Grill Point

OMG — the hustle, the bustle, the noise, the chaos, the ethnicity — the FOOD! Fabulousness. Have to make it just 4 stars bc it is just nowhere near a 5-​star restaurant — no ambience, probably not the most sanitary, but who cares, the schwarma was TO DIE FOR. Yum. The side salads fantastic too. We all had the baby chicken (why is this a «baby?») schwarma. The fries were soggy and really, the dish would be fine frie-​less. The beet salad was fantastic. Give me spicy sauces and make me swoon. We live where things are calm and homogeneous, and miss a mish mosh or ethnic cuisines and people. We would be regulars if we lived closer for sure!

Great spot for easy dining and take out. Food consistently good. Very relaxed atmosphere, they were happy for my table to eat the meal then hang out for quite a while before we left.

Best and most authentic Israeli shawarma in town! Quick service too. What I disliked was the fact that it’s always packed and not enough seating. I definitely will be coming back for more :)

No question. .. . This is the «Go To» place for Israeli food in the City of New York — Maybe, even the City of New York — I’m not kidding. .. .. Its very good. The Manager «Mickey» is a great guy. Ask for «Deni» & «Melky» — these are the guys who prepared your food. Act tough when you walk in and order your food with «Conviction» ;-) the other customers can be a bit rough and pushy ;-) LOL!

The worst restaurant I have ever been to. First of all the prices are extremely expensive. The customer service sucks. Me and my friend went their and ordered two chicken shawarma. We were sitting at our seat when the waitress came over and told us to get up and move. She told us that this seat is for customers who pay more money. How rude! At least if you can’t treat your customers like customers. Then treat them as human beings.

Good food. As a Taiwanese, I was really worried before I Walk into the store but end up the food was amazing. We ordered the mixed and mushroom and eggplant as sides. Said bar was good too. Meats especially chicken was very juicy. Good service too.

Best shwarma known to man kind! Strongly recommend to try this place.

This is the best place for falafel and middle eastern food in Flushing and forest hills area. A must try if you are in queens

great place for kosher food… always fresh great service… the lamb shawarma is amazing. expensive food on the menu but very big portions so I guess you getting what you paying for.
the best homus and tahini that you can get!
A+++++

If you’re someone that likes diet, watered down alcohol and also believe in chauvinistic, sexist terminology, then go to the pub and ask for a «Girl Pint.»
If you ate 3 bowls of old English Porridge and go running, you will be out of breath. I call it a «Gruel Pant.»
And, if you’re someone that points at girls, then go to Girl Point. And by the way you’re a creep.
But if you like Falafel. Go to Grill f***ing Point.
What to get: Falafel
What else: Shawarma
What’s the point in telling me what to order: Um… I thought…
I’m just kidding. Get it? Point? Grill Point?: Oh. I get it. Hmm.
Hmm what? You don’t get it. Do you: No, I totally get it dude. I just…
What then?: Maybe leave the jokes to me in future.
…: …
…: This is awkward.
…: Um…
…: On with the review then. (shakes head)
If it was full of people hanging out and relaxing, it’d be Chill Point.
I’ve been to Grill Point three times now, and each time I am thoroughly impressed. It’s a little on the pricy side, especially if you order the fancy stuff and veer away from the tried and tested Falafel. But if you stick to the basics, you’ll be under $ 10 and having a wonderful meal.
If they made cereals, it’d be Mill Point.
I think Mamoun’s has the best Shawarma in NYC (although the Hoboken location is better), and when they mix it with Falafel it is even better. But for pure Falafel, I choose Grill Point. It’s a 5 star place. It’s run by Israelis and a lot of the employees are Israeli too as far as I can tell. It’s very authentic, to say the least.
If they were an awful sports team in France, it’d be Nil Points.
Basically you ask for a falafel, they give you a delicious fluffy fresh pita stuffed with hot lightly spiced amazing falafel balls, and then you go to the salad bar and fill your pita with every type of Israeli deliciousness you can find. You’re also allowed to fill a container up with salad as well, up to a certain point. And the salads are off-​the-​charts good and very homestyle and authentic too.
If they were all murderers, and this restaurant was where they did all their evil deeds, it’d be Kill Point.
In other words this is an experience that you do not want to miss. The second best authentic Israeli food I’ve had, and while the service can be brusque and prickly, the food is not. It’s amazing. Besides, there was one girl last time I was here who cut in front of the other bored servers to get to me and take care of me, so to speak. She was super, duper nice and very flirty and chatty. So I really appreciated that, because on the phone they’re usually dour, and in person most of them are indifferent or a little hostile. I don’t care though. I’m all about the food.
If they overcharge you, which might happen since they’re kind of not great servers most of the time… then you’d have to argue over your Bill Points.
By the way, the best Falafel and Shawarma I’ve ever eaten is nearby. It’s in Roslyn on Long Island, and it’s called Hummus World. Their «Shawafel» is one of the 20 best things I have ever eaten, from anywhere, in any country, in my life. Unfortunately, I got the horrible news that they have closed down due to a rent dispute, as of about 3 months ago. I am waiting patiently for news of them reopening. It was a lovely tiny little place.
If Grill Point closed down too, it’d be renamed Still Point.
I’m happy that Grill Point and Mamoun’s still exist, and hopefully always will. But Hummus World was my sun and moon and shining star when it came to Shawarma, Falafel and Israeli food. So I am really hoping they will be back soon. I have my fingers crossed, and my tummy is rumbling in anticipation. You must try it when it opens. You simply must. I would drive 8 hours to Long Island from Buffalo just for a Shawafel. Seriously. And I have done.
If they were also a gas station, it’d be Fill Point. Same thing if they provided studly gigolos too I suppose.
But in the meantime… Grill Point is very very good Israeli food, and if you like Falafel and you’re anywhere near Queens… you have to try this one. It’s that good.
And if they were on the side of a mountain, it’d be Hill Point.
If you could write your last testament here, then Will Point. Similarly if Grace walked out on her friend, and he came here to be depressed, it’d be Will Point.
If all the servers had acne, it’d be Clearasil Point.
If they had coughs, then maybe Benadryl Point.
And finally, if they were drug dealers, it would be Pill Point. Which would be a really catchy name, and I should patent that asap. I’m not saying they’re not drug dealers by the way. I mean they may be. How would I know? If you wanna know, come in and ask them. Hey do you guys sell drugs. I’m sure they’ll be cool about it. Or perhaps you can get carpets here. In which case they’d be Rug Dealers. You could come in and ask for carpets. Persian Rugs maybe. I mean, they’re Israeli, so why not? The Israelis love the Persians right? BFFs? I think? No?

