good service with very very very very safe surroundings. i would recommend this place

We came here for lunch after a morning at the zoo. The guy working was really friendly and helpful and chatted with us about the shop and the owner. We got the birria tacos and the chicken shawarma burrito and both were fantastic. Great spot to eat at or get some takeout from if you're looking for something delicious and a little different. read more

I've tried Habibi's Birria once before when I was on keto. I ordered the keto taco to go, and when I got home it was sitting in a clear plastic container that had collected a lot of grease. It still tasted good and was huge compared to a regular taco, which explains the higher price, but I just wish it wasn't so greasy. I've had other keto tacos made with cheese and they were never this oily. This time I decided to give them another try now that I'm off keto and went in for Taco Tuesday. I ordered four tacos... chicken, beef, beef pastor, and shrimp. The tacos are on the smaller side, but the tortillas have a nice orange color and great flavor. My favorites were the shrimp and the beef pastor. The chicken and regular beef could use a little more seasoning. Their orange salsa is amazing, while the green salsa tastes like a typical salsa verde. For Taco Tuesday, the tacos are $2.50 each, which is a solid deal. They also have other proteins I want to try next time, like gyro, that aren't part of the Tuesday special. The service here is always friendly and quick, and the best part is it's just around the corner from my house. I'll definitely be back for more tacos. read more

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Came here on a Saturday afternoon. Located off the Main Street, parking in the neighborhood. Was not busy at all. Ordered through the automated kiosk. There are about 8 tables inside cafeteria style. One employee working. she was friendly and service was quick. Quesobirria Tacos 4/5: generous on the meat, crispy on the outside with a good amount of cheese. I added more white onions to mine then dunked it into the consome. Very good. Birria Tacos 4/5: generous on the meat, crispy on the outside, very flavorful, even more so when dunking it into the consome. Overall, great spot for Birria. I saw they also have some Mediterranean dishes, but have not tried those options yet. Recommended spot. read more

Habibis Birria - Quesobirria Tacos - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

I really wanted to like this place since it's in our neighborhood, but the experience was pretty frustrating. We came in around 2:30 on a Saturday and the restaurant wasn't busy, just a few tables with customers. The first thing I noticed was the ordering setup: two kiosks and a completely empty counter. Since it was my first time there, I had a couple of questions about the menu, but there was literally nobody around to ask. I waited about five minutes hoping someone would show up, but no luck. Eventually, I just used the kiosk, which took another five minutes because the substitutions I wanted weren't even listed. About ten minutes later the food came out and this was actually the very first time I saw an employee. She dropped off the plates without saying a word and then disappeared. The food itself was solid though. I had the tacos and my friend got a burrito, both really tasty. But after we finished eating, it was the same story: no staff anywhere. I actually had to go behind the counter myself just to grab a to-go box. What stung a little was that I had already tipped at the kiosk, not realizing there would be zero service. On the positive side, the restaurant was clean and the food was genuinely good. But with service this nonexistent, it's hard to want to come back. If they had even a little customer interaction, this place could be great. read more

Habibis Birria - Two cheese and beef tacos with a side of rice. - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

Tried Habibis Birria for some Halal Mexican food. It definitely did not disappoint! My group really enjoyed the birria. The birria and consome were very flavorful. I specifically ordered the birria mulita. Although it doesn't come with consume, it tasted good with or without it (I took some from other members of my party LOL). The beef al pastor really blew me away. I honestly enjoyed it more than any pork Al pastor I've tried. The hummus and pita was also good and was a nice little snack to have with our tacos and mulita. Their horchata also satisfied my craving! Compared to my fave Birria spot, the price is definitely higher and the tacos are not as stuffed, but considering it's all halal, I think it's a great choice! Service is good and food is great! read more

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We love this place! We pass by it all the time. A friend said it's her favorite place so we tried it during taco Tuesday! Birria is so good but our favorite was the asada! Full of flavor, thick chunks. Burrito are delicious! Beans and rice were packed with flavor. We ordered and by the time we drove in, order was ready- fresh and hot. Quick service & great customer service! Restaurants was clean and welcoming. Street parking. We will be back! And will recommend to others! read more

Habibis Birria - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

Love the fusion food. Service was awesome and the food was delicious. Plenty of tables and space for groups, family, etc. very happy to have found this place. Cant wait to try more menu options. Highly recommend. read more

