Wonderful meal and quality. Portion was perfect, I had the grilled chicken and chose chickpea rice and vegetables as my sides. The sauces were great, the spicy one is no joke. I enjoyed it though. Space inside was nice, staff was polite. There's a beverage fridge on-site too. I'd go back to explore more of the menu. Excited to see more small businesses popping up in the area. Jamaica didn't more fast food chains. read more

Zaitun Halal - Front counter - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York

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Was in the mood for shawarma so ventured over to this area. Parking can be a bit tough so may be easier to order delivery. The pictures in reviews do it a lot of favors. I went with the gyro platter with roasted veggies & lettuce. I was looking for shaved gyro pieces and that is really not what I was given. It was essentially ground beef. Flavor-wise, it was fine. Not a ton of beef or veggies, covered well in the lettuce. The white sauce was much thinner than I am used to so not super balanced. The pita slices were clearly a few days on the older side and a little hard. But the biggest issue I had was the level of oil, everything was really covered in it as evidenced by how soaking the box was when I got it. The service itself was nice, fairly quick. And the price is unbeatable. If you're really craving this genre of food in the area it isn't a bad option but I probably won't be venturing back specifically for this, read more

Really great halal restaurant up on Parsons blvd. The food is really good.I ordered the chicken and beef with rice and a salad with it.along with the white sauce & tahini sauce on top. The chicken was seasoned just right, and the beef was very flavorful. They give you a really decent portion of food for a decent price. The service was excellent. The staff was very friendly and courteous. The wait for the food was 15 to 25 minutes, but it was worth the wait.you usually have to go to a halal cart to get some really good halal food.right!!!,but after a certain time of night the halal carts are gone off the street. So it is good to see that this halal restaurant is open in the jamaica queens area till about ten o clock at night. I would definitely go back there in the future. read more

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Food was well seasoned and flavorful. Always worth ordering ahead to avoid the long wait. read more

Zaitun Halal - 1/4 chicken with French Fries and rice with chickpeas. - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York

Delicious grilled chicken wings!!! They had the texture of a fried wing, meaning they were somewhat crispy and they had the slightly smokey taste of a charcoal grilled chicken wing as if it were made in your backyard on a beautiful sunny weekend. The yummy Mango Habanero sauce had a hint of sweetness with just enough heat to cause your nose to run, but it wasn't extreme. I was also impressed that the wings were finished with a sprinkling of fresh herbs... The Sambusa, vegetable and chicken, were good starters. I wish I had gotten more than 1 of each so that I could really grasp the flavors. Although both were good, I did enjoy the vegetable (mostly potato) sambusa more than the chicken. The spring rolls were a nice light, crispy good starter as well. They were exactly what was expected from a traditional spring roll. And the Service??? They were definitely on top of their game!!! Very friendly, Very Welcoming!!! This is definitely a great place to pick up some reasonable priced fresh take-out! I will definitely be back to try the other wing flavors and maybe a wrap or two. read more

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Delicious food right down the street from me. Everything seemed like it was made fresh to order, generous portions. It's a small spot read more

Zaitun Halal - Salmon Platter - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York

Wow glad I found this hidden gem 1 business away from hillside inside Parsons Blvd. Very fresh, healthy and good quality food. Amazing taste and flavor. Very good portions. And very friendly service from the staff. Very clean inside also. read more

Crunchy fries, aromatic and flavorful chicken. Fair price for portion. You will be full (from a big dude). read more

Zaitun Halal - Chicken Gyro Platter - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York

The food seems like it has the makings of being great...The salad was fresh, crisp and the vinaigrette was quite good. I really enjoyed the fresh sliced carrots and onions that most halal places don't offer (it's usually iceberg and if you're lucky you might get a couple pieces of tomato). I appreciated the extra sauces they provided but the white sauce is just ranch and even though the tahini sauce had good flavor, it was really thin and runny. The meat had a nice grilled flavor and the chicken was well cooked. Unfortunately, the beef was over- seasoned and cooked within an inch of its life. The flank was so tough and with pieces of tough tendon still attached made it very difficult to eat. I would like to give them another try, maybe try the lamb, but if that is bad then that will be it. Stay tuned... read more

