This by far was the best meal I had this trip! Everything…read moreabout this restaurant is 1st class. The staff is amazing and the craft drinks are great Even the homemade soda my daughter got was incredible. The salad was a work of art! And was amazing. The burger was cooked perfectly. Very cool restaurant and I will definitely be going back.

The ice plant was so good that we ate there two days in a row…read more We had the blue crab beignets BOTH days, they were heavenly pillows of goodness, and they were not skimpy with the blue crab. Also loved the fried chicken and hoecakes. Amazing. The drinks had a bit of variation between bartenders. They were all good though, so no complaints. It's a little bit outside of the "party" area of town but still walkable and completely worth it!! We ate at quite a few places and this was the stand out.

We tried a few meals from their menu and everything tasted so good! The mix plate for 2 was perfect…read morefor two, lets you try a little bit of everything, and super filling. Nothing was greasy and everything was seasoned well. This was my first time trying lamb and honestly I couldn't even tell which is a huge plus for me (it wasn't gamey at all). I had a piece of their Dubai chocolate and wow, the cake part was super moist and rich! Also tried a little bit of their lentil soup with a warm pita bread, a little bit of ice cream and baklava from my family's plate since I was too full to order my own and everything was perfection. The best part is you don't get that gross feeling after eating because everything was so clean/fresh. Lastly, the owner was super friendly and attentive. We will definitely be coming back! 2/22/26

You desperately need a vacation, but have neither the time nor the money to head out. What to do,…read morewhat to do. My recommendation? Take a long lunch hour at Istanbul, located at 488 S. Yong St. in Ormond Beach. (Across from Mario's.) It will leave you feeling relaxed, nourished, and as though you've been ambling along the banks of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. The food is absolutely delicious, and your host will make you feel very welcome. Also.....DO NOT leave without savoring a plate of their homemade baklava, served with goat's milk ice cream. Some of the best we've had anywhere in the world! As a side note, the pricing is very good. $12.99 will get you a delicious lunch with sides and beverage. Highly recommend.

Gyro and fries so delicious! The ketchup that comes with the fries is unique and yummy! Hummus with…read moretopping bar is some of the best in Jax. The atmosphere is quiet and chill! Great staff!

Suuuuper delicious food here with a delicious toppings bar! The staff here is very friendly and…read moreinformative of how they do things! Great menu with plenty options from bowls to salads to soups and more. The falafel is hefty and perfectly seasoned. I was informed they do wine tasting events which I thought was super cool and I hope to attend one evening. I've heard great things about ownership here and that's a positive thing to hear. Plenty of parking in the street available and it's easy to access and find from the maid road. They have ample seating indoor and a nice patio. This is definitely a spot you bring out of towners to, to share a delicious meal and show off Jacksonvilles best!

If you're looking for authentic, flavorful Arabic food off of Blanding Blvd, Dunya Fresh Halal Food…read moreis IT. I tried the lamb wrap and it was absolutely delicious -- perfectly seasoned, juicy, and wrapped just right. I also got the chicken plate and WOW... so good, generous portions, and packed with flavor. You can really taste the care that goes into their food. What makes this spot even better is the family behind it. The owners are Turkish and truly some of the sweetest people -- warm, welcoming, and clearly proud of what they serve. You can feel that it's truly a family-owned and operated business that cares about quality and community. If you haven't been yet, do yourself a favor and stop by. Highly recommend supporting this gem!

Ordered takeout from Uber Eats. The food was ok! I really liked the rice, hummus, and dunya salad…read more However I found the meat to be a bit dry - the beef more so than the chicken. The falafel was also a little dry. It was overall good and well seasoned, but I wouldn't say this is the best Mediterranean food that I have had in Jax. I can't speak to the service or ambiance as it was delivered!

Excellent food! We…read morewere visiting the town and looked for a highly rated unique cuisine and found this place. The place is nice inside, welcoming and selling some cool things alongside the food items. We both had a platter, one with falafels and the other with the marinaded chicken. They played had incredible salad and a red cabbage salad. Both were excellent! The bread was sold and warm and very fresh too. Then there was some white rice included and it was delicious too! It was jasmine rice and very tasty. We will have more items in future visits. Also, the platters came with a cup of their lentil soup, which for us was slightly different as it must have been made with tomatoes. Stop here and give them a try. You will love it!