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I used to love Habibis Birria when they were located inside a gas station on Jackson-it was sooo convenient! But I honestly havent been to any other since they closed down and the other one in Hayward closes so early :( Sooo with that said, it's been years since I've had Habibis Birria but decided we were craving quesabirrias this weekend and convinced my husband we gotta do Habibis. One bite in and I am so mad at myself for having gone this long! The birria is sooo flavorful and perfect textured with perfect amount of filling and cheese. I actually don't need salsa with these, but their salsas are really good anyways. The consomme here is perfect as well-sooo flavorful and the perfect color/texture! read more

Habibis Birria - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

This review is long overdue! We live in San Pablo and would travel here every time we are craving quesabirrias! We first heard about Habibi's when it was located in a gas station during COVID. We never got the chance to try them back then, but I'm glad they were doing well enough to open two brick and mortors! During our first visit, we dined in. The place is spacious and clean. The employee who was present, I assume is the owner or manager (we've seen him there every time we come by), was very friendly! They offer complimentary chips and salsa when dining in, which we appreciated. The main reason why we like coming here is because they offer quesatacos, which can be made with different protein, besides birria. My boyfriend cannot eat beef due to religious reasons and it's hard finding a place that offers quesatacos on the menu. The quesabirrias are also very filling and come as a 3pc combo, which includes consome! They're both delicious! read more

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Habibi's Birria is small local chain dishing out fusion "HALAL MexiTerranean Food" which would translate to Mexican and Mediterranean food. As of this review they have 3 locations scattered around the Bay Area according to their IG account: @habibis_birria Interesting concept. I think it works fairly well. All the dishes we ordered were tasty. There is a decent amount of seating inside. Place your order at the counter and find a seat. Parking is a different story; street parking is the only option, as there is no dedicated parking lot. This could be a challenging issue during peak times. #MexiTerranean: ~ Torta de Birria - 4.5/5 An excellent Birria Torta. Everything you'd imagine a Birria Torta to be... My only issue is the tiny size... Inflation perhaps. The Totra is one of the smallest Tortas I had...looks like a small sando. ~ Birria Taco COMBO - 4/5 Good solid Birria Tacos, a tad on the pricier side considering the size. ~ Birria Ramen Soup - 4.5/5 Hot ! Hot! Hot! Make sure you wait a hot minute till this cools down before digging into it. Tasty, large...most definitely on the salty side...but delish none the less. I'll definitely stop by if I'm in the neighborhood. read more

Not many places serve chicken queso tacos, but Habibi's does--and they're delicious. I've been coming here for about a year, and the food is always consistently good. I especially enjoy their homemade salsa, and the service has always been friendly. read more

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Delicious queso birria taco with consome. I enjoyed the crunch of the tortilla, the cheese, and the tender beef. Very drippy (as expected) but not greasy at all. read more

Habibis Birria - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

3.5 stars Mexi-Terranean is an unexpected fusion of Mexican and Mediterranean cuisines, and you'll find both types of dishes at Habibi's Birria! I started with a birria taco, made of shredded braised beef served on two grilled corn tortillas, topped with onions and cilantro, and served with sliced radish, lime, and two salsas. On the Mediterranean side of the menu, the Veggie Plate came with four different mezzes including three crispy falafels, creamy baba ghanoush, a salty yogurt cucumber salad, and a very sour tabbouleh (chopped parsley, tomatoes, onions). Interestingly, the mezzes had a stronger flavor profile than more traditional versions, but everything went nicely with the familiar warm, thin, chewy pita bread on the side. Overall, the quality, freshness, and flavors of the food here were just average, but the prices were reasonable and the service was quick and friendly. read more

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I've seen this pop up on social media quite often so have been wanting to try it and finally made it in. I'll start by saying this is probably not the most fair review of a place that has birria in it's name, since im a vegetarian, hah! But I did come with someone who tried the birria tacos...so take that for what its worth. Falafel wrap - the wrap was underwhelming. I didnt take the best picture but the filing in the wrap wasn't very satisfying. Have definitely had better. Wouldn't order this again. Fries- again, underwhelming. Granted I ordered the meat on the side, so maybe it would have been better with the meat mixed in, but again vegetarian. Would skip this too. I'm just used to have more toppings on these kind of fries. And the cheese wasn't melted. Quesabirrias - the person who did eat the birria tacos enjoyed them. Gave them a 4/5. So order the birria! The salsas were super tasty. I loove salsa, so thats definitely a win for me. The green one is super flavorful and the orange one, a little spicier. But I could eat them at ever meal. Service You order at the front, as soon as you walk in. You can order at the register or at the kiosk. Was empty when we came in, so service was super quick. And staff was friendly. I would come back, and probably try the burrito though. read more

