Cedars Xpress

There are many options here, both in terms of what to eat, how much of it to eat, and in what form. There are sandwiches and platters and open salad bars. You can get various meats and various veggies and various carbs. It can be a bit confusing your first time (as in many other situations).
I tried a falafel salad platter with taboulleh and a side of soup. They were all, as the three-​star review suggests, a-​ok. What I remember most were the briny pickles. There were lots of them, so if you’re a fan, rejoice. There was a nice mix of other veggies, too.
Interaction with the staff is minimal as you place your order and pay at the counter, and shortly thereafter get your order and/​or containers for soup/​salad.
Overall, a fine choice if you’re in downtown Dallas and want a quick Mediterranean meal.

Great service gets this quick mediterranean place a star above the food. Possibly the worse beef schwarma ever eaten, dry and lacking authentic greek flavors.

Fast, cheap, and delicious Mediterranean. It doesn’t get much more detailed than that.
I will definitely be grabbing lunch here again in the future.

This place has gotten progressively worse every time I eat there. It appears that the owner watches his food servers to ensure that they do not put one piece of lettuce too much in the bowl – just paid for a half full salad bowl with falafel that was burnt to a crisp (betting fried twice). New mediterranean coming soon across the street and my guess is this place is done.

Fresh salad. Refreshing flavors and quick n friendly service. This is a must eat for lunch.

Great service and good quality to the food. Ordered lunch online, long line of people at restaurant did seem to move very quickly though. Bypassed line, and paid quickly, food was already waiting. The meat was good, albeit a little tough (surprisingly) and the portion was great for the to-​go order. I had to work so I split it into two portions. Its downtown, so not super cheap, but a great deal for downtown nonetheless. $ 9 got me a lunch and side of hummus. If you can stay, try getting the salad bar with a protein add-​on…$ 11.99

The vegetarian salad bar is BOMB. All you can eat, and they label all of the vegan options!

Fast service! You’re able to see your to go food made in real time and choose your options. The meat portions are generous and delicious!

There’s a few places around this one that sell gyros, but I have yet to compare. First time, I got the lamb gyro which was the best I’ve ever had. The fact that you can build it yourself with a decent amount of choices (tomato, pickles, onions, sauces, etc) is great. They also have beef, chicken, and falafel options for the wraps. I tried the beef today, which was pretty good, but the lamb was still better.
I wish the side of hummus I ordered would have had a little more of the spices, but they give you plenty in the little container (read: it’s still in my work fridge). They make their own pita chips! Pretty good, but I wish they would have added just a pinch of salt to them.
Haven’t hit up the salad bar or ordered any dessert there, but I’ll be coming back to try the rest of the menu for sure. The Mediterranean place right next door has had lines of people too, but it might be a challenge to match…

I’ve been craving a good gyro for lunch, and the Greek place I used to frequent years ago has been replaced with a Subway. :(
So I checked this place out today for lunch. I got a gyro (lamb) with everything on it, hot sauce on the side. Good stuff! Be careful with the hot sauce, it’s HOT!
I’ll be back…

Excellent salad bar with cold and hot vegetarian options for less than $ 10!

This is a very good place for a fast buffet. The tabouli is tasty and salad sets are perfect.

For downtown Dallas at lunchtime, you’re bombarded by sandwich shops of every kind or burger places or fried food. And, since the workweek is the time I do my best to eat healthier, I try to avoid said places. One fine Friday, I had to get out and my friend had recommended we try Cedar Express. Fine, let’s do this! I dragged another friend with me for some company.
As we rolled up to Cedar, it was nestled in with other food court places but on the end so at least you could sit by the windows and enjoy some sunshine. We got there about 1120, walked right up to the register and ordered the salad bar for $ 8.99 which for me is a splurge but I needed it and had been craving Mediterranean for a while.
There were quite a few cold salads to choose from and I ended up with a Greek salad, cabbage & mint and artichoke with hearts of palm, baba ghanoush and hummus. I went ahead and grabbed another plate on my first round for the hot stuff. The roasted cauliflower with ground coriander was delicious as were the oven roasted potatoes. The rice however, had no flavor– I suppose I was expecting a little more saffron. The eggplant with pomogranate was also delicious.
I went back in for round two with a smaller plate. The cauliflower made it again, cucumber dip, tabbouli and crispy pita chips. One thing here, that I had not had before was the cabbage, spinach & mint salad. Simple, yet delicious with lots of dried mint, lemon juice & a little oil. That inspired me to try to make on my own. Even though I had gone in for seconds, I did not feel heavy from overeating. And, I did not miss having meat on my plate.
So go ahead, give Cedar’s a try. Life is too short to eat boring food.

