This is the best middle eastern food in Denver. Big portions and always flavorful. We have never left disappointed. They do serve their drinks in paper cups which is completely fine with me. And they usually have only one person taking orders and serving food so you wont get top notch service, but its hard to give top notch service in a very small place , Especially when people are standing in their way Place is always busy. If your looking for fancy and glassware for your drinks this isnt your place If your down for amazing middle eastern food that you can get in and out quickly then this is your place. read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

My love affair with Jeruselam is over... Quality of food has diminished. Old, or old mixed with fresh, wilted lettuce, heard rice in the grape leaves, dishes over salted, often forgetting items, etc. Don't try to get a refund if you realize when you get home that they messed up the order. Just isn't worth it any more. read more

My husband decided we needed to try the highest rated Mediterranean restaurant on GrubHub because of the esteemed reputation of GrubHub reviewers. 45 minutes and $80 later we were delivered cold, dry chicken and rice with handful of soggy salad on the side. For $20/"entree" I would at least expected to be given hummus or baba ganoujChicken Gyro on the side, maybe even a gratuitous piece of falafel. Nope. You literally just get 16 dry, 1 inch hunks of chicken sprinkled with, what tastes like, McCormick's "Greek" seasoning. (I ordered chicken gyro entree). Byblos is even better than this place. read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Chicken "gyro" entree with Fatoush salad and random iceberg lettuce. Not pictured: cold temperature - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I quite enjoyed this establishment located literally down the road from University of Denver. Now, I'm not from Denver so I'm not familiar with this area, but from my observations this seems very much to be a college district with restaurants and bars catering to the collegiate crowd. Therefore frequenting this establishment at 11:00pm was actually considered prime time for the restaurant rush. The space is exactly what you would expect a restaurant that's open until 4am to be. It's barebones with a hint of a college dorm common room with durable furniture able to weather the storm. If you're looking for five-star fine dining, this isn't the place for you. The food is Middle-Eastern and generally pretty flavorful. Kebabs, hummus, tabbouli, meats, etc... It's not by any means refined, but it is what I would expect home cooking to be like. Big portions that's full of flavor. We got the combination and it's enough food for two people to share and then some. The hummus was creamy, maybe a tad too creamy for my liking, but still good. The falafel felt a little dry, but nothing a large dollop of hummus can't cure. The rest of the plate was a good mixture of texture and flavor, however it does run the risk of tasting the same after a while, but again not a big issue especially if you're frequenting after a night of heavy "studying". I would say this is a nice place to keep on your mind if you're ever stuck in Denver at night and need nourishment. Parking wasn't an issue, but I can see it being one so that might be something to look out for. read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - The combination. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I have a lot of sympathy for restaurants, but am hoping that this improves the experience. I don't ask for much when it comes to pickup options during COVID, but what is good for your customers is accurate time quoted of when they should come. I placed an order and was told 15-20 minutes, so I left to pick it up. The food took 40, and it was raining and I was standing outside. I wish they would have told me a more accurate time quote so that I wasn't standing in the rain for 20 minutes. It seems the time quote is a guesstimate, but when I see delivery drivers whose tips depend on their orders being delivered on time, I think it is something the management should look at to ensure the customers come back. As of now, unless I've got an extra 20 minutes to spare from the time quoted, I may pick something closer to my house. read more

The five stars is hands down for the best baklava I've had in Denver. Eating this baklava is a religious experience for me. I eat the top layer of crispy phyllo dough. Then I move on to the nut layer which has the perfect notes of cinnamon. And finally I finish with the last layer of buttery, soaked in simple syrup phyllo dough. And then I repeat the process. It should be mentioned that I might have put the container of baklava on my lap and eaten the sticky gooey mess in. my. car. Other honorary mention is the falafel. Light and crispy with just the right texture and spice combination. I also tried the dolmas off the vegetarian sampler and really enjoyed that. The baba ganoush has the perfect smoky flavor and the hummus zings with lots of garlic. I come here whenever I'm close and always stock up on my beloved baklava. read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Veggie sampler plate in the front and a meat dish. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

See all

I should have trusted the reviews! This place is really bad and not even sure what ordered is real food. I got the chicken gyro entree and it's so dry, has the oddest texture and looks like it's some fake frozen food they cooked in a pan-there is no way this came off a rotisserie. Also, the pita came in a store bought bag-see pics. Horrible food! Didn't even eat it!! Save your money! read more

See all

Update-- still as delicious as ever, and now the inside has been redecorated. The new design looks beautiful and also feels less crowded.

