathing review. "9/24/2014 All I can say Been in business 6 years, open 365 days a year , total of 2190 days , on average we serve 150 customer a day thats a total of 328500 customers. 46 Reviews on yelp from 328500, only 20 unhappy customers who left bad reviews. That's a real Success for our store, 20 out of 328500 wasn't happy Thanks will try to be better." If you read more reviews, I'm not the only one who had the pleasure of seeing this owner's super awesome math skills. Good job. I guess business owners don't need to be grown ups. I'd rather lick a bus handrail than eat at their restaurant again. read more

I was starving and looking for a place to eat and work for a bit. I had the lamb gyro plate and it was exactly what I needed plus it tasted awesome. The plate was heaped with lots of tasty tender lamb meat, a salad, seasoned rice, a little hummus and babaganouj, and a large piece of pita bread. Plus the pita bread was thin and double sided like it is supposed to be and not the fluffy spongey stuff you get at some spots around town. Well worth the $9. read more

I always order the lamb gyro and it is always good. Service is great. The restaurant is kept clean. It's nice to be able to sit outside even though there are only a couple of tables. read more

I actually ordered food to go from this place for dinner one night while visiting Seattle. I tried the falafel salad with pita bread and hummus. I agree with some Yelpers that the falafel was somewhat dry, but the delicious dressings that came with the salad softened it up and added a punch of spicy flavor. So, I was a fan of the salad. Interestingly enough, the pita was given to me in the manufacturer bag. It was like they just purchased it from the store and gave me the last thin, round pita in the bag to take with. I was very disappointed in both the pita and hummus. read more

I went here for lunch. There was a long wait and some confusion about my order, but long waits for lunch are normal around here. I'm giving it 2 stars for the food itself. I ordered the meat-and-veggie plate with gyro meat and dolma for the veggie. It came with hummus, a small salad, rice, pita, and tzaziki. * Hummus: Tasty, good texture, plenty of garlic. Too salty, but I like had just gone for 5 mile lunch-run and was craving salt so I was happy about that. I might come back here just for hummus. * Pita: It was fine, a little on the dry side and kind of plain but ok. * Salad: Way too little salad, should have swapped out half the rice to double the salad size. Otherwise it was fine, if boring. * Dolmas: Edible. Very slimy in texture, but flavor was acceptable. * Rice: Too wet, and WAY too much rice. At least it wasn't burnt! * Gyro: Super dry and chewy. Parts were burnt. It was like they forgot the meat on the stovetop. * Tzaziki: Tastes like straight up yogurt. It went straight into the trash can. read more

I really like this little place. It's not fancy, but the food is very good and reasonably priced. I have really enjoyed the falafel sandwich and it wasn't dry at all. I've also had the gyro platter, which was a generous-sized portion. I find the baba ganouj to be fantastic, but tastes vary. They have free Wi-Fi and you can pay with Level Up! Plus, the people who run the place are super nice. read more

I tried to stop by today during lunch (12:45pm). They post their hours as 9am-4pm Monday-Friday. However, the door was locked and there was no sign saying they would be closing early or anything. There were employees inside doing something - I waved at them and they saw me, but ignored me. I was interested to try the food, but I don't think I'll be coming back. read more

They reheat the meat out of a bag. The chicken was dry as hell also. The microwaved is used often. I swear I heard them open and close it a few times in the timespan of 20 mins. Hummus was weird tasted like Sabre very chunky and not fresh. read more

The staff here is super nice. They greet you at the door, and they just are all-around friendly, which is rare these days. Considering they were so nice, I almost feel bad saying the food is meh. I had the lamb gyro, and it was just okay. I've had worse, but I've also had better. The flavor just wasn't cutting it, and the texture was really really soft. I really liked that they had wireless internet, though. That's a huge plus. read more

