Al Tannour

Al Tannour in Anaheim, CA is an authentic Iraqi spot tucked away in a quiet strip mall, but don’t let the unassuming location fool you — this place delivers big flavors. I came here for lunch and ordered the Feast for Two, which turned out to be a generous and flavorful spread. The freshly baked bread is a highlight on its own — soft, warm, and perfect for scooping up the tender, well-seasoned kebabs and skewers that were grilled to perfection. The meat was juicy and full of smoky flavor, clearly made with care. The staff were incredibly friendly and attentive, adding to the welcoming and relaxed vibe. The restaurant was clean, with well-maintained restrooms, and parking was easy and free, which is always a plus in Southern California. Overall, Al Tannour impressed on every level — food, service, and atmosphere. It’s the kind of place you discover once and instantly know you’ll be back.

Clean cozy sit down restaurant with some nice decorations. Very friendly staff. I ordered a dish that I didn't know what it was but she explained it to me. I received a small Arabic salad first and then my meal, everything was really good even though it was new to me. I also ordered a large hummus which came with a fresh giant round bread called Iraqi bread which was kind of like pita bread, everything was really good. They have a good amount of options for different dishes to get. Can't wait to go back!

While in the area, we chose to revisit this establishment—one I had dined at several years prior. Given the passage of time, I arrived with a neutral palate and no particular expectations. We entered around 3:30 PM, during a lull in service when the restaurant was entirely empty, offering a quiet and undistracted setting to assess the experience. We opted for the “Feast for Two,” supplemented with the Quzi lamb over rice. The feast is accompanied by a generous portion of hummus and freshly baked Iraqi bread, which was delivered to the table piping hot and delightfully crisp around the edges. This bread was, without exaggeration, exceptional—aromatic, texturally perfect, and the ideal vehicle for the hummus. Speaking of the hummus, it was a standout element of the meal. It boasted a velvety, smooth consistency with a refined balance of tahini, lemon, and garlic—a testament to both technique and ingredient quality. Among the grilled items, the beef kabob was particularly well-executed: tender, juicy, and deeply seasoned, with a satisfying char from the grill. Unfortunately, the poultry offerings were less impressive. Both the chicken tikka and chicken kabob lacked the succulence and depth of flavor one would hope for. They exhibited a texture and taste that suggested they may have been previously frozen, detracting from the overall composition of the platter. In contrast, the Quzi lamb was a return to form—fall-apart tender, richly seasoned, and served over a bed of fragrant rice that absorbed the meat’s juices beautifully. This dish, traditionally a cornerstone of Iraqi cuisine, was done justice here. The accompanying fasolia (white beans in tomato broth) was superb—comforting, well-seasoned, and executed with finesse. One minor misstep: we received an additional bowl of bamya (okra stew), which we had not ordered, and were subsequently charged for it. While the error was small, it speaks to an oversight in service that could be easily remedied. That said, the staff—particularly the women attending the front of house—were warm, gracious, and attentive, contributing to an overall welcoming atmosphere. In summary, while a few inconsistencies were present, the highlights—namely the bread, hummus, beef kabob, and Quzi—demonstrated authentic craftsmanship and depth of flavor. With some refinement, particularly in the poultry offerings and billing attentiveness, this establishment has the potential to fully realize its culinary promise.

Food is great, place is clean, staff and owner is friendly. The lamb has a little bit of after taste but it’s alright. Chicken and beef kabob was awesome tasting. My dad loves coming back here because it reminds him of the taste of Saudi Arabia. They also serve a bunch of other things too. Recommend this place, a hidden gem. Accessible to disabled as well.

Affordable Middle Eastern food that is delicious and tasty. They grill / cook everything you order. The portions are very generous too. They give you a humongous bread with hummus while you wait for your food. They make it from scratch so you will have it to your table straight from the traditional oval type of oven. Complimentary Salad is served too.Drinks are self serve. You get what you want in the fridge near the counter. Owner and the servers are friendly. Plenty of Parking too. Been going here for years and will continue to go back for kabob cravings.

