Rachel's on McKinley is our go to for a quick and delicious Mediterranean meal. Love the chicken souvlaki bowls! Plenty of toppings to add and I love their house dressing. Service is fast and there is plenty of seating. Atmosphere is modern and bright. read more

I keep having to decrease my rating here because the service is just going downhill. There are only a few employees who care about giving food service. There is one employee in particular who makes it very evident that she is miserable being there and haphazardly throws together the bowls. Tonight's bowls were a mess. They wwre drowning in sauce and had barely any rice. All of the proportions were way off. It's a shame because me and my husband love Rachel's but we've become extremely hesitant to come here anymore. read more

Rachel's Mediterranean Grill - Mediterranean Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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Food was just okay. Very nice service and workers. However, the place was freezing and the food was not warm at all. This was our first time here and we will not return. read more

Place went insanely downhill. Always out of multiple things and the chicken is old and dry. That was my final try

Highly recommend. I met a staff member of rachel's (Mya) while on a trip to buffalo exploring the town of hamburg. She recommended I come in and eat at rachels, so I did. She was working when I was there and th food and service was absolutely amazing. She is so passionate about Rachel's at work, and even out and about. I will be back soon when I come to visit!! read more

Service was excellent- girl behind counter ( shark attack) was super friendly and pleasant

Rachel's Mediterranean was very busy when we stopped in for lunch on this Tuesday, an indication of its popularity. There was a long line of office workers and shoppers standing on line, but the line moved very quickly. We had ample time to make our decisions as we moved right up to the counter. The "concept" is to select 1) Choose a Base 2) Pick a Protein and then 3) Add Extras. The real fun begins as you move down the line, selecting from tantalizing meats and vegetables. Everything is fresh, and laid out in front of you behind the glass. We love the fresh, hearty rice bowls with beef and a huge array of fresh and tasty vegetables. read more

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This location stands up to the quality of the others. I don't think they would be as good as door dash or take out especially if you get the amazing greek fries. To enjoy them you really need to eat it fresh in store or else it will be mush. read more

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Typically, Rachele's Mediterranean is a slam dunk. The food is made fresh to order. It is clean. It is fresh. It is delicious. today, however I question what the staff was thinking. It was about 1215 which anybody knows is the lunch hour and the lunch rush. It was at that point. They decided to mop the floors which made it an absolute slippery disaster. When we arrived in there, the soda machine that had been broken for the last six months is still broken, which is pretty crappy. Food itself was displayed in a neat and orderly manner. The facility was clean. The workers were helpful upon cashing out they had literally no regular pop. They had Coca-Cola zero and Diet Coke and iced tea and bottled water. They were out of Sprite, regular Coke, and any other beverage they did not have a place for you to get your own water so the only way you could have something to drink was to buy a four dollar bottle of water that's pretty crappy. It was poor planning on their part. It is poor management on a Monday morning not to have restock items from the weekend. It actually reminded me of the Chinese restaurant that's in my hometown. All mismatched do better be a better and go bills read more

great food, always fresh, excellent service everyone is always so pleasant, very clean. Never disappointed And a great spot to go For a healthier option. Portions are filling. read more

Food was perfect as always, service was good per usual. nothing but great things over here, been to this location numerous times and it's always the same experence! read more

Just read the reviews all echoing the same feedback about terrible staff/management/portions/quality/pricing..this is truly the worst Rachel's location. It's obvious that since Rachel's starting popping up everywhere..the food quality and quantity has taken a complete nosedive. This location especially. The little hot sauce packets are a nice, trashy touch. Staff is always confused/chaotic here. This place is just..bad food..bad vibes..go somewhere else. read more

This place is terrible, something was missing from every item in my takeout order: The side of rice with the Open Chicken Souvlaki The side of pita with the The Veggie Platter The Tzatziki sauce with the Salad Bowl I emailed support right after I got home, on 12/15, it's been over a month and my case is still in queue so just dropping this review here instead. read more

