Café Istanbul |
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921 6th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Turkish restaurant with standard fair of doner and various types of kabobs. Full halal only menu, including shawarmas, kebabs, falafel, kobeda, salads, and more. Added on June 25, 2012 and last updated 2 years ago
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★★★★★ Discovered this place on our first visit to San Diego, it's an easy walk from the convention center in the Gaslamp district. Parking is paid, and therefore, a little hard to find. Food is excellent, portions are huge and it's well presented. We had chicken and lamb- both were tender, juicy and done exactly the way we asked. Turkish kahwa was excellent and buklava was fresh and on point. Decor is ok. This is excellent affordable Turkish street food option. Posted on April 1, 2017 |
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★★★★★ I was in San Diego for the 2014 SPIE Optics and Photonics conference, held at the San Diego Convention Center.
Location-wise, Cafe Istanbul was amazing. An easy walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during lunch breaks.
The first question I asked was which of the meat was Zabihah, and brother Suleyman replied that it all was, and he himself only ate Zabihah.
I ordered the Iskender, which was delicious. Not having Coke Zero was a little disappointing, but no major problem.
After eating, I asked whether they had a space for salat, and the brother said we could go together to the nearby masjid and pray together! He then dropped me back off to the Convention Center.
You can put your trust in someone who will pray with you. May Allah grant brother Suleyman plenty of success with his business and help him with any of his difficulties. Posted on August 22, 2014 |
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★★★★★ Assalamoalaikum Zabihah users,
I happened to go to Cafe Istanbul today on referral from a brother at Masjid Ut Taqwa. Sulayman is a pleasant host. He was kind and courteous and helped me order. The food was delicious, warm and fresh. My family liked it.
Now to the best part and the reason I write this review. It was time for Maghrib. Although the property is not huge, Sulayman welcomed myself, my wife and my son in their work area to make wudu and perform our salat. Such gestures for me go beyond good food and fast service. I would highly recommend this place. Posted on March 17, 2013 |
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★★★★★ [No review submitted] Posted on October 13, 2018 |
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★★★★★ The food was absolutely amazing!! And super super filling! It was nice to have a side of everything while eating. generous portions and worth every penny! Posted on September 11, 2018 |
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★★☆☆☆ Went there for breakfast and turkish caffe didn’t have any , Posted on July 30, 2018 |
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★★★★★ Such a nice, clean, straightforward restaurant. Food was great and ambience was better. Service was great and food quantity was reasonable and timely. Highly recommend. Posted on April 7, 2018 |
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★★★★★ [No review submitted] Posted on September 10, 2017 |
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★★★★★ Family distinctive management and excellent service and delicious food and the price is appropriate and the place is located in the beautiful city center Posted on December 30, 2016 |
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★★★★☆ Visited this place for an early lunch... the food was very economical, tasty, and portion was huge... The only problem was that the patron of the restaurant (almost everyone) would stand right outside the restaurant and smoke :( Posted on September 26, 2016 |
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NR I went to there last week . In front of the place, I saw a banner written a message about the management of the place has been changed. So I found another place. (Maybe halal situtation and other things might not be changed. I don't know. This is just my choice) Posted on March 19, 2016 |
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★★★★☆ This is a downtown location, I ordered a beef platter with rice which was good, Hammus was not the best however I the chicken shawarma was really good and definitely have that again Posted on May 13, 2015 |
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★★★★☆ Good food but a bit pricey for the amount of food. We had chicken donar, lamb/beef donar, kofte kebab n chicken shawarma. I wish they would use the lavash bread for shawarma but the had tortilla. All the meat rice n salad were really good. Oh very hard to find parking. Posted on April 2, 2015 |
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★★☆☆☆ Average food! Posted on January 3, 2015 |
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★★★★★ Tried lamb and chicken doner shawarma along with falafel platter .... all 3 dishes were very tasty; hats off to the chef. I especially liked the bread in which shawarma was wrapped..... 10 mins from the airport very convenient Posted on January 1, 2015 |
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★★★☆☆ Acceptable food
Bad houms
Average price Posted on December 19, 2014 |
