Levant Mediterranean Grill LLC — Restaurant in Beaverton

I really wanted this place to be good, but was SO disappointed. I phoned in an order for two traditional Gyros, a meat Maza plate, and an order of Falafel. When I arrived, they hadn't even begun to assemble my order, even though there were only two small groups dining inside. The girl behind the register didn't seem to know what she was doing, and sent me out the door without half of my order, which I had to go back and retrieve. That was the best part of the experience.

The food was a major disappointment. I eat regularly at two very good Mediterranean restaurants, where the food is well prepared and fresh. The gyro meat and the chicken schwarma were extremely salty. The lettuce on the gyros was wilted and the tomatoes were mealy. The dipping sauce for the Falafel consisted of a tablespoon of something that tasted spoiled, so I threw it out. The items on the maza platter were dumped into a large open takeout container so that they had all run together, and the portions were tiny, with two triangles of bread to dip in everything.

Normally a newer restaurant will put on it's best face. If this is the best that Mirage has to offer, it won't be around for long, when places like Gyro House and Blue House Cafe do it so...

This place was great. I think we visited them right after they opened, because there were a few blunders, but the food was top notch, very delicious. I'd go back to see if the service has gotten better. We had asked for more appetizers because they were so good - the main chef came out to deliver them, and he looked a bit angry and asked us what was wrong with it. We told him we just wanted more, but he seemed offended somehow, perhaps a language barrier. The payment system was also very inconvenient. We had to remember the name of everything we ordered, it wasn't written down so they could type it back in. We also didn't know if we were supposed to ask for a check or just stand up and hover around the front. Basically we spent an extra 15 minutes in here, from wondering when someone would check on us when we were obviously done, to trying to figure out how to pay and how much we owed. I figured if I'm greeted at the door and shown to my table, and my order is taken and written down by a waiter, that I would be getting a check and someone was watching my table. Apparently not. Still, I'd go back to see if service has improved because their food...

Everything that could go wrong, went wrong here. When I got there, at the height of lunchtime, nobody was there. I was standing alone in the restaurant with another couple who also had no idea what was going on. Outside the front entrance is a beat up opened box that apparently once contained a fryer. The other couple almost left after a while waiting with no service. A male eventually showed up but refused to take our order and said that the woman must do it. The owner/server showed up in her car 10 minutes later, took my order but didn't bring any water or drinks. She finally brought me my order, but it was the wrong thing. I took it anyway because I was tired of waiting. It was cold. It was barely edible. The male didn't do much of anything but seemed to be angry and irritated at everything. Afterward, she couldn't figure out how to work the register and insisted I give her cash, not...