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Our first visit was a 5 star experience with goat birria plate, birria plate, and the chicken and shrimp taco Tuesday special. Everything was on point that we came back for takeout just a few weeks later. The goat birria was still delicious and the birria tacos were great but the shrimp in the Taco Tuesday taco was so tiny (1/5 of the size of the orignial) that it reminded me more of shrimp salad sized shrimps. Our third visit, we were told after we ordered that they were out of the goat birria so we tried the Mediterranean side with the mix plate. Nice that their mediterranean side is as good as their Mexican side. Our most recent visit was more of a 3 star as we noticed that the offerings for Taco Tuesday no longer has the shrimp which given the size of them last time, probably for the best. Was disappointed that their goat birria is no longer offered daily, so we tried the birria ramen. Didn't realize the ramen was Tapacio ramen similar to Cup O Noodle so was thirsty all night. Over four visits, it's a bit of a hit or miss at this point so more of a 3 1/2 star overall now especially if the goat birria is not available daily now but bumping up to 4 since their employees are friendly.and their birria tacos are still worth coming in for. read more

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We used to get this at the Hayward location, and this new spot is a little closer. Food is still amazing! I usually get the quesobirria combo which comes with 3 tacos and personally, it's too much food for me. Two tacos are perfect and 2.5 is max for me, but since 3 is how I get the consumme, the combo it is!! The shell is crispy and their hot sauce is HOT. Eating in when everything is still hot is the way to go. But it's still good if you need to take it to go. One of our regular spots! Service is always quick and they have always been so nice. The tables/chairs/floors etc are always kept very clean. read more

Habibis Birria - QuesoBirria Combo - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Okay it's about time i write a review for this spot!!! Been coming here for some time now and have tried a lot of the food but the beef pastor burrito takes it home for me. Usually I get it with fries inside (i'll ask and they'll charge me) so i hope they can add that option to their doordash order page The service is really great! Will def be back for more read more

Supposedly birria is traditionally made with goat and this was the first time I've had it! All the places I've had birria were made with beef! 3 quesabirrias combo with goat and consome - really tasty with a satisfying amount of meat and cheese. Quesabirrias torta with beef and consome- tasty and messy as they should be. It's much smaller than tortas I'm used to but it was delicious. Note: The consomes for the beef torta had beef in it and goat birrira had goat in the consome. I made the mistake of assuming they were the same flavor and dipped the beef torta with the goat consome. It wasn't bad but I don't think it's meant to be mixed. I wouldn't mind coming back for a meal and having kulfi next door for dessert. read more

Habibis Birria - Beef birria torta w/consome - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Food is excellent, fresh and flavorful. My kids love the birria tacos. Staff is always friendly and kind. Go have ice cream next door after food at Habibis read more

Habibis Birria - Fries and Shawarma Fries - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

This place joins two things that I love: authentic Mexican food and Mediterranean food. The service is fairly quick for the sit down options, but you can choose to order ahead of time. I like going to the ice cream place next door to top off with something sweet when I can. Parking is pretty easy on the side street. read more

Good food and good ambience, the place was quiet and the staff were polite and nice. My kids took chicken sharwama and I took the Birrias burger, not too expensive and overall good taste. I would visit this place again ! read more

Ok this place is my go to local taco spot! I love it here and I love many of their menu items which is nice so I can switch it up depending on my mood. The birria is fire so if you are a fan, definitely have that. I love the queso tacos and shrimp is my personal favorite but quesobirria combo is also a must. Their consome (AKA dipping sauce) is ridiculously tasty. Burritos are also insane and HUGE is you come with a big appetite. The restaurant itself always has a banging Spanish music playlist, some IG flair for photos and the social media enthusiasts. Overall, highly recommended for any taco lover like myself. GO NOW! read more

