The Mediterranean Grill

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I really don’t get all of the 5 star reviews. This place has good food but their prices are astronomical. I had a $ 35 dollar lunch with my son. I had a lamb shank and he had a chicken wrap and we had some hummus.
The lamb was good but very puny as far the meat goes. So if $ 17 lunches per person are in your comfort zone, then party on!

Really good Mediterranean food.
The hummus appetizer is excellent.
Our lunch items also included a gyro sandwich and a tabbouli salad.
They were both very fresh and very tasty.
Our service was great.
We will definitely be back.
The food makes up for the strip mall location and lack of interior décor.

The Mediteranean Grill is an unassuming little restaurant that serves delightful fare. found the menu by complete accident as it was posted by the entrance of my gym.
The interior is not all that warm and welcoming and neither is the staff… but don’t let that fool you because the food is surprisingly tasty. I ordered the chicken shawarma sandwich and a small side of babaganoush and they were both just incredible.
The only reason I am dinging one star is I thought the staff was kind of cold and just not very friendly and welcoming… I even heard one employee mentioning to his colleague that he couldn’t wait for restaurant to close. Wow guys really… Chill out a little and work out your differences because I really like your food and I would be very disappointed if you closed… All I ask is that you are a little friendlier with your customers. This was also my first visit. I must say that you really wowed me with the quality of your food… really…it was crazy delicious… In fact I just had an orgasm…

Do you love lamb, schwarmas, or hummus? This is the place to be.
Start with the fried lemon cauliflower or an order of hummus with olive oil dribbled across for an excellent beginning. For lunch, their sandwiches are priced well and delicious. Instead of stuffing a pita with ingredients that explode all over the place, they wrap them fully and panini them close for easy eating; fantastic idea.
For specialities, try a few Kibbe bites. Balls of beef fried with a mixture of spices that fit perfectly with an order of their cucumbers & yogurt dish. Just drop the kibbe right in, it’s a great mix!
I’ve been on a number of occasions and have always had fantastic service. Great food and atmosphere keeps me coming back so it’s definitely worth a visit.

Off. The. Chart. — Super Huge Value
I love these guys.
Find this place. Then come back and eat again with two friends, then they’ll tell two friends, and they’ll tell two friends, and they’ll tell two friends…
This family-​owned restaurant serves great, hot, home-​made recipie Lebanese food.
Super friendly.
They remember your name from the first time they meet you.
Really lucky these guys moved into the North Scottsdale neighborhood — in the Airpark by KO Donnell’s — just south of Home Depot — behind the old Salty’s.
Check them out!

Son took my order while his mother was cooking in the kitchen — yes, an authentic family restaurant. Cauliflower appetizer was extremely rich and lemony, hummus quite good too. Service was good and parking was easy.
Only issues I had was that the falafel is four croquettes for $ 7 which is insane (normally find them for 2 for a $ 1)!!! Hummus price was up there too. I think they either have a pricing issue or an identity issue — make yourself a fancy full service place and keep the prices, or acknowledge it’s rather fast food with a waiter and price things more reasonably.

This place is so good. Family-​owned and the food is excellent. Very friendly and attentive staff. I’ve been here 6 times now and it has been wonderful every time. I’ve tried the Chicken Shawarma, Beef Shawarma, Falafel Sandwich, Taboule Salad, Lentil Soup, Jalepeno Hummus and they were all fantastic. It truly is a hidden gem in North Scottsdale. Very reasonably priced as well. Definitely worth trying!

This place is quality, I’ve been here twice and so far the only thing better than the service is the food. The grilled meat is especially good. When it comes to Mediterranean Cuisine I’m very picky. The chicken kabob is full flavored and juicy as is the kefta and tenderloin. I highly recommend trying the mixed grill and get tenderloin since the kefta is already a mixture of beef and lamb. If you like meat on a stick you wont be disappointed.

This is one of those special places that more than deserving of five +++ stars. My oldest step son and I ate lunch there today, we shared the mixed grill and hummus, and we throughly enjoyed every bite! The food was wonderfully seasoned, cooked PERFECTLY! The rice had the perfect flavor and texture, the meat was well marinted and cooked better than perfect, tender and juicy! The hummus was smooth and creamy and so rich. I can’t wait to try the red pepper and jalapeño flavor. I also can’t wait for rice pudding there :). They take a lot of pride in what they are doing there! It shows in the food! I hope the hard to find location doesn’t make it difficult for them to stay open.

Great food. Wonderful and friendly staff. This hidden gem will be a frequented stop for me.
My boyfriend and I tired the jalapeño humus, it was cream and served with a warm pita. We also split the mixed plate and the falafel. The mixed plate included 3 kinds if meat, rice and grilled veggies. It was very savory. the falafel was delightful as well. Everything was do filling I couldn’t eat desert so we got the baklava to go. The baklava was delicious! Big fan of this place!!!

So this place was very cool! I came here for lunch with a co-​worker and I was very impressed with both the service and the food. Our server was one of the owners I think, or maybe his Mom owns it? Either way when we ordered the tabbouli (fantastic), he said that his Mom makes it fresh everyday. WHAT!?! I’ve got a little old Lebanese woman making my tabbouli in the back? Sweet! You know that has to be good. And, we commented on how good it smelled and he brought over the incense that was burning and gave us a package for free. Impressive! The place could use a little décor to make it feel more Middle Eastern, but that’s about it. It is kind of tucked away so I hope that doesn’t prevent it from getting enough foot traffic.

