The 22 Restaurants That Turned Us Into Dedicated Regulars in 2018 | Bon Appétit
"A combined butcher shop and lunch counter run by a husband-and-wife team offering home-cooked Egyptian-influenced lunches; the daily beef gyro—made with a special blend of Egyptian spices—is a local go-to and reflects the owners' immigrant culinary traditions." - ByThe Bon Appétit Staff
The customer experience at Pyramid Halal Meats is so remarkable! Warmth, community oriented (they know everybody!) and a virtual social Mecca, this business is the kind of place that is increasingly a rare find in America. Hani, Tatyana and their staff are friendly, welcoming, and have the BEST meats I’ve found in upstate NY! They also have prepared foods which are to die for! I’ve gotten tenderloin repeatedly for myself and friends that always gets rave reviews. They offer a halal selection of meats which includes beef, chicken, lamb and goat but of course no pork. Everything we’ve tried has been extraordinarily good.
Mostly I just love how internationally universal this place feels- kind of like being in the United Nations! So friendly and welcoming and caretaking of customers. Thank you Tatyana, Hani and all your wonderful helpers. I’ll be back as soon as possible. I only wish you weren’t 65 miles away! Xoxo Evie
Ellie T.
Google
Very rude older woman, I asked her to show me the different meats and she decided to give me chicken after I told her I want beef :( the rice is old
MY J.
Google
I really love buying my food here. But they gotta work better on their hamburgers. The meat burgers are not well grilled.
Abdul Qadir B.
Google
Beef burgers are too salty. Make sure to call and order. They don’t always monitor any online orders from DoorDash
Michelle S.
Google
Sambusa are not authentic.not like from Arabia sadly . Chicken and rice were good .
MessiLifestyle
Google
Where should I begin. First of all this place is great. It has hot and ready food .
They have pure honey and all the little things you need. And my favorite is the meats. They have ground chicken and beef. I get the steaks and ground beef and I love it.! The place is heart of the Northside for all you needs!
Kimberly H.
Google
I'm glad my fiancée brought me. The owner was very pleasant and helpful to all my questions. I ended up getting Bourbon Chicken with yellow rice, veggie mixture and some spinach. My fiancee got the Curry Chicken with white rice, kidney beans and some spinach. Every single bite was delightful, full of flavor and the chicken was juicy and tender. Grateful we have leftovers to enjoy tomorrow 😋
Mike D.
Google
Our first visit was last week. Another today. We'll be regulars.
Very friendly. Family owned. Very good quality beef. Comparative prices compared to other organic quality meats.
Excellent prepared food ready to go. Much more.
Worth stopping in to look around.
Jerry M.
Yelp
This place blew us away. Don't let the location scare you, safe during the day. Great food, great portions, fair and reasonable pricing. Unique offerings, lamb, oxtail, goat, chicken several ways including deep fried and curried, mainly a to go venue. So worth a visit, the flavors were delightful, get the yellow rice and beans as sides. Your first visit won't be your last.
Jenna L.
Yelp
Bomb. Ma and I were shopping around cuse and looking for some food. She's from Brooklyn so she prefers these little hole in the wall, authentic places. It's actually a small store / take out restaurant. Ma got a gyro and I got a gyro platter which comes with all of the fixings - vegetables, rice, pita, and white sauce of course. Servings are huge, prices are fair, and service is friendly. They also have OXTAIL, Curry goat, stew beef. Dellliiiicouuussss. Will definitely be back here!
Ev L.
Yelp
I really need to remember to try their prepared food here.
I got a tray of baklava, and it was expensive but SO EXCELLENT. I only really felt the need to eat one a day, so it lasted a long time.
I also got some lamb chops and some chicken thighs here. The meat was really high quality, which is one of the benefits of getting your meat in a Halal place- they don't mess around with having high quality meat.
They have a number of items for sale here that aren't so easy to find elsewhere, so it's worth browsing around, as well.
Little G.
Yelp
Review from Bon Appetit: "Pyramids Halal Meats, Syracuse, NY
"Pyramids Halal has become my go-to lunch spot when I'm visiting family in Syracuse. Hani Mahmood runs the butcher shop while Tatiana, his wife, makes the incredible home-cooked lunches on the side. Everyday she prepares the most incredible beef gyro using a special blend of Egyptian spices. Hailing from Russia and Egypt, respectively, she and Hani relocated to Syracuse in 2004, and she's inherited a lot of cooking traditions from her in-laws." --Michelle Heimerman, visuals editor". https://www.bonappetit.com/story/restaurants-we-loved-2018
Christine E.
Yelp
The food was amazing! The shawarma was sooo delicious and the baklava was exquisite! The best Egyptian food you will find anywhere in upstate NY! The owner and his wife are so kind and hospitable, my kids, father and I had an amazing experience and will definitely be back again:)
Azadeh G.
Yelp
This place is great! Amazing hot food ready to eat and a grocery store in addition. Love the food!!
Jeff T.
Yelp
I went to Pyramids Halal Meats today with about three pounds of turkey drumsticks to be cut into pieces by the butcher. They did so to exact precision, quickly, and did not charge me! I expected to pay at least a few dollars. I even offered to donate a bit. The gentleman that I met was friendly, and appeared to be possibly the owner or a manager.
To summarize, my first visit was a great experience. We'll definitely be going back to give them some business!
Nini T.
Yelp
got take out from them for a second time and I stand by it when I say THE FOOD IS SO GOOOOOOOOD ahh I got the gyro platter and I also had it for dinner as leftovers and oh boy it was sooooo tasty