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This place is excellent! I have tried the beef shawarma wrap, chicken, and salmon with rice. I am impressed by the beef shawarma- it has just the right amount of seasonings and is not overly saucy or unhealthy. I love the addition of picked onions- so tasty! This wrap reminds me of the shawarma wraps I would get in Tokyo (yes Tokyo has some of the best shawarma), and I have missed the taste ever since! read more

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The food is always spectacular. I have ordered multiple times and no complaints, I'm sure the service is just as good, the ambiance the food sets always gives me good vibes and satisfaction with its quality. 9/10 read more

Edited to add 5 full stars. This is a new business in our community and the food we had (AND service) was phenomenal. At first I only gave 4 stars because we only tried two things off the menu - but this is a new biz and deserves 5 stars on yelp for the two delicious dishes we did order and we want to make sure more people try out this super fresh, super yummy spot !! First - 4 stars only because I only had two things off the menu. Both were fantastic but I will update review once I'm able to try more of the menu! Hubby works down the block from this new spot and I have been wanting to try it since I first saw the sign go up and saw "Schawarma" on it. I haven't had good schawarma in so long, and I always wondered why more places didn't offer it in the Jamaica area. ANYWAY - hubby and I tried the Chicken Schawarma Wrap and the regular wings with buffalo sauce on the side. Hubby is very wary when it comes to trying new food and he honestly loved the wings. They were grilled to PERFECTION and they are totally different than all the regular wings in town - they had delicious tasting spices already cooked in (no sauce needed but I'm a buffalo sauce freak so I still used it). Sauce was also wonderful. I am going try every single wing sauce from this place because they all look great. The chicken Schawarma wrap was SUPER FRESH and delicious !! It came with lettuce, pickled red onion and Those yummy Schawarma spices! plus a delicious white sauce and spicy red sauces were YUM. The pita bread was fresh and not too flour-y at all. I might order without lettuce next time (just a preference) but it really was perfect. The service was SO friendly. I placed the order through Yelp and walked in about 5 mins later so I had to wait. All of the food was being cooked fresh and the man at the counter was so nice and accommodating. The menu looks wonderful too - healthy, fresh, made-to-order Mediterranean / Halal. There are yummy-looking salads and bowls I can't wait to try out. I also want to try their hummus and falafel. Actually I just want to try everything. There are many wonderful food spots in the area but this one was very unique to this area. Fresh, healthy wraps, salads, bowls & plates plus AWESOME wings. Yes. Very good experience indeed! read more

I was excited to try this spot for delivery. The food seemed like it would be good. I ordered the vegetable sambusa, roasted potato side, and a chicken gyro platter. The food was pretty tasty until I pulled a long strand of hair out of my mouth while chewing. Instantaneously I felt sick. I got a full refund through the delivery service. I did call the restaurant to inform them of my concern. I did not appreciate how the restaurant handled it. They stated that they don't know how it happened and they all have on masks and hair nets. I would have preferred just an apology instead of them insisting they don't know how hair got in my food. I would never order food from here again and I would not recommend this place to other people. read more

Zaitun Halal - Hair in food - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York

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Since we all know I'm not one to visit a place 4 star or below in taste - zaitun was on the list to visit. Situated in a conspicuous area of queens / we were delighted to find this place nearby! We had the following - service was decent with friendly folks sincerely trying to have their customers needs met! I can appreciate sincerity when I see it! We had the following: 1. Zaitun Wings - loved the grilled wings - moist and succulent with outsides crispy. I do feel like there should be more flavor as I can't understand what the chefs flavor was because it tasted like chicken (which I'm not opposed). 2. Chicken shawarma Platter - portions were great and I can't complain at all. I do wish the chicken wasn't as dry. Otherwise the salad and dressing was wonderful. I would probably douse this in white sauce had I not wanted to try the chicken for itself 3. Homemade Hummus - this was good!!! Like your find in your Arab friends house Good! My kids and I all enjoyed this with bread and then just ate it with the chicken. 4. Soup - I enjoyed the soup but my kids seem to think there was too much lentils and stuff and not enough broth. Maybe amp up on the broth and lower the lentils? Overall a great place to a quick bite or pickup for dinner. I genuinely appreciated their service and food but can't seem to say it's extremely unique. read more

