Me & my friend gonna try Turkish food but our money was tight & most of the restaurants here in the…read moreisland is kinda expensive! So she mentioned this place saying the food is delicious & the price is much more affordable. Customer service was excellent. I tried beef burger with fries & strawberry banana smoothie. Yummy ! My friend had the same meal & she loved it too. Definitely will be back . Thank you for your kindness & feeding us yummy food .

Food is delicious. Fresh and served when ordered. The juices are my favorite. Service is amazing…read moreand they are updating the location it looks beautiful.

Always great. BYO-wine is another great thing. The food is priced right and delicious.read more

The Grand Sahara grill is my favorite Mediterranean Restaurant and it is right here in Staten…read moreIsland. The food is always fresh and delicious. It never disappoints. The servers are very attentive. The price is definitely reasonable as are the portions. You won't be disappointed.

As always service was excellent, price are reasonable. My go to place for halal food . They even…read moretakes your advice on which products to bring in for the needs of other customers.

I go here all the time. Prices are not bad staff is very helpful. They have a large variety of…read moreitems. Thank you guys keep up the good work.

I found this place by accident. I was heading down. Hylan, toward a diner that I like. I saw name…read moreon the sign, and it looked like a nice restaurant. Not knowing what type of a restaurant it is, I decided to stop in. What a pleasant surprise. It was a Turkish restaurant. There was a good amount of people in there, but it looked like I was the only "white boy." Everybody was very friendly, and the place was clean. I liked the atmosphere. I started with the baba ghanoush. I loved it. The flavor of the roasted eggplant was delicious. And the roasted flavor kept it from being too rich. It was creamy and delicious. I almost didn't have enough bread to put it on. And believe me, I was piling the bread high with that stuff. There was also a small bowl of marinated green olives on the side. I normally do not like green olives, but these were fantastic. The olive oil marinade kept them from being too bitter for me. For my main course, I had the Adana kebab. Ground lamb, red bell pepper, and paprika. I had a small, which was one kebab. It also came with a very nice marinated salad, and a decent size portion of rice, which was tender and had a good flavor to it. It also came with a red sauce and a tzatziki sauce.. the red sauce was too spicy for me, and the tzatziki I put some of it on the rice, and then the rest I dipped my kebab. The kebab wasn't spicy at all, and the red bell pepper, and the paprika gave it a great flavor, it was not gamey like lamb can be. It was also very tender. Everything was so good, I ended up finishing the entire dinner, and I was stuffed. I would've loved to try a Turkish coffee, but it was like 8 PM, and I didn't want to be up for the rest of the night... :). The price was reasonable. The only reason I'm taking off a star, is because they add an automatic 18% gratuity to the check, and then there's also a spot down at the bottom for a second gratuity. That's why you need to read your check very carefully. If you don't notice the automatic gratuity, you might end up paying a double tip. I thought the automatic 18% gratuity was more than fair. This was a great place. They also do breakfast. I would like to come in and try breakfast sometime. Thank you.

Good food. Bad service. Shady tip suggestions…read more The food was good but the waiter never came back to refill water, check on us, or refill bread. They will come back to ask you for dessert, at which point, you aren't in the mood anymore. There was a mixup with one order in my group. I don't know if it was the manager's fault (who also was the waiter) or if it was mine. I pointed this out as soon as the food arrived at the table. The manager made ZERO effort to help fix the situation. He did not care at all. To further emphasize that this restaurant cares about money over customers, the receipt has ridiculous errors in it. It first assigns an 18% tip in the total for a group. But then at the bottom of the receipt, also lists tip amounts ranging from 18% to 25% to ADD ON TOP of your grand total which ALREADY included the automatic tip. So if you hadn't noticed that the tip was already in the total, you would be tipping them AGAIN on the total of food, tax, and automatic tip. There are many, many other Middle Eastern restaurants opening up all over Staten Island. Will be giving the others a try instead.

First off - beautiful Ambiance Plenty of parking (in a…read morestrip center) Great service Starter - cold mixed appetizer of baba ghanoush, labneh, hummus, muhamara (red bell peppers, walnuts, pomegranate molasses. All yummy. The only disappointment was the pita bread. Just not great and should have been warm Laila salad - Fattet Makdous - stuffed eggplant with ground meat with yogurt garlic sauce with small crunchy pieces of pita bread. This was a bit too rich for me. My friend ordered it. Very tasty and different. Sujok - Syrian beef sausage delicious and different from Italian or polish sausage Spicy potatoes were incredible. They were crunchy so apparently fried but not greasy. Desert was baklava mushed up with a scoop of ice cream. Amazing I'd go back in a heartbeat. There's a lot of different dishes to try out!!

