I damariel deem this Mediterranean restaurant the best in arizona!! There chicken swarma is unmatched chicken taste marinated a day I advance and it cooked all the way thru to prefection. The saffron rice is undefeated!!! You can literally eat the rice by it's self man!!! God!!! This place is the best! There Greek salad is the best Greek salad I had in my life ask for extra olives and cheese I promise you and the dressing that goes with the Greek salad ask for extra!! I have had everything on the menu!! This place is super clean and chill it's owned my a beautiful family!! The service has always been amazing the food is not such a long wait!! I miss when it was a full restaurant I hope they open a bigger location the world needs it's I damariel cotton guarantee satisfaction here!! I bet momma you not leaving with your socks!!! read more

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Stopped by Wessen Int'l Kitchen for some takeout last month. I am always in the mood for mediterranean and the Yelp reviews raved about them so I didn't need much convincing! The dining space itself is small, with a few tables. It is definitely not the spot for group dining, but they do seem to have large family style offerings, so takeout seems like a solid choice for larger groups! You can tell they are popular, as they had a good flow of guests coming in and out. The dining space was a bit messy, not the restaurant as much as just trash from leftover guests, though that could be due to the traffic, but definitely noticeable. I ordered a classic gyro, greek fries, tabouli salad and baklava. The price point is extremely reasonable and it was plenty filling with leftovers. The food itself took quite a bit to get out, but again traffic and the staff was kind enough to give us some dolma for our long wait time. Everything I tried was really good, I haven't had dolma before and I would most definitely get it again, theirs was delicious! The value and quality is definitely there and I will most definitely be adding them to my rotating takeout list. I would consider dining in again as well, but find them better suited for my grab and go needs. read more

SO so good! For fast food counter service, I am impressed! Zaira is the most wonderful, warm, and welcoming presence as soon as you walk in, such a sweetheart! She was so courteous not only to me but to all who entered. I ordered the Steak Kebob plate for $16 and it came with side Greek salad (or house salad or fattosh), rice, hummus, bread, and kebob, and it was ALL flavorful! I was starving and cranky when I stumbled in here and the young lady at the counter was a delight. She got my order in lickety split and prepared the kebobs just as I requested! A few rare, a few more burnt. The pita was fresh, the side of sumak and Taziki sauce delish! I would definitely come back if in the area. They only have 2 tables and no bathroom so though not a place to hang out for long. I also wouldn't recommend relying on the plastic silverware. Thankfully she had a real knife and fork for me to use while I was there. The surrounding neighborhood is also a bit dated and has a more residential feel so guessing this is more of a carryout place. I would suggest improving decor, interior, and exterior but food and service are impeccable! read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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Had the best time, with the best service & ambiance! I'm obsessed with the Dubai chocolate and marinaded chicken kabobs. There newest items are Dubai chocolate & cookie budates Follow me on Instagram.com/TacoreyOnTheGo for my foodie and fun experiences! read more

I LOVE the Chicken Marsala! The sauce is so delicious and creamy and the chicken is juicy! I would it eat it at least 4x a week if I could! Make sure to order early, they close kinda early! read more

The food here is delicious and the service impeccable!! The girl at the front was so sweet and I will definitely be back soon!!

This restaurant was excellent!! We were really hungry and getting ready for our long drive home last night. This restaurant had high reviews and was nearby so we decided to give it a try for a to go dinner order. The restaurant is near the university in a small strip mall with a front parking lot that is free to park, unlike other spots that we attempted to go to that charged for parking since they were near the university. It's a family-owned restaurant with very hard-working, friendly staff. Our order was made very quickly and when we got home and checked, the order was perfect. To top it off, the flavors of each dish were delicious. Everyone of us four enjoyed our dishes and we all taste-tested each other's. It's too bad that we live an hour away. We would be coming here all of the time. Will definitely visit again when we are in the area. We ordered: Dolmas (this side comes with eight small dolmas packed with flavor) Large hummus (very flavorful, good hummus) Tabouli as the side for Mansaf (nice and lemony and very fresh) Mansaf (a large lamb shank covered with an herb yogurt sauce, and sitting on a buttery bed of golden rice) Chicken Shawarma plate (enough food for hubs. Nice portion of buttery, golden rice and chicken.) Kafta kebab plate (my daughter said this is very good) Vegetarian platter (my daughter loved this. She said the falafel was delicious. I tried a bite and it was very good.) Yummmm! what satisfying weeknight dinner. Seating inside is a bit small. There are two small tables in front of the counter. This seems mostly like an order-to-go type of establishment. read more

