I had this catered today at work and it was so delicious! The tabuleh was to die for the chicken was seasoned well. I didn’t care for the hummus but I loved everything else I tried. Will definitely be visiting the restaurant in person
AC C.
Classificação do local: 4 Scottsdale, AZ
I really enjoyed my visit to Garbanzo. I ordered the«plate» with gyro meat, cuke tomato salad, red cabbage, lettuce, tabouleh, and hummus. I was naughty and also accepted the pita… I sampled the tsatziki sauce, tahini sauce, and cilantro sauce. Sound like a ton of food?!? It is! Huge portions. I will definitely be returning. The service I received was awesome! So very rare these days. The restaurant was busy and they were keeping it tidy. Another plus. The gyro meat was very tender and cooked properly but was WAY under seasoned. Very blah. This surprised me because I was pleasantly surprised at the flavor in all the rest. I’m picky about tsatziki and I thought this one was excellent. Could taste dill, garlic and lemon. Both of the other sauces were equally well spiced and very tasty with the THREE meals this one plate served me. Tabouleh always disappoints me in restaurants because it never has any flavor. This one did! I could taste spices and parsley aand probably a lot of salt. It was proper. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will get it in a salad next time. The cucumber tomato salad was good too. Very fresh and crisp. Did not try seasonal veggies, falafel, or babaganoush this time. May not ever. I really loved the choices I made with the exception of the gyro meat. If there is lamb in there, it is a wee tiny lamb who tastes just like beef. One thing to be aware of is that their mint lemonade is yummy! But… brace yourselves… One 24 oz serving is 450 calories!!! NEVERAGAIN! In a place that flaunts healthy, this surprised me. Lesson learned, treadmill greased. Still…count me in for repeat visits for weekday lunches or hurry home dinners.
Melissa K.
Classificação do local: 5 Henderson, NV
Yum and super friendly in here! I wish the meat was freshly cut in front of you(gyro meat) but that is the only downfall. It is like a chipotle for Mediterranean food! Great if you are like me and love a Greek salad! They also have wheat pitas too!
Tricia M.
Classificação do local: 4 Phoenix, AZ
My new lunch spot. I love the plate here where you can pick all the heathy items you want. It’s enough to share with a friend!
Dusti B.
Classificação do local: 4 Cave Creek, AZ
Good value for the money. Food is mostly tasty and I like the way it’s set up — you can choose whatever you want for your platter and they don’t seem to ever limit you, so you end up with a good variety on your plate. I love their Tahini and cilantro sauces, though the tzatziki I find unappetizing. I like their rice a lot. Is it the most authentic? Hardly. But it’s very good and you get a lot of food for $ 8.
Beth D.
Classificação do local: 3 Scottsdale, AZ
The boyfriend and I had a coupon and decided to check this place out. I like the concept a lot– basically, you choose between several base options(gyro, salad, pita) then a meat(gyro meat, steak or chicken kebab, etc.) and then choose from a bevy of toppings, including babaganoush and tabuleh(apologies for the spelling). You can add tzatztiki and other sauces(my favorite part of the meal). All for around $ 6-$ 9. Very affordable, especially with a buy one, get one free coupon. My only complaints were the steak kebab meat was a bit dry and didn’t taste the way I’ve had it at other places. I would have liked more tzatztiki sauce on my salad. The falafel was also a tad dry. Pros: the gyro meat is delicious and my boyfriend really liked the tomato/cucumber salad(can’t recall the name). The tzatztiki and pomegranate tea were very good. I would definitely come back and order something different– maybe a salad with gyro meat and more toppings. Worth a try! And definitely not bad for a first-time experience.
Rei R.
Classificação do local: 1 Phoenix, AZ
This food was disgusting and overcooked. I feel genuinely sorry for anyone that believes this is Greek food. The falafels were hard, greasy and nasty. The sauces were full of sugar, the calories for eating greasy, flavorless steak was totally not worth it. If you need fast greek food, I would urge you to look elsewhere. How does this place have 3 stars still?
Carmella D.
Classificação do local: 1 Fort Lauderdale, FL
They claim the«meat» is cut off and reheated… it’s not. Staff is really nice-food is really bad.
Kyle J.
Classificação do local: 4 San Diego, CA
Good service for being in a crowded shopping complex. This place is a Chipotle-esque Greek food establishment! Choose bowl or pita, your protein, and then the veggies! Excellent if you’re shopping at the mall and don’t want a sit-down restaurant dining experience.
Brian A.
Classificação do local: 4 Phoenix, AZ
So here is the deal. I walked in and out last week. The menu was way too confusing. I decided to try it again today was happy to see that they simplified the menu. I ordered a plate with chicken and tasted pretty much every side they offered me. The jasmine rice was horrible. The portion size was impressive but I felt like Gordon Ramsay throwing out an entire plate of food but I did. Good concept but inedible food. The owner has already reached out to me and I plan on trying the place again. I give it a 4 now based on the staff. Very professional. Let’s see if the food can raise my overall score to a 5.
Kellie H.
