La Feast

I have been eating La Feast for the last 3 – 4 years. It is consistently one of the more delicious restaurants around.
I love the lamb and lima, the chicken is great, all food is good you will not be unhappy.
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We love the garlic sauce, homemade pita, and generous portions for the price. My favorite is the lamb chili and the schrawma as is the best I’ve tried!
Very similar taste to the now closed Palm Palace restaurants. A+

Sorry I recant my glowing review for numerous reasons the primary one being the way he treats one of his female waitstaff who did the work of five employees acting as busboy, waitress, cashier, and janitor and has complained to me so often I advised her to threaten to quit especially after I heard he allegedly pocketed a large table tip. Since I knew her situation I always tipped very well.
I spoke to him numerous times on the inconsistant quality of his soups and falafel which can be delicious if it is fresh and G-​d awful if not and that is where I feel he falls down way too often especially with the soups which taste at times as if they were served from the same pot for over a week and to add insult to injury with nothing in the way of content compared to other weeks when he was in a more generous mood. I also noticed he keeps cheap vegetable oil and have never seen pure olive oil in his closet which he keeps open. Also saw something like a butter substitute with ingredients you cannot pronounce. Not exactly on the healthful Mediterranean diet. When you go out to eat you expect fresh.
Since his waitress told me she was not to speak to me I told her to tell him not to worry and that I will never return. His record of keeping help is horriible and now I know the reason. He is his own worse enemy. I really like his son, his daughter and wife and hope that he eventually finds success in another line of work despite his proven culinary talents that are unfortunately only occassionally evident and explain the lack of full tables as well as many reviews echoing my critical remarks.

The owner was completely rude to waitress. She was running around working very hard making bread and waiting tables. My party was completely amazed by the way she was treated. We told the owner we were leaving because of the way she was being treated and gave her a tip. I am not sure about the food but no one should be treated poorly. Do not go here.

Out of all the Lebanese/​Middle Eastern places in the area this is our absolute favorite. The food is always top notch and super flavorful. Also, you can buy a small feast for about $ 30 bucks (seriously, we have delicious leftovers for days afterwards). The atmosphere inside is OK, but it is really better as a carry out option in my opinion. They bake the bread right there in the restaurant– warm, fresh little pockets of pita heaven.

My husband and I come here often. We LOVE the food, it is very fresh, delicious and plentiful. Everything we have had is truly wonderful. The people who greet you and serve you are so friendly and pleasant. There is only one thing that bothers us… it could be cleaner. Especially if you come in from the back parking lot. The back entrance is filthy and the long hall to the dining room is messy, cluttered and dirty. If they could only clean it up, I would give this wonderful place 5 stars. I hope the owner reads this and makes a bit more effort in that department. Otherwise, it is great.

Ate there last night. The food was excellent and the servers were terrific. The restaurant was also very clean. We had lentil soup, salad and vegetarian Ghallabah. The three of us all enjoyed our meal. They also served garlic sauce with the homemade pita bread.

I took 18 friends to dinner on Saturday. I made the reservation several weeks ago and the owner could not have been more accommodating. He called me several times to make sure what I wanted.
When we arrived everything was ready for us. We were seated right away and personally greeted by the owner. The food and service were first class.
We look forward to dining there again in the near future.

Got a take out — hummus w tenderloin. Was $ 17 including $ 2 up charge for the tenderloin instead of shawarma. Firstly — it was effing massive. The salad was HUGE and so was the portion of hummus and rice pilaf. The quality of the food was very good. Very flavorful. My only critique would be the salad was a little mushy bc they made it when I placed my order instead of at the end. Next time I’ll request dressing on the side.

The food was great, but the service… Meh. Not going to lie I wasn’t impressed with much of the layout and or the cleanliness of the place.

