That kebab itself is enough reason to come back again. Great place, great service, definitely worth…read morecoming back

This is a long over due review . I dined in last year and forgot to post. This is a simple ,…read moreclean and dine in restaurant. Afghanistan traditional cuisine. Fresh quality ingredients. I had the lamb shank meal. The seasoning and touches. Shredded carrots atop the seasoned rice. Wonderful flavor and very large quantity. Easily to be shared. I enjoyed nice hot tea with fresh mint. Nice family restaurant located in the Westfield Shopping Plaza, free open parking lot for customers. Large catering menu and delivery. Very busy community and shopping center. Next to Arabica Hookah, Al Basha Sweets

Just left the restaurant and I could not be more impressed with the food and more importantly…read morekindness and hospitality of the owner Ahmad. Greeted us upon arrival with a kind smile and explained the menu in detail based on how many people we had in our family. Told him I'd been craving "Mansaf" but my sister in law was no longer preparing it today, and needless to say I was a a bit disappointed. Ahmad went to the back and brought out a huge plate of Mansaf and it was absolutely delicious. Hospitality, great service, and phenomenal food is why I'll be recommending Hakuna Matata to all of my family and friends.

Hakuna Matata in Oaklawn is delicious. I've been here about three times, and each visit has been…read moregreat. We ordered through the drive-thru, and while the line can get long, it took us about 20 minutes to get our food. The customer service is friendly, attentive, and patient. There are pictures of most of the meals displayed outside, which makes it easy to see what you're ordering. I had the chicken shawarma, fries, and hummus. Everything tasted fresh and flavorful, and the portions were generous. I'll definitely come back. The food is a bit on the pricier side and my chicken shawarma meal was around $19.

Such an amazing experience, amazing food and delicious unlimited salad bar. Highly recommended…read moretheir tea as well.

Food was great! I had chicken and lab skewers and it comes…read morewith rice. The mango smoothie was vey fresh

Whenever in that area I go pick up some chickens wraps, Falafel and stuffed Pita Sandwitch. They…read moreare always very good. Service is pretty quick, overall the place is well appointed for a quick, fast food place. The newer set up is quite practical & vibrant.

Place came highly recommended and so I was curious to try their chicken shawarma, but total…read moredisappointment. The sandwich was cold, chicken was dry, no sauce. Fries were decent though.

Mansaf is the national dish of Jordan and this is my first time trying it. I guess it's an acquired…read moretaste but I liked it a lot. It has yellow rice on top of ultra thin flatbread, lamb, yogurt sauce called jameed, and pine nuts. We got the tray for 1 and it came with a drink. It can feed 2-3 people. We also got an extra piece of lamb. I build muscle so I need that extra protein lol. It also comes with jalapeño, radish, onions, and arugula to add more flavor. We had leftovers to take home and we ordered 2 more extra meats. You can get this around Little Palestine but this place specializes in it. It's the only item they make. The lamb is perfectly cooked and it literally fell off the bone. They give you a spoon to eat. I also saw locals use gloves to eat. They wrapped the rice and meat into small balls. The yellow rice is very tasty, not sure if they use turmeric. The yogurt sauce is tangy, salty, and tart. This is located in a small strip mall and parking is very tight and limited. We parked in the back. The prices were good since you get a lot of food for your money. I would come back. Also, this is a small restaurant. They have about 5 tables. It was kind of busy on a Wed night after 7:30 pm. I would recommend coming here on a week night and avoid the weekends.

The best mansaf in town! My fiancé is Jordanian and said we had to come here as soon as we landed…read more The mansaf is absolutely the best you'll have in Chicago. We got it to go and sat at one of the tables outside. Just delicious. It made my fiancé feel like he was back at home.

This is our first of many adventures to eat in Little Palestine. I had this place on my list for…read moreawhile. We came on a Saturday night around 7 pm and we were able to find parking immediately. To be clear, the parking area is kind of tight and cramped. If you can't find parking here, you can try seeing if parking is available in the neighborhood or next door. Inside Al Manakeesh, they have a plentiful amount of tables. You order at the front, receive a pager, and wait for your food. They have additional drinks in the back. They are known for making Middle Eastern flatbread pizzas and kaaks (bagel). Customer service was great. They were very efficient at making the food and drinks. Everyone was nice. No one was pushy when we ordered our items. Prices were good, they were inexpensive. We ordered egg/meat/cheese, pepperoni, mixed meat bagel, sfeha with tahaina, and zaatar/akkawi cheese/cherry tomato. Honestly, everything was a 5/5. I liked that the pizzas weren't floppy and none of the ingredients slid off. The portions were huge. I also got a peach matcha. After mixing it, the peach taste was very noticeable: -The pepperoni tastes cleaner and more flavorful than the American places. For some reason, the American ones are so greasy and oily. -For the egg/meat/cheese pizza, the egg taste really stands out. -Sfeha is halal ground beef and has more flavor than regular ground beef. The tahaina helps make it pop. -The zaatar/akkawi/cherry tomato is an awesome combination. When you take that first bite, you'll immediately taste all of the ingredients. It's that prominent. -The mixed meat kaak has halal turkey, halal roast beef, halal salami, mozzarella, Mexican cheese, and their signature sauce. They give you two cups of sauces. One I think is the signature sauce and the red one is a little spicy. The portion is big enough to share between 3-4 people.

Tried Sfeha with Tahaina, Eggs with Zaatar, Turkey and Cheese Bagel, labneh with makhdous, Meat…read morewith Cheese, eggs with Mozzarella Cheese and chicken!! Everything was sooo delicious! I had this delivered but can't wait to go in person and try everything fresh. My favorite was meat with cheese.

This was my second time visiting this restaurant. Ever since my first visit, I cannot stop thinking…read moreabout the great food and knew I had to stop by when I was back in town. The place is very busy so parking can be a bit hard to find but they do have an overflow lot. Inside, they have a seating area where you can wait until you're seated at a table. Both times I've been there the wait time was around 20-30 minutes but trust me, the food is worth the wait. Even though they were busy, our server was attentive and the food didn't take too long to come out. I went with a group and for our appetizer we tried the platter that comes with hummus, baba ganoush, grape leaves, and fresh pita bread. For my drink, I had the lemon mint smoothie...very refreshing. The plates that my husband and I got were the chicken shawarma sandwich with a salad and the filet plate that comes with rice as well as grilled tomato and grilled onion. They give you generous portions which made it possible for me to share some of my meal with someone in my group to try and I still had leftovers. Finally, we could not leave without having dessert. We had knafeh which is made fresh. Everything was amazing and I can't wait to come back next time I visit the Chicagoland area.

4.5/5 Service is ok…read moreLong wait Great food Bread is a bit hard Good grill and wings Nice restaurant

Yesterday, we ordered delivery through door dash for dinner. Food consist of falafel , hummus,…read moretwo entrees, and 2 sides of fries. The chicken on my entree was dry. The falafels were deep fried too long. They were inedible. I ordered the two sides of fries for my son. Instead of the fries, two bags of chips came with my order. Are you serious ? This carryout dinner was unpleasant to eat and filled with disappointment. We tried calling the restaurant multiple of times but no one answered. Hope there's a reasonable response for this.

So Disappointed. We won't have a chance to eat the food when…read morewe ordered 2 hours ago and still no delivery. Not worth the wait.