Quality/Quantity - Birria Burrito Supreme - My daughter's order and her favorite of the three entrees. #2 for me. Quesa Birria Tacos - My order, and my favorite. #2 for my daughter. Chicken Shawarma Wrap (D&W Meat) - My wife liked this, but both my daughter and I did not care for it. This is one of the items that got rung up incorrectly which the employee fixed immediately. Pistachio Baklava - We were charged $3.99 when the menu price read $3.11. It was good, a little too sweet for my wife. Small portion.Expensive for what little we got. Two table sauces were available, we only needed and used it for the shawarma. The shawarma was too "dry" for both my daughter and I. Non alcoholic drinks only, see picture. Thanks, as you are helping me cut back on my drinking, lol. Atmosphere - For a year old, the place still looks new, congrats. Small local restaurant, decent size, see pictures. Good simple decor, see pictures. Indoor/outdoor seating. Indoor had both table and booth seating. Street parking, but not an issue at all. 50% of your (few on a Monday) dined in and the other 50% took to-go. Two unisex clean bathrooms. Kitchen is semi-open, and also still looks new. Open 7 days a week from 11am or noon until 8pm or 9pm. See picture or Yelp. Service - Counter service. Service was excellent. The young employee did a good job. He was the greeter, cashier, and runner who brought our food to us. When my wife noticed the price mistake, he corrected it immediately. Too bad we did not notice the second price mistake until we left... Price - $51 + tip. We did not count this against the employee but the owner needs to check his POS system. Half of the stuff we ordered did NOT match the menu price?!?! And we only caught one of the mistakes. So the OWNER got a tip. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success for the last year. Why is it that we are only hearing about you now? read more

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The food was amazing! Customer service was good. Inside is quite nice. New location is nice. Flan was good

Second time here and realized I didn't leave a review already. I ordered the regular burrito with birria and it hit the spot! My party also ordered the birria nachos and they were fresh and really tasty. There's surprisingly quite a bit of seating inside and service was relatively quick. The restaurant is pretty quiet, and is a good spot to come with family. There's street parking that's available but can get congested at times. The food is halal, which is great for those with dietary restrictions. I saw they had Mediterranean items on the menu as well, but for a place that has birria in the name, one would think that's their bread and butter. Try it out yourself! read more

Habibis Birria - Birria Nachos - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Love the Keto tacos!!! Decent prices. Clean. Friendly staff. Plenty of parking. Watch the corner because there are a lot of accidents there.

Birria burger and quesabirria tacos were hella good! The consommé was on point and I was straight drinking like it was water lmao. 10/10 would come back again to this joint and try the other things on their menu. read more

Habibis Birria - Birria burger. Messy but tasty. The consommé had me feeling some type of way. - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Very good customer services and food would go there again. Tacos have good prices as well

Habibi's Birria is the TACO (talk of) the town! My friends and I SHELL-ebrated a mini hike with all this deliciousness. .:: FOOD ::. HALAL FOOD!! Birria Taco Combo $14.55: 3 tacos + consome. A little disappointed with the meat portion in the tacos, BUT overall flavors were great. I literally only had 2 pieces of meat in there. My friends probably had more meat portions than I did. Comes with onions, limes, mozarella cheese, cilantro and radish. Birria Ramen Soup $14.55: A warming meal good for the cold weather. Comes in a ramen bowl , good amount. Lots of birria pieces. We dipped the tacos and burger into this soup as well as the cosume soup which seems more savory and strong. The ramen noodles was not as salty which makes sense if you eat it with the ramen instead of dipping. Birria Burger $16.63: hefty amount of birria in the burger, filled with mozarella cheese. Amazing to dip in the ramen soup. We really did enjoy this, as this combo is not widely found. All these combos are very rare to find, mostly its just birria tacos so the ramen and burger were a delight .:: Service / Ambiance / Parking ::. This place use to just be at a gas station. This was an upgrade from their last place. Menu are on TV behind the cashier, order at the cashier. They bring to your table once its ready. The cashier was the cashier and the food runner, mad props. She was nice. The place is very simple, a couple orange booths , some without booths. Clean floors. Our table was not clean though when we sat down, my friend just grabbed paper towels from the restaurant to clean out table. Parking was easy as there were street parking. read more

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This will be my second visit as well as my 2nd review. This place is awesome! I absolutely love the generous portions of the Birria meat in my tacos and I love the dipping sauce. It's not salty. It's perfect and flavorful! Thank you for another wonderful experience! I'm 100% satisfied! read more

The Quesabirria tacos were great. Filling but not too heavy or greasy simple clean restaurant inside and quick pleasant service. I highly recommend. read more

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Habibis Birria was sooo good. I'd been wanting to come here for a while and finally got the chance to try! We shared the quesabirria taco combo and the birria nachos. The quesabirria was super filling and flavorful. A bit messy, but in a good way. The nachos were good as well, but would pass just for more birria tacos. This was also my first time trying birria and it was a great spot to be my first. Definitely will be back! read more

Habibis Birria - Quesabirria Combo - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

