I've going their since 2024, I highly recommend this place in Hayward CA. Parking is very…read moreaccessible. The food quality is amazing and I like that is Halal. I love their cheeseburger, fries and buffalo wings and their chicken, Gyro wrap.

Cool spacious and airy space with solid Middle East eats. I've driven past many times but finally…read morejust checked them out recently. Crazy ambitious menu with pizza, burgers, wings, kabobs, wraps and many Mid East favs like falafels, dolmas, gyro and babaghanoush. I only tried a couple of items, so I do need to try a few more things eventually. Order at the counter and food will get brought out. Seems like a place popular for take-out/deliveries. On a casual lunch I was impressed by the diversity in the place, as it is downtown Hayward. Young, old and cultural garb from several cultures spotted. Service at the register was friendly, dude gave off ownership vibes. Falafel Wrap ($11/4*) Very fresh and satsifying wrap. Big, soft and puffy pita bread is filled to the brim with fresh salad-like veggies. Chopped lettuce, tomato, onions and a couple of pickled items. Stuffed also with a decent amount of fat disk of falafel and a good dousing of tahini sauce. I loved the bites for the most part as I was full without feeling weighed down for the lunch hours. The falafels had good flavor but just didn't seem as crisp as I usually prefer, didn't seem fresh out of the fryer, which the places that are known for this definitely do. I especially liked the bites more when a pickled veggie entered the bite, so I should have ordered extra...next time. Beef Kabobs ($25/4*) Got this for take-out and it was still good hours later after a reheat. Beef is in small cubes and cooked pretty well done. A bit dry but at least it was flavorful. Definitely taste more Afghan in spicing/marinade, pretty bold with lots of garlic and herbs. De Afghanan out here in the east bay is the gold standard for these types of kabobs and those are cut into bigger chunks and are juicier by a lot. Kabob plates comes with a good amount of seasoned basmati rice, a pita bread, a small green salad and a small scoop of hummus. Even tho $25 seems a bit pricey, there is enough food to justify the price. I was able to make 1.5 meals out of it with a good dinner and a small work lunch. I actually want to try a pizza here and definitely a lamb kabob. I hang out in this downtown area often, so great having another casual option in my back pocket. Yeah Buddy!!

I would define the food here as delicious "home cooking," made with love. Where they shine is…read moreexecution. Everything was fresh, tasty, and prepared exceptionally well. My go-to is the triple kebab (which you can customize), and I'm partial to their shami (ground beef), chicken, and chapli (beef patty). The meat is succulent and incredibly well-seasoned, with the shami being a standout...definitely the kind of dish you don't judge by its cover! This dish is served on a bed of rice and small salad. The rice is cooked well. I have also tried several of their appetizers, and my favorites are the samosas and borani banjan (eggplant), though the bolani are also great, and the serving size is enough to feed a small army. The samosas are a nice departure from traditional samosas I am accustomed to, especially at India restaurants. The ones here are large, flatter (almost like an empanada), and not the slightest bit greasy. You can tell they make these fresh. The banjan have a nice acidity and a tasty cream/tomato sauce they are tossed within. The bolani can be prepared with either leeks or potatoes (or ask for a combo!) and are served with a cream dipping sauce. I feel that everything here is a good value, with the triple kebab coming in at $25, and the appetizers all coming in at $10-$15. You will not leave hungry.

I really wanted to love Ghazni's but it just didn't hit the spot for me. The parking on the site of…read morethe building is extremely convenient. The inside from my guess seats about 40 people max but seems that they may receive more takeout orders. I appreciated the chicken serving on the Grilled Chicken Salad but, there was definitely not enough greens. I also feel that red onion would've leveled up the salad. The chicken was not dry at all. The beef kabob was tasty however, the meat serving sizes for the kabob plate was quite small.

First off, I just wanted to thank Mayar's Meat Market for the warm welcome into the store and…read moremaking my husband's birthday wish come true! My hubby wanted to eat some good steak for his birthday and great steak is what he got. Me not being as much of a meat eater these days genuinely enjoyed the feast of meats as well. Backstory - We usually go to Costco but we didn't get the chance to and what a blessing that was because we finally got around to visiting Mayar's and we will definitely be revisiting this establishment again and again and again.

