Me and a friend were looking for a great place to have Mediterranean food, something new and we came across this amazing place in Ridgewood, everything is fresh the place is immaculate and clean and the owner is the nicest guy in the world. We had some amazing appetizers and really delicious entrees All prepared FRESH.!!!! The food is freshly prepared and made to order Everything is so delicious I can't wait to go back and try other things on the menu The food is authentic and he even said some of the recipes are from his mom What a wonderful place to have a great lunch or dinner And OMG the desserts Save room.!!!! Really worth having after a delicious meal And the home brewed iced tea and coffee was amazing!! FIVE STARS isn't enough.!! ********** read more

Tabboule - Baklava Cheese Kenafeh Znoud el Sett Amazing.!!!!!! - Lebanese Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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Great food great service nice place I really like the owners and it is a cute place good for families

We had a great experience at Tabboule and did not encounter any of the service or food problems that I have read about in other reviews. Albeit, we were there on a slow weeknight sans any coupons. Our waiter prepared the food, cleared the dishes and was probably the manager/owner. He was extremely courteous and friendly. An order of Za'atar chips with yogurt cucumber dip enticed our appetite while we read over the menu. We began with an order of Muhamara which is a spread of crushed walnuts, chili & pomegranate. Wife and I fairly well versed in Mediterranean style cuisine but this was a new one for us. After it arrived our waiter told us that he likes to dunk the pita with the Muhamara into a little bit of the Baba Ghannouj. One minute later he returns with a small complimentary bowl of Baba Ghannouj. He was right on the money! Both were great by themselves but the combination brought it to a whole other level. Wife and I also shared some Lebni which in this circumstance was a rich Lebanese yogurt with mint and garlic. An excellent rendition with a strong mint presence. Our last starter was the Lebanese Cheese Sticks which are cheese wrapped in a filo dough and then fried. This was a non-greasy delicate version compared to others we have eaten. We split the Veggie Combo for our main entree. Fried cauliflower, eggplant, grilled tomato, grilled onion, vegetable omelet, falafel and garlic cilantro potatoes served over some shredded lettuce and raw tomato. The dish came with a small side of tahini sauce and some hummus. Also, on the Veggie Combo plate were some pickled vegetables. We couldn't tell what they were. They were delicious! Wife asked the waiter what they were and proceeded to tell him how much she enjoyed them. The waiter responded that they were turnips! One minute later he brought over a small bowl filled with them! Dessert was a generous sized piece of Lebanese Cheese Kenafeh. It is shredded filo dough wrapped around sweet cheese topped with honey. We look forward to returning! read more

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Good Shwarma, good prices. Edit: Pricy by the standards I have now, but the food here is still solid. The lebanese esausage is recommended heavily. Edit: downgrading to a 3 (but it'll increase if I have that Pom/walnut dip as usual) read more

We stopped by here the other night to try their Lebanese food. If it wasn't for the gps, I would have definitely missed this. Parking was easy as there was a large parking lot in front. The inside is a good size with its of tables. Everything is clean and welcoming. They have an open kitchen and we were seated in front of it so we got to watch them prepare our food. We ordered the vegetarian mezza appetizers which was a sample of all of the cold appetizers. They tasted ok, nothing stood out for us. We also got an order of the liver appetizer(can't remember the name). It tasted very light and doesn't have the typical pungent smell/taste of liver. For entree I got a combination of chicken and beef shawerma. Cut fresh from the vertical broiler. It tasted pretty bland, like there wasn't enough seasoning. Overall it was a decent meal but nothing to rave about. The staff were friendly and provided a good dining experience. read more

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Life is good when you have baba ganoush/labneh/hummus on your plate......I found tobboule to be very very accommodating and had some really great food. The man who answers the phone is such a nice guy. We did the groupon for 5 but the owner allowed us to double it for some extra money. He put together the food for NYE and waited to close until we were able to pick it up. Food was packaged very nicely and was excellent! read more

