this might partially explain good reviews - people are reluctant to knockdown family-owned places. Service is homey, which is rather problematic. have you ever tried key=food pita? that's the quality of pita at wafa's. pita at wafa's? seriously? have you ever tried home-made turkish or armenian bread? wafa 'ain't it'. as for falafel - it is not even as good as the tiny israeli place by the forest hills train station.Īnd pita that someone was gushing about. any turkish place in sunnyside delivers much more delectable food. all the familiar dishes, like babaganoush, hummus, falafel are just meh. Its lebanese food, not too many of those around. maybe it is easy to stand out when there are no other lebanese places nearby. why? really, there is no rational explanation. Not that wafa's is bad, it is just not good. not because it is great, far from it - but because when you are stuck in the culinary desert, otherwise known as 'forest hills dining', your choices are very limited.

maybe we just missing the ways of that particular cooking. why? really, there is no rational explanation.we gave wafa's quite a few chances, hoping it will be good. unless of course, you are into way over-priced italian restaurants or over-hyped wine bars (ergh danny brown) Very reasonable, amazing service, and delicious food. The bill came to just under $60 for SO MUCH FOOD. I could have eaten the whole thing, but for some stupid reason (oh, Weight Watchers), we chose to split it. We couldn't leave without have the kanafeh. This was Lebanese tea, and it was FANTASTIC. Let it be known, Wafa's doesn't do the generic Lipton game. Perfectly creamy, with a rich eggplant flavor.īefore I forget, we also had the hot tea.

I love arabic spinach pie, so that was an easy win. We also had appetizers of the babaganoush and the spinach pie. He loved it, and I loved the tomato bulgar (had to taste it!). My favorite was probably the tabouleh.Īdam had the lamb schwarma with hummus and the tomato bulgar. Each item tasted super fresh, and had such deep, inviting flavor profiles. I had the mujadara, mousakkah, and tabouleh. The portions were huge (thanks for lunch today!), and delicious. They were so surprised that I knew some of the arabic terms, but when I said I'm from the Detroit area, they smiled and said, 'Ah, near Dearborn?' Wafa's reminded me of the Middle Eastern restaurants I get back home in Michigan. Adam had a rental car for the day, so we decided to do a quick Costco run, and do dinner somewhere new, in a place where we definitely needed a car.

2914 forest hills drive live