AL SHAMI — Restaurant in Jacksonville

Over priced, I had one small sandwich with one piece of kebab inside a small loaf of bread with some fries for over $ 13, 4 pieces of dow stuffed cheese for $ 11 , one yogurt drink for $ 4 added up to over $31 plus tip. The lady server was nice, the table was greasy, I had to ask her to wipe it, and adked for napkins she did. Food quality is average no more. Other restaurants in the vicinity have better quality better price. Will not go there again. The restaurant probably will not survive, there is no quality/ value in the buisness, to make the customer come back, that explains the low amount of customers. Menu photos prices are old changed with much higher prices when you are onsite. I came back to update this, I think that yogurt drink was not stored properly, I remember the little dour taste, I caught diarrhea. May be from the kebab? I don’t know. Restaurants that aren’t very buisness tend to keep the unsold good for longer time, don’t know if the proper storage and expiration dates...

The food is amazing! Well presented and TASTY! Food is really good. One of the best Mediterranean food I have eaten, however, the place is not suitable for dine in, it is run down and not inviting to stay and service is luke warm. I ordered a chicken shawarma and was served a falafel sandwich, I didn’t say anything, it was really good and have no regrets. In addition, food is very overpriced. I came to eat for the first time at lunch time and immediately noticed the restaurant was empty. I was very suspicious but ordered anyways and was surprised by the food quality. I am making these comments with sadness because I would like to return if they are able to fix these issues. In my humble opinion, they would do better by leasing a smaller place and making it a take out food place at a much cheaper price. Customers pay high prices, not only for the quality and tastiness of food, but also for the environment...

Al Shami has THE best falafel around & I do not even like falafel normally,however I very much do like theirs. So much so I just found it last week & have craved it enough to enjoy it 3x now in a short time. The hummus is also very good as are the other few items I've ordered from their menu. Their tahini is good, garlic sauce is prob my new favorite as its whipped to amazing consistency & how all should be done imo.The place is clean, customer service top tier. All around good ppl with great food! I will be back again & again! Btw I married into a Middle Eastern family & have traveled to that side of our world a few good times mostly just to eat so I Def feel I do know good Middle Eastern cuisine & it's here...