Great fast service. Bread and dipping oil was spot on. Lamb pide needed more flavor, and more lamb. Cigars and dill sauce yummy. Chicken beautiful charred flavor and succulent. Giro. So disappointed. Was looking forward to a shaved meat lamb giro. But it was a pretty tasteless wrap. Fries were ok needed to be cooked more. Does anyone know of a good shwarma or giro place with shaved meat. Will be back to Istanbul to try more. Very fresh and not salty at all. Except for the giro
dxcman1
We were excited to try this resturant as we like turkish food. The Adana Kebobs were very good, the salad that came with it was very fresh. The Turkish pizza was good as well.It was a very pleasant experience.
Kelly Reardon
The service and food are amazing! Unfortunately, I think the surrounding construction makes it look like the restaurant is not open, but it definitely is. Highly recommend you dine here…the hummus is delicious, the homemade bread is divine, and all of us loved our lunch dishes. We all said we’re going back next week (group of 3 coworkers). Don’t forget to have the tea after your meal!
Karim Aridi
Great Turkish food in Cary. Very much recommended. Tried the Soujouk Pide, the Cigar Borek, and had Kunefe for dessert. Everything was good
Sarai Jiménez
The service is really nice, the staff really nice and friendly and the food is really really yummi !!!
lbasskin
For the first time and we’re very impressed. The salads we’re fresh, breas is very delicious, and I have the lamb chops medium perfectly.Very attentive young lady waiting on us home and cried and excellent service. This will be a regular place for us..
Birgul Tuzlali
Authentic variety absolutely delish, awesome genuine service as well. Love this place....
Şeyma İrgüneş
Delicious food and great service. Definitely recommend and will come here again. I tried the lamb chops, lentil soup, and trilece dessert! All absolutely delicious
Sunil Nadgauda
Nice ambiance, ample parking, friendly folks..we tried chicken shish kebab, Turkish salad.. food is made with quality ingredients. Kebab was well seasoned and very flavorful..will be back..
Ian Fox
I had the Lamb Shish takeout today, and I am excited to come back here. The food was very delicious, good portions, and felt very healthy.
First visit I had the lamb chunk pide, which I loved. My friends had the lentil soup and rice pudding. They loved that the rice pudding was not overly sweet. The bread and olive oil dipping sauce was also good. Second visit I had the bulgar beef ball, which was very flavorful with a little tomato sauce to accompany. I also tried the Turkish pizza, which I liked, but preferred the pide only because it was more "saucy". The staff is so warm and welcoming. Looking forward to my next visit.
Aya Kathir
The Customer service is outstanding. They’re so nice and cheerful ! The Food is super delicious ! I recommend this place for authentic Turkish Food !
Theresa L.
We have been here a few times and the food is always consistently great! We were here once before the pandemic hit and just rediscovered the restaurant. It's not in the best location, unfortunately. And there aren't any other businesses on this block that would give you a reason to pull into the parking lot. I suggest you try!! Food is fresh and the meat is tender!
Shiva D.
Food and staff was great, and we had good time. But something went wrong with the kabab platter or spices, and we had worst tummy upset and spent whole night in the toilet. :)
Tamer Ceylan
We had fabulous food and outstanding service today. Lentil balls and chicken shish kebab were prepared to perfection. We were very pleased with Turkish shepherd salad and roasted eggplant too. My wife said her dessert sutlac was very good and exceeded her expectations. Our waitress did everything right from start to finish with her excellent service, professionalism, and politeness. We highly recommend Istanbul Restaurant.
Great fast service. Bread and dipping oil was spot on. Lamb pide needed more flavor, and more lamb. Cigars and dill sauce yummy. Chicken beautiful charred flavor and succulent. Giro. So disappointed. Was looking forward to a shaved meat lamb giro. But it was a pretty tasteless wrap. Fries were ok needed to be cooked more. Does anyone know of a good shwarma or giro place with shaved meat. Will be back to Istanbul to try more. Very fresh and not salty at all. Except for the giro
We were excited to try this resturant as we like turkish food. The Adana Kebobs were very good, the salad that came with it was very fresh. The Turkish pizza was good as well.It was a very pleasant experience.
The service and food are amazing! Unfortunately, I think the surrounding construction makes it look like the restaurant is not open, but it definitely is. Highly recommend you dine here…the hummus is delicious, the homemade bread is divine, and all of us loved our lunch dishes. We all said we’re going back next week (group of 3 coworkers). Don’t forget to have the tea after your meal!
Great Turkish food in Cary. Very much recommended. Tried the Soujouk Pide, the Cigar Borek, and had Kunefe for dessert. Everything was good
The service is really nice, the staff really nice and friendly and the food is really really yummi !!!
For the first time and we’re very impressed. The salads we’re fresh, breas is very delicious, and I have the lamb chops medium perfectly.Very attentive young lady waiting on us home and cried and excellent service. This will be a regular place for us..
Authentic variety absolutely delish, awesome genuine service as well. Love this place....
Delicious food and great service. Definitely recommend and will come here again. I tried the lamb chops, lentil soup, and trilece dessert! All absolutely delicious
Nice ambiance, ample parking, friendly folks..we tried chicken shish kebab, Turkish salad.. food is made with quality ingredients. Kebab was well seasoned and very flavorful..will be back..
I had the Lamb Shish takeout today, and I am excited to come back here. The food was very delicious, good portions, and felt very healthy.
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First visit I had the lamb chunk pide, which I loved. My friends had the lentil soup and rice pudding. They loved that the rice pudding was not overly sweet. The bread and olive oil dipping sauce was also good. Second visit I had the bulgar beef ball, which was very flavorful with a little tomato sauce to accompany. I also tried the Turkish pizza, which I liked, but preferred the pide only because it was more "saucy". The staff is so warm and welcoming. Looking forward to my next visit.
The Customer service is outstanding. They’re so nice and cheerful ! The Food is super delicious ! I recommend this place for authentic Turkish Food !
We have been here a few times and the food is always consistently great! We were here once before the pandemic hit and just rediscovered the restaurant. It's not in the best location, unfortunately. And there aren't any other businesses on this block that would give you a reason to pull into the parking lot. I suggest you try!! Food is fresh and the meat is tender!
Food and staff was great, and we had good time. But something went wrong with the kabab platter or spices, and we had worst tummy upset and spent whole night in the toilet. :)
We had fabulous food and outstanding service today. Lentil balls and chicken shish kebab were prepared to perfection. We were very pleased with Turkish shepherd salad and roasted eggplant too. My wife said her dessert sutlac was very good and exceeded her expectations. Our waitress did everything right from start to finish with her excellent service, professionalism, and politeness. We highly recommend Istanbul Restaurant.