Mazza Bistro

I had Mazda plate and it was pretty good. I liked their babaghanoush a lot! The pita bread was awesome too! It’s really good value for the money. Good service as well.

Mazza Bistro has the most amazing lamb entrée, the cucumber salad was delicious and the lamb was perfectly seasoned and grilled! Every item on the plate would get 5 stars and has raised the standards of Middle Eastern food in Bend Oregon! Thanks for the outstanding meal!

Great food at a good value. Very fresh tasting
Amazing humus very light and fresh tasting
Lamb was so tender.
Great value

Everybody knows how much I love balls (see my review for «Balls»), so naturally I get all kinds of fired up for the Falafel balls at Mazza Bistro. Michel and the gang fry it up fresh: crunchy on the outside, tender and warm on the inside (kinda like me). Seriously people, the food here is SO tasty and fresh… accept no substitutes!

Amazing authentic food! Outstanding service! I came here by myself one afternoon for the first time thanks to Unilocal reviews and it was so great I returned the next night with my whole family. The lamb is exceptional. My wife has never liked lamb and after trying a bite of mine she can’t wait to come back to have a whole order to herself. As the owner said, «You haven’t tried lamb until you’ve tried our lamb.» We tried the chicken, beef, and lamb plates. Everything was great and good sized portions. I’m sure we will return here often.

Mazza has some of the best, freshest Mediterranean food I’ve eaten in recent memory, and it’s quite affordable.
We were in Bend on a cool Saturday morning, forgetting that there was a very popular market set up downtown. By the time we finally got parked, we were starving. So we ducked into the first eatery we saw, which happened to be this place.
It’s small but very pleasant inside, and the staff are likewise very pleasant. You order your food at the counter, and it’s actually nice because that way the wait staff aren’t running through the small dining area except to bring out food. Our order came up very quickly, and it was delicious. The whole meal for two cost less than some lunches (for one) I’ve had in Portland.
We’ll definitely come back again, now that we know this place is here.

the lamb was cooked to perfection, it was so good. I would definitely recommend going here! hummus was a little dry but the meat was so good

I love eating here. Mike and all his friendly staff always have a friendly greeting whenever I come in and they greet me by name and know how I like my Lamb wrap specially prepared. I have brought in friends and family and everyone I have introduced to this terrific restaurant has also loved their menu choices. The food is delicious, served hot and prepared perfectly.

While waiting in line, I watched the chef delicately poke each chicken kebob he was cooking with a food thermometer. Talk about attention to detail. My hopes were high.
I’d planned on a vegetarian lunch (I try) and was able to stick to the plan, ordering a $ 7.95 falafel wrap. The lamb schwarma was tempting but $ 12.95, not close to a quick lunch price in my budget. But fair enough, maybe it is ethically raised meat.
The falafel wrap arrived in around 10 minutes. Not bad, but this was a weekday at 2:15. I was fine though, knowing about the precision taking place behind the counter.
Falafel wraps can be terrible but they also have a relatively low ceiling, there’s only so good they can get (IMHE). Well, this wrap was definitely about as good as they come: fresh warm pita, fresh tomatoes/​cucumber, tasty hummus, flavorful tzatziki and falafel that was expertly fried so that it remained crunchy to the last bite.
One BIG problem: two bites of the wrap had the distinct and unmistakable flavor of lamb. If I were a real vegetarian, I’d of been pissed. I’d strongly suggest keeping cooking surfaces and deep fryers segregated for vegetarian/​meat items — particularly in a Mediterranean/​Middle Eastern restaurant!
Note: I guiltily enjoyed the lamb flavor. Four stars if not for the lamb flavor.
Update/​Edit: The owner DMed me, at length, to assure me that their cooking surfaces/​utensils/​griddles/​fryers/​knives are all *highly* segregated with vegetarians *specifically* in mind. I’d be skeptical, but based on the way he handled the chicken, I’m very much inclined to believe him. As such, I’m updating from 3 to 4 stars. I’ll be back for the falafel gyro… And probably a lamb one at some point.

Extremely friendly staff and owner, the food is amazing good! We wiped our plates clean!

Really really really delicious food. I ordered the Mazza plate & took it home to eat. The portion was way larger than I could eat in one sitting. And the food was AMAZING. I was super pleased with the quality and variety. Felafel, baba ganoush, hummus & rice with lentils (forgot what this was called) were all exceptional. I’d eat here at least once a week if I could! Yum!

Great food. Friendly service. Love this place for a casual, quick meal.

Excellent food, reasonable prices. Everything was fresh and tasty. Very attentive service.

Mike makes his falafel from scratch (and his garlic yoghurt. you gotta try that). This is a pretty damn good little place tucked away on the walkway.
But I’m not just a customer. I also pick up their waste vegetable oil. And out of all the restaurants I pick up from, they have the cleanest stuff in town. Never burned, no floating fat, you can barely tell it has been used. This is because he replaces it before it gets polymerized at all. What does this mean? It means his falafel and french fries are cooked in the highest quality possible!
Come check Mazza’s out.

Run little piggy ordered a medium and I would recommend ordering the large because it is just that good.

Best shwarma ever! (Both the chicken and lamb). I also like the Middle Eastern cucumber salad they put in with the meat in their wraps.
My boyfriend and I have been to Bend 3 times in 16 months and we always stop here at least twice during our trips.
They also serve beer which I find ironic for a Middle Eastern restaurant, but hey, it’s in Bend.

A bistro is not my typical place to go. I’ve never had great luck at any bistro. But tonight I asked my friend where a great place to go eat that has great meat. He says Mazza Bistro. So my son and I go to Mazza… WOW! Tender, moist, luscious, flavorful cuts of beef. My mouth waters thinking about it again. :-) Mmmmmm
Mazza bistro has a lot of Unique and flavorful dishes. When I asked the very kind and outgoing young lady more about the dishes; She was very knowledgable and was able to elaborate on the dishes. She even helped me out by recommending to mix it together when you eat it. After I found that out I found the taste to my palate was even more superb than eating it separately.
I also found out that in their culture if you don’t mix your food up when you eat it… It can be a sign of disrespect. So mix up your food and Enjoy some fantastic dishes! Thanks Mazza Bistro for the Great dinner! We’ll be back!

Just when you think it can’t get any better at this delightful, small, farmily owned Middle Eastern casual dining restaurant it does. Because as of a couple of weeks ago they added Turkish coffee to the line up! I was in to enjoy the coffee for the first time today. Perfectly brewed with nuance of cardamom, perfect «body», perfect temperature at service in lovely demitasse cups and with a tiny «Turkish delight» candy on the saucer. The Turkish coffee was delectable. At only $ 3 it is also a good value. By itself or along with one of their Middle Eastern sweet goodies it is a delightful treat.
So added to the sparkling interior, the warm greeting at the counter to take your order and the remarkably good Middle Eastern food (including THE best ever felafel and hummus) to eat in or take out, is another reason to say «woohoo» and «high five stars». Real Turkish coffee. Hooray!

Large portions, friendly staff, fantastic food! My falafel plate included 5 made-​to-​order, perfectly fried falafel (crispy on the outside but fluffy on the inside), house made hummus, tzatziki salad, and pita bread. Everything was fresh and flavorful.