I am so thrilled this place opened in my building. I rarely get out of the building to go to lunch so having delicious Lebanese food that I can get to go, makes me sooooo happy. I’ve tried all of their wraps, the Beef Shawarma, the Chicken Shawarma and the Lamb Gyro. All are juicy and seasoned well and served on fresh hot pitas. They’re all huge too… I usually split it in two. (half for now and half for snack or dinner) My favorite is the Lamb Gyro. There are several places to get a Lamb Gyro within the same food court, but this place kills it. They also have yummy fresh-​made hummus, tabuleh and tzatziki. I haven’t tried the salad bar, but it all looks good too. The customer service is impeccable too. Nice, friendly service. Five Stars!

Based on the fact that I would give the original 5 stars, I have to bump my rating of this location to 4.5 stars just bc ive been so spoiled by the salad bar selection at the original location. That being said, its the same quality food, they have an all you can eat salad bar that is beyond amazing (just like the original) but given that this is a smaller location focused on lunches, the selection in the buffet was not as expansive as the original. I would go back again, cant beat the convenience factor!
I usually dont venture away from the salad bar buffet, in this case it featured several salads, pitas, soups, and some hot items (sauteed mushrooms, almond spinach, pomegranate eggplant, coriander potatoes, etc). Lots of options. On top of that they have all sorts of meat plates, gyros, ect as you can read about in other reviews.

Excited to try this new restaurant! Salad bar is 8.99 all you can eat or 8.99 for a to-​go container. There were a few hot options on the salad bar, but if you want meat, it costs 11.99. The person at the register told us you just get one serving of meat, but the guy serving the meat said to come back for more, so I do not know what the actual rule is. However, even if you are allowed to get another portion of meat, you have to wait through that line, and it was often backed up into the concourse area.
Salad bar had four salad options that were all very good. The hummus and baba ganoush were just okay. There were also hot options that included roasted cauliflower (very good), mini samosa (okay), sauteed zucchini (good), and a few other things. The lentil soup and tomato soup were both good.
I wish they had an option to go through the salad bar one time for $ 6 instead of only allowing the all-​you-​can-​eat price. I did see someone with a to-​go container, but it would not make sense to me to pay the same price for one container as all-​you-​can-​eat. This place is better than the old Galilee Grill, but not in the same league as AliBaba (Terra). It’s okay, and I will probably go there a couple times a year. Most of the time, though, I will probably continue to go to Toasty Pita next door unless I really want a salad for a few bucks more. Toasty Pita has way better hummus and meat, and the wrap is 5.99 (and bigger) instead of 6.99.

So pumped about this location. I used to eat at the original at least once a week, but since I started working downtown I’ve had a lack of good Mediterranean. The place next door, Toasty Pita has no chance of surviving their new rival. Which sucks because I really like it.
Anyway, Cedars has 3 vertical spits. Beef Shwarma, Chicken Shwarma, and Lamb. The lamb ROOOLZ!!! Beef is okay, and I will be trying the chicken today and update.
The lamb gyro is insane, make sure to add truffle oil. The salad bar rocks and is $ 8.99 and you can add meat for $ 2. Adding meat isn’t necessary because you are left with about 5 hot options on the bar. These items rotate daily and I have seen spinach, sautéed mushrooms, cauliflower, curry okra, and 2 types of rice. The babaganoush and hummus are not the best, but the tzatiki is good.
Get there early because it gets packed.
Edit: Bumped down to 4 stars. Their babaganoush has gotten much better. Nice smoky flavor and great texture. One complaint I continually have is that if you get the salad bar WITH meat you might as well go behind the counter and cut it yourself. The first time I got the beef shwarma with the salad bar I had to ask the cleaning lady who picks up trash and cleans tables for it. The second time I had to walk to the counter and ask t he guys for my chicken. They then scooped some pre-​cut chicken from the hot hold instead of cutting it off the cone. Another complaint about the meat is that unless you’re getting it in a pita they will cut it and then sautee it on the grill top almost burning it. The chicken was dry when they did this. I just want my meat off the cone!
Also, they need to add something to the legs of the chairs. They have a sealed concrete floor with metal chairs that when dragged sound loud as hell.

I just ate 2 pounds of A++++ food. Great value, Cedar’s makes my favorite Mediterranean food — the BEST. And now in ‘express’ form during my work day. DELICIOUS, fresh, now convenient and packed with nutrition. 5 stars for you Cedars.