We stopped in to order some food to take home. Each ordered a "signature dish", which was…read moreliterally a takeout container filled with at least a pound of hummus with a tiny strip of meat on top and a few diced tomatoes. Not worth the $ at all. Will not be back.

Food tasted good, but small portion. The ambiance is lovely, but bring a sweater, as it can be…read morechilly.

This place is very nice on the inside and I will say this has to be the best service I've gotten at…read morea local restaurant. The husband and wife duo are very helpful and bring your food to your table. They circle around and check to make sure you're satisfied throughout the mean. We ordered baba Ghanoush with the pita for a starter and it was perfect. Also a very large portion. Very flavorful and smokey. I will definitely be coming back for it again. We also got a make your own bowl. I'm a vegetarian so i ordered the Vegetarian Ghallaba. Lightly spicy but very flavorful. Think of stir fry with peppers mushrooms carrot and chickpeas. You get to pick a base I chose spicy hummus. But regular hummus and rice pilaf is an option. There are a few different options for the salad as well. It was all so good. The flavors married perfectly. I can't wait to go back and try it again.

I'm just n PA visiting my son at college and found this Mediterranean place. It's really good…read more It's kind of fast food and the food is very fresh. It's a unique dining experience by choosing your plate (salad, wrap, platter or bowl) then protein and sides. I chose the chicken shawarma platter with hummus and fattoush salad. Great flavor. It also came with their baked bread. The server was great answering all my questions. It's a popular place as people kept coming in yet it wasn't packed.

As I travel around the country for work I love finding little gems hidden in assuming areas…read more Shout's Cafe is indeed one of those places. It is a small establishment located on a busy street but they do offer ample parking. These place gets 5 stars because the food and the service are equally amazing. My server Sydney was most gregarious and very helpful suggesting the right choice for my lunch. The Mousaka was delicious!! Although I didn't have room at the time I brought some of their homemade desserts for later. Don't miss out . Go seek this location, you will be more than satisfied.and be sure to ask for Sydney!!

Raw kibbee on Saturday and sunday weekly makes this a perfect destination for true lebanese lovers!…read moreThe portion is outstanding ding for the price. I always get grape leaves and tabouli to accompany it. Flavor and presentation is perfect and what you expect from an authentic restaurant. Service is always quick and friendly. The atmosphere is cozy and perfect for a solo meal or a date spot.

The best Mediterranean restaurant in Pittsburgh, especially for vegetarians. But they have more…read moremeat dishes than any other. In addition they have American food, like burgers and pasta. Milad provided excellent, friendly service. She is fun, too!!

Better than it had any right to be. This is essentially an unassuming dive bar deep in Homestead…read more Somehow, it is also an excellent Middle Eastern restaurant. Not everything was fantastic, but the overall quality of the food items we ordered was well beyond expectations. We ordered takeout, and our order was ready at the expected time. The only comment I'll make on online ordering is that the first available pick-up slot was about an hour after we placed our order. Plan accordingly. In terms of the food, we were generally impressed. The falafel plate was generally good, but not fantastic. The falafel was a little doughy and lacking in crunch or herb content. The pickled beets on the platter were a very nice addition. So a mixed bag. The mujaddara was excellent, with nicely caramelized onions. The musabaha was interesting and flavorful, but it didn't seem to survive the drive home particularly well. The fatoosh salad was good, with extremely crispy pita chips. That having been said, the lettuce was starting to wilt by the time it got home. Possibly unavoidable. The hummus was excellent, and the spinach and feta pie was fantastic. So generally good food, with a relatively small number of minor misses. Overall, this is a reasonable takeout operation. There were a handful of people enjoying the bar when we picked up our order, but I'm not sure I would opt for using the space as a drinking destination.

We were looking for something different for dinner recently and thought we would give this place a…read moretry. I've been to this plaza before to eat at another restaurant. We were confused as to where the actual restaurant was. There is a sign on Route 8, so we parked there, looked around, walked downstairs, only to find it was offices. We then walked upstairs and found that the entrance was actually on the other side of the building but accessible from the front. It's an interesting place when you walk in. We were quickly greeted and seated. It seemed as though the owner and family were working. The menu was interesting, not real large but sufficient. We had, who I believe is the owner, come to our table and ask what we typically like to eat and then she was making suggestions. We thought she was just being helpful. My wife finally looked at her and said, I'm sorry are you also taking flour order now? She replied well that's what I was trying to do. To me that was a little off putting. We all took her suggestions and ordered. The food came out fresh and warm. It was good. We all tried each others meals. We felt that what my wife ordered was the best. The place isn't huge inside but it was fairly busy. It was a little pricey but not bad.

