A chain of very good kebap places. We ate at the Imren Grill in Neukolln. Neukolln is a heavily Turkish neighborhood which is gentrifying. Outside of two shopping malls, most of the street commercial establishments are old school Turkish. There literally must be a dozen kebap grills within two blocks of Imren, Including a vegan one next door. The other kebap places had modest numbers of customers. (Modest in some cases meant none.) There was a crowd and a line at Imren. The crowd is half Turkish and half German families. The crowd is impressive given the large number of competing places that don't have many customers. Imren also gets the approval of both the Turkish residents of old Neukolln and the German residents of new Neukolln. That Imren is good is a major consensus point. * * * Imren really IS excellent. I had a durum which is kebap in a wrap rather than on bread. Durum is a hell of an easier way to eat kebap. Kebap can often be overflowing and messy when served on pita bread. At least one cooking secret of Imren is a superior spicy sauce inside the sandwich. At Imren, It is not so much that the spicy sauce is spicy. (Its not.) It is that the sauce is acidic. The acid cuts any fat or grease in the kebap and makes the dish tangy. The sandwich was intoxicating. * * * I did not get very much chance to enjoy my kebap. The place is small. The front has just enough room for the line, the counter and the kitchen where they fix your food. The back room is kind of "cheap tiny apartment in an older building." There is barely enough space for six compact tables and an equal number of stools against the wall. Whole families eat there. An army of people are in line. You hope you get a table after you get your food. You eat knowing that a whole corridor of people want your table. Eat fast and move on. * * * There are other places in Berlin where you can linger over your kebap, The most common lingering arrangement is a table on the sidewalk often with beer from a convenience store to make the occasion last. I am not much of a drinker of beer on folding chairs on sidewalks. However, if you want to linger, you can probably find a kebap place as good as Imren, Given that there must be over a thousand kebap places in the city. But you will have to do just a whole lot of looking. * * * There are some very odd negative reviews if you read the other reviews on Yelp. a) Some Yelpers don't like the fact that the staff is brusque. The staff IS brusque. They serve long lines on their feet all day while also having to do a lot of the cooking. They are under constant pressure to put out the food put out the food put out the food. They don't have time to chat and they don't have time for dillydallying. Give them your order and move on. There are people behind you. b) One Yelper claims Imren is a tourist trap - which he knows because he was born in Berlin. If he was born in Berlin, is he aware that Neukolln is NOT a tourist area? The tourists go to Mitte, and Museum Island and to the Brandenburg gate. No one is going to the Turkish residential areas. * * * Imren has its fans and supporters on Yelp. I would be more inclined to pay attention to the positive reviews. read more

Imren is the reason why 1 star review exist. Have you ever been scammed or went to a tourist trap? I am a native berliner. Born and raised and this place is a disgrace. They spent tons of money in marketing and pay merchandise and YouTubers to promote their shitty spot. Why is it that bad? 1) For 4€ - the portions are almost just bread. I laughed when I received my Döner. Like seriously? 2) The taste - don't be fooled. Berliner Döner are way better than this. 3) Hygiene- we all love when the person serving you using his hands to do all the shit. Overall. I am very disappointed by Imren in all areas and disappointed by everyone who seriously promotes this place. read more

Imren Grill - Turkish Near Me - Berlin, BE

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Found this place on Yelp when searching for a nearby kebab close to the airbnb I was staying. The restaurant is quite small and I will dare to say staff is very rude. I ordered a kebap (as they spell in Germany) with everything. It's funny how there is signs around the restaurant saying that their meat is 100% bovine, what else would it be? Better not to know. Kebab was very big, so big I couldn't finish. Taste was ok, salad was not as fresh was I would expect and the meat could be juicer. But none of that would have bothered me if the man attending us was a bit nicer and respectful. Not sure I would go back with so many nice kebab joints around the city, specially in Neukölin. read more

Traditonal Turkish restsurant with cheap prices and many options from home made food to Pide to Döner kebab to Baklava .. I like the lentil soup and Pide mit käse the most ... read more

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I'd give this one a miss unless average food and bad service don't bother you. There are two queues - one to order for the restaurant area, one to order for takeaway (though it just looks like one at first...). Dishes available include soups, pide, doner, falafel, etc. We were in a hurry so we got food to go. My food was really quite average and the salad was limp and tasteless. OH had the doner and found it to be dried out and not as good as the other Turkish places we'd been to. It took a while to get served, and the counter staff were rude. read more

Ahh where to go for that late night snack after after a night out!? There is always Imren right down the street. This is not your ordinary Doener, the mix of spices makes it stand out from the crowd. The lahmacun is incredible and so is their lentil soup. Forget the wannabe Doener at Alex and try this one. The taste and size of these behemoths will make anyone a believer and it's right down the street from my house, WOWIE!!! read more

I just moved to the area and was starving, so I decided to get some Turkish food. Living in Neukölln this brings new challenges, as there are too many options. I chose to go into the first nice-looking place and ended up here. I must say the staff the really friendly, the food was delicious, it was cheap, and they even offer free tea at the end. The place looks like a typical Turkish 'bistro,' so not very chic, but for what it is it fits. There are standing tables in the front and seating options in the back. I will definitely be going here again (If you're a vegetarian you have way less options, but the Pide options and Turkish pizza with salad are delicious). read more

Better than average kebab - great quality meat - at an average cost. I'll be coming here every time I'm in a mood for kebab. Coming in here for the first time felt like walking into the TARDIS - on the outside it looks small but inside it's quite big, and it's busier than it looks as well. Will definitely be back soon. read more

I could exist on their soups alone. The Döner is like nothing else. In fact, everything on the menu is amazing. Everything people say is true. read more

One the best Döner in town. It's 100% beef and has some nice spices. It's not like every other Döner in Berlin and a little bit pricier but the taste is just awesome :D read more

I've never had döner Iike this and since I've arrived in Berlin it's been my mission to try all the best- mustafa's has great chicken döner- but now I know where the best beef döner is. Wow. Beef meat with lamb fat on it- and it actually looks and tastes like meat! Also the spices/herbs they include in the döner were unique. Awesome awesome döner. They also have some amazing looking stews. read more

my favorite kebab-place in the area. real tasty meat, fresh salads with no hint of iceberg, rich and flaky lahmacun, creamy tender tripesoup. i love the fresh airan with joghurt-foam on it. also free strong black-tea for customers. always busy but still a fast service. the adress for my turkish-food cravings. read more

One of my favorite places for Turkish food in the neighborhood. The Kebab meat is a world apart from the bland stuff you get in so many other places, it is full of different spices, an explosion of aroma. Goezleme and pide are excellent as well. read more

Damn this place tastes good. I've never been in this place where there wasn't a line. There are a ton of options. Get the doner with extra meat or try a turkish pizza. They use the doner meat that isn't pure meat paste which I like. I think I saw some real meat chunks in there. Turn over is super high, food is really fresh, place looks clean. read more

Best doner yet in Berlin. Some of their other dishes are good but a bit pricey. Could work on their interior design a little.