Naf Naf Grill
1021 North Elmhurst Rd, Mount Prospect, IL, 60056
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Address :
1021 North Elmhurst Rd
Mount Prospect, IL, 60056 - Phone (224) 318-2259
- Website https://nafnafgrill.com/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 9:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : No
Caters : Yes
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Bridgette D.
Quick, cheap and tasty. When comparing Nad Naf to other similar fast food chains alike, they are a nice option for a Vegan girl like me! I would compare them to authentic Greek, Mediterranean or Lebanese buy considering this is supposed to be fast casual dining, I love it! Visiting the area from Atlanta and too bad these are back home because I'd be a frequent visitor. I had the falafel pita with fries and it was a lot of food that I couldn't finish! Next time I'll know better and will hold on the fries! Check it out, it's fresh and tasty.
(4)Gordon G.
I will not be going back until Karla no longer works there (which should not be too long from now). She was very rude to customers and condescending to coworkers. She talked negatively about a new employee to customers as if he wasn't even standing right there! I wish I knew his name, because he did a fantastic job and was very polite. They lost my potential 3+ lunches a week plus any good word of mouth that I would share with coworkers (less than a mile away). We now call it Barf Barf Grill, which name has nothing to do with the food, but with Karla's inexcusable rudeness to customers and coworkers alike.
(1)Elizabeth F.
Naf Naf is the chipotle of shawarma. You can create whatever kind of entree you'd like and it has similar pricing. I've only ever gotten a shawarma bowl, half rice half lettuce, and added hummus. It comes with a pita. All that food plus cucumber salad, cabbage, garlic sauce and tahini becomes a giant meal that lasts for more like 2 meals. It's quick, easy and you get what you pay for. I prefer the Evanston location but this is closer to my home and I was happy to see some "diverse" (albeit pretty Americanized) cuisine move into the neighborhood.
(4)Mark D.
My daughter treated me to dinner here for my first time. I was very impressed with their assembly line concept. Very small menu insures very fresh and delicious food. I had the steak shawarma rice bowl and chose my own add on ingredients making a wonderful meal for myself. The make their pita bread In house and they are light and fluffy. Their Baba Ganoush is the best I've ever had. I'll definitely be back!
(5)Lefai K.
I'm a fan of the Naf Naf. Kind of pricey, but it goes with the territory of "trendy" restaurants. This place is like the Chipotle of Mediterranean food, as the menu and setup is very similar: you have a choice of your meat, type of plate, and you go in an assembly line of ingredients. I always go with the steak schwarma salad bowl. It actually has LESS fat than their chicken. Naf Naf has a cool nutritional calculator on their website, so you know what you're getting, you IIFYM freak! The steak is shredded to pieces, which helps with the tenderness of the meat. The bread, my son absolutely loves, so I give him my pita bread each time. Overall, nutritious food, at a slightly-higher price for my cheap ass. For the steak schwarma with no addons, it comes out to be around 9-smack-a-roos.
(3)Sherwin C.
The food here was really disappointing for the price. It was nearly 9 bucks for a simple item like the hummus with steak shawarma bowl (which wasn't a huge portion) before either tacking on another $2.10 for a drink or $2.99 to turn it into a combo with a side. For a little over 13 bucks after tax, I could've gotten both a lunch special from Pita Inn and one from Firewood Kabob, both of which are larger individually than 1 entree here. Ignoring the high prices, the food itself wasn't that special. The chicken and the steak were both cut so thin and tasteless that I wasn't really sure which one I was eating at times. The amount of meat provided was so little I wasn't entirely sure when I was eating meat or vegetables. The fries were mostly soft, not really even crispy at all -- most of the other local Mediterranean restaurants (especially firewood kabob) give the perfect mix of herbs, crispiness, and softness.The rice itself seemed quite oily without any real aroma or flavor. The falafel was okay, but its small size didn't provide much of anything to chew on. For 7.79, the hummus and falafel bowl is a poor deal compared to a dozen falafel (you get 6 here) you get for 5.99 at Pita Inn which is both larger and tastier. The only redeeming quality is that the pitas are actually fluffy and flavorful, but this reason is not enough to justify another visit.
