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January 2024 by Mohammad M.
Wonderful family run establishment with a fairly large grocery store and take-out cafe. Food is cafeteria style and made to order but tastes authentic. The shawarma is one of the most flavorful in the city. The platter I got was $10 and had an insane quantity of food for the price. I also appreciate how they sell falafel by the piece (I got two to complement my meal). For price to quality this is one of the best places in the city. They also sell shawarma and most items on the menu by bulk. There is no space to eat indoors, but they are working on expanding to have indoor seating. The grocery has multiple aisles with various spices, oil, rice, wheat, and other staple foods for mediterranean cuisine. There is also an extensive selection of frozen goods including halal meats. All of the meat in the cafe is halal as well. The family that runs this business is warm and very friendly. They helped me find some items in the grocery section. I will definitely be returning here.
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January 2024 by Scorpiogre H
What an amazing place, family run and so clean. The owner is always so kind and so helpful. Today, he helped carry out a box of goods for my wife.Now about the food, the hummus, the feta, the pita, I can go on and on and on, do yourself a favor and EAT, EAT, EAT!!So amazing!!!شكرًا لك
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December 2023 by Robert R.
I've wanted to drop by for awhile now! You should too! What it lacks in ambience it more than makes up for in food quality. I ordered the Vegetarian Platter for takeout and the falafel, baba ghanoush, hummus were excellent! They're a food market as well so I picked up some grilled olives and canned dolmas. I highly recommend, especially if you're vegan.
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November 2023 by Eric D.
Excellent baklava! And you can get big pieThis place is jam packed with Turkish food/dry goods. Excellent olives oil & pickled, canned goods. Candies of all sorts. I can't wait to go back. I'll try more of the options.
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November 2023 by Paul Stern
It's a blessing to have this place so close to home. Their fresh food is unbeatable and I love trying the wide variety of grocery items as well. I've been there many times and each visit is better than the
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September 2023 by Sheshanna P.
Overall: The food is average but the prices are very good and the workers are nice. Gyro Plate comes with rice, salad, hummus, pita, and tzatziki sauce. The gyro was decent but not the best. I prefer it when the meat is more thickly sliced. The rice was good, fluffy and well separated. The hummus was super salty, and the pita wasn't very fluffy and soft. It was definitely a lot of food with a generous serving of meat for less than $11. Cafe Istanbul is a market with a to go eatery. The market itself is well stocked with dry goods and frozen foods.
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September 2023 by Jose L. Torres Breceda
This place has great freshly made food.The falafel and hummus was delicious! I'd love to try their sandwiches...Very friendly service.Not to mention all the awesome groceries they have, with many pickled items including stuffed eggplant ?
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September 2023 by Nancy Fong
I love the Greek salad. They give you two dolmas and an array of fermented peppers as well as olives, tomato, and feta cheese. Also, the hummus platter and sandwich are excellent and the gyro platter. The salad, especially, and food in general are always fresh. The place is clean, and the owner and employees are always appreciative and friendly. The prices are affordable, and I believe they are constructing a dining room now for their patrons. There's plenty of products to look at or buy in their grocery store.
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August 2023 by Brandylyn C.
PHENOMENAL tastes, smells and a really warm environment. We went in just expecting to get some dolmas to go and ended up buying something from nearly every isle in the grocery part of the store. The impression I got is the store is very much a family affair and everyone was kind. Go to place for our next Mediterranean craving!
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August 2023 by Brenda Bodnar
Love this store. Always smells delicious when I visit and the staff is friendly and helpful. Lots of great specialty products at reasonable prices.
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July 2023 by Destiny L.
In an effort to try something new, I stopped by Café Istanbul for a gyro. I don't know why I was expecting a sit down deli situation, but it was just a deli where you can order and then shop around for groceries while you wait for your goods. I just went with a standard gyro sandwich and let me say it's fantastic. Also, the prices were very affordable. I grabbed a drink from the cooler and back and a baklava to go. I definitely wanna come back and check out the grocery more in depth. They have a ton of staples for all kinds of recipes and Middle Eastern cooking. The staff was very friendly and quick with our order.
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July 2023 by Margaret Sanford
This is our go-to Mediterranean spot! Delicious, very consistent and can’t beat the prices. Nicest people too. ?? NOTE: this is a prepared foods/takeout counter only — no tables inside to eat (it’s a middle eastern grocery).Baba ghanoush, dolmas and chicken shawarma platter seen here but everything we’ve tried on the menu has been solid. Give them a try!
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July 2023 by Steve Niforos
I always love coming here . There’s so many foods to pick from. I always get my dried figs, my Filo dough, and my Greek pasta here. I love their pistachio baklava. They have great feta cheese and olives. Do yourself a favor and treat yourself to a whole world of Mediterranean delicacies!
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May 2023 by Zara D
The seller was very nice and we got some delicious foods. Definitely returning for more!
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May 2023 by Elizabeth M.
Very friendly and helpful. Huge selection of food to shop from. Real Baklava made with pistachios! Gyros are good.
