I always enjoy eating at Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill. When I come I always get the chicken shwarma pita with both the taziki and the spicy red sauce. I also will get the homemade chips with a side of their ranch sauce for dipping. The food is consistently good (although not really authentic), fast and fresh. Everything is made to order and all their breads are made in house. The only draw back is everything you order taste like everything else so its not like you can come here all the time and expect variety. I have gotten other things and the flavor, although good, is the same as all the other things I have tried. other than that small drawback this place is yummy and pretty healthy too!
Review Source:Garbanzo has solved a long-standing problem I've had with Middle Eastern restaurants: I want to eat everything on the menu. With the large amount of variety at this place, I can do exactly that.
Even though I see these places all over, my first visit to a Garbanzo's was just recently. It's too bad because this fast-casual chain has a lot of great things going for it.
This place has all the pseudo-Medeteranean greats like hummus, falafel, schwarma, gyros, tabouleh, etc. but done cafeteria style so you can get exactly the things you want. They even have a really good selection of flavorful iced teas that you can drink instead of soda.
Sure the food isn't  fantastic like that found at the best Mediterranean restaurants in town, but it's certainly good and cheap to boot.
Now I now to seek this place out whenever I am craving lots of Levant variety.
I avoid chains like the plague. Â That said, if I ever need a healthy and fast meal at a reasonable price, I look for options like this. Â Garbanzo's is a healthier option, heavy on vegetable and vegetarian dishes. Â Do not go to Garbanzo's looking for the greatest Middle Eastern food you have ever tasted. Â Go in because you want healthy faster food options at a reasonable price, and there are no other Middle Eastern restaurants around you. Â As a tip, they will give you as much of the side dishes as you like at Garbanzo's, so if you want more humus, just ask them. Â I particularly like their baba ganoush, and always get a large portion.
Review Source:Fresh and healthy Mediterranean fare served fast-casual style.
Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill  borrows from the Krispy-Kreme, crack-dealer school: the first felafel is free, while waiting in line. The line moves fast, and you have many choices. First, select whether you want a pita sandwich or a plate, then start adding your salads, hummus, baba, etc. Next, choose a protein.
I find the plate can easily serve two.
The food wasn't bad... It was just boring. The falafel were small and over cooked and didn't have much flavor. The chicken was good but under spiced. The pickled eggplant didn't have any flavor. The hummus was very generic and could have used more spices. My favorite items were the babaganoush and the whole wheat pita.
Overall, I was disappointed in the flavor level of the food. The service was good and I love the fact that when you order a plate you can get whatever you want.
I eat here at least once a week - the food is very fresh and unique. Â A chicken plate with everything (yes including the pickled eggplant, red cabbage and tabuleh) with a little tzatziki sauce is where it's at. Â It's enough for dinner and then again for a late night snack - just remember to order another wheat pita for round 2. Â Join their rewards program and get 2x points on weekends. Â
It's a Colorado chain so there's some special dispensation there for being a chain.
This was our dinner stop on our drive from St. Louis to Estes Park. Â It was amazing. Â Found it via <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.happycow.net&s=3a3e53b2b69bc925f6d5bbee2539e6015dd62843724a373cb4648321a12f0f82" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.happycow.net</a>. Â It did not disappoint. Â I had the Falafel Laffa which is basically a Mediterranean burrito. Â I loaded it up with a huge variety of available toppings and the best thing of all...it was all VEGAN! Â Yes...VEGAN. Â Try finding that much variety and taste ANYWHERE else...not going to happen. Â I'm sure there may be other/better places to eat, but as someone who is Vegan and does my best to eat healthy, I was blown away.
I'd easily open up the first franchise in Missouri, but sadly the owners have the same misguided desire that only future franchisers be multi-unit experienced with plans to open multiple units.
Oh well..their loss. Â Hopefully someone with that kind of experience will open them up outside of Colorado.
We are on this everything non america food kick- thai, india, etc. So this was on our radar for quite awhile.
They have a good menu, lots of options, however I will take my falafel craving to Falafel King.
I had the chicken tagine soup, whole wheat pita, and a "plate" with hummus, lettuce, tabouli,rice babaganush (sp?), and tzakaki(sp?) sauce.
The best part of meal was the whole wheat pita, and the falafel. The soup smelled amazing!! I was excited, however it tasted like a spiced chicken boiled in water. the spice was only in smell. I added a ton of salt and shricha sauce. The hummus was eh, generic, not amazing or bad just meh. I ate my lettuce, sauce, rice, and tabouli, I took my 3 falafel home and trashed the babaganush and everything it touched.
I love me some Garbanzos. The food is always fresh, yummy and its pretty healthy compared to other fast food style places.
The first time I went I thought it was good but I wasn't hooked. This (much like chipotle) is the type of place where you have to figure out the combination that works best for you. At first the selections can be a little intimidating if you aren't familiar with Mediterranean food. I am not a big rice fan but theirs is really good. I didn't truly love this place until I started getting the plate. When they make it in the pita everything is layered in so you end up only getting one or two items in a bite. If you get the plate you can mix everything together how you like it and then load up your own pita. Plus you get more stuff that way and can take some home for an awesome midnight snack.
I also love that this is a Colorado chain :)
This particular location is a health department's nightmare. I went the other night and was met with the most surly-faced fast food worker I've seen in a long time. There was meat juice dripping on the floor. Stacks and stacks of dirty bins lining the cooking area. The vegetable salad's color was off and it was mushy. Does this location have a manager in charge of the place?
Review Source:Good fast food that hits the spot for Mediterranean food! Â Love the hummus, beef shwarma and the Tabbouleh! Â Definitely much healthier than your typical fast food. Â The chili sauce has some decent heat and good flavor. Â The flafels are pretty good too (with the tahini sauce of course).
Review Source:What can I say about this place? Â It's fast food, but it's a great change of pace. Â Done in a Chipotle style pick-your-choices deal, it's Mediterranean done well. Â They have pretty good wheat pitas. Â I usually get the chicken shwarma bowl, and they are generous with their ingredients. Â They have good sauce choices, as well. Â I'm not a fan of their falafel, but they do more things right than not.
Review Source:As a previous reviewer noted this Garbanzo's isn't crowded-or at least the during the times I've been there (surprisingly during this holiday season there weren't crowds which I would have expected). Â The combo plate is a great way to order for your first trip here. I usually stop by here when I am in Denver for my Falafal "fix". Â I also usuallly take home some extra Falafal's for snacks. Â Service is fast and efficient.
Review Source:Definitely excited about having a Garbanzo so close now. Â The Cornerstar Shopping Center has really been taking off over the last year and GMG is a great addition.
I've been to the one on Arapahoe several times for lunch and its always packed. Â I knew that this one wouldn't be quite as packed so my big question was...Would i still get a free Falafal sample before I order? Â Well, the answer is YES! Â The staff here is just as fast, friendly and courteous as they are at the Arapahoe location which is awesome.
The place is brand new so of course it was clean and I would expect nothing less from the folks at GMG. Â The food was great and the guy making my order even let me try the pickled eggplant which I thought were peppers of some sort. Â When I said that he told me, "Actually that's pickled eggplant, It's really good. Â you want to try it?" Â So I got a sample before I committed to piling it on my plate.
Every time I've been to GMG, they do a good job of asking what extras you want. Â They could list things a little slower when they are asking what you want but I know they are used to it and just jam thru the list.
At any rate, great new location, great food and great service.
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