(1)Im hungry L.
The food was good but pricey for a fast food joint. The menu is limited and confusing. We ordered five dinner Plate items and three sides -cost $68 dollars. To make matters worse. We never received one dinner plate and another plate was completely missed by the order taker. Sides of falafel @.50 cents each is a tasty bargin.
(1)Adam Z.
Very cool take on Mediterranean! Making a simple "chipotle" type menu will help newbies appreciate and explore Mediterranean more IMO. Pittas are very fresh, meat was very flavorful, garlic cream has A LOT of garlic which I love! The red chili is HOT for those of you who enjoy. Falafel could be a bit more generously sized but delicious none the less. Naff fries are thick cut potato chip style which where a nice change of presentation. Slightly reminiscent of UK/euro Kebab shops (which if you don't know what I am talking about, it's something sadly missing in the states!) with a more slick, US aesthetic. All in all a great place that I am glad to have in the neighborhood!
(5)Ahmet Yasin O.
If you have never been there then you should try, food is tasty, fast and fresh. But kind of pricy when you compare with other same class restaurants. babagonush, rice, chicken shawarma, chop salad each 1 spoon with drink over $13! I think more expensive than other middle-eastern restaurants
(3)Farah R.
I'm a huge fan of middle eastern food however I'm pretty disappointed in my visit to Naf Naf this time. I ordered the steak shawarma rice bowl this visit. My son ordered the chicken shawarma rice bowl. They held back on the portions this time that I hadn't experienced before. It was really noticeable. The food was not very warm like you would expect. It is not a great value for what you get. I don't think I will bother coming back. It was expensive and unsatisfying.
(2)Nichole C.
If you want Mediterranean on the run, this is the place to be. It is most definitely the Mediterranean version of Chipotle...fresh ingredients, soup Nazi type set-up, choose your own bases, ingredients, sides, etc. The pitas are fluffy and absolutely perfect, the hummus is tasty, the meat is fresh and juicy, and the toppings are delicious too (especially the hot sauce!). The only thing I didn't really like was the Baba Ganoush (tooooo smoky and just weird tasting) and the fact that there wasn't a huge selection. Your options are pretty limited here but what they do have is pretty good. Overall, I'd rather go to another Mediterranean place with a huge menu but if you've got a taste for some good 'ol shawarma or some hummus, this isn't a bad option.
(4)Audrey H.
Not sure this is worth the time when we have other more high end options that are worth a little bit of a drive. I ordered the chicken pita sandwich, no side and it came out to over $8 dollars for 2 tablespoons of chicken that tasted like it was steamed. The staff were not helpful in with guidance on what comes with or goes onto a pita sandwich at all. Looks like a few folks coming in after me, were getting the bowls, maybe that's the option to go with. Left feeling hungry.
(1)Mohammed D.
The Chipotle of Middle eastern food as someone called it. Great food but they go cheap on the hummus and sauces. Alas, I will go there again as they had great Shawarma.
(4)Greg R.
Been here a couple times for lunch while at the office, overall, food is good - not great, but good at least. The pitas are fantastic - freshly baked, soft and warm; also very tasty. You could put near anything inside one, and it would make a decent pita sandwich. The chicken shawarma was really good, well seasoned and moist - very flavorful. The salads and other toppings were also tasty - wish they had a little more selection in that department. I got some fries with my pita, they were freshly made, and a nice compliment to the meal. They are also on the team giant portion of fries - it was way more than I would care to eat. The hot sauce they had was also super good - hot, but without killing all the other flavors in the food. The beef shawarma was a little lacking when I tried that - seemed dry and stringy. The flavor was there, just tasted overdone, which killed it for me. Also - prices were a touch on the high side for what you are getting. They are by no means terrible, just a little higher than I would prefer to see. Still - I will be back when I have the taste for some shawarma at the office...I'll just stick with the chicken.
