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Kabob Cafe

4.6 (280 reviews)
ModerateMediterranean
Open 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM

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Moderate noise
Casual
Dogs allowed
Good for groups

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Anna K.

I was in town visiting a friend . We craved Greek food and decided to give this restaurant a try . The food was delicious! The chicken kabob was tender . I loved the Greek salad too . The service was friendly and fast . I will def visit again soon .

Chicken and steak kabob plate
Rob R.

Holy smokes! I saw the good reviews, but I was not expecting this place to be as good as it was. I got the chicken and steak kebabs. Delicious! Chicken was so tender I could cut it with a fork. Next time I'm in Lake Forest I will be back.

Menu March 2025
Nasim V.

Wow, their food is absolutely delicious! Tried the koobideh combo with both ground beef and ground chicken. Both were very juicy, tender and flavorful. For the side I selected the Greek salad, which was good too. A little heavy on the olives, but that's my bad, I should've asked for those to be left off. We also ordered the gyro wrap (in a tortilla) and really enjoyed that as well. Tasted really good, but I will say that it's a little bit on the small side and is served a la carte, so it doesn't include any sides. The owner, who was incredibly kind, also gave us a sample of their chicken shish kabob (chicken breast) to try. It was really tender and flavorful. Would definitely order that next time too. We'll be back, and probably soon!

Lamb Koobideh, Lamb Shish kabob and Salad
Rahi M.

Excellent food, made to order. Skewer of Shish Kabob meat was so tender and juicy, I didn't want it to end. Koobideh (ground beef) kabob was delicious too. I've been here several times and it never disappoints.

Koobideh combo plate
Pedram A.

I come here once a year. Every time i come here, friendly staff, amazing quality of the food and super nice owners have made sure that my experience was a 10/10. If you ask anyone they will tell you the quality of the meat is not found anywhere else. Thanks again and will be back next year.

Chicken and Steak Kabob
Linda D.

WOW! Amazing Mediterranean food. Fresh, moist, full of flavors. Highly recommend this restaurant. Garlic sauce is delicious. Generous portion. Our new favorite place to eat.

Chicken Gyro Wrap
Rick S.

Solid place for fresh Mediterranean food. Salad was fresh, the koobideh were hot and juicy. Staff were nice and friendly. Food came out in less than ten minutes. Ambiance is airy, bright and casual.

Beef & Lamb Gyro wrap - Specify pita or tortilla
Anita M.

Found Kabob Cafe was one of the participating restaurants of the Lake Forest Gift Card, so co workers and I decided to give it a shot. We got here a little before noon and not long after, the line was out the door. So I guess good word of advice is to arrive early! The food was amazing - everybody loved what they ordered. Gyro wrap does have raw onions in it and it was too spicy for one of my co workers, so if you are sensitive to raw onions, would be good to ask for no onions or remove it when you eat it. Anyways, both coworkers who ordered the gyro wraps said they had really good flavor. Chicken shish kabob - coworker said meat was extremely tender and flavorful with the hummus. And my koobideh combo plate - both chicken and beef were tender with amazing flavors. Overall, glad we decided to give this place a try. We will definitely come back to try more items from their menu!

Menu January 2026

First time trying this place, which has changed management since last time I tried it. Owner told me the shish kabob was the best kabob in Orange county. I was skeptical, but then I tried it, and it was amazingly juicy and tender. Portion size was good for the price, by today's standards. Owner was also lovely and helpful. Will definitely return.

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They have one of the best chicken koobidehs in the area. It's my go to spot when I'm craving this type of cuisine.

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Family owned and fabulous! Best Gyro ever. Chicken is amazing. Can say enough good things about this place!just go, you wont regret it!

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The chicken was undercooked and the kebab was tasteless. I got food poisoning and had severe diarrhea

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Surprisingly good! I had the beef kabob--it was tender, flavorful, and absolutely delicious. The service was great too.

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Ask the Community - Kabob Cafe

Hi are you guys halal?

Yes, everything except the Gyro meat is halal.

Do they serve Halal meat?

Per a phone call: "Yes, everything except for the gyros is halal."

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This place is bomb. Yesterday I got the lamb kabob special plate and it was so good that I came…read moreback today and got the gyro wrap. Equally as good. This place is like you're eating at their home from food in their kitchen. Home cooked feel, amazing quality and tasting food, and TLC to boot. Service was fantastic. 10 stars !!!!! Wish I took a picture of the lamb plate. It was so beautiful! Oh and i'm a big eater and I would consider it really big portions as well! Can't go wrong.

We've given this place two different tries, with both being terrible. We ordered this a few years…read moreago and the spanakopita was dry and tasteless. I should've known better, but I remember the soup being pretty good and since it's in our neighborhood, thought we'd give it one more try. We did a togo for $60 and we were basically given garbage, so old and past its prime, everything should have be in the trash. The pita that was served was all stale, hard and tasted like dirty oil. The falafel was overcooked, dry and tasteless. The rice was overcooked mushy with no flavor. Grape leaves taste tasted like canned and bitter. My finance picked up the online order and we have an email receipt and order number for 4.17. We both did reviews and he was so upset he paid for food he could not eat. I was sick and wanted soup, I stayed in the car when he went in to pick it up so that's why I'm not on his "camera". My review is legit, regardless of what the owner is stating. Rather than dispute my review, the owner should try and apologize not make claims against my integrity. I will not have someone antagonize me to try to get me to remove my authentic review as an Elite. Be aware that if you go here, the food might not only be bad but you'll be treated like a criminal for having honest feedback and have to be harassed for weeks after all because you wanted some soup.

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