They have curly fries!!!- which were fresh!. Didnt try any other food items!
Small place, will maybe hold about 20. Hookah was okay- we got the candy flavored. The guy changed the coal frequently, but he didnt change it properly, didnt take the top off and blow through it- my bf had to do it himself.
Will return for some hookah if we are in the mood. Very casual joint, nothing special.
Don't go for the food, go for the hookah! Â I have to say, some of the menu items are good, but honestly, this is a local college hangout for hookah and for belly dancing on fridays. Â
I've always had great service, at least as far as getting my hookah goes. Â
Honestly, if you go, go with four people. Â It's one of the cheapest routes when splitting the tab, because the premium blends don't increase in price by size. Â
Food is probably from Costco, but it's all right. Â The "Plump Chicken Tenders" are to DIE for when you are drunk late at night. Â Mozzarella sticks, next choice. Â I hear the Mediterranean food is excellent, but I've yet to try it.
Sometimes the girls working are slow to change the coal, and the only time I've ever had a complaint was when I asked for an ash try like 90 times and she didn't even get it for 20ish minutes.
Manager is a great guy. Â Pretty girls, watch out! Â He's a complimenter!
The word "awkward" is not typically a word that comes to my mind when eating out some place. "Awful" maybe, but awkward? No.
I can't even fully explain why. Maybe it's the setup- the seating, the position of the cash register with the hostess looming over the dining area. Or maybe it's the feeling of the possibility of some sort of mobster transaction going on in the next room. Regardless, dining in here is awkward.
The food is alright. I just ate there and barely remember it, that's how unmemberable it was, but I remember not hating it. I give this place a solid "average", but can honestly say that if it isn't free, I'm never eating here again.
I've definitely had better Greek food. The Greek Festival in Norfolk is way better, hands down.
Their menu leaves off some of my favorite vegetarian Greek dishes like yemesta (rice-stuffed tomatoes and peppers), fassolakia (green beans in tomato sauce) and tiropita (a very rich cheese-only version of spanakopita) . They are one of the few places that has pastitsio, which has meat but is a popular traditional dish and what I would recommend you must have if you've never had Greek food. Their spanakopita is dried out.
The establishment is very casual and has a hookah bar with usually some kind of soccer on TV. Not really cozy and comfortable. But, there is an outdoor seating area that's much nicer. I recommend ordering take out.
Sadly, it's hard to find good Greek food in Hampton Roads. There are delicious Greek restaurants like Orapax, but many of them don't serve all the traditional dishes I've enjoyed in Greece and in the homes of my Greek friends.
It's true, they don't claim to be a Greek restaurant, more broadly Mediterranean. But if you are looking for that, go to Azars or Pasha. Both are phenomenal.
I had a falafel craving, and this was the only place I could find that was open on New Year's Day (evening)!
Sadly, the restaurant shares a space with a hookah bar. Silly me for forgetting I was not in smoke-free Chicago. Even if you aren't sensitive to smoke, wouldn't the taste of your food be ruined by it? I called in my order and waited the 15-20 minutes for it in the parking lot.
The falafel sandwich was rather soft - as in the pita was somewhat soggy; the falafel balls were not crunchy on the outside and had the consistency of I'm not sure what - thick hummus?
The normal sauce on the sandwich is tzatziki sauce (not vegan), so I asked if they could leave it off and put hummus instead. They told me I could order a side of hummus. The hummus was served/priced as an appetizer dish with pita bread wedges and cucumber slices on top. Not exactly what I needed just to add to my sandwich, but it worked out ok as I ended up saving it for breakfast.
The falafel sandwich came with spicy curly fries - always a favourite of mine.
Not the best incarnation of my favourite food, but as only option at the time, I'd take it.
I'll admit I've only had one dish from Nazef but it was enough to keep me coming back for more. I've had trouble finding tasty, quick, reasonably priced food in the Ghent area and Nazef has finally taken the spot for my favorite wrap. The grilled chicken pita is delicious with caesar dressing and bacon! The chicken was tender and seasoned well. Some friends of mine went there on my recommendation and they also came back with positive reviews.
Review Source:I had the falafel, and wasn't impressed. To be fair, I've had way more falafel than anyone should in a lifetime, so if you don't know any better, that's better for you. It is passable. But an excellent falafel tastes fresh fried and is very hot, has lots of flavor enhancers within (bold tahina sauce, hot sauce), is wrapped securely without danger of leakage or sogginess, and finally is grilled on the outside for a nice toasty package of heavenly falafel goodness. My falafel was noticeably lacking in these qualities.
The back patio is pleasant enough, and slightly cramped so that parties at separate tables can end up talking together. Nicely convivial, if you're into that sort of thing.
Service seems a little disorganized--and I was there at 3:30--but no major complaints.
Nazef normally isn't open on Sundays, but the African Nations Cup Final was on yesterday. Â Egypt played Cameroon and since the owner is from Egypt, he said that the place had to be open and the game had to be on!
Lucky us.  We were the only folks there who didn't come for the game, but man, we were glad  we did!  The game was great!!  Yeah Egypt!  But the food was the main star.
We had a gyro plate and a fiesta veggie plate. Â The gyro was wonderful with mushrooms, peppers and onions. Â And the fries...well, they were just perfect! Â The fiesta veggie plate was hummus, Greek salad, stuffed grape leaves and grilled pita. Â
We'll definitely be back!
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