(3)Gaby T.
I first learned of this place when I visited their Niles location and was happy when they opened another one near me. I like this one better because they let you select what goes in your sandwich, kind of like Chipotle. The pita is freshly made and it's nice and soft. I only tried their falafel and chicken shawarma sandwiches and they are both delicious. Their potato chips are tasty too. I took away one star because when you order to go, the sauce gets the pita too soggy so I learned to only order the sauce on the side or by the time I eat the sandwich is soggy and dripping sauce from the bottom: pretty messy to eat.
(4)Gregory B.
What happened here? Maybe it was me. Maybe it was because it wasn't cold this time. I got the Chicken Shawarma Baba Bowl. Wowwee. Everything worked. Terrific Chicken. Lovely Baba. Amazing salad toppings. And the pita was really nice this time. Decent servings, though maybe not enough chicken. I'll be back regularly.
(5)Abhinay Y.
Completely loved the food.. and the best Shawarma you could get. I have tried this at different locations and the quality and standard are always the same and best. Do not forget to try their fries(chips), they are awesome.
(5)Jenny V.
I LOVE NAF NAF SO MUCH! And I was waiting (not so patiently) for this location to open. And i am so disappointed that the menu here is not the same! New naf naf-ers are missing out on the kefta and the plate options. Also I'm not a huge fan of the "prepared" in front of you, I'm not 100% sure if other locations shave off the meat as it's ordered but here it is preshaved and waiting to be used. Yes the pita and the taste is still the same but overall not what I was expecting New comers don't be turned off, the food is so delicious and the pita is the fluffiest I've ever had, the tahini and green spicy sauce is so good
(3)Venu V.
Disappointed with service and price but food is at okay . Ordered chicken shawarma pita for lunch. Got billed for steak pita with combo which I hadn't noticed until I got back to work. Looks like the staff is new and still in training. Food is alright, nothing spectacular. Much rather go to Pita Inn for the price I paid here which was about $12 for lunch..
(2)Adam K.
This is Chipotle with Middle Eastern food. You won't see the "4.99 lunch special" or anything other than shawarma or falafel. But if you can do without the shish or Kafka kebabs, this place is tasty. Set up is pretty much like Chipotle, sandwich or bowl and you customize from there. The steak and chicken are grilled fresh in front of you on some nifty automatic spits. The pita bread is pretty awesome , fluffy and warm. Falafel is really good, but like the other items, a tad high priced than comp.
(4)T D.
Really good food. I think there are all of 4 things on the menu (falafel, chicken, beef, vegetables) in a maybe 3 versions (pita sandwich, hummus bowl, salad bowl). There is a pretty good assortment of toppings like cabbage slaw, pickles, onions. The garlic and hot sauces were great. The falafel was crispy and crunchy on the outside, and soft and fluffy on the inside. They make their own home-made potato chips. To me the value is definitely a stretch, as two sandwiches and one drink was well over $20. I might have given the place 4 stars but not at these prices. This place looks identical to Chipotle on the inside (and every other restaurant that has copied it). I guess for this decade in America every restaurant will have a line to the counter on the left, you will pass by a very limited menu of food choices with counter servers scooping stuff up, you will pay a lot of money for that experience, and you will love it.
(3)B W.
A pretty pricey, yet bland, pita. I was shocked at what I paid $9 for. Atmosphere wins again over the food. Six flags over the Mediterranean here. Cudos for cute napkins and pretty signs, but if you want to taste a really great Mediterranean meal there are far better places. This was a disappointment.
(2)Keiza S.
I seriously love Naf Naf Grill. There's nothing like their food, and the quality and service you receive at each location is phenomenal. When this new location opened near where I work in Mt. Prospect, I couldn't wait to try it out and to not have to trek across town to satisfy my cravings. Like all the other locations, I was served a hot, pillow-y pita with delicious falafel (they serve the only falafel I like these days). The quality was incredible as always, and I walked away smiling and satisfied. Thanks again, Naf Naf :-D
(5)Jeff K.
