NAYA Montvale

"My friend and I ate there last week. She got horrible food poisoning and had to go to the emergency room because she was so sick. She’s still currently sick, although recovering slowly. We think it was the chicken since I ordered the lamb. I definitely will not be going back."

"Outstanding new option for the area. Super fresh, great flavors, good portions. The falafel are the best I've had recently. Happy to see places like this popping up."

"Originating in New York City 13 years ago and situated in Montvale, this fast-casual establishment opened at 330 Market St on Nov. 17, marking their 20th location. NAYA offers their guests to experience the “world of Lebanese flavors”. Thank you to Sara and the Yelp team. My partner and I came tonight to this Elite event. Upon entering, the interior space felt brand new, fresh and clean, with numerous tables spread out with patrons enjoying their meals. The eatery offers a well-balanced and varied selection of rolls, bowls, and salads that can be customized with chicken shawarma, chicken shish taouk, beef shawarma, kaftan lamb kebab, falafel, and cauliflower. For our visit, each guest was offered one custom bowl or roll, two hot appetizers, and a drink. As a starter, we started out with fresh falafels just out of the fryer, kibbé (fried beef dumplings stuffed with minced beef and pine nuts), and fatayer sabenegh (mini pies with spinach, lemon, and sumac). For our entree, we decided on the chicken shawarma on a thin white pita roll, and the chicken shish taouk bowl, accompanied by brown rice, lettuce, tomato, black olives, and cucumbers with tahini sauce on the side. It was definitely a big option, with large portions and all ingredients fresh. The sauces incredibly tasty and had excellent taste and texture. The service was good, as the staff assisted in providing information on the ingredients along with their manager, Abou. Thank you for giving great excellence to the Naya name, and we can recommend this place."

"Service off the bat, 5/5. The people were awesome, met the day manager and she explained a bit of the menu to me. Food wise? Some describe this place as the Middle Eastern Version of Chipotle, and there spot-on. I got both rice varieties for my base, and did half/half beef shawarma and chicken shish taouk. The rice portion --- generous, great ---- the meat portion? No shade, but a bit "stingy" with it. Ordered some yummy toppings, but the lady making it really should have explained some things to me because many of these items were a novelty to me. I want to understand middle-eastern food, and she's simply passive. The ambiance was exquisite. Inside is clean and spacious. Utensils are on the left side of the restaurant, near a display of some items you could buy if you'd like. To reiterate, food=good, portions = eh, manager=active, employee=passive. Overall impression? 3/5 Enjoy the photos I took. I'm still open to give them another try though!"

"Just stopped by for their soft opening and everything was absolutely fantastic. Since they’re not officially open they were kind enough to offer us our meals for free! I tried a bowl with chicken shawarma and falafel and loved all of the mix ins that I added (the garlic whip may be my personal favorite though). The staff was super friendly and took the time to explain all of the options to us to make sure we were getting exactly what we wanted. I also appreciated that the owner / manager asked us how we were enjoying our meals. Overall this was a very positive experience and I am so happy that I live in the area and can stop by whenever I want to! Can’t wait to try everything they have to offer."