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    El Arabito Grill

    4.1 (57 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Valentina L.

    Honestly, the food at El Arabito Grill is so yummy that after I tried it once I went back the next day. Not to expensive, good quality ingredients and delicious dishes. Really recommended

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    Gilbert G.

    Very nice looking, clean restaurant in a corner of a shopping area, convenient parking, and a friendly, albeit slightly distracted staff. Let me start by saying that the food here was REALLY, REALLY good. I love the fusion of flavors and cultures they have put together on this menu! The Tabaquitos were a delicious take on Greek dolmadas, but with a different filling that includes meat! The muhammara was amazing, I was so glad I ventured into unknown territory and opted for this instead of hummus; their pita bread is a great accompaniment for the muhammara. I tried the Beef Shwarma which smelled and tasted so good that I forgot to take a picture! The waiter was even kind enough to teach us the best way to eat it. As for the drink called Airan, I cannot stress enough that you MUST try this drink! It's a great dessert to finalize your meal. It's a yogurt drink with honey and mint that has a smoothie feel. I highly recommend El Arabito, I had a pleasant experience and it was worth the price.

    Carol M.

    Excellent middle eastern food and service! This is a food truck that parks on the Best Buy parking lot located across the international mall. They offer varied middle eastern food including chicken, beef, falafel and mixed shawarmas, combo platters with taboule, kibbe, hummus, babaganoush and the works. They also have some Venezuelan fast-food, yes you heard right, such as hot dogs. Everything I tried was good and looked forward to coming back.

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    Roberto S.

    There's an actual location off of 79th and avenue and 52nd street, and then there's the food truck located off of 87th avenue. We had dinner at the actual location. Small shopping plaza with its own parking, restaurant is in the corner! We entered an empty restaurant at first but leaving almost all the tables were taken, which was a good sign! Prices are good, and the waiter recommended sharing a sampler and we just added the chicken pincho which was great! The chicken was well seasoned and was not on the actual pincho, which is also easier to eat! The hummus was fresh, you could tell it was home made as well as the tabouleh with fresh parsley! Service was the only thing that could be worked on, but granted they seemed to just open! We will be back to try other options on the menu.

    Alia A.

    It's always expected so I am pretty patient, new restaurants usually mean service is a little slow so be patient, trial and error but you'll survive! We walked in to an empty restaurant, yasssss! They recently opened an actual location, not the food truck but anyways we were greeted and we were told to sit anywhere! Located in a small shopping plaza, where parking is a pain during lunch so come for dinner, you'll be less frustrated! Anyways we decided to go with a sampler platter and did add an extra chicken kabob which was honestly a great choice. It was the perfect portion for two of us to share and you get to try a little bit of everything from hummus to the kibbeh to the grape leaves! They bring you pita too (not photographed, I know). The grape leaves were delicious, similar to how I've eaten them home cooked which made me happy happy! The prices are just right as well which is also great! A dinner for two under $30 you can't beat! When we finishing our food, that's when the restaurant began to fill up and upon leaving almost all the tables were filled up so don't let the emptiness discourage you!

    Richard P.

    Every single person that reads this review should put down their phone and jump in your car and drive directly to this restaurant. Decor is beautiful. You feel like you hopped on a plane and stopped in to a local Mediterranean restaurant. Service is great and the food is phenomenal. Every single thing we had was good but the Hummus and the Rack Of lamb were my favorite. There is no way you will regret your experience. I promise. Why are you still reading lol!

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    9 months ago

    Great place . Great food , great service , very clean , the food is amazing and well balanced.

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    5 years ago

    Nasty and gross always takes forever to get your food, service is rude and I will not come back

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    Excellent Lebanese food and dessert. Super fresh and authentic flavors. You should try it!

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    4 years ago

    When I crave arab food, I go to this food truck. And they have very good customer service. So props for these cooks. :)

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    4 years ago

    Excellent food, very good service. Prices are fair and place is very clean. A very good experience I recommend to try.

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    4 years ago

    Listen I've never had Arab food but this place was great I recommend the airan it's super good and there shawarmas are amazing.

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    7 years ago

    Awesome shawarma. Fairly priced. Cool sitting area. Dudes working are cool af. Looking forward to trying all they have to offer

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    7 years ago

    I love the food. Great service and good atmosphere. My go to place for Lebanese / Syrian good.

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    7 years ago

    Shawarma was awesome. Location is cool. The dudes working are cool af. Price was good. Little seating area.

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    7 years ago

    Great food , regular place , regular service, it's a good option , the best fried kippe

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    8 years ago

    Great service and good prices y nice decoration, but the most amazing here is the food, delicious and always consistent. Great arabic food!

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    9 years ago

    Amazing food! Absolutely loved everything. Great environment and the order came out fast. Thank you for such great food.

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