COME HUNGRY! I came here to celebrate my brother-in-law's birthday with my husband's family…read morerecently. There were 6 of us and we split the Efsane Family Special for 4 people and added lamb chops thinking we wouldn't have enough food lol the special also came with dessert but my sister-in-law also ordered a rice pudding. The 6 of us could've easily had the family special for 4 without ordering anything else - there was so much food and we had leftovers to take home!! For context, we all eat a LOT so to say we had leftovers is saying a lot! Quantity aside, the food itself was delicious. The bread is served fresh and steaming hot, the dips are delicious and flavorful, meat is seasoned and cooked perfectly (the chicken shish and lamb adana are my favorites), and the bitter black tea and sweet baklava are a perfect way to end the meal. I left there stuffed and so happy! The staff was also very friendly and attentive. I'll definitely be back!

My son and I had lunch on Sunday (3/1/26) and thoroughly enjoyed our meals. We were greeted warmly…read moreand given menus and had ample time to decide: we chose a shepherd salad and cheese rolls for appetizers (and were given a balloon bread); Dave had Iskender kebab and I ordered lab pide (and took lahmacun home). The food was delicious, and the servings were generous. Efsane is a big space with ample seating, and nicely decorated. There is plenty of parking out front. It has a great vibe to round out the picture. I plan to return, and recommend Efsane.

The ambiance and staff was wonderful. The food really good especially the strip steak. A hidden…read moregem. Highly recommend!

Atik is a cute location for its ambiance and live shows…read more Food: the food is good, tasteful to the pallet and good portion. The food to me is a little above average where it's eatable and will satisfy your appetite. The drinks are really good! Service: the service is top notch. The waiters consistently come around check for needs and refills of drinks. The waiter provide great inside on menu options. Ambiance: the ambiance is open seating on the inside and outside. Great for intimate seating as well as group dinners. My overall scoring is 4.4/5.0

My fiancé and I were looking for a new spot to dine in for a date. We stumbled across this gorgeous…read morelocation, where we were met with the friendliest staff! They sat us down near the windows and the entire restaurant was so clean and comfortable. The prices were very fair for the amount of food you get. And now that we're on the food, it was absolutely amazing. I mean from the plating and the portions, the flavor was outstanding! You need to visit this place and make it your go to date night restaurant

Service was slow on a Thursday since there was only 1 server. Had to ask to refill water multiple…read moretimes and they would keep forgetting. Otherwise, the food was delicious. The trio dip appetizer was massive. Gyro beef and lamb platter was a huge serving for $14, meat was slightly dry. Souvlaki pork platter was $23 and very flavorful and juicy, though slightly oily. We got pita bread with the dip and entree, some were super soft and some were hard/crunchy (which I kind of liked), but was weird. Overall, I'd come back and try the gyro pita and other items!

This restaurant has delicious food and amazing service! It's always a great experience to order…read morefrom here. It's such a welcoming atmosphere!

Delicious and fresh ingredients! Every bite takes you back to a place you have never been to but…read morefeel at home for. Service was quick and accommodating. They are very helpfully with their menu. If you are ever in Whitestone and are dying for something vegan, don't think twice to come here. You won't regret it!

