I can't believe how good this food is. We stopped in randomly on a road trip and I'm so glad we did. Every single thing I tried on the buffet line was so good on its own. Stop in if you can!! read more

Always AMAZING! This is our fav lunch spot in Kzoo. Home to the BEST hummus of my LIFE. We love the buffet -lunch prices until 3:30! read more

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Went on a Tuesday night with 4 friends. Pretty okay vibe inside. Not the cleanest place ever but good enough. Next to no food was labeled which was confusing for my friends who haven't had Shawarma. The food was pretty bland and had zero seasoning. Totally not worth the price. Slight student discount too which is nice. Buffet so no server but checkout was fast. read more

Shawarma King Buffet - Potatoes, Rice, Meat - Buffets Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

My bother and his family and my dad and my step-mom have been here before dinner. We grabbed some food for an early dinner. We ordered lentil soups, chicken shawarma, falafel, fattoush salad, hummus, garlic sauce, almond rice from shawarma king for 8 people. The chicken and the falafels were both dry, but edible. The hummus is fine. Salad was good at least. Service here is always good for our family. read more

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You should definitely give this buffet a try if you haven't already! The food was fresh and very flavorful! My only complaint was not everything was labeled and I'm not an expert of this cuisine so some of the items I had no idea what they were. But they all tasted good so it is a small complaint but keeps me from giving it a five star review. In any case, I highly recommend this buffet! read more

Absolutely delicious. Silkiest hummus. Mmmmmm Falafel. Chef's kiss. Belly is so full, but must find room for baklava.

All you can eat Mediterranean / Lebanese food. The choices were good and the food was excellent. Lentil soup was well prepared and creamy. The rice pudding dish was excellent. The price is definitely very reasonable for a buffet. Will come back again. read more

AMAZING FLAVOR with fresh food!!! I personally can't get over with their Garlic sauce..!!!!! sooooo delicious!! This was our 4th time. We love some Shawarma King at any time!! Thank you for delicious food, Shawarma King! read more

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You will find a hearty-meal in a retro-restaurant with spot on servers and cooks. We enjoyed the vegetable soup and the Shish Kabob.

Shawarma King? More like Shawarma Joker. While the hospitality here is great, the food was absolutely disappointing. My family and I only enjoyed the vermicelli rice. Most of the entrees tasted stale, especially the okra and carrots that were coated in tomato sauce. All the meat were dry. Besides the falafel, unfortunately nothing about the food here was Mediterranean. I quote my mother, "I wouldn't feed this to my dogs or cats." read more

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If you haven't heard of or been to Shawarma King in Kalamazoo, then you're definitely missing out! This hidden gem has the most delicious Hummus I have eaten in a long while. All the people that work here are so nice and welcoming, and you can definitely tell that the food here is made with love! Thank you so much for the great experience, and I will definitely be back next time I'm driving by Kalamazoo. read more

Shawarma King Buffet - Home-Style Cooking - Buffets Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

On a Friday evening we ventured out to crave something different and decided that some Shwarma King was in order. A little distance from home added to our anticipation of a hot buffet, filled with great food. To our surprise, the restaurant was pretty empty but the buffet table was full and hot. We started with fantastic lentil soup and a salad. The lettuce was a little old (and a bit brown), but it was still good, with fresh tomatoes too. We piled the next plate with fresh hommous and baba ganoush and dipped our pita bread in accordingly. Main course was plentiful, with chicken and beef dishes accompanied by different rice blends and a little falafel, which was a bit dry for my taste. Overall, for a $16 buffet, I would come back occasionally for some good middle eastern fare! read more

This is truly some of the best Mediterranean/Middle Eastern food I've ever had. I used to eat regularly at a large buffet in Fort Worth, Texas and although this place doesn't have their variety they are definitely their equal on quality. My wife and I drive an hour and a half each way from Elkhart to eat here. read more

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Shwarma King... my rock.. my everything... if I could give you 6 stars my love I would. Favorite Shwarma buffet of all time and she is trapped in Kalamazoo Michigan. Their falafel changed my life. If you're ever in town please go here. read more

Shawarma King Buffet - Falafel of two.... Oh how I wish I could reach through this wretched screen and have you to myself once again....... - Buffets Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