it was very good and fresh, generous portions BUT I asked for hummus was charged for hummus and they didn't give that. read more

Zaitun Halal - Chicken Tzatziki Chicken Bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York

Great place to grab some middle eastern food and pricing is very reasonable. Musty try

I haven't tried the wings yet but they look really good. For those that complain about the size.. chicken wings are not supposed to be huge. If you're used to eating large wings, you've been eating chickens injected with a lot of hormones and that's not a good thing!!! I've tried the chicken as well as their beef platter which comes with 2 sides. I normally choose roasted potatoes and the rice with chick peas in gravy. I love rice so I'd prefer a larger portion than the avg person. The portions are generous unless you have a massive appetite like L. He eats a lot... I prefer the chicken but he liked the beef more. It didn't have enough texture for me. It was too soft, barely had to chew the meat so that was just odd. The platters don't taste like what you'd get at a halal truck. It's more Americanized. The food is better quality and the sauces are great but it would be great if they used more spices so it tastes more authentic. The fries are fantastic. Seasoned well, better than the typical fries you get from take out or delivery. Maybe next time I'll try their fish. read more

I am a grilled fish snob. I love my fish whole and tasting out of the ocean today with a sloppy kiss of salt spice and char that highlights it's ridiculous freshness. In NY the only places I have found who do grilled fish right and kinda reasonable in price are Greek. Until now! .$18 pompano fish here was amazing. I have never had this fish before -taste like porgy and bass had a baby. I had a side of yummy chickpea rice and roast vegetable.Generous portion gave me two hefty portions. I had also their original wings, baba and hummus. All good and generous in portion but the star is the grilled fish. Will try the salmon here next .I was so hesitant about getting it because I am always disappointed by restaurant fish but so glad I did. So glad this place has been added to the area -only have done take out so far . read more

What a waste of my money... 1. Delivery took over a hour and a half 2. The food is weird and packaged like a salad 3. The spices they use taste like FLOWERS yuck... Lavender, Lilacs, dead roses I have no clue You can't mess up hummus or spring rolls which wasn't horrible Big Pass read more

Great food and amazinggg service, recommend if you're ever around! I get the platters & am always satisfied!

While I was ordering food I was having some issues to place an order online so I decided to call the store to ask some help but the guy received my call wasn't being helpful at all instead he was being super rude which made me feel like I was an unwanted customer. The employee name is Kenneth I believe. But overall the food quality was so good and tasty but if you have employee like Kenneth I bet you will lose your business and valuable customers. read more

Chicken shawarma wrap taste good & fresh French fries nice and crispy price is right. Staff is nice as well

Cannot complain. The food is decently priced, good portions and tastes very good. It also comes in eco-friendly paper boxes rather than plastic. I was able to track my delivery driver and receive text alerts about my order directly from the restaurant. The food came a good 30 minutes before the minimum estimated time!! We ordered Chicken Gyro Platter, Falafel Wrap and Wings, which are slightly different from traditional buffalo wings but still fantastic and similar enough. It's like buffalo sauce but more earthy. They are also more spicy than sweet but not crazy. Only thing missing was bleu cheese and celery but luckily we had some at home and the white sauce was a good alternative. Great job, Zaitun! You will hear from us again for sure and I'm grateful you deliver to Kew Gardens. I'd add photos of the food but it's already been devoured!! read more

