I guess I just wasn't super wowed. Â
Chicken Lemon Rice was good. Â I had the kafta, it was good but just not all that "wow"ing. The rice was flavorful. I would def. give it another try because it wasn't bad or anything, actually pretty good, I guess I just wasn't very overwhelmed.
From my opinion, I'd probably only come here for carry-out. Â Dining room wasn't all that comfy. Â But, none the less, I will come back and give this place another try... maybe if I order something different I'll be happier.
Thanks to my neighbor's damned half Lebanese wife who's become ridiculously good friends with my wife, I am now forced to come here at least once every two weeks to pick up food to bring home.
It's a good thing it's friggin' awesome :)
I've tried a whole bunch of stuff here now. Â From the chicken shwarma...shawarma...schwarma...? Â Whatever, you know what I mean...the chicken wrappy thing that comes slathered with the world's greatest garlic sauce. Â THAT. Â Get THAT.
And then once you're over that, go ahead and move onto the lamb chops, the kabobs, or just about anything else you want...heck, even the fattoush salad is good, and I'm the guy that usually scoffs derisively at an offered salad along with "No thank you...THAT is what food eats" ...but I like this salad.
An earlier review hit the nail on the head with the menu - brilliant to have such detailed descriptions, and if only other places (I'm looking at *you*, microbreweries) would smarten up and not just assume that anyone and everyone walking in the door knows the extensive ins and outs of your offerings...that would be great.
So, stop in to eat, pop in for take out, do whatcha gotta do...but give it a try.
Y'all did me wrong, Yelp, and I am not happy about it.
I was kind of wary reading all of the reviews and they were all, "chicken shawarma is so good!" When I expressed my apprehension to my boyfriend, his kind words of support were, "Well good thing all I want is chicken shawarma." Real nice, bro. And I will tell you, he was not disappointed. But this isn't his yelp review, it's mine.
And I didn't want chicken shawarma. I just had to go wild and order the falafel. It was slightly below mediocre. I don't think the falafel cooked long enough because it definitely wasn't hot, nor was it crunchy, but the flavor was fine. I ordered it with no tomatoes and it still came with tomatoes on it (and with turnips, which wasn't on the menu, but whatever), and diced so they were hard to pick around.
I'm not vegetarian or anything though, so I HAD to try my bfs famous chicken shawarma. You guys. Seriously. It tasted like n o t h i n g. Okay okay, it tasted like grilled chicken. Cool. But all these five star reviews I was expecting flavorful, moist, amazing, life-changing chicken. It was a grilled chicken breast.
But it's not your fault, Yelpers. I know where they tricked you! It's the garlic sauce! MY GOD the garlic sauce. I tried my second bite of chicken with the sauce, and subsequently couldn't taste anything afterward. The sauce burned on my tongue!
So if you like insanely strong garlic sauce and don't want to taste anything else but that, Fattoush is the place for you.
Oh and also if you hate poor people, because listening to Bill O'Reilly talk about how worthless single mothers are mooching off the government while eating really sours the whole experience for me. So perhaps there was a bias there. But I don't think so. I really think you guys have overhyped a completely mediocre hole-in-the-wall.
Let me start by saying whoever wrote the menu for Fattoush is a smart smart person, and this place could (and probably will) be the gateway for Lebanese Food! Â The menu is amazing!! Not only is there a lot to choose from, but there are descriptions for EVERYTHING! Â They do no assume you know what Kibbee is. Â I have always been hesitant to try a lot of things because the menu never says what it is! Â Fattoush explains what everything is, and I love it! Â I know other people will be more adventurous in their selections because of this as well! :-D Â Well done!
The Hubs found this place, almost by accident. Â A coworker had lunch in the office and it filled the place with such wonderful aromas he HAD to try it! Â He grabbed a quick lunch, and loved it. Â Before I knew it, we were heading there a few days later for dinner.
I can say it is was one of the best, if not THE best Chicken Shawarma I've ever had! Â It was SOO good! Â One thing i really enjoyed is it was not slathered with hummus. Â I like hummus, but I like the taste the chicken and not have warm hummus oozing everywhere. Â The tabouli in my Super Chicken Shawarma was nice too. Â I had a combo (You can pick fries, soup, or salad) I had Chicken Lemon Rice soup which was great and obvs homemade! Â It had a nice lemony tang, nice tender chicken chunks and it is not super heavy! Â Very good!
While The Hubs and I sat there eating, I counted 7 people stop in to grab carry out orders, and this was at 4pm on a Saturday...so you know they must be doing something right.
Usually, when I leave a city I look for bars with names like The Landing Strip near the airport. Â I return my car and get cocked on whatever local swill they prefer...Gennesee being my favorite least favorite. Â But not this time brotha. Â This time I am driving twenty miles out of my way to grab the Fattoush toum. Â Garlic sauce is the highlight of my Detroit experience. Â I ate a lot of it and Fattoush has the best.
Review Source:There are a lot of Lebanese and Middle Eastern spots in Sterling Heights and western Clinton Township. But all of them need to bow down to the realest restaurant around.
