El Mahroosa Restaurant & Cafe

"When we come to Anaheim we always stop here to eat and do hookah. Today was the worst experience ever and we will never be back. When we went inside they were doing a photo shoot with the owner/manager he didn’t even acknowledge us. We went and sat down our waitress came to the table didn’t say anything just stood there, we asked if she could give us a few minutes then she came back stood there then we gave her our order. We asked for water to drink she never brought it. Then she brought the food and we had to ask for the water again. The whole time we ate our meal she never came to check to make sure everything was good. Then she came and picked up the plates again didn’t say anything like how was everything and just gave us the bill we asked where we pay the bill and she said right here. We paid the bill and she didn’t even say thank you. When we were leaving they were still doing the photo shoot we walked right by the owner/manager and he didn’t even say thank you or bye. Basically our visit today we were not acknowledge at all. Never will come back."

"Make sure to look at your receipt! I have no problem tipping when I eat, but when the employee himself adds a tip that’s where I draw the line. I didn’t even have the option to tip because the employee didn’t show me the screen, once I looked at the receipt she tipped her self $15! That’s called stealing not tipping. Not coming back again."

"Food was really good. This was our second trip here."

"A lot of people will say “nothing beats home,” and that true, but you can’t compare a restaurant in Anaheim to your Aunt’s table in Cairo. This place has a decent ambiance, a friendly service, and food that’s good. It didn’t send my tastebuds back to Egypt, but it felt good to have some Egyptian food after not being in Egypt for a few months. We ordered Koshari (a must) and Pigeon with Molokhiya (which is great because you don’t typically find pigeon in your average grocery store). The prices are not bad, however, they are noticeably a little higher than their nearby competitor with almost an identical menu, Cairo Cafe."

"Our family didn't care about the hookah. We were concerned about the smell. However, there were some tables in the restaurant separate from the hookah tables. The place was almost full & busy even with almost TEN employees. Our excellent server was Priscilla (she speaks four languages). The food was great (refer to six pictures). I forgot to take more pictures as we dived in the food quickly. The quantity & quality combined with the price was consistent with other competitors. Comparing the Egyptian dishes we ordered & El Mahroosa facility to Cairo restaurant we have clear vision & future goal which food establishment we plan to continue to revisit. The differences are obvious. Last but not least, we met one of the best bakers who provided the baked items. We highly recommend this restaurant."