Super cute date spot. Romantic ambiance. Food was absolutely amazing and hookah was really good.read more

For two millennia, Afghanistan, a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia,…read moreboasts a rich and diverse culinary heritage. The country's cuisine reflects its multicultural history, with influences from Persian, Central Asian, Indian, and even Mediterranean culinary traditions. Though the food was served quickly, it wasn't made quickly. Rice, particularly long-grain varieties like basmati, is blanched for a day before it's cooked. Meats are marinated in carefully prepared concoctions for hours to ensure tenderness. Lamb shanks are stewed for hours each day. Never had Afghan food? You're not alone. There are only a handful of Afghan restaurants in NJ. Located at the Westfield Plaza off of South Avenue E, some of my colleagues decided on takeout as first-timers for lunch, which came recommended as the food tastes and feels like home from this family-owned and -run establishment. We called the order in for their family platter consisting of Ground Chicken, Lamb and Beef Kababs, Garden Salad, Brown Rice, Fresh Naan Bread, and a side of Potatoes with a red sauce and yogurt. Upon arrival at Famous Kabab Cuisine, my colleague and I were greeted by the owner, Ahmed, who has more than 25 years of experience in making fresh bread and kabob, and informed us of a 5-minute wait. The food remained hot back into the office, would feed 5, and have some for leftovers. The kebabs (ground chicken, beef, and lamb) were well seasoned, tasted delicious, and paired beautifully with the brown rice. Top that bread or kebab with the trio of sauces. A white yogurt sauce with dill is very reminiscent of tzatziki sauce, a vinegary green sauce with cilantro and pureed walnuts, and, for those who do want the heat, a red habanero sauce that should have come with a warning. Overall, one can tell the food was made fresh with quality ingredients. It is not cheap, but one gets decent portions, which we can recommend.

This was my first time trying Afghan food, and it was absolutely delicious! I'm already craving the…read morebolani again. On paper, the bolani description doesn't sound like much, but it's a flavorful, fragrant flatbread stuffed with potatoes and spices. The additional dipping sauces made it all the more tasty. We also tried the kofta korma, which was a saucy dish of spiced ground beef patties that paired perfectly with rice. Can't wait to explore more of the menu. We ordered takeout but next time we'll have to stop by and dine-in.

Well that was excellent. A good spot right off the 440…read more Very polite service. The owner was nice enough to take the time explaining things. Great vegetarian options. I enjoyed the falafel. The potato somosas were the one blemish as they were tiny for the price - even if the price is $1.50. I would go back.

Wonderful food. Great service. Clearly a community staple. The food was fresh and well prepared…read more There is some dining space inside. Okay for small groups. Tried the chicken kebabs, was perfect.The portions were enough to share if you get a few dishes. They also have platters if you prefer a variety in one dish.

This past year I had quite the visit to Zara Arthurs location ,…read more Because they are close to me and in a location with lots of parking (and other restaurants around -In case they are full) Like Forest Avenue nice hall with ample seating which can accommodate also large tables. ( Long bench seating might be a difficulty for bathroom visit) It also has outside seating for warm seasons but I always preferred inside noise to Arthur kill Roads traffic tbh. The only problem for me inside was the amount of noise in the restaurant when it's full (-it feels like the building is amplifying the sound ). The team is very friendly and good. The kitchen team (whole year long when this was written ) is exceptional ( and I dont write this lightly after eating lots of charred kebabs or salsa / grease drowned so called Turkish / Mediterranean food all around New York -even in top restaurants - over the years ) Having wine / beer option with the food is a plus for dinner time. And to top-off very nice selection of Turkish desserts.. ( or Italian ice next door ) Don't forget your Turkish tea or coffee after the meal . Congrats to Zara team for a well serving location .

Have been here as few times but I finally came around to write a review! This place is so cozy and…read morethe interior is decorated with attention to detail. The staff are very nice and attentive and the service is always quick. The food is just a 10/10 every time! Every time I go I always try and order something different and every time the food is amazing. If you're looking for authentic Turkish food, make a visit here !

I was on the South Shore of Staten Island and decided to check out Riva, a Turkish restaurant in…read morethe Eltingville - and we're glad we did. The food and service were both excellent. We started with their cheese gozleme, a flaky pastry with cheese, and hummus. We both had Adana kababs, I had the lamb; she had the chicken. Both were delicious!

Great food, big portions, low prices. Top spot for delivery because they're fast and and the food…read moreis guaranteed to be great every time. Moist chicken, fresh bread, there's just nothing to complain about.

Absolutely fantastic restaurant, very nice decor clean nice staff , great prices, clean, authentic…read moreAlbanian food, very very good and a must try- new renovation- not Turkish restaurant- Albanian

Our first time in Staten Island, and we had to stop by for some Albanian food, of course…read more Everything was tasty and the staff were very friendly! I recommend the qebapa, qofte sharri, alba salad, and trilece. The ambiance is pretty casual and welcoming!