Makarios Kabobs & Grill 940 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35205

"I tried different menus from Makarios but never shared my experience on google maps. Makarios is so far the best Mediterranean restaurant in Birmingham. I loved their beef Shish Kabab. The smoky flavor of beef bring me many times in the restaurant. However this time we had beef wrap, chicken cheese quesadilla. Moreover I will suggest the lamp chop which I tried few months ago."

"First time at Makarios. We were greeted by the host and sat where we wanted. Eventually, someone came over to ask us what we wanted to drink. The first clue of the impending poor service. I looked around and saw other patrons waiting for service, and I wondered what was taking so long, the second clue. I ordered the baba ganoush as an appetizer, and it came with pita bread. Nothing about the pair was appetizing. The crushed lentil soup came out, and it was at best poor, and the added heavy cream was a distraction. The kofta entree, along with rice, was good and plentiful. The restaurant was pretty empty during the late hour, so I dont know why everything took so long."

"Bursting with flavor! The food here is AMAZING! The restaurant was clean, service was good, food excellent! We ordered the lamb with hummous for an appetizer. It was served with soft pita bread. The hummous here is creamy and very tasty. For entrees we ordered the Makarios Basha (ground lamb mixed with onions, mushrooms and tomatoes) and the zesty lamb ghallaba (served with veggies, hummous and basmati rice). Both entrees were very tasty and flavorful. They contained fresh ingredients and came out hot. We also had the lamb soup prior to our entrees. The lamb soup reminds you of vegetable soup. We will definitely return! Food was a little pricey but certainly worth it! Portions were large enough to have to go plates. Update: 8/2023 I had to come back. I had the same dishes as before but ordered a small Makarios salad. It was topped with beeta. The salad was similar to your traditional Greek salad and tossed in a really goof salad dressing. I've had three so far! Update: October 2023 Had the lamb chops (market price) served with Basmati rice and a Makarios salad. Very tasty! You can choose to get 3 lamb chops or 5. We also had the garlic almond rice with lamb. Everything here is tasty! Update: December 2023 We ordered the salmon hummous tonight as an appetizer. I ordered the 5 piece lamb chops with Basmati Rice and a side of Tahini Sauce and almond rice with lamb. Great food as always!"

"This place is incredible! Everything about it was good. The staff are friendly and answered any questions we had in great detail. I had the Chicken Ghallaba and it was perfectly seasoned and the chicken was very tender. The rice was also perfectly cooked and seasoned. I travel to UAB quite a bit and I am so glad we discovered Makarios. I will be a frequent customer."

"I loved this place! I've been to several Mediterranean restaurants and I always tasted the after taste of Lamb. I didn't grow up eating lamb so I never liked it. I tried their soup with lamb in it and it had no after taste! There are plenty of gluten-free options as well. Great food, service, and great people!"