Çka Ka Qëllu has been on my radar for a while now. I first heard about it several years ago when…read morethey first opened in the Arthur Ave neighborhood - standing out as a traditional Albanian restaurant amongst the sea of Italian eateries. Fast forward to the present day, and they have gained considerable attention. The restaurant has made the NYT's Top 100 Restaurants in NYC list for the past 4 years, they have expanded to two (soon three) other locations, and is a favorite among the social media and celeb crowd (this is allegedly one of Dua Lipa's favorite restaurants in the city). That being said, we thought it would be a great spot to celebrate a family member's birthday - so I booked a table and off we went. Çka Ka Qëllu is located on Hughes adjacent to the back entrance of the Arthur Ave Retail Market. The restaurant is gorgeous - it's pretty spacious with three main dining rooms. The decor is a showstopper in itself - the exposed stone walls coupled with the abundance of artwork and old world accents placed throughout the dining area make this seem more like a museum than a restaurant. The ethnic music that is piped throughout the restaurant completes the feel. I honestly couldn't stop looking around. There menu is pretty expansive - most of the items I had not heard of before, but it's also approachable as they spell it out for you in the description what each dish is. We were a party of seven, so to make things easy we aligned to share everything. My brother and I decided to take lead and order items from each section. We decided to start with the ajvar, sausage dip, and tarator. These were all delicious; essentially dips, they all had great flavor and were paired with hot crusty bread mmmm. We then got a bunch of other dishes: leçenik, burek, fili, fasule with smoked meat, mantia, mazë e zier, and a shop salad. As with the dips, everything here was delicious. It's hard to pick the standouts because everything was so good - honest food, full of flavor and depth. Okay you twisted my arm - if I had to choose, my favorites were the burek and the mazë e zier. I love a good burek, and this one was top drawer. The pull on the mazë e zier was out of this world, yet it was easy to maneuver with great flavor. We ended the meal with one of their grilled dishes - namely the mixed meat combo. We chose five meats and they paired them with some vegetables and potato. At risk of sounding like a broken record - this was delicious as well. Service was awesome - everyone was welcoming and the food came out at a good pace. Overall, Çka Ka Qëllu is an absolute yes - the food, the decor, and the service were all aces. The hype is real and they deserve all the accolades they have received. Goes without saying, but I would definitely return for another meal - take me back now!

we liked the leçenik. the menu called it cornbread but it's different from american cornbread, w…read moreless corn flavor & an eggier texture. it reminded me of greek batsaria bc of the spinach & feta. the menu also said it came w a pepper sauce - it was like a cream sauce that had the 'green' flavor of green peppers, no spice. there was also a red olive garnish, which had a milder fruitier taste than green olives fresh complimentary bread came out w the entree, hot from the oven. they had a nice crust on the bottom & were rly soft on top. i tried them w the olive oil that was at the table, you could rly taste the olives our group got a mixed meat combo for the table. my fav was the suxhuk / sausage, it was flavorful w spices. we also liked the roasted potatoes, which tasted like they were seasoned w mustard(?), as well as the bit of cabbage slaw. i will say tho that this plate was a bit too salty for my taste the ambience is nice & rustic, w brick walls, traditional music, & even leather-bound menus. however they were understaffed so service was slow

Fantastic coffee and sweet treats in Jackson Heights!…read more My best friend lives a few blocks from here, and we stopped on a visit up to see him. Coffee was fresh and potent and the cake - OH the cake! It looks plain enough until you take the first bite. Like butter and sugar in a sponge. Freakin' delicious! When in need of coffee or a sweet treat next time I'm in Queens I'm DEFINITELY coming here again!

Had a very reasonably priced ($10), well-cooked, grilled chicken sandwich for lunch. Large sandwich…read morefor the price and on bread that tasted freshly baked. Friendly employees and pleasant interior.

We've been coming here a long time, the food is incredibly good. The portions are large, my salmon…read morekebab came with 8 massive pieces of salmon. Service is great, our waiter was so kind to our daughter and our waters were never empty. Music is fun but not too loud. Drinks are yummy.

My wife and I got lunch here and everything was fresh and absolutely delicious. We share the…read morebabaganush, the lavas hollow bread, Bosphorus salad, chicken shish kebab and the beef shaslik. This will be added to my favorites list. We both also got the fig martini, which was good but not totally for me so I'd try a different drink the next time. Highly recommend!

We came on a Friday night, and around dinner time, we were one of three parties at the restaurant…read more I thought that was a little weird. The space is very bright and is playing traditional music and dance on multiple large TV screens. The music that was playing at the restaurant, did not appear to be the same thing that was on the TVs. We liked our food overall, but I'd say the atmosphere lived a little bit to be desired. Plus, it definitely smelled of smoke for most of our meal. If you're going to stick around, get the Cakor sampler and the calamari.

What a lovely surprise [last Thurs 7/10/25 - after a visit to the NY Botanical Garden VanGough…read moreexhibit my friend and I walked over to Arthur Ave area to look for a good dinner & drinks place. Çakor had a cute outdoor area with night lights so we gave it a try. - We had a lovely rosé (healthy pour) - My friend had the shrimp al Fredo and I tried the chicken Parmigiano with a side gatden salad The food was great. It was made to order & perfect for a summer night. The service was lovely and they had a buzzer on outside tables if you needed something. Healthy portions (we both had leftovers). I will definitely return to try some other dishes!