Naf Naf Grill

I ate the best steak falafel and lentil soup today. Oh, boy, I happened to walk by this restaurant by accident. It’s hidden! But I’m glad I walked by. Great food! Will be returning.

Totally got ripped off today. I wanted hummus with falafel. At both the Rt 59 and Freedom Drive locations it’s on the menu. Large hummus, five falafel and two pitas for $ 7.50. Went to get that here tonight and he smeared a little hummus in a bowl and put five pitas in it. I complained that it wasn’t enough pita so he said it would cost extra for more. I spent over $ 9 and only got one pita. Never doing that again!

This is such a nice addition to the downtown. I haven’t been to the other locations but I really like the menu and the staff is super nice and friendly. The best part besides the food is that it is really clean (even the bathrooms). The food is fresh and the staff is so helpful especially if you are not familiar with middle eastern food. Good Job!

This was my first foray into Middle Eastern food. I probably won’t try it again. At least not at Naf Naf.
The menu was small. A friend I was with commented that the other locations had a larger/​different menu. The hummus was good, but not all that much better than what I could buy at the store. The flatbread however, amazing.
I ordered the chicken shawarma along with rice, salad, onions, garlic sauce and pickles. The only thing memorable? The pickles. Those were delicious. I could have been happy with pickles and garlic sauce on flatbread.
I likely will not return to this location and I’m not sure about Middle Eastern food.

Flavorful foods and friendly staff. There are two different locations in Naperville. What I like about their Chicago Ave location is that they offer bowls on their menu. Not just the dinner or pita option. Some days you just want to skip the carbs

I love Naf Naf and have been to 3 different locations Naperville being the one most often visited. Tonight was a game changer for my family. We walked in and we’re the only ones there for about 10 mins. After we got our food and there were 3 other tables seated we started hearing someone in back going to town banging something. We all waited for it to stop and after about 20 mins I asked the manager what all the noise was. It was 6:30pm mind you. Prime dinner hour and he said it was one of the guys trying to break apart the chicken for tomorrow!!! I kid you not. Why do I need to hear that in the middle of my meal and WHY are you telling me someone is hammering the frozen chicken I just fed my 5 yr old. We will not be going back

I didn’t realize this place only offers a smaller version of their menu than other locations. I was downtown Naperville and called in my take out order since I know the one on Freedom Drive gets crazy busy. And with a toddler in tow I wanted my food ready when I got there and didn’t have a toddler meltdown sitch.
Well I got there and there was no one in the joint. I mean, crickets. It was 5 p.m. on a weeknight and I was a little put off since no one was there. But I went to the counter and the guy had my order all ready to go. He was nice and told me where to park next time that won’t require the parking garage (it’s behind the building FYI0), so I’ll remember that next time.
Well my little one thought we were eating there, proceeded to pull out a chair, climb up, and pat the seat next to her like «Come on mommy, it’s time to eat!» Well how can you say no to that? I pulled up a chair and we ripped into our falafel pita sandwich with everything on it. My daughter devoured it and looked like she was in a food coma! Apparently this is toddler approved food. I love everything on their menu. Nothing I wouldn’t order, just depends on my mood. Highly suggest eating here if you haven’t already!
Well like I mentioned earlier they don’t offer the full menu that I’m used to. My hubby gave me his takeout order and not only do they not have dinner plates, they don’t have the chicken breast as an option. They only have chicken shawarma, steak shawarma, and falafel. With those items you can put it in a pita sandy, in a rice or salad bowl, or a hummus bowl. It’s kind of set up like a Chipotle where you order what you want and then you can add what toppings etc.
I like this set up and this location but it was still a bummer that they don’t have the full menu offered. This definitely caters to the quick and fast factor. I will just remember this for the future!

The food is always out of this world. My friends introduced me and I’m hooked! I always ask for extra bread because there’s always some food left over.

Amazing food. I wish more people would try this. I am a bit conservative in my food choices and even trying Schwarma was a bit of a stretch. Try this one time– you will love it. This concept is more like Chipotle, which I love. Many reviews are nitpicky (high top tables, seriously? I don’t like them either, but I’m not going to drop my rating on amazing food because of them). This is great food and you have options on the toppings (who the hell doesn’t like options– I don’t get the Chipotle bashing!?)…

The quality of the shawarma here is excellent. I love that you can see the meat cooking on the skewer behind the counter. It gives the restaurant a modern and authentic vibe. The staff is very friendly and the food there is never stale. The only reason I wouldn’t give this restaurant 4 stars is because of the lack of variety. Whereas in most Naf Naf’s there are many different dishes such as the steak kabob plate and falafel/​hummus plate, this location revolves around mostly just the shawarma as well as lentil soup, I believe. The options for the shawarma are chicken, steak, or vegetarian. You can also get a shawarma bowl where they give you yellow rice instead of the pita bread. Although there is limited variety, the taste of what they have here is still really great. And oh! The hummus! It is amazing. I could live on just the hummus here for a month!

