This place has taken my personal #1 best restaurant I have eaten, in my whole life. As a Syrian myself, I can attest that this is genuinely the best Syrian Food I have had anywhere other than in Syria itself!!!!!!! The menu is full of traditional Syrian meals, like the real good homemade stuff- not just shawarma or grilled meats + rice... I'm talking the meals my grandma has cooked all my life. I ordered the grape leaves (with meat) and this is the first restaurant to ever get it right. And not just right, perfection. I swear to God it tasted exactly like how it does in Syria. Like I said I never had this experience in the United States other than when my grandma visits and cooks at home. The owners are so nice, I feel like I genuinely walked into my uncle's house and I'm coming to eat with them. I genuinely think it's these small businesses, family owned, that deserve our money. It is so apparent how much I meant to them as a customer. This is a must try. Don't even think about it.

Youssef A.

Mouloukhiyeh dish and round grilled meat pie were great. It's a small restaurant plenty of people inside, quick service but what I ordered takes at least 10 to 15 minutes to be done. Very welcoming staff. Easy access from two different roads being at crossroads. The place was clean. It was really busy people in and out constantly, even though it was 3 PM.

Joie F.

Amazing authentic Syrian food. We love the friendly owners who provide amazing service. Definitely try the lamb here, it's the best prepared lamb in Michigan. The interior of this place provides a great comfortable and homey ambiance. Also PLEASE TRY the baba ghanoush, different from the usual one I get, this is my new favorite. It's AMAZING HERE.

Nicole E.

A cozy, homey spot, fairly quiet and laid back. The owner does it all here, has some help in the kitchen at least. He seems pleasant. They placed chairs between tables, not sure for what purpose, it made it an obstacle to get out of chairs mostly. They gave us a bottle watered after sitting to help quench us upon arrival. I have to give all a head up, they do charge $1 for each bottle, found that out on the bill later. We started with 2 of their fresh lemonade and mint beverage, 6 piece order of falafel, small hummus and a small baba ghanouj, medium pattternz salad, small 3 piece grape leaves, chicken shawarma, chicken mloukhiah. The muhammara is sweet, we were given a small plate to try it out. The lemonade with the mint is nice and quite refreshing too. The baba ghanouj here is smokey and slightly sweet from the pomegranate, which is the drizzled sweet sauce on it. It has minced garlic, diced peppers and the pomegranate sauce atop. The hummus is yummy and so smooth. The veggie grape leaves are moist, slightly tart and quite flavorful. Each leaf has a potato slice on top. The chicken shawarma is moist and really nicely flavored. The salad with the shawarma is really tasty too. The rice is even flavorful, slightly sweet from the raisins smattered about. The 6 pieces of falafels were piping hot, unbelievably moist and nicely crispy on the outside. The mloukiah is stewed spinach, it's not bad, the spinach and chicken is lacking in flavor for me. The chicken is perfectly cooked and moist. The spinach is earthy and healthy. We ordered way too much food. It's all good. The pattternz salad was not as good of a dressing for me as the fatoosh that came on the side of the shawarma. The fatoosh is a better salad for my liking of the two. We left stuffed to the gills and have a decent amount of leftovers too. Service and food were all quite good.

Karolina K.