If you are looking for a genuine mediterranean and halal food experience, i recommend Jerusalem. Warning: they are not fancy or a modern type of restaurant. However, if you are an adventurous food lover who does not care too much about what shows on the outside, you'll like their food. The restaurant is owned and run by a family, so they have been running business in this location for more than 10 years and the taste and recipe for their food stays the same. They are located right next to the DU campus on wide main street, so it is not too hard to find them. Very authentic, tasty, and flavorful, you will eventually find your favorite dish on their menu. My favorite is their chicken shwarma, i always get this and their appetizer hummus which is very very healthy and tasty. Their lamb&beef shwarma is amazing too. My friend always orders this plate. We love having their salad on the side, i believe it comes with your main entreee. Plus, if you are a big lover for exotic desserts, they have plenty different types of yummy and sweet desserts too so you won't be disapppointed. Only reason i give them 4 starts is because service is not consistent from time to time, there was couple times they got my orders wrong and charged me extra for appetizer...and if you plan to order french fries for to go, keep in mind that their french fries get a little too soggy and not crispy since they come in a paper bag all sealed up. But other than this part, their flavor always stays the same and their chefs are definitely experts in mediterranean food and halal food. You won't be disappointed with their entrees! read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Chicken shwarma with their salad and hummus - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Always good! Always friendly! The desserts will make me fat but make me happy! Pick up, dine in, call ahead. Not a ton of parking but there is nearby. read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Jerusalem open and serving!!! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Jerusalems has really good lentil soup. Also has good beef schawarma and baklava. Love going here.

Really good quality food. I needed to feed a large crew working through the night and this was by far the best option. The food and delivery service was great, I highly recommend this as a catering option. read more

I used to love this place so much. It was a staple of my growing up in Denver. But the last 4-5 times, I've been so disappointed. It's all SO DRY. So much so, that I have to drink a bunch of water to force the food down. Hope to come again when the food improves! read more

All the food we ordered was delicous! and the service amazing! Everything was awesome and so were the people.

5 Stars for their Lamb Shank Entree. People come here for their lamb shanks. It's about $13 for the plate and you get rice, veggies (by veggies I mean a salsa-like mixture, very delicious) and a huge lamb shank. The lamb is literally falling off the bone. Super juicy and tender, goes great with the side pita or standalone. I came here yesterday with friends and every table that I can see had at least an order of lamb shank if not 3 orders. The patio seating was filled with about 8 tables full. That tells you something about their lamb. If you know lamb is what you want, you can call ahead and reserve the shanks. They have a tendency to run out if you come later in the evening. Unfortunately I don't like lamb of any sort. I have tried a few bite of their lamb and it was delicious. I can still taste the lamb though, just not my thing. Maybe because I'm a goat in Chinese horoscope and instinctively I don't like to eat my kind. *shrugs* At least that's what my mom tells me.... 3.5 stars for the restaurant overall. I have been here in the Winter and I have been here in the Summer. This building is just not that great. It's freezing in the Winter and hot in the Summer. Go figure. There were no fans in the patio seating and it was one of those eat-and-run type of place, can't really sit and hang out. There were also a lot of flies indoor and out. The chicken sandwich I had was so-so. The lettuce were slightly brown on the edges and the chicken was tough and dry. The chicken was in ginormous chunks and it was hard to bite off. I have had their combo plate before and the chicken tasted better. The fries I ordered were lukewarm and soft.... Not a fan of their pita sandwich yesterday... maybe I'll give it a try again sometimes soon. I really enjoyed their combo plate when I was here last so I would recommend that for new customers to try. If you check-in on the Yelp app when you're there, you get a free baklava. Yum! All in all they're not quite 4 stars but better than 3 stars. If you are grading lamb shanks alone, it's 5 stars. :) read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Lamb Shank - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I love this place. Food is excellent. Prices are reasonable. Really you can't go wrong at Jerusalem.

I have eaten here since about 1990. Other middle eastern restaurants have their specialties, but this place, I would hate to go without. There are so many different meaty and vegetarian options, you could try something new every time you visit. If you happen to have a meal that isn't for you, try something else next time. This place consistently has the best hummus and baba ganoush I have eaten by far. Their ingredients are always fresh, and well prepared. They are open very late, if you need some post partying / drinking sustenance when the pandemic lets up enough to allow us to do so. Be kind when you visit. These people provide excellent food, generous portions, at a good price. I have always experienced excellent, friendly service when I visit, and I always look forward to the next time I get to indulge myself, and visit again. read more

Honestly, I really wanted to like this place but it was really disappointing. -When I arrived, the people on the back in the kitchen weren't wearing face masks. Are you serious? -The food was so whatever. Not special at all. -They didn't give me my full order. When I got home, I realized they forgot my appetizers I paid for. -The woman in the phone, when I placed the order, was very difficult to understand. -The place itself is super tiny and unkept. The outside looks like a little shack. -The workers were hardly helpful. I would not recommend this place. read more

Had lunch and it was fantastic. Great menu selection and good prices. Food arrived quickly and tasted great. Our server Bushra was super nice and was very friendly. The building is showing its age and could stand an upgrading but again, the kitchen, food and service was excellent. read more

We really enjoy Jerusalem and have for about 30 years. The only thing is we don't go as often because the prices have risen considerably.