One big issue: hair was found in my wife's food! Physical space is nice and new. Food is pricey for what you get. Most likely will not be returning because of quality issues with hair in the food and overall price.
(1)Prashant C.
Boooooo!!!! I am so disappointed at this place.. I consider my self as a fan for Mediterranean food and after been through so many nice places and experiences , Naf Naf was high on expectations and big let down on experience... Their Menu is nothing new and is almost same as what you get at Roti or Pita Inn or IDOF (I Dream of Falafel) but the only difference is NNG (Naf Naf Grill @ Mt Prospect) appeared to be still trying to figure out what they are doing Food quality was ok, nothing to get excited about.. Pita was way too thick... I don't like that thick flab of Carbohydrate..Schawarma was thin and tad too oily Rice portion side was $3 for a cup !! Feels over priced... Same with lentil soup.. I don't mind paying $3 for a side, but give me atleast enough quantity.. I ordered Hummus plate with Schawarma, after applying the layer of Humas and putting some chicken on it, the guy kept on asking, what you want on top ... I wanted to tell him.. you hardly have 4 options out there ... of which 1 is pickle, 1 was onion and 1 was something like coleslaw... you really want me to tell you what to put.... Moreover I didn't know , what is included in the stated $8.49 and what is extra.. I had an inkling that the serving guy didn't had a clue either.. Finally at the billing counter that lady charged me incorrectly for two meals and side of rice when I only had one cup of rice and one soup in my tray... Its my bad that I didn't notice this before leaving restaurant. They use machine to scrap schawarma, probably should use machine to mind the billing counter too.... If Owner is reading it, please visit 'I dream of Falafel' and see how its done ... I discovered that place a month back and have already visited it thrice now.... Naf Naf grill I like the name, it sticks to tongue but experience doesn't demand a revisit and btw you guys owe me the extra $s you charged me for the side. With a want to end the note with positive feeling....I will mention baba ganoush.. the smoky taste of egg plant was great.. I tasted a little from wifey's plate , she ordered a vege plate.. Summary: An average but over priced Mediterranean fast food kind of place.. You can stop by if its close by but nothing exciting to become repeat customers unless it changes drastically for good.
(2)Hector S.
Ate there once and don't plan on going back. To expensive and a limited menu. Would rather go to Pita Inn for about the same price get a jeuraslum salad and beef swarma entree...
(1)R. S.
I love Naf Naf, I checked their website every day to see when this location was finally open! I know it's a little controversial to say this around here, but I think their food quality is better than Pita Inn. Given that, I am also disappointed by this location. They are so stingy with the hummus, in both the pitas and hummus bowl! I seem to remember being able to taste hummus on your plate at the other locations. I also wish they had kafta at this location too. I'll keep coming to this Naf Naf because it's the closest location, but I'll cry a little on the inside.
(3)Christian A.
I'm glad I came here finally to give it a try, but I can't say I will be back. I had their steak shawarma sandwich and shared an order of their fries(basically thick chips). I give good marks for the quality and taste of the sandwich/pita - the meat was tender and tasty, and the fixings with it were also good. Skip the fries. They weren't bad, but they're just filler. Especially if you are getting them to go, the fries aren't going to be worth eating at all unless they are still fresh and hot. The big issue here is definitely the price. The place is basically a Mediterranean clone of Chipotle. I wouldn't be surprised if they are a part of the same basic company. No big knock against them, but what I'm trying to get at is they are just simply over-priced for what they are selling. If you're in this general area, there's a much better Mediterranean fast food chain where you can get much more good food for your buck. The fries themselves were over 2.50 - for what amounts to a the typically large size that you get at most fast food chains. WAY OVER PRICED for just basic fried slices of potatoes. The sandwich was just shy of 8 bucks. It was good, just not 8 bucks good, especially with the other options in the area. If I were in an area where this was the only Shawarma/hummus....sure I would come back, but sorry Naf Naf, I won't be. I'm giving their due based on the quality of the sandwich and the friendly service - I don't want to necessarily be a detractor - I want to be fair. However, over 18 bucks for two sandwiches and an order of fries? Better be pretty amazing...
