Shawarma
Chicken and Arabic shawarma are repeatedly praised for their taste, with one reviewer calling it among Dubai’s best.
Grand Station Lebanese Street Food
Al Karama
Grand Station Lebanese Street Food in Al Karama is a casual spot for Lebanese and Syrian-style street food, with shawarma and grilled chicken repeatedly drawing praise. Reviews also point to affordable plates, outdoor seating and quick lunches after nearby outings.
Reputation Score
4.0
★★★★☆
184 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Grilled Chicken
Charcoal, rotisserie and machine-grilled chicken receive strong praise, including a reviewer’s description of a delicious grill chicken.
Falafel Plate
The falafel plate is served with surrounding vegetables and was singled out as a favourite alongside hummus and garlic sauce.
Affordable Meals
Several reviews describe the food as very affordable, including a chicken biryani, laban and sauce meal reported at 10 dhs.
Fresh Bread
One review says the restaurant makes its own Arabic bread, useful with shawarma, falafel and other dishes.
Outdoor Seating
Outdoor seating is available and was described as especially pleasant for evening visits.
Turkish Coffee
Turkish coffee is one of the less expected highlights mentioned by customers.
What to Eat at Grand Station Lebanese Street Food How we choose these items We use AI to find praise and criticism of specific foods and drinks in a selection of Google reviews. For Grand Station Lebanese Street Food, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. The score is positive reviews minus negative reviews. For example, two positive reviews and one negative review give +1. Each review counts once per item; neutral comments do not change the score. A zero score is not a positive recommendation. “Only neutral feedback” means there are no positive or negative votes. “Mixed feedback” means equal numbers of positive and negative votes. The quotes are examples of what people said, not every comment we counted. We use different reviews where we can. We normally show up to 10 foods and 5 drinks with non-negative scores. Items with the same score stay together. If a tied group would go past the limit, that group and the lower non-negative scores go into Honorable mentions. If an overflowing positive top tie would leave the list empty, we show up to 10 items from that tie and keep the rest in Honorable mentions. Foods and drinks with a negative score are under What to Avoid. Use this as a guide to what reviewers liked, not a guarantee that you will like it too.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Grand Station Lebanese Street Food, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
Food 3
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Grilled chicken Net +3
“This is the best restaurant in Karama. My experience was excellent in all kinds of food, especially grilled chicken”
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Review excerpts
“This is the best restaurant in Karama. My experience was excellent in all kinds of food, especially grilled chicken”December 2022
“Delicious Chicken grill”August 2023
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Humus Net +3
“very good taste! especially their grilled chicken with humus and garlic sauce. My favorite here is the falafel plate, with vegetables surrounding it...really great taste😊”
Positive 3Negative 0
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“very good taste! especially their grilled chicken with humus and garlic sauce. My favorite here is the falafel plate, with vegetables surrounding it...really great taste😊”January 2023
“The hummus is excellent . Try their mutabal .. excellent”May 2024
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Falafel plate Net +2
“Had a shawarma sandwich, shawarma platter and falafel plate with khubz. Everything was fresh and tasty. Portion was qlso food. Enjoyed it. Definitely going over there again”
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Review excerpts
“Had a shawarma sandwich, shawarma platter and falafel plate with khubz. Everything was fresh and tasty. Portion was qlso food. Enjoyed it. Definitely going over there again”September 2019
“very good taste! especially their grilled chicken with humus and garlic sauce. My favorite here is the falafel plate, with vegetables surrounding it...really great taste😊”January 2023
Honorable mentions (24)
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Baba ghanoush Net +1
“Perfect Lebanese street food! My family enjoyed chicken Shawarma, mixed grill and baba ghanoush. Quick and attentive service! We were starving after visiting the frame, and this was a perfect luncheon for our family.”
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“Perfect Lebanese street food! My family enjoyed chicken Shawarma, mixed grill and baba ghanoush. Quick and attentive service! We were starving after visiting the frame, and this was a perfect luncheon for our family.”April 2023
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Burger Net +1
“The best taste of Shawarma, burger, Manakeesh and pretty much everything”
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Review excerpts
“The best taste of Shawarma, burger, Manakeesh and pretty much everything”August 2022
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Charcoal chicken Net +1
“One of the best Lebanese restaurant in karama specially their Charcoal chicken and cheese+meat and shawarma is best in karama😋 the staff is so familiar highly recommend.”
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“One of the best Lebanese restaurant in karama specially their Charcoal chicken and cheese+meat and shawarma is best in karama😋 the staff is so familiar highly recommend.”May 2021
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Cheese manakish with honey Net +1
“I love it! It was really hard to find a place as good as this. I ordered a cheese manakish with honey, and it was super yummy.”
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“I love it! It was really hard to find a place as good as this. I ordered a cheese manakish with honey, and it was super yummy.”August 2021
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Cheese+meat Net +1
“One of the best Lebanese restaurant in karama specially their Charcoal chicken and cheese+meat and shawarma is best in karama😋 the staff is so familiar highly recommend.”
