Cafe Al Karar
1368 Broadway, Detroit, MI, 48226
Cafe Al Karar Menu
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Address :
1368 Broadway
Detroit, MI, 48226 - Phone (313) 265-3176
- Website https://cafealkarar.com/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :8:00 am - 8:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Brunch
Parking : Garage
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
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Angela H.
This place is awesome! I got the chicken schwarma platter which comes with a ranch-like sauce drizzled on top. Sounded weird at first, but the flavor was amazing. The platter comes with your own side of garlic and hummus, plus a salad. You get a ton of food for a great price and you won't leave hungry!
(5)Anna K.
Wonderful. FYI this used to be Al's Paradise Cafe from around the corner in Harmonie Pk. And still as good!
(5)Robert R.
Stopped in today for a meal and it was great! Interesting and varied menu. Reasonably priced! Bonus: breakfast served all day! Order the grits instead of potatoes as your breakfast side and you get a BIG bowl full with lots butter the way grits should be served. I ordered an omelette that included lamb, feta, onions, spinach and maybe a couple of other ingredients. It was tasty and filling and very enjoyable and best of all it was something different and unique. Great coffee that didn't need anything added, too. Our server was friendly and patient and knew the menu. Nice decor. Open early. It gives me an excuse to come downtown more often. I highly recommend giving this place a try.
(5)Shawndrica S.
Mediterranean nachos, talipia burger with house chips and salmon croquette platter are the best! Love, love, love this place!
(5)Kate S.
What a find! Bought a Groupon to this place and used it Saturday night. The server was extraordinarily helpful, the food was delicious, and there was plenty of it. Our Groupon only covered a platter, so hubby had the chicken shawarma over rice with the fatoosh salad, and I had the grilled salmon fillet over rice and a fatoosh salad. A nice surprise was added to my dish - these wonderful grilled vegetables, squash, carrots, onions and green pepper and they were outstanding. The hummus was tasty and brought as a side. Will definitely be back to try other options on the menu. I would've given this a five star, but parking is the issue. There's a lot next-door that was $10, but because there was a ball game going on there was no street parking to be had anywhere. I am deeply concerned about our homeless and indigent population in Detroit. There were at least a dozen people wandering in the area and congregating in the parking lot, even staring into the windows of the restaurant.We need to get together as a city and figure out a solution to this problem.
(4)Lili R.
I had a great meal here. I especially enjoyed the falafel which was crispy on the outside but soft and fresh on the inside. The fattoush dressing and garlic sauce were also good. The decor is sort of upscale diner, booths and tables with purple walls and exposed industrial detail. All in all, skip the nearby hamburger joints and come here for lunch before/after a tigers game or during the work day instead.
(5)Chris N.
Yelp for win. In Detroit on a Saturday it's tough to find a good non-chain non-fast-food lunch spot that is open. Cafe Al Karar popped up on the Yelp app within walking distance and I'm sure glad it did! The Chicken Sultan Platter is ridiculously delicious. Very friendly waitstaff - on top of drink refills and the meals came out in no time at all. The pita with hummus they serve as well is also great! Can't wait to go back for a second visit and try something different.
(5)Lylian D.
Got take out here for lunch one day and it was great! I opted for the chicken platter. The portion was huge! It was good for 3-4 meals. The chicken was seasoned very well and the rice was good. The only down side was the they put this white sauce that looked and kind of tasted like whipped yogurt on top. It had a consistency of ranch which I am not very fond of, but other than that the food was great and I will be back to try other items. I love that they have a raw juice drink option everyday.
(4)Razu C.
This is a new place in downtown Halal which is a plus, very clean and friendly staff.. I always get the breakfast platter or Lamb burger is really good with fries... All my staff often order from Al Karar and they all love the food.... I highly recommend people to try this place
(5)MyThy H.
My 2nd time here now and now I think can gauge this place even better. Cafe Al Karar is the best bang for your buck in terms of quality, taste, price, location, and cleanliness. Its like the Middle Eastern version of Coney's and I secretly (not anymore) want to eat through the menu! There's something for everyone here! For halal eaters: this is your place. For breakfast lovers: breakfast menu starting at $1.99 for 2 eggs and sausage For sweet tooth lovers: banana french toast and pancakes...you want baklava, they got that too! For lamb lovers: GET THE SAN FRAN LAMB BURGER! Lamb burger on grilled bread! (the cheese is grilled on inside AND outside making it San Fran style!) For vegetarians: FALAFEL SAN FRAN style! or Veggie Platter with tabbouli, hummus, falafels, grape leaves and Toum For salad lovers: FATtoush salads the size of your head For Italian/carb lovers: The AL-Fredo For sick days: Chicken lemon rice soup For working lunch: Free Wi-fi! Password: Alkarar1368 I believe (or ask the waitress) I've had the Lamb San Fran with their housemade BBQ curry chips and I wanna say those are probably better than any of their side order of fries. Not only is the lamb juicy, seasoned well (or not at all! Its just that good of a cut!) and not gamey at all, but the chips....delicately fried, not greasy, not too curry-offensive but satisfies the ultimate crisp- curly-crunchiness in a chip. Don't forget to drizzle the crack CAMEL SAUCE in between the sandwich. Hell, drizzle it on your chips! Seriously, we bought a $5 bottle and came back b/c we ran out. Dare I say its better than Sriracha. OK I said it! (What kind of an Asian am I?!) The 2nd visit I was lusting over my friend's Shepard's omelet which is served stuffed with lamb (I'm on a lamb meat only diet here now), mushroom, spinach, bell peppers and feta if you'd like on top of hash browns. I like my potato's crisp so I ordered it as Far East Omelet which is all the same ingredients but potato's on the side. Its not hash browns but more like their housemade potatoes. Ask for it crisp then proceed to drizzle ketchup and CAMEL sauce in it. The omelet is so filling and seriously, the portions are so big I don't know how they stay in business. On that note, how do they stay in business? This used to be Al's Paradise Cafe but expanded. Whenever we go, its always 1/3 filled, huge portions for a meal less than $9 WITH TIP! Almost impossible to get a lunch less than $10 now a days! CAK is huge, can accommodate a larger crowd, clean bathroom's and seating BUT HOW IS IT NOT PACKED? It's ok, I get to snoozey on up with the staff which is always nice. Do yourself a favor: Skip any burger if you want meat and get the Lamb San Fran burger and drizzle with Camel Sauce. Then take home a bottle or two of Camel Sauce b/c its good on pizza, eggs, pasta, sandwiches, and maybe slathered on your arm if you like that too!
