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| - This is an update to my former review - and long overdue. My initial review was on 2/2/2015 following our first visit to ZK Grill (also known as Zaytoon Kabob Bistro) and I only gave it 2-stars, not because the food was bad but the place was really dirty.
Several weeks following my review I received a direct email from their management through Yelp with a very generous offer for us to return and give them another try. They explained that during that time period they were in the process of remodeling their entire restaurant, with the work taking place during the evenings, but still trying to stay open during business hours. While it was a gracious offer, and one that showed a lot of class - not only in the offer but what was said in the email - my wife still wasn't enthusiastic about returning. But we did several months later.
When we walked in it didn't look like the same place. It was still in the same strip mall, but it had undergone a "significant" remodel. I've included several photos so you can see for yourself. Compare these photos to all the previous photos posted on Yelp (not only their location, but their food). It was a slightly different layout, but with new floors, tables, counter, menu display, and now food was served on white plates with silverware, no more plastic stuff. We still ordered from the counter and our food was delivered to us after we sat down.
The food, while good during our first visit, was even better. I've been back at least a dozen times since, occasionally I took photos when I remembered to take my camera. While we've tried "most" of their offerings, we've never tried any of their desserts because their portions are so large we can never finish them. I've never gotten through more than half of any of their plates; always taking the rest home. [Note: Their Combination Platter is excellent.]
Despite good food and the remodel, what my wife and I have constantly been impressed with is their service. They usually only have one person working the counter, who also delivers the food to the tables and walks around to help customers, but they are all very good. We particularly like three of the young lady's that work there, all three are sisters.
I am very appreciative to their management for making such a generous offer. We've eaten at much higher scale places that haven't shown this amount of class. As a result of this offer, and our experience, ZK Grill has become one of our "go-to" places, which is good for us because it's located very close to where we live.
I won't go into describing the various menu offerings we've had; I'll let the photos do the talking.
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