My visit took place on a weekday around 3 PM. First time there. I read good reviews about it & wanted to taste it for myself. We ordered kabob plate & maskhouf fish plate. Both are made in the Iraqi style. The food was extremely tasty & exceeded my expectations to be honest. So authentic & carries very similar taste to the Iraqi restaurants I've visited outside the U.S. The ambience is really nice with Iraqi wall pictures & decoration all over the place. I highly recommend this place

This place has some good reviews and is close to where I live. Decided to try it and was surprised on how good it is. I read several reviews of people getting there near closing and turned away. So I made sure I got there around 7pm where it was early enough to be seated. I ordered the 3 people platter and the babaghanoush. That was plenty of food for myself and 2 other adults. We actually ended up taking at least a full meal home. The nan bread was the size of a large pizza, which was freshly made and had a great flavor. The kabobs were great. I really liked the building of my own meal. My daughter doesn't care for hummus but she tried this hummus and fell in love with it. Needless to say everyone in our party enjoyed the food. I read the negative reviews and a few mentioned the lady with the black hair and how they didn't care for her. I can only assume she was the lady who waited on us and all I can say is the attitude you as a customer present will be what you receive. They were extremely busy the night we went. I had a view of the kitchen and the entire grill was packed with meat cooking. I could tell she was stressed but let her know we were in no hurry. She smiled and thanked us for our patience. She is a very nice lady and all I can say is I would recommend and eat here again. By the way our food was served to us in a very timely manner even with the amount of orders that were coming in online.

If you are looking for an authentic hole in the wall, this is a perfect stop. I'm giving 4 stars because they didn't have anything for vegetarians and chicken kabob was dry. Other than that, everything was amazing. We got feast for 3 that included ground beef and 2 chicken kabobs (ground and cubes). Ground chicken kabob was one of the best I've had. It was juicy and filled with good favor. The owner himself recommend their baked fish plate which was top notch. For fish lovers, it's a must try. Their pita bread is another hit. I didn't see, but it looked and tasted as they were fresh baked in tandoor clay oven. If I lived close by, I'd go just to get their pita bread. We also got Hummus and baba ghanoush. Hummus was creamy and tasty, slightly on a sour side. Baba ghanoush was just perfect. With fresh bread they serve, you can't beat the taste and quality. Their side salad can be improved. It had a lot of sumac, but was pretty bland. I'm looking forward to going back soon.

The best food delicious everything Love this restaurant and my daughter likes Yum restaurant , the salad my favorite and the fish Te bread

Lots of parking Homey vibes - very welcoming restaurant We ordered the feast for 2 which was delicious! Sooo much food for the price The flat bread was fresh and hot Hummus was smooth and yummy Skewers moist and flavorful I will definitely come back here again

Came here on Friday with coworkers at around 11:30 am for lunch. They had just opened so the place was empty. We got 2 orders of the feast for 4 which came with a side salad for each person and unlimited tandoori bread. Their bread is the best you can get from a Mediterranean spot, it has crispy bits while being doughy from the inside. It's best eaten while fresh so we dug in right away pairing it with their hummus. Hummus was ok. The meat was seasoned and flavorful but a bit more on the dry side. I asked for some toum (garlic sauce) and that paired nicely with the chicken. The salad also complimented the bbq and brought the flavors together. I would say the bread is worth coming here to try. The food wasn't bad either, but I've had better. They need to have some music playing in the background to eliminate the awkward silence as it was super quiet inside while our party was eating. 8/10

Al Tannour's Hummus and fresh bread is level one thousand. Staff members are very kind and approachable.

This place is so good. Now we don't have to drive to Irvine/Lakeforest for some good Mediterranean food. The bread is amazing and with sumac and tea and on the table you know this place is legit. The meal for two is good portion. The staff is friendly and welcoming. Will be a returning quite often.