I have been eating at SK for many years. Last night we got a few things for takeout , a light and tasty dinner. And I was overwhelmed by how amazing the food is. Did you get a new chef?? The lentil soup, fattoush salad, grape leaves and hummus were spectacular! Keep it up and I'll eat with you more!!! read more

Dinner of meat, meat and meat. Perfect for keto, you just have to skip over the falafel, rice, beans and pita breads. Beef shawarma, chicken shawarma, beef kafta, chicken biryani. Delicious but I will say that they were quite dry. Some of the garlic sauce or the yogurt with cucumber really helped to solve that. Very flavorful and the service was outstanding. The young ladies refilling drinks were efficient and friendly. $13 for dinner plus tip. A fantastic deal. [Round number review 11200 overall, 976 of 2019.] read more

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that was a new experience lunch buffet feeling blessed just to try something different fair price, good food and the attendance super nice helping with any question I recommend this place? yes! ;-) read more

Every time I visit Kalamazoo, this place is a stop I absolutely MUST make. It's one of my favorite places to eat. They offer a variety of fresh, hot, tasty foods on the buffet including my favorites: chicken shawarma, rice with the little noodles in it, hummus, garlic sauce, salad, crunchy fried pita chips, and a variety of vegetables. What I love the most is being able to add as much garlic sauce as I please to my meal. The customer service is always warm and friendly at Shawarma King. The restaurant is ways clean, and I usually will pack a to-go container with all the goodies I love at a reasonable price. read more

This is a clean buffet. There is a great selection of food and sauces-something for everyone. Price is very fair. They also have soups and a salad. Staff are welcoming. read more

Delicious food, great service and reasonable cost. I love to support local businesses.

My favorite place for Arabic food! I am fan of the beef Shawerma and hummus There are many varieties of rice, meat and vegetables. It costs around 9-12 dollars per person. read more

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Food: The food was fresh and had amazing flavors. The lentil soup was extremely rich in flavor. The shish kafta was very savory. Environment: It was pretty empty when I went during their dinner hours. Due to covid most people rather take their food to go. I enjoyed having the dining area to myself. It was nice and quiet and very neat and up kept. Staff: The staff are very nice and helpful. I never have a problem with their well mannered staff. Due to covid the staff have to make your plate for you at the buffet, but you can stand next to them and point out what you'd like. Overall this is a great spot for lunch and I'm glad I went during their dinner course for the first time. read more

Shawarma King Buffet - Shish Kafta, White Rice, chicken - Buffets Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

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This place, is a jewel. I love Lebanese food, not only is it good for you, it tastes good too. The price is good and I the food is well made. The hummus and tabbouleh are perfect. The meats and bread are seasoned well and tender. I always make sure to have some salad too, very nicely dressed and savory. Only problem it is on the other side of this am from where I work, so I don't get to eat there often. Thank God my wife has a falafel craving now and then so I have an excuse to have dinner there. read more

Always a favorite of mine. The quality hasn't been as great the last 2 times i went. Have switched to Olga's for higher quality and consistency. But I have so many fond memories of Shawarma King. read more

Had the Buffet Exceptional service and amazing food . The coffee was fresh and strong. Very clean and friendly. :)

I don't remember when was the last time we had been there. I am not good with Buffet but friends suggested that they do serve regular sandwiches so I gave it a try. Their buffet price isn't bad especially with college ID, you get 10% off for dine-in. Service seemed to be a little slow but the sandwich was so delicious so it made up for it. read more

Just driving through the area and found on Yelp. So happy we did! Arrived with the intent of trying buffet lunch ($13). Cold/salad bar (about 8 choices) and Hot/soup/entree bar (about 12 choices) had very good selections. Food is not heavily seasoned but has the distinct Lebanese flavors in certain dishes. Standouts for us were: hummus, baba ghanouge (spelling?), garlic dip, fresh deep fried pita chips, salad, Falafel, majoudra (spelling?), chicken shawarma, lentil soup & okra stew. We ate 2nd & 3rds of these items in particular. Rice pudding dessert was good but not as thick as I prefer. The two buffet bars are VERY clean and so is the restaurant. Entrees all look appetizing and are kept filled. Pepsi products with free refills. A basket of generous pita bread comes with meal. Staff is very, very nice. Great keep up with clearing tables. Restaurant stayed busy with dine in and carry out (7.99lb.). They have been around for 15 yrs when I inquired. I see how they have maintained the business with the great quality of food and service. We plan to return when in the Kalamazoo area again. Hope you will try them out. read more

