Yalla Grill — Restaurant in Methuen

The best Mediterranean restaurant in area hands down! My fiance and I started with the Fried kibbe balls, cheese rolls, and meat grape leaves. Absolutely DELICIOUS on all levels. Most places that serve kibbe is dry, but not here. It was super moist and the flavors were just incredible. The meat grape leaves were stuffed to the max! The tomato sauce that accompanied was so good we just had to dip our pita in it! The cheese rolls are not your average "mozzarella sticks" from a mom and pop shop. These cheese rolls were a unique and amazing experience. I cannot explain it you just HAVE to try them. For the mains we ordered off the lunch menu. I ended up getting the beef and chicken kebob combo and my fiance got the chicken kebob combo. Both came with a side salad, hummus and a side of rice. Before I get to the meats I have to give a HUGE shout out to the homemade hummus. THE BEST I EVER HAD!!!! This hummus absolutely exploded with flavor! The freshest taste I promise you will not go wrong. OK! So onto the meats of this. WoW...wow...wow...wow. Each bite was full of flavor. A lot of places where meat is marinated you get that great first bite on the outside, but than you get that bland meat flavor the more you get to the center of a steak or chicken breast. Not these meats! Every bite was chock full of Lebanese spices. To end the meal we decided on dessert. We asked the waitress on a recommendation and she told us about the Ashta. We were told it was the only place around that makes it so we said hell ya lets do this. So the Ashta is a Lebanese clotted cream dessert. It consisted of honey, pistachios, and rose water. We never had anything with rose water so we were a bit iffy. When we received the dessert we thought... this is going to be interesting... Our first bite....HOT DAMN! The rose water came through like water balloon to the face, but in a GREAT way!!! The combination of all the flavors work so good that you just don't want to stop eating it. If you want to be adventurous PLEASE try the Ashta for dessert. We cannot wait to come back to Yalla! This is looking to be our prime spot for...

I tried the chicken shawarma at Yalla Grill for my very first visit, and let me tell you—I was not disappointed. In fact, I think it whispered in my ear, “Welcome home.” Went back again today and somehow it was even better… like the shawarma had been training in secret since my last visit just to impress me. 🥙🔥

The newly redecorated layout? Stunning. It looks like someone took “classy” and “cozy” and threw them into a blender, then poured it straight into the walls, floors, and lighting. Beautiful doesn’t even cover it—it’s a glow up.

Customer service? On point. The staff were warm, fast, and made me feel like an honored guest instead of just “that guy obsessed with shawarma.”

The atmosphere? Incredible. The kind of place where you sit down and immediately forget about traffic, bills, or whatever drama was waiting on your phone. Yalla Grill is now officially my “don’t think, just go” spot.

If you haven’t tried it yet, do yourself a favor: stop reading reviews and start ordering. Your taste buds will thank you.

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Went for Mother's Day. Food was very good. We ordered the meat pies, grape leaves, baked kibbee and yogurt dip. All were excellent. Portions are plentiful and prices are very reasonable. Each come with salads but the dressing was watered down. I think they should be served in shallow bowls as it was hard to eat. We ordered lamb kabobs, and kafta. Both were delicious and the rice was well seasoned. The chicken Schwarma was flavorful but I know it to be shaved chicken pieces or shredded chicken not ground chicken so I was disappointed. I would definitely make the drive to get takeout again but I will stick with the kabobs. They were not well prepared for the Mother's Day crowd as the wait service was scattered and disorganized. We didn't have all of our plating and yes we did make a reservation. 2 of the drinks were forgotten about and came 15 min later after a reminder they had not been received. The servers need a bit more finesse and training on waiting tables. Overall, I will be back because the food...