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| - I've ordered Kabob Grill from Eat24Hours.com a few times on Sundays when I was feeling exceptionally lazy (if laziness was an Olympic event, on any given Sunday I'd be the Usain Bolt of it). I love that it provides a delivery option in my area that isn't pizza or chinese/thai, though I have mad love for both of those options. Respect due to pizza hut. Anyway, the thought of hot and fresh gyro meat and falafel balls being delivered to my doorstep as I sit on my bed unshowered watching reruns of No Reservations sends me into euphoria.
On this day I had a $5 off coupon emailed to me from Eat24Hours which made it all even more appealing, and I ordered some falafel appetizers, a gyro salad, and chicken soltani, which consists of a chicken kabob along with a piece of kabob koobideh, which is a skewered minced meat kabob, all on top of a heaping of basmati rice. Delivery was estimated to happen between 45 and 60 minutes, and I was happy when a delivery driver from Kabob Grill rang my doorbell 30 minutes later. The first item I tried was the falafel. I found it to be a nice version of one of my favorite foods, though texture-wise it was a little different than I'm used to as I could still make out little pieces of chopped up carrots within the fried outer shell. It wasn't off-putting in the least, but I do slightly prefer a uniform texture throughout that I'm used to. Next I tried the Gyro Salad, and while the gyro meat was plentiful and tasty, I was a little disappointed that there was no feta cheese. Now I must say the menu doesn't mention feta so there shouldn't be any expectation of feta from me in that sense... no, I take it back, I WANT FETA! The veggies seemed fresh and crisp and overall I was pleased otherwise. Lastly to the Chicken Soltani. The pieces of chicken skewer were large, moist and flavorful, which is about all you can ask for from chicken in my opinion. The koobideh kabob also had a great flavor to it, and I enjoyed stuffing a piece of pita with rice and one meat or the other and some veggies. This actually brings me to my biggest disappointment of the entire order (feta notwithstanding). There were only 2 pieces of pita provided with this meal! I don't mean two large pieces either, I'm talking two small triangles that would normally last 20 seconds in any given mediterranean restaurant I might dine in. Instead I found myself rationing them out like I was stranded on a desert island. Maybe I'm used to being spoiled with Pita from Hedary's, but I felt like there should be some extra considering the amount of food ordered.
When it's all said and done, I can highly recommend Kabob Grill to satisfy your delivery (and probably take out/dine-in) cravings, though you might want to have some feta in the fridge and order an extra side of pitas to make yours a 5 star experience.
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