Hala's Grill — Restaurant in West Lafayette

Disappointing food. Had the mujadara, veggie platter and lentil soup. Veggie platter was bland, lentil soup was too salty. Mujadara was good, but not good enough to make me want to come again. Food was served in to go containers. There are nicer restaurants in the same building. Considering going to Taste of India instead.

EDIT: If you see my reviews, I've written glowing praise for several Mediterranean restaurants (including those in West Lafayette). I am not biased for any cuisine nor advertising (as I have no stake in any restaurant). I am also VERY familiar with Mediterranean cuisine from extensive travel to the region itself. Taste is an individual matter - and that's the whole point of writing a review. Portion size do not make up for blandness of food or dislike for taste (which again is individual-specific). Recommendation and advertisement are two very different things. People go to restaurants not just for the cuisine or the portion size or cost, but also for the taste - and someone does not like it, they just don't like it. In that location, there are several other restaurants to...

My first visit today. I got the bowl with beef shawarma with basmati rice, onion with sumac, sliced tomato, tahini salad, cucumber yogurt salad, tabbouleh, crunchy onion and tahini sauce. And a soda. It was amazingly delicious!

For those wondering how the bowl was put together, they put the base (basmati rice, in my case) on the bottom, the protein (beef shawarma) distributed on top of the rice, the onions, sliced tomatoes, and crunchy onions stacked in the middle, and the salads and tabbouleh were dolloped around the edge of bowl so the flavors don't get mixed up-- a concern of mine as I wanted to be able determine which flavors I liked best. The crunchy onions were added last to keep them crunchy on top. Tahini sauce on top of everything. I don't know how they fix the sliced tomatoes but they were warm and flavorful! I might get some sauce on the...

Our meal was delicious! We tried a mix of kebobs (Turkish, Beef, and Chicken), all outstanding. The meats were tender and flavorful. The rice is also fabulous. We also tried the falafel, tabbouleh, and tahini salad—again, all were wonderful! We ordered for carry-out and our food was ready in less than 20 minutes and it was hot and fresh. We didn’t require much service besides picking up at the counter and the gentleman working was quite pleasant. The only thing I’m sad about is the baklava—because I wish I’d ordered a large instead of small because it’s amazing! Looking forward to eating here again....