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Place is bangin I definitely recommend family owned and food is fresh and very delicious, I just wish I lived Closer but if your in the area check them out! read more

Overpriced/cheap owner; who is not even Lebanese. He's a Syrian giving Lebanese people a bad name. Lebanese people are very generous with food portions and he's charging $11 for a $3 sandwich you can buy anywhere in Paterson. The place is empty everyday for lunch. He wouldn't put hot paste in my sandwich b/c he said it was compromise the taste; guess what the sandwich tasted horrible to being with. read more

Delicious food every time I eat here. Always surprised to remember it is there as it is tucked in a strip mall near the King's supermarket. The service is always pleasant and the menu has a lot of variety, including for vegetarians. Today's selection was a selection we shared including: - the mezze platter of cold apps, such as baba ghanouj and hummus, amongst others - tabbouleh salad with big side of chicken - falafel appetizer Whilst the platter is a bit pricey, the variety is excellent and everything tastes great. Overall, recommend for anyone with a craving for Lebanese-style cuisine in the area. read more

One of my favorites! Always Great! Shawarma Combo is always the perfect sized dish..Owner always serves you with a smile!

This is one of my favorite lunch places. Everything is delicious and well seasoned. I definitely recommend the shepherd salad and the chicken shawarma platter. The grape leaves are incredible and I love how fresh and homemade everything tastes for a great value. Definitely somewhere I recommend for anyone who enjoys similar cuisine and wants to spice up their lunch order! read more

Best hummus and baba ghanoush around. Very fresh. Owners are nice people too. Great customer service

Love this place! The food is great and the owners are incredibly nice, they treat us like family. This is our go to for Mediterranean food, their lamb platter is delicious. Their Makanek is delicious as well. read more

Overview: Stay away. Truly horrible on many levels. The fare was over-priced, under-seasoned, questionably hygienic, and inaccurately described on the menu: basically a rip off. I frequently get better shawarma from street vendors in lower Manhattan. If we had been in the dining room instead of our living room, having ordered take-out, several dishes would have been sent back, and, frankly, there's a good chance we would have simply left midway through the meal, whether or not we were asked to pay extra for more bread, as other reviewers have noted occurs. Review: My family and I are big fans of Mideastern cuisine and my cooking career included a stint with a falafel caterer from Algeria by way of Egypt. And we live close to this restaurant. That substantially increased the impact of the disappointment of our meal, though the food we were provided was quite unfortunate on its own. There are some meals that are merely bad, and some that induce actual anger. This place falls into the second category. Here's the breakdown: Shepherd salad: cubes of cucumber, tomato, and onion, some herbs, and vinegar. What could go wrong? Well, a mild but unmistakable flavor of rancidity, and an utter lack of seasoning, was the first suggestion that ordering from this restaurant was a mistake. The menu said there was parsley in this salad. I really hope that was the source of the greenish material floating among the onion and cucumber pieces - but there simply was no flavor from it whatsoever. After carefully reading the menu, my daughter selected two of the Lebanese Ajeen appetizers, described as "Lebanese open faced phyllo pies". She chose cheese Ajeen along with an Ajeen with "hot chili with onions, tomatoes, pomegranate and olive oil", instead of ordering an entree. My daughter is 12, but she certainly knows the difference between phyllo and wedges of pita. Really, one cannot be mistaken for the other, and my daughter was genuinely expecting light, flaky pies with a topping, as described in the menu. This was a very reasonable expectation, but one which Tabouleh utterly failed to satisfy without any discernible excuse. The cheese on the first Ajeen was thin and absolutely without flavor. How can cheese lack any flavor? This is just one of the mysteries of the Tabouleh kitchen, I guess. It turns out that flavorless was a good thing. The chili Ajeen was inedible: a piece of pita smeared with a gelatinous, sweet and thoroughly loathsome mess. Take a look at the accompanying photograph: the rough and randomly-chopped chunks of onion that topped this appetizer suggest that it was amateur night in the kitchen. I would not have noticed or cared if the appetizer came anywhere close to what was described in the menu and/or if the flavor had been enjoyable. Instead, Tabouleh offered a loathsome and cheap substitute for the savory pies described on the menu that could not be swallowed without gagging. As an aside, I have eaten dozens of Ajeen I purchased from the delis on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn when I lived in Cobble Hill. The size of a typical Ajeen is roughly the size of a small Frisbee, and they cost around $3-$5 each. I expect a bit of a mark-up in a restaurant, but for for $11, each order of Ajeen came with 3 or 4 triangles of pita bread. This added insult to injury. I had lentil soup from the menu. No complaints. Thick, decent flavor. The humus tasted more like tahini and had a similar consistency. Maybe the same budget that only gave is 4 pieces of pita bread to accompany our entire $71.07 meal was responsible for the complete lack of garlic or any seasoning whatsoever. Ugh. Really loathsome. The baba ghanoush was "eh". That, and the lentil soup, was the high point of the meal - especially when one considers that the shawarma combo platter I ordered was utterly without flavor. When you cannot readily distinguish chicken from beef without visual cues, it's time to reconsider one's choice of kitchens. I don't expect shawarma to be juicy exactly, though good shawarma often is succulent, fragrant, and, yes, moist - but this stuff was like jerky from a plastic bag from a convenience store that sat in a car over the course of a sunny weekend. I frequently get better shawarma from street vendors in lower Manhattan. This stuff tasted like the crusty material those vendors scrape off their grills at the end of a shift. Actually, that's not quite accurate: I bet that crusty stuff has a lot of flavor. This leathery material had none, though for this restaurant, that might be a good thing. My take out order took them 25 minutes to make. Maybe they were having a bad evening - but there was not a single diner in the restaurant when I ordered or when I returned. As I know I won't be back, I will be among this group in the future. Ugh. read more

