This place is good and you if like kabob sandwiches you'll like this place. The falafel is great and try the borak so is the hummus and its open 24hrs. My wife and i saw this on bizarre foods and used to live in Albany park but never new about it until the show. So we had to try it, I'm happy we did. Oh and the Turkish coffee is good too.
Review Source:This place is crap! I went there on 8.12.2012 because I saw it on Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern as well as a referral from a stranger I randomly met out one night. Â I had high expectations since it was on Bizzare Foods. Â I consider myself an expert on Meditarrean food. Â I frequently eat out at anything middle eastern restaurants, Pita Inn, Pita Pita, Naf Naf Cafe, and even the higher end restaurants. Â However, this place was a dive and barely deserves a 1-star rating. Â The soup we got with our Combo plates wasn't home made. Â It tasted like some crappy soup out of a can. Â We ordered a Chicken Kaboob sandwhich that came on a crappy french roll. Â When we got our food it was accompanied by a basket full of french bread. Â I had to ask for Pita bread and when it came it was stale flate and tastless. Â The salad was a joke and the actual Combo plate was a pathetic anemic exccuss for meat and rice. Â This is one of those family owned spots where the family hangs out all day and the food is a poor excuse for Middle Eastern Fare. Â What a joke! Â Wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy. Â I think they need to read thier Yelp reviews and step up there food game. Â Cus they are surely in denial.
Review Source:RUDEST PLACE EVER!
I came here to get a menu to bring to my students to highlight local business in the Albany Park/North Park area. Hey, I might even bring a few here for lunch on me. No was dinning at the time, so I thought bring business to them would be great. WRONG! I asked for a menu, which I was given a flyer because they were out. No big deal. Then a older man came to the counter and told me to give it back and why did I need a menu (what???). I explain why as I just did below, but he still was holding it! So I walked out without a menu and a referral to never go to this place!
i found a bug in my food and when  called the owner to see it she yelled at me and told me to better get my eyes examined and if i don't want to eat i better pay for the food and leave .it was like a big bug you can not miss seeing it,but instead of apologizing she was really rude,i couldn't but notice there is no soap on the washroom,she put the food using her hand and no sanitization at all,as a cook the owner was wearing a flip flops,the vinegar is dirty you can see stuffs moving in the bottles settled n the tables. i will never ever go there never.......
Review Source:I come here late night/ early early morning. I WONT GO ANYWHERE ELSE! I ALWAYS get the fish with salsa on top. DELICIOUS! Also get tea! If you want good food and not in the mood for canned strawberries tossed in an old tasting crepe... head over here! Good price, and won't upset your stomach.
Review Source:Stopped in for a couple of sandwiches to go for our drive home and so we didn't try anything until we were on the road. The falafel was outstanding and was only $3!!! It was huge with very tasty & crunchy falafel halves in a thin pita. The gyro was really super salty but had good flavor and was in a thicker pita. We saw on the menu they have a slow-cooked lamb shank that sounded delicious and also lots of salads that we wanted but couldn't even attempt to eat on the road! We saw a few tables with larger dinners and it looks like you get plenty of food for the prices!
Review Source:We were in area and I dropped in to pick up a trial sandwich.  It was on my list having noted that Andrew Zimmerman (Bizarre Foods) came here  in early 2011, lured by the sale of sheep's head on the weekends.  The beef sharwarma sandwich I had for $5 was forgettable though - sizeable, but too many pickled toppings, and with fatty and chewy beef chunks.  They  have a lot of seating inside, but you wouldn't know it from the storefront.
Review Source:I waited about 15 minutes for them to make me a falafel sandwich and small baba ganouj.
At least the food was made fresh to order, but it took forever. When it was finally ready, I went to pay (I saw they took credit cards based on the door stickers) and was LAUGHED AT by the rude woman behind the counter. I tried handing her my credit card. She snorted "$7, on credit card?" and shook her head.
If there's a credit card minimum, just say so. Don't make your customers feel stupid.
Since she just stared at me instead of suggesting what to do, I left and got the same food at the place on the corner.