First time here. Emily took good care of us!…read moreI kind of felt like I was in a Seinfeld episode. I tried ordering Grape leaves and Emily said you ordered too much food! (No Grape Leaves for you (2)two weeks!) Haha!!! We had the Lentil Soup We had Falafel Great We had Yaprak (lamb)Doner Really great! We had the Baba Ghanoush Everything was excellent! We will be back soon!

I loved the food ambiance and service at Elia and I would definitely be back! The food was probably…read morea 4/5, the drink I had was a 5/5, and the service was a 5/5 as well. Am looking forward to being back! My server was Tolia (sorry if I'm misspelling/misremembering) and she did an AMAZING job. She was super friendly, made awesome menu recommendations and was a delight to chat to. She recommended I start with the char grilled octopus and this was delicious. It came with capers and a grilled lemon and olive oil and was beautifully presented. The potion was easily finished by just me, so if you have more than 2 people I'd recommend getting more than 1 order of these. It's so delicious. I was then picking between the pastitsio and the moussaka. I was told they both have a strong nutmeg flavor which was not a problem for me. I decided on the moussaka and it was so delicious. It did have a strong nutmeg flavor but not in an overwhelming way. It came with a bechamel sauce on top and layers of eggplant with ground beef tomato and potato. It sort of reminded me of a shepherds pie if you're not as familiar with Greek food. The portion was HUGE - could easily split between 2. I ate almost half of it but couldn't eat the rest although I wish I could've. It was so good. The cocktail I ordered was a nectar spritz (something with "nectar" in the title at least) and genuinely was one of the best cocktails I've had. Definitely beat every other one I had in Pittsburgh this week by FAR. So yummy. I was so impressed with every aspect of my dining experience and would definitely be back!

We were running late. Called and was able to bump our reservation 30 minutes. We were seated…read moreoutside and it was very warm. We started with stuffed banana peppers and spanakopita. Very expensive for 2 very small banana peppers with feta and marinara. Not very good. The spanakopita had 2 large pieces over a salad. Very good. For dinner I had the Shrimp Sunrise which is shrimp, rice, and feta. Tails present well but trying to eat are a little messy. The other diner had the seafood medley with mussels, shrimp, etc. over pasta. Both meals were large portions and we took half home. Suprised by number of food options. Will be back to try other offerings.

Beautiful dining room and delightful, friendly service. As if that were not enough, the food is on…read morepar with some of the best Turkish food I've ever eaten. The potato salad, served cold, has lots of herb and scallion flavor. The shish kabob portion is very generous, well cooked and well seasoned. It comes with a tomato, cucumber and parsley salad, grilled peppers and tomatoes, and white rich. For dessert they have a super-creamy, sweet rice pudding. All made for an exceptional dining experience on their open-air terrace. A real gem in Shadyside.

The scene was set, a cold crisp Christmas Eve night. I had called ahead days in advance to make…read moresure the restaurant was open for the highly anticipated date night. It was my return to the dating scene after a few years in hiatus, would I be ready? Could things actually go right? Why did we pick this night to go out for the first time? Am I going to completely lose my mind? Well, the original plan was Tacayo and it was closed, but we strolled past it into this establishment with me not even knowing that we were in a totally different restaurant. I looked at the menu, this doesn't look like taco's at all, what is happening here? We called Tacayo to make sure in case they were open and we could still eat there. Nope, they were certainly closed. You know what? I took it in stride and said, "what the heck, I like mediterranean food." We were waited on and placed our orders, things seemed to be moving along nicely. The only problem being we had both ordered the falafel platter and my date calmly tells me that in the past she thinks she had an allergic reaction after she ate chick peas. I was like, well we better just inform our waiter and get something else. She says, no, that's o.k. I don't want to waste food. Ummm....you want to risk your own health so as not to waste food? As it turns out she at the falafel and was completely fine. So, truth be told I have had way better Middle Eastern food. You can tell that they are trying and they make the effort to please the customer, but the food that comes out is just o.k. For a date night it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't stellar. Am I single again? Of course I am. Did I have a good time? Absolutely. I wrote this back in January, but never published it till now. Hope you enjoyed reading it. Cheers, and here's to your health

Consistently excellent. Over the past couple of years they have been expanding their menu…read more They have a nice dine in space with 3 booths and 4 tables. They also do a big take-out business. The owner is always friendly and helpful. Their Baba Ghanoush, Tabouli, and Hummous are always outstanding. The Lentil Soup is delicious, subtle and surprising. Very convenient location on McKnight Road, although it's on the Southern end of the business strip. Lots of free parking.

Very quiet establishment. Probably seats 20 people. I was doing takeout. It is in the strip mall…read moreby Big Lots across from Red Lobster. Ordered tabouli, fatoosh salad, stuffed grape leaves, & fried cauliflower. The cauliflower seems like Mediterranean version of Buffalo cauliflower. Enjoyed the grape leaves and very fresh tabouli and fatoosh salads. Lots of parking. Looking forward to trying other items on the menu.