This place is a wonderful gem in the city. I really enjoy the gyros! They are huge and generally I can make two lunches for myself. The price for the gyros is the lowest you will find in Seattle! For $8.50 you can get the combo: gyros, fries and drink! read more

if your looking for a quick Gyro fix, you will want to try this place. Make sure you place online order so you can grab and go. I ordered the Gyro Sand which, Fries. Food was ready in about 10 mins and was hot when I got back to my office. Will order food from them again. read more

I had the falafel sandwich and a latte. The falafel balls were way too dry and there was too little tzaziki on it so the entire sandwich was very dry. Perhaps I'll go back and try a gyro at some point but the falafel is off my list for this place. There are a number of other paces with better falafel sandwiches in downtown Seattle (e.g. Zaina on Pine near 1st). The service was great however. read more

I work in the Belltown area and come to Deli Shez at least once a week. The place is great for meeting a small group or picking up a lunch to go. I've tried most of the items on their menu and have to say that out of all the gyros I've had, this place makes them both delicious and reasonably priced. Their baklava is very tasty, too! Also, the breakfast and dinner specials are great. I really like their breakfast sandwiches. read more

Gyro special is $8.50 for sandwich, fries, and a pop (aka soda for you peons). It's delicious and cheap. Be warned: they have a tendency to take their good ol' time getting your prepared. Don't come if you're in a hurry. read more

I stopped in here for a quick breakfast sandwich. No one else in the store. I ordered and paid. After about 8-10 minutes and after doing a bunch of prep work not related to me or anything happening in the store, someone finally decided to start making my sandwich. read more

Deli Shez Cafe is the place to go if you are anywhere near Seattle! With their amazing Gyros you cannot go wrong. They were fresh and tender.. What can I say the place is great, the food is great, the service is amazing! Overall I would reccomend this place to anyone! read more

I love the food here. Their gyros are so good. My boyfriend and I stop by sometimes when Im in town. Super good! Its really small and a bit out of the way, but worth it. read more

I've only tried their gyros, but they were pretty good - esp if you've got a gyro craving and you work in Belltown - fast and tasty!

This place was downright tasty, accept for the fact that when I ordered two Gyros Plates I was given only one and then almost got yelled at by the guy behind the counter because of the mix up - I ordered two DUDE! But then he felt bad and gave us extra pita. Note the gyros plates are HUGE so you really can split one between you and a friend. I will definitely be back :) read more

Not quite sure why the gyro meat was grilled to a crunchy crisp thus eliminating any tenderness of the meat. Sad face.

This was the very first place my boyfriend and I went to, when we finally relocated here from the east coast. My boyfriend had a gyro sandwich and I had a falafel sandwich. When I saw the meat on the spinning thing (no idea what it's called) it was a little weird, because it looked like a big block of pate, it was that finely mushed and pale. I'm used to seeing chunks of sliced wheels on top of each other and some grill burns on the edges but maybe that's an east coast/European thing? Not sure. My boyfriend said it wasn't that good and won't order that again. My falafel sandwich was alright. I mean, it tasted like falafel, it was just a little dry but that happens quick and I'm very forgiving :) After that, I tried to get my boyfriend to go there again and try something else, but he was so turned off that he refused to go there again. As for me, I wanted to give DSC another try so I went by myself and got their veggie combo. Falafel, dolmades, hummus, salad, baba ganouj and yellow rice. The hummus was delicious with the salad, didn't like the baba ganouj. It looked like chunky mayonnaise and the taste was a little pungent like it was old. Then the dolmades. They tasted as if they came from a jar. Filling was too mushy and the leaves too raw. The rice...well the rice was ok, but it's just rice. The falafel. Hm. This time the falafel was fried too long to the point it was hard. I threw it against the wall in my motel room and it stayed in tact. No really, I did. I just couldn't believe I couldn't poke my fork in it and when I picked it up with my hand I just -had- to test it. When I broke another piece open, it was way too dry and I had a bite of that and threw it out. I don't like wasting food, but this was inedible. It saddens me to leave this kind of a review, because the owner is a really nice guy and very friendly. But unfortunately those traits don't fill my belly. read more