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I stop by whenever I'm in the area (and sometimes I make a special trip. The lamb&beef donar is my go to. Although half the time I get both the donar and a falafel. Both on Lavash bread. Pita is dead, the future is Lavash bread. Never crowded when I'm there (lunch or pre dinner rush). And their tzatziki is great too!

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I usually save ordering in for the weekend so I don't bust my waistline or my wallet. But this Saturday, I was really struggling to decide what to eat for dinner. Burritos? Bibimbap? Plant-based burger? As I was perusing the various restaurants on Uber Eats, I finally saw something that called to me: Turkish food.I ordered a few items via Uber Eats and waited for my food to arrive. Keep in mind I have not eaten a lot of Turkish food, but I have eaten plenty of the dishes commonly available at "Mediterranean" places. Three of the four items I ordered were brand new to me, so I was excited to dig in.My order:LahmacunMantiBeytiMediterranean PlatterFrom photos online, the lahmacun looked like a small pizza or flatbread with a thin layer of red sauce. I did a search online to see if I could learn more about it, and I stumbled across a YouTube video titled "How to Eat Lahmacun." I had assumed you just cut it into slices and eat it like pizza ... WRONG! More on this later ...The lahmacun, which is indeed a thin bread with a topping of minced beef, spices, and sauce, comes with a wedge of lime and a variety of cut up veggies like raw onions, lettuce, and tomato. So when my order arrived, I wanted to try out what I had seen in the video: I squeezed the lime over the whole thing and scattered some of the veggies in a line down the middle. Then I rolled it like a taquito and ate it. Delicious! The bread was crisp but pliable enough to roll. The meat topping was seasoned and savory, and the citrus and veggies really brought it all together. You can, of course, eat lahmacun however you like, but I highly recommend trying it this way. The manti -- little Turkish ravioli with meat filling under a blanket of warm, creamy, tangy yogurt sauce -- was surprisingly comforting; like eating a Mediterranean version of mac and cheese but with yogurt instead of cheese. I couldn't stop eating it. The beyti was next. Based on the Yelp photos and reviews, this was a popular dish. The beyti is beautifully plated in most of the photos taken at the restaurant. But, as you can imagine, it's hard to plate it this way for takeout/delivery (that rice pyramid is not going to survive as a pyramid after the trip), so mine came in a rectangular foil tray with rice on one side and the lamb on the other side. Still, it was sooooo good. The flavorful lamb and the rich tomato and yogurt sauce hit all the right notes for me. I can't wait to order this in person at the restaurant. Note: The lamb flavor is pretty intense, so if you're not into that, I think you can ask for a different meat.Finally, the Mediterranean platter, which consisted of all the usual suspects: hummus, babaganoush, tabouleh, falafel, dolma. These were all fine (I find that most of these taste very similar no matter the restaurant).But the real revelation was the other three dishes, which I'm definitely looking forward to ordering again.

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This place is dirty with the worst customer service.My family and I went for dinner on 01/16/2022 buy the we got home every was sick and I took my daughter to ER and when I call them back to give them a feedback, and they hang-up on me and when I call them again they block my number.Never ever try this place.

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Due to the pandemic, I will be removing criteria that I had added to my reviews, such as restaurant ambience, mood, and wait time. This review will only focus on the dish.Quick Summary:- Tender and juicy lamb and chicken- Hefty dishes, ordered hungry and finished a on a full stomach- If you are not able to eat lamb, chicken is a great optionWe ordered this by delivery. We were familiar with the restaurant in Berkeley and I was curious to try it. I was particularly interested by the poster of the rice shaped like the pyramid, so I ordered it. I have a family member, who tried lamb once and couldn't eat it, so we ordered for a dish with the chicken option. Both meats were very tender and juicy, and the rice was rich with flavor. It was also very hefty with volume, so while we received the dishes starving, we became 100% full when we finished the dishes. We ordered two types of doner: one with lamb and the other is chicken (this was not constructed into a doner wrap however. We liked both options, but I believe that if you are planning to eat inside, I recommend the separated rice and meat. The other feels like one can eat and carry out.

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