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NR Fresh home made bread for sandwiches which are loaded w/ tasty meats. Great, friendly service - could not ask for more. Posted on November 15, 2014 |
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★★★★★ Confirmed from chef that it's zabihah halal, otherwise no sign. Food was great, not very spacy. If u have big family, then better take out. Prices are reasonable. Posted on October 26, 2014 |
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★★★★☆ Ordered sandwich and it was tasty. Took some time for order but it was worth the wait. Posted on October 13, 2014 |
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NR Turkish Kitchen was our last family meal for a week long visit in SAN DIEGO so we had indulged on a lot of excellent food over the days. Expectations were high and were eventually exceeded; all of the dishes we ordered were so delicious! We indulged in the humus, filafel, eggplant, and lamb dishes. Everyone agreed that the falafel was one of the best we've ever had; crisp yet moist in the center. Posted on August 27, 2014 |
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★★☆☆☆ Very nice owner and good location. I ordered shawarma, it was mostly fat and less meat. Did not bother to go again. Posted on August 22, 2014 |
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★★★★★ Food was great! This place is a simple walk up, order and go place. There is sitting available but very small place in general. Posted on August 19, 2014 |
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★★★★★ Excellent Turkish cuisine at reasonable prices, the best Turkish shish I've had. My wife had Adana and I ate iskender kebab. It was so great taste of Turkish cuisine. It is one of the best place for who wants to try Turkish cuisine. Posted on June 18, 2014 |
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★★★★★ Thanks for my brother Suleyman. I took my family there and satisfied completely. He showed how Turkish hospitality is. You can taste the real Mediterranean food over there. I strongly recommend this place. Posted on May 27, 2014 |
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★★★★★ Hands down best halal food in SD no other TURKISH can compare. i come here late at night (after midnight) on the weekends once in awhile when i am in the city. i have to say there is always a line even at night! You have not tired halal food if you never went here. Posted on April 24, 2014 |
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★★★★★ Excellent Turkish cuisine at reasonable prices, the best Turkish shish I've had. The Adana and lamb was very good as well. Posted on April 21, 2014 |
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NR Alhamdullilah,Discovered it while visiting San Diego, convenient location(just off Hwy 5 exit at 6th Avenue).
Food is really Turkish and halal!
MashAllah Br. Suleyman makes everything just like in a Istanbul street lokanta!
Donner is just fabulous! Lamb Donner on pita tasted just like in Istanbul! Ice cold ayran and you're done! Fresh baked pita also delicious.
We had falafel plate and it was good too.
InshAllah we plan on stoping every time in town! Closer than Istanbul:)
I'm a big Donner fan, must confess:) Posted on November 23, 2013 |
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★★★★★ Great place with decent space. Food was good and the service was great. The restroom is a bit too deep inside the store. Posted on October 27, 2013 |
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NR We really enjoyed our family dinner last night,Suleyman was a really nice guy that took care of everything,and the zabihah meat was really delicious,You should stop by and eat here if you are in San Diego..Thanks a lot Posted on August 16, 2013 |
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NR We went there at night and we had to search more than half an hour to find a spot to park. Then the owner told us that their lamb doner kabob was not zabihah that day. Thanks to him for being honest. So we got out hungry! Posted on May 23, 2013 |
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★★★★★ Asalamualeykum Zabihah user I was there last night with my family' an brother suleyman he welcome as and he take are order we order ch shawarma plate which come with hummus salad pita bread rice and a lot of chicken and same think with lamb and kofte kebab plate I was so happy and it was Isha. Time and we hear adhan in the resturant and we pray there with my family !!! Posted on April 2, 2013 |
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★★★★★ We came here after a long day driving, one of the best shawarmas I have ever had. As for the service absolutely exceptional, Suleyman is warm hearted, kind and simply a great example of a true Muslim ! Alhamdulillah Posted on February 26, 2013 |
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★★★★☆ Went there really hungry and were satisfied. Staff was really friendly, it was clean inside and didn't have to wait to long for the food. The pizza was good, the hummus and sandwiches were good too. Thumbs up. Posted on July 11, 2012 |
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★★★★☆ A little hole in the wall. The food is good. No detectable booze for sale. We had doner plate and chicken kabobs. They were pretty good. We went at an off time, so few customers were around. Posted on June 25, 2012 |
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