We’ve been fans of Naf Naf since the original location on Ogden. I was excited to see they opened one downtown Naperville and finally tried it.
I’m SO. BUMMED.
it’s a different concept — like Chipotle for Israeli food.
Couldn’t get a Schwarma plate. Only a weird bowl thing, and what you. could get in it was limited…
What I ended up with was way to overly sauce-​y, very little meat.
Sure, I ate it because I was hungry, but I won’t be coming back to this location. I like the traditional version better.
Overall, disappointed. I hope they reconsider this «fast» concept and differ to quality experience again instead, and soon.

Horrible and a waste of time. Do not come here if you want fresh meat. The meats were cold and not heated thru. Probably from yesterday and not heated thru. The pita fell apart when we hit into it again probably stale. Pass on this. Pitaville is way way better and close enough to get to.

Yummy Naf Naf (22 E. Chicago Ave.)
I tried Naf Naf for the first time and LOVED it. I was a little hesitant on what to order, but Joey was extremely helpful and thorough in his explanation of the food. The food was fresh, filling, and delicious.

This place is one of those finds that you can eat at frequently and never get tired of. It’s also a place that you can count on for fast, delicious and filling food that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
This location has a slightly more limited menu than other naf nafs, but the food is excellent and quick.
My husband and I both got the CHICKEN SHAWARMA bowl dinners, served with an excellent and flavorful lentil soup.
The rice and salads go very well with the chicken, and the Tahini and S’Khug spicy sauces blend well together.
Bottom line: try this place, you’ll like it!

This may be an «express» Naf Naf, meaning they do not have all the same menu items that full/​bigger locations do, but they are definitely one of the friendliest! It is indeed a smaller location, and the seating is limited and leaves much to be desired– I’m not a fan of high tops especially without back support. BUT, it gets the job done, my falafel bowl rocked, and like I said, really friendly staff. Everyone should hope to be as happy as the people that assisted me here, today. Great hospitality, and in a world of ever-​growing jack holes, it is appreciated!

It pains me to give a less-​than-​awesome review to a Naf Naf, but I just CANNOT get used to the new concept.
Even though I can WALK to this location from my house, and drive there in like, 2 minutes, I prefer to go out of the way to the Freedom Dr. location or even the one in Aurora to enjoy the classic Naf Naf format. This Chipotle-​like setup is just not great. The ingredients suffer in terms of freshness and the bowl or sandwich options are just not as satisfying as the big falafel plates I can get at the other locations.
If you are new to Naf Naf, I would urge you to try one of the the original concept locations to see how good they can really be before coming here. This place is ok for a quick snack or lunch but the old way is just so much better.

Naf naf is quick, awesome food! Killer vegetarian options and the falafel is to die for! The veggie feast is $ 10 and gets out enough food for almost two meals! Definitely a must try

Follow these steps in order to find happiness:
1. Dig around in your center console to find $ 1.00 in loose change.
2. Walk into the nearest Naf Naf you can find.
3. Order yourself 1 pita (they are like $.75 each).
4. Wait for it.
5. You will receive a receipt. You will want to keep this for nostalgic reasons.
6. Neatly fold receipt and place in your back pocket whilst you wait.
7. You will then be handed a small paper bag. Caution: it will be warm!
8. Say «thank you» and go find a seat in the nicely maintained establishment.
9. Open up paper bag to find the most amazing, soft, fresh, heavenly pita in the world.
10. TEAR INTO THAT BEAST LIKE IT IS YOUR JOB!!!
11. Repeat steps 1 – 10 until fully satisfied. Feel free to get creative and order some Kefta or Schwarma next round but beware, you will never find another pita so perfect inside the continental US.
REMINDER: Do not forget to take receipt from you pocket before placing pants in dirty laundry.

This location, close to North Central College, is a bit different from the other Nafs in the area, in that the menu is smaller and has some different things on it (Steak Shawarma?) I like the Chipotle-​style set-​up since I usually opt to get mine without some standard ingredients, and this also avoids the «everyone lingering with their pager» problem at the end of the line.
Downside is that parking in downtown sucks (especially on week-​ends/​Fridays), so unless you’re walking it might be hard to score a quick in-​and-​out.
Still, this is convenient for students, people who work or live in town or a dinner before a night out in downtown N’ville. And Naf Naf is already a known commodity; you know it’s gonna be good. Step on up and shawarma it up.

I use to go to the one in Orland park
My sister lives there, But I live in Naperville
And of course I will be coming to this one
From now on.
Good food and friendly staff !