Tabboule - This is the chili Ajeen. Note the onions. Even less appetizing in person. Horrible. - Lebanese Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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This place is amazing. It was the last place I went for indoor dining right before the pandemic. They were so nice & so sweet. Owned by a family who made you feel like you were going to visit an aunt or uncle lol. We've ordered from them a few times take out since the pandemic & they're very covid friendly, always have our large to go orders right & everything is always still just as amazing as it was in the restaurant. The falafel & the lamb are my go to's! They offer indoor dining & take out now so go pay them a visit! read more

I love this spot. The menu selection is awesome and the food is authentic and really fresh. The falafel is amazing.. light and crunchy and tasty. Salads are really good here. The service is lovely.. eager to please and the owner is very welcoming. I recommend this place all the time. read more

Worst meal ever!!! The fact that not one person was there from 12:30 until we left is a heads up. The bad smell when he put the shwarma on was another hint as to what was to come. The meat lookeded like it had been left from the night before. The shwarma was tough and and had a terrible taste. Portions were small for the price. Pita was a warmed up piece of cardboard. We never saw the waiter until after the meal was served. The bill was paid when we got up and looked for someone to take our money There was not one good thing I can say about this experience other than it was easy to park at a Ridgewood restaurant read more

We have traveled extensively in United Arab Emirates and tasted many Arabic dishes and this is the closest we have found in taste and quality. We have found this gem in small shopping center in Ridgewood NJ and their food is sooo good! We ordered hummus, tabbouleh, lamb shawarma, grape leaves and for dessert we had kanafeh which is to die for. Everything is freshly prepared and delicious. The owners are very friendly and make you feel like we were family. Even though we live 3 hours away we will definitely come back! read more

Amazing Lebanese spot with delicious food, great variety on the menu, and everything is fresh and made from scratch. The owner Chuck is an amazing man with a real talent for cooking and taste for food! If you like juicy platters or halal guys, stop by here for the shawarma platter, blows those out of the water. Out of this world beef shawarma! read more

Tabboule - Lebanese Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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I Went for dinner tonight with my friend the food was delicious .The owner was so friendly and personable . We ordered desserts at the end of the meal they where so amazing we definitely will go back ! read more

Ordered through Uber eats. Nothing about the order was good. Food was cold. Restaurant was rude. Portions were small.

