Mr. Kebab — Restaurant in Loma Linda

I drove over 40min to this highly recommended place because I was told this place was opened by the original owner of Elias Pita (riverside) who made better food than current Elias. I ordered 2 mix of three meats plates with meat choices of chicken, beef kebab , beef sharwerma, beef kafta. One kalafel plate, one kibah and a namura. Over all food experience is totally opposite from all the reviews here, I'm still in shock. Even though I eat lots of excellent Mediterranean food at OC, this review is solely based on my experience with Elias Pita. Please see my pictures for your reference.

1. the meat were all over cooked, very dry and hard to chew /swallow. I couldn't finish my plate. The meat flavor was comparable to Elias Pita. The beef shish kebab from Elias wins. 2) the hummus tasted better than Elias Pita. 3) Kalafel was over fried like exactly how I was afraid of. My coworker told me their Kalafel was golden color and not hard at all. Typically I would not order Kalafel because they were all over fried but I ordered 6 of them here based on my coworkers words and reviews. When I saw them in dark brown color, my heart sunk and I knew it was over. As I expected, they were over fried, the shell was very hard to chew and dry inside. 4) kibah. First time I tried it. Acceptable but I won't order it again. 5)namura. They got my order wrong but nice enough to let me keep the wrong one and get me what I ordered. BTW, I checked my order before I left the counter because I read people's reviews about how they would get wrong or missing items and those reviews saved me today.

The whole food experience made me wonder whether I got left over from last night because I placed my oder right after they open, or they just had an inexperienced chef today. The customer service was good and the cashier was friendly. So I give 2 stars for the customer service and the hummus though I had better hummus at OC. Should I go back and give them a second chance or stick with Elias Pita in this area? I don't know. I feel really sad now. 2025 update: Elias pita went downhill, I got meat that smelt it went bad before it was cooked. I no longer...

This Mediterranian Restaurant is relatively new to the area. It is located in the Southwest corner of Redlands, right next to Loma Linda. It shares a parking lot with a relatively new Indian Food Restaurant. The decor is open, with windows on three sides, and includes booths as well as tables. It was very clean, including the rest rooms. Ordering is done at the table and service is via wait staff. All food is served on white ceramic plates with metal utensils. Napkins are paper, the kind designed for a dispenser. I would prefer larger, folded, cloth napkins. The menu is not extensive but covers all the basics. There are shwarma and kebabs in beef, chicken, lamb, and sausage. A variety of salads are included. I chose the Shish Tawouk Plate ($21.75), consisting of grilled breast meat chicken pieces, seasoned with paprika, roasted tomato and onion, and a large portion of unseasoned, long-grain, white rice. This plate includes a separate salad with lettuce, tomato, and cucumber, dressed with vinegar and oil. The salad comes with a small portion of hummus, garnished with parsley. I could have used more hummus. Unfortunately, there were no pieces of pickled rutabega. The chicken, which is served after being removed from the skewer, was tender and moist, and had a mild taste. I was disappointed that there was only one quarter tomato and one quarter white onion. I would have preferred double the number of roasted vegetables, even at the expense of one or two less pieces of chicken. The rice, while well-cooked and plentiful, was unadorned. I would have preferred some sort of flavoring on the rice. The plate included two large pieces of pita bread which, oddly, were served individually wrapped in plastic bags -- and had not been warmed. Service was prompt, courteous, and attentive. Overall, this restaurant is a nice addition to the neighborhood. The prices are reasonable and the food is good, but not plentiful. I also feel that some work needs to be applied to the presentation. Mr. Kebab is...

If you haven't had Mediterranean food from Mr kabob I recommend you try it.

It's easy to find, going south off the California exit in Redlands,CA ( towards Walmart). and go to the end of California St. where it dead ends and turn left, right before the dead end.

Turn left in the parking area, before you see the coffee shop.

Mr kabob, is on the left. So now that you know how to get there from the freeway, you can also come up from Loma Linda.

At Barton from Loma Linda road turn north on California St. It's after the coffee shop.

The atmosphere here at Mr kabob is clean and pleasant and nice.

The bathrooms are clean and there are high chairs for little ones.

If you are not sure if you would like vegetarian food that's okay they have beef and they have chicken shawarma.

So for those in your group who may not know if they like vegetarian or Mediterranean you can try the chicken shawarma and the pita bread and maybe some taboli, or babaganou.

The food is light and fresh and made to order right then, it's not been sitting around and reheated.

It's a great experience and it's a blessing to go there because they are God-fearing people.

I enjoy that, because that means they're doing their best to first please God, and then you as a customer

I hope you'll give it a try and also give it a...