Yalla Mediterranean Grill

THEY’RE CLOSED… Oh no. I even wrote a review in my queue. Anybody have any idea where they have gone to?
This place is really lacking marketing, because their food is awesome and they’re usually not busy during dinner hours.
Where can you go, where they make fresh pita bread and za’atar as the dipping sauce as part of their free appetizer.
The slow cooked rotisserie chicken is crazy tender and the flavors are spot on. Their gyro is probably one of the best mixed flavors I’ve ever had, even compared to my favorite spots in OC and LA.
I’m no connoisseur, but I can taste the difference from Lebanese, Armenian, and Greek flavors. They are similar, but yet different in their own ways.

NOOOOOOOOO :(I just showed up here to find out it’s CLOSED! So so sad. One of my favorite places in Henderson. The food was amazing!

I would like to say without argument, Yalla’s food is great, place is clean and the staff is friendly. My problem is, they have no ambiance, no style, no originality, no vibe and no enthusiasm. They went from Full service to barely self service. Yalla’s can be amazing if they focus the marketing to the right people. They seem a little desperate and fear is obvious when you walk in the door and I am sure it sucks for them when the place is always dead. I hope they stick around because the food is amazing. They need to work on the brand and stay consistent. Market to the right groups, people, get involved in the fitness world and market fresh grilled food to those who workout. Fly above the rest! Good luck Yalla! I will keep coming back but it would feel great to walk in your door and feel/​smell something other the despair and fear. I want to smell more chickens in your rotisserie and the smell of grilled meats. Go back the full service and show us you really mean business.

I’m a creature of habit and I pretty much get the same stuff that I’ve tried and tested. This is closest place from my office that I can get kabobs from. This used to be a different kabob place. Name change? Change of owner/​management?
I always get my food to-​go. The two times I’ve ordered falafel — I got charged but no falafel. So, ²⁄₂ is 100% falafel fail rate.
The kabob combos are good. I’ve had the chicken, veggie and filet kabobs. The combos come with rice or salad, hummus and pita. They have this citrusy garlic sauce that’s super amazing. It makes my breath smell so bad but I don’t care. Mmmmm… garlic breath.
The ventilation isn’t all that great. I wait for my food and I leave with my hair smelling like grilled meat.
Why you no give me no falafel?

Sherri, the owner at Yalla’s is extremely pleasant and a pleasure to talk to. The dishes are absolutely phenomenal and their Greek salad is one of the best I’ve ever had in Vegas. Even their lunch specials are extremely reasonable and a bank for the buck! Stop by if you’re in the area, you won’t be disappointed ;)

This place is amazing! I’ve been here a couple times and I was so excited to see it on groupon! The food is so delicious. The portions are so amazing and the service is pretty good too. I would definitely come back again! I got the Greek salad and the chicken kabob and my husband got the steak kabob. Comes with rice, pickles, peppercinis, pita bread and hummus!

I absolutely love Greek food and when better than a rainy Sunday evening to get my Greek on! After a through search to find somewhere new and we decide on Yalla. Unilocal said they were open and after a twenty minute drive through the rain, they are closed at 6 pm on a Sunday evening. Lame! If you aren’t open that is fine, but fix it on Unilocal and feel free to turn off the two open signs that are still on! To be honest, I won’t be back to actually try this place…

The pita bread is the best thing going for this place. Made in house, and served with olive oil and herbs, this was the best part of our meal.
Terri R and I came for dinner, after looking at the pictures, I had already decided I needed the Yalla Fries. They looked amazing. Well, they look better than they taste. I liked the fries themselves, but they add a pile of feta on top, feta doesn’t have much flavor to begin with, so it kinda ruined the fries.
We both ordered the gyro pita. While I liked the texture of the meat, it lacked flavor. I ended up drowning it in sumac and dipping it in the gyro sauce.
This place is owned by the same people as Khoury’s, and I wasn’t a fan of their food either.
I wouldn’t go out of my way to come back here.

This place is a hidden gem! Honestly the best Mediterranean food in Henderson! If you are looking for delicious, fresh and tasty food for a great price, this place is the best! I highly recommend their chicken dinner, you cannot beat it! Also The staff is friendly and tentative.
Their pita bread is hot and fresh and comes with a special seasoning that is so amazing!
Sometimes they run out of whole chickens so I call ahead to make sure they have one, but if they don’t we still go there and enjoy the steak kabobs.
Support local, this place is amazing!

