Ara Lebanese Grill

I haven’t had a falafel in years. I tell you I was not disappointed, in fact I am ecstatic. I am sitting here in the parking lot behind the restaurant and my taste buds are just bursting with joy because this food is so fresh and it’s so delicious! I have found a new love in my life and it is the Ara Lebanese Grill. Thank you so much for calling my office that day Ara, you’ve got a new client. Next time I am going to bring a friend!

Our lunch was fresh and delicious! Had the Delish stuffed grapes for appetizer then the perfectly seasoned Shawarma plate for lunch. The hobby had the lamb kabobs– which were excellent. The owner/​server was very friendly. This family run restaurant is definitely worth going back to!

Thanks Ara-​I appreciate your kind response-​You are a very nice person and I luv ya for that. The food is fantastic and love the whole atmosphere-​I am family too now
:-).

Ordered the Shawarma sandwich and hummus side to go — wow! Really great flavors and fast/​friendly service!
I’m glad we found this place and will definitely be back to explore the rest of the menu.

Wife and I came here when we were craving something we’ve never had before. Very happy with the meal

The food was really good, especially the lamb, and the person who helped us (Ara, I assume) was great. «If you like lamb, this lamb is okay, but if you love lamb, you will LOVE this lamb — because it’s how lamb should taste!» We had a variety of different dishes for lunch, and they were all very tasty. Will be back!

OMG! This place is amazing. I drive down from LA just to eat here. I love the food. The owner is wonderful, and welcoming.
Haven’t had Lebanese food this amazing!

The food here is awesome… the grape leaves & garlic paste are addicting. Even the simple salads are significant in size and portion to get you full! Haven’t had anything I don’t like!

The food here is delicious! And the service is friendly. The owner of the restaurant is very friendly and will recommend some dishes if you are indecisive or if it is your first time eating there. I started with the grape leaves which were absolutely phenomenal. They are fresh and extremely refreshing to start off the meal. For my main plate, I ordered the kafta kebab which had great flavor. The two sides I ordered were rice and hummus. The hummus was so smooth and delicious. And the rice pilaf is great. Overall, my culinary experience here has been amazing and I would definitely recommend to friends and family.

Chicken Kabob was delicious! Also got the falafel and beef kabob — which were very tasty.
Salad was a let down
Service was great!

First, fantastic friendly service even though it’s just one person waiting tables. I had the appetizer sampler and loved the Lebanese cheese sticks. Also had great baba ghanouj and hummus and stuffed grape leaves. And a huge meal for 2 people including 2 beers for $ 35!

Ordered take away. Got the shawarma sandwich, leb salad and a plate. Meat and sandwich were dry and low in taste. Salad was watery above every thing else. Didn’t taste like any good quality ingredients were used. I.e. olives had no taste at all.
I expected much more with the 4.5 stars.
A bit of a let down overall.

Perfect place for a quick lunch. The service was excellent the owner actually came over and explained all the food items on the menu. Once we received our meals the owner came back and describe the best way to eat the meal. I highly recommend this restaurant. Great selection amazing service and very reasonable price wise.

Ordered a fattoush salad, grape leaves, and a chicken kebab plate w/​hummus & rice. All of it was good, but while it wasn’t the best I’ve had, I’ve certainly had a lot worse. My gf in particular enjoyed the salad. I ordered the kebab, and the hummus was good, but the rice was just whatever, and the chicken was also good, though not as much flavor as I’d normally like.
I don’t want this to sound like I didn’t enjoy my meal, because I did — it just wasn’t one of the best ones I’ve had. The workers/​waitstaff were also very friendly.

I love this place! I eat here weekly, Ara knows my order as soon as I walk in the door. I highly recommend the Chicken (Tawook) shush kebabs with the garlic dipping sauce. Both the hummus and baba ganouj are very fresh a flavorful. I really like the Fatush salad, too! Very reasonably priced and now serving beer and wine!
If you want to try something different, you cannot go wrong at Ara’s Lebanese Grill.
If he’s not too busy you can challenge Ara to a game of backgammon. He caters too!

