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    4.5 (78 reviews)
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    Alexander G.

    At a recent Wednesday farmers market at Blaisdell I wandered around until deciding to try this pop up stand. I love middle eastern food but had never heard of Kosharee, which was featured on their sign. It was essentially a grain and pasta salad, which spices and other things. It was something fun to try, but would've loved to have had some fresh veggies with it. Regardless, I had a great experience here; the people working at the stand were welcoming and friendly. When asked if I liked spicy, he included a green and red sauce to have with it. Both were flavorful and delicious. Prices are reasonable for large portions. I would love to try something else from them next time!

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    Dan A.

    Ordered delivery for lunch today. Brisket Moco was on sale...$3 off...and was awesome. Brisket was soft except for some of the ends but not negative in any way. Very flavorful with two eggs on top of beef brisket and basmati rice. Also, requested the Mezze Box sampler: Hummus and Toum were the options that I chose...also included olives and jalapeños. It comes with falafel ( amazing), Haloumi cheese, fries ( soggy ) , and pita. Nice selection and mostly excellent.

    Kofta wrap
    Catherine W.

    What a love hate relationship we had with Middle Eats! When we were waiting outside the building for over half an hour we told ourselves "we will never come back again!". But after we took the first bites of our food we were like "why is the food so good?! Fine we will suck it up and deal with the wait next time!" The reason for 4 star review is strictly due to the wait time. I would give 10 stars just for the food. We ordered our food around 5:30pm on uber eats and was told that it would be ready close to 6pm. We arrived 55 Merchant Street. You wouldn't see any storefront I believe they are located inside one of those commercial buildings. Anyway we let them we have arrived and they said food almost ready and they will bring it out. Nothing happened at 6:15pm. We called again. They apologized and said coming down now. Another 15 minutes passed. We called them again and they just said the same thing. So we finally got our food after 6:30pm. And the food? Omg I haven't had Middle Eastern food this good for a long time (or ever?!). We ordered Kofta wrap (lamb and chicken) and I don't know what seasonings they have used but the flavors were so rich. I usually like lamb more than chicken but the chicken was seasoned really really well and wasn't salty at all! And I didn't know falafel can taste so good with rice! We were literally crying with joy because we didn't expect the food would be this good lol. Hopefully they could iron out the kinks so this won't happen again because their food is just too good!

    Chicken kebab plate.
    Warren N.

    Gotta change it up every once in awhile. Deviating from my usual Thai food plate, i decided to try Middle Eats. Their plates are priced reasonably, in the $16-$18+ range and their service is good. Everything is made to order so it takes about 10 minutes from ordering to pick up. Just enough time to browse the fruit stands! The kosharee is like Egyptian comfort food: lots of carbs (rice, pasta), beans, lentils, & a spicy sauce. A nice vegan change of pace. It comes with garlic vinegar sauce (very potent!,...bring gum!) and a very spicy red sauce. It hit the spot for me! The chicken kebab plate had a large mound of long grain rice, cooked in a booth. The chicken was tasty and tender. This plate comes with a small salad, pita bread, and sour cream. Portions on both plates were very generous, and we had enough leftover for a smaller 2nd meal. Overall, it was a nice change of pace and a good value, too!

    Shawarma prime brisket plate
    Brennan T.

    Grabbed some food here while at the farmers market at Blaisdell. It did not disappoint! The workers were very nice, and since my friend and I got the food at the farmers market, we just sat on the curb to eat in the fresh open air. I haven't been to the storefront, so I'm glad Middle Eats is at this farmers market. There aren't a lot of places to get Middle Eastern food in Hawaiʻi, so I was stoked to get some shawarma and kosharee. That sauce for the kosharee is fire! Haven't had kosharee since being in Egypt 15 years ago. The portions are generous, so you won't leave hungry. Glad my friend and I got to share two things. I'll be back!

    Mezze box
    Sophie F.

    Exploring lunch options downtown, I stumbled on this option. It's not a storefront so I had to find it on UberEats for pick up. They also offer delivery. There's clear quality in the food. It's also pretty consistent across the board. They have a great variety and really fun packaging/marketing materials. We love a good lunch box.

    Kibbeh batata (there were more but we ate them. So good!)
    Dayna Y.

    Absolutely fantastic. Can we talk about their new branded takeout bowls and boxes?! LOVE! We've been fans since the pop-ups at Capitol Modern and it's so great to see how they've grown. Our family got the mezze box, kibbeh batata, lamb kofta and shawarma brisket bowls, and a salad bowl with chicken. Everything was 10/10! The mezze box was a great way to sample everything. I'm obsessed with the cumin fries--they were so addicting. I'll be getting a full order of those next time. Great babaganoush and we loved the garlic toum--put it on everything. It was our first time trying kibbeh so we didn't know what to expect and were blown away--flavor bombs! Highly recommend. As for the bowls: The brisket was super tender, the kofta was juicy and flavorful, and the portions were so filling--we'll have lunch for tomorrow too! My mom loved the salad and dressing--super fresh and they gave a lot of chicken. Generous portions, fresh high quality ingredients, bold flavors, and you can tell a lot of care went into it all. Thank you for a great meal! We'll be back soon.

    Cumin Fries

    Food is delicious and portion size is great! Downfall, only 1 out of 3 times my order was ready on time. I ordered online and a time is given as to what time it will be ready. My order pick up time is 12:10pm. It is now 12:30pm. I texted when I arrived with no response. Called at 12:20pm and the person who answered the phone told me I have to call when I arrive so they can have it ready. Hmmmm, didn't hear that the prior times I've ordered and why would there be a time to pick up the order if I still need to call the I get there.

    Mezze with sambusa cumin fries falafel pickle baba ganoush hummus
    Victoria L.

    Absolutely delicious. Finding a spot to wait took me a while. I should've read reviews! Pickup is in a residential building, but on the first floor where there are other businesses. Everything I ordered was vegetarian. I wish the sambusa was a side order! I could eat way too many. Baba ganoush has great Smokey flavor and very smooth. Green tahini is delicious too.

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    Thank you so much Elle, we hope to see you again : )

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    Best middle eastern wraps I've had on Oahu. Ingredients tasted fresh along with the wraps. I will definitely be ordering again

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    Great flavorful food! Service was fast and portions were a great size. Husband and son both loved the food and will come back again.

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    Love these falafels! The best on island, not sure what the secret is but worth the trek to the farmers market for sure!

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    Amazing food!!!!! Highly highly recommended!!!!!! Only middle eastern food in Honolulu.. def worth it!!!

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    Thank you so much Omar .. we really appreciate your feedback : )

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    Thanks Jayne for your feedback .. Can't wait to serve you again !

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    Delicious! Vegan! Delicious! The kosharee was delicious. Perfect balance of garlic, spices, rice, beans...

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    We glad that you liked the food ! Hope to see you again soon

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    the food was so good. lamb bowl and chicken wrap both were delicious! Spices were on point.

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    Thank you so much for your feedback and hope to see you again soon : D

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    Thank you Justin, we appreciate your feedback!

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