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If you like salty, tasteless food then you will love this place!!!! I saw all the great reviews and was excited to try this place. I ordered the chicken shawarma and my wife got Greek salad. The chicken was dry and very salty. The rice has no flavor. The hummus is chunky and not a great flavor. The salad was good enough. The falafel was moist and a nice size but salty. I am disappointed and do not recommend this place. read more

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Craving a fresh, veggie friendly, and healthy-ish meal on our way to a picnic in the park, we stopped by Wessen for a takeout order. The shop is small and focuses mainly on takeout orders. If you do dine in currently there is only one table inside. The menu has a wide array of meaty and veggie forward dishes. I love trying a little of everything so I went with the vegetarian platter. It includes hummus, baba ganoush with kalamata olives, tabouli, falafel, dolmas and pita bread. Everything was securely packaged in Styrofoam and they included some to go utensils with napkins. I opened up my container and everything looked so pretty and appetizing. I dug into the falafel first. It had a very hard crunchy outer shell with well seasoned tender falafel/chickpea mixture inside. The dolmas were warm and tasted like they might have been left on the hot holding counter for a long time because they looked shriveled and tasted a bit dry on the outside but had very soft and almost mushy rice inside. The hummus was decent but the tabouli skewed too acidic for me. Out of the whole plate I enjoyed the baba ganoush the most since it had the perfect blend of seasoning and smokiness. The chopped Kalamata olives were a nice additional touch. The pita bread was served nice n warm in some foil. The total for the veggie plate was $12 which was a fair price for the amount of food I got. With a plethora of options for meals on their menu I know this is one place I'll have to try out again! Covid related info: - Staff do not wear masks - Very limited indoor seating read more

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Very small restaurant without a bathroom! Only 2 tables on the very small dining area. We didn't realize it is a take out place. It was our Valentines dinner fiasco... Kind of expensive $30 dollars for one plate of Molokhia and two appetizers: hummus and vegetarian dolmas. No drinks or desert! All served in plastic containers which turned me off!! Since we requested to eat here i thought they would at least serve us on plates! The server was not very friendly! It was a very mediocre experience read more

delicious! would order again. pleasant service. steak is cooked well. the hummus is the best i've had. read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

The food was okay. Not a good enough place to dine in. The chicken kebobs were a bit dry.

Who won't like a whole tray of grilled meats? They are perfectly cooked them. The meats are tender and juicy. Hummus is delicious, and babaganoush is so smoky delicious. We finished the whole tray, not leftovers! Finally I found the best dolma! I usually do not like it but this dolma changed my mind. The leave is tender and the stuffing is juicy delicious. Tabouli is also tasty and not too sour. Love it! read more

Wessen is now on our favorite restaurant list, because of one particular dish. We have now ordered to-go multiple times and tried a number of dishes on their menu. Here is a list of what we have tried at Wessen so far and our review of each. - Mansaf: the best dish on their menu in our opinion and the one we go to Wessen for. While the way it's cooked and served at Wessen is not the absolutely traditional way to make Mansaf, it is still delicious! - Kouzi: a good meat option with rice. The sauce on the side adds good flavor. - beef Kabsa: meat is tender but the spices used were not our favorite. - falafel plate: it is served with rice which is not a common way to serve it but the falafel itself has the right middle eastern falafel flavor. We had it as part of the vegetarian dish before and it was undercooked and I addressed that on the phone the next time I ordered so it was cooked a lot better then. Slightly dry but good. - Veggie platter: baba ghanouj is delicious, hummus is good. I didn't try the tabboule and the falafel is covered above. We did not enjoy the dolmas - they were dry and the stuffing was mushy and had a taste we did not like. - Moussaka: very good! We wish they had more veggies than meat though, especially since the eggplant is supposed to be the star of the dish. - bechamel pasta: a miss unfortunately. We didn't like it. I have tried many before in the Middle East and this was not the right flavor combination. - full tilapia fish for two - Friday special: not our favorite. The fish itself was over cooked and dry and the spice rub did not hit the mark. It came with a small sauce to top the fish with I believe but we didn't like it either. - baklava: ok but extremely sweet. - Kunafa: just ok. We wouldn't order it again. I think the flavor of the butter or ghee they used to make it is too overpowering and did not work well for us. Some additional details: mains are served with two free sides, hummus and salad as well as pita bread. If you want something else, there's an extra charge. If you want extra sauce for the mansaf, it's an extra charge. The Moussaka and Bechamel pasta are both sides. There are two sizes, big and small. The small is actually a good size. There's a falafel plate with rice and a falafel appetizer. I tried ordering over the phone mostly, and today, online. Prices on the online portal are higher than the menu, for example, Mansaf is $17 on the menu and $19 if ordering online, and this is not DoorDash or UberEats. This is their own ordering portal. I'm guessing the online option has the updated prices. I have never been to the restaurant, my husband has been picking up. We recommend Wessen for takeout. It is not a place to dine in (I believe they only have one table) but definitely an option for some good middle eastern food. There are many more dishes on the menu that we will attempt to try in the future but every time we will order, Mansaf will definitely be at least one of the dishes. read more

