This was our first time trying Halal Bites, and it was excellent! The prices were very reasonable,…read morethe staff was friendly, and the flavors were on point. We ordered falafel on rice with salad, a chicken shawarma/lamb/falafel combo with rice and salad and a chicken shawarma/lamb combo for leftovers. All of the meats were perfectly cooked - juicy and flavorful. In particular, the rice paired with chicken or lamb and the white seasoning sauce was delightful. The fresh vegetables in the salad were refreshing and a lovely compliment to the meat and rice. Halal Bites is easy to recommend. For low carb lovers, just order the salad option and skip the rice. Stop in if you haven't tried it!

Great taste and well portioned food. We got the chicken sharwarma and the chicken tikka masala…read morewhich were both tasty. We did take out, so I'm not sure how the ambiance or restaurant set up is.

I ordered lamb gyro without lettuce and they gave me it with lettuce. Horrible sense of paying…read moreattention.

Good food good vibes. Love it would come again. Service was fast and accommodating. Yay!read more

I've eaten many halal platters in NYC and would go as far to say that it's one of my favorite…read morethings to eat. Adam Grill makes a legit halal platter with his own twist. Instead of diced cubes of meat that you'd typically see in NYC-style platters, his chicken and lamb is cut into strips. The result is that the strips come out crispy and juicy. The lamb is packed with flavor and the chicken is pretty solid too though I'll say that the lamb is the real MVP here. The platter portions are generous for $10 and includes really good basmati rice with some salad greens.

I can't say enough good things about this place. The lamb over rice plate is phenomenal--hands down…read morethe best meal I've had in Ithaca. Jimmy makes some seriously delicious food, and the portions are amazing.

Food and service was great! We did takeout and the food was on point!! Will come back next timeread more

Have ordered food for pick up here through DoorDash countless times and spent a countless amount of…read moremoney here always enjoying my food. However, I tried doing this again just the other day and when I went in to pick up the food, they had already given it away to someone else. THEY gave away my food. I was not late to pick it up. They refused to refund or remake the food even though it was THEIR mistake. DoorDash also refused to refund for seemingly no reason. Was coming here for food basically once a week and now won't go again. Terrible customer service.

We went to the buffet for the first time in years , now offered only twice a week post-pandemic …read more.. For filling yourself up with good Indian "comfort food" you can't go wrong ... Those looking for "elevated" or hipster type Indian food may indeed not find it in Ithaca -- but that's not what Diamonds has ever tried to be ... And if you order their entrees (at evenings or non- buffet times), they're usually quite good ... Had the lamb vindaloo a while back & it was quite nice ...

ordered lamb with potatos and got one small piece of potato. I asked telling them I really love the…read morefood and wanted potatos and a woman actually came out of the kitchen and told me it only comes with the one small piece of potato, which is of course ridiculous so I asked her can I get a side of potatoes charge me and she said no. Absurd. They lost a regular customer cause it was the second time they were in the food was quite good but their response was absolutely ridiculous and I was so disappointed and I'll go to the Indian restaurant up in College town in the future.

I swear this is addictive! My sweet spot is white rice, lettuce, sweet and spicy Korean chicken,…read morewhite sauce and a bit of the green. Yum yum yum. I would come to campus and pay to park just to eat at Chick n Bap. The team is keen - no ambiance - it's takeaway!

Travelling through the area, I saw the rave reviews and decided to give it a try. The location is…read morewell hidden on the college campus with no real signs. Once I located the place, I attempted to order the chicken sandwich - its trademark dish and you would swear I asked fr a kidney. "We're not making those today" one of the 4 employees standing around the kitchen said. Sorry for the inconvenience. We ate elsewhere. Sorry I can't rate the food.

We don't order Mediterranean food enough, especially considering how many places we have available…read moreto us in Syracuse. This place was close by and relatively new, so we gave it a go. We've been jonesing for a good shawarma for ages, so we went with beef shawarma over rice, and lamb chops over rice. We threw in some beef sambusas and eggplant salad. The only complaint we had was the wait time. We showed up when they told us to, but ended up waiting about 25 minutes in store for the food. The staff were really friendly, and had we not ordered to go, it would have been a comfortable place to dine in. The lamb meat was tender and delicious. Not a ton of seasoning, but probably because it didn't need it. I'm seeing more and more places doing red and white sauce like the Halal Guys in NYC, and I'm all about it. The red sauce is bold and spicy, the white sauce is cool and refreshing, like Greek yogurt. They go amazing together, and I'd eat them on anything. It included two heavily seasoned pieces of pita. I'm guessing they were seasoned specifically for this meal, because the fresh mint garnish added a huge layer to the lamb meat. If you order this, I recommend asking for a ton of extra pitas seasoned just like that, even if you have to pay more. The shawarma is one of our favorites. They're not stingy with the sauce, and there's a good mix of veggies and lettuce. Extra credit for Lebanese pickles, they went a long way. The beef was a little chewy, but packed a punch. It's coated in a thick brown sauce that tastes similar to A1, but the meat itself is packed with different tastes - most notably nutmeg. I'm guessing they season it with garam masala. We definitely would have ordered some pitas if we knew it didn't include them. The sambusas were packed full of ground beef. The texture was pretty tough, but once you get past the corners they're so packed it doesn't matter. It seemed to be mostly just ground beef with little or no seasoning, but it came with a pretty flavorful dip. Not sure if it has a name, but it's Greek yogurt whipped into a frothy mixture and mixed with mint. It had a super light and airy texture that didn't match our expectations for a yogurt based dip. If you leave it for too long, it'll fall back down into an unpleasantly thin liquid like whipped cream. Texture aside though, the taste is immaculate and turned a bland sambusa into a full spectrum of flavor. Finally, we have the eggplant salad. This was our first time trying it, so I have nothing to compare it with. We tried to Google it to get a feel for what we were ordering, and the images were all over the map. I'm not sure if there's a standard or if it's a free for all. What we got was a very creamy mix of eggplant, roasted red peppers and onions. I'm guessing a lot of the creaminess is tahini, which gives it a toasted/smokey taste. It was unlike anything we've ever had before, and we're absolutely hooked. I'll definitely make sure I have pitas for it next time, it's pretty intense eating something this creamy by itself. This has been one of our favorite take out meals in a while. I hope these guys are here to stay.

I visited this new restaurant today for lunch. I have never had middle eastern food, and I had NO…read moreidea what I was missing. my husband and I chose two very different things to try... both delicious. we live right nearby and will definitely be visiting again. the prices were reasonable, the decor was lovely and most importantly it was delicious. this is my first review I've ever left on Yelp... it was that good.

This review is just for the goat cheese, which is the only thing I buy in this store. It comes in a…read morebig old can that holds about a pound and a half, and man is it good-- kind of a combination of goat cheese and feta. The guy who runs the place is also really nice.

The store is probably closed, went on a Sunday evening and it was locked. It's supposed to be open…read moreuntil 10pm, considering there is no sign of anyone, skip the urge to go there if you are looking for south asian grocery.