Chutzpah Kitchen

Maplewood, NJ · Israeli restaurant

Rating
4.1/5
★★★★☆ 4.1
Reviews
20
Rank in Maplewood
#46
of 71 restaurants
City Percentile
33%
rating percentile
Address
Chutzpah Kitchen, 175 Maplewood Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040
Phone
(973) 761-0600
Website
www.chutzpahkitchen.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11:30 AM Sat

Chutzpah Kitchen is a restaurant located in Maplewood, NJ. It is one of 71 restaurants listed in Maplewood. Its 4.1-star rating is slightly below the Maplewood city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday11 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Olha Dumych · Nov 2025

Just like other people mentioned - their portions are getting skimpy. This is the photo from 2023 of how their food used to look like, now the kufta patties are about 60% smaller and dry as hell because it's impossible to cook a good patty in such a tiny size. The same goes for chicken. I didn't take a picture of their recent portions because there wasn't much of it. I understand that everything has gotten more expensive, but if they named a fair price for their services and delivered the same quality I would have accepted this. But now, receiving much less of what it used to be for a higher price feels like cheating, so I'm not returning.

★★★★★ 5.0 Mikael Lacruz · Nov 2025

The hummus chicken shawarma was absolutely amazing. The chicken was so well seasoned it made for an amazing combination with the hummus base that had actual chickpeas for a pleasant add of texture. Topped with amazing pickled mango sauce and lemongrass that adds the perfect zest to the dish I left beyond impressed. On top of that they had the perfect pita in texture and taste it was the best lunch I’ve had all week. I will be back again without a doubt!

★★★★★ 5.0 Taylor Weldon · Jan 2026

We’ve always heard great things about this spot and finally got around to trying it. Absolutely delicious food (some of the best babaganoush I’ve had!) and incredible customer service. They made a mistake on my order but quickly rectified it and went above and beyond to apologize for the error. This is definitely going on our “go to” list!

★★★☆☆ 3.0 D · Feb 2024

Editing this review. Your employees at the counter seriously need customer service training. I arrived at 12:30pm, there was a single (as in ONE) customer in the store and your employee tells me “it’s going to be at least a 20 minute wait for food, i have online orders to do and customers already here” (1). You prioritize four online orders over a customer standing right in front of you? It doesn’t and shouldn’t take 20 minutes to make a falafel sandwich. This came from him after he made me stand there waiting for a minute while he packaged sauce in containers as I stood right in front of him waiting for him to assist me. Yesterday I came with a friend and waited 10 minutes with her as the inefficient employees couldn’t move the person in front of us along. We wound up leaving yesterday

★★★★★ 5.0 Andrew Abi-Mansour · Jul 2023

Excellent Middle Eastern food served here. You really can't go wrong with anything, be it a sandwich or a bowl; whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or meat lover. However, the service can be a bit faster.

Services

Israeli restaurantTakeout RestaurantMiddle Eastern restaurantRestaurant

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