The Good — sides dishes were all good. Salad, hummus, taboule. The Bad– main courses. Falafel was extraordinarily salty. Worse was my wife’s chicken kabob. Dry, old, absurdly salty. All I can guess is they grilled up a batch at 630PM and we got it after sitting around for an hour. Absolute blech!!! The Ugly– something in the cilantro — habanero hummus gave my wife an allergic reaction in her mouth(!!!). I’ve never, ever seen her have any manner of food allergy. Almost as bad– in the middle of the night the falafel dinner gave me the most horrific gas. Not making any of this up. Survey says — place needs a visit from the health department. To the man who owns this establishment — take a good, hard HONEST look at your menu and food, No establishment that prides what it serves should ever dish up a chicken kabob like what my wife got. Nor would any of the great falafel shops from«the old country» ever serve serve such. Don’t bother with your continual apologies i see with your other 1 star reviews. There is no excuse for bad food.
Samantha z.
Tu valoración: 5 Rosemead, CA
The menu here is extensive, so many choices to choose from. I’m giving 5 stars based on the hummus and awesome baklava. I ordered the pastrami, the beef lule plate and the bbq chopped salad. Everything was really good especially the beef lule which was super tender and not dry, love the fact that they gave you a side of the garlic paste sauce which is amazing for all the garlic lovers, and not to mention I love the hummus and tasted fresh. Next, time I’ll try the different flavors of hummus, but can’t go wrong with the traditional. Also, the baklava was very good according to my mom who Is a baklava fan lol.
Emily R.
Tu valoración: 4 Los Angeles, CA
Z’s Crazy Good is crazily pretty darn good. The menu is crazy extensive. Price is crazy reasonable. If you work in the area, you’d be crazy not to stop by for breakfast/lunch.
Christine Q.
Tu valoración: 4 Rosemead, CA
Came here for breakfast but missed it by a few minutes(ends at 11am) Choosing from the lunch menu was pretty difficult because they offer a wide range of selection– from sandwiches, burgers, Mediterranean plates, salad, hotdog, etc. I ended up getting a falafel sandwich which was super flavorful and packed with falafel. Their seasoned fries are probably the best wedges I’ve ever had. Pretty decent place.
Cat W.
Tu valoración: 2 Los Angeles, CA
I had high hopes for this place seeing the glowing reviews. As soon as I walked in I was disappointed; it was 10AM on a Saturday, yet it was as dark as if I was walking into a nightclub, and it was half-full of customers with numbers on their tables, showing that everyone was waiting. That should have been an indicator. However, we went ahead and ordered. I ordered a dish and asked for no cilantro and the employee said there was no cilantro, so I said«oh it says on the menu. but ok good!» And then she opens up a paper menu and says«oh yeah there is. Do you want it?» Then she says there are no potatoes in one of the hash bowls my mom ordered but lo and behold there were potatoes when it came out. We waited maybe 25 mins and meanwhile I heard 2 other tables who were there when we arrived complain to the waitresses about the wait. When the food came out, it was fine. Exactly what I ordered – scrambled eggs, potatoes, sour cream, avocado, and tortilla strips. Maybe some salt and pepper but otherwise, nothing special, hardly any flavor. My mom’s was also just potatoes(yes they were there) with scrambled eggs and veggies thrown on. The waffle she ordered actually looked nice, but was both soggy snd undercooked. So not worth the wait and I definitely will not be back.
Reidun S.
Tu valoración: 4 Los Angeles, CA
Mannnn I work just a few blocks away and it is just too easy to order this! The prices are average and what you’d expect for quick-serve like this — however the portions are huge! Which is an A+ in my book. I have a big appetite so I’m able to finish it in one sitting. I really appreciate the variety available for vegetarians and vegans like myself. I’m a huge fan of the Zorba wrap. I usually have a custom note for each order and it’s never been missed! But this wrap — seriously — I was expecting something dainty and let’s just say it thinks it’s a big-chain burrito! Worth it. I’ve also had the breakfast bowl and it was a perfect start to my day. When I’m hungry but don’t want something huge I just stop in and pick up some hummus. I have to hand it to you, even though the chipotle flavor is my favorite, major hats off to you for getting me to like something with cilantro in it! The habanero cilnatro hummus is great. I’m one of those people who tastes cilantro like soapy water and this is a perfect balance. The only things I’ve had that I wasn’t floored with were the sweet potato fries and the pita chips. I ordered the sweet potato fries once, but delayed the order for a later pickup. It was clear when I picked it up that the fries had been packed right as the order came in even though my pickup wasn’t schedule for another hour or so, so they were soggy and cold. I also like the pita chips — it’s obvious that they’re homemade — but sometimes it tastes like they were prepared in oil that is either a bit stale or used to fry fish. The chips themselves are fresh, it’s just the oil on them tastes odd sometimes. Eating out a lot is expensive(eep!) but my couple stops a week here is totally justified. The staff is great and super nice and attentive. I’m happy to bring my business to a place that knows how to keep its facilities clean, the food good(with great value), and the staff happy. While I like seeing the sample plates, it does feel weird to have to reach over them when I’m ordering or picking up. It’s probably a good thing the delivery threshold is $ 40(!!) because then I’d have it for dinner too. Hoo boy.
