Absolutely great tasting dishes with plenty of vegetarian options and substitutes available. The…read morefood is consistently fresh and flavorful. The owner is very kind and welcoming, which adds to the overall experience. It's also a great spot for company events, with good seating for group gatherings, as well as a comfortable place for family dinners.i ordered many times for my associates when managing the Sally's down the road. Overall, a reliable place for great food, service, and atmosphere. _Marie

Delicious food. Love the hummus plate. Often they're short staffed and a little slow but it's worth…read morethe wait.

A-frickin'-mazing!!…read more Got the chicken shwarma and gyro wrap. The meat in both was amazing and the tzatziki and garlic sauce together (one from each dish) made both dishes twice as good! Mix and match these sauces for the best experience!!

Mazaya Cafe is a cute, cozy spot tucked away in the Bricklight district. The interior is warmly lit…read moreand filled with comfortable booths. Stepping into the restaurant, you feel insulated from the noise and sunlight of the street. The food is excellent, easily some of the best Mediterranean food in the area. The menu has a range of options for meat lovers, vegetarians, and vegans. My personal favorite was the falafel plate!

Been going for at least 3 years. Absolutely love it. I've gotten most things from the menu.read more

Instagram recently showed us a reel with Kabob House and their Persian and Kurdish food. It sparked…read moreour curiosity and we tried it today. The place has ample room for multiple people and the decor seemed nice. The music was quite delightful. Our server was one of the most polite servers we have ever had. Even though we were two of four people, our food was slow to come out. But the wait was worth it. We ordered the special Kurdish bread covered in butter and filled with green onions. The hubby ordered the chicken breast kabob with south of the border chicken. I got the boneless lamb kabob. With our orders came a surprise Kurdish soup with lentils, fideos, and Kurdish spices. First, the bread and soups were simple yet familiar, powerful, and delicious. The lamb was tender, well seasoned, and delightful. Now, the south of the border chicken breast was an amazing surprise; it was juicy, tender, a bit spicy, and absolutely perfect. The rice was another great example of simplicity and beauty. Overall, this was a new great spot for good food and service. The dishes look simple, but don't be deceived, as you will find a ton of great flavors.

Love the healthy options here. Always leaving full but knowing that it's a good kind of full, if…read moreyou know what I mean. My go-to is the two plate combo with chicken schwarma + extra skewer of grilled veggies and a variety of sides to choose from. My favorites are the mirza ghasemi, lentil, humus, and mast-okhiar. The shaken iced teas are delish as well. I have to have my Chello fix at least once a month!

This was my first sit down meal in New Mexico. Coming from LA, I had pretty high expectations which…read morethis spot absolutely delivered on. The simplicity of the presentation was beautiful. And the ambiance so calming yet vibrant in color and highly accessible - with high dining tables affording wall outlet access and various normal 4-6 top tables. The employees were very kind, most notably one employee who as she was walking out the door on her break smiled at me the most genuine of smiles before giving me questioning thumbs up. I am thoroughly impressed and would certainly come back. Great job guys!

This is a major hidden gem of Santa Fe -- perhaps our best meal after living here for a month. We…read morehad the Mezze for 2 and the Tajine for 2, and both had wonderful flavors and a variety of spices without being hot spicy (though you could add harissa if you wanted to). We're normally big meat eaters but we're very, very happy with the vegetarian dishes here. The Mezze came with falafel, eggplant, salad (outstanding flavor), hummus, and very good hot pita bread. The Tajine was a delectable and we loved the presentation of it in the traditional clay pot. It had slow cooked vegetables (carrots, zucchini, sweet potatoes, etc) and was partially sweet with dates. But the highlight was the Moroccan mint tea, served traditionally in glasses and poured from high up. I haven't had tea that good in awhile (and yes I go to the Teahouse). Warning -- this is a BYOB restaurant, so bring your bottle of wine with you (and save money). Will definitely return.

