I love places that are accommodating to toddlers. We were greeted by a nice lady and offered to distracted with a toy so I can eat! That alone great service. I had the chicken shawarma FAN!TAS!TIC! Good portion, my little one loved the rice and shes a picky eater. Love the sauce it came with. You can taste different flavors unlike other shawarmas Ive tasted around town. def coming back! read more

Great spot to get a taste of authentic middle eastern dishes as well as Mediterranean dishes . The gyros and grape leaves are excellent and the chicken meal has some kick to it with nice mixture of herbs and spices and meshes nicely with sumac rice read more

Sumac - Real nice authentic atmosphere - Mediterranean Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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We go here for lunch and sometimes dinner, the owners and staff are always accomodating and friendly. Food is fresh, authentic Mediterranean. Never yet have been disappointed. Right now, eating hummus, tabbouleh, dolmas (rice stuffed grape leaves) and the falafel. Took it to go, and was great as usual. Go there tonight, its a nice little date spot too. read more

Sumac - Great Turkish fare - Mediterranean Near Me - Staten Island, New York

10/20/13 is my first time at this place. Food is actually pretty good, seasoned well and presented well like most restaurants. HOWEVER, the check is where trouble lies. Nothing is specific on the check, only prices of the items you ordered, you kind of have to guess what the charges are. We ordered an appetizer, and two entrees, guesses are we would have 3 items from that little piece of paper so called check. But after going over everything I noticed his meal was over charged by an dollar as well as an extra item for $6.80. Since my boyfriend was paying he said it may be the extra lamb chop he wanted with his meal, I let the topic go, we paid and left. But as we were getting ice cream next door I said to my boyfriend it's too much for just one extra lamb chop, I decided to go back and ask. Just to find out what exactly did we paid for that $6.80. Long story short, I found out that $6.80 was service charge. WHAT! Service charge for TWO people?!?!?! I understand if we had more than 8 people gratuity is added onto the bill. Or even 6 people for some restaurants, I understand! But for two people?! That's outrageous in my opinion. Not only we left $7 tips, we paid service charge as well aka tips in case people are cheap. In conclusion, I would give the service 0 star if I could, but food was most definitely a solid 4 star so I average it to 2 in the review. read more

Sumac - Chicken Shawarma - Mediterranean Near Me - Staten Island, New York

I Havent been there in about a year, but recently stopped in for some lunch.And i remember now how much i loved it last time.Still amazing food and everything is very fresh and authentic.Highly reccomended. read more

Love love love this place the food I soooooo good! The atmosphere is very cozy you feel like you are in their home! The service is so warm and friendly! Quick and everything is was so delicious it taste home made not like commercial kitchen Mediterranean food! Good size portions! Very casual! read more

Sumac - Mediterranean Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Everytime I'm in Staten Island for work , I stop by Sumac and get their lentil soup ( best soup ever) and lamb shawarma with hot sauce . It's a Nice quiet place and they deliver !! Highly recommend this place read more

Great service. Good food. Really enjoyed the mixed grill. My first lamp chop and it was very good. We will be back. read more

Sumac - Decor - Mediterranean Near Me - Staten Island, New York

We ordered food yesterday 7/29. my total bill was over $80. I ordered 3 mixed grills. we waited sooooo long before it came. the meals were soooo small. I have ordered from seaside Turkish and the meal, for only 2 more dollars, was enough for me and my husband. there were 3 slithers of gyro meat?! let's just say we had to order pizza. if I could give them zero stars I would bc the food didn't taste good and we were choking on the very dry two pieces of meat.do your self a favor and do not order from here. read more

Lovely Mediterranean/Levantine place. Their signature green "sumac sauce" (try the Sumac fries w/ sauce & feta) is worth the trip alone. We get vegetarian options (of which there are many) but my friend just had the lamb shawarma and swears it tasted better than it smells. And it smelled amazing. Try the foul (beans) and the honey flavored deserts are amazing! read more

Dry over salted meat in the mixed grill. Tried once. Done. And this may seem contradictory to what I just wrote, but for the price, it was a skimpy portion too. But no. Never again. read more