The owner was super funny and extremely friendly. He brought out complimentary carrots to start. The carrots tasted like they were soaked in lemon and vinegar, which were a refreshing snack. When we were ready to order, the owner didn’t write any of our orders down, but he got all 6 of our orders correctly! I was impressed considering we all ordered very different things with different sides.
Firstly, that garlic spread is heavenly with the pita. I LOVE LOVE LOVE garlic and it hit the spot. I definitely don’t recommend over-​indulging yourself on the garlic dip like I did if you’re on a date however. ;) I ordered the chicken kebab sandwich ($ 6.25) and it was delicious. There was fresh cabbage, pickles, french fries, huge kebab pieces, and garlic spread all wrapped in pita bread. The pita bread was nice and thin so I wasn’t overloaded with carbs. The chicken wasn’t dry but juicy and flavorful!
At the end of our meal, the owner was kind enough to split our checks 6-​ways for us which I thought made the experience that much more enjoyable. Overall, service was great. The food was nicely prepared and flavorful. I will definitely be back!

What’s up with it, vanilla faces? Thank you to speak me. High five!
Me and wife with golden hairs, teeth white as pearls, and strong on plow… using gypsy tarot cards looking somewhere to eat. No working. So we load-​down the Unilocal because this is gypsy word for: «soothsayer».
We looking food of Lebanon because it is glorious country, and #3 or #4 best food. We had AARP «Not Spring-​Gypsies» bus tour in Lebanon 2013. We eat fresh meats, garlics, oil of olives, and juices of lemon. Many stops to make a toilet.
Our neighbor Nusultan and under-​age wife join us eat at Ara Lebanese Grill. His carpet store going out of business sale 8 years. High five! He make the Unilocal name: «Nusultan77». Nusultan common gypsy name, translation is: «Dave».
Looking at all the treasures on menu. We have local fire water before falafel and hummus plate. Wa wa wee wa! Not salt like tears of man without wife or goat. High five!
Taboule makes romance explosion on my inside. The chicken kebab so tender, like first time kiss with camel. Tahini and garlic sauce make you feel «lucky» like US and of A. movie star: Dirty Harold. Great success!!!
I bring my homie Azamat the next time. He has no wife only very beauty goat. He makes big business on the Ebay. Ebay is gypsy word — translation is: «gypsy». Thank you for speak me. High five!
#HighFive
#FirstTimeKiss
#FearTheEbay
#MakeGlorious

My friend and I swung by for lunch since I had a hankering for falafels. It wasn’t too busy since we arrived just before noon.
I ordered the Falafel Sandwich ($ 5.99) and he got the Shawarma Sandwich ($ 6.99) with a side of Baba Ghanouj. While we waited for our sandwiches we were given slightly pickled carrots to munch on.
My Falafel Sandwich was more like a wrap but it was packed with tender falafel. I liked the spices they used in the mixture but could have used the chili sauces that many other spots serve with falafels. My friend enjoyed his Shawarma.
And as random as this sounds, their Diet Coke was awesome! I’m a Diet Coke fiend and prefer fountain soda versus canned. Don’t judge but I had 2 refills ;)
Over all, it was pretty good and was priced well. I’m sure I’ll be back to try out their kafta and plate dishes.

Came to this place with my Armenian friend and we had the whole Armenian Lebanese experience! We started out with the fatoush salad which was good. It was a bit on the sour side but I still liked it :)
I ordered the falafel plate with hummus and Lebanese potato salad on the side. It came with tahini sauce with pita bread for all of us to share. Good portion – couldn’t finish.
After our meal we ordered Turkish coffee which was extremely strong and bitter (my style of coffee) and baklava which was pistachio flavored! So delicious.
On top of that we got an amazing service from our server. But it was probably because my friend was Armenian and she’s quite the babe ;)

Stumbled upon this place a few months ago & now I have to eat here at LEAST once a week. The food here is amazing. I guess when you start with fresh ingredients the way things should be you come out with a great product. I normally get the chicken kebab plate with babaghanosh (I know this is spelled wrong it’s the eggplant dip) with a fatosh salad. I’ve had a lot of babaghanosh but this place trumps them all. The chicken on the kebab plate is a mystery to me how they get it that tender & juicy very very good & it’s served with a garlic paste that packs a punch. Service here is exceptional, Ara the owner is great, very personable & friendly.
The place is kinda hidden in a small center but it already has a steady following. Love this place, everyone that I’ve taken here says the same thing.