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This place is amazing!! If you like schwarma it is so good. Fortunately Kzoo has a few good choices. I especially love the fattoush salad. I recommend the lunch buffet which is everyday priced at $9.99. The staff are friendly and attentive. read more

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Pretty good. I went here for lunch today when in town visiting friends. It's definitely not anything fancy, but they had beef and chicken shwarma, as well as all the garlic paste you want (yesss!). Lunch is $9.99 a person which is fair, too. I had some shwarma, falafel, potatoes, mint tea, and rice pudding, for dessert. I unfortunately wasn't super hungry today but next time will do some damage here, ha. My favorite items were the beef shwarma and the rice pudding. They also had soup and salad. Waitservice was extremely prompt and they actually come around with a coffee pot full of tea, for the mint tea refills, too. Like I said previously, not a fancy place, but the food is tasty. read more

After reading the other reviews and looking at pictures I was really excited to try this place. It was well-packed for a Thursday evening. I opted for the buffet. Sadly it didn't meet my expectations. I tried all the meats: lamb, beef shawarma, both kinds of chicken, vegetable soup, pita chips, hummus, baba, falafel, and collared greens if I remember correctly. Everything was dry and quite bland. I dipped pretty much everything in the hummus/baba to make it more palatable. The pita chips were too greasy and I like greasy foods. Nothing tasted bad, but there was nothing that made me particularly excited to return to the buffet station for round 2. Service was fine and the staff were really nice. I hope the regular menu options are better better. I was super curious about this place for about a month and I'm glad I finally tried it. I just don't plan on returning. read more

My family loves this quaint little shawarma buffet! The staff is SO kind and always so attentive to each customer! (Gloves are provided and required for buffet use during this pandemic time. It's a nice touch for protection from more than just covid, and not an inconvenience!) You can also order to go or from a menu, but we love stopping by for the buffet, it's our favorite! The food is so consistent, always delicious, always warm, always fresh tasting - we've come in at many different times of the day and it's just always been amazing! You can also create a to go box from the buffet with your favorite foods and they price by weight. To dine in the lunch buffet is $12.00/person, dinner is $14.00/person. Great deals! Students can also receive a 10% off dine in discount on the dinner buffet with a student ID! The hummus is SO creamy! Way better than any store bought version you can find! But in my opinion the very best sauce is the garlic sauce!! Anywhere that I have access to limitless quantities of beyond delicious garlic sauce is a win in my book! ;) (The beauty of a buffet - you can try it all to see what you like!!) read more

Been coming here for over 15 years, first as a kid and now as an adult and the food has always been spot on. Absolutely amazing and by far the best buffet in town. Not a huge selection but what they do they do very well, never left hungry or dissatisfied! read more

They have great budgeted sandwiches if you aren't feeling buffets. They will now serve you for your buffet which is good especially with Covid. Their to go buffets are weighted per pound. Their services are good and their quality of food has improved. There are some pita bread, baklavas and other delicacy sold separately by the front counter as well. read more

I have been coming to this restaurant for about 12 years. Every time I'm in Kalamazoo I stop in and recommend it to everyone. If you eat a single plate of food it costs $12.99 for unlimited. If you are in a hurry and need to take it to go? Now that plate is $18.99 because they want to include things like hummus and tahini in the weight. I won't be ripped off because I don't have time to sit and eat. The amount of food eaten didn't change nor your food cost. What changed was you wanting to double the price for the same amount of food. If you can't understand why that's awful to do to your customers? Then you don't deserve long term customers and people bringing new people in there. Change the price on the weight to be equal per pound to the dine in rate. One plate should cost same as Buffett, more than one plate charge more. read more

This is my go-to restaurant for take out in Kalamazoo. Very authentic & tasty hummus & tabouli! Hummus from the grocery is a weak substitute for Shawarma's in both taste & texture. And I love their grilled chicken dishes! Wonderful taste & reasonably priced. read more

