Al Tayeb Subs - Garden City

I usually go to the Al Tayeb in Dearborn, but decided to try the original for once. The food at this location is every bit as good and as a bonus, the employees and service are way friendlier. Hummus with Ground Meat $12.99) I have been to restaurants all over Dearborn and adjacent and in my opinion, Al Tayeb has the best hummus of them all. This is the perfect mix of chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon, and spices. We normally just have the complimentary hummus I believe they usually give a small normal hummus for free for certain order sizes), but decided to spice it up this time with the ground meat option this adds spiced ground beef and an assortment of toasted nuts on top. It makes a great hummus even better! 5/5) Mosabaha $10.49) This was described by the server as hummus on top of hummus on top of hummus and I guess he wasn 't really wrong. This was basically a runnier hummus mixed with extra garlic, mashed chickpeas, and lemon juice and topped with whole chickpeas. A strong fresh, aromatic lemon flavor dominates this dish, lending a nice contrast against the regular hummus. This dish is served warm. I prefer the normal hummus, but this was good too! 5/5) Spicy Potato $8.99) This was the only dish we thought was done less well at this location. While they were still good, the potatoes were missing the crispy edge and didn 't have nearly enough of the spicy cilantro mixture placed on top. In fact, we had to add in quite a few shakes of ground red pepper provided at the table to get it to the correct spiciness. 4/5) Vegetables Pita Complimentary) Fresh mint, pickles, onion, and tomato. Free regular pita bread. What 's not to like? Really, I think the only thing that could be improved is if they had fresh baked pita for purchase. Note: As with a lot of Middle Eastern restaurants around the area, the water is not free you can only purchase bottled water. They don 't mind if you bring your own water though. I highly recommend Al Tayeb. Go and eat anything; you won 't be disappointed.

Stopped by here for brunch today for the first time, and we had to make sure to try a bunch of items. Samer was wonderful in giving his recommendations. We were very impressed with everything and look forward to going back to try more items! 1. The chai was made perfectly. 2. The sesame fried cheese was delicious. Would definitely order again. 3. The labneh and zaatar hit the spot. 4. The fatteh with tahini was super yummy. 5. The ful Al Tayeb was also very good. 6. The hummus was so delicious, that we ordered one to go. Everything was fresh and you can taste the homemade goodness of it. Highly recommend!

For reference, I have used yelp for close to 10 years, and have never written a review until now. The food here was incredible, I'm not going to act like I know what I'm doing by using fancy buzz words. Hummus with Meat, incredible. Harhoura, incredible. Fattoush, incredible. Spicy potato, incredible. Fatayel, incredible. Sam, the server/manager was also incredibly friendly, helpful, and personable. He seemed as if he genuinely cared about the business, and wanted everyone to have a great experience. This place has ensured I will make a point to fly to/from DTW airport whenever I visit the Midwest. Only negative from this place is that it's on the other side of the country from where I live.

This restaurant is a great place to try authentic ethnic cuisine. The food is always fresh and consistent, however, it can get quite busy so be prepared for a little wait.Overall, the experience is worth it.

I intended to visit the Dearborn location, but mistakenly ended up at this one. I'm glad I did, as the seating is more intimate and less busy than the Dearborn location. The food was excellent, as expected. I highly recommend going with a group to try multiple dishes, as there is a wide variety to choose from. Even though there were only two of us, we ordered three items and they were all delicious. The eggs and sausage dish was particularly divine, with flavors reminiscent of eggs with basterma. I will definitely be returning to try more items in the future.