absolutely delicious pickled turnips , gyro pita and chicken shawrma wraps insane - great customer…read moreservice

Ordered takeout on a Wednesday evening. Online ordering was easy and on time. Picking up was a…read morelittle difficult because there isn't a good place to pull over and go inside to pick up the food. I ordered the rice bowl with chicken shawarma, hummus, seasoned onions, fried cauliflower, and creamy garlic with tzatziki and white sauce. The meal came with a lot of protein which was nice. I wish the sides were a little bigger and that you could choose more than 4. But got lots of meals out of this and flavors were good! Prices seemed fair for the size. Overall just hard pick up but food was good.

Yorkside Pizza & Restaurant is a Greek-style pizzeria that opened in New Haven, Connecticut in…read moreJanuary 1977. It was founded by the Koutroumanis family, which includes brothers George, Tony and Greg. The family immigrated to the United States from Greece in 1958. Almost immediately after getting settled, the various members of the family began working in the restaurant business in some sort of capacity. By the late 1960s, the Koutroumanis family had opened West Haven Pizza Palace in West Haven and Broadway Pizza in New Haven. Following the success of the family's pizzerias, they opened Yorkside Pizza & Restaurant on York Street, just around the corner from Broadway Pizza. Yorkside's signature Greek-style pan pizzas quickly became popular with Yale University students as well as patrons from the neighboring performance venue Toad's Place. A number of celebrities have also visited the pizzeria over the years, including late night TV host Stephen Colbert in 2023. Aside from the signature pizzas, the menu also includes seafood dishes, pasta dishes, steakhouse entrees, classic Greek & Italian staples, sandwiches, salads, soups, and various appetizers. While the Koutroumanis' other pizzerias eventually closed, Yorkside is still going strong. Today the establishment is run by George, his wife Nota, and their family. I recently stopped at Yorkside Pizza for dinner prior to attending a show at Toad's Place. Although I have lived in the area my whole life, and I've walked by Yorkside more times than I can count, this was actually my first visit. While I am partial to New Haven-style apizza, Greek-style pizza has been growing on me recently. My server seated me at a booth and I begin to scroll through the extensive menu. I ended up ordering two smalls: a "Four Cheese Pizza" (mozzarella, feta, ricotta & provolone cheese) and a "Mediterranean" (mozzarella, crab, clams, anchovies & tuna). Yorkside's pizzas are made from scratch everyday, and you can tell. These pies had so much flavor and the crust was light, crispy and flaky. I washed everything down with a can of New England Brewing's "Sea Hag" IPA. I ended up taking half of the pies home for my family to sample. If you're planning on attending a show at Toad's Place, I highly recommend stopping at Yorkside either before or after the show!

One of the best Greek pizzas I've had!…read more Conveniently located in between the Legendary Toad's Place and Yale bookstore

Freskos has all the Greek classics you're looking for! We enjoyed a nice lunch at this fast casual…read morespot. Right on Whitney Ave, it has parking available and the staff is friendly. Their food is delicious!

Overall, the food was really really good! I am a little disappointed because my gyro didn't have…read moreany "fixings" like cucumber or dill, but it was still delicious! The prices are kind of high for not coming with any sides, but I can tell the food is quality. I would recommend!

Terrific food, great and friendly service, good drinks, and a light, pleasant space with the music…read morelow enough for easy conversation. Hadn't been here for years, very glad to rediscover this excellent restaurant.

We went to this restaurant thinking it was the previous Istanbul Cafe. What a huge disappointment…read more The food was bland, servings small, and very expensive. It is the first time I've left a Turkish Restaurant without a doggie bag or two and my husband left hungry. The restaurant was not crowded at all and yet our server was not welcoming or attentive to our party. We had to ask for refills of water and waited about 30 minutes for our tab. She did not check on our table once during the meal. This is not the service of other Turkish/Mediterranean Restaurants we frequent in the area. The restaurant is small and our party of six were seated at two tiny round tables that we so close to the front door that every time someone came in it were were greeted with cold air. I would NOT recommend this restaurant to anyone I like. I will certainly not return.

Amazing place. Their lamb kebabs and sandwiches are absolutely OG OFF the HOOK. The flavor is so…read moresublime it makes me salivate just thinking about it.

