Reem's — Restaurant in Austin

Ordered a chicken plate here for 15$ and found the portions to be extremely disappointing; small amount of rice and only a few pieces of chicken… flavor was bland and hopefully it was just an off day in the kitchen. The plate comes with hummus and tabbouleh, but not the best tabbouleh I’ve ever had ideally there would be an option to sub it out. Overall would just be inclined to point people in the direction of halal bros for middle eastern food. You can also get chicken over rice for 15$ and the portion is nearly triple. You can add hummus if you want it for literally 69c; it’s a beautiful hummus too. Falafel at halal bros is superior and cheaper to add to your plate; I’ve seen the owner claim that the plates here are 4$ cheaper than halal bros… that’s just a blatant lie, screenshots from menus attached. I’ve also seen them claim that all of this is justified because they have higher quality meats, olive oils, cucumbers, etc… however that doesn’t seem to justify selling a portion that leaves most people hungry. Paying 24$ for falafel and a chicken & rice plate and leaving wondering where you’re going to eat is insanity and makes it impossible to want to go back. Overall service was good, the people seemed nice, just uncompetitively priced IMO; GL to all involved, but i would recommend turning the pretentiousness down a couple notches- maybe the politicization of the...

Reem’s is one of my favorite bites in Austin.

The falafel is the best I’ve ever had - crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, served with a perfect tangy tahini - and the shawarma has a delicious complex of flavors clearly marinated in history.

Tony the owner works tirelessly to put love into his food, and add value to his community. But beyond his incredible food, Tony is a good man. He has advocated for me against true forces of darkness - the Austin parking ticket enforcement officers. He takes the comfort of his customers seriously, and has always treated me with great courtesy … far more courtesy than I would dare expect from someone standing over a flame, inside a metal box under the sun, in 105 degree Texas heat.

To my fellow members of the tribe … we can support Israeli sovereignty without harming the Palestinian-Americans adding beauty to the city we all call home. Do not try to silence an enunciation of humanity through food - this is shameful behavior, and we must do better.

Food is among the most productive (and delicious) places for us to come together. There is nothing hateful about great falafel.

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Disappointing food, and rude service. I never do reviews on places, but I felt compelled. If you’re looking for a traditional Gyro don’t come here, The guy in the food truck indignantly belittled me for looking for a traditional gyro( should have walked away then, but was willing to give them a chance) even though when you Google search Mediterranean food trucks, they came up. He repeated that they were traditional Middle Eastern food. I was like oh OK my bad no disrespect. Trying to make small talk asked if he ever frequented Phoenicia bakery( one of my favorite places to shop for mediterranean/Middle Eastern groceries) , he scoffed and said yeah I’m sorry you like them they’re a disgrace to Middle Eastern food. Was so put off by this I almost canceled my order. Probably should have, because the beef/ lamb Shawarma I got was way too busy in flavor with tabouli, tahini, pickled vegetables, and over spiced and very tough meat . I usually love middle eastern/mediterranean food, but this place was very underwhelming. For 14 bucks I got bad service...