I'm not sure why there are so many good reviews- the lunch I had here today was absolutely miserable. The worst falafel I've ever had. I ordered a falafel sandwich and spinach pie to go. The person working told me it would be fifteen minutes, even though I seemed to be the only person there. When I came back for my food, I was shocked- $15 for a tiny styrofoam container and the tiniest little foil wrapped falafel I'd ever seen. I should have refused to pay for it. The falafel was rubbery, the pita was stale, the tahini was watery, and it was mostly old lettuce. The spinach pies were rubbery and miniscule. I've had better falafel for $2, and this one cost $8. I wanted to call the cops because I felt like I'd been robbed. This place is extremely expensive and extremely bad. If you want falafel, go to Chicken Kebab in Glen Rock. If you want Lebanese falafel, go to Paterson. Stay away!! read more

I purchased a Groupon to Taboule, and per the fine print, I called to make a reservation. After three tries, finally made one. Three tries you ask? Because every time I called (2 weeks, 1 week, 3 days) I was told I'm calling too far in advance. Finally the day comes for the reservation. I ordered the hummus as an appetizer and beef shawarma for dinner from the pre fixe menu. Hummus came beautifully presented. However, it looked prettier than it tasted. I've had better from a plastic tub at the supermarket. Dinner came and it was surprisingly lemony. Overall, dinner was good but missing something. For dessert, it was an automatic piece of baklava. That actually was quite delicious. So I go to redeem the Groupon and the owner is doing a lot of writing. I automatically knew I'd have to pay for drinks, but was not aware I had to pay tax on top of the Groupon. Didn't want to make a big deal, because he already was rude when I made the reservation and he was going to wrap up my food (didn't want spit in it!). So I left a lesser tip. Would I return? Absolutely not. The Groupon was $37 for about $76 worth of food. If I had to pay full price, I would not be happy. Between the portion, the lack of taste, and ambience, no thank you! read more

I cant write 10 pages about how bad it was but i will do it short and sweet. The Food was horrible, Dry and Overpriced. the waiter had no clue about anything and had to ask about every single situation, have never heard of a place where you cant change your side, and you only have one option. not even able to get fries. we asked for dessert menu. was told they are all out of everything cause they sell fast except the 2 named. i walked over to the restroom to wash y hands and one of the desserts that was told is sold out were on the counter. which they said they forgot! about it. read more

My friends and I went to this restaurant last night because we had a $50 credit thanks to a Restaurant.com coupon that cost $15. The service was very poor and incredibly slow. There was only one waitress and one cook. The prices are high and the atmosphere more akin to a diner than fine dining. Most of our food was good enough, but I had to send my lamb chops back because they were over-cooked and tasted gamey. The chef/owner argued with me that this could not be true. Believe me, it was! My friend's lamb kebab was perfect, so I ordered that and it tasted fine. The che/owner argued with me that he lost money on us because he had to throw out perfectly good food AND he loses money with Restaurant.com because they keep all the money and he gets nothing. I asked him why he agreed to the promotion and he had no answer. The slow service, high prices, diner-esque atmosphere and a surly owner made for a very unpleasant dining experience. I DO NOT RECOMMEND this restaurant on any level. read more