Quality middle eastern food at affordable prices! The chicken gyro platter was delicious and filling. The chicken wings were also tender and flavorful. Next time I want to try the wraps and the salad bowls! read more

Zaitun Halal - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York

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Fast delivery, really really delicious food. The salmon is perfectly cooked and the falafel is probably the best I've ever tasted. Try them out! read more

Zaitun Halal - Falafel Hummus Wrap - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York

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I only ordered hummus, baba ghanoush, egg rolls, veggies sambusa and rice pudding for snacks, surprisingly they are all very tasty, but the roast potatoes were burned, over all it's a good experience, next time I'll try their platters or sandwiches read more

I personally think their food lacks flavor. It's alright if you're really really hungry if not there's plenty of other places that have a lot of flavor to their food. read more

great food, great people, wrap and salad are delicious. Will visit to try more foods. read more

Zaitun Halal - wrap - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York

I ordered 9:15 they didn't even delved my food I call the restaurant they closed I got my money back after called customer service but I was waiting for an hour this is read more

I came to Zaitun Halal for a second day in a row. My first time trying this restaurant was yesterday and I am definitely going to be a regular. This establishment is very new as their grand opening was just this year. They serve fresh Mediterranean Halal food made to order only. The menu is broad but filled with healthy options and diverse palates. I myself tried the chicken gyro platter which comes with two sides and grilled pita bread slices. The chicken is marinated not only to perfection but to pleasure of many tastes. I say that because you can taste almost every spice and seasoning imaginable without it overbearing the texture of the meat. I'm talking cumin, lemon, oregano, garlic, onion, fresh herbs, etc. that you can taste in every single bite. The sides I had were chickpeas with rice and fries (yes I know double carbs). The rice was very light and flavorful and the fries fresh, crisp and lightly salted. Today I am trying the grilled beef platter with chickpea rice and roasted vegetables. I will update my review as to how it tasted, which I am sure will be just as great as yesterday's dish. read more

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Amazing service! I made an order via UberEATS and a part of the order that I got was wrong, that happens and it's fine it was just a mistake. I called the restaurant and told them what happened and they took my number and address and sent me the right thing.. that's amazing and I wish all restaurants would adopt this kind of costumer service, so polite and accommodating. And the food was DELICIOUS! Thank you! read more

The food was pretty good but the logistics need some sort of person to organize the deliveries .

All of this was over $20 through doordash with fees. I also ordered the rice pudding but had to throw it in the garbage because it was bad. First the barbecue wings did not even have a barbecue flavor and they were spicy. Small wings were very pricy for the size they were not worth the cost. Second the chicken sambusa was decent I'll give them that. And lastly the roasted potatoes were not "roasted" the majority of the potatoes were undercooked and hard to chew on. It was almost raw potato. read more

Zaitun Halal - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York

Pretty good local spot. Ordered delivery showed up on time. Really like that the wings are grilled. Worth checking out.

Great food, decent delivery time. The best part is that the food here is consistent. I've ordered several times and each time the food is amazing. Get the chicken schnitzel wrap or the platter. So good! read more

Order some wraps and fries which was delicious. Fries were nice and crispy with salt and pepper. Thank you for the chocolate mouse!

I am not quite sure why would someone serve you burned/overcooked food... I guess I was not so lucky trying out this place... read more

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I order from this restaurant all the time. Love the food here. Everything is so delicious and has so much flavor. Recommend the mango habanero wings. Their employees Hussain and co really attend to the customers well and adjust some of menu according to their requests. read more

Great spot I'm not from out here but every weekend it's routine for me to grab something from this spot. They're fair priced food is very well seasoned and tasty. The staff are very friendly and accommodating, if you haven't tried them I recommend stopping in for a nice Mediterranean treat! read more

Extraordinary environment and very amiable service. The meals were crisp and delightful. Will surely recommend this spot to my friends. Affordable price and big meals. Keep up the great work. read more

Zaitun Halal - Quinoa Tabouleh Salad - Mediterranean Near Me - Jamaica, New York