Istanbul Grill & Deli

(713) 526-2800

5613 Morningside Dr
Houston, TX 77005 29.7157 -95.4147

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Neighborhoods: University Place, South Central

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Price:

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Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants, Delis And Delicatessens

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Food Delivery

Cuisine:

Turkish

What People Are Saying About Istanbul Grill & Deli

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The Scene – Located in the Village, this smallish restaurant--a few tables inside, a few on the sidewalk--features an impressive brick oven in one corner. A couple of nicely done wall mosaics and a handful of gleaming copper pots complete the look. Don't be intimidated by the seemingly eccentric menu--the staff is engaging and happy to explain. – – The Food – The seasoning is a bit different, but Turkish food is, for the most part, the kebabs, pita bread, rice pilaf, grape-leaved dolma and cucumber salad you may have encountered in Middle Eastern establishments. On…

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Overall I highly recommend Istanbul Grill for the great food, good prices, and pleasant, relaxed atmosphere.”
  2. “What a delightful atmosphere”
  3. “The food is outstanding, the atmosphere great and the service is awesome.”
  4. “Great food, great atmosphere and nice, friendly staff who will explain the menu and help you choose.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “We ended with specialty Turkish desserts like the Turkish Delight (a honey cake), Baklava, and my favorite--sweet rice pudding.”
drinks
50.0% positive
  1. “They have really good hot tea and a bunch of crazy Turkish soda pops.”
  2. “And don't order an iced tea.”
food quality
96.82999610900879% positive
  1. “Of course, I love humus, dolma and the eggplant, and the hot sesame bread.”
  2. “Love to sit outside and enjoy a sunny day w/ good food.”
  3. “I'm a vegetarian, and I appreciate real food--fresh food, and this place has it.”
  4. “THe bread is so good i could eat it all night.”
  5. “Adana Kababs (lamb) are very good and their Ezme dip.”
  6. “Awesome food for a low price!”
  7. “Great place for a first date , intimate, chic, nice deco, yummi food.”
  8. “Quite a bargain for really excellent food and friendly, helpful service.”
  9. “highly recommend the adana kebab and the lahmajun platters (veggie or meat).”
  10. “Good value in the village; food is very fresh and the service is friendly.”
  11. “No one can beat the prices of such good food, even though the portions are rather small.”
  12. “All the kebabs on the menu are extremely good: tasty, tender meat, well spiced for taste but not hot, accompanied by rice, a small salad, and good bread.”
  13. “Great food, great atmosphere and nice, friendly staff who will explain the menu and help you choose.”
  14. “used to live in Turkey and had been looking for a good Turkish resturant, not a middle eastern or greek or indian food, but TURKISH.”
  15. “Ever since we moved to Houston 2 years ago we have been going there on a regular basis - it's our favorite comfort food.”
  16. “The sandwiches are an especially great value.)”
  17. “loved the veggie kebabs, especially the marinated mushrooms!”
  18. “highly recommend this restaurant for good Turkish food.”
  19. “Couple of my friends and i had the chance to try this awesome Turkish food.”
  20. “The hummus, the fresh bread and herb dip, and their specials of the day were phenomenal!”
  21. “In particular the sandwiches and lahmajun are amazing!”
  22. “They make fresh bread daily and heat it up fresh for you in a brick oven.”
  23. “The pita bread wonderful, and the various meats were fantastic.”
  24. “The food is outstanding, the atmosphere great and the service is awesome.”
  25. “Istanbul Grill has great Turkish food!”
  26. “We all enjoyed it very much and it was a wonderful experience towards and beyond the Turkish cuisine.”
  27. “The staff was very friendly,kind and informative about the Turkish cuisine and Turkey.”
  28. “am a huge lover of turkish food.”
  29. “We also really like the red lentil soup and most of the appetizers, especially the eggplant (paste) salad.”
  30. “It has great food (large variety of meat and vegetarian meals) and awesome service, I go there about 2 times a week!”
  31. “We ended with specialty Turkish desserts like the Turkish Delight (a honey cake), Baklava, and my favorite--sweet rice pudding.”
  32. “Good food, bad service”
  33. “This is one tasty restaurant.”
  34. “bread is probably the best bread in town!”
  35. “have the chicken/pita which was delicious, very tender chicken marinated to perfection.”
  36. “Overall I highly recommend Istanbul Grill for the great food, good prices, and pleasant, relaxed atmosphere.”
  37. “am a mediterranean food freak and i really liked this restaurant.”
  38. “One of the best spots in the rice village.”
  39. “Don't pay attention to the negative reviewer- I was in the service industry for over ten years, tight spaces and full restaurant might make it a little slower, but the service was still very good, and the food came out promptly.”
  40. “We all had different kinds of kebabs, and some members had a huge mixed platter with soup.”
  41. “Everything we've tried was very tasty.”
  42. “The stuffed mushrooms are the best, and all of the meats are tender and flavorful.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “Everything I've had on the menu has been very good.”
  2. “Great food, great atmosphere and nice, friendly staff who will explain the menu and help you choose.”
  3. “The selection is good and so is the friendly service.”
  4. “It has great food (large variety of meat and vegetarian meals) and awesome service, I go there about 2 times a week!”
  5. “All the kebabs on the menu are extremely good: tasty, tender meat, well spiced for taste but not hot, accompanied by rice, a small salad, and good bread.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “Thank you for having a great place to eat.”
service
79.16999816894531% positive
  1. “Great food, great atmosphere and nice, friendly staff who will explain the menu and help you choose.”
  2. “The staff was very friendly,kind and informative about the Turkish cuisine and Turkey.”
  3. “The food is outstanding, the atmosphere great and the service is awesome.”
  4. “Good food, bad service”
  5. “The waiter was very nice and efficient.”
  6. “Quite a bargain for really excellent food and friendly, helpful service.”
  7. “But their service is terrible!”
  8. “It has great food (large variety of meat and vegetarian meals) and awesome service, I go there about 2 times a week!”
  9. “The service was excellent.”
  10. “The selection is good and so is the friendly service.”
  11. “Sometimes the service is slow, but other times it is fine, and always friendly friendly.”
  12. “Always ask your waiter what is good today.”
  13. “Don't pay attention to the negative reviewer- I was in the service industry for over ten years, tight spaces and full restaurant might make it a little slower, but the service was still very good, and the food came out promptly.”
  14. “The owner of the restaurant is also very friendly gentelman who shared his company with us during our wonderful dinner.”
  15. “As this place is usually busy the service may be just a bit slow at times, but the servers have always been nice and helpful.”
  16. “Good value in the village; food is very fresh and the service is friendly.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “No one can beat the prices of such good food, even though the portions are rather small.”
  2. “Awesome food for a low price!”
  3. “am a huge lover of turkish food.”
  4. “The sandwiches are an especially great value.)”
  5. “Excellent kebabs, the real doner, at great prices.”
  6. “Overall I highly recommend Istanbul Grill for the great food, good prices, and pleasant, relaxed atmosphere.”
  7. “Good value in the village; food is very fresh and the service is friendly.”
  8. “We all had different kinds of kebabs, and some members had a huge mixed platter with soup.”
wait time
33.3299994468689% positive
  1. “As this place is usually busy the service may be just a bit slow at times, but the servers have always been nice and helpful.”
  2. “Sometimes the service is slow, but other times it is fine, and always friendly friendly.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