This place has good schawarma. Â The plates are huge and comes with soup and a big thing of bread on the side. Â They're open 24 hours a day. Â It looks like a diner when you walk in. Â The people are very friendly in there. Â It takes a while to cook the food, but well worth it when you're eating! Â They have a white bean soup which is pretty good too. Â I have yet to try their lentil soup.
Review Source:We stopped at George's Kebab shop after I saw it on Travel Channel's bizarre foods. It's clean and casual and the owners are super friendly. The menu is pretty extensive with a lot of different things to choose from. We both ordered a lamb kebab sandwich and an order of tabuleh to share.
The restaurant has a leaning towards the Iraqi style...the tebuleh was loaded with cucumbers, something I hadn't seen before, but it was very refreshing on such a hot day...the kebab though...left me a little speechless.
The lamb was absolutely amazing! We loved it!!! Maybe I am just not super familiar with this type of food, but expecting it to come wrapped in pita...instead in came in a giant Italian-style sub roll and was topped with tomato, onion and yellow sweetish peppers...
Having described the kebab to some friends (who come from all across the Middle East), they were scratching their heads at this one...they confirmed that the Italian sub roll DID NOT belong...
It was WAY too much bread for us, and as it had no sauce of any kind, was also very dry. Once we removed the meat and focused on that, it was great...but man! Get rid of the Italian sub rolls with the toppings more suited to hot dogs....
Despite the dreaded roll...this casual dining establishment oozes character, is VERY reasonably priced, has a great selection and a friendly staff. I would recommend it for a casual, reasonably priced lunch.
Also - they have a 36 lbs stuffed lamb on the menu for $400.00. Obviously a catering item, but think about it...you could feed 100 people with it at $4 per person...that is an amazing value!!!
Good food 24 hours a day fresh and hot
so we have been here a couple times now, and I have not found a place I like better for Shawarma yet, so these guys will get my money
get the Beef Shawarma platter it comes with rice, you get soup, and a salad, the salad alone it full of tasty Cucumber and worth the trip just for that alone, I could eat a huge salad like this and be happy
and they have Pepsi Throwback ( with real sugar)
you won't leave this place hungry
Was not at all impressed by this place. I'm going to chalk this one up to the diamond-in-the-rough syndrome. Tried to order a couple of items and they weren't available. I ended up ordering the lamb in tomato sauce with rice and the bits of lamb were tiny and kinda hard but at least the flavor wasn't bad. I had to ask for water a couple of times and the tea I ordered twice never came. I don't know, maybe i should have kept it simple and ordered a shawarma to test their legs. I won't be back.
Review Source:went into this place after spotting it for the first time.
the waitress who i was told was also the owner was very rude and her service was terrible. she was more concerened with finding the right channel on the tv than servicing her customers. which seemed odd since there were only two tables there. the food was nothing special, and over priced.
at the end, she didnt even bring us our bill, she just told us what we had to pay and it was flat 25 bucks for a falafel sandwich, beef kabob plate, small hummus and baba g. who the hell does that?
i will never go back here
Oh no....George's Kabob...has been sold....and the food and service is just not how it used to be. Meat was tough and dry....hummums not as sour and garlicky...chicken was not as juicy....man behind counter was rude.... I am so bummed. Guess I will stick to Shawerma Inn which is still owned by George.
Review Source:I really need to stop coming here at 5 am. Because this is what happens, every time:
I think I'm hungry.
I peruse the menu and then feel even hungrier.
I order and anxiously await fragrant shawarma and smoky baba ghanouj.
I receive my order, take one hugely decadent bite, and conclude that I'm too full to eat. Next I try to give away my food for a good 15 minutes before someone finally steps up to the plate!
It's so cheap that I don't mind paying the small price for good company and late-night laughs. However, the food is also really tasty so I'll return with my regular appetite next time!
That means I should stop drinking so much beer. Deal!
