Jerusalem Cafe

I was in Jackson this past weekend. We were on our way to eat at another restaurant when I saw this place. It has been a while since I have had Mediterranean food, so we decided to stop.

It was one of the best decision. The menu had all kinds of dishes. I went with the one that had one of everything. The gyro meat was by far the shinning star. It is the best I have ever had. It was tender and juicy, and had great flavor. The falafels, were deep fried with a hard outside, but a nice soft inside. Also, the fried kibbeh was a little over cooked on the outside, but the inside was tender. Normally the salad dressing are bland, but this dressing was very flavorful and I finished the whole thing.

I was sad to see the bad reviews here on yelp. I noticed most were driven towards the hookah aspect. We did not try the hookahs, but they are well worth a visit and I can't wait to go back.

I should have know this place was going to be something when the manager, waiter, and chef were all Latinos.  No breath of a Mediterranean or Lebanese person around.  The food was what you would write home to mom about.  The taboli was the consistency of lightly chopped grass...and about as tasty.  The moussaka was was stew of squash and eggplant, and after two bites I pushing it aside.  I had the vegetable plate, so I can't comment on the meats.  The staff there was very nice and prompt, but it's not the place I would go for good Greek food.  I went at lunch, on a weekday, so I can't tell you about the booze or smoking preferences.

I used to love going to this place! The lamb kabob plate was one of my favorites and I still crave their food.  However, the staff really creeped me out and were at times pushy.  They made snide comments and sat down at our table once!  I tried ordering takeout, but when I came to pick it up I experienced the same thing.  They were very inappropriate and kept asking to see my drivers license, even though I was paying cash and wasn't ordering alcohol.  I would LOVE to go back, but unless they fire all the staff and rehire non-shady creepers, I won't be going there again.