Great location for a fast food style Mediterranean food. I love their Yalla Fries (drenched in feta cheese sauce), Baba ganoush, humus, and kabobs. The best deal is their 2 kabob combo, which comes with pickled radish, peppers, humus, pita bread, choice of 2 kabobs, and the most delicious rice. Rice at this location is one of the best tasting and most fragrant rice I’ve ever had.
I highly recommend this location if you want to grab Mediterranean food on the go.

Unfortunately, I have to update and drop a star from my last review. Yalla has switched from being a counter-​service joint to being a typical sit-​down restaurant. There’s no more ordering from the counter, no more self-​service drinks, etc.
This would be fine, especially as they’ve upgraded their dining room with comfy seats and bigger tables. But the problem is that on all of my recent visits, there has only been one waitress working — and she handles everything: Hosting, taking orders, food running, bussing, payments, etc. That’s just not enough when there are more than even 2 – 3 tables of people. My typical visit now involves walking into a dining room full of unoccupied tables littered with dirty dishes, waiting a long time to order, never getting timely refills, and waiting a long time to get the check. What can you expect? It’s not her fault, one person can’t handle all those duties when it’s busy.
To boot, the food has become inconsistent. Some days, it’s as good as it’s ever been, while other days it’s just off. For example, my kofta last trip was painfully dry and tough, and my friend’s rotisserie chicken was burnt to a crisp.
Honestly, I’m a bit hesitant to try Yalla again. If the food continues to be as poor and inconsistent as on my last visit, I will probably have to dock another star.

I have been here a number of times and last night was not its finest hour. the service and food was horrible, the staff was clearly on drugs, and there was trash and insects all over this establishment. I’m going to post a picture if the waiter who disappeared and we found him passed out in his car. The other waitress told us she got mouth surgery that day and that was the reason for her dazed behavior. I have been trying to get a hold of management all day, the following day, and they are saying that they don’t know when they will be in. It’s obvious that they are trying to keep on the wraps what went on last night.

So I have drove by this place many times so when I saw a groupon for them I decided to give them a try. The place is a little small, and one guy told us to find a table while another lady told us to wait for tables to be cleaned off. After the guy told us a second time to find a table we found one it was poorly cleaned off, we ordered our drinks and food, the waiter brought out fresh pita bread and an herb olive oil. I ordered the filet Mignon kabobs, they were delicious I was not crazy about the rice or the hummas but the kabobs made up for it. The waiter was not attentative at all we never got refills on our drinks and he never checked back with us until time to bring the bill to us. The crazy part is they were not busy so I am not sure as to why we were not attended to. My husband ordered the gyro and a shrimp kabob he also enjoyed his meal he said he was not crazy about the rice either. I think the biggest dissappointment was just the service not sure if I will come back to this place again.

Stephanos used to be my go-​to place for Greek and Mediterranean, but I think from now on I’ll go here! The best and yummiest thing about this place: COMPLIMENTARY pita bread with za’atar and olive oil. Unlike other Greek places, the hot and fresh pita bread is made with love in the kitchen. I could solely eat this, and be 100% satisfied.
But moving forth, I ordered the gyro shawarma (the beef and lamb mix) plate, and tasted the falafel. I realize that I can’t eat too much red meat, or it’ll upset my stomach, and the plate comes with a ton of meat. Thank goodness for the hummus and rice, because they both balance out the richness of the meat. Lastly, the falafel was delish. None of the spices were too overwhelming, and although fried, it felt light on the stomach. Next time I come here, I’m definitely going to order the falafel instead of meat. :)

Been here over 10 times now, and each time it’s been great. I’m a creature of habit, always order the same thing, chicken kabob and rice!!! With 2 pita breads. I’ve been to other places just like this, and enjoy them all, but this place is the best. Food is great, they will replace one item with another if you don’t like it, the pita bread is made fresh to order, always great, the chicken kabob have nice pieces of red pepper one/​or onion between each piece of meat, plus a very tasty mushroom at the end of each kabob. The rice, wow, I love rice, but there rice is the best I’ve ever had at any place like this. Get extra instead of hummus if you don’t like hummus, if you do like hummus, than ask for extra rice, you won’t be sorry. I don’t care for hummus myself, but a few of my friends do, and they tell me it’s the best they’ve tasted from places like this.
All in all, I have nothing negative to say about anything here. Service is great, food is great, they try and succeed to accommodate certain requests, and there prices are low. What more can you ask for. Check it out, you shouldn’t be sorry!!!

