Chicken Thighs were perfection! Rice was cooked perfectly and well seasoned. Lentil soup was good - not your Mom's - Very Tasty. Definitely eating here again.. Maybe tomorrow for the lamb read more

Delivery was on time and food was hot. The lentil soup was different than I'm used to yet delicious. It wasn't as thick as other Mediterranean places, it was lighter but flavorful. The grape leaves were plentiful, just needed more filling I think. read more

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Gyro meat seams to be more fresh than mr gyros. Very friendly staff and better hours than mr gyros. I only compare since they are close to each other and my goto! read more

I loved the soups there; they made my day! I liked the atmosphere of the restaurant too.

Been a happy customer for over 10 years. Love the middle eastern food. Great lunch specials. Favorite are the kabobs. Priced at $9.95 a great deal. Enjoy the freshly brewed ice tea. Located in strip Medel with plenty of parking. read more

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Came in for lunch and they have some good lunch specials! It's a cute little restaurant and the service was super quick and friendly. You can't go wrong with some chicken shawarma (except spelling it) which comes with some rice and choice of 2 sides (got to make one the hummus with pita!) It was a filling, tasty portion that is especially great for those grabbing lunch quickly on a break. They also have wraps for less fancy options and some entrees for more fancy options. If you want some Middle Eastern food that's quick, reasonably priced, and tasty, you aren't going to do any better. read more

Sinbad Cafe & Grill - Chicken shawarma lunch special - Middle Eastern Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

Great weekday lunch specials: Chicken Thigh Kebab and Chicken Shawarma with a variety of options for sides. Looking forward to trying additional items on the menu. read more

Awesome food! I love their breakfast! The breakfast potatoes mixed with onions are delish. The lunch special is enough for 2 meals. I love the chicken shawarma with sides of baba ghanoush & hummus with warm pita yummmm The owner is super cool and really appreciates his customers! My fave restaurant in Secaucus! read more

Sinbad Cafe & Grill - Middle Eastern Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

We ordered $60 worth of take out last night centered around what we thought would be outstanding falafel and lamb kebab. The lamb was severely over-cooked , lacked any kind of seasoning and it was dry and nasty. I was so very disappointed as we had invited a special guest to sample your food. I visited the restaurant and enjoyed a lamb wrap weeks ago which was cooked to perfection. But this is so disappointing. I also ordered a Lamb wrap last night without tahini sauce. The same dry morsels of lamb were in the wrap and it included the sauce specifically stated that I did not want. Therefore I really couldn't eat it. The salads that accompanied the wrap and the meal were wilted and over dressed. The lettuce also was also gritty as if it hadn't been cleaned properly. The rice was also bland and unseasoned and pretty Al dente for my taste. Fortunately, spinach pies. the hummus and baba ganouj along with the pita bread was very good. But the falafel! It might as well of been pellets for a rabbit cage. They were dry, hard, over fried, and small. Not sure I'll ever get food from here again. I was so disappointed. Perhaps we didn't get your best food because it was at the tail end of your long day. I know we ordered around 8pm but my goodness, it was just awful. I will say you were efficient with the delivery and that's why I gave you at least one star combined with the two side orders and your warm pita bread. read more

Sinbad Cafe & Grill - Falafel? - Middle Eastern Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

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My fiance's parents were in from out of town and staying at the hotel across the street so we decided to meet here for breakfast. My fiance said that he has carried out breakfast from here before, but this was my first time here. The prices are extremely reasonable for their breakfast, a breakfast sandwich with bacon eggs and cheese is around $3.00. My fiance ordered BEC, I ordered TBEC and his parents both had over easy eggs and toast. You get to choose the bread for you sandwich and we both of us got our sandwiches on kaiser rolls. The food came our really quickly and looked pretty good. The food tasted good and definitely hit the spot. I would have liked more egg on the sandwich though. There was definitely more bread than anything else, but for the price I guess I can't complain. The service was OK, not great considering we were the only people in the restaurant. In my opinion, if you are looking for a cheap and quick breakfast place, this is a good option. read more

Sinbad Cafe & Grill - Turkey bacon egg and cheese breakfast sandwich on a kaiser roll - Middle Eastern Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

I LOVE SINBAD!!! Delivery and takeout is always quick and easy. The staff is super nice and professional. My father is a frequent breakfast visitor and they treat him like family. Customer service 10/10!! Now to the best part the FOOD. It's so fresh and amazing. For breakfast you can't go wrong with the Greek omelet and home fries (but any omelet is amazing) and great prices you can choose a 2 or 3 egg omelet. My favorite lunch/dinner go to are the grapes leaves, Baba ghanouj (YOU WILL NOT FIND BETTER ANYWHERE -- trust me I know and I have tried many no one can even compare), Greek salad (with their super moist perfectly grilled chicken)and/or any of the wraps. All the ingredients are fresh and tasty and very fairly priced. For a bonus try their smoothies esp the mango one ... you will thank me later!! read more