FANTASTIC LEBANESE-​STYLE MIDDLE-​EASTERN FOOD. I guess being in the desert has got me craving Middle-​Eastern all the time. For Lebanese-​style, this place hits all registers. The manager, Mohammed, is incredibly nice and made sure my meal was PERFECTO!
You folks in North Scottsdale, this is the best around for many miles!

This place is great, I have been a few times, not as many as my hubby, though. It is a small family owned restaurant and the food is delicious. The first time I had the gyro and my hubby had the Kafta. They came toasted, YUM. I tried my hubby’s and it was delicious, too. Last time I had the chicken shawarma and the mediterranean salad. The twins had the hummus plate and chicken. They were nice enough to split it and make sure that each item was separate, my little boy is a little bit of a freak about mixing his food. The family is so nice. I have so many more dishes I want to try. Next time I think I want the Majadara, sounds delicious. I love lentils. I guess I should try the lentil soup before it gets too warm for soup time.

This place is BAD ASS!!!
I eat here pretty often considering it’s right by my new office. The guys that own/​run the place & their employees are nicer than most people in Scottsdale.
The food… THE FOOD IS AMAZING!!! They grill their sandwiches, (a grilled gyro? = heaven!) they use FRESH ingredients, all in all — they do it right.
The prices aren’t that bad either. Sure, you can go to Tempe and get a gyro with fries for $ 6.99 and it’s alright. This is a much healthier, tastier option for around $ 10 including a drink.
If you’re in North Scottsdale shopping around this ridiculous shopping center, check them out. They’re a little tucked away, right by a smoke shop off Northsight on Butherus.
Try the jalapeño hummus!

Love everything I’ve had here. Marisa is a fan too. Kafta and gyros are great, fresh-​cut fries also terrific. Table service instead of queuing at the counter. I’ll be trying the baklava after I’m down a few pounds. Today I had the chicken shawarma and ask Tamer to put a little hummus it too. It was really outstanding and Panini press as well which was nice surprise perfect crisp crunchy texture on the outside everything inside terrific, it even has slivers of pickled radishes in it that are great. And as an extra bonus they have stupid fast free Wi-​Fi here 38Mbs. The brother owners Tamer & Mohammed are doing a great job.
btw, my chicken shawarma looked so yummy that I would have taken a picture for Unilocal.But I devoured it instead :-(
update 1÷3÷12, joy of joys, they have beef shawarma today! It too was terrific. Wi-​Fi is still stupid fast at 29Mbs down /​39Mbs up unlike the Starbucks that I just came from.

My sister loves this place so I decided to give it a shot. I try to eat as healthy as possible and judging by the menu everything looked very healthy. I ordered a mediterannean salad with chicken and lentil soup. Food was excellent other than the 25 min wait I had. But they are new and had 3 take out orders ahead. Guess could be deceiving cuz the dining room was empty. Ill return but hopefully not when the kitchens backed up.

My co-​workers raved about the food so I went.
That being said, the guy in front of me had been waiting for 30 minutes for a gyro (he left FURIOUS) so I did an order of lentil soup to go so I could get my food quickly (to avoid driving to another place). The place wasn’t busy. 25 minutes later, I had my soup to go ($ 5) and it was in a 10oz container not all the way full… more like a cup of soup.
I got back to my desk and it wasn’t even lentil soup… the soup tasted like lemonade with salt.
No «I’m sorry» or anything for the wait… I won’t be returning.

Overall a good lunch experience. Reasonably priced. My lunch combo had a lot of meat and enough food for two meals.

This is the BEST Mediterranean food in town. Without a shade of doubt. This is a Lebanese family owned business that takes incredible pride in the quality and authenticity of the food. This is the real deal folks.
Located in a nondescript strip center next door to a smoke shop and down the way from the Scottsdale Gun Club, you would never guess that this little gem of a new restaurant is serving up such authentic and tasty delicacies.
The menu is HUGE with a large selection of VERY fresh salads all made and cut by hand to order. Mom is in the kitchen here fellow foodies, and let me say that mom is a hell of a cook! This is a family business and son Mo is outgoing and happy to point out recommendations from the menu.
This is NOT your typical strip shopping center Gyro joint. Not by a long shot!
Nothing fancy inside — fine with me as long as the food is good right?
The true test of any place like this to me is the Baba and the Hummus, and you will not be disappointed here by the smokey and smooth Babaganoush that is served with a few slices of beets — and simply delicious. The pita are quite good, although I do wish that they would grill them a little rather then serving at room temp — a small gripe but I’m sure they can do it that way if you ask.
The hummus is also super smooth and perfectly balanced without being too heavy — just the right texture and taste.
I have tried the Shish Kafta — a staple in the Middle east with ground beef, onions spices and parsley grilled. Marvelous.
The salads are also exceptional!
My faves so far are the Fatoosh and the Lebanese salads — very finely diced, red & ripe tomatoes, a little mint, hints of lemon… excellent dressings — all made to order!
My daughter ordered the Falafel sandwich and it was superb — not oily, not too dry… just right on the money with a wonderful flavor that reminded me of the street Falafel stands in Israel that are so good.
They don’t have their beer/​wine license yet but apparently it is in the works in coming months.
I give this place my highest recommendation — they have a big menu of specialties, meats, kabobs and some appetizers that will simply delight your taste buds and your tummy (+don’t miss the new happy hour — appetizers 50% off from 2−5PM!) .
Winner.