Shako Mako Halal — Restaurant in Austin

Have been regulars at this place since October when we discovered them by a total accident. Me and wife always crave for late night food and we always drive down at 2ish. We visit them at least 2 times a week sine Oct.

On a very general basis the food is consistent and good but if you try to go in on a Sat or around events (south by Southwest etc.), I have seen the quantity and quality drop. Another time when i have seen the quantity and quality drop is when only the sons are around with weird reasons as to why it has dropped. Once it was so damn good, we came back the next day and it was subpar (knocking one star off for that). When the old man - the owner is around, he makes everything perfect and to the T. We recommend this place to everyone on a non busy night to enjoy the food to its full potential. Our friends visiting love this place as well. Parking is a pain if its busy/weekend nights.

Regulars we order and recommend: Chicken over rice, Gyro over rice, zucchini over rice (crispy zucchini), egg plant over rice (crispy eggplant), chicken falafel wrap or fries with extra dry seasoning, water and lime topo Chico. Always get extra jalapeno white sauce...

Tried this food truck as we wanted a casual Mediterranean place but turned out to the the worst Mediterranean food ever! I guess I’m spoiled by the super authentic Mediterranean food in SF but what we got there was barely passable for Mediterranean. Salad barely had cucumbers and tiny bits of cheese besides regular iceberg lettuce, which is not even Mediterranean (usually options are tabouli or Jerusalem salad). I ordered the lamb kebab and got some mystery meat that didn’t taste like lamb at all. They forgot one of the items on our order and had to bring it out separately. Food truck was in sketchy part of town right along a busy road with broken sidewalks and the tables were on a slanted...

Short answer: Eat here. 10/10.

Longer answer: The service is 10/10. The owner is master class in food service. He believes in his food and has a passion for his business. He let me try several items and I was completely enticed into buying more. Everything was delicious. My friends had already purchased from another vendor across the street and the owner insisted that I gave them food that he provided as well. He gave me samples to take across the street and my friends were surprised how much better his food was compared to the competitors. Give this man your business, you won't be...