Been craving Mediterranean food and read the reviews of this place so I had to try it. Cozy atmosphere and good service. Chicken shawarma is delicious! read more

Sumac - chicken shawarma - Mediterranean Near Me - Staten Island, New York

This spot has amazing food! Every time I come here I am so pleased with the service and the food. The staff here are extremely friendly and go beyond their way for you! Also their hookahs are great and pull well. LOVE THIS PLACE!!! read more

If only I could give zero stars. The place needs new management and cooks. Horrible. We were on a road trip from New York, hungry and stopped for some good Halal food. Big disappointment. Food was tasteless. Portions small. Server rude to make everything worse. Salad was chopped iceberg only $8. Ever had shawarma without hot sauce white sauce? No right.. well they served no dips. No pita on shawarma platter? Server curtly replied platters NEVER come with pita. Last but not the least, false charge of $2 on platter that differed from actual price on menu, subtle ways to steal from customers, I picked it up and she 'fixed the mistake' . In New York even the cart guys serve better Mediterranean food for $5 which Sumac is charging $12-14. Shame on you for horrible food quality, quantity and service. read more

They took forever to deliver. Food was eh.. lamb was dry but seasoned nicely. Rice unseasoned.. T and T sauces bland.. sumac fries disappointing.. Chicken.. 4 bite quitter. wasn't dry and wasn't flavorful neither.falafel, comical. no pita/bread included in $40 order.. not 1 piece.... interesting... if i happen to order again, it will be by accident... read more

Great food and awesome service!!!! I had the lamb shawarma it was fresh and delicious. I the rice was delicious.

So good. RUN to this gem before it closes down. I had the gyro (lamb not chicken) and my friend had the gyro entree. The meat was SO GOOD. BEST gyro I've ever had. Seasoned so well. It's a really small spot with limited seating. Tight space. But if you want to do delivery, I'd highly recommend it. I think they have hookah at night as well. read more

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Since I tried Sumac, I haven't bothered with any other Mediterranean restaurant. The grape leaves are fantastic and I can honestly say that I've never had better falaffel. My favorite order is the Mixed Veggie sandwhich with an order of falaffel. It fills you up, but doesn't leave you feeling greasy like those other places do. read more

This food was really flavorful, and nice quality. better than most places in Brooklyn Small easy location. We will be back read more

Sumac - Mediterranean Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Best lentil soup and falafels in NYC! The vegan phyllo finger dessert is delicious too. My tummy always leaves very happy.

I got the shrimp gyro. It was very tasty! The restaurant is very chill and peaceful--a great place to go if you want a quick bite to eat with a friend. The staff was very attentive and helpful. Will be coming again! read more

This is not Arabic food. The place took an absolute nosedive when the ORIGINAL Palestinian owner sold it years ago. I don't even know how the current owner gets away with this. read more

Had falafel and chicken shawarma was really yummy! Very nice and calm atmosphere. Definitely planning on coming here again.

Delivery: uhhhhhg... this place need to get it together. The delivery was 45 minutes late and when I called to see where it was, the person who answered the phone just said "hello" no business name or anything. Nothing like having to ask if you called the right place... Two stars the food is nice but not worth the hassle. read more

I think this place is a gem! I first came here with a vegan friend because we wanted to try someplace new on the Island that was friendly to the herbivore crowd, too. Our server was really attentive, and the joint is small, but not cramped. I ordered the chicken shawarma sandwich, she got the falafel sandwich and we split a muhammara. The dip was CRAZY flavorful, and my sandwich was filling, but not to the point of self-loathing bloat, and I liked the touch of presenting the sandwiches in baby brown bags. I came here again with my boyfriend, and tried the shish tawouk. Sumac doesn't disappoint, and it's def one of my go to places now. :3 read more

Ended up eating here because the place I actually wanted to go to was closed because it was hosting a private party. We asked if it was BYO, the waitress wasn't even sure what that meant. The supervisor said it would be $20 for opening out $10 bottle of wine. No thank you, -1. The food was good, +1 but like other reviews for this eatery, I have to agree that the service was lackluster, -1. It was a party of 3 with meal and soda and it can to about $35, which is reasonable, +1. I don't think I will be coming back. read more