(3)Emily C.
Food was fine, but over priced and I was charged for a meal but only got a sandwich. When I spoke with the man behind the register he said I was only charged for the falafel sandwich- $9.50, really? Will not return.
(1)Franklin W.
Incredible food. They bake their own pitas and make all of their salads and sauces from scratch! The chicken shawarma was delicious.
(5)Gaby R.
I had a Chicken Shawarma Pita and it was delicious! The first week they were open, they had a more limited menu but as the weeks pass, they seem to have more items on the menu. Understandable as they are brand new! We had a small problem with our order last time we ordered and the manager made it right immediately and gave us free baklava and free pita bread! The pita bread is like a cloud, so soft and delicious. Great customer service. I'm sure they will get much better as time passes.
(4)Michelle S.
The food here was very good and well seasoned. I had the chicken Shawarma salad and falafel and both were great, the hummus is good as well and the pitas are so soft and fluffy. This is just like chipotle but Mediterranean style; for the salad and 4 falafel's I paid $11 so it's not very expensive. Can't wait to go back.
(5)Dale L.
I've been here quite a bit and it's always been good. The falafel and pitas have always been fresh and good. I think that the ingredients are fresher here than at the Pita Inn but I've only been there a couple of times.
(5)Michael V.
I have never had a taste like chicken in pits bread like this..pita was fresh and excellent, chicken with all the different toppings made for a very new taste..everything looks freshly prepared and tastes that way even down to the hot sauce (excellent). I highly recommend trying..
(5)Sabina S.
Food was great.. Had more than enough to take home and have for later... Staff is very friendly and outgoing... I will deff be coming back for more!
(5)Miriam I.
I used to come to this location on a weekly basis- loved the food. Until recently. I don't think I have ever had such a bad case of food poisoning. My husband and I both had the falafel hummus bowl for lunch and were sick the whole night and into the next day. I'm not sure if the restaurant started cutting corners but something was definitely wrong with the food! Will not be coming here again.
(1)Akanskha D.
The falafel bowl is the best I have ever had. The rice is also very good. Though slightly expensive than pita inn it is worth the additional cost.
(5)Jessica B.
Really salty. Unhelpful staff. Crappy atmosphere, generic and sad looking to the point mcdonalds ambiance is better. Overly priced like crazy! We all got sick... I told them I have a gluten allergy and can't have bread so a "bowel" was suggested by staff. I was shown everything that could go in the bowel and selected rice, lettuce, chicken, and babaganosh. When I got my order it was wrong. I went back and I was told "the bowls don't come with rice or lettuce. It costs more." Essentially since I asked for no bread, I got charged $2 more than a pita, but got just the contents of the pita. Shouldn't you have just told me it costs more instead of making it wrong?! Instead you charged me more for less. A "bowel" and two pitas for $30?!?! So salty I couldn't finish. Maybe it's TMI but the food was so salty it acted as a laxative and all three of us were in the bathroom with stomach cramps and on the toilet in less than 45 minutes. Wouldn't go back!!! 'Nuff 'Nuff said...
(1)Mallory S.
This place is underrated. The quickness and efficiency of Chipotle, you'll get a great meal for a very fair price. The shawarma sandwiches are awesome. I love the chicken and the beef. The sauces and sides are all very fresh. I'll return!
(4)Suzan K.
Pricey for what they offer. Bowl is about $10 and that's just the basic. Food tasted fine. Love the pita bread. For the price I'm paying, I'd rather go to pita Inn where you get more food. Wish they had a combination choice so you can try all the choices.
(2)Doug S.