BYOM Ate here recently courtesy of Groupon. Having read a few yelp reviews we were pleasantly surprised. The service was friendly; the restaurant was simple but nice enough; and most important the food was much better then we were expecting and a great value. Our best dish of the night was the moussaka but all the dishes were good. Dessert was fair and we would skip it next time. The only snafu on the night was the coffee. First we found out they don't serve decaf coffee so we got regular. We asked for milk and the waitress said one moment. Next she was walking best our table with her coat on, so we asked for milk again. She replied one moment and then walked out the front door. We thought she was going to the grocery store in the shopping center, but she never came back. Despite the milk, we will definitely go back to Tabboule but next time we'll bring our own milk read more

Well I had a groupon for $35 (1 app, 2 entrees, and 2 drinks) and was very interested in trying Lebanese food with a good friend who is very used to having this type of food at home. (She was definitely skeptical to begin with..) The groupon required a reservation and when I called to make it for a Wednesday night I felt as if I was being mocked by the person answering the phone.. I suppose it was because we were the only table there the whole evening and they don't get much business. The waitress was ok didn't really have a grasp of how the restaurant works or the groupon for that matter. Straight to the point about the food - we enjoyed the beginning dish to nibble on it was fresh. We ordered hummus which was tasty and I ordered the Veggie Combo. The 1 falafel that came with my dish was difficult to cut with the knife and not tasty. My friend had the chicken kebob which she described as chewy. The portions looked very small when compared to the prices listed on the menu. The assumption would be that there would be a few more pieces of chicken to go for that price. Decided to bring baklava home which was horrible and chewy without taste. We will not be returning. There were a few other mishaps that were not mentioned in this post. read more

Excellent Lebanese cuisine. Owner is great. Portion sizes generous. Almost all the sides, sauces and hummus is made on premise.

Made to order Lebanese food that is very high quality. We love this place. Plan to stay and have a relaxing meal. We love the tabouli and shepherds salad. All with just right amount of acidity. Baba ganoush fresh made of course and also perfect smokey flavor. Wings absolutely out of this world delicious. Moufrakat is beef, mushrooms, onions and spices also superb. The food is a little pricier than your typical Mediterranean fare because the quality of the ingredients, the time and care in preparing your good eats is high. These people with the Groupon's suck. If you have a coupon, just go to Juicy Platters and stop being so god darn cheap. Chuck works so hard to please appreciative customers with good quality food. Sad to see these bargain hunters bringing this place down. read more

Tabboule - Tabouli and Shepherds Salad - Lebanese Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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Came here on a Saturday for dinner. We took advantage of the Groupon special, and ordered Chicken Shwarma and Kebabs. What I liked was that the shawarma did not come in a wrap. Their garlic sauce was served on the side, and it was truly delicious. As an app, I recommend the cigar rolls. Very delicious. Will return if I'm in the area. read more

We came here last night to use a coupon. I had never heard of it before but after glancing at their menu I was excited to try it out. I don't think I've ever dined at a true Lebanese place before but boy was I impressed!! The spices that this restaurant uses in their dishes were unlike any other flavor combinations I've ever had before! Every bite I took I was just so surprised by it, I couldn't get enough of it! The interior decorating was very elegant yet homey, we really liked the ambiance. The waitress did a great job at checking up on us throughout our meal and even refilled our water glasses many times without us having to ask! I definitely appreciated that. I mentioned to my boyfriend as we walked out that this is DEFINITELY a place I'd visit again! read more

Really? Our first visit was disappointing, but we always give restaurants at least two tries before we strike them out/off our go-to list. Strike TWO...you're OUT. First; they should find a few bucks to hire a wait person, and not try to wait on customers, answer phones, cook, go to the bathroom, cook, etc. solo. Come on...if the wait person is on the books, you can't swing a few buck$ an hour? Second...the food. Eh. Literally, nothing special. Edible, but this last visit, it flushed right through me when I got home...good thing I live close by!!! Third: authenticity. The food is Mediterranean, not really Lebanese. Don't advertise yourself as a Lebanese restaurant when you don't have lamb dishes, don't have toum, etc. Value...not very good value. Compare to other restaurants in Ridgewood, or other authentic Lebanese restaurants...mediocre food, for $$$ prices! What was Lisa's Turkish kitchen, now more aptly renamed as Lisa's Mediterranean Cuisine...is not great, but CERTAINLY better in quality, service and value. Most importantly, we dine out for good food. Tabboule is NOT good food. Sorry! If you want REAL Lebanese food, go to Fairlawn and try Rose's. (Englewood too!) read more