Short staffed like any other Middle Eastern restaurant, food quality is way below average. Chicken was dry and seems like it was baked in a conventional oven. People only give good reviews to support the community, and that's why MENA restaurant owners get too comfortable.

My family and I visited Al Tannour for Iftar during Ramadan because we heard some great things about it. The hype lived up to its name! I was actually surprised there weren't more people because at $30 a person for the buffett, and the selection that was provided to us (on top of the wonderful and beautiful service), we were blown away by our entire experience! The staff and amoo were so gracious and kind! If you're looking for an Iftar outing with family, or any day - highly recommend this beautiful cute restaurant. The decor and ambience made us feel at home, here's a pic of what we had!

Food was delicious especially the fish and fresh Iraqi bread. The place was busy for Father's Day dinner so I think this has its little impact on the service level but we received a good service overall. Thank. The place is clean and I like the wide tables and the chairs were pretty comfortable.

My wife and I go here all the time. We love their fish and chicken!! Their salad, humus & bread is good too!! Service is great! The ambiance makes the food even more authentic. I recommend this place to all my friends and family.

I had a lunch there today with a friend and to be honest with you I enjoyed the fish (Masgoof) and beef kebab they were more than delicious which made me to order second round. Nice service and clean environment. I wish I was closer to them so I can visit them more often. I live an hour away from them. For sure I'll visit them again.

Their amazing!!! So friendly , and the food is very good and reasonable! Some of the best kebobs I've had!!!

Wow. The food was very flavorful, and the hype about the bread is REAL! I underestimated the portion here... We ordered the Tashreeb, kebab, tekka, and hummus. Be aware that the tashreeb comes with A LOT of bread, so come with a big appetite. The kebab was super flavorful, a little bit salty for my personal taste. Updated::: Husband and I order the feast for 4 for the two of us so that we can have more for later because it's THAT GOOD. It comes with chicken and beef kebab and tekka, hummus, bread, and a salad. So so good. And the staff are so friendly, the patrons are friendlier. Def a spot to go eat good food.

First time trying this Restaurant one of the best foods I've ever eaten so far. The bread is to die for.

I wasn't sure what to expect from the unassuming frontage of the restaurant. It turns out the food was outstanding!!!! We ordered the lamb shank, the Iraqi grilled fish, stuffed grape leaves, baba ganoush and okra. The star of meal was the freshly baked bread served warm out of the oven. The service was excellent. Can't wait to go back next time we're in the area.

Very good customer service friendly and good food.go for word good price clean God bless you

Really good food and nice service and very fare prices, me and my family like it very much and I highly recommend it

This place is a gem. I have been coming here for years and it never disappoints when it comes to taste. Today I placed my order for carry out over the phone. Unfortunately my bread was cold and I noticed it had been sitting out for a while. I would recommend providing it in the aluminum tin to keep it warm vs the plastic bag. Everything else was perfect! First time trying their baked fish and it was absolutely delicious!!! The service is friendly, restaurant is casual, ambiance was very easy going and family friendly.

It has excellent food and a fantastic owner. My wife and I go there often and introduce this restaurant to my extended family.

Excellent Feast for Two meal!! So much wonderful food all tastes delicious!!Bread is bomb!humus excellent!

exceptional food and service! The hummus and bread are homemade and the best I ever tasted! Shared the meal for two and it was all delicious.

Food tastes authentic and service is spot on. Perfect for quick lunch pickups. Will definitely be back with some coworkers

The fresh bread was amazing and the chicken kabob was tasty and flavorful and not dry. We will definitely be back again! The service was great!

We just came for the Hummus, garlic sauce and the bread...($8 or so) Two huge breads, and smalls on the sauces. Enough plus more for three ppl. Sooooooooo goood!!!!!