Hits: the pita! Just like your favorite aunt, it's warm and flaky. Delightful. Fresh! Chicken shawarma was good; nice seasonings. Misses: Lentil soup was ok, but had a hint of licorice or anise or something which seemed weird. A little pricey--chicken shawarma, soup, and drink $11. Overall pretty good; I'd return!
(3)Emina l.
This is my go to middle eastern fast food joint. Much better than Pita Inn, even though they have less of a selection. The food is always fresh and service is fast. I usually get vegetarian dishes or chicken Shawarma. Get their baba ganoush and warm bag of pitas to go!
(5)EK B.
Take your Chipotle experience and just change the food to Middle Eastern and you have Naf Naf. My family seems to fancy the food, but I thought it was quite bland. The most delicious item on the menu are the "Homemade Fries", you could literally make an entire meal out of them, they're that delicious. I'm tempted to try it again, but I think I'll stick with Roti for my "on the go" middle eastern food.
(3)Ryan R.
Wow wow wow I was shock it today with the food they have amazing nice place very clean my four stars for the place in food The one start negative for the stuff too much attitude that's all but I will come back again for sure love it
(4)S s.
I've never been here before and although I realize this is not rocket science, it was kinda confusing and I did not find the staff helpful. I got take out from this location. From what I saw, this is like a chipotle for Mediterranean food. I went with the vegetarian option, the falafel rice bowl. When I got there everything had just run out so they needed to make more so I had to wait a little while. Basically it's a bowl with rice, that they threw falafel on, I got both of the salads( classic? and purple cabbage) which were quite good, and then all three of the sauces as well as onions and pickles. I got a combo so I also got fries and a drink. The total was ~ $12 which for a meal with no meat was pretty expensive. The food: Fries: were very good, thin circular and topped with a batter, very crispy and good. The problem, like I said they were running low on stuff so I got a half filled container. Bowl: really good, the falafel was crunchy and well seasoned.( not the best I've had but very good. ) The rice was also good, i think it was a basmati, and all the toppings made it very tasty. I got the hot sauce and it was delicious, not too spicy and added just the right amount of spice.I don't know if my meal was suppose to include hummus because no one asked me if I wanted any, but anyone that got a pita got hummus in their bread so I assume I should have gotten some. I also got bread on the side that was spongy and they don't warm it up but it was good too. Overall, this is a really good place, especially out in these parts. I think the next time I'd ask for the hummus in the bowl. I hope this sparse material availability is not a regular thing at this restaurant. They seemed pretty busy so I think that speaks for itself. They seem to use a lot of garlic but I think it's not over the top. i hope to try this again soon.
(3)Jacki C.
If you are expecting a ton of food, I would recommend other choices start with Pita and ending in in. The food was mediocre. The people working there seemed really stingy with the ingredients. They need to be more like chipotle when it comes to sides. It is a good lunch place if you have never had middle eastern food. The sauces were good. Pricey for lunch making chipotle a better value and tastier. The portions were small for a bowl.
(3)Matt B.
How people eat this stuff is mind boggling. I tried it for the first time and there's really nothing to like about it. I understand it's a chain and I shouldn't expect much but naf naf is an overpriced place with terrible employees small portions and average taste. First off, the little pita you get cost 9 dollars. My cousin got that with fries and a drink and it came out to almost $15. And don't forget we were both still pretty hungry after eating there. Since it was my first time I had never seen what you can put in the pita but the girl making it for me expected me to know everything already. She slapped humus on it before even asking and I rushed into ordering the chicken shwarma with some onion stuff and some kind of relish on top. The girl was rude throughout the process which did not help their cause. So when I got home to eat I had to eat through a layer of relish stuff then eat through an entire layer of onion and then I was left with the last half of the pita filled with extremely dry chicken. Needless to say it was a horrible experience and it may have tasted great if they could somehow mix up the ingredients in the pita. The only cool thing here is the machine they have to slice the meat automatically but that's not saying much and maybe they have high prices to pay for those things.
(1)Samantha T.