Oh, Albany Park: in spite of Chicago's systemic and endemic racism, you're a polyglot of a neighborhood, with restaurants--mainly Korean and Pan-Levant--that offer a glimpse of how things could and should be. At George's we were served by a Bulgarian waitress, cooked for by an Ecuadorian, charmed by the Assyrian owner, and sat next to a large Mexican family who came in and ordered only three plates of "the catfish."
Yes, the catfish: masgouf, sort of the Iraqi national dish--well, if you're an Iraqi who lives by the Tigris or the Euphrates, anyway. This is a technique dish: back in the Levantine, the dish is cooked over a crude campfire, with basically no seasoning; it's all about the precise moments of heat and meat, the point at which the fish's own juices and fat imbue itself with crackly flavor. Or so I hear: given obvious health and building regulations, George's has to cook over a gas flame, and they substitute catfish for pomfret, the fish native to Iraqi's rivers; there is also something of a light stew/tapenade of tomatoes, onions, and peppers served on top of the dish.
Don't get me wrong: this was a very pleasant fish dish, cooked until tender and mighty tasty with a shot of acid and a forkful of rice. But it's also a cruel tease: the crispy pieces surrounding the bone are smoky, haunting, transcendent--a veritable glimpse of what masgouf, I figure, is supposed to be. Alas, the dish itself was mostly just a well-cooked, flaky piece of catfish; the "real" masgouf portion seemed ethereal and ephemeral.
Also: the hummus is surprisingly excellent, and can really only be compared to Joel Robuchon's pomme puree, in that it was mostly olive oil and some chickpeas (just as his mashed potatoes are all cream butter with a little potato added on top). Skip the lamb kalala, which was not unlike a severely overcooked pepper steak; we left most of it half un-eaten.
Service is relaxed, and we were comped some kanafaleh and tea, giving us a chance to relax and enjoy Chicago how it might be: surly and cold--but shared.
I dine here all the time but usually stick with traditional fare like kebabs and hummos, which are always first-rate. Â I just tried their masgouf, which is Iraqi grilled catfish, and Ive gotta say that its definitely one of the best meals in the city. Â Plus they're open 24 hours and black tea is complimentary with an entree. Â The atmosphere might throw some people off, but they dont know what theyre missing!
Review Source:I love the food, I like the company.
Listen up, bougie Yelpers: If you want people to fawn over you and serve pretty food without soccer on the TV or (gasp) visible ingredients, go to Reza's. I, for one, will save the $70 and grab a bar stool at this cool little slice of Iraqi culture (if not "high" Iraqi culture). There's not a piece of meat in there that hasn't been marinated overnight, and while it's not the best in the city, it's some of my favorite shawarma.
Strike up a conversation with the wait-or-cooking-staff. They'll like it; you'll learn something.
My friend remarked in the car that he wanted a bite to eat, but didn't want fast food, but wanted something quick. We drove by George's Grill Kabob, which is seemingly open 24 hours. Stopped in, looked at the menu and quickly decided on a cornish hen entree and a catfish entree. Got two waters, no ice and thus the rating clock began!
Salad was dropped in front of us in quick fashion consisting of large chunks of chopped lettuce, cucumber, tomato. They were generous and included a large roll of sliced bread with a bottle of oil, red wine vinegar to eat with the salad. Very refreshing to have some salad late at night, the salad was quickly followed up with white bean soup served in a tomato sauce. The beans were a bit large, but the soup was neither too sour nor too salty. I think I engulfed this little bowl of soup because before I knew it, it was was gone!
Next came hummus with crispy pitas and we devoured with gusto. We then got our plates and my cornish hen was not cooked enough!!!!! Ugh, the rice was long grain rice and tasty and they provided a super sour and garlicky sauce that I couldn't get enough of. I did not complain about the cornish hen, but did not end up eating much of it I will just pop it in the oven tomorrow to cook it some more.
Roundup:
1 cornish hen entree (with soup, salad, rice)
1 catfish entree (with soup, salad, rice)
1 hummus
extra rice for take home
$22 + 7 tip
Good work for late night eatin', but they ain't serve no falafel
Has it only been a month since my original review? It seems like I must have had at least three months' worth of dinners here. Well, I've been working late a lot and of all the numerous late night options in the area, it's George's that first springs to mind each time. I must really, really like the food.