"Yay Yay!"
"Fattoush, mutha fuc$k@z!"
Thank you, Ice Cube and Snoop for your unnecessary input on an otherwise stellar review. But I do appreciate the enthusiasm.
Anyhow. '90s gangsta rapper opinions aside, the food is fresh, clean and served by a super-friendly staff. I recommend, well, it's so hard to choose. I recommend you try everything on the menu at least once. Â
"(The food at Fattoush) is the bomb from Clinton Township to the Bay (well to Bay City at least)."
OK. The interjections from these rappers is really starting to piss me off. And the only thing that's going to comfort me is a nice falafel from Fattoush.
My first restaurant chosen based on Yelp reviews. Thanks for the good advise:) Took my mom here for lunch, we were happy to try out a new place that we both enjoyed. Both had the lentil soup, which I like and mom thought it was good, but nothing to write home about. She had a fattoush salad, which she loved....it looked fresh with onion, tomato and pita chips in it. I had a chicken shawarma...very good, nice pickle and a bit of sauce (tahini, i think?).
The restaurant itself was very casual, booths and tables....clean. The owners and workers seemed pleasant....we didn't ask any questions about the menu, it was pretty clear what was included with each item...the prices were low, and the food was fresh and good. We both decided we'd definitely stop there again.
I pick up a chicken shawarma sandwich from here at least weekly. Â If you really want to do it right, get a side order of hummus for dipping. Â It's got a good flavor and consistency. Â Family owned and operated, always kind to me. Â I should really try some other things on the menu, I'm sure they are just as good!
Review Source:I used to get my Lebanese food cravings satisfied at Lebanese grill until I discovered this place. Unfortunately for me, a trek to Lebanese grill involves traversing the hellish Hall Rd during peak hours, and that in itself is enough to deter me from eating there unless I have a friend with me.
Fattoush, however, is in a much more convenient location. The staff is friendly, the food is fresh.
I highly recommend the chicken kabobs, these have been myf avorite so far. The chicken kabob sandwich combo is actually the best deal. You get the sandwich, a drink, then your choice of side (soup or salad) for less than $10. I always go for the lentil soup. It's delicious and flavorful and perfect for these cold winter nights.
My only request is that they make their spinach pies cheaper! That way I can buy a bunch in bulk and stock up.
Wow! Â What an awesome family owned business! Â The place itself is bright, clean and open with two televisions which gives it a relaxed atmosphere. Â The owner and his family/staff are very friendly and you can tell they really love what they do. Â The food was the absolute best I've had in a very long time of this type. Â I had the gyro which is served with fries and tzatziki (garlic sauce). Â All of it was seasoned perfect and the meat was a generous portion. Â The garlic sauce was delicious and the fries were crispy on the outside but soft on the inside....perfect! Â Oh, I forgot to mention....the prices are unbelievably cheap but in a good way. Â This is a small business well worth supporting!
Review Source:3.5 star.
Chicken shawarma is good. Baklava... Not so much. Not flakey, too dense. The chicken lacks a little flavor. It's cooked well and is tender. But doesn't have that flavor. The fattoosh is good. They could improve on the amount of applied dressing. Pita chips were delightly crispy. Tad salty.
Better than most places ive been around here.
This place is super close to my house, which already gives it an advantage over other places. Â However, the food is AMAZING! Â The chicken schwarmas are always freshly grilled and delicious, the garlic sauce is the best, and the lentil soup........heavenly! Â Great for a quick meal or take-out....but since they just opened a new dining room, totally worth staying for a long dinner!
Review Source:Small place, I think they are expanding it though. Â The guy who waited on us was super attentive all the while chatting it up with some customers. Â I don't need all the attention but my girl appreciated it.
The serving size, price & quality of my meal (beef schwarma & hummus) was good bang for the buck. Â Not a super huge portion but good sized and high quality at a reasonable price. Â They didn't have lamb on the menu but that's ok.
The Fattoush lives up to it's name because their fattoush salad is very tasty. Â The little pita chips they put in rock.
I have been to this restaurant a few times and the food is good. Especially the fattoush dressing. It was EXCELLENT!!!
However, my husband and I DIDN'T LEAVE A TIP!!! Â This was my first time ever not tipping the server/owner. Â Here is my reason why.....
They had a special going on at the time. Â It was $9.99 for 2 skewers of chicken, hummus, rice, union, green garnish, turn ups, tomato and bread on the side. Â Well that's what the picture looked like and the waiter (which is the owner) lead us to believe that was what we were going to get. Â It looked like a good deal and he said that people get that a lot. Â When the food came all there was on the plate was 1 skewer if chicken, hummus and rice!!!!! Â THAT'S IT!!!! Â I had to ask for the bread! Â I didn't bother asking for the rest. Â Being the owner he should have known he just jewed us! Â Well he lost 2 customers. Â (2 customers that go out to eat often especially Middle Eastern food.) It makes me sad because I really liked the food but, I can't give them my business cuz my husband is pissed! Â NEVER MESS WITH A MANS MEAT. LOL
Oh and BTW, the first time we went there, before our food came, the same waiter/owner guy asked us if we wanted to try the meat/spinach pie and waved in in front of our faces. Â It was fresh out of the oven. Â So of coarse we couldn't turn that down. Â We were under the impression it was a free sample. Â Guess what?? Â They charged us for that.
