Reviews for Shibam Yemeni Kitchen in Chicago, IL
This rating used to be 4 stars but I changed it to 1. Food is very good, but now they significantly reduced the... portion. Anyway, the main reason I changed my rating is the behavior of the lady. I had a water bottle with me that I brought,and she said no outside water is allowed and that I have to buy it from them. Do you think I really care whether I spent adollar on water or not? Well, congratulations you just lost a customer. Read more
PATHETIC EXPERIENCE EVER!!! One of the most pathetic restaurants I?ve ever been to. The staff before was very kind and the food... quality and taste was much better. The guy at the reception/register is very unprofessional and even when dealing with customershe is on call really loud and doesn?t pay attention to customers at all. And when asked for a bag and receipt he threw itinstead of handing it to the customer. Also, when we got the food home, there were two small hair in the mandi rice and it wasnot even freshly cooked. Absolutely pathetic experience, wouldn?t recommend this at all! Read more
Halal Mediterranean restaurant and food taste is average. Need to use street parking. Their gratuity charges is 3$ per person if... the group is 5 or above and kids also counted. This is something not felt good and this portion will be more than a platter dishfor the group. Family platters are reasonable price and it?s mandi rice with the grill items. Read more
It's a wonderful place to eat Yemeni food such as mandi and Mutabaq. My orders were mandi beef and Mutabaq. Delicious. Also, the... staff are friendly and helpful, I strongly recommend this restaurant. Thanks to everyone who works there. Read more
If you're in the mood to try something different, Yemeni food is the food to try. It has a uniqueness that makes it different... than most other middle eastern cuisine. Shibam on Elston is the number one place in the city to eat authentic Yemenifood. Their food is always fresh tasty and the meat is so tender. Yes its very greasy but when you're cooking lamb on the bone,its definitely going to have alot of fat. The most popular dishes for me are the Lamb Mandi and Aghda lamb. I ordered deliveryand took pictures so you can see what it looks like. They put a good amount of meat despite what the pictures look like. Read more
5 star for lamb Kabsa! Tender well seasoned fatty meat. Very generous amount of meat. One order is enough for two. It's similar... to Hyderabadi biryani but better. Tried chicken mutapq too. It was a simple mayo chicken wrap that you would make at home,nothing special. The interior could be scaled up a little. Staff were quick and friendly. Will come back for their Kabsa! Read more
My expectation was a bit higher. We ordered a bunch of items. In none of them the meat was salty enough. Part of the meat in... Zurbian and Haneeth was just tasteless. Agdah was the only item that we genuinely enjoyed. Read more
It's a hole in a wall restaurant, easy to miss but a gem, situated at busy traffic crossing but the food is super delicious. All... items are authentic, amazingly flavourful and freshly made . Enough sitting tables but was not crowded when we visited . Foodcomes in super large plates and portions . Parking is on street . Wheelchair accessible. May not be super clean but good fortake outs . Read more