Yafa Grill Restaurant - Mediterranean Halal Food — Restaurant in Fresno

I was finally able to go here as I have been looking for real shawarma that's cooked vertically and sliced thinly. They have the vertical, so that was cool.

It's very clean and organized inside. I was greated immediately by a friendly young lady. I let her know it was my first time so she was giving me details about what's popular. I man (assumming part of the ownership) came over and explained even more. The conversation was great as you can tell he has pride in his food.

I ended up getting the Mixed Shawarma plate with all salad, a side of falafel and the cake they have. I knew I couldn't eat it all of this food, but I wanted to sample as they are far from where I live.

Chicken shawarma with the garlic sauce is my favorite. Unfortunately, it did not live up to my expectations. :( Only because it lacked a little flavor and wasn't sliced thin. I also had too many hard peices.

The beef was great! I usually never get the beef solely because the chicken is usually just better in all shawarma wraps! The hummus was great .. very smooth with no grainy parts. The pita was hard as a rock, so I just bypassed it.

Now, my poor salad. I did not get rice and asked for ALL salad. When I got back to my hotel it looked underdressed. I called because I thought maybe they forgot it, but I was told they tossed it for me which is very nice. When I went to try it I tasted nothing but meat drippings. :( Bummed about that because the salad was beautiful, but I did not get to really experience it. Maybe she thought it was tossed, but it wasn't which is why I called before touching it. It was pretty but looked undressed.

The falafels are hands down THE BEST ever! Now those, I could eat and re-heat. It will be my go to if I return.

The Cake was yummy but was a little hard. I was given the edge slice. However, they wrote a personalized note on the box which I thought was super sweet.

All in all, I will go back sometime. I wish the owner prepared my plate. Maybe it would've been different. :)

Here's my breakdown 1-5:

Chicken Shawarma: 3 Beef Shawarma: 5 Hummus: 5 Pita: 1 Salad: 2 Falafel: 5 Cake:...

Went to have lunch with my family. Ordered the Yafa grill, Gyro wrap and baba ganoush. First the young lady at the front needs to learn the menu she is selling. My wife asked if the Yafa grill came with kabob because on the menu it stated it came with chicken beef and lamb. The girl was adamant it came with Kafta and when it came it had no kafta and the young lady was still adamant it was just cut up it has all the meat. Then she brought the bowl of babaganoush with no bread and when we asked if she was going to bring bread she said she would go ask? How are you supposed to eat baba without bread to dip Into it? Then they brought out the gyro and it literally had 2 slices of meat in a tortilla. I dislike Mediterranean food wrapped in tortilla and after the first bite there wasn’t any meat in the half I started with so I took it back. The girl brought me back $8.99 and when I explained she owed me the tax I paid as well she stated she was unable to Figure the tax part out. Could not re- ring it up to figure out how much she owed me. So when I did the math I said .75 more She refused and told me to come back in 2 hours for the owner. Over .75?! Great way to treat loyal customers! Won’t be returning and good luck to your business. Also the bread served with the baba was stale because the one on my wife’s plate was soft and the one in the basket was...

I ended up trying this restaurant by accident today. I was going to a fast food place nearby and decided not to eat there and saw Yafa Grill on my way to the freeway. I love Middle Eastern food so I decided to give them a try instead. I placed my order online from their parking lot and went in about 10 minutes later. My son and I were immediately surprised at how pretty the restaurant is inside, how great it smelled and how clean everything was. The counters, drink area, prep tables and floors were spotless. My son even commented how clean it was. I got my food about 5 minutes later, which was about 10 minutes before the eta given on my order email. The entire way home my son kept saying how good the food smelled (he does not like middle eastern food) and I agreed. I got the Beef Shawarma Plate. It came with salad topped with pickles and peppers, hummus and bread, the BEST rice I have tasted in Fresno and of course the thinly sliced beef. Portions were very generous, the rice was beautifully seasoned and aromatic, the beef was lean but tender. Overall just a 10/10 experience start to finish. I will be back soon to try...