ISTANBUL GRILL METAIRIE

Nice place and great welcoming service. We were served complimentary fire roasted bread and two small sauces. We ordered the sampler appetizer that had an assortment of things like hummus, babganoush, dolmas and other items that required dipping of their fire roasted bread into…. Now get this, we used our leftover complimentary bread for the $25 appetizer, when we ran out and asked for more…. We found out later we were charged $2.50 for it! Not cool. We also order the beef and lamb gyro platter with two salads. The salads had very little dressing. The beef and lamb mixture cut from a vertical rotisserie tasted funny…. Not like your typical lamb gyro. It was $24, overpriced in my opinion. The place is quaint, and culturally decorated with items for sale. I doubt I will go back.

Cozy place at Veterans. Area is decent with plenty of seats. Clean and tidy. Service is fast and food is presented freshly in great way. They have scrumptious out of their oven bread with few dips aside. We tried all types of grill and all were so good. We chatted with the chef and he was kind and funny. Prices are very reasonable. Will be back.

Went there because I miss Istanbul this time of year. As someone who’s lived and dined in Istanbul for half a decade in many different restaurants of different locations and price points, I must say, this restaurant exceeded my expectations. The food was better than the food we had in Istanbul. The atmosphere was nice, friendly staff and the decor is good. I should also make an honorary mention of the bidet they recently installed,lol. Good to know they didn’t Americanize on that. Went there twice, inshallah will go there again. The staff and owner seemed polite and welcoming. Didn’t feel any pressure for accompanying my kid.

Highly recommended by some friends. And I'm happy to say we are still friends. Very good food. Beef & Lamb Adana Kebab had an incredible taste. Also had a taste of their Pide (pizza)with Lamb. Now thats some good stuff. For dessert, I had the Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake. First off, it's not what you would call Cheesecake. But what it is is freaking delicious! Can't wait to try they again.

Tucked into a strip mall on Veterans is yet another Mediterranean place. There are a bunch of them in the area. This one is nicely decorated and cozy. And the menu is definitely different from your typical Mediterranean Fair. I think the prices are a little bit high but that could just be nowadays it seems like it's hard for anybody to get something to eat for under $30 which is just difficult sometimes when you just want a quick bite I found the food to be good quality but the flavors were somewhat Bland. I think things could be spiced up a little bit more. The service was a little on the slow side but otherwise this is not a bad place