I can't even begin to explain how much I loveeeeeeeeee Bodrum. I lived in Sicily and was overseas…read morefor a few years when I was in the Navy, and Bodrum's incredibly fresh food brings me right back there with each and every bite. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu here. My usual go-to will be to start with the Shepherd Salad and one of the Shish Kabob or Gyro platters which comes with your choice of shish or gyro meat, rice, salad, and some kind of carrot or cabbage drizzled with an olive oil mix dressing. Just delicious and hits the spot every time. I've eaten at Bodrum a handful of times, but have ordered for delivery probably a bit more and everything is just as good as if you are sitting right there in the restaurant. However, I do love eating in because the ambiance of the restaurant is wonderful with the owners not leaving out one detail to make diners feel right at home. We are so lucky to have such a wide swatch of Mediterranean restaurants throughout Jacksonville. Bodrum is right there at the top.

We were traveling from Panama City to Vero Beach via Jacksonville way and were in the mood for…read moreMediterranean food. Just Kitchen was "just" what we were looking for! My husband had the beef/lamb pita and I had the chicken pita. Both came with seasoned fries and both pitas were incredibly delicious! The service at the counter was very pleasant and the restaurant itself was very clean We will definitely return and be sure to bring friends!

Fantastic environment. Friendly greetings when we went in. My buddy and I both had the same thing…read more Lamb/Beef Gyros and seasoned fries. Delicious! Plus the service was great. I will definitely be back.

Oh my goodness! Happened to be in Jacksonville for an event and wanted a quick bite to eat close…read moreby. Love Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food and Fast Eddy's popped up on Yelp and was just around the corner. Restaurant has just a few tables as well as a counter area. So very glad we found this restaurant! William is the owner and his son Will waited on us - both so friendly, helpful and personable! The menu is awesome - a great selection of appetizers, salads, soups/stews, sandwiches and main dishes - many Middle Eastern choices and a few American bites as well. My favorite thing was that dishes and menu sections are named after various family members - William's mom, dad and siblings. We started with the hummus and pita chip appetizer - so yummy! Hubs and I eat hummus everywhere we go, and this rivaled some of the best! Amazing flavor, creamy with just the right amount of olive oil, garlic and paprika. I had the falafel wrap with a side salad - really good! Hugs had the fattoush salad followed by chicken tikka kebab with grilled mixed veggies - he loved it and shared a few tastes with me - delicious! The veggies and meat were seasoned with the family's own spice mix and it's amazing! We can't wait to come back soon!

Far and away the best sandwich experience I've had in years! I can't even remember when the last…read moretime I've had a sandwich in a restaurant this good! All I can say is, when you go to Fast Eddy's Quick Mideast, get the Derby Fillies sandwich! And I hereby order my readers to GO!! There are good reasons why this awesome Mediterranean cuisine outlet is as close to 5-star as you can get! First, I really like the uniqueness of this ma and pa shop. It's been here at this location now for around four years and seems to have built a nice clientele, but always welcoming of more! The wall decor is filled with pictures of Rock n Roll heroes past and present. And, yes, you will get to have your ears filled with the songs of many of these artists while you eat. I sat at the Ozzy and Randy Rhodes table and I can't say how I feel about that company! The servers were extremely courteous. Reza and Victoria were just outstanding from beginning to the end of our eating experience. I'm very grateful for their looking after us and answering our questions. Looking around at how they treated and dealt with other customers, my feeling is that this is how they treat customers consistently who visit Fast Eddy's. Both of us chose Reza's recommendations. My Derby Fillies might seems like a normal sandwich (sub type) with chicken, peppers, onions, mushrooms, American cheese on a hoagie roll. However, the way it's grilled in their "Babylonian sauce," really seals the deal on this sandwich. The sauce really blends well with this hot sandwich and you'll be thrilled you chose it! Even better yet, it is a large sandwich, so I had the other half on the next day - just as good as the first! My dearest ordered the Hammurabi burrito. This was another stellar choice as recommended by Reza once again. This sandwich is one of creativity, more than basic like the Derby. It comes on a flour tortilla with pickles, sumac onions, biryani rice, French fries, Amba sauce, chicken, along with garlic spread. Goodness I don't know a few of the items on this burrito! But it also blended excellently together and the pickles made it a treat! I got to eat from it two days in a row and it was just as good as the first day on the second! For sides, I had Mac and cheese. Yes, it was a solid Mac and cheese with some pepper in it. Our other side was the roasted vegetables. These are awesome! Both of the sides were delightful and easily shared between both of us. For dessert, we did try their homemade baklava. Well, when I tried it I knew it was unlike any baklava I've ever eaten. I knew it had to be made in-house and was a special recipe created in-shop. I was right on both counts! It was the best I've ever eaten. If you love baklava, you won't be disappointed here! Fast Eddy's is truly a superior restaurant and is now in my top five list of JAX favorites! There is good booth seating here and carry-out is available. Besides sandwiches, you'll also find soups, stews, salad options, street tacos, new world American food options, specialty choices (including spicy chicken curry, Nada's Arabic Macaroni, among others), kabobs, and more! The hard rock will play as you eat. It was loud when we came in for a while, but to their credit, they did lower the volume around the middle of our time there. Make a visit! This is a can't miss restaurant! Recommend: HIGHEST