09/19/11

By far the worst in Houston

by alex1885

The worst restaurant by far in Houston, please plan ahead for no parking spots, dirty restrooms, unhelpful staff, non existing service and bad food. I think their real policy is No customer service what so ever. I think free food will be overpricing for such bad service.

1 Star Rating: Poor

09/17/11

misleading

by johnadani

Advertise as delivery and, but hold you up to pick up yourself. What else is not as advertised?

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/06/10

LOVE THE FOOD! BEST SERVICE!!

by ryanpat

I can say that I'm one of the regulars. I eat there at least 2 times in a week. The food is amazing from the starters to the desserts, especially the rice puding.!! And the service! It's simply, basically amazing! But this week, I recieved an outstanding service! I was sitting outside, on one of the picnic tables that makes you feel like you're out of the world somewhere else and a amazingly beautiful Turkish girl which was in vintage make-up (and also I found that she was a vegetarian and a vegetarian dish expert!) served me and blessed my day.She was calm and fun and smart. When you go there, ask for her. I didn't ask her name but tell them that you want to see The Beautiful Vegetarian Waitress!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/19/10

Just love this place

by coffeejunkie00

This is one of my and my husband's restaurants that we visit very frequent. Everything on the menu is excellent and reasonably priced and every time we're around the neighborhood, we won't think of eating anywhere else but there.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/13/10

Great grilled veggies

by Cow hugger

Great place for a first date , intimate, chic, nice deco, yummi food.

Love to sit outside and enjoy a sunny day w/ good food.

Try the rice pudding!!!

  • Pros:  Turkish beer
  • Cons: NONE

The Details on Istanbul Grill & Deli

Place Categories:

  • great turkish food
  • informative friendly staff
  • really liked restaurant
  • fresh pita bread
  • great relaxed atmosphere
  • like place
  • especially great good value
  • very nice waiter
  • extremely good veggie kebabs
  • helpful servers
  • very good adana kebab
  • fantastic taste
  • great prices
  • like savory foods
  • really like most
  • excellent real doner
  • love dolma
  • huge mixed platter
  • very good lamb
  • not good middle eastern
  • very good adana kababs
  • best stuffed mushrooms
  • friendly service
  • very tasty everything
  • nice deco
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