Or maybe I'm insane.
Just a warning for those of you poring over these reviews trying to decide if the place is worth a try. I'm not gonna lie, it's a toughie. All you've got to go by are the words of four (possibly) insane Yelpers and one crying bitch. Pull up a chair and put on your thinking hat.
While you ponder, please ignore my nattering. I'm feeling incredibly self-satisfied, having just enjoyed yet another delicious shawarma dinner.
Since my last visit to this page I've had the good fortune to try a couple more items from George's small menu.
Masgouf: Grilled catfish, simply seasoned with salt and pepper. Sound boring? Hardly. The grilling adds wonderful flavour and dimension to the fish. Served with the usual salad of lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers, rice and pickled whatisthat, it's a surprisingly hearty meal. Add to this a dash of Sri Racha, and it's one tasty reason to mosey on over for takeaway at 1am.
Lentil soup: I know, big deal, right? Hang on. As Christina S. says, it's super yummy. Sure, she's probably insane, but I'm telling you that soup is GOOD. Cover your eyes if the cook draws a pot of cold soup from the fridge and dollops some into a saucepan to reheat. I know we would all love to imagine a whole host of Iraqi Keebler Elf equivalents slaving away in the back to create this soup from scratch. With prime, locally-sourced, seasonal ingredients, no less. Well, maybe one of the elves fell in because the soup is indeed super yummy. There's a hint of something almost curry-like in there that I find completely delicious. I'm mental for their lentil.
The rest of the time, I've been drawn back to the shawarma like a moth to a very succulent flame. There were a few times when I got the combination dinner (shawarma, kefta and chicken kabab, usually).
The George's family continues to be warm and welcoming, but they do have other friends so don't get jealous! I've grown particularly fond of Oksana. That quick smile from behind her jet-black bangs is quite infectious. Granted, I wasn't even drunk whenever she smiled at me. Whoa, that was random. Why did I even bring that up? Why?
OK, let's be serious for a moment.
If someone burnt my dinner while they were catching up with friends and the latest news on Al Jazeera, I'd be a crying bitch, too (drunk or not).
But no one's ever burnt my kefta or anything else, have they? Haha!
The "kefta sandwich" was nothing more than a log of charred grossness stuffed into a pita and covered in pickled whatisthat. The hummous is served with canola oil! Read that part again and tell me if that's how you like to eat your hummous! Good lord - are you four/five star review people insane?! George's is terrible!
The people who run this place clearly do not give a shat about food - the ingredients, prominently displayed in haphazard fashion behind the counter, are 100% bottom-shelf. They seem more or less pre-occupied with the two giant-screen rear projection tv screens, and entertaining their friends than they are with the food. Nothing wrong with TV and friends, but personally? I want the dude whose in charge of the kefta to be deeply deeply interested in how delicious that kefta can become.
Here's the last thing: late at night in this neighborhood, there is literally nothing to eat, except, maybe this place. Granted, it wasn't late and I wasn't drunk when I tried it, but even so - drunk me likes to eat good food too.
OK, one more thing: They smoke in there!
Blech.
This place is delicious if you want some kabab!
I usually get the hummus, lentil soup, and
chicken kabab and it is always super yummy.
sometimes their tv broadcasts can be
a little unsettling, but that is probably the
only negative thing i can say about the
place.
That and i would not advise a woman to go
here alone. The men that hang out
there can be a little gawkish.
total hole-in-the-wall place, easy to miss but surprisingly cavernous inside. sparse cafeteria decor with posters of mexican & brazilian soccer players, an enormous flatscreen tuned to an arabic news channel and a pool table for some reason. seven bucks gets you a pretty sizable sandwich and a turkish coffee, i took the shawarma option and was very pleased. service was quick and pleasant, i was the only person in there at the time but quite a few came in for takeout.
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