Valley Of Jordan

The staff are friendly enough and it's a great source of imported feta and labneh, and lots of other fun stuff that I happen not to need at the moment. A friend who is serious about food swears by their olive oil and has gotten me into it; not expensive and has a good, strong flavor. It took me some sleuthing to see that the pita bread is in the freezer. The falafel are a good deal if you need party food and have limited resources for cooking (e.g., time). It's old-school, with narrow maze-like aisles and a surprising number of options crammed into them.

Giving this a 5 star rating on their sandwiches. My journey now finds me in Chicago. Been here for the last 6 months in the Hyde Park area. A hidden gem in small local convenience store.

The man who works in the store used to greet you when you come in and say thank you after you made a purchase or make an interesting comment on what you buy but he doesn't do that anymore. Now he has become very unfriendly with a stern countenance and demeanor. He always has his cell on speakerphone with a person speaking loud Arabic. Because of that the energy is too negative and makes me feel uncomfortable coming into the store. I wish he would have better customer service.

I like the turkey pastrami and the hummus here. I'm sad to hear the story about the little boy getting attacked with his pennies. It seems so off from what I've seen from the owner over the years but I wasn't there, so it's hard to judge what really happened. The story is upsetting though. I totally agree the older woman at the counter can be super grumpy. I've never felt like she's been really mean or rude. It's just sort of a grumpy old lady thing. Kind of like what you get in Chinatown. My asian friends jokingly say they go to Chinatown to get abused. I don't take her attitude that seriously though and usually I get so upset with bad service. It's almost kind of humorous how grumpy she can be. Some days I walk out of there feeling like I annoyed the crap out of her just walking in the door. She's almost like the Soup Nazi from Sinefeld. Your not sure if she's going to agree to ring you up! Then there are other days when I go in and and she's as nice as apple pie and all is well with the world. My friend and I let each other know what kind of mood she is in if we go in there as a running joke. Yes, we actually have conversations about her. Maybe she's ill. She swings high and low and it's really just a crap shoot what you're going to get. The other owner is always smiling and friendly and remembers what I order.

My dearest mother wanted to have a middle eastern themed Festivus -- yes you read that right -- so we decided to have it catered. We ordered trays of falafel, hummus and tabula salad. All were exceptional!!

The woman at the register was talking on her phone when I entered the store and did not acknowledge me. The store was full of stock on the floor which made it hard to navigate the aisles with a stroller. When I took my groceries to the counter, she proceeded to continue talking on the phone (what sounded like a personal call) despite me and another customer having placed our merchandise at the register. I purchased 4 bottles of water for 99 cents and a bottle of tea for $1.89. She proceeded to ring it up as $6 plus tax. When I stated that it should not be $6 plus tax, she told me not to tell her how to do her job.Unfortunately this is the only corner store near my home, but I definitely will not be going out of my way to visit them despite their large selection of middle eastern items.

Love this place. Small minimart, but the real gem is the sandwich counter. Very cheap, very good sandwiches. Nice selection of halal lunch meat. The owner is a really nice guy. A bunch of us rented a storefront in the building for a weekend event in Hyde Park, and we were in and out all day when he was open. As a thank you, he brought us an enormous tray of hummus and pita. Good place to drop in and get ice cream or a parfait. I hope we can come back next year!

Very kind people. Very supportive of their neighborhood. We're very appreciative. I am looking forward to my next visit there when I am in the area again.

Picked up dinner here tonight. Ordered a lamb shawarma and falafel sandwich. When we got home, we found out the falafel sandwich had ABSOLUTELY NO falafel inside, but just a bunch of lettuce and sauce. Suffice it to say, we are unlikely ever to come back.

It took over 40 minuted to get a to go orderHostess seemed like she didn't want to help us. She kept saying our order is coming without checking with the kitchen