Wafa's

I can't believe that I haven't been to this place before, especially because it's so close to where I live. Upon arrival we were greeted by energetic and friendly staff. I felt actually important ! That is how I like to feel when I go into a business! YES! I've never had Lebanese food, so I had a lot of stupid questions -- though the staff weren't giving us attitude because of that. PLUS! For appetizer we had the spinach pie, which I LOVED LOVED LOVED. I am a sucker for spinach and the spinach was perfect with the pomegranate juice. Who knew, right? The juice balanced the bitterness of the vegetable really well and the dough wasn't tough. You can tell it was hand-crafted! We ordered the Combination platter with the lamb SHAWERMA and the Kefta Kebab for 25.95 which also comes with rice with lentils and hummus (two sides). Omgosh!!! The lamb shawerma was so delicious. There was no lamb piece without flavor. I actually could have done without the kefta kebab though -- it didn't look very appetizing and it was really mushy and salty. Meh. The rice with lentils and hummus were also favorites of mine. We also got free pita for our hummus, along with some white sauce for our meats. I was content and full!!! Delicious. Will definitely come back here again. I'm so happy to find little gems of Queens!!!

My Department was looking for a restaurant to have a gathering and end of the year celebration, and Wafa's provided a warm and welcoming environment for us to gather, especially as we had the entire restaurant to ourselves. The food was delicious, beautifully prepared, and offered a wealth of flavors and textures. Each dish from the appetizers to the main course and desert was a gastric delight. Most importantly Wafa made us feel at home, from the family style service, the courteous assistance of her sons, and the food that is rooted in tradition and prepared with excellence and thoughtfulness. I will definitely return!

My wife and I have a pretty wide range of food dishes; ethnic, Asian, European or American. We love middle eastern as well. So with great reviews we decided to venture off to my old neighborhood and try Wafa's. Falafel for appetizer blew me away, then I ordered lamb shwarma. First thing that hit me was a pungent and overwhelming mix of spices, seemed like nutmeg mixed with cinnamon and possibly cardamom. Yes, I cook and have a sense of balance in a dish, but I could not tell you if it were lamb or beef on my plate. The meat was some hand chopped browned pieces with unexpected tough parts of tendons and I was glad I left my reading glasses at home. My wife had some dish with ground lamb with the same overpowering flavor of this spice mix. My son, on the other hand, liked his shwarma. A side of babaganush and humus was pretty good thus a score of two. Interior reminded me of an upgraded pizzeria with few waiters that were not sure what they were doing, but please don't think of it as a restaurant, it's more of a trattoria. Surprisingly the place got full with people as we were finishing up, maybe it's me but I doubt it. Hopefully it's just a case of a heavy hand and a spice shaker and an end cut of a lamb shank. But we're not going back.

I have yet to order anything here and not love it and the service is excellent at this place. The moussaka here is amazing. I love it. The baba ganoosh is also excellent. I have been here several times and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to have some quality Lebanese food in Queens.

This family-owned Lebanese restaurant has wonderful vegetarian meals. My favorite is what I call a "MOM" - three different items ont he pattern. Favorite things for me are the okra and baklava! Very reasonable prices.

i eat there with my wife and my 3 little boys.the whole dinner was great .i love the tabbouleh & the babagannoushe the most. everything was like home made. Wafa her self was so kind . i will go there again and again.

One of the worst places in Queens. I have to be honest. Appetizers were fine, but the main course was really bad. The meat wasn't fresh.

The Lamb Shawarmas were hard to chew and had too much lettuce and too little lamb. For $11 per sandwich i expected something more...