A gem hidden in the industrial area of Hayward! I bought Chuck roast beef. I told the guy I will…read moremake curry with it and he cut it into perfect small pieces and even removed a lot of the fat. While I waited, I ordered Philly cheese steak sandwich they were grilling outside of the store and it was hella good! Definitely coming back to this place to get meat again!

We went for the dinner buffet on Sunday night. It was sooo good. Solid selection, not huge but they…read morehad all the favorites including butter chicken, dal, tandoori chicken, saag paneer ect. They also had mom, and rice pudding and gulab jamun for dessert. Everything was absolutely delicious. The service was also great for clearing plates and refilling naan.

The food here is delicious. We have ordered multiple times and had great food!…read more I have to update my review, to warn being duped about the "deals"...such a shame! Uber eats gave a "buy one get one free" for curry chicken. It's was $18, but then when I went to order it and the cart automatically gave me 2, and I added $3.40 for a side of rice, the cart updated to $25! The math did not work out, but I ordered it anyway. Then it arrived with no rice! That was a mistake, and I'm ok with that...mistakes happen. But what I'm not ok with, they just took one chicken curry dinner and split it into 2, for the "buy one get one free"! I always eat about half what they give and the rest for leftovers, so I know their portion sizes. It was such a rip off! I paid more for less...just so wrong.

Love this place excellent service friendly staff and delicious food I tried the Parmesan wings and…read moreit was amazing!! Can't wait to try the rest of the menu would give it a 10 out of 10 if I could!! I will be back soon!!!!

UNDERNEATH THE SAUCE…read more Rarely do I shop at Southland Mall however I was there two Wednesdays ago when I shopped at Champs Sports and Foot Locker. After shopping, for lunch I decided to eat at Adrienne's Wild Wings. I'm a sucker for wings, but I've never been to Adrienne's Wild Wings before. I asked the cashier what sauce she would recommend. She stated one of the sauces she liked was honey garlic. I ordered 10-piece combo that included ten wings, side order, and dessert. For the side order I choose tater tats while for the dessert I selected cheesecake. The 10-piece combo comes with two sauces. I choose honey butter, which is the dry rub, and honey garlic. I believe sauces should be used for flavoring not hiding. What do I mean by that? I've noticed sometimes sauces mask how dry the meat is. I decided to taste the honey butter first to see how moist the meat is inside. After taking a bite two things came to mind. First I couldn't taste the honey butter. Second the meat was moist. I tried the honey garlic. The cashier said the honey garlic was spicy. However I felt the honey garlic was spicy at all. Yet the honey garlic sauce was very flavorful. What did I like more the honey butter or honey garlic? I say this was toss up as I can taste more of the meat from the honey butter, yet I can enjoy the sauce of the honey garlic. The tater tots were disappointing as they were bland. The cheesecake was light. I don't shop at Southland Mall often. If I go back Southland Mall and become hungry for lunch I can see myself going back to Adrienne's Wild Wings.

Last minute dinner choice and I'm so glad my husband picked Rayo's Pizza. We tried the carne asada…read morepizza and WOW. Salty, flavorful, cheesy, and seriously so good. Add a little squeeze of lime on top and it makes it even better. I also added some salsa verde to my slice and it was so frickin good I love tacos and I love pizza, so this was basically the perfect combo. Definitely one of those meals where you keep saying "okay just one more slice" until half the pizza is gone. We'll absolutely be back.

I decided to try this place after driving by several times and wondering about it. This particular…read morelocation used to be Smiling Jack's, another pizza place, for many years. Figured it was worth a try. On my first visit, the posted opening hours were from 12:00-10:00, but nobody was at the restaurant manning the window or the counter when I arrived. Second visit happened to be later in the afternoon, about 2pm. I got two slices of pizza, pepperoni and mushroom. Their slices are the New York style, although the crust is a bit more dense than traditional NY style, but I liked the flavor enough to overlook that. The price is quite reasonable too. They also advertise smashburgers on their signage, so I didn't feel like it would be proper to not also get one of those as well on my third visit. I just ordered online and took it to-go, but I had the same problem with nobody really being at the window when I got there. Luckily someone must have seen me standing outside and told the person inside. The smashburger was decent, and the fries that came as a side were perfectly cooked - they are the battered homestyle fry variety, but not too greasy or oily. I think the food here is good, I just think the posted hours could use some clarity. The website says they are open at 12:00, but it's very rare to actually have them be fully open and ready to serve food at that time.