When an Israeli tells you to ready your belly for the best shawarma outside of Israel, you listen and arrive hungry. Grill Point is in a neighborhood amongst many a Kosher market and eatery, but it has something a little special. Call it a «tribal» experience in Hebrew cuisine since all corners of the Middle East to Eastern Europe are represented. We ordered the lamb (obviously!) and were presented with little plates for the salad items up front that customers self serve. Sour pickles, spiced brined veggies, red and white cabbage slaw and beets were some of the options. They acted almost like a palate cleanser for all that drippy, fatty lamb we shoved into our mouths. It’s impossible to be lady like with this food, although I tried and gave up. Know that there will be hummus and oil smeared all over your lips dripping down into your cleavage, pants leg or table top depending on how you decide to sit with this thing and your gender. My companion did a little shimmy dance between drizzles of tahini. It was hard to peel yourself off the seat afterward. The grapefruit flavored soft drink he recommended was a pleasant surprise because it was more like a nectar and hardly carbonated. I drank one. I could have drank at least 2 or 3. If there was Vodka or Arak involved, I would have had a brilliant cocktail. The only thing that put me off initially was the bits of meat, bread and salad items under the table and on the seat next to me from previous patrons. A little sweep and wipe down wouldn’t have been a bad idea, but then again, with shawarma like that, leaving a mess must be the highest compliment. Lamb and L’chaim…so good.

I’ve always seen this restaurant taking the bus on my way to work and going back home. It always seems packed I decided to look it up in Unilocal it showed good reviews. I decided before I get in the bus to go home today I’ll try it out. I’m glad I did I ordered the pita with chicken and it is good you get to put so many things inside the pita. It also came with French fries that I loved taste so fresh and I got coleslaw. I have to say I’m not fond of coleslaw unless it’s my mothers but this coleslaw was amazing. Great food great place.

Came back to Grill Point after a year with an unstoppable craving for shawarma. I forgot what was better by this point, the baby chicken or lamb. Lamb. I copped out on a chicken shawarmizzle and my girlfriend got a lamb. After chowing down our food and trying each others, I came to the conclusion that the lamb is the way to go. The fries and salad on the side are great add ons, although I didn’t have room to finish everything. The portions are just right, although, I wish I could just by a shawarma minus the fries :/​Anywho, I’ll deff be back. This is my go-​to shawarma spot for life!

