King Kabob

Very very disappointing place to order food from. I ordered lamb karahi and I got vegetable soup. It taste nothing like karahi. Seems like they like to fool their customers. I’m very disappointed… definitely not ordering from this place again. I have had karahi before but this is not a karahi $18 for lamb karahi with only 4 small pieces of lamb.

Decent kabob place. I was there 2/14/20 with the kids and had lamb and chicken kabob. They have made a few changes to decor recently but food is the same. What has changed was the cashier yelling at us from across the restaurant to fetch our food, three different times. This was a bit jarring, especially given the nice tip I had already left on the bill paid at the register. The food is decent, but the customer service left a bit to be desired. The prices (11-15/entree) pretty high compared to much better kabob places with superior customer service (Georgee’s).

I always prefer to support local business; these small business people work hard and mostly try to accommodate. Unfortunately, this one has gone totally downhill and I will look elsewhere for kabob's and related. Tried to order first from the on-line menu, a simple veggie platter with bread, and a Kid's gyro, but web site wouldn't take the credit card that I use everywhere. So I called to order: Veggie Platter ?: "Sure, no problem" Kid's Gyro with fries ($6.99 on the on-line menu)?: "We dont do that anymore." Not "we only have one size" or "the price is now higher." Just NO! So 10 minutes later I arrive, pay cash, and in a few minutes am handed a bag and told "we only have two veggies tonight. (usually there are four.) Of course I am disappointed to only learn this now, and ask why I hadn't been told this when I called. Their response, "we told you on the phone --- a total and complete LIE. As I exited the restaurant I did hear behind be "I'll give you your money back." But what I wanted was dinner, not the money. When I got home (3 mins later) I found I had half a container of COLD green beans, warm (but probably spiced-up canned or frozen) spinach, tasteless rice, and white sauce closer to watered-down ranch dressing than to Tzatziki sauce. And a pice of bread much like I remember hardtack, but not how I remembered Nan! In summary, bad service, misrepresentation, ill-prepared food, incorrect menu, and just a total failure of communication. There are a number of reasonably good, locally owned kabob places around Fairfax. Try one of them.

We got food from here and it tasted like it was days old. The rice tasted really bad and had a smell coming from it. The chickpeas tasted like Mac n cheese not chickpeas usually do. The gyro and falafel sandwich tasted really bland. I called them to complain and the owner started yelling at me telling me I’m being unthankful and I don’t respect food. He didn’t give me a chance to talk and was very disrespectful and wouldn’t let me explain the whole situation to him. He kept yelling and told me to never come back if I didn’t like the food. I have had Persian food that taste a lot better then King Kabobs food. This is not what Persian food tastes like. I will definitely never go there again.

The staff is very nice and the restaurant is quaint. I ordered the falafel platter. The food is pretty good and mildly seasoned, but hits the spot. The flatbread is soft and fluffy and goes well with their chickpeas. The falafel was a bit dry, but had a nice crunchy outside and soft inside. The food being mild, it was easy on my stomach. A nice break from typically heavy food.