I had this place on my list for a while now, I missed the Yelp event that was there last year but read all reviews and was very curious to try them. Finally decided that today is the day to try Syrian food. Ordered via doordash which ended up being an issue since I arrived to pick up my food but the order was not there. Had to wait 20 minutes for making it. It's ok, I understand things can happen. The owner was very friendly but barely spoke English so keep that in mind. Don't recommend ordering via phone, better option is definitely doordash, although not everything is on the list. I wanted to try falafel and fried kibbeh but it's not available. That it's a shame, hopefully the owner will adjust the menu options on doordash to include more items from their large menu. To the food... It was amazing! We ordered Horak Isbao (Main Dish) Vegetarian Meal (Mujjadara, salad, cheese berek & Muhammara), Meat in Platter (Main Dish) and Yalanji (Appetizer). Everything was very good, meat dish and cheese berek was for my Hubby, but the rest of the items are vegan so I could enjoy them all. Flavor is so different than your typical kabob places and you definitely taste that it's homemade. Grape leaves (Yalanji) were the best I ever had, but the most amazing thing was the Muhammara. Soooooo good I could eat it with a spoon just as main dish lol. Next time I'll definitely go with the full portion. Horak Isbao surprised me with a flavor, no spicy at all with a decent lemon flavor. Wasn't sure at first but the more bites a took the more I liked it. Husband said the berek was amazing, so was the meat platter. Portions are very good, we had a lot of leftovers for another full meal. I really want to try their other items, the entire menu has so many options not available in other places, including many vegan and vegetarian dishes.

Sarah B.

This is my first time visiting Michigan, and I wanted to try authentic Middle Eastern restaurants, so I found this place close by the hotel. Their food was really good, a little bit over priced!!! The Foul Medames with yogurt is for $15.95!!!!!! (Too much for Foul)... Anyways, we were 2, so we ordered different plates to try them. I am very slow eating, and in the middle of eating the owner surprised us with the bill!!! Then he brought the containers, while we're still eating.... I felt like I'm forced to stop eating and put the left over in the containers. Felt like we're not welcomed anymore!!! It's customer service issue and I think they need to work on it. The 3 stars for the tasty food only.

Lisa S.

This place is authentic Syrian cooking. I tried the veggie grape leaves, did a carry out of Chicken Shawarma dinner(pictured) and Hummas w/meat (beef) not pictured. I can say I wasn't disappointed. The owner is very friendly and willing to answer my many questions. They also have a freezer section with baked kibbie, Syrian spinach pie and many other items. I'm Lebanese, our cooking is similar but different. The owners wife set the menu and does the cooking, I actually asked her if I could take cooking lessons from her.

Freyhan D.

Definitely a little bit of a hole in the wall sort of place if you don't know what you are looking for. Hidden inside a little strip mall, this place has some really authentic food. The staff takes great pleasure and what they do, and the chef pays so much attention to the fine details of each dish while making and serving it. Something you probably can come but the food here is very colorful. It is also very tasty! I think the lamb rice is probably their best dish. They've got a lot of vegetarian options as well. Pretty decently sized menu with a ton of different authentic dishes to choose from.

Bill B.

There are many Middle Eastern restaurants in the Sterling Heights and Troy area but I am not familiar with any that are Syrian. I have had little or no exposure to Syrian cuisine. Thus, I was excited to see this Syrian restaurant open in my neighborhood. The food here is quite distinct from that of the Egyptian and Lebanese restaurants. The fattoush vegetables are marinated in a subtle dressing, making this salad less sour and biting than the Lebanese version. Hommos is not garlicky, letting the tahini and the chickpeas set the flavor. The eggplant, tomato and onion in the baba ghannouge are whole, not pureed. Everything that I have tried is good. Though I like Pattternz, I have some caveats. Less than half of the items on the menu were available on each of my visits. To be fair, the menu states that availability varies but it's frustrating when a restaurant has only three vegetarian entrees and the only one they have that day is rice and peas. Much of the food is made ahead of time and pre-packaged in plastic containers in a refrigerated section of the store. While this is very convenient for grab and go, I'd like to see more prepared to order options. Finally, communication is challenging because the staff does not speak much English. The unique and well-prepared food at Pattternz make it worth a visit. Just bring your forbearance and remember that Mick Jagger was right when he said you can't always get what you want.

Danielle T.

Smaller restaurant with seating or seems like a great takeout place! Grabbed some grape leaves to go! They were a little oily but otherwhile fantastic! Seems like a family owned business with a great gentleman behind the counter to help! Would go back if ever in the area!