*vegan options* LOVE THIS SPOT!! I ordered food for delivery and it came within 20 minutes. The portions are big, the food is delicious, and the service it phenomenal. read more

Pretty solid spot for Mediterranean food. Their lunch specials are great - for under $10 you get to choose from a few entrees and two sides. Their lentil soup is not as thick as you would typically see, but still has a lot of flavor. Their hummus is slightly oily, but tasty and they give a generous amount of pita. I suggest getting the chicken shawarma - it has such a nice tangy flavor that pairs well when combining with the pita and hummus. read more

Still feeling the love at Sinbad Cafe in Secaucus NJ. They've got an 80's jam on, "Make This Man a Better Man," Beatles, Bee Gees, tunes just make me happy. Sitting amidst faux columns evoking a warm cozy club feel. There are soccer team scarves posted on the walls and a TV for sports fans. Food is straightforward, fresh, properly spiced. I had lunch special with salad, meatball soup and beef kofta kebab with yellow rice. Confident, pleasant staff are helpful throughout the meal. read more

Baba Ghanouj" out of this world We recently catered a 60 person party using this restaurant for the first time. The food arrived hot, on time and tasted delicious. Our guests loved it. I recommend this place very highly. read more

I eat here all the time . Its awesome! Family recipes and a family business. The tastes are delicious especially the Cheese Borak Filo Pastry and Baba Ghanouj - wow! Nick B read more

*This review is for the takeout option only* After having a really terrible day, my dad brought home one the best chicken wraps I have ever had. He also got the taboule. The chicken shawarma wrap is out of this world, the chicken is thin slices seasoned well with lettuce & tomato in a whole wheat wrap. The extra pickle adds the perfect saltiness to offset the intense flavor of the shwarma. The side was a little salad seasoned perfectly with Italian. I don't think I could speak for the taboule myself because my mom would not share with me. That speaks for itself how good it is, plus she said that the taboule was not salty like a lot are. Both meals were very generous portions at a great price! A little over $12 together. read more

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Had lunch here with friends here and i must say i enjoyed my Friday lunch. Fast service and food tasted awesome. Definitely recommended. Tip: If you check-in through Yelp...you get 10 percent discount.. read more

Sinbad Cafe & Grill - Middle Eastern Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

The careless waitress took my credit card & returned the receipt-to-sign only. Never heard of that happening before & I'm a former waiter. I left thinking I had already received my card. More than halfway back to Philly on the turnpike I realized what she did. I called. She and her "manager" confirméd they had the card but couldn't mail it to me until their boss came in & agreed..? I follow up repeatedly In the following DAYS & the boss eventually says he'll send it. Week or so later I give up waiting & get a new card. Yes, I should have done that originally but I had faith a small business would care. Nah. GET IT TOGETHER!! Food was not mémorable. I think I remember it being sloppy, too, just like their operation. read more

To me 3.5 stars.. The lunch special price high .but servings are plenty ... They definitely feed you more rice than meat. The ratio of rice to meat 1:10. The baba really really good . I don't know why but I have had their hummus about 5 times , and it gives me the heaves .it's good but turns my stomach . Overall they can do better . Included pictures of lunch had a kafta looks like a turd I un-appealing .. When you get the kafta cut it up right away as to make it appealing . read more

Sinbad Cafe & Grill - Does not that look like a long turd ...cut it right away - Middle Eastern Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

Good deal for lunch special. 8.99 lunch special from 11:30-3:30 you pick Two from appetizer such as lentil or meatball soup, House salad or your choice of hummus or baba gnoush. You then have have 5 or 6 lunch choices being shawarma, kabob and I believe a gyro option ( chicken and lamb options). For the amount of food not a bad deal. My husband enjoyed the hummus and he hates hummus. I enjoyed my lentil soup, meatball soup that my husband ordered not so much. It seemed like a bowl of marinara with meatballs. I ordered a lamb shawarma it was ok. I would like to go back and try food off the lunch special since the food did have good overall flavors. The service was fast. It gets busy during lunchtime because of the special. Our waitress ashley was very attentive. Young girl but gave excellent service. The only reason I wouldn't give this place 5 stars a because the waitresses are all attending the same tables opposed to having there own section. So we tried to keep ordering with Ashley since she was our first encounter. It was very confusing at the end how we were suppose to tip since they all technically helped. read more