I am so sad Yalla’s is no longer with us. Please re-​open next door to me so I never have to cry again.
The first Mediterranean restaurant I’ve tried that bakes their own pita bread (in house)!!! That was a nice surprise. I was getting tired of store bought pita bread that I could go purchase myself. Delicious warm, fresh pita bread is heaven. I had the falafel wrap consisting of fluffy yet crispy abundant falafels, a nice assortment of veggies, in a perfect pita bread pocket. Can’t beat it for $ 4.99. Also had a beef shawarma plate which was enough to feed two hungry people. I would recommend the Fatoush salad as well. I’m not sure what the dressing was but ¹⁰⁄₁₀.
Audi, like the car!, had the utmost spectacular customer service. She was knowledgable with our questions and made our party feel very welcome during our entire stay. I will definitely be back, with a bigger crowd next time, so I can help them taste a little bit of goodness on a plate. In the mean time, dreaming of Yalla’s falafels.

My recent visit to Yalla has me seriously questioning their negative Unilocal reviews. My group was warmly welcomed the moment we stepped into the restaurant, and the excellent service just continued from there. Our server, Audi, was very attentive and helpful. As far I could tell, everybody else who walked in to place orders received the same fast, friendly service from her.
We ordered a gyro, falafel, beef shawarma plate, and fatoush salad. There wasn’t an item that we were disappointed with! Despite that, the best thing I ate here was definitely their complimentary pita bread, which is made in house and served with za’atar and olive oil as dipping sauce! We finished the basket in about thirty seconds, and Audi offered us another one. After using the Groupon we purchased, our entire meal only set us back about $ 20, and we still had leftovers.
Also, Yalla is only about half a mile away from Stephano’s, but I’m so glad we decided to come here instead. The quality of the food at Yalla’s is so much better than the store bought stuff that Stephano’s serves.

I just finished a delicious falafel plate ($ 8.50) and a side of veggie grape leaves ($ 2.00) and had a great experience. The Falafel was fresh, crispy, and flavorful. I loved the tahini sauce, it wa a wonderful flavor. The plate comes with hummus, cucumbers, tomatoes, and pickled turnips (!!!). The veggie grape leaves were also very good and are handmade in the restaurant. This was a great meal for a hungry vegan.
The best part is that the pita is fresh and delicious. As soon as I sat down, the server, Audi, popped one in the oven and it was served hot with za’atar and olive oil. As I was sitting and eating, they were baking fresh pita and I could watch them pull the puffed up fresh pita from the oven.
The service was quick and Audi was extremely nice and helpful. I was the only person there at 1:30 on a Tuesday so I am not sure if it is the same when it is packed. I will be back again to try the falafel wrap, it sounds awesome and is only $ 4.99.
I would highly recommend this place.

Delicious food. Maybe even an addiction. Have you had the Greek salad? That salad dressing is to die for. It has definitely changed over the months and in a great way! Seating is so much more comfortable and service at the table is quite nice.
The pita bread is made in-​house, as well as everything else!
If you want delicious food, this is the place.

I have to say I did review the reviews of this place as I was waiting so I was biased but they did do a good job.
I had lunch with my family here because I wanted falafel. I have to say that the falafel wasn’t that good. It tasted too fine as if made from a powder. If that is not the case then I was a bit disappointed that they might have over ground the mix. It was good but not anything I’d return for.
I did how ever like their fresh pita bread. It was perfect with my falafel platter which came with some pickled veggies.
They serve hummus on the side which was a little runny for my taste.
The fresh pita and hummus were a good combo but both were slightly bland. I wouldn’t always necessarily say it was a bad thing but to have something not so salty but some flavor was missing.
My niece had a kids meal which wasn’t anything special. My aunt had a chicken wrap that was good.
Overall I would return to try some other stuff. Service was good. The young gentlemen was polite and also brought out a pita bread refill. Prices were also good.