Been wanting to try this place since i saw it randomly one day getting coffee a couple doors over…read more What intrigued me was the eye catching theme of a fun comic book/ toy / cartoon vibe. I love all places that have a theme that sets them apart from other establishments. Especially ones that have names for their menu items that are jovial. There's ample seating and the place is fun inside, with comic books on the walls, toys displayed and bright colors everywhere it really gives a burst of dopamine when you come in. We were greeted initially by the gentleman at the counter. He was super friendly and asked if we had any questions. Idk bout yall but when we go somewhere and the person refers to you as "boss" you can kinda feel the vibe that you're gonna get good service. And it was exactly spot on. The dude helped us with questions we had and after ordering let us know he'd bring our food to us. We waited a couple mins and our food came out! Initially my first thought was "damn, they're not stingy with their portions here!" We opted for the Goku fries and a regular Deadpool sandwich. It being our first time we wanted to try different flavors. BRUH, that food smacked SO HARD! We slammed everything and kept saying, wow this is good. The ingredients were fresh, the green sauce (whatever it is) was delicious on our sandwich! We will for sure be back & tell all of our friends about this place!

Crave Subs is a fun little sandwich spot with a comic book theme. All the sandwiches are named…read moreafter cartoon characters, which makes the menu pretty cool. We tried the Ed Edd and Eddy and the Mr. Burns. Both were really good on Dutch crunch. We also customized our sandwiches by adding pickles, banana peppers and onions. I believe the sandwich comes with the standard lettuce and tomato. Easy place to grab a solid sandwich in my opinion. Can't go wrong with any of them. We'll be back to try their fries and other sandwiches.

This restaurant is our go to when we want Indian food. Their food are so delicious. Service is good…read moreand ambiance is also nice. Best of all prices are reasonable. Most of all our favorite waiter, Shabi far exceeds our expectations when it comes to customer service. It is nice to be greeted with a smile, making you feel welcomed as soon as you get in the restaurant. Unlike other Asian restaurants, they do not discriminate you even if you are not Indian. Although we love Indian food, We are not Indians so sometimes we need help on deciding on what to order. He is so patient with us and he knows what we want. If he see us struggling with the menu, he knows that we're lost, he then recommends what is good to try and most times it's great recommendations. We highly recommend this restaurant to all food enthusiasts. It is one of the best in the East Bay. Try it and you'll know what I mean. Happy dining!!!!

It was my husband's birthday last week, so we wanted to make it special by dining somewhere new to…read moreus. There are plenty of Indian restaurants in Fremont where we live, but since our favorite go-to place closed, we've yet to find another that perfectly pleases us both. He's a vegetarian. I'm not. He likes heavy spice and some heat. My tastes run towards mildly spiced chicken curries. If you are considering Shahi Darbar based on Yelp reviews and photos, you will not be disappointed. There is ample parking in front as the restaurant is in a strip mall without a lot of evening traffic. Outside is brightly lit and inside, the dining area is large, so there is plenty of room between tables. Even though there were many people there and music overhead we could still hear each other and converse. There are tables and booths. It's clean and bright. Our server was attentive and friendly. The menu is extensive! It was hard to choose, but I ordered chicken tikka masala because I don't see it offered at too many other restaurants, not the way butter chicken is.. it was wonderful! The server asked our preferred spice levels and the kitchen delivered. Husband ordered palak paneer and loved that the spinach wasn't over creamed or over blended (he doesn't like when the spinach is no longer recognizable as spinach and the palak looks like green baby food - this is not the case here). The palak paneer was perfect. We had veg pakora as an appetizer. It was SO good. Since we were celebrating a birthday and had cake waiting at home, we took home a lot of leftovers, which made the next night's dinner at home pretty epic too. For such a nice place, the prices are reasonable. There is a full bar. I had my back to it and didn't see it until we were leaving. I'm not sure if it is open all the time or not. When we return, likely for our anniversary next month, I might order a drink. It was about a 25 minute drive for us, so we won't be able to make this our new go-to, but you can be sure we will return as soon and as often as the opportunity comes along again.