(5)Farid S.
Been here 3 times now and left more than satisfied each time. Prices are more than reasonable, and the atmosphere is nice. The decor is modern and noise leave neutral. The staff know their menu and are very helpful when it comes to choosing between different menu items. Daily specials are written on chalkboards at the front but the staff are glad to help with that too. For breakfast, the pancakes are absolutely delicious but if you're here for lunch, don't pass up on the San Fran Lamb Burger and be sure to ask for the Blazing Camel Hot Sauce too. Their signature hot sauce (Blazing Camel) is now bottled for individual sale (only $5 per bottle) and it's amazing!
(5)Andrea E.
We stopped in here for dinner before seeing Eminem/Rihanna just because it was the closest restaurant to Comerica that wasn't completely slammed from the huge crowds. I was a little disappointed. I got schwarma, and it didn't taste bad, but it was really...soggy? It was like it had been boiled or something and then coated with oil. It was just a little off... Also I am a really big fan of garlic sauce but theirs must have been made out of some uber garlic - I could barely eat it it was so strong. You could tell the pita bread came out of some day (or two or five) old plastic bags - it was not fresh at all and they just gave us one piece folded up in a sandwich baggie. I probably wouldn't go back.
(2)dominique g.
Fave medi spot in Detroit!! Chicken schwarma platter top notch, or even just the salad. Favorite garlic paste, only complaint is the pita is a bit tough/stale. Great juices! Keep up your awesomeness.
(5)Sarms J.
I come here often for lunch and have always enjoyed it. The food tastes fresh, I highly recommend the spinach lentil soup and the lamb san fran sandwich. The staff is friendly, genuine, and down to earth The prices are reasonable.
(5)Kisha B.
I was really looking forward to this place after seeing the review but I was very dissapointed. I order beef shawarma n it totally sux. No flavor what so ever n over cooked meat. Even sauce which ppl were talking abt sux too heheh. Huge quantity though but I've to throw it away since it had no taste to it.
(1)Cathy S.
Cafe Al Karar never disappoints. I've never had a bad meal whether it be breakfast, lunch or dinner. Don't be afraid to try their special platters. Tonight I got this monster of a platter that contained salmon croquets, rice, fatouch, hummus and garlic -all for $8.99. Easily enough food for two. I don't know how they do it but this place is a real bargain and the food is phenomenal.
(5)Bob N.
This is the new Harmonie Cafe, except much bigger and in a new location around the corner from the old place. Menu is greatly expanded with goodies like Mediterranean Nachos with chickpeas, tomato, onion, peppers, olives and spinach smothered in a cheesy yummy garlic sauce.
(5)Regina C.
Yummy breakfast. Amazing service. Much better than the tourist traps in Greektown. This is the place where locals go. Music was a little slow for a Monday morning but everything else was great!
(5)Zach P.
Had the house pita and fries. Delicious. Wife had the chicken shawarma and fries. Also delicious. Fast friendly service. Nice atmosphere.
(5)Richard B.
I love Middle Eastern food and Al Karar is as good as it gets. Actually it's even better than that. I just spent five days in Detroit and ate there twice. If I had stayed one more day, I would have probably eaten there a third time. I tasted the chicken shawarma, the hummus, the spinach spanakopita, and the grape leaves and all were excellent, but the real topper, believe it or not, was the modest sounding house salad. I ordered the small as a side to the shawarma and was just blown away. It's the best salad I've ever eaten, The second best salad I've ever eaten was their Greek salad which I had when I returned. Can't recommend it enough. The staff was very friendly and the service was superb.
(5)S.T. W.
Used to really enjoy this diner, however my visits have gotten less pleasant as of late. I am a lover of food, middle eastern being amongst my favorite variety. Flat out, the Chicken Schwarma sand. was horrible. Next to no meat (tiny chicken morsels), heavy garluc sauce and bunch.of lettuce. @ $5 (special price instead or $5.49).. usually schwarmas are $3.75-$4.75 most everywhere, and they are relatively full of meat, and filling. This thing was gross. Add on some heavily breaded frozen fries from GFS Commercial food distr. and this crappy dining experience was a complete waste. Take my $10, but never again! SO GROSS I had a bad appetite for 3 days afterwards. During my previous visit, I recall that there staff were oblivious to the menu, and the culture. Figured they deserved some slack and gave them another chance. My experiences went from bad to worse. Skip this place!
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