Kalamazoo!! I live in Chicago but in last one month I've stopped in Kalamazoo for various business reasons. Always looking for halal places to eat I've discovered this place. On this trip I had to kill few hours in Kalamazoo and I decided I'll try this place out. Their buffet is most popular and restaurant was packed around noon for lunch buffet. Buffet offers: Main dishes. 2 vegetable dishes. Chicken Shawarma Beef Shawarma Grill chicken 3 types of rice. Falafel Side dishes. Garlic butter. Hummus Salad Yogurt salad Tahini sauce. Lemon Fried pita And more. Variety is good. Service was wonderful. Food was good and definitely great for being far from major cities. I like spicy. Their hot sauce was more close to Tabasco and I'm more of a fan of chili sauce. Wasn't too impressed. I didn't see a single Middle Eastern person dinning in a full restaurant so I'm sure their customers love them and they should. Cost of buffet is $9.95 which was a good deal. Drinks are extra. If you are in the area do give it a try. read more

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My favorite buffet by far. If you love middle eastern food and as much garlic sauce as you can eat... this is the place for you. I've been here at least 4 times now and have not been disappointed yet. They have never ending chicken shawarma, beef shawarma, multiple rices, GARLIC SAUCE, hummus, pita, baba ganoush, lentil soup, and more. And if you're not feeling the buffet (who wouldn't though!) you can come in purchase a to go box and fill it up!! It's awesome because the buffet has also allowed me to try new things and stray from my usual chicken shwarma sandwich that i get every time lol. The staff is very nice and they are always stocking the tray line with fresh food. I have eaten at chinese and indian buffets but finding this middle eastern buffet has been a dream come true. read more

The food here tastes like cafeteria food and isn't authentic. The falafel here is the worst falafel that I've ever had. It was $10 for a lunch buffet, which was overpriced for the low quality. Update 11/15: A couple of people are harassing me on here about my review. I'm entitled to my opinion just as anyone else is. I won't be intimidated by racial slurs. read more

There were some standout dishes on the buffet, the green beans were my favorite, big ones in a rich tomato based sauce, the lentil rice called moujadrah and the lentil soup which had a wonderful flavor. There were a number of meat dishes, a chicken shawarma and a chicken kebab in a gravy, a beef shawarma, and a kefta kebab in gravy as well. I think these aren't meant to be eaten on their own, they're fine as is but really come to life when topped with the garlic sauce, tahini and the cucumber yogurt. I had fun making little sandwiches with the Lebanese thin pitas they put down on each table. There is also a yellow rice pilaf and a white rice pilaf. It's rounded out with okra, greens and falafel. The side table had hummus, baba ghanoush, a delicious mixed salad, and a few other sauces plus rice pudding and fruit for dessert. There were some dishes that I didn't care for, the flavor was odd to me but overall it was above average and a nice change of pace to find a Middle Eastern buffet. What really made the experience though was the really wonderful waitstaff. We came in with three kids and they were so kind and attentive, patient and understanding. Our kids can be fussy, eat very little and we ordered off the menu and they split it. They totally understood, brought us a heaping plate and wrapped it all to go. It wasn't worth it for the buffet for the kids and some places are weird about it, but thank you Shawerma along for letting the adults get their Mediterranean fix. By the way, the kids Raved about the lentil soup mixed with rice. Filling, healthy and kid friendly! read more

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I've eaten lunch here three times (twice dining in and once ordering takeout) and the buffet was great on every occasion. The standout dish for me is the chicken shawarma--eaten on pita with hummus and the superb garlic sauce. They have a good variety on the lunch buffet: at least three different kinds of rice, salad, falafel, steamed veggies, some different stewed vegetables, and of course shawarma (both chicken and beef). There's also soup and plenty of other dishes I didn't mention here. The waitstaff is very friendly and attentive as well! We never went without soda refills and our waitress was always prompt in collecting our used plates. The lunch buffet costs $9.99 plus tax per person and beverages are $1.50. This is a very fair price considering the variety and quality of the food available. You can also order a takeout box from the buffet which is weighed and priced per pound (I think this is something like $6-$7 per pound) and includes complementary pita bread. I accidentally overdid it when I got takeout; I paid about $11, but I had plenty of great food for two big meals. Overall, Shawarma King is great and I will definitely be coming back in the future. read more