Ordered the Vegetarian Plate... It was very good. The couple who oversee the place were very nice. My food was prepared very quickly as ordered and waited for my food. I was in and out in about 5 min. This is a must try for Ohio City natives in the mood for middle eastern food.. Open late.
Review Source:I will never do business with this place again.
I was there tonight with my tango class. Â I ordered at the front counter with an older man. Â As he took my order I noticed he put a higher price on one of my items. Â I questioned him and let him know what the price stated on the menu. Â He made up a story that that price was only if you buy 6 of them (it doesn't say that on the menu). Â He said, "I will give it to you for the price on the menu any ways". Â I ate and asked for my bill from my waitress. Â She said, "the total is such and such price". Â I questioned her because it seemed much higher than the calculations I did in my head. Â I asked, "how much was the soup"? Â She said, "I don't know, I think 4.50". Â The menu says 2.50. Â I gave her my money and she gave me change. Â I requested the receipt that she threw away. Â She over charged me for the same item as the man did up front but even more and she added gratuity. Â She didn't want me to see my bill because she thought she'd get more gratuity. Â (I worked in South Beach, I know this trick).
I confronted her about the price difference and she said, "It's not that much of a difference and gave me the money that she owed me". Lousy way of doing business. Â I'll never be back to eat or drink and I definitely will not recommend this place to anyone.
What an interesting place. I just got back from lunch there. The dining room had only about 12 people in there. The price was reasonable. The server was personable and friendly. Everything I touched I loved. What an interesting buffet. I can easily say I have never had a better lentil soup. I also know I like Baba Ganouche. (sp?) now. Sat in one of those big old booths and had a perfect lunch. I was absolutely amazed that I sampled a little of everything and everything tasted fresh and good.
Review Source:This experience was our 2nd time at kan zaman. We were giving it another try, hoping the 1st bad experience was a fluke. Um...not so much.
1. The hummus order comes with the pita in little sandwich baggies as if your mom packed it in your lunchbox. No plates, just baggies.
My husband had to leave the table three times during our meal:
2. First, we had no silverware for 15 min after our food (or my food anyway, see #5) came. He found someone halfway into the kitchen who gave him a couple of plastic forks and send him back to the table with them. (No napkins, no apology.)
3. Next my husband had to get us napkins. With no waitstaff in sight and no napkins at the table, he had to get paper towels from the bathroom for us to wipe off our hands.
4. The last time he had to leave the table was to find someone to adjust our bill (see #6) and take our money. We literally could have left without paying - we were deserted. I should mention that there was another table occupied, across the restaurant. Their waiter was attending to them while we were stranded, but we couldn't flag her down at all.
5. My husband's sandwich never came. We were too aggravated to reorder it. One less entree for their profits. Whoops.
6. They charged us for hookah even though WE NEVER ORDERED OR RECEIVED HOOKAH. This tripled our bill. Any server who looked over her bill would have caught this error.
PS: There's really cheesy music videos playing in another language, and it is loud.
The waitress was very helpful. This being my first time at a place like this. The food was very good- I ordered a chicken special kan Zaman sandwhich (a gyro) and it was great AND ONLY $6!! Very nice atmosphere. A little exotic. And the hookah was tasty!! Got a little harsh but I let the waitress know and she fixed it right then and there!! It was quite empty in here though throughout my whole stay.
Review Source:THIS DUMP LACKS HONESTY AND MORALS!!!!!!
We're visiting from California and we came here last night to have dinner and hookah since it had one of the better reviews on yelp. Â
1.  The rice was dry and it looked like it was microwaved leftovers from the night before  (NASTY!!!!)
2. Â They filled the hookah bowl half way. Â A lot of crooked hookah bars do this to cheat their customers because they know most customers don't know proper preparation
3. Â The waitress failed to bring a copy of the transaction. Â They didn't even put the original receipt in the check book with our change (see #4) Â I had to ask her for my receipt.
4. Â The bill came out to $55.43, we gave them $100 and our change came back as only $44.00 Â Â .... Â Â I'm sure if we paid them $55 ONLY, they would have raised hell right?? Â (This is probably WHY they didn't give us our receipt with our change)
5. Â ALWAYS LOOK AT THE RECEIPT BECAUSE THEY CHARGE AUTOMATIC GRATUITY!!!!!
Came here for a quick lunch on a weekend and was pleasantly surprised with the food and pricing. Â Cheap and good, which means I will be back for more. Â Even though they had the buffet for lunch, we wound up ordering off the menu, tried the labaneh, gyro and Shish Kafta and all were very tasty. Â Not the best middle eastern food I've had, but excellent for the price, lunch was super cheap! Â Will definitely be coming back at night for some Hookah and some Belly Dancing with a big group, from the website pictures it looks like a great time!!
Review Source:I checked out Kan Zaman for lunch during a week day. Â I had read good reviews on here, and the price seemed very reasonable for an AYCE buffet.
Set alone in a strange little strip mall off W25th Street, KZ has an interesting atmosphere. Â You enter through a take-away area to reach the restaurant section. Â There was an older Middle Eastern looking man behind the counter of the take away area, who barely looked up when we entered. Â Not even a "welcome" or smile was offered.