Always a great experience!!! Delicious food, fast and friendly service and reasonable prices!! I highly recommend! read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

The food is delicious the portions and pricing is actually very good. My only disappointment is the lack of family seating, the dinning in options is small so my suggestion is pick up and take it home totally worth it. The service is also so so. read more

Amazing middle eastern food. I've eaten there multiple times and although the atmosphere isn't much, it's all about the food! The staff is. Wry friendly and helpful as well. read more

Ordered takeout and I will definitely not be ordering again. Ordered the chicken kabob and chicken shawarma entrees and the meat combo. First of all they sent me two orders of what I will assume was both chicken kabobs. All the meat from the meat combo and chicken was extremely dry literally needed to pull out some ranch to make it go down. The "salad" that was supposed to be a side I kid you not was like 3 leaves. Not sure if that was them running out of salad mix or my DoorDash driver decided to steal some lettuce read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Chicken kabob - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

This is decently good food. The prices are great. The servers are sweet. But it's not middle eastern or Israeli flavors. (We have spent a few weeks in Israel and regularly frequent many middle eastern restaurants around the country). The babaganoush had no smokey flavor and almost no eggplant at all. It mostly tasted like tahini. The chicken in the sandwich had no flavor, just grilled. The fatoush salad was soggy and rather flavorless. You could tell that the ingredients were good and the food was healthy, but sadly this wasn't a place we would come back to. read more

I have been wanting to try this place for a while and was not disappointed. I am a fan of Mediterranean / Middle Eastern food and out of all the Mediterrainian places I have tried in Colorado, Jerusalem is one of the best. Most decent places are pricey but Jerusalem has struck a really good balance between price, quantity and quality. It has it's own unique middle eastern "hole in the wall" charm and the service was pretty good. I ordered the "combo plate" to try their chicken, beef and lamb" and thought all of it was delicious. There is not a lot of space to sit which might make it hard to fit big groups and the parking lot is a bit small but if you can get in the meal will be worth it. It looked like a lot of people were coming in to pick up takeout or had Uber Eats drivers coming in to pick up orders for delivery.. If you are near the University of Denver area and craving Mediterrainian food you should definately give this place a try. read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

See all

Good Middle Eastern food near DU. The pita and babaghanous is just meh but the other food is very tasty. Pricing is fair and they have a small parking lot. read more

I have never had a bad experience here - food is delicious and it's always busy - just busy enough that it's not a frustrating wait and you know you've chosen a place that a lot of people enjoy. Great 2am stop after a late night downtown. read more

Wow! Wow! Wow! The service was fast and friendly and the food was incredible. We did get dessert to go but I'm sure that is going to be equally as amazing! Highly recommend trying this little place out! read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Grape Leaves...Yummy! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

See all

This restaurant has not changed in over a decade and there is nothing wrong with that. Come here if you want late night comfort food that hits the spot, especially if you do not want traditional diner food. I ordered the chicken pita, it was fairly good, very basic, but filling. The saffron rice is authentic and the beef schwarma plater is very large for the money. The combination platters are a good value too. This establishment is a decent choice for authentic middle eastern cuisine. read more

Such good food! The service is always quick and employees are great. I would recommend the gyros, falafel and fries/hummus. Can't go wrong!

Amazing for a quick bite!!! The quibbe, hummus , tabouleh are all 5 star. Nothing fancy, don't go for the atmosphere, go for the food!!!! I saw a lot of ubereats kind of people picking up while we ate. Next time will definitely pick up and take home. read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

See all

We got these meals to go. The hummus and babaganush was good. The meat tasted good, but the falafel was bland. The grape leaf was ok. The gyro sandwich was just ok, nothing special. I think overall it was just ok. read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Gyro - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

See all

All time fave in Denver! Amazing food, amazing service, actually still open late - a must whether you're visiting Denver or live here.

A local gem. The gyros and kebabs are so delicious. But the star of the show is their pastry lineup. Every single dessert is to die for!

Buyer beware I did not get what I paid for!!!!!!!! So disappointed, my friend who ordered right before I did got his food 45 minutes before I did. They ran out of everything I ordered the combo platter and Kafka sandwich I was left with nothing but a few pieces of chicken a few pieces gyro and few pieces of steak they asked me if they can substitute stuff with fries I told them no just give me more salad and they did but having to wait 45 minutes after my friend got his order and then my baklava was burnt... I've never had an experience here like this see pic... seriously this place has gone to shit! Oh ya the are suppose to have hummus with the platter and no hummus but they gave me pita???? But no hummus!?!?!?! They made sure I was the last person to leave too! read more

See all

This review is unfortunate because the food here is actually quite good, but multiple times I have gone in and the skinny dark-haired kid who works the whole time with his headphones in has taken my cash, and put it in the register without ringing the order up. I'm surprised No-Sale buttons are allowed on their PoS. I'm curious to know if the ownership is aware their employees are stealing from them. Go here for good food, but don't pay in cash! read more

Not bad. The gyro was a little dry, the Kaftka was good enough, falafel crunchy. I liked the hummus and baba ganoush, dolmas was really tough. Wish the pita was warmed up and not just in a plain bag. Wish some taziki or sauce came for the meat. I got the mixed grill platter to go through Uber eats. read more

Jerusalem Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Denver, Colorado

We came in seated and waited about 15 min to get our drinks, there was one waiter taking orders and preparing drinks for everyone. After additional 5 min we decided do leave. When the restaurant is busy you should have more stuff and not have one waiter running around. read more

The food is fantastic and is served fresh & fast. And there's so much! I'm so glad I stopped when I saw it. Give Jerusalem a try.