Zachi

As soon as I walked into the restaurant, the owner gave me a sample of hot soup. This was such a nice welcome on a winter day. I ordered a falafel bowl and if I’d had any more room would have had a cup of soup, too. Both were delicious and very fresh. Great value for the price, too!

Great little find for middle eastern food. Dropped in for quick falafel sandwich. The taste of lentil soup is a nice touch. Great service amazing sandwich buy seriously $ 7 for a falafel sandwich is a bit crazy.
Probably won’t be back for that but might try a lunch special during the week.

the best shawarma taste i’ve been taste in chicago!!!

Worst and most expensive falafel sandwiches I’ve ever eaten. The sandwiches have only one or two pieces of falafel and the rest are salad and hummus.

I love Zachi, Very basic but one thing you need to know, The Lentil soup is amazing and will warm you up on a cold Chicago day. The owner is friendly, he is always there and only uses the best ingredients.

I’m staying with family in Lakeview, and figured we’d check this place out, being only a few blocks away. First of all, the place is spacious, and very clean — definitely great for dining in as well as take-​out. As for the food — the lunch special is a steal for just under $ 6. The baba ghanoush was creamy and had a strong smoky, roasted eggplant flavor without being overpowered with garlic. The kabob sandwich supreme was the best kabob sandwich I’ve had! Even better was the service, as everyone there is super friendly. I’d come back anytime.

I love Zachi! I used to come here every day for lunch when I worked in the neighborhood. Fortunately, I got a better job; unfortunately, this means I can’t have the delicious Zachi lunch special every day. I always get the falafel sandwich, which usually ends up being enough for 2 meals! They have my favorite lentil soup– even better than Sultan’s Market! The owner is always so friendly when you go in, which makes me even happier to spend my money there. Keep up the great work!

We ordered for delivery. Delivery was quick, great service! Food was awesome! I love the garlic sauce and that they put pickles and pickled turnips on the falafel wrap!

My colleagues introduced me to this place for lunch and I’ve been hooked on their loaded lentils ever since. Can’t get enough of it. And their HUMMUS. UGH. AMAZING. I’ve had their chicken schwarma as well and I ate the whole thing without breathing cuz it was so delish. The establishment is always clean, fast service, good price. What more can you ask for?

Omg! In love! .fast service courteous and friendly staff. Not a big fan of lentil, but theirs is unbelievable! We did the phenomenal luncheon special with chicken shawarma sandwich. .Amazing! And they deliver!!! .parking hard because of busy street.
My whole family will be back.

First of all, Zachi has one of the BEST falafel sandwiches I’ve ever tried! The falafels were flavorful and far from dry. The veggies were crispy, and the sauce was creamy. I will be back!
[The two other people I went with got the chicken shwarma sandwich and the chicken shwarma plate. Also fans of their food!]
In addition to the delicious food, the people who work here/​own the place are super friendly.

Best dam Falafel Sandwich I ever had !!!
Fast delivery too. only thing is the small cup
of salad. Should be bigger for the price.

We came here from taco fest because we weren’t all filled from the expensive tacos from the fest. There was 5 of us total so we got the feast together in hope it would fill us up, but we had to switch up one of the meats because not all of us in the group can eat pork so we substituted with falafels which was nice because they did allow the switch even though they were against it at first. I would return just to give it another chance.

we are not sure what meat it is, we are throwing out the whole $ 77 order, disgusting food.
Unilocal you really let me down.

Great Mediterranean food. It was ready in about 15 min. The restaurant was clean, not super elaborate décor or anything, but it was great for a casual stop and some yummy food. It was filling, and I wasn’t able to finish my falafel bowl. I went for dinner, but saw signs for lunch special which looks like a great deal! I’d come back for that!

Really disappointed with this place. Ordered a falafel, chicken shwarma, and a small hummus, total was $ 18 for 3 TINY portions. On the menu it clearly says «All Reg Sandwiches come with Pita Chips» well the girl at the counter told me it doesn’t come with that anymore… okay so don’t advertise that it does. My bf had the falafel which he liked and I had the shwama. It was very dry and flavorless. The sandwich was lacking sauce and the «pita bread» it was supposed to be in was more like a thin flour tortilla.

The incredible shrinking sandwiches and sides. The sandwiches that say they come with pita chips no longer come with pita chips… and they’re about an inch thick at the most. The sides used to be a good value, look at the photo I uploaded, I paid $ 2 for maybe 2 tablespoons of a side. I guess they had to pay for the expansion somehow. It’s been a good ride, Zachi. Best of luck with the expanding restaurant and shrinking portions.

Stopped in twice and ordered the same thing both times– the falafel sandwich lunch special is amazeballs. First of all, for $ 5.95 you really get a decent amount of food– sandwich (good size!) plus a side of hummus or baba, plus a drink. The falafel sandwich is so so good– super flavorful with the pickled veggies and yogurt sauce, and ask for hot sauce too to take it up a notch. Sometimes falafel is dry and gross but I swear this sandwich will make a believer out of you.
Nice, friendly service (I was offered a sample of their lentil soup both times, very tasty) and I am pretty sure everything is zabiha halal for those of you who care. Easy street parking when I have stopped by at lunchtime.

Stopped in for lunch… bad idea!
For starters, the free sample of Lentil Soup before ordering should have been a warning to go somewhere else for lunch. I looooove Lentil Soup, but this was not good at all. It was bland and flavorless.
I got the lunch special with the Chicken Shawarma Sandwich. I did not like the sandwich at all. I only had one bite and actually spit it out. I asked before I ordered if they use curry, and I was told no. However, something on the sandwich just did not taste right. In addition, I was shocked to get a panini style smashed and grilled sandwich versus a pita loaded with chicken shawarma and garlic sauce.
The Zachi/​Pita Chips were just okay. Not good but not bad either.
After having a bad taste in my mouth, literally AND figuratively, after trying the Lentil Soup and biting into the Chicken Shawarma sandwich, I didn’t even want to eat the Baba Ghanouj that came with the lunch special.
The only good thing from here were the fries, which tasted great dipped in the garlic spread.
Needless to say, I will NOT be back!

I had a great cheap dinner here.
I believe it was a chicken dinner with hummus.
They gave me a free shot of soup when I ordered.
Pretty delicious.
I will be back They have great lunch specials.