We came in close to when they were closing so we unfortunately were not able to order much of the menu items. I love that the entree I ordered was served with this delicious warm bread. The veggies and hummus were the perfect accompaniment to both the bread and the kabob that we ordered. Pretty tasty but I would need to come back to taste other menu items. I really wanted to taste the Mansaf and Musakhan. Definitely coming back for the authentic Iraqi experience.

Best gheimar in town, great fish. Nice people. Love this place. Very family friendly.

Delicious! Walk in, pick out a glass bottle drink, and choose where to sit. It's a small restaurant. The service & time you wait isn't the best, but the food is completely worth it.

My first time to an Iraqi place. Loved the service! Posted a few of their cultural heritage decor and of course! The food was very good.

Not good service Rude staff Prices are not clear from menu Extra charges Do not recommend

I don't usually leave a review. But this is one of the restaurant that I see in Yelp and have 4 start and make me questions Yelp in their rating. I don't want to write the whole story because I hate explaining every single detail but if you want to be disciplined by mom come to this restaurant and you will eat whatever they serve you and you will shut up and pay full amount for things you did not order or the food coming in late and not cooked or even if you ask for a drink they will tell " do you see the soda fridge? Go grab one". You supposed to give me a customer service not a hard time. Poor customer service,I have heard about the restaurant from a friend of mine long time ago who I can trust but it seems like this restaurant have a new ownership, and they are not doing great job in food & customer service. Easily, not going there or recommending this to anyone

The best bread and hummus!! Their chicken tekka and ground beef/chicken kabobs are delicious. Salad and salad dressing is so good. My absolute favorite place for Mediterranean food, I've moved to Los Angeles but will still drive out to Anaheim just for them. Such a gem of a place

I frequently visit al Tannour for their Kabob, tashreb and iraqi bread. Their servings are decent and priced reasonably. Service and atmosphere are okay. Highly recommend it

Massive portions, you get a lot of bang for your buck. First time trying the lamb chops ans they were really good

If you are looking for an authentic hole in the wall, this is a perfect stop. I'm giving 4 stars because they didn't have anything for vegetarians and chicken kabob was dry. Other than that, everything was amazing. We got feast for 3 that included ground beef and 2 chicken kabobs (ground and cubes). Ground chicken kabob was one of the best I've had. It was juicy and filled with good favor. The owner himself recommend their baked fish plate which was top notch. For fish lovers, it's a must try. Their pita bread is another hit. I didn't see, but it looked and tasted as they were fresh baked in tandoor clay oven. If I lived close by, I'd go just to get their pita bread. We also got Hummus and baba ghanoush. Hummus was creamy and tasty, slightly on a sour side. Baba ghanoush was just perfect. With fresh bread they serve, you can't beat the taste and quality. Their side salad can be improved. It had a lot of sumac, but was pretty bland. I'm looking forward to going back soon.

Came with my in laws to order the feast for four to go. They've been raving about this place and told me it's good so they treated us( my husband, brother in law and my kids) to this as a welcome back to Southern California. We waited about twenty minutes for the food after ordering. The feast for four is more like a feast for 6-8. I was definitely impressed and it was really good! I'd be more than happy to come back for that platter alone but will definitely try other things.

This is a hole in the wall place they bake fish is amazing. We always go there for that. We should try their other food but we end up ordering the same thing over and over again we get two of them with one bread and that's very filling

Decent food, good price, EXCELLENT garlic sauce got the family platter and it was A TON of food.

