Naf Naf Grill

Bland. If you like authentic middle eastern food, don’t go here. Over priced for what you get. I gave it two stars for ambience and semi– cleanliness.

Yum! I love Naf Naf as a «premium fast food.» I’ve tried a few things, but I always go back to the Chicken Shwarma. If you are not familiar, shwarma is the meat on a spit that rotates and gets roasted, then shaved off. I think it’s a combo of both light and dark meat? Anyway it’s tasty and the pitas are always perfectly fresh. Actually, everything I’ve ever had there seems really fresh!
If you are a heat-​wimp like me, be careful with the green sauce (s’khug) that they give on the side, it is HOT. We usually get take-​out, so I mix it with a little mayo and then drizzle it on to tone it down a bit.

They have good food. But be aware going there on a weekend night. I ran into some very rude people there. I was a woman alone picking up carry out and felt like I was ignored waiting for my food over other customers. It was a humiliating experience. Every other time I have been with my husband, I did not feel that way. Just being honest!

Quick and healthy, but a little on the expensive side… The food could be a little better

I dined here on 12÷5÷15. The food was solid but the entire dining area was dirty, littered and unkempt. Food and napkins were on the floor and tables weren’t clean. The men’s bathroom was also dirty, the trash was overflowing and the floor was not clean.

I love this place!!! Absolutely LOVE! Have I mentioned that this place is amazing and I love it. Maybe you should start driving there and then read the rest of this review after you get there. But wait you don’t even have to read what I wrote bc the people there let you try items off the menu and are very knowledgeable on what they have to offer. I know doesn’t seem like that that’s a big deal but to me who has never been there until a couple weeks ago and I want it again and again. It was so delicious.
My husband had these falafel things. A bit spicy for me (I don’t like anything spicy though) and we shared the shawarma with delicious pitas; fresh warm and everything made to order. This place was laid out very nicely and the workers were super friendly and patient. She explained very thing to me and let me try a few items.
I can’t wait to go back. I’d probably go here every week of this place was closer to my house. Yummy!
Get there now! Order one of everything and have delicious leftovers!

Great middle eastern restaurant in the burbs have been going here a while before it went corporate. Chicken shawarma is the best! There new Sauces are great! Customer service is great food is great! Check it out you won’t be disappointed!

Just dealt with one of the rudest individuals ever. The girl ringing me out was super unfriendly and seemed to not give a crap about her job. It is not my fault that you are working where you are.
We honestly love naf naf grill but I will not be coming back to this location. I would rather travel all the way over to downtown Naperville than deal with that level of customer service. Super uncool!

We love the food here. It’s very tasty no matter what you get. The issue I have is the heavier set cashier lady. Wow what an impression. She is slouched over the counter while taking your order. This is the only interaction you have with the employees here and it is horrible no friendliness, she never says hello or thank you. She is just rude. Trust me I understand people have a bad day. I have been here plenty of time and she is always like this. Please get a new friendly cashier or have a talk with her about customer service. I promise a smile won’t hurt.

I may have been led here by the Lord! I was on my way to get a slice of pizza or Mexican or something. I just didn’t know what I wanted. I took my break from work and drove straight here, which was very strange because I’ve never before been here.
The guy behind the counter asked if it was my first time since I was so carefully considering the menu. I said it was. He then offered me a sample of the chicken shwarma and a falafel ball: both tasted fresh and delicious.
I ordered the shwarma pita combo and added two falafel balls. Everything was so fresh and tasted fantastic! Even the hummus and tahini sauces in the pita were just right. The green spicy chimichurri stuff was great too. What looked like house made chips were not. They were «hello, nice to meet you» flat fries in my opinion. I’m seriously impressed. The only thing I’m disappointed in is myself, for eating all of it and feeling full fort afternoon at work.
I will be back for lunch.

Big fan of Naf Naf. Very reasonably priced and delicious Mediterranean food in a clean restaurant. Really fast service as well, which makes me happy!
Food is typically very fresh; I personally love their veggie platter and their falafel/​pita options. Their pita bread is beautifully soft and delicious. Their vegetarian options are generally quite good. My service here has always been average, though, which is the only thing that takes away from it. Besides that, this is a great little spot to get a meal or grab takeout.

Food: good
Choices: poor
Service: average for fast food
Ambiance= burger king
Overall= 2.5 (almost 3)

Really good. This is what I would consider fast Mediterranean food. Naf Naf started as a 1 chain restaurant and then opened up more. I think they are trying to franchise, so they may become bigger in the future.
All their foods are good, but here’s what I recommend:
No matter what, you have to try their fries… they are not French fries. They are thinly sliced potatoes and are so good.
The chicken schwarma pita is really good. They have falafel which is good, but you can order a veggie plate, which includes falafel and bread and several things to dip in, like hummus and baba ganousch
Pardon my spelling, but go and try for yourself

My family has been eating at Naf Naf since they first opened their first store on Ogden all those years ago! Being Middle Eastern, we always are looking for a new place to try and I can’t believe how successful this chain has become! We pick up usually. This weekend we called ahead and ordered for my dad’s birthday. I got the veggie platter, which I usually get, and I asked for extra tabouleh instead of baba ganoush. It’s always delicious here. I like to get the lentil soup as well. Rice is good, homemade chips can be greasy but they are delicious. We have learned our lesson though; always check your order before leaving! We have gotten home (40 minutes away) a few times only to realize our order was wrong.
It can be pricey but it is all fresh and homemade. The store is clean if you want to eat in there.