Classificação do local: 2 Costa Mesa, CA
This place definitely has a ton of options. I always go for a chicken kebab platter when i get mediteranian food. The thing that turned me off at first was when the cashier took two kebabs from a warming oven and threw them on a cook top for less than a minute and then placed it on the platter. That doesnt read«fresh» to me. They were fine temperature and taste wise but i just couldnt get over how weird that was. Why not truly make it fresh since that is this whole places motto? I would have happily waited for it. The rice I got was ok. I love rice in general so I ate a decent amount of it but the entire time I was thinking about finding better rice somewhere else. I did not care for the hummus. It had a strange taste. The pita bread was alright but I felt the same way as I did about the rice. I almost forgot about the cucumber salad that also came with it. Thats a perfect way to describe how it tasted. Forgettable. Service was good. But i would rather have sub par service than sub par food. Try Pita Café for better greek food.
Paul K.
Classificação do local: 2 Phoenix, AZ
Sadly, these folks wouldn’t know a Gyro from … anything else. The delicious, hot, roasted-on-a-spit gyro meat we all know and love is nowhere to be found here. Instead, they serve some warmed over processed garbage from a box. Why bother when there are so many other tasty Gyros in town? At least the place is clean. It was certainly uncontaminated by customers when we were there.
Katie N.
Classificação do local: 3 Phoenix, AZ
Food is still good but the location by paradise valley mall gives way bigger portions. Almost twice the amount of food for the same price. Kind of a let down here
Keith G.
Classificação do local: 4 Phoenix, AZ
This place is kind of like the subway of pita wraps. Very polite and pleasant service at this location. As I don’t normally make my own Greek pittas it was nice to have all the ingredients there for me to see and learn by name. I added some ingredients I don’t normally see in wraps I order and was pleasantly surprised. Will definitely return again.
Jason W.
Classificação do local: 4 Scottsdale, AZ
Garbanzo is a tasty, fresh Mediterranean place that has a variety of items for your wrap, pits or bowl. The prices are reasonable at $ 8-$ 10 for a big entrée. It seems that I am timid around Mediterranean food and I just got a chicken pita with lettuce, onions and garlic sauce. I also got fresh potato chips. I saved the pits for the next day in the fridge and it was great. The chicken had a good grill taste. The chips were tasty too. I probably wouldn’t come back here by myself as I don’t care for a lot of the toppings, but they look great and the girlfriend enjoyed her loaded up pita.
Lynne R.
Classificação do local: 4 Peoria, AZ
Here are the pros and cons Pro: with coupons(found at dessert ridge office, also on the website and special events they put on) the food is reasonable. We often eat there for about $ 20 including drinks for 4. The food is tasty, at least what I have tried, steak kabob, various standard sides, chips are homemade are some of the best I have ever had plus the teas are quite good, not too sweet. Cons: the person behind the counter either makes it or breaks it. We have been here 3 times and it’s been inconsistent as far as portion sizes are concerned and personality of the server. I have never been offered a sample but have seen numerous other people offered. Seems like a bunch of young unsupervised kids work there. The bad part of that is you don’t know what you will get when you dine there. Still I give it four stars because it is tasty every time.
Rachel W.
Classificação do local: 1 Los Altos, CA
Worst«Mediterranean» food ever. I got a gyro plate(~$ 9), and the meat could not have been more flavorless or cold! The employees were quiet but nice(I guess), but they literally gave me the smallest portions ever(3 pieces of onion exactly, not even a full scoop of pilaf). I don’t understand why this place has 4 stars on here! I should’ve just went with my gut and gotten at Panda Express instead of trying something new. :(
Paula L.
Classificação do local: 5 Phoenix, AZ
I’ve been at least 10 times and can’t get enough. Garbanzo’s is perfect for vegans & vegetarians. I always get the falafel wrap with lots of add ons. The falafel is always moist and fresh. The only thing that disappointed me is they got rid of the quinoa salad. I’m still a fan but miss that salad.
Lorie N.
Classificação do local: 5 San Jose, CA
Whenever I see«cobb» on the menu, it’s almost as if my eyes zoom straight in and my sights are set and locked. I don’t know what it is about this salad that just makes my mouth start to water. It doesn’t matter what version it is– or how each restaurant will tweak the recipe just a little to make it their own. Cobb has found a permanent place in my heart and my belly is always happier as a result. I’m sure you guys know by now that I ordered the Mediterranean Cobb Salad here and all I can remember thinking was how good it was. The grilled chicken, fresh greens, sliced hard boiled egg, dressing and extra pita bread on the side made for a party in my mouth and I cannot tell you how pleased I was that I ordered this. The Mango Hibiscus tea was just as satisfying– sweet, refreshing and thirst quenching. To top it off, the facilities were clean, and the service was outstanding.
Roxy H.
Classificação do local: 2 Scottsdale, AZ
I really wanted to like this place… I love mediterranean food and I think the concept is great(think chipotle meets pitas!) but execution was seriously off! I went and ordered the build your own entrée and got the falafel. There were tons of choices to add on to my order and most of them were really great, but honestly their falafel was inedible. If I hadn’t ordered it to go I would have taken it back, but instead I was stuck with falafels that could be utilized better by the Phoenix Coyotes as hockey pucks rather than a protein that is offered by an establishment offering fresh and healthy fare. Needless to say I was a bit turned off by my experience and I don’t think I will be back. Next time I need my mediterranean fix I will head to Pita Jungle.