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The food here is hella good! I grew up eating Mexican food on Mission St in San Francisco before it got gentrified and since then I've had a really hard time finding good Mexican spots. Not gonna lie, I had doubts since it's not like a taqueria and its a Halal joint and honestly just went because it was Eid and my boyfriend is Muslim so though he would enjoy it more than me. But boy was I proven wrong.. I ordered the Birria since it's in the name and figured it was the most popular item and it was delicious. I usually hate the consume because it's heavy, fatty, and you just feel awful after having it but this one was delicious and light, I was able to drink it like its soup. I had a side of rice and beans which were also really good. My boyfriend had a chicken shawarma burrito and REALLY liked the chicken. He keeps talking about it and its been a whole week. The food is amazing, the only complaint I have is that you get your consume with a plastic spoon and I don't like having plastic in scolding hot foods with the chemicals in the plastic and stuff.. but other than that it was a very pleasant experience and would recommend especially to those who only eat Halal.. it can be very difficult to find good Mexican food. read more

The food here was great! We ordered the birria tacos, birria nachos, and the chicken burrito supreme. All were super flavorful!!! Definitely will come here again for the flavorful birria. The service was also nice! We ordered at the front, sat down, and were given chips and salsa complimentary. Our food came out quickly as well! The ambiance is nothing special, just an ordinary sit down and eat spot. Overall, 5/5! read more

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An incredible mix of Mexican and Mediterranean food, I usually go back and forth between the two when coming here. As a bonus the hot sauce is actually spicy and addicting. read more

We came here on a holiday but they were open. The place wasn't too busy, but it took longer than the Uber Eats time estimate. We ordered the lamb gyro pita and the supreme burrito with asada. Both entrees were a little lukewarm and the pita sort of lacked some flavor. The burrito could have used more toppings; I didn't see much cheese or sour cream as the menu detailed it would have. Anyways, the food wasn't freshly hot and kind of tasted like it was sitting around a bit, which is weird because the order took longer to make. However, the flavors were good and we've been to at least one other location, which similarly had good flavors. read more

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First time trying Birria tacos and we definitely made the right choice. They have both indoor and outdoor seating so I say you can always find a spot to sit at this place. Parking is easy since there is a big parking lot across the street. The restaurant itself is very clean and very comfortable to dine at. The menu is really big, it took us a couple of minutes to decide what we want but definitely can't go wrong with some classic Birria tacos. The girl running the register/ordering and bringing our food from the kitchen to our table was super friendly. The tacos themselves were absolutely a treat. They were very well made, not too hard but very juicy, and they will stay together the whole time you are dipping them into the broth. The tacos themselves were already very flavorful and with the broth, it was just icing on the cake. Will definitely come back to try their other items on the menu. read more

Habibis Birria - QuesoBirria Combo - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

Habibis Birria opens next to Koofi's Creamery. this is Habibis' 3rd location. large inside dining area. 3 tables outside. quickly serviced at front counter. ordered, paid, food brought to table in 10ish minutes. menu a mix of Mexican & Mediterranean eats. offerings: tacos, quesadillas, mulitas, tortas, fries, nachos, mediterranean, burritos, vegan/salad options, sides & drinks, plates & soups, wraps, salads, sides, desserts. eats: mix kabob plate (18.19) chicken & lamb -3 to 4 small pieces lamb kebobs: dry, moist, not juicy -3 to 4 small pieces chicken kebobs, semi-tender, not juicy *lamb & chicken not reheated properly? -cucumbers, onion, red peppers crunchy fresh vegetables -pita bread tasted freshly made -comped tortilla chips, housemade as was salsa. tasty -huumus tasty, flavorful, big portion. -big portion of basmat rice, flavorful. -pickles, tomatoes? fresh.. 3.5 stars kabobs not worthy, 3 stars since main entree disappointing. would only order Mexican to avoid another ..... drink: Jamaica aqua fresca (3.64) -mildly sweet, not oversugared, made right. take outs: -doubt Med. food would have traveled well. Mexican food maybe. -background music. read more

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I don't eat meat so I ordered the shrimp tacos...one with and one without cheese...and I liked that they were crispy...and spicy. I don't think I liked the cheese, it was too thick...but flavorful. I ordered a shrimp quesadilla...too much cheese not enough shrimp...for my granddaughter...and next time I will order without the bell peppers. Overall a good experience...but I would add avocado slices to the tacos... read more

Habibis Birria - Halal Near Me - San Leandro, California

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