Great food, service with a smile and pleasant ambiance. From falafel to baklava , can depend on it!read more

Ordered take out from Ali Baba's it was good. I got the…read morecombo ginger and kebab chicken full bowl with rice and veggies. It was very delicious. I wasn't a big fan of the ABK sauce but the tahani sauce was just right. To be honest, I was so hungry I forgot to take a picture. But it was good. Huge portion. My mother got the half size and it was still really big. And the best part I still some for leftovers (and honestly the leftovers almost tasted better). Service as good. And although I only stopped by for a second inside looked really nice and spacious.

Great food, very clean, great operation, great service! I plan to return often!!!!!!!!!read more

Saray is a lovely Turkish restaurant - spotlessly clean, welcoming, and consistently excellent. The…read morefood is outstanding, and the staff are exceptionally courteous, professional, and always accommodating. It is a place you return to with confidence and genuine pleasure.

One out of three dishes was okay. The dinner bread was very…read morenice and warm. Appetizers were okay, we had the babaganush for around $11 it only came with 4 crackers. We also had Sigara boragi which was fresh and a good portion size for the three of us. For our main course we had: Meat combo came with a roasted jalapeño pepper, rice and bulgur. The chicken cubes was dried out and had no seasoning. The lamb chop was slightly better. $32 The prime rib kababs served over chunks of bread and yogurt for $29 was the most disappointing. For that price I was expecting some nice juicy chunks of meat. Instead we got what can best be described as leather chunks. I ate two and brought the rest home for my dog. The Such Kaban, a lamb sautéed dish was moist and satisfying! For dessert we enjoyed their rice pudding and baklava. The baklava was store bought and good. The store bought packaging was visible in the refrigerator case as you walked into the store. Also, visible and was the waitress vaping next to the display case. Authentic Turkish coffee and tea were good.

Unique experience! This restaurant is past the Yale Bowl in a resident area of New Haven we have…read morenever been to. Lots of seating available inside and there's a DJ and belly dancing on some evenings. The food was incredibly flavored and great portions. The pizza was surprisingly packed with chicken and pine nuts. A very interesting and delicious combo we never knew we wanted. Drinks were also a different experience with saffron mixed in. Can't wait to return and this time to catch the after hour scene! Looks like a good time and great for large groups.

A couple of weeks back, I returned to Rawa for the first time in a couple of years. I don't live in…read morethe area, but I've been a few times before and I love the food and the chill, cool atmosphere. While the food was as good as I remember it, my experience wasn't great. I arrived shortly after opening on a Sunday and I was the only customer. The lunch was off to a good start. My server was friendly and helpful, and then another employee arrived who seemed like she might have been a manager of some type. She became involved with working with a different person to check the sound system. Over the course of about 10 minutes, they frequently changed the volume and what was playing on the stereo. At times, it was unbearably loud. At first, I didn't say anything, because I assumed it was just going to be a minute or so. But it didn't stop, and after 10 minutes, I finally spoke up and said that their testing the stereo was affecting my enjoyment of my lunch. They stopped testing the stereo after I said something. I had been looking forward to my meal there for a couple of days, and I did not enjoy my experience. A nice restaurant like Rawa should not put a customer in the position of having to advocate for a reasonable atmosphere. I just saw Instagram content that leads me to believe that Rawa is going in a new creative direction. The event manager spoke of upcoming events like a yoga experience and a couple of other things. I'm sure there will be people who may enjoy this new direction, but that's not what I've enjoyed about Rawa in my prior visits. In any event, if you go to Rawa, you should be aware that it may not be how you remember. I'm downgrading my rating to 3 Stars in light of my experience.

I usually come to Zoi's for lunch, but I was in the area this morning and decided to try breakfast…read more I ordered the "Triple Double" on a plain wrap with bacon. The customer service was great, as always. Unfortunately, the breakfast wrap didn't feel worth the $11.79 price in my opinion. Overall, I think I'll stick to lunch at Zoi's going forward. Happy holidays!

Thank you, Yelp, for steering me to this sandwich shop while visiting Yale. It's a cute, cheery…read moreplace with kind service and exceptionally good food! I left with half of my sandwich because the portions were so large, and those sweet potato fries - so yummy! My mouth is watering just thinking about my gluten-free sandwich.