A few years ago, this location was my first experience with Rachel's Mediterranean Grill... I had lived in California for a few years prior, long enough that there were no Rachel's at the time I moved there. I only knew about Rachel's from commercials I would see when watching Bills games from the west coast. When my family and I moved back a few years ago, we made sure to try Rachel's, as my wife loves Mediterranean food... We were impressed with this location then... Almost like a Chipotle, but for Mediterranean food. Then we stopped at this location again recently... And holy smokes, it has somehow gone downhill a bunch since our first visit a few years ago... It was dirty inside, hard to find a clean place to sit. We ordered ahead so we could skip the line and found multiple items from our order missing. One of them was hummus, which ended up being spoiled and rancid (once we got the order corrected). The rest of the food was just kinda mediocre at best. Everything tasted ok, but I was nervous we'd get sick based on everything else wrong in there. We didn't end up getting sick, but I don't think we'll ever be coming back to this location anyway. read more

Food was really good. Tasted fresh and healthy but also very filling. The ingredients were very fresh.

Something happened since the last time we ordered from Rachel's in Hamburg (which was missing the extra meat I paid for, but was at least edible). It used to be so good. What's the point of ordering extra steak if all you get is three chunks of raw--bloody red--meat linked together by fatty sinew. Looks alone said, "Eat at your own risk." Paid $3 extra for inedible "Steak, is it?" Same with the chicken...used to get flavorful marinated bite-sized pieces of chicken; now it's two overcooked dry tenders. Even the feta seemed downgraded. Who let this place lose its pride? Seems to be a trend in the reviews too, so it's not like this could have gone unnoticed this long--who's on quality control? Find them, let them go, and find someone else who cares. $40 for a salad bowl and rice bowl--and just returned them to the garbage where they evidently were made. I feel bad for the employees who seem as uninspired as the person responsible for the business--it's not their fault that their leadership lacks vision and leads by poor example. read more

Rachel's Mediterranean Grill - Large chunks of raw steak strung together with fatty sinew. Unappetizing. Inedible. - Mediterranean Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Great food love to come here when I'm out and about the Greek fries added with chicken are my favorite highly recommend

The food is good here as in it's fresh and always tastes good. However the workers are extremely miserable every time we go. Always have to ask for more of the toppings, attitudes, unfriendly. The restaurant is very clean but makes us want to go elsewhere because the service is always below average. Definitely will continue to go to Rachel's, just not here! read more

The thought of eating here never even once crossed my mind, but my Dad suggested this Place for us to Try. Located in a Small Plaza on McKinley Parkway right over by Wegmans and the McKinley Mall. My Dad mostly suggested this place for a Healthy Dinner, before we headed downtown to watch the Buffalo Sabres host the newest NHL Team, the Seattle Kraken for the 1st Time. When we walked in it was it almost 5 PM and my Dad's first impression of the Place was a bit of a Turn Off to him. He thought that Rachel's was a place where you could sit down, someone comes over to greet you, you have your order Taken and then they bring the Food to you. He didn't know that was like what Chipotle's, Moe's & Subway's was where you go up to the Counter and ask for what you want and they assemble it for you. A bit overpriced as I paid almost 28 Dollars for my Dad's Chicken Salad and my Lamb Gryo. We ate for almost 30 Minutes, Dad enjoyed the Taste of his Salad but he thought that it was too big of a Portion in his Opinion (I ate some of his to help finish it off). Also what turned him off was that the Chicken was Cold, it should've been Hot (in his Opinion). My Gryo was really Tasty, Meat was perfectly Cooked, Lettuce & Onions gave it a nice Fresh Bite, Hummus was Smooth and Creamy, Olives were Briny. However, I do regret asking for them to put extra Garlic Spread on there as Mild and Nutty as it was, with a small burning sensation after Each Bite I took. The smell of the Garlic was lingering on my Breath for the rest of the Night, my Dad even told me this at the Game. So I think this will be a one time Experience for us as my Dad will never be back in any of the Locations. As for me it would have to take a lot for Rachel to Medite-reign me back in. !!! read more

2nd visit, 2nd bad experience. My family all wanted falafel, and I ordered them without looking. I didn't notice they were burnt to a dark crisp, no wonder she asked me if I wanted them broken up on my rice bowls lol. I wanted Gyro, and I can't get over how skimpy the portions were. Chipotle has the same concept as this place, but even they don't skimp on protein. I asked for our sauces on the side, watched her drop the sealed cups on the floor-then put them in our bag. How is that ever acceptable? I had already paid at this point, and bolted out because I had a hangry family at home. Never again. read more