I tend to read the reviews before I try a new place and this one was disappointing, they were on time 45 minutes but the falafel was dry and tasteless, the tzatziki sauce brown and did not taste like anything I had before, everything was cold and greasy. I been an executive chef for many years now and I have had Spanish cooks who make better Mediterranean than this place. Won't be going there again. read more

So disappointed! The great reviews really let me down here..portions were small and meat was way over cooked despite asking for medium. The rice was ok, they served some sort of tzatziki sauce that made the meatore palatable. The tabboule salad had too much bulgur in it and barely any parsley, the lemony taste was overpowering. Our waitress, who was also the cashier and doing pickup orders, was completely inattentive and kept playing on her phone. The owner/manager did not check on us once and we were literally the only people there, he just sat smoking and chatting with the guys in the kitchen. As we were finishing a group of women came in who must have been regulars and that's when they turned on the music and greet customers. Very disappointed and won't be coming back. read more

I was on the hunt for some good Turkish food on the island. I found this place on Yelp and decided to give it a try. I ordered the assorted meat platter for take out. In all honesty, the lamb was super salty, the rice was a smaller portion scattered in the container, and for the price of $23 it wasn't worth it. It was mediocre in my opinion. read more

I would even give less then 1, this place is so bad and such a waste of money, tasteless food. It used to be authentic until the place got sold to new owners. I know of Halal carts that taste better than this place. I thought the same thing as others about this place being worse than bad cart food. read more

Food was good. I was expecting it to be with Gravy but both my dishes 1. Chicken Thigh Entree 2. Chicken Shawarma Entree were dry items with rice. read more

Food is always fresh and of good quality. A recent misunderstanding nearly lost my office as a customer. After apologizing the owner came back and not only allowed us to keep the food, her returned every penny. It's easy for a business or one of their workers to mess up but the way they rectify the situation says a lot about the place. I highly recommend this restaurant! read more

I have ordered delivery and dined in here, and have always enjoyed my meal. Food is great, service is great. The fatoosh looks pricey on the menu but it's totally worth it, especially if yr dining for 2 or more. You need to try the foul (pronounced "fool.") The ginger honey tea is also yum. read more

I absolutely love this place. Best gyro on Staten Island and the grape leaves are yummmy.

I ordered a chicken shawarma plate and sumac fries the other off of seamless. The portions were utterly disappointing, honestly the only thing separating the shawarma plate from being just a tiny portion of a chicken over rice plate from a halal cart was the superiority in quality of the meat. At $11 there's no other way to put it: I was really upset. The sumac fries were really tasty for the most part but the toppings only covered the top part of the fries, so after a few bites, you were left with soggy, cold fries that were obviously made frozen from a bag. Save yourself some time and money and just head to a halal cart somewhere on the street. read more

Hidden gem! The food is ALWAYS fresh and consistent. We order from here a lot and never once had any issues with quality or the order being wrong. The hot sauce is homemade and should be sold by the bottle it's that good. Highly recommended read more

Just ordered from here for first time, and am delighted to welcome them to the neighborhood. Got the mezze platter, lamb gyro and the meatballs, and thought everything was great. They are open late, have reasonable prices and lots of other things I want to try on the menu! (Gyro was our favorite) read more

I am beyond pleased that I found this place. Was in town visiting my family and wanted a lunch option other than pizza or Chinese. Food was delicious and my family loved it too. Cute atmosphere, a little tight. Excellent, friendly service. Please keep them in business so I can go again next time I visit. read more

The food had no real taste and they didn't give you enough sauce for amount of food. Also it is not a good look especially when the driver checks the bill to see if you put a tip or not. If I had to choose I would not order from them again. I would not even recommend it to anyone else. read more

I had lunch here with a friend who is a vegetarian - she was in heaven - lots of choices. We ordered a variety of apps and shared them - all were very good. The server (a family member) was extremely friendly & helpful. I'd love to go back and try one of the lamb dishes. Too bad no wine is allowed on premise! read more