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    Lebanese Taverna

    3.1 (210 reviews)
    ModerateMiddle Eastern
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Garlic with fries, date drink, lemonade, chicken shawarma salad bowl and falafel salad bowl
    Dahabina O.

    I went today with my mother and I had the chicken shawarma bowl and she had the falafel bowl. I also had the garlic with fries. The food was good. The fries were crisp and not too salty. The chicken and falafel were fresh. I liked the Tahini sauce and the garlic sauce. This isn't our first time there. The last time we went my mother didn't enjoy it as much. I didn't mind it last time though, I thought it was ok. This time was better for both of us.

    Lebanese Feast
    Georgia B.

    8/21 Not the same for worse... They moved a street over across from the SS package store and next to a public parking lot. Has more street presence BUT - more of a typical fast casual now - limited menu with zero authenticity - friendly staff but UNDERSTAFFED - SLOW I got something similar to Anna's platter but wasn't good.... did not finish the food. This is my last visit....another one down :-/

    Pick Your Platter Kibbeh Chicken Samosa Pastries Msaka Baba Ghanoush
    Nina Z.

    Had lunch here the other day. My husband really enjoyed the traditional platter. He ordered it with beef shawarma. I built my own platter. I chose to get falafel as my protein but was sad to see only two were on my plate and they were not large. Tried the kibbeh and chicken samosa but did not love them. I do however love the baba ghanoush.

    Looking for my kids shawarma
    Jeff B.

    Hey, we love the garlic . We love the food but the order was screwed up and there was no way to contact em quickly! Sooooo here we are ... DONT ORDER KIDS FOOD ... we asked for chicken (great!) and with chicken shwarma. But no shwarma ... A 'bait and switch ' we got fries. We don't want fries we want kids chicken shawarma . We rarely complain ... see review history folks but this was really lousy. Two stars

    Taverna Platter with chicken
    Julee W.

    Finally some excellent hummus and baba! The falafel were fair, better than cava. The chicken was tiny small pieces, not big chunks on a skewer like I expected. I loved the cucumber yogurt dip as well as the tabouli both were so fresh. My husband said the basmati rice & hummus were both delicious but he thought the chicken was dry.

    Falafel Sandwich
    Hannah B.

    Came here for lunch with family recently to the new location. I ordered a falafel sandwich and my family member ordered a lamb bowl. The sandwich was delicious. It was my first time and I almost missed the toppings bar. I loaded up the sandwich right away. They don't have lamb bowls, but we're very accommodating to substitute it out. The whole order came with two loafs that the sandwich came in. We took it home and ate it with dinner. So much food for the price!

    Emly restaurant  terrible service no excuse to be so unkind  to costumers
    Jose h.

    Unfortunately after being very considerate and waiting 10 minutes for a gentleman to take my order his Name was Valerio as he got very upset that I was in line there no costumers therefore I don't understand the attitude there was no greeting no salutation just a "what do you want " as I've worked in the food industry for over 15 years and knowing how hard it's to retain costumers I was just very desapointed on his behavior I've come to this place I the past and service was OK but this time it was terrible aslo my food was cold and as I requested a change the gentleman just rolled his eyes and said I'm on the phone please be careful when this gentleman is on shift

    Deborah N.

    Sitting here waiting on my order. This is by far the most delicious middle eastern food I have tasted. Always fresh, clean and friendly. So many choices.

    Lamb shawarma, average.
    Mekdela T.

    Very very average :/ I'm only giving it two stars based off the space of the restaurant, easy/cheap parking in the the garage, and the location. Keep in mind when I came, there were a lot of families with kids, I enjoyed it, but I do know some people don't like when there's a lot of kids due to noise. I really expected better food. The rice was amazing, and that's really all I ate. I ordered the lamb shawarma with salad and rice, my cousin ordered the chicken shawarma and fries, the kids I came with ordered the grilled chicken strips and rice. My lamb shawarma just didn't fast fresh and well seasoned. I was pretty sad about it because I've actually had better shawarma bought at a food truck. The fries my cousin ordered tasted old and not that great. The hummus was good and I like the big pita things you dip into your hummus, but that was really it. Expected more from this place.

    Kia's Platter - Baba Ghannouge, Falafel, Kibbeh, Shakshouky, Chicken Shawarma
    Addy C.

    My sister & her husband like this place, and they usu. order several different things and share. Portions are generous. My sister brought me here last wknd, and we shared "Kia's Platter" which includes your choice of 4 mezza items plus chicken or beef shawarma. All this for just $10.95, and it was plenty of food for 2 people. We picked the Baba Ghannouge (good), 2 Falafels (good), Kibbeh (ok), Shakshouky (good), and the Chicken Shawarma (flavorful but salty). The platter also comes with a couple of very large and puffy pita bread ... yum :) We didn't get the kabobs but my sister said they're very good, too. FYI - garage parking available but rates are very low. Restaurant doesn't validate parking. This restaurant has 4 locations.

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    Charles S.

    Very good and authentic Lebanese food right in downtown silver spring. Had the shawarma chicken combo and it was really too much food for one person

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    I went here twice I believe. Once was in January 2020 with my g/f at that time and another couple…read morebefore a concert at Fillmore on the former Inwego app (which sadly went out of business because of Covid). I remember the food being good at that time. I went again on Thursday, September 12 before an advanced movie screening at Regal Majestic. I was confused as it was called Lebtav, and not Lebanese Taverna like I remembered in 2020. They rebranded as Lebtav a few years ago to better differentiate between the full restaurant & the cafe. I was underwhelmed by this 2024 Lebtav experience. I asked a couple of questions about the menu, and the cashier wasn't very nice like I was inconveniencing him. I got the mixed shawarma (beef & chicken) sandwich ($11) and made a platter ($4 more) which comes with 2 sides, which was about $16 something after tax. That's about average for pricing nowadays, but I felt like the food tasting subpar from what I remembered and other area restaurants. The fries were pretty bland. That was what the unfriendly cashier recommended, and he was wrong for his fries recommendation; I should've gotten the rice over the fries as I'm thinking that might've been better. I didn't want fries AND rice as that would've been too many carbs especially with the sandwich. The best aspect was the salad, which was good. The sandwich had a weird flavor too, it was decent enough but not that good either. I doctored the sandwich/fries with olive oil and sauce which helped. I feel like maybe the food changed from the past. Friends on a group chat said "fries have always sucked" here, and another said "I went to LebTav in DTSS and it wasn't good." Responding to my friends, had I known, I would've gotten Don Pollo that early evening, but also acknowledged I wanted to go back here as I hadn't had in years. In summary, not a place I'd want to go back, plenty of other good options in DTSS.

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