Being a vegetarian, I ordered the Falafel pita. Standard pita - it comes with four falafels, sliced…read moretomatoes, lettuce, tzatziki sauce, and pickles. The plate comes with a side of fries. It tastes good. The fries have that classic crunchy texture to it. This makes the fries yummier. The wait time ends up being 5 minutes. Not too bad as the many customers tend to be locale businesses and students who study around the area. Good for quick eats and for students who want to take a break from classes.

Mediocre halal food. They have chicken and lamb platters as well as pizza. The place has a lot of…read moreseedy people coming in and out to use the bathroom or just sitting around. Not their fault though since they try to get those people to leave. The bathroom is questionable. The door is hard to close/lock, it's a bit dirty, and thereis no soap. Would not recommend.

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.

Amazing food I got the chicken shawarma on rice is is fantastic. I highly recommend halal bites!!!…read moreThey had great service they are very kind!

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

Hidden Gem in Center Ithaca! Had chicken over rice here and it tastes Terrific. The price is also…read moreunbeatable. A no brainer if you want to grab a quick lunch at Ithaca Downtown area

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.

For anyone who enjoys clean and quality halal food, this place is one of the best choices…read more The food is delicious, the service is great, and everyone can enjoy it -- no matter their background. Highly recommended!

I love this place. I rep them all the time but lately when you order the lamb rice they drench it…read morein hot sauce so bad you cant even eat it. Until they fix this situation id highly suggest ordering all hot sauce on side. Still one of the best. Just need to fix that part.

Me and my girlfriend have been coming here every week for about year! They have been so nice even…read moreknow what we are going to order and don't even have to give us menus.The restaurant is very authentic and has different areas to sit wherever you would prefer. The food is excellent and doesn't lack in any areas. If you are in the area and have an hour to kill and don't want to spend a million dollars this is your place!!

Great food and service at the diamond. This restaurant is conveniently located across the street…read morefrom the parking garage and around the corner from the state Theatre. We arrived pre-concert on a Sunday night and were immediately seated. The diamond has an extensive menu, especially when it comes to Indian bread. I have never seen the number of different bread types and they all seemed delicious. I ordered the shrimp curry and paneer parantha. The curry was perfectly seasoned and had just the right amount of heat I requested. The food came out pretty quickly and was piping hot. Unfortunately, they were out of most of their IPAs so I settled for an Indian beer. I would've rated it higher, but the bathroom was in need of repair with paint peeling off the ceiling.

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.

Good food at a reasonable price. Don't understand the complaints. Try the chicken over rice!!read more

Absolutely terrible food and the owner is a rude dude but here is the good news - they deserve one…read morestar not because Yelp forces me to rate them that way, but because their fries were actually good. Crispy and hot. So hooray, they get 1 star. As for the rest of the food, you would have to be nuts to eat here knowingly. Portions are tiny. Like so tiny that McDonald's gives you as much meat in the 89c hamburger as these guys. Like seriously, it's a joke. But wait, there's more! The chicken halal plate is somehow worse. Dry rice, salty and overcooked chicken, and some weird flavor in the sauce. Yuck. And $7 for a small container of food. I'm guessing they know how terrible their food is so they give you less? And if you think things cannot get worse...wait! The owners attitude is somehow the worst part of the entire process. Now you really wanna go there right? Just pass on them. I know downtown parking is a pain and their food times are almost always off, but I would pick the "M" restaurant over these guys 100% of the time. I wasted money but you don't need to.