Delicious! The chicken shawarma here is sooo good! The best I have had in the neighborhood. They have a great salad bar to choose from, and its always fresh. My husband, and I always have chicken shawarma with laffa& hummus. It is pricey here, and dont like the fact that their seating area isnt so good. Its more costly to have the dine in service. Still we always manage to find a seat and enjoy! Their service is good. Truthfully most kosher places are pricey, still I believe its worth it here. Very delicious, and always hits the spot.

Like many, I rely on Unilocal reviews to eat at some new places. Unilocal.You failed me this time. I’m not one to leave bad reviews, but this was just disappointing and just think you should all be informed. Maybe I just had a bad experience; but I’ll try to be as honest as possible. To begin, the food was very expensive, the chicken shawarma was a little over $ 11. But the place was pretty crowded, and hey; the reviews were great; so the food must be worth it right ?
WRONG. The chicken was not cooked enough, my friend couldn’t eat his because he thought it was raw. The hummus was not bad actually. But again; that chicken. It’s sad that they put a lot, and usually that’s a good thing, but in this case I had to eat a lot of something I didn’t like. The fries that come with it caught my eyes, they looked good but the looks deceived me. They were soggy, not cooked enough, and just hard to enjoy.
If you’re rich, and don’t care much for quality taste, then enjoy. But if you’re only willing to spend good money for good food, I highly suggest you avoid this place.

My last experience at grill point was horrible
I had a pita shawarma that was without taste.
I’ve been there many times, and was never disappointed, maybe the owners was changed, but they need to step up to the
taste they had before.

I genuinely love this place. My friend introduced me to this bc she can only eat at kosher food restaurants. I am up for anything and so glad I am! I ordered the baby chicken shwarma on a pita. It was amazing and it comes with side fries and unlimited amount of veggies! The french fries are thick cut and are crispy~ the shawrma is warm and they even ask you if you want hummus veggies and hot sauce. The veggie section are usually some hot pepper pickles, purple coleslaw (purple cabbage?), regular coleslaw and some more veggies. Lol, i’m not too familiar with their names, just trust me and try a bit of each!
The onlllllyyy bad thing about this is that, if you’re not sitting in the formal dining area, the casual sitting place is very small. As in, the tables are kind of close together but if you want to sit, youll just have to politely ask the people near to give you more room.
I like this place, I always go back with my friend! Planning to bring my bf here.

Best chicken shawarma I’ve ever had.
Absolutely awesome salad bar featuring tons of different hamutzim.

We have gone to grill point a mber of times over the years with the expectation of having as close as possible Israeli food …
Close. But no cigar .
The place is just too small for comfort —-table for 4 was unplesantly tight — could nt complete. The meal without Elbows banging and utensils falling … This took away from the ethe enjoyment.
«Salad bar» which comes with main dish is nothing but pickles — and not even good Israeli olives. In isrEl you get matbucha Turkish salad carrot salad as standard unlimited salads — all the «good stuff «was behind glass panels and we were directed to a boring cheap opinion of «salad bar»
We ordered family mixed grill platter for 3 and waitress did not chanege is extra for our 4^th member who was A child — very nice gesture and the right thing to do for good customer service.
Mixed gill was ok+. Kabab tasted artificial and over ground up. Diss appointing. Chicken was the better option. Lamb chops was done right and both my children loved them -, first time eating lamb chops .
With a location make over, more space and an improved salad bar I would give this place a 4.

I’m here like every Friday at the moment.
The platters are usually good, and give a ton of food– like a plate of meat and both a plate of rice and a plate of salad. But oddly in the recent 2 visits we had been getting just a plate that covers the meat/​rice/​salad… We haven’t questioned it, but I’m starting to feel ripped off from the amount we get now compared when I started going there 3 weeks ago.
Anyways onto the food:
We usually order a platter of meat, and goto town on the great salad bar that’s included.
Mains we’ve tried:
Baby chicken shawarma: it’s well spiced, but a bit dry. I don’t love it, but I do like that you get a ton of it and it’s presented in a foil duck like in Archer.
Merguez: total pass on this one. It’s like 4 tiny links of super lean grainy meat.
Adan or kefta kebabs: great flavor, really juicy, but just two links for a platter? I feel like this one is a rip off.
I’ve had the large meat platter as well in the past, but I don’t remember which meat was which. I do remember that the lamb items were the bomb though.