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Zara’s Mediterranean Kitchen

4.3 (88 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 11:30 pm

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Roach in the rice.
Bree D.

First experience - great! Second - not the best but palatable. This experience - absolutely not. Beyond unacceptable and appalling! It's one thing to have someone debate with you about whether or not the meat is undercooked, it's an entirely different thing to find a roach in your child's food... yep, a baby ROACH. See picture for reference. It wasn't on top either - it was buried in the rice, crawling around, alive and well. Enough said. Will NOT be returning. Ever. Shame on you Zara's.

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Teresa K.

We came here because we were having a late dinner. The interior is nice with nice looking bathroom. Service was fine as well. My husband had the schwarma platter and he liked it. He got the hummus and rice and thought they tasted good. The meat has a nice tanginess which was lovely. My friend and I shared the mixed grill platter which came with schwarma, koobideh, kabobs, rice and salad. It was a good amount of food. The one critique though was all the meats though flavorful were on the dry side. Usually koobideh is really fatty and juicy. Flavors were all there though. Baba ganoush was really good with a nice smoky flavor. 2 friends got the lamb shank which they said were really tender. The feta salads were nice. The one thing that soured our meal a bit and knocked this place to a 3 was that there was a roach that crawled behind our booth. Yes it can happen at any restaurant, but the response to the roach by the staff was "sorry, we just sprayed", which didn't seem like an adequate response. Our friend's spouse said that the falafel was really tasty so if we ever go back I'd want to try that. It's definitely nice to have this type of food on the north side of Houston without having to go all the way to Westheimer or Hillcroft.

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Karina N.

Today's lunch was fabulous! We thoroughly enjoyed it. We had two lamb shanks and that has to be one of the best dishes here. I was perfectly satisfied with my gyro salad. I needed something light. We ordered the hummus and the apple tea! The tea tray was so fancy! Ahmed served us today and another lovely young lady- I didn't catch her name. The music make the experience nice and it was decently full but not loud. We really enjoyed it and I will be recommending this place more!

Jahanna B.

My grandmother and I came here for the first time for lunch it was AMAZING. Eman was our server and she was very attentive and polite. I loved the music playing and the beautiful chandeliers hanging all over. The food was beyond delicious and fresh we got the Zara's platter to share! However My favorite was the falafel we will definitely be back. Thank you!!!

Mediterranean Quesadilla Platter
Charisse S.

The food, ambiance and service was great. The food was served at the proper temperature and the chicken shawarma had good flavor. My husband and I will return. Delicious.

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Cindy D.

Wow!! Amazing experience! We enjoyed the hummus sampler for starters. There are three type of hummus samples. The first was a traditional hummus, the second one was a red pepper hummus and the last one was a spicy hummus. We enjoyed all three. I prefer spicy so the spicy one was my fav. The pita was tasty with the hummus. The pita is flavorful! I had the Greek feta salad with gyro meat. It was a nice salad with lightly pickled red onion. It had cucumbers, tomatoes, artichoke and romaine lettuce. Sometimes a salad can be a little bland but this one had the right amount of salad dressing. We also had the seasoned meat quesadilla. It had traditional hummus on the side and saffron balsaatti rice. The quesadilla was a large pita versus a flour tortilla. It was so filling. The service was on point! The staff was attentive and helpful. Alcohol is not served at the restaurant but it looks like a nice variety of smoothies, juices and mocktails. Nice traditional ambiance. It's off Louetta and close to home so we will be back!

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Likhitha c.

So, for this Mother's Day, Zara's Mediterranean it is and my mom was so happy with the food here. Each of us ordered our own plate and honestly it was filling. On top of the food, the orders with kabobs comes with pita bread and garlic sauce. I'm guilty I asked extra sauce but that sauce was bomb. Also, it's so beautiful inside and outside. My mom wanted some pictures by the fountain outside and they turned out great. The only thing I felt was it was a little pricy but after eating the food, I felt it's all worth the money. Do try their non alcoholic drinks though they are the best.

Sally C.

Zara's was amazing! We started with the hummus trio and baba ganoush. Then we shared the swarms lovers platter and a grill platter. Everything came with super generous serving a of fresh pita bread. Literally every bite was fabulous. We tried a few of the mocktails too that were super tasty. Service was fast and very polite! We highly highly recommend for dine in or take out!

Chicken Souvlaki Kabobs
Amy A.

Everything about this place is great! Service, atmosphere, and especially the food. Our server, Ahmed made fantastic suggestions and definitely helped us get the best. Everyone needs to check it out.

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Was good service and food was ok. I would recommend this. I like Abu Omar I little better but this was good

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I love this place. Their food is always good and so is the service. Definitely good bang for your buck. Best hummus also.

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Food is consistently amazing and flavorful. Always clean with fantastic service. Go, you will not regret it!

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Food was super fresh and the flavors were amazing, service was really good, restaurant is quiet and not too loud.

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Beef was so tough you couldn't eat it. They wouldn't take it back. I was crazy to pay.

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Excellent food, excellent mint tea, really good service at affordable prices. Go there if you get a chance!

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