Couple times visited the restaurant, let's not talk about service because it's poor. Food is ok nothing special about it. And the restaurant is just average. Overall i would say go there only if you are super hungry

I dunno how this how this restaurant got a4 stars???!! Perhaps these reviews were prolly 5-7 yrs ago. I came into this plaza was for the Habibi's restaurant but then I wondering around & went to Teddys red tacos which another surprisingly discover. But that will be another yelp review. So I spent $60 worth of food, which were the beef kabob, chicken kabob (white meat version) & lamb kabob. Each item comes with bread & salad. But WTF am I suppose to eat the meat with??? THERE WERE NO SAUCE OR WHATEVER COMES With???!!!!! The meat were tough! Literally no seasoning but the only smell I got from were they've in charbroiled. I came during lunch time but seriously, it was dead! I should have trust my instinct & go to the Thai Restaurant next door, but I figured give it a try. I'll DEFINITELY WILL NOT BE BACK & spend this kind of money even my dog won't eat it. You'll get better food even at McDonald's or any fast food chain for 1/3 of the price.

Amazing food. Love the bread and over all customer service was great too. I would highly recommend going and trying their delicious food. I ordered Meal for 2 and it was more than enough food for two but I asked them for extra bread since it is Delis.

The food is absolutely amazing and conveniently located near me, but I would rather drive an hour away because of how horrible the service is. The lady was super disrespectful and rude nasty energy for no reason since I walked in would cut me off when speaking and then she got even more weird as I'm waiting for my food over 30 minutes a single plate which was ready I saw the cook walk out with it she completely disregards me waiting around and does other things and she still wasn't packaging it till I asked how much longer politely still despite her being so rude. This is a sad situation , if you know me you know I am so sweet and open I never gave her any reason to have that nasty attitude towards me. don't come here if you want your appetite killed by utterly rude people for no reason.

I've been coming to this place for a while simply because they bake their bread in the little Arabia and it's very delicious. Today I decided to give their famous Maskouf fish a try and I had no regrets. The crust of spices that was on the fish itself were soooo good. I could eat them alone without the white fish meat. The fish plate came with a small portion of salad as well which was ok. I wish that this restaurant makes more Iraqi dishes though.

Brilliant bread and baba ghanoush! Nothing to write home about decor-wise - but the food! Very yummy.

Bomb a$$ food. I mean, if you have not tried, stop what you're doing and go now. I always order the family style for 2 or 4, comes with this awesome bread that you dip in hummus that is freaking crack of the food world. People are nice. Food is outstanding but what sets them apart is my experience with them. A could of weeks ago I went in with tow good friends, kinda late and they were closed. Bummed after telling my friends how off the hook this palace was. We said our goodbyes. But, before we could leave he said. I'll take care of you. He lit up his stove took our family meal order and cooked for us fresh. The food was so good and I was blown away after this man took his time to feed 4-hunger men. I gave him a 100 tip and left. The owner ran out to the parking lot to tell me I made a mistake. I said "no mistake my friend, and thank you for the great service, great food and for caring enough to feed us." I go back often...

Love the kebabs and fish at Al Tannour. They also have THE BEST flat bread in Orange County! Check it out, you won't be disappointed!

The portion of the food is huge freshly made to order. We order Kousi with lamb shank and a side of lamb tikka. The fresh bread is huge.Delicious! We tried the yogurt drink. It had an acquired taste. ( Salty & Sour) We finished out with freshly brewed Chai.

The food was amazing. The service was amazing. I can't stop talking about this place. The seasoning was fantastic. The hummus was the freshest, and the creamiest I've ever had and I don't like hummus the bread was amazing. Everything is super healthy. The place is decorated so cute home cooking at its best and everyone was really nice, the service was top notch worth every penny if you want to try something new. My boyfriend and me were just stuffing our faces and amazement and all we could say is wow this is so good. Wow, this is so good. Everything was so good.

Worst restaurant I've ever been to I didn't get to try the food because they never came and took my order after 20 minute of sitting at the table I left very poor service And the restaurant doesn't look very clean

Look at this beauty the food here is amazing I always stop by when in the area thank you Al tannour team!

My girlfriends and I went to this amazing place! Love the family style kabob plate with roasted tomatoes, chicken and beef kabobs etc you will not be disappointed! OMG that hot Al tannour that comes out hot and fresh dangeroso- eat it fast before it gets too crispy!!! Will definitely be back again!