Holy deliciousness. Fast, fresh food and they’re environmentally conscious. Yes, please! My favorite is the chicken schwarma pita. I also enjoy the veggie platter. Service is slightly above average for a quick service restaurant. The place is clean and the food comes out fast.

Quick, easy and relatively healthy meal can be found here. After paying for our order, I was given a pager to inform me of when the order will be ready. I tried the $ 5.49 falafel pita and it was pretty good. It was filling but I wish it had a little more flavor. The side of pickled veggies help a little. The ingredients tasted fresh and the pita is as pillowy as some say. This particular pita has only 290 calories.
The home-​made fries $ 1.99 were tasty soggy potato slices.

Naf, Naf… num, num
Love this place!
I’m not a complete middle eastern NOOB… but it’s close. I know what Falafel is and I like it. When I was in Greece, I saw the Shawarma being made and always thought that it might just be a different kind of gyros.
Naf Naf takes the guess work out of the process. Our first time there, I had the Chicken Shawarma and I didn’t mess around with it (I have a tendency to do that) I got it the way it reads on the menu… full of Israeli salad and tahini… YUM.
The second time I tried the Beef Tenderloin, once again the way it’s described. delicious!
I really like the hot sauce. particularly on their very wonderful Falafel. I find it to be mildly spicy and packed with flavor.
The Nan (Pita) is soft and wonderful. The fries are made like potatoes chips, but not crispy, they are quite good.
Naf Naf has a good website where the nutritional info is available.
As a relative NOOB, one of the things I love about the place is the cleanliness and their efficiency. The restaurant inspires confidence, I hope that they are able to keep it up.
Good, good, job, job. Naf Naf

I really tried to find time to get to Naf Naf Grill. With the phenomenal reviews how could I possibly have a bad experience.
Now, I read a review that compared Naf Naf to Chipotle. I kind of agree. Different menu obviousely, but identical set up. Also, the options are very few, just like Chipotle.
I’m not a huge fan of this personally and that is the only reason Naf Naf got four stars as opposed to five from me.
The food was very tasty and definitely fresh. But the star of the show was absolutely the pita. Fresh, pillowy and amazing. left with a pack of 5 for my wife.
I’ll eat here again for sure!

Eating a hot, fresh, pillow-​y Naf Naf Grill pita is, I think, a lot like being a part of that Jonestown get-​up and drinking the Kool Aid (probably). except with, ya know, less death. Like, none. Pretty sure they’re operating at a 100% success rate in the keeping-​everyone-​alive-​while-​on-​or-​near-​the-​premises department.
I mean, I have no way of knowing for sure (about the Kool Aid drink-​age thing). None of us do. But I can, will, and and am very prepared to speculate on it all.
Anyway, the base point I’m trying to make here is that it really only takes one poke of a pita to become a devout follower of all things Naf Naf.
I’ve been frequenting the original Naf Naf since it’s first (and far less chic) days back on Ogden avenue in the old Taco Bell space (now located in the far fancier Freedom Drive digs), but this was my first ever time at *this* particular Naf Naf.
VERDICT: Above and beyond. Like, I think this location might even top the first one.
Enthusiastic. Complimentary. Spirited…
^ ^ ^
the staff are all of the above and then some.
I’d originally only popped in to grab a pack of pitas to-​go, but thennnn… you know how it goes. I started to look at the menu (which is exactly the same as the other location — a good thing) and then one thing led to another and all of a sudden I’m standing at the end of the line with red-​blinking pager thing waiting for dinner for 4 with apps, sides, and dessert to come up. I couldn’t help it.
All our food was perfect and came up lickety-​split + when I was ordering, the cashier girl complimented my hair and I know that could just be a thing they do, but I’m telling you, it felt really genuine. THEN, while I was waiting for my food (and feeling super good about myself because of the aforementioned compliment) when the guy manning the pick-​up area asked me how my day was going. So nice and again, felt really genuine.
If Naf Naf really did offer Kool Aid, I honestly might consider drinking it. They haven’t steered me wrong so far…

When you walk into a Middle Eastern restaurant and see the place full of hijabs and a couple of niqabs, you know the shawarma and kababs are going to be authentic and yummy, even if this is a chain. What I didn’t know was they make a great schnitzel, too. It’s not authentic German/​Austrian pork or veal schnitzel, but chicken schnitzel.
This is a large place – lots of seating with a few tables big enough for groups of six. On the Saturday evening I went, there was a steady flow of customers and lots of employees behind the counter to keep things running smoothly. My chicken schnitzel and drink wasn’t cheap – add tax, and it was $ 15.50. With plates, you’re allowed a couple sides. My basmati rice and fries were good, and the pita – the most noticeable different between Naf Naf Grill and an average falafel place is the pita bread. Here, the pita’s texture is fluffy and light but tends to fall apart if it’s packed too full.