(If I could rate the restaurant 0 stars I would!)
This was my first and last time coming to this restaurant. We ordered the Feast for 2, which came with Kabob, Chicken tawook, and Kefta as well as rice and 2 salad. We were told that «upgrading» our salad to fattoush instead of the house salad it normally came with would be $ 1.50 extra, so we ordered one house salad and one «fattoush».
The salad came prior to the meal (along with freshly made bread and garlic dip) and there was no difference in the fattoush vs house other than A FEW MEASLY PIECES OF FRIED PITA CHIPS but didn’t complain and continued eating the salad. The salad was soggy and oily and looked like it had been out for hours or made hours in advance, rather than fresh to order.
Next, came our main course… which was a plate of the rice and various meats, along with the pickles and pickled beets (basically all the condiments) thrown into a mess on 1 plate. The chicken tawook (chunks of chicken breast) were charred and borderline burnt, the Kefta (ground beef with parsley and spice) had a foul smell and tasted just as bad, and the Kabob (supposedly tenderloin — according to the owner) was overly chewy and grainy. The rice was bland and had roasted pine nuts mixed into it. The pickles and pickled sides that were thrown into the plate were hot, soggy and a mess.
We ate 2 pieces of the chicken and a spoon or two of the rice but couldn’t handle the smell or taste. So I approached the waitress to bring this to her attention and she then brought out the owner. The owner approached our table and began to PICK ITEMS OFF OUR PLATE IN ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN HIS FOOD WAS GOOD. HE LITERALLY PULLED APART THE CHICKEN AND MEAT WITH HIS HANDS AND PUT THEM BACK IN THE PLATE SAYING «IT’S GOOD, IT’S GOOD».
My table looked at each other in both shock and disgust at the mannerisms of the owner. I’ve never had someone come to my plate, pick apart the food and basically tell me that their food is good (disregarding my comments and concerns).
I would never come back here nor recommend this place to anyone. Don’t be fooled, it is not authentic middle eastern cuisine and not quality food whatsoever.
ADDING MORE DUE TO SAM MAKING FALSE COMMENTS AND REVIEWING HIS OWN RESTAURANT A 5-​STAR:
EVERYTHING IN SAMS REVIEW IS COMPLETELY FALSE, THE PLATE WAS FULL JUST AS WE RECEIVED IT MINUS 1 OR 2 PIECES OF CHICKEN! SHAME ON YOU FOR LYING AND THE FALSE STATEMENTS YOU MADE. I WILL DEFINITELY BE PASSING WORD ALONG TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO NEVER STEP FOOT IN YOUR RESTAURANT AND HAVE THEM SPREAD THE WORD ALONG AS WELL!
PS: I DID TIP THE SERVER! DID YOU POCKET HER TIP?
PPS: IT’S A Unilocal REVIEW AND I AM ENTITLED TO FREELY STATE MY POOR EXPERIENCE AND REVIEW AN ESTABLISHMENT SO OTHER UnilocalERS ARE AWARE. AND IF THEY DECIDE TO GO TO THE RESTAURANT THEMSELVES, ARE BOTH CAUTIOUS AND INFORMED ON THE POOR FOOD/​SERVICE. IT IS ALSO AGAINST UnilocalS RULES FOR AN OWNER TO REVIEW THEIR OWN RESTAURANT.

Stopped by last night for an order of tomato kibee. Worst kibee I have ever had. It was nothing but doctored up tomato sauce. Horrible

My first time there and the service is so poor I would not return. Went in to pick up a carry-​out and was waiting at the counter. A customer from a seated table comes in after me to pay his bill and gets to pay before me. When I asked why, the employee indicated it was because he was at a seated table. Why does he get preference before me when I was waiting there first? No concern for their carry out customers! Will not return.

Am willing to write off my last visit as unusual… Food is a five but the service still could use some work at times

This place blows there competition out the water. The fattoosh, grape leaves, shrimp ghallaba, and shawarma to name a few are simply divine. The service is always on point. This little jewel is a great find if your looking for some good eats!

Went for a quick lunch when it was a cold Thursday. The owner quickly suggested some hot tea, which was awesome. Had a falafel sandwich and lentil soup which was fantastic. Great prices, fantastic cuisine. Highly recommend.

They have good EVERYTHING here! I wish that my stomach was bigger! The service is prompt and friendly, and the food is out of this world!!! I love their chicken tawook (lemon oregano chicken) my boyfriend loves the deboned chicken, the salads are fresh the juice is great! I have not one bad thing to say about this place!

La Feast — is there a NOT annoying way to look at your menu online? A flip book is excessive and unnecessary.
Great salads, pita, falafel, and wraps. Open late.

This place isn’t bad but it’s 3 – 4 star worthy and not really much more in my mind. It’s a standard menu and the best value is the sandwiches. Everything else seems a bit too pricey to me. The flavor is very good though.
They have a great starter combo (hommus, baba ghanooj, tabbouli) but it’s not enough for $ 11. Hommus with pinenuts is my favorite but it’s $ 8. Hommus with veggies is delicious but it’s $ 11. We haven’t even gotten to the main entrees yet.
Of the entrees the hommus with ghallaba is delicious, with a nice tangy mix of vegetables at $ 16. The ghallaba (without hommus) is $ 13. Portions are large enough but that’s really it for vegetarians — no other major options.
I love a papaya (with banana, strawberry, honey) smoothie. It’s $ 3.75 but I’d pay that any day. They have a good veggie smoothie (carrots and other vegetables) for $ 4 which is also worth it to me.
The problem with any order is that at carryout I’ve gotten widely varying amounts. For the $ 11 starter combo I once finished it myself in one sitting. The hummus with pinenuts that we got once, two of us once finished it in about 10 minutes and we were disappointed by how little there was. Maybe I have more of an appetite than others, but it did seem that I was getting much less at carryout than the dine in portions.
I’ll give this 4 stars because for the smoothies and a sandwich it’s great. The sandwiches are about $ 4 (but be careful because I’ve gotten overcharged at least once although I don’t know if it was at this specific La Feast location). I like the hommus with grape leaves. The mjadara sandwich is good but I’ve had more flavorful ones at other places.
So for $ 7.75 (sandwich plus smoothie) you get a good lunch. Not something I’d do every day but once or twice a month or every few months is fine.

I’m a fan, it’s affordable and good. it’s in the rotation.
Did anyone else notice that crazy middle eastern music festival/​show the put on loop for the TV? seriously what’s up with that… It would be like going to an american bar and grille and having Justin Bieber on loop mode…