Mark E.
Tu valoración: 4 Whittier, CA
So I’ve been back a couple of times and I think for my first time I was just a bit picky. Here’s the update: The Patty Melt: perfection! From the meat being cooked the way I asked to the onions and grilled sourdough to the overwhelming amount of fries. The Pastrami Quesadilla: This has to be an original idea. It’s delicious. The pastrami was tender, tasty, and it comes with mustard and pickles. The bottom piece of the quesadilla was a bit greasy but it didn’t stop me from devouring it. My friend calls this place the«million menu item» place. It’s true — when we can’t decide what to eat we go here because there is such a fantastic selection. I’m definitely a fan! Here’s a hint: get there early, it tends to get busy just after noon.
Alex V.
Tu valoración: 5 Los Angeles, CA
5 stars for the pet monkey. I would’ve posted our food but my partner and I devoured it. Good thing I posted this one before she made this one disappear. This is the only pet monkey we have had and we would like another one soon. I’d also like a real one. A small one. This desert tho… RECOMMEND!
Alan N.
Tu valoración: 2 Alhambra, CA
My experience here wasn’t that great. I’ve always worked in the food industry. I know that there are rules that the company have for us and we have to follow them. Sometimes we take the extra effort to do service that we don’t even provide like running after someone who left their wallet or something. Here however, it wasn’t the case. I have a groupon that says that I must purchase over 27 dollars worth of food. And when I used it, they told me that I could only have the food«for here». Okay fine, I get it, I’ll pay the extra tax and reach to my minimum of 27 dollars faster which is a win-win for you. They told me that I couldn’t have it «to go» because it was against their policy(?). All I ask is that I’d rather have you put the food straight into the box and not on the plate. I asked about it a couple of times and I’ll even eat it from the box there if I had to. They literally just watched me immediately box up everything as I receive them, like one by one. Feels humiliating in a sense and also the food looks more messy after I’ve moved them. The portion of the food is very little and it can get really costly. I had the heart attack burger, onion rings, the chili cheese fries, and a large coke. The burger felt simple with some pastrami. Nothing too special about it. The onion rings are okay and basic, it’s probably like the ones you could buy at a supermarket and just fry a couple and sell them for like 5 bucks. The chili cheese with seasoned fries are probably the best thing of the 3, because each potato wedge can be really flavorful and soft, even without the chili cheese fries. It tastes pretty good. Other than that, I still felt like it was overpriced. All those food and a drink is the value of 30 dollars? I’m taking about two burgers, onion rings, chili fries and a drink. Ugh. Probably not coming back.
Shirley K.
Tu valoración: 3 Monterey Park, CA
I came in on a Tuesday afternoon for some lunch with my mother and we enjoyed our experience here. The place is quite clean and they had a lot of sample plates displayed in front of their counter. There was no clear line or really a place to grab a menu so I had to wait for the customer in front of me to finish looking at the menu in his hands before I could grab it. It would’ve been nice if they had turned on their rows of display boards and electronically display their menus, but it wasn’t too big of a deal since there wasn’t a huge lunch crowd. We ordered a Chicken Kabob Plate and Carne Asada Nachos. I really enjoyed the Chicken Kabob Plate because the chicken was quite tender and juicy. Their hummus was also delicious too! I will definitely order it again if I ever came back for a visit. The Carne Asada Nachos were alright. I felt that they did not really have a good balance of ingredients. I was mostly eating chips and beef and yearned for some more salsa, cheese, and beans to balance out the flavor. All in all, I found this place to be quite neat. They have a huge selection of different types of food, the resturant is kept clean, and the food is enjoyable.
Jonette M.
Tu valoración: 5 Los Angeles, CA
Happen to come across a Groupon and found this place to be AMAZING! Chicken kabob was very juicy and very favorable and along with the chicken teriyaki. Excellent service to excellent food!! We will definitely be returning soon.
Elizabeth C.
Tu valoración: 5 Los Angeles, CA
My husband and I love coming for the chicken kebob plates. Always a wait when you order the chicken kebob but so worth it. A lot of food for a great price that usually for me it’s enough for two meals. Today though I wanted to try something different and got the pastrami chili cheese fries. It comes with fries, chili, cheese, pastrami, pickles and mustard. Not a fan of the pickles or mustard but would order them again without that. Today I ordered over the phone and in my order I asked for seasoned fries for my son. When my husband got home they weren’t in the bag. I called and they were apologetic that they told me they would credit me them for a future visit. Always great service and friendly employee’s.
Christine W.
Tu valoración: 4 Irvine, CA
This place is pretty impressive– they do either a decent or pretty good job on most of their food here and they have such a huge menu and wide variety! The portions are ginormous and it’s very reasonably priced :) My favorite plate is probably the chicken kabob plate. It comes with plenty of chicken, a mountain of rice, some cucumber tomato salsa/salad, grilled pepper and tomato, and your choice of hummus! The cilantro habanero is pretty flavorful. The sweet potato fries always make for a good side order to share and the super nachos always satisfy my craving for something fatty, salty, and delicious :) They have an online menu that you can order off of too but it won’t let you order once it’s 30 minutes to their closing so you’ll have to call in after that point.