Just ate here for the first time today and everything was AMAZING. I had the lentils with rice and chicken soup. My husband had the koufta kebab. Everything was fresh and had so much flavor. The owner is lovely and it is just a fantastic place. Loved all of it, and will definitely be back. Make sure to get dessert, too! read more

FOOD: Lemon chicken thighs appetizer was OK. Flavor good, mostly bones, a bit too charred for my taste. Labneh was great. Lamb tbone was good Ribeye was chewy and tough- I could do better at home with a Shoprite ribeye. Custard and phyllo dough dessert was delicious but the serving was very small. Lebanese coffee was great. PRICING: Way overpriced for the quality and serving size. You can tell they cut way too many corners, and the quality of the food suffers. They also charge extra for every little thing. The caliber of the food does not make up for this. SERVICE: the waitress was extremely pleasant. However she didn't know much about the menu. (Not her fault, management should have her at least taste all of the dishes) Restaurant was clean. Upside is that there is parking which can be tough in this town. The owner gave us a coupon for the next time (because something went wrong with Groupon that wasn't the restaurant's fault). The coupon said 20% off but he scribbled that out and wrote $20. We ended up spending over $100 for a mediocre experience. There's definitely some untapped potential here. I would go back if the prices were half of what they were or if they weren't so cheap with their ingredients. Would I give them another chance? Maybe.... with a Groupon only. read more

Food was ok, went there for lunch and had a cup of lentil soup, and a falafel wrap. The waiter (looked like the owner) had no personality, and charged us for bowls of soup instead of cups, which was surprising because we had clearly said we wanted cups. Don't let the name "Fine Lebanese Cuisine" fool you into thinking that this is a "fine dining" restaurant... it is far from it. It's more like cafeteria/takeout dining. read more

If the restaurant executes the dish they are named after to a level below mediocre, that says it all. The worst meal I have had in years. Avoid at all costs. read more

There is an old joke where two women are discussing a restaurant they recently dined at. The first woman states "Tabboule's food was just plain awful". The second woman replies "Yes, and their portions were small too!" That about sums up Tabboule. read more

We dined here on many occasions. My wife and I love the cold meze as well as kibbe. The owner is very friendly and accommodating, if the place is busy and the service gets a bit slow, just crack open another beer. It's all good and so is the taste. read more

As we are sitting here waiting for our food. The phrase that come to mind is "Don't come here hungry!" Don't get me wrong the food is good however, service is lacking! They need to hire at least 2-3 wait staff. The establishment is not even that big, but they really had one waitress and one bus gal! C'mon, it just doesn't make any kind of sense! Be forewarned... read more

Tabboule - Grilled Talapia w/ tabbouleh - Lebanese Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

Went here for a casual lunch with a coworker. It was kind of a drive from our company, but there's not much to eat around us. It was what we were looking for and their lunch menu definitely fit our budget and craving for something other than pizza and Chinese food (which we were subjected to all week). I got the beef/lamb shawarma and my coworker got the falafel. We got hot pita on the side. The rice was ok, I wasn't too thrilled about it but the protein was delicious and not dried out. Her falafal was also moist and not dry. We got lentil soup that came out a little cooler than expected, but it was still really good and served as a nice dip for our pita! The whole meal cost under 15.00, so it was a good deal. I took some baklava home as a treat and it was very good. I probably won't be going back just because it's a little further from work, but it definitely was a delightful lunch. The owners were our servers and they were friendly and the service was quick. read more