Middle East Grill — Restaurant in Lake View Township

Great place. For house made items in the grocery section: their hummus is quite good. They get much of their bread from another bakery on Kedzie. Only complaint there is the Lebanese style bread cannot be split easily because the bread is packed into half while it is still warm. For this reason, but the thinner style bread (some call it mountain bread) which this store receives in smaller quantities, so I recommend going in the morning. Good selection of dried lentils, beans, etc. In the restaurant section, the food is delicious. Wonderful atmosphere too, with a wide range of Chicagoans bustling in and out: families, bus drivers, couples, etc. That said, I do generally recommend Taste of Lebanon across Foster Ave...

Update: they've been consistently nicer and quicker, so I'm bumping this up to 4 stars. I hope that this continues.

Decent food, pretty clean, but the service is annoying at best.

Here's the start of a hopefully atypical transaction:

(Awkward silence) Me: I'd like a-- Them: For here or to go!? (Womp womp)

Ok, so either let me finish or otherwise please initiate the conversation, rather than interrupting me. It's oddly aggressive.

Then sometimes the food takes a long time, even when there's 4 or 5 cooks. Not sure what's...

Was my first time in a Mediterranean restaurant in Chicago, Lovely restaurant with delicious food, welcoming staff and a great menu. The dishes were full of flavor with a generous portion. We had falafel 🧆 hummus and two dishes of beef / lamb shawarma plates. It was a pleasant meal with lovely music playing for the great singer FAIRUZ. The restaurant is connected to a Mediterranean grocery store where you can find many different kinds of Middle East...