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Delivery Order was for gyro plate, Greek salad with both Schwarma and gyro, and chicken curry. The chicken curry was missing from the order. Contacted Wesson about this experience and no response, so left no choice but to write this review, The order was scheduled for 6pm and Grubhub said would be delivered between 6pm and 6:20pm. Well it showed up somehow 15 min before 6pm (no text or knock), so by the time I checked the front door the food was cold. The gyro plate was just ok. Way more rice than hummus or salad, would have liked that reversed. Only one pita. The salad tasted good but meats were cold. Overall, a very disappointing first experience with Wesson and GrubHub. Hopefully will get a chance to dine in soon for a fresher meal. read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Gyro plate. Just ok. Lots of rice. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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It's hidden in a shopping plaza down the way from Chicago chicken shack (favorite place just ordered catfish), so I'm gave them a try last week, enjoyed the hummus w/chicken great option and the have many more went back on Friday (6/19/20) got the chicken and a steak shawarma and that was good also. It's refreshing to find an meditreian place with fresh food and took the time to ensure everything was right with my order before I left. If you're in the area, make sure to stop by and give them a shot. #YOUWON'TBEDISAPPOINTED read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Meh. It was just alright. Nothing great. The chicken was super dry and bland, the tzatziki tasted funny and the pita was stale. I won't go out of my way to come back. I've had better Greek food elsewhere. The portions were decent tho for the money. It was dead inside- literally not a single person was there. The girl who took my order over the phone didn't even ask for my name for the order and she just hung up. read more

This ain't no prison movie, but we got shanked at the Wessen International Kitchen! We ordered the Mansaf, a extremely delicious Lamb Shank dish filled with fluffy yellow rice and a homemade sauce that is second to none. It is a pretty amazing dish and one we would highly recommend. The chunky pieces of meat were so soft and delicate. They fell off the bone as quickly as a baby falls after taking its first steps. The Chicken Shwarma is another dish we ordered and it was shwell! Really flavorful and another home run platter for the home team!! This is the third time we've been to this magnificent Middle Eastern Joint. You won't be disappointed. Wessen International Kitchen is locked and loaded when it comes to their meals! read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Chicken Shawarma Plate. Note: tend to not order chicken but it is so flavorful; had to get my own the next time. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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10/10 spot, I regularly drive 45 minutes to get here. They only have two tables and their phone sucks but that's how you know it's legit. Couldn't recommend more. read more

This place is the best. Steak shwarma is a game changer. I always come by whenever I'm in Tempe. Very friendly service and the food is delicious. read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Amazing food with a lot of flavor. If you love and know good Mediterranean food you'll definitely enjoy this read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Chicken Shawarma Plate - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I have nothing but dreams of their 'Mansaf', LAMB SHANK topped with a creamy yogurt and garlic sauce. They have two shank offerings, one sautéed and the other recommended by the owner, Wessen Murad, the 'Mansaf'. Omgeez,!! Its heavenly moist, tender, generous and the creamy yogurt garlic sauce, a delicately tasty complement. The plate comes with yellow (saffron) basmati rice, Greek salad, and a lemony hummus with pita. Definitely fulfilling and satisfying ! Very reasonably priced, imo, at 15. All dishes are made with fresh ingredients and made-to-order. The other dishes that were ordered in our party, were reported also good: Gyro and Chicken Schnitzel. Our call in-order was ready as scheduled. They offer dining in, pick up, or delivery. If you choose to dine-in, its clean, small and very very casual. Support local family-owned... youll be 'shanked' for life ! read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - 'Mansaf '- tender Lamb Shank topped w creamy yogurt & garlic sauce incl hummus, Greek salad, basmati rice, pita. Soooo deeeelish !!! ; P - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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This quaint little restaurant was a nice surprise. I ordered the steak shawarma plate and loved it! The meat is cooked and spiced well and paired well with their seasoned rice and Greek salad. The portions are generous, prices are reasonable and their service is speedy. I always have a sweet tooth so I ordered their Baklava-it was SO good. read more

Just tried this place for the first time and it was a great experience! The Molokhia and Mansaf made me feel like I was back at the table with my Grandma, the portion sizes were generous enough to feed 2-3 people each dish, and the price point is right. This will definitely be a new frequent/favorite on my list of places to appreciate in Tempe! read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Mandar, Molokhia, and hummus/Greek salad side - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

It's my go to comfort food..love the pompano fish, but not available all the time so I just ordered chicken kabob plate, love the Greek salad and the lemony hummus that comes with it...soo delicious read more

