Erbil Kabob

I was really excited about this place as my wife is from Al Basrah Iraq and we try and eat anyplace where there is Iraqi food. I purchased the mixed kabob (iraqi kabob - mix of beef and lamb) ($22.99) and chicken chunks. The chicken was not great, but at least it was moist - it lacked seasoning and didn't taste like it was cooked over coal. The kabob had too much salt and had two bone shards in three bites. The salad was very poor and looks to be barely an afterthought, the humus tasted manly of tahini and was thin. The bread is great and this places saving grace. I also had the Kibbeh Halab (11.99 for 3). It cracked when fried so was likely frozen, and because it cracked and was filled with oil. The flavor of the filling was also too sweet; tasted kinda like apple pie. Good Kibbeh is savory, and this wasn't good. (Making it uniform so it doesnt crack with the rice is really hard, but that's why it's so expensive) They also didn't give me any garlic sauce with any of the food - which is just un-Iraqi. The young lady who helped me was wonderful, without her in this mix it would have been one star total.

Come here and enjoy the food! You will be happy you came here! I’m so glad I didn’t listen to the bad reviews. I had a wonderful experience. Was given the menu right away. After ordering got large warm fresh bread with fresh salad and creamy hummus. We ordered family combo 1. It came with so much meat on a large bed of rice and grilled vegetables and multiple pieces of bread and 2 bowls of bean soup. Enter a came out fast and the waitress gave us more fresh bread with the meal as well. I wasn’t expecting that. Meat was tender and full of flavor. Rice was perfect and not too oily. There was so much food we had to take most of it home. Service was fast and the place was very clean. They had nice music playing. Highly recommend.

My family and I went to Erbil Kabob tonight and enjoyed it a lot. The inside is large with plenty of space for large parties. We had the Combo #1 platter and the Mezza Platter. The service was quick and friendly, and we received our food shortly after ordering it. The naan was HUGE and went very well with our combo tray and mezza platter. We enjoyed the Baba Ghannouj, Kibbeh and tabouli salad was very refreshing. The platter was massive and easily fed all 5 of us, with a lot of leftovers. Would highly recommend if looking for delicious Iraqi kabob. I’d highly recommend ordering a large combo for a group and splitting it with friends, along with some extra naan!

This is our first time trying this place and WOW 🤩 the best I’ve ever had in the DMV not only was the food amazing and hot and fresh but the owner was so friendly and polite and nice and the waiter Shaila I think her name was she was so sweet and kind she was the best waiter u can ask for they make u feel so welcome and everything was amazing the food the service 100/10! Definitely will be going back again.

Had a great meal at Erbil Kabob in Fairfax! The kabobs, maqluba with lamb, and fresh appetizers were all delicious. The Masgoof (grilled fish) was a highlight — just be sure to pre-order it in advance. Warm, fresh bread and tasty paklava made the experience even better. Highly recommend for authentic Iraqi/Middle Eastern food!

I ordered a mix kabob and I enjoyed the food. it has good portion for two people. The bread is really good. Definitely recommend friends and family to visit.

I can’t believe that I am not find this Kabob restaurant before, visited here for lunch, I ordered the Mixed Kabob, the food is excellent, and Sheyda is very friendly to give me food and clean the table. Plenty of parking space in the lot, if you like Kabob, I highly recommend you come here to taste it.

I feel like I was back in Kurdistan I had kabob it was very delicious very nice people and the owner was very nice too I appreciate the food and service