Went to this place today for the lunch special. Everything was delicious, the wait staff was very attentive. I had the chicken thigh kebab and my date had the chicken shawarma. They were both perfectly cooked. The rice was enjoyable. The hummus was great, but what stood out was the baba ghanoush. I didn't give this place a perfect score because it was lunch and not dinner. I'll be going back for dinner and will update this review. Go for lunch! It's affordable and great. read more

Wonderful food but better to take out. The baba is smooth, creamy, tangy and perfectly spiced. The fatuous salad is fresh, crunchy and dressed with a lemony herb vinaigrette. Yum! read more

I was coming back from shopping and its name attracts me. After checking the reviews on yelp, I decided to have a try. I got chicken kababs platter which comes with rice. It tastes good but chicken was very oily. On the way back home, its oil was leaked from the box into the plastic bag. But it was filling for one. I like Mediterranean food but this will not be my go to place. They give yelp check discount of 10%. read more

Pretty ordinary. Lunch special-- highlight is the appetizers. Shawarma comes with some gristly meat and a pile of rice that tastes like it is from a mile x-- not homemade. Soup is good. We usually go to Giovanni's a Deli when in the area and will return there. read more

Cheap food.i order first time Philly cheese steak grape leaves, chicken Cesar salad . Honestly food quality is worse. Not recommend. Will never order. read more

Like this place. Come here pretty often, their baba ganouj is really tasty! We order it every time and it's always delicious! Lunch special is a good deal. read more

Sinbad Cafe & Grill - all time favorite! Must try, very delicious - Middle Eastern Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

Their service is horrible. Their food is not too bad bit overpriced. Bunch of teenagers are hired as waitresses. They are not that nice and it takes 40 minutes until the food is ready. Not a good experience at least for me. I tried the place at least 4 or 5 times in past 3 years and had the same experience every time! read more

I work in Secaucus, so I come here for lunch on occasion. That being said, I've only ever gotten the lunch special, but that alone has made enough of an impression on me to write a review. The lunch special is $9 and includes your choice of 5 entrees and 2 starters. Chicken Shawarma, Beef Shawarma, Chicken Kabob, Kofta Kabob or Chicken Thigh Kebob are your entree choices. Your starter choices are house salad, hummus, lentil soup, meatball soup or baba ghanouj. Not bad choices for $9! They give you a good amount too, I always bring some home. I've had the beef and chicken shawarma and the salad, hummus and baba ghanouj and every time I've ordered, the meal has been extremely tasty and consistent. The service is quick and courteous too. I've never been there for dinner or any other meal, but from the other reviews it sounds like the rest of their menu is just as delectable. The rest of the prices seem like they are reasonable also. I'm glad there is a place like this around my office so I don't have to eat at Wendy's or Subway all the time! One of these days I will venture off the lunch special and try some more of their menu. read more

What a letdown!!! Despite being there a long while ago and was very disappointed, my wife said they might have changed, because the reviews were ok. This time, there were two tables about to finish, so virtually, we were the only customers to be served. The waitress was polite and was on time to take our order. The soup was watery weak and barely warm. The wraps were sloppy and the fries were cold. When we asked for some vinegar, the waitress came back and said "the chef said we ran out". I still tipped over 20% because the waitress was very nice. Needless to say, we will not go back. read more

Sinbad is a great place to get authentic Middle Eastern food. I've been ordering out from this place for over a year and it never disappoints. Big on my list is the chicken cabob platter with rice. I also get an order of baba galosh which is the best thing as far as I'm concerned. They serve it with pita too. The humus isn't bad either. It's not much of an eat-in restaurant, but don't let that stop you. read more

Tucked away in a strip mall, this is a very unassuming restaurant. However, the food will knock your socks off-- My husband and I went there on a Tuesday night after work b/c it was on the way home and we were blown away. The portions are very generous, and everything has an authentic homemade taste. we had the Lebnah (yogurt mint garlic dip with pita) and stuffed grape leaves as appetizers. Both were fabulously yummy. We split the mixed chef's grill and with rice and loved all of it, especially the lamb and chicken kabob. We would come back here in a heartbeat. Fabulous food at a very reasonable price. read more

This is THE WORST restaurant i have ever been to...just when i was parking my car i see that gothic looking girl smoking outside anf staring at me with an attitude, i go in and she is the waitress, she was not friendly..whatever she took my order, then the chicken wrap i ordered, yuckkk thw guy who made the sandwich seem to be the owner and it was just terrible!! Even the fries were terrible!!! Secaucus is a small town but do look for somethig Else! Dont ever go to this place!! Just terrible food! read more