I'm not sure where to begin with this 10 star review and yes 10 stars! Five does not do…read moreit justice. First when you walk in it feels very authentic to the culture. Your greeted by the owners who work the restaurant and take pride in their establishment. They provided us with a complementary hot tea sample. That was so good. I could have drank that and been happy and had nothing else! The food where to begin? Typically I do not do sauces because that is not my thing but there's well let's just say I devoured it! It was so phenomenal and the chicken moist flavorful outstanding I cannot brag enough about how phenomenal that chicken dish was. Now let's talk about the vegetables. They were seasoned to perfection and cooked where they were still crunchy but yet they were soft enough that you didn't have to worry. The vegetables were outstanding and I wanted to get second helping on the vegetables they were that good! The pita bread looked to be homemade, but given it was Passover I was not able to try it. So long story short I'm coming back Friday night because that pita bread looked like it was in-house made and it looks so so good! This restaurant I have to say is out of this world and worthy of 10 stars! This is somewhere you definitely must try and I believe you too will give them 10 stars!!!!

I have been coming here many times and I love their food so much! It's definitely a quick bite or…read moresolo lunch/ dinner spot. I go there alone often and I don't feel awkward being there. You can also buy middle eastern groceries at the restaurant. It's not a fancy restaurant but they have food that those fancy restaurants charge twice more! They make falafel from scratch and they don't use powder or ground beans. They actually grind dry garbanzo beans. Please support this small restaurant. They don't speak good English but they cook amazing food for sure!

The hummus was delicious, I really liked the pita bread too. Cheese rolls, falafel and grape leaves…read morewere great, too. Chicken kebab had flavorful meat but needed a better dipping sauce and more veggies. Service was slow. Outside eating area was nice if hooka smoke doesn't bother you.

I really wanted to love Beirut and will give it another chance, but my first impression wasn't…read moregreat. I came in as a solo diner and was seated quickly, although my table was kind of nestled underneath the high outdoor bar. That meant hearing some of the bartender's phone conversations. I ordered a glass of Lebanese rose wine and liked it! But my meal wasn't impressive. The vegetarian grape leaves (one of my favorite dishes, generally) were OK, although several were split up on my plate (but hey, it happens). I thought the flavor was underwhelming; there was a lot of acidity but nothing else. I also ordered a side of "extra crispy seasoned potato fries" which just turned out to be generic crinkle fries with salt. Definitely wouldn't order those again. I thought maybe there would be some sort of twist on them? The big frustration was service. The restaurant was far from full when I went -- I counted maybe a dozen seated tables. After I finished eating, I spent more than 30 minutes trying to get my waiter's attention to get my check even as I sat with my plates pushed away, glasses empty, and credit card out. He walked by multiple times to wait on and check with other tables, and I saw at least five other employees working in the front of house and walking by me. Even when I got his attention for the check, it took quite a few minutes to get it, despite him walking out to other tables. (Although I will note he seemed busier than the other employees!) My check before tip came to $24, which felt on the pricey side for what I got. I hope I'm wrong, but I got the vibe that I wasn't exactly their favorite type of guest -- a solo diner who wasn't smoking hookah. (I noticed another solo non-smoker go similarly unnoticed by staff.) Maybe they heavily favor regulars, too. But they weren't at capacity, and I'd have gotten out quicker had I been able to pay. Maybe it was just an off night. But it's just not a great feeling to be ignored.

I had a great experience at Tabouleh Cafe in Jacksonville, Florida. The restaurant was clean,…read morewelcoming, and the staff was very friendly. I ordered the chicken kebab and shish kebab with rice, and everything was delicious. The meat was tender, well seasoned, and full of flavor. The rice was perfectly cooked, and the grilled onions on top added an amazing taste to the dish. Fresh, authentic, and satisfying I'll definitely be coming back. Highly recommend!

A small local place. We have been saying for years we wanted to try it. We finally tried it and was…read morenot disappointed. When we were there it appeared that they mostly get to go orders, but they do have a seating area. You can call ahead or order at the register for to go orders. I did not find an online ordering option. We ordered several items including salad, hummus, kabobs, and meat pies. All of it was tasty but I enjoyed the meat pies the most.