The hummus is amazing and almost everything we've eaten there has been bomb Our go to spot for Mediterranean food read more

I really like the chicken kabob plate. The chicken kabob are cooked perfectly Falafel wrap tastes amazing! I will be back read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Falafel Deluxe Wrap - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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Tried this place last Saturday, and although my falafel plate was OK, my GFs chicken shawarma was bright Orange and chicken pieces, not what it is supposed to look or taste like, really gross. No prices in the board when you walk in. Seems like a pretty shady situation. read more

Good authentic Middle Eastern food I definitely recommend the Kafta and rice plate with the hummus on the side read more

Delicious, great size portions and fantastic and friendly service. Thanks Richard for the hospitality. I ordered the Greek Salad and added Gyros , then got a side of pita bread and hummus. 10/10 would recommend. read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Greek Salad and Hummus - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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Very flavorful food. Stopped by before a show at Gammage. Loved my chicken, very tasty, the rice was nice and fluffy, has a bit of salad next to it, which added nice crunch. My husband had a vegetarian mix platter, I tasted the baba ganoush and the hummus, delicious. We will be back. read more

Wessen Int'l Kitchen - Middle Eastern Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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One of my favorite restaurants in the world! It is so hard to find a restaurant that uses genuinely fresh food and the food is always incredibly fresh when I go. Wessen is my go to place for healthy food and my favorites salads. The salads are fresh, extremely full, with the best dressings. I usually get the chicken kabob and I love the chicken and all of the seasonings. The chicken kabob with their green Chile chutney makes my mouth water! I wish I lived closer to this restaurant!! The owner, Wessen is always extremely kind and caring about her customers and I feel valued as a customer, which I hardly see nowadays. My mom is a nurse and during COVID Wessen provided meals to hospital staff for free to help support hospitals. They all loved it!! read more

I ordered the chicken shawarma plate and was pleased with the chicken, which was not dry, and well spiced, with delicious turmeric basmati rice. The hummus was tangy and exactly how it should be. However, the pita served was only OK quality and tasted slightly burned. The salad was covered with too much balsamic dressing that tasted from a bottle, not a fresh housemade dressing. I suggest ordering the salad dressing on the side. I asked for harissa or something to make the food more spicy because I like very spicy food, but they did not have anything like that. Still, I was so pleased with the taste of the chicken, hummus, and rice that I will definitely be coming back. The atmosphere in the restaurant was quiet and relaxing. I really enjoyed my dinner there. You order at the counter and then take a seat. read more

I was so excited to try this place but I was extremely disappointed and will never go back!! First of all, the young girl behind the counter was beyond unfriendly. She did not say hello or thank you a single time and even gave us a dirty look. I ordered a mixed grill. Very disappointed!! Overpriced for 3 tiny pieces of dry chicken, burnt tiny gyros and crispy kafta meat on a mountain of rice. No wonder the restaurant was empty at dinner time!! Besides the terrible food, the miserable service was the worst part!! Not a good impression at all!! read more

The food the I ordered was incredible!,,I usually order the Mansaf and it has been consistently amazing, highly recommend it!..Also when we ordered I also ordered a knafe which I believe they were sold out on and the lady was the nicest and was asking on how she could accommodate and gave me Baklava instead; which also tasted amazing!...can't stress how good this place is genuinely highly recommend just try it out for read more

Amazing food I love their chicken Shawarma's! The owner and the master chef Wessen is very thoughtful and caring. She takes good care of her staff and her customers. Definitely coming again! read more

Made fresh, food is incredible. Prices are reasonable. The guy who works in there has excellent customer service he is such a pleasure to deal with. Healthy options, quick, and great location! read more

Found it to be OK. Had the Mansaf and the Chicken Schwarma. Not bad. Nothing to write home about. Chicken Schwarma much better at Haji. Service bugged us as we sat there for a good 40 mins while people got served that came in well after us. We felt the reason was they were all Muslim and we clearly were not. Found they certainly got preference in treatment. Probably won't be back. read more

So good! I came here for a Greek salad ended up ordering chicken over Basmati rice. Ate the whole thing before I pulled out of parking lot! I've been here a couple times before but never really ordered food. There was a girl that worked the counter that seemed to have a terrible attitude so I never really asked questions about other options. Guy at the counter today was great help though!(didn't catch his name) Anyways, great place! Great food and Ill definitely be back! read more

I've been hearing about this place for a year or two, finally I decide to give them a chance. I was shocked seriously the authenticity was on top of the ladder, the sauces and spices brought memories to me. And finally I can't miss not to talk by the Lady Wessen herself I never seen a business owner like that she reminds me of the hospitality of the old people back home and that's what you get from her "The feeling of being home" read more