Inside the restaurant, a middle aged woman seemed to be the only staff. Â She was rather friendly and attentive, but had her hands full attending to us and the handful of other occupied tables.
You can get a better feel for the atmosphere from other reviews. Â The place is arranged to be open with a Middle Easter n "bazaar" atmosphere, with cushioned benches and booths. Â Flags of the Middle East hang on the walls along with art and artifacts, and a big screen TV was playing a variety of Arab-language music videos. The center of the room is wide open, presumably to allow for the oft mentioned belly-dancers, who I presume appear for dinnertime entertainment.
The buffet was a good selection of typical Mediterranean and Middle Eastern fare: pita, hummus, falafel, long grain rice, baba and tabuleh, and a good number of other items. Â They also offer a selection of savory pastries, which are essentially yeast breads filled with meat and/or vegetables. Â My biggest complaint was that neither these pastries, nor the pita were heated.
Overall the service was good and the food was more than adequate, although there was nothing that made my jaw drop or that will make me rush back ... although I certainly will return. Â Next time, I think we'll try dinner and see this belly-dancing for ourselves.
You can still smoke hookah inside? Â Hell Yes.
This was fun. Â I didn't eat, but joined a group later on for some cheap Lebanese beer, hookah, and watching some sexy tango. Â Ooh la la!
Friendly service here, we were the last people in the place and didn't feel like we were being kicked out. Â Or maybe we did, if turning the music off and putting Seinfeld on the TV's was their subtle hint. Â Either way, we sat in some nice comfy booths and enjoyed everything about the place. Â
I'd probably come back to these booths for some PDA.
I'll admit, maybe I'm biased. Â I had my birthday there so was in a good mood during my last visit. Â Speaking of my birthday, they were exceptionally accommodating to our large group. Â Separate checks? Â No problem! Â Everyone was very happy with their food which ranges from burgers and fries to schwarmas. Â Looking at some of the kabobs, you'd think, gee, that's it? Â Alas, the chicken was tender and well marinated, plus the tatziki sauce was nice and mild without being too cucumbery. Â By the end of the meal everyone was stuffed for under $10! Â I could barely eat my birthday baklava! Â
Another added bonus is that on Monday's they offer tango lessons. Â I didn't participate in it fully, the instructors were helpful and they accommodated the big crowd. Â I'll be back soon! Â
**disclaimer - I have no idea how to spell some of the food options.
I love this place. Â When I went with some mutual friends for dinner and some hookah, I was suprised that the restaurant was not more crowed. Â We were the only ones for a good hour or two. Â The food is great and very reasonably priced. Â
The hookah is good, as well. Â I was a little nervous about the idea of smoking something strange in public, but it was definitely legit. Â My friends attempts to "put a little something extra" in it failed, which made me feel better.
The only uncomfortable part of the night was when the lights turned down, the band came out, the belly dancers started moving and we were inundated with Turkish men who appearantly took a liking to me. Â A little intimidating. Â But is was a total blast. Â You can eat, drink, smoke some hookah, watch a belly dancer, see a band and have a dance party all at one place.
This was my first experience with the Hookah. I had a blast here with some friends! We started with dinner and ended with some hookah!
If you haven't been to Kan Zaman, I think you should go. It is an experience and fun. The food isn't to die for, but it isn't bad and there is a unique vibe.
They have belly dancers there a lot.
This  place had a comfortable scene at 10:30p on a Tuesday night where a few folks lingered near the dessert case drinking coffee & eating a cake-like pistachio pastry  as talking heads flitted on the television.  Me?  I was hungry for falafel and if you are a Clevelander, you know there's a lot of good falafil to be had in the CLV.  Two of the best, IMO, are Nate's & Maha's, both just south of Kan Zaman. Â
Of course neither are open @ 10:30 on a Tuesday night.
Onward to the eating - I can definitively tell you that Kan Zaman is not the best falafel in town, but it's far from the worst falafil either; which, by default, makes it better than 99% of the chain-food available at 10:30 on a Tues. Â Further, the website lists Kan Zaman as being open till 2:30a M-Sa......and if you like honey/phyllo/nut pastries; you are in nirvana.
Kan Zaman, according to the website, means "Once upon a time"
Kan zaman, there was a couple, starving and looking for good Middle Eastern food
They had heard from co-workers that this was a good place to go
So, they came here one chilly Saturday, looking for the lunch buffet advertised on their website
But, unfortunately, it seems like the buffet is only on weekdays.
The food regardless, was very good. Â They did the next best thing, which was order the sampler platter, which was a combination of both their cold and hot foods. Â It included baba ganoush, hummos, grape leaves, tabouli, falafel, kibbee, and several skewers of lamb and chicken. Â The real standouts were the baba ganoush and the kibbee, some of the best to be had in Cleveland.
Also, the Turkish coffee was perfect, very smooth and not bitter at all.
So, after the end of their meal, they decided this was a good place to go, and some day they would like to try the lunch buffet to sample even more Middle Eastern food.
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