I had a falafel pita. Very fresh tasting!! The hummus was a little bland but I had the garlic sauce and that had a lot of good flavor. The prices were a little high. I would go here again because of how fresh it tasted.
(3)William C.
it was a refreshing surprise for fast food. It was all very good the steak pita was excellent. Wish one was on northshore
(5)Mili A.
I like the food I just wish they fill the plate with rice a little more and they shouldn't charge for hummus that which in a plate when you can buy the little container for 3 dollars extra... I think we pay more than what we're getting
(3)Linda B.
The food is okay but after two tries I found the falafel good, the hummus bland, and the pita bread really thick and doughy. The fries are limp potato chips with no flavor.
(2)E S.
Love love love! Cant believe i didnt write a review, thought i did). I always get the rice bowl with chicken. The mix of onion plus the hummus and red cabbage is delicious and to die for! The pita bread is the moist i've ever had. I could eat here every day.
(5)David S.
I am a big fan of Pita Inn. This place, however, with their limited menu, is better. Everything is fresh. The Pita Bread is baked at the restaurant and is light and fluffy. The Beef Swarma and the Falafel are fantastic. Highly recommended. And to top it off, for their grand opening, meals were on the house. We will be back. The map above is incorrect. It is in the new Randhurst along Elmhurst Rd south of Euclid.
(5)John G.
New restaurant is kind of a let down. This location has been open for about two weeks now and our office was looking forward to a nice change of pace with somewhere super close to lunch on shawarma and falafel instead of the usual burger fare. The setup, if you've never been, is basically like a Chipotle, where you order piecemeal and then they make things right in front of you. Right up front is the first problem though, compared to the menu available online, there's only about 1/3 of the actual items available. Maybe that's just growing pains but it does make it a somewhat limited selection. The other problem right off the bat is this place is kind of expensive. A basic meal is around $8-10 and that's not even including them trying to upsell (3 times before hitting the register, come on!) some rather sad potato chips and a drink for an extra $3. When you compare this to almost any other lunch place around here, that's quite pricey especially when (at least when we went) the server was pretty stingy with the portion size. When it comes down to the food, it's ok. It's not great middle eastern food, it's not terrible food. It's about average, which if you put prices aside, that wouldn't be all that bad for a quick lunch place. But when you factor in that an extra 10 minute drive will take you to Pita Inn where you get twice as much food, the food is unquestionably better, and you pay half as much, I just really can't see a reason to go to Naf Naf.
(2)Slippery R.
OK. Yes. It is expensive, but it's worth it!!! Trust me. It's like Chipotle but with Middle Eastern food. I love this restaurant. I get falafel pita with everything except the garlic sauce (which is not vegan). I have emailed corporate about offering a vegan garlic sauce and let's hope they go for it. They make their own pita bread so it is even better than Pita Inn's bread. Speaking of Pita Inn, do I love that place too? Yes. AND, I also love Pita Pita. Those are my three go-to place in the NW suburbs. For whatever reason Pita Inn never wanted to expand nationally. But I guarantee that with food this good, Naf Naf will either get bought out by McDonalds (like Chipotle did), or they will expand everywhere like Starbucks did. BTW, if you have eaten at Garbanzo, Naf Naf is like 8 times better. Or maybe 7.
(5)Tasty X.
When anything like this opens in the area, people will compare it to Pita Inn. They have to! Pita Inn is the gold standard of Mediterranean food around these parts and it is just a couple minutes down the road. We were walking into Pei Wei when we changed our mind at the last minute to try this place. The store is laid out just like a chipotle. The menu is basic and you choose your options as you walk down the line to the checkout. Pick a meat. Bowl, hummus or sandwich. Then toppings. The food was very tasty but the falafel were a bit small. A little change of pace from pita. The pita were the puffiest I have ever seen. Little pillows! The cost is the problem. It's a tad expensive and they can't compare to Pita Inn's prices. That's not to say the food isn't worth the price because it is! I enjoyed it and will come back.
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