NOTE TO OWNER..... STOP BEING SO GREEDY AND LEADING YOUR CUSTOMERS TO THINK ONE THING WHEN ITS REALLY THE OPPOSITE. Â You are gonna lose customers that way.
After  reading the multiple favorable reviews  on YELP, I have wanted to get here.
Today Was that DAY!
Rolled  in at 1pm, parked right in front, walked in Phillip the owner  welcomed us & brought us water.
My Wife ordered the chicken Shawarma wrap combo , a fattoush salad & Â a beverage. Â $7.25
A+
I ordered the beef  Shawarma, lentil soup
A+
both  wraps  were  lightly  grilled / toasted ,packed  with meat, tomatoes,onions ,turnips & sauce.
A+
We were torn on whether to try the Hummus of the Garlic Spread, Phillip said why not try both,
so glad we listened ! ! ! !
The garlic dip was by far the BEST I HAVE EVER HAD ! ! !
[However Do Not  allow me to breathe on you for a couple of days, because  I have a great garlic aroma going on ]
A++
The Hummus was also as fabulous, great texture & presentation!
[ yes even better & lighter than the Bucharest Grill ]
A+
The interior of the restaurant is  very modern & clean , as is the Kitchen  which is right out in the open for your viewing pleasure, with Phillips wife , hard at work & greeting every regular by name.
A
They  are also  expanding to the North , to add to there  10-12 Booths
I hope  Phillip  considers  putting in some tables & chairs as well ?
A
This place is great. It's our weeknight go to when we're just too tired or too under stocked to make dinner ourselves. We even catered our daughter's birthday here and everyone raved about it. The food is top quality and always excellent. The hummus is simple but creamy and perfect. The grape leaves are homemade and done right. Â As a matter of fact everything just has a homemade quality to it here which is why this is the only place we eat at every week. The Shawarma dinner and sandwich are our usual choice but really everything I've eaten at Fattoush has been very good. Fattoush is family owned and everyone is very friendly. They make us feel like family. We're excited to hear they are expanding. With great food and great people Fattoush will be around to feed my family for a long time.
Review Source:I had the chicken & kafta dinner combo: the meats were so moist and perfectly seasoned. The rice, hummus, garlic spread all very delicious. Not to mention the fattoush: clean, limey, fresh and light. Don't forget to get the baklava! However, it's a small family owned place so don't expect the best service or the nicest silverware.
Review Source:FANTASTIC!!! I went there for the second time tonight and yum! I tried it once before but didn't want to review until I tried it again. First off I called and asked if they had an online menu the first time which was a Friday evening. The person I spoke to was kind enough to offer to email me a menu! I mean honestly that says a lot. Within five minutes I had the menu. I've ordered something different both times and everything has been GREAT! Fattoush salad with chicken, hummus, chicken shawarma sandwich were all awesome. Their garlic paste is yum yum yum. :-)
Review Source:This place is great. Â Not only was the food super fresh with loads of flavor but the staff made the experience memorable. Â I had the vegetarian platter, which was very good, and also had a cup of lentil soup - the soup was fantastic!
I would definitely go back next time I'm in town ;)
Just how many times can I Yelp about a place? I'm thinking that the third time's the charm.
All my visits to Fattoush have been wonderful, however this time was just over-the-top fantastic. Everything I tried on my last visit made me grin. It started with the tabbouleh. Just a divine blend of acid from the lemon, tart from the sumac and freshness from the parsley. The texture was spot on. Most places have resorted to making batches of tabbouleh, rendering it mushy and muddy. Here it tastes like it was made to order. The shwarma was everything a shwarma should be. Seasoned to perfection, served with chewy pita and plenty of turnips. The crowning glory was the rice pudding. This dessert is nothing short of heavenly. You can tell just by looking at it. A dusting of cinnamon, a cloud of whipped cream and a halo of honey all blend together in a culinary crescendo and slowly fades, leaving a whisper of rosewater behind.
Fattoush's food is great for the money you pay. My wife thinks their chicken shwarmas are the best compared to other surrounding Lebanese restaurants regardless of price. The meats and rice was moist and flavorful. The garlic sauce was wonderful too (just don't plan on smooching rite after eating it). The restaurant is nice and quaint, while the staff are friendly. I think it's great seeing the cook staff are women my mom's age. Kind of gives that warm feel of mom's lovin from the oven. Anyways, I'd definitely come back again soon.
Review Source:Reasonable stuff to find amidst a sea of non-excitement in the Clinton Twp/Sterling continuum. Â
We ate all veggie. Fatoush, tabouli, falafel, hummous, garlic sauce -- all were quite good and I would not hesitate to eat them again. In fact I look forward to eating them again. Â Salads were nice and fresh. Falafel fried to order.
This was by far the beast meal I've eaten in a several mile radius.
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