I am 110% sure this place only stays in business because it's surrounded by hotels and there is a serious lack of local competition on the breakfast front. I would give it one star but my omelet was actually pretty good. My friend and I came here for a hangover cure a la eggs and pancakes. We walked in and were ignored (by the one cook and one waitress). Seeing no sign indicating whether we should wait to be seated our seat ourselves, we chose the latter and sat at the last open table. For the next 10 minutes, the waitress literally ignored us... As in, made eye contact with me and then looked away and continued with her other tables. Finally she came over. I ordered an omelet with onions peppers and tomatoes and she didn't understand what I wanted. I'm not exaggerating. I had to explain I wanted a "veggie" omelet but with those 3 vegetables only. I asked for a grilled bagel instead of toast and you would have thought I asked for instructions on a frontal lobotomy. She was just completely baffled. She said, "toasted?" And I said no, grilled, but that she could toast it if the cook couldn't grill it. My friend ordered banana pancakes. Now, in the meantime, we got two vitamin waters and one of them was expired! I mean, it's water so it can't be that bad but I'm pretty sure the Dept of Public Heath frowns on that kind of thing ... Our food came out pretty quickly, decent portions, the home fries were well seasoned and the omelet was actually great. When the waitress brought the bagel she said, "I guess he was able to grill it!" Buttttt it was toasted. Ah well, the mysterious and elusive grilled bagel strikes again? And it was burned enough to taste the char. We were starving and ate everything, toasted or not. And then I looked at my plate and saw what looked like blue frosting caked into the side of the plate. Nothing I ate was blue. These dishes just weren't clean at all. Neither was the table. And as I looked around, neither was anything else.. All the chairs were falling apart (including ours) and the place was just kinda ruddy. But the dirty dishes are grotesque and unacceptable. Oh and I should mention 1. There is no where to wait. At all. So if the tables are full you either linger in the restaurant awkwardly, or you leave. 2. Halfway through our meal, a woman with two small kids came in and she dropped one in a little curtained-off area behind my seat.. Except the curtain was open and this little nugget was watching a movie on her laptop. Which is fine, but it was like being a daycare. If they got rid of that little area, they actually would be able to seat waiting patrons. Finished our meal and waited another 10-15 minutes before we got the check, which -- predictably, given our whole experience -- was overcharged. I told the waitress, who did fix it, but it was the icing on the cake. Or should I say the icing on the dirty dishes. read more

If you come here around 5:30 you'll get the fastest service ever. My salad and lemonade(they don't serve any alcohol) came out in two minutes. I had the Shawarma chicken and so did my friend. This is a very clean and relaxed restaurant. read more

Sinbad Cafe & Grill - Middle Eastern Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

the cashier/cook was super rude. I took cash out but decided to use my card instead he refused my card because he saw the cash first and supposedly did the transaction. He said he wasn't going to change it cuz it was too late read more

A hidden gem in the parking lot of Dunkin Donuts. You wouldn't know it was here unless you looked for it. But...so worth it when you find it. They have great food and awesome breakfast specials with huge portions. The cook makes it right in front of you from his kitchen station. The wait staff is friendly and polite. It's like having a new diner in town with a Mediterranean twist. Come and see for yourself how good it is, you won't be disappointed! read more

Sinbad Cafe & Grill - Middle Eastern Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

First of all, I really appreciate how friendly everyone was, from the cook to the waitresses. I felt extremely welcomed and comfortable, which you'd think would be the standard at most restaurants, but it's not. I actually visited twice in one day, once for takeout, and later in the evening for dinner. I started my meal with the baba ghanouj & warm pita, which was delightful. It was a generous portion, enough for 3, and it was very, very fresh. My boyfriend had the Lamb kebab wrap with french fries, no complaints. The lamb was well seasoned and cooked to a perfect medium, and all of the elements were in perfect balance. Not too much or too little of anything. I had the tabbouli with the chicken kebab. The tabbouli was huge, way more than i expected given the fact that I ordered the small, but I was more than happy to take my leftovers home. I have never had such tender chicken, ever. Ever. I'm a stickler for presentation and the grill marks were beautiful. Our server was very attentive but not pesky- and most importantly, THIS RESTAURANT IS SPOTLESSLY CLEAN!!!! I will definitely be returning. Good food that comes out quickly, very fair prices, and very, very clean. What more can you ask for? read more

Simple and good Mediterranean food. Chicken shawarma was tasty. People are pleasant and polite. Salad and Hummus was good combination with the shawarma. Definitely a nice small place to eat. read more

This restaurant was awesome. The food was excellent and fresh. The service was timely and polite. I ate dinner there one evening, it was so good I went back the next day for breakfast. The ONLY issue I had with Sinbad's is that they do kinda nickle and dime you a bit. I ordered water with dinner and got bottled water automatically, and paid for it. Perhaps that's the norm in New Jersey though. read more