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One small scoop of rice. Ordered the grilled veggie rice bowl but unfortunately no peppers were ready. Also no chopped red pepper. I privately emailed Rachel's and got no response so now I am posting this review. read more

Rachel's Mediterranean Grill - Mediterranean Near Me - Buffalo, New York

So disappointed !!!! out of everything no balalaika no shawarma no hot sauce no taboli and place was filthy took food to go doubt I'll be back oh btw it was only 6:00 why are you even in business if don't have what is on menu. read more

Always love Rachel's. Their wraps are so good. The Rachel's rice is delicious. Some location over cook their chicken but I always have good luck with this location. The rice bowl is the best bang for your buck. read more

Not good is an understatement. "Sucked" is more apt. I've wanted to try this place for quite some time. My daughter mentioned that they are now available via DoorDash. Today was the day! To be honest, I was unaware that ALL of the products are wraps, other than the rice bowls. I ordered what I assumed to be three salad type meals with 12 inch white pita. Nope - got three wraps. $62.00 was the total for these Middle Eastern type burritos. My daughter and I were a bit surprised, hubby is clueless about most things so he wasn't fazed at all. My veggie wrap/"wish it were" souvlaki was a giant mess of all different things. Tzatziki was my sauce of choice and it ENCOMPASSED everything! Including the two romaine root ends - or butts, as I call them ! Stupidly I ordered what I assumed to be a side of tabouli. Let me just stop here and say that I make my own tzatziki and tabouli, I am well aware of what goes into them. The cucumber sauce, other than being excessively applied, was OK. The tabouli -seriously - was just a scoop of seasoned parsley tossed into this messy mix. Try as I might, no bulgur to be found. Absolute garbage! NEVER will I order from here again. Cedars, PLEASE reopen. read more

Called here for a pickup order of two steak souvlakia in a whole wheat wrap. Had to repeat order three times since they " were very busy." We arrived and Zi went in to pick up the order. There was no spectate pick-up line so I waited until I was addressed by an associate ready to take my order. I was directed to the checkout area. I paid the bill and we went home to enjoy the meal. The pita was tough, could not taste the feta cheese, which we ordered and realized we received chicken( chewy) instead of the steak we had ordered. This was my first, and last time at Rachel's. read more

Came here because my bf said the food was good. It took over 20 minutes to get our order. Staff was unfriendly and one had his headphones in his ears while we ordered. They forgot about our order until the manager noticed we were still waiting. There is a clear communication issue at this location and the bad attitude made more than one customer upset. read more

Had lunch there the other day. They never disappoint at Rachel's. The Chick Brown rice Bowl is very good. Plus the steak fries are awesome too. read more

Rachel's Mediterranean Grill - Chicken Brown Rice Bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Overhyped, overpriced & upset my stomach. I asked for a sauce on the side, the person poured it all over my salad. While eating my salad I found 3 soggy cold french fries mixed in with the spring mix. Poor customer service... read more

Something is wrong with this location, the young lady making our wraps was so rude. Not like smile in your face, passive aggressive. Just downright yeah I don't really care if I'm rude what else do you fucking want rude. She threw down the toppings with the anger of 10,000 souls, it was a site to see. And it was made so bad that after one bite the entire wrap just tore apart into a sloppy mess. It was impressively terrible. Never again will I eat at this place. If there's a metaphor for how our world seems to be deteriorating before our very eyes, Rachel's on McKinley road is the perfect one. read more

Rachel's Mediterranean Grill - A pita wrap after one bite. Sloppy mess. - Mediterranean Near Me - Buffalo, New York

This location is very clean and service is fantastic. Everything was fresh and full not needing to be replenished. I had the Steak bowl with rice and a myriad of toppings! They weren't stingy either. When I'm in the area this will definitely be my go too! read more