After a lovely morning hike we decided on Mediterranean for lunch. This caught my eye as a…read morevegetarian/vegan place to check out. Plenty of parking. A little tough to find the entrance to the restaurant--enter The Body studio main door in the middle of the building, and then the restaurant is nestled to the far back and left of the front desk. Low mood lighting makes it hard to read the menus but you can use your smartphone flashlight. Great service with in-depth explanation of each dish. We ordered the signature traditional tajine, the mezze platter, and a plant-based chicken shawarma plate with potato chips. I enjoyed a dirty chai and a family member enjoyed a Kacha'va superfoods smoothie with chocolate. A delicious vegetarian/vegan Mediterranean feast! I enjoyed the different spices, textures, and flavors in the mezze platter and tajine. Plan to spend $30 plus per person if you get a beverage.

It's a great spot, especially for a quick lunch. It was fast, affordable, generous portions and…read moredelicious. I got a chicken sandwich with the sauces on the side, will be coming back.

I ordered our usual family meal: one chicken plate, one chicken and falafel plate, and a side of…read morefries. I've ordered this combination enough times to know exactly what it's supposed to taste like. This time, it was almost unrecognizable. The chicken and falafel plate wasn't just disappointing, it was inedible. The hummus was so aggressively over-spiced that I genuinely questioned whether it was hummus anymore. Instead of being creamy and balanced, it was overwhelmed by seasoning. The rice had the same problem. Whatever spice blend was used completely buried the flavor of the rice itself. Every bite felt like the seasoning was competing with itself. Then there was the falafel. It was bone dry, dense, and hard enough to knock on like a piece of wood. The pita wasn't much better. It was so stale and rigid it could have doubled as construction material. What makes this especially frustrating is that this isn't my first experience with Yalla. I've enjoyed it many times. That's why this meal was such a shock. I know how good their food can be. This wasn't just an off dish. It was the worst restaurant meal I've had in Albuquerque. When a restaurant you've trusted serves food that never should have left the kitchen, it breaks that trust. I won't be back.

It's been over 48 hours since I had the Arabi Meal. I didn't know what i was getting into…read more The truck was unassuming and nestled in the back of a gas station parking lot. But shwarma... shwarma SHOULD come from street vendors. You won't find this rule in the New Testament, but it would be red text if it was there. I didn't know where to start, so I asked this young Adonis behind the counter, "what's good?" Without hesitation, he reached out of the truck with his slender, muscular arm and pointed to the meal. "With lamb." I'll never forget those words as they sent me on a pilgrimage of flavor. I've had authentic Afghan in Afghanistan, Persian across the Straight of Hormuz from Iran, chicken pita sandwiches in Tel Aviv and even the Cheesecake Factory in Dubai. But Shwarma Loco made me feel something. I wanted to take my Styrofoam plate and pair my meal with a fine Chianti; abandon the measured, traditional ​approach to fine dining and give in to the hedonistic pleasures of street food because life is fleeting and I don't need to stuffy, effete practices of the wealthy and sophisticated. I'm going to live, and live richly. The food I received that day refocused my worldview. I want to drink fermented yak's milk in Mongolia. I want to spear and eat a lionfish in Honduras. I want Turkish coffee in Istanbul. But first... I'm going back to Shwarma Loco. Let the Devil try and stop me.

What a great find! I've passed this place several times and finally decided to stop. I am so glad I…read moredid. The owner was the nicest guy and was happy to answer my questions about the food. I ordered the Arabi Meal the first time, and it was truly delicious and hearty (not to mention a bounty of food for the low price). It smelled so good on the way home, I wanted to pull over and devour it. When I did get to eating, I was treated to vibrant flavor, freshness and the most delicious take-out I've had in years. I went back to try the rice bowl. Again, I was not disappointed. A huge amount of delicious food for an amazingly price). Hearty, delicious, fresh and enough for a couple of meals. I can't stop telling people about this place.

extremely rude employee tonight. left me on hold without saying bye after placing me o hold instead…read moreof even hanging up. once i got here she was annoyed that i asked if the dipping sauce was vegan. then said she was on the phone and rolls her eyes and stormed into the back.

This place Provides fresh fast food! A thing that seems…read morenearly impossible to do right now. The service here is great! It isn't high class but it's definitely soul food!