Fan H.
Tu valoración: 4 Brea, CA
Slave girl and I were at the Chevrolet dealership and we overheard the employees were going to Z’s Crazy Good for lunch. We thought if it was good for them, it would be good for us. The parking was easy and convenient. The inside was pretty cozy and welcoming. The menu was HUGE! Props to the kitchen staff who was able to make all those stuff on the menu. We let the lady at the counter knew it was our first time and she suggested three items from that huge menu right away. We got heart attack burger, asada fries, fried egg with tortilla, and a side of chicken breast. The food was tasty and greasy, but good kind of greasy, especially that heart attack burger… Nom. The sauce bar was cool and any place that had pickled carrots are alright with me. I gotta say I enjoyed the food and service was decent. I would go back for sure.
Tracy T.
Tu valoración: 4 Los Angeles, CA
I came to eat at this place twice and the décor here is pretty random and funny! They have these giant pictures of some celebrities on the top left side of the bright colored walls inside the restaurant which was random because it makes it look like a weird fun house, lol! You just have to see it to know what I’m talking about. The food here is pretty good. I had the hummus trio. My favorite was the regular hummus and the cilantro hummus, they were both really good! They have a very big menu with all kinds of food to choose from. I do recommend trying this place out.
John H.
Tu valoración: 5 Alhambra, CA
This place is really good. They have a variety of food to choose from. There Loco nachos are delicious! I like that you can phone in your order and the place is very clean and inviting inside.
Nancy T.
Tu valoración: 4 Los Angeles, CA
This review is just for the Mediterranean food. I did not try the Mexican and American food here. Chicken and beef kabob plate was good. I have had better but their portion was great for leftovers the next day. The hummus was good but the green hummus which is habanero chile was not spicy at all(wish it was). The meats were a bit salty so the pita bread and cucumber salad that it came with was a nice balance. We had a $ 15 off deal if we spend $ 30, totally worth it. I had one appetizer that was the cheese nachos. It was very cheesy, too much cheese. Instead of nachos, it came to us as waffle fries. I would not order that again. Just FYI, waffle fries were good but it got soggy after the cheese drenched everything.
Alice H.
Tu valoración: 4 Alhambra, CA
I Drive by this place after work and finally decided to stop by for lunch with my husband. We ordered the heart attack burger and the kebab combo. My husband was expecting more of the burger, it was a burger with pastrami but I loved my kebab combo, it came with rice, cucumber salad, cilantro jalapeño hummus, garlic butter, pita bread, lule(ground beef skewer) and chicken. Their menu is huge! American breakfasts, Mexican entrees and Mediterranean as well. Prices were fair too! Will return!
Juan F.
Tu valoración: 4 Monterey Park, CA
Mexican? American? Burgers? Pizza? Mediterranean? Not sure what this place focuses on as they serve all the above and more. That being said, I am not complaining. I came here with my brother starving. We had a coupon($ 15 but gotta spend $ 30) so we ordered a bunch of food. Hummus Sampler: 3 different types of hummus. The obvious difference at first glance was the color — Green, Red, and your standard Yellowish hummus. The taste is also very different. Salty, smooth and rich. The pita chips were really tasty as well. Chicken Kabob: This is probably the BEST Chicken Kabob I’ve ever tried and I would’ve never guessed it would have been at this establishment. The chicken breast Kabob was juicy, moist, flavorful and super tender. I cannot say enough good things about this dish. The rice was semi-Mexican and it also came with pico de gallo, hummus and flat bread. Definitely recommend. Burrito: Huge and flavorful but nothing outstanding that wow’ed me. 4 Soft Tacos: Meat was kinda dry, but it was pretty solid. Mocha Mouse Cake: Really good. I loved their Oreo crust. The owner(I think) came out and gave us a free sample of chips and their home-made salsa which was pretty good — but not spicy. Crazy good? Nah, but pretty good food. Surprised that a restaurant serving so much variety can keep the food quality and taste so good.
Mia L.
Tu valoración: 4 San Diego, CA
5:2 First thing is I just laughed as I walked to the front entrance I was thinking this place got balls. It better be crazy good for it to be named that way. I was craving Mediterranean and surprised that this place has a huge menu with mexican food and burgers and stuff. First thing I noticed when I walked in are the high seats and the regular seats. Cool. Next I noticed that there are TVs that’s another plus. As we walk to the front register, the lady there was nice and she explained a bit about their menu. We end up ordering beef kabob and the chicken kabob. Kabob plates. It was a lot of food. The plus side to this was they gave you a choice of hummus. That was awesome. We got a spicy hummus, and I got the eggplant one. I believe. LOL I’m kind of forgetting. Anyhow I enjoyed that that they had different hummus choices. YAY! Everything was super good. I can’t believe that their chicken kabob was cooked perfectly without it being dry and the beef was just the same. I definitely didn’t expect too much and really was surprised that their kabobs were so good. Oh yeah and they have garlic spread here, how awesome is that? Oh gosh, I want some now. YUMMY!