Food was delicious. BUT Employees all looked like they truly hated their job. One was banging pans on the counter annoyed they had to switch an empty pan for a guest that wanted an ingredient. All of them from start to finish seemed absolutely miserable. After my service experience, I went to fill my fountain drink where I found an ant infestation all over the beverage counterCrawling all over. An employee filled their drink before me so definitely saw it. I didn't drink my drink. Thought about not eating the meal... can't imagine the prep kitchen being any cleaner if this is how they allow the area to be where they know guests will blatantly see!! Yikes. Really REALLY concerning from a health/sanitation perspective. read more

Dear Rachel's, you are genuinely one of my favorite lunch spots. I feel you are incredibly underrated and I hope to see continued growth in your company because I LOVE your food. Have not had a single bad experience yet. Food is always fresh, on point, and EXTREMELY generous. If you enjoy a food coma, don't come here. Rachel's will leave you feeling full but energized to power through your day. I usually get the chicken bowl, loaded with veggies, and an extra pita. Staff is friendly and calm, never making you feel rushed or unwelcome. Ample comfortable seating in a clean space. See you guys soon!!!! read more

Rachel's Mediterranean Grill - Mediterranean Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Everything went down hill. Staff was rude, portions are so small. $18 for a chicken pita with 5 small chunks of chicken. They switched fries months ago and are terrible, they switched pita chips pre covid and those have also remained terrible. Save your money and go elsewhere. read more

Yuck. I can't believe people say these Rachels are any good. My souvlaki must have been made at least four hours beforehand. Drive to either Pita gourmet, Pegasus or any other greek restaurant and get some fresh hot gyros or souvlaki. read more

The place was slammed today. While I can empathize with the staff, I think the management needs to make some changes or they will be losing a lot of regular customers. Our order last week was totally screwed up - we ordered fries, two salads with gyro meat. We got no fries, the wrong toppings on the salads, and no pitas. Called to complain and Josh offered two salads on the house. We ordered again today. Like I said, place was slammed. Wife had spent a total of like 20 minutes on the phone just to get the order placed. Whoever answered the phone wanted to put her on hold because it was busy (two times). First time she'd waited 10 minutes on hold then called again. Anyway, after getting the order placed, I go pick it up. Drive away, realize no pitas in the bag. Back to restaurant, ask for pitas. Get home, toppings "almost" as ordered, except no olives. Missing one extra tatziki we'd ordered. No feta cheese on one salad. Clearly the business is not staffed for the onslaught of customers they're seeing. I love the food there, but will be hard pressed to go back for more. read more

Don't waste your time! I stopped in on Friday and tried to order two chicken souvlaki. As the made the first, they scrapped the hard chicken bits off the side of the metal container - putting about 2-3 tablespoons of chicken shards on the wrap. When I asked if they had any other chicken, they said they didn't - even though there was about 20# of chicken on the grill behind them. They told me the had no more chicken and explained they were saving the chicken on the grill for the next day. As they continued to build my wrap, they told me they had no lettuce, and no cucumber. When I asked, they told me they did have those items but they weren't cut. Again, they didn't want to cut new lettuce because they didn't want it to "go to waste". I asked for the telephone number of their manger who I spoke to. His name is Bob and he told me he would send a gift card via email and that never happened. Needless to say, I'd avoid this place at all costs. They don't have any concerns about the customer and are prefect willing to serve garbage to paying customers. Very low standards. read more

This place is excellent! If You like fresh foods delivered quick. Taboile is excellent and all dressings are made by restaurant. Casual atmosphere -vine reminds me of chipotle read more

Tried Rachel's for the first time today. Called in our order and picked up about 15 minutes later. Everything seemed OK. When we got home (a 45 minute drive) and checked the bag we were missing our appetizer and my wife's entree was devoid of any topping / protein (essentially she received a small bowl of rice with some sauce on it). Charged for our correct order but ended up with about half of it. When I called back to explain the situation I was placed on hold and, after more than 5 minutes, I gave up. Needless to say it was a terrible first impression and the Rachel's on McKinley will no longer be on our list of restaurants to patronize. read more

It's alright but so expensive how is a bowl $17. That's pretty pricey. Food was good but to me not with it.

I used to love this place but they have now messed up my order 5 times in a row I haven't gone there at all this year without them messing something up whether it be not adding sauce or protein giving me someone else's order or completely forgetting about it. I don't know what happened because it used to be my favorite but something must have changed. I won't be going back for a 6th disappointment read more