Forest Kebab House

1198 Forest Ave, Staten Island
(718) 442-2550

Recent Reviews

Shibu T.

I would give a zero rating for the arrogance of the owner for yelling at a customer. Rude and nasty. dirty place. bad food. there are so many other choices of Mediterranean food on the island. Sumac is a great place with cordial people. when you call the phone rings 30 times before someone picks up. I told all my family not to get food from here. never ever ever get food from here even it's free.

Peter Soliman

Horrible experience they even can’t say sorry or trying to help you with your order I ordered beef chops and rice after 40 minutes waiting for the delivery they ended up cancel my order I don’t ever recommend this place at all

Charlie Bit Meh

Price and delivery was great, but that was about it. Flavors were off putting and the food was over cooked. The dolmas were mushy and extra vinegary. The falafels were over cooked and flavorless. Lastly, the Greek salad had a very strange flavor that was almost eating seafood pasta.

Irina Ashman

I ordered shawarma but got gyro. It was ok, no different than streetfood. Way waaay overpriced

Leonard Campanello

Most of our food items were simply bad. The falafels were dense and chewy, lamb chops has very little meat (mostly fat), and the kofta was completely dry. Chicken shawarma was decent.We will not be returning.

Eric Rowland

Excellent and delicious food, I like the ambience the spot has, and the workers were super nice. I will definitely visit here again.

Youstina Rafla

Placed an order from them and they cancelled after charging my card. Didn't have the decency to call and notify me.

INSU Homes

Great experience

Ralph

This was a delivery of a small order consisting of lentil soup, a traditional lamb gyro and baklava. Everything was very good.

Abubakkar Razak

Great experience

Ralph Giaccio

This was a delivery of a small order consisting of lentil soup, a traditional lamb gyro and baklava. Everything was very good.

YASH SHARMA

bad customer service

Ghali A.

FYI: I ordered from Forest Kebab House through Grubhub but received my order from Sumac so this review is for both restaurants. --- Who the hell do the owner and cook think they're foolin'? This isn't Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Arabic food. This is garbage, plain and simple. For those of you who've eaten here or will eat here do not be fooled into thinking this is authentic food. Try any other Middle Eastern restaurant on the planet or even a friggin' food truck and you'll know what I'm talking about. It should be a crime to disguise brown sewage as Hummus. The staple of any Arabic restaurant, Hummus, and these fools can't even get it right. I ordered the Falafel Platter, Muhammara, 3-way Labneh, and Kunafa, which is a dessert. Anyone who knows Kunafa knows that it's an Arab cheese pastry with sweet syrup and pistachios, which is what it says on their menu. Google it and you'll see exactly what it should look like - like a thin slice of pie with a layer of cheese, pastry, and pistachios. Instead I got a shriveled string pastry, similar to Kunafa but in a circular shape with nuts not pistachios and no cheese. When I called, the order taker on the other line said, "I don't know how Kunafa's supposed to look like but that's Kunafa. The cheese is made in the dough." What!?!? Are you kidding me? Instead of 3-way Labneh, they sent Hummus. Fine. Let's try it. Brown water. Absolutely disgusting with the wrong consistency and no flavor. Next. Muhammara? Watered down red pepper. Not surprised. Now the Falafel, the main dish. I opened the container and found a pile of yellow rice with 4 pieces of burnt brown balls on top. Against my better judgement, I tried it. Yup. Dried-up turd. I dipped it into the tahini, hoping to drown this black rock with flavor. Think again, sucka! The tahini tasted like someone gargled with it then spit it back into the container. This place is a real disgrace. I was actually excited by the idea of having a restaurant with a decent Mediterranean menu nearby, but if you can't even get the staples right, it's time for you to close up shop and find another business. I grew up on Arabic food and, because of that, I'm personally offended and embarrassed by the slop they push as food. Dear Owner: be ashamed.

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