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“One of the best Lebanese restaurant in karama specially their Charcoal chicken and cheese+meat and shawarma is best in karama😋 the staff is so familiar highly recommend.”May 2021
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Chicken shawarma Net +1
“Perfect Lebanese street food! My family enjoyed chicken Shawarma, mixed grill and baba ghanoush. Quick and attentive service! We were starving after visiting the frame, and this was a perfect luncheon for our family.”
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Review excerpts
“Perfect Lebanese street food! My family enjoyed chicken Shawarma, mixed grill and baba ghanoush. Quick and attentive service! We were starving after visiting the frame, and this was a perfect luncheon for our family.”April 2023
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Falafel Net +1
“GREAT Lebanese food serving delicious Shawarmas, hummus, falafel and machine chicken. They make their own Arabic bread.”
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Review excerpts
“GREAT Lebanese food serving delicious Shawarmas, hummus, falafel and machine chicken. They make their own Arabic bread.”July 2020
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Machine chicken Net +1
“GREAT Lebanese food serving delicious Shawarmas, hummus, falafel and machine chicken. They make their own Arabic bread.”
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Review excerpts
“GREAT Lebanese food serving delicious Shawarmas, hummus, falafel and machine chicken. They make their own Arabic bread.”July 2020
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Manakeesh Net +1
“The best taste of Shawarma, burger, Manakeesh and pretty much everything”
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Review excerpts
“The best taste of Shawarma, burger, Manakeesh and pretty much everything”August 2022
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Mixed grill Net +1
“Perfect Lebanese street food! My family enjoyed chicken Shawarma, mixed grill and baba ghanoush. Quick and attentive service! We were starving after visiting the frame, and this was a perfect luncheon for our family.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Perfect Lebanese street food! My family enjoyed chicken Shawarma, mixed grill and baba ghanoush. Quick and attentive service! We were starving after visiting the frame, and this was a perfect luncheon for our family.”April 2023
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Mixed grill options Net +1
“Good mixed grill options if uoure looking for authentic arabic food.”
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Review excerpts
“Good mixed grill options if uoure looking for authentic arabic food.”January 2024
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Mixed grill platter Net +1
“Tried Mixed grill platter. Food was pretty good.”
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“Tried Mixed grill platter. Food was pretty good.”July 2023
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Mutabal Net +1
“The hummus is excellent . Try their mutabal .. excellent”
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“The hummus is excellent . Try their mutabal .. excellent”May 2024
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Rice plate Net +1
“I mean look at the size of the rice and shawarma plate! For 20 only AED!”
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Review excerpts
“I mean look at the size of the rice and shawarma plate! For 20 only AED!”January 2023
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Rotisserie grilled chicken Net +1
“Best AUTHENTIC LEBANESE tawook, rotisserie grilled chicken and zaatar mana2eesh. I could literally eat there every day.”
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“Best AUTHENTIC LEBANESE tawook, rotisserie grilled chicken and zaatar mana2eesh. I could literally eat there every day.”July 2019
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Shawarma combo Net +1
“Good shawarma Combo.”
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Review excerpts
“Good shawarma Combo.”February 2023
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Shawarma plate Net +1
“I mean look at the size of the rice and shawarma plate! For 20 only AED!”
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Review excerpts
“I mean look at the size of the rice and shawarma plate! For 20 only AED!”January 2023
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Shawarma platter Net +1
“Had a shawarma sandwich, shawarma platter and falafel plate with khubz. Everything was fresh and tasty. Portion was qlso food. Enjoyed it. Definitely going over there again”
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Review excerpts
“Had a shawarma sandwich, shawarma platter and falafel plate with khubz. Everything was fresh and tasty. Portion was qlso food. Enjoyed it. Definitely going over there again”September 2019
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Shawarma sandwich Net +1
“Had a shawarma sandwich, shawarma platter and falafel plate with khubz. Everything was fresh and tasty. Portion was qlso food. Enjoyed it. Definitely going over there again”
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Review excerpts
“Had a shawarma sandwich, shawarma platter and falafel plate with khubz. Everything was fresh and tasty. Portion was qlso food. Enjoyed it. Definitely going over there again”September 2019
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Tawook Net +1
“Best AUTHENTIC LEBANESE tawook, rotisserie grilled chicken and zaatar mana2eesh. I could literally eat there every day.”
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“Best AUTHENTIC LEBANESE tawook, rotisserie grilled chicken and zaatar mana2eesh. I could literally eat there every day.”July 2019
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Zaatar mana2eesh Net +1
“Best AUTHENTIC LEBANESE tawook, rotisserie grilled chicken and zaatar mana2eesh. I could literally eat there every day.”
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Review excerpts
“Best AUTHENTIC LEBANESE tawook, rotisserie grilled chicken and zaatar mana2eesh. I could literally eat there every day.”July 2019
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Zaatar with mohammara Net +1
“Tasty lebanese food at low affordable rates. We had Sulaimani Tea and Zaatar with Mohammara, freshly made and tasted authentic. Outdoor seating is available and perfect for the evenings.”
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Review excerpts
“Tasty lebanese food at low affordable rates. We had Sulaimani Tea and Zaatar with Mohammara, freshly made and tasted authentic. Outdoor seating is available and perfect for the evenings.”December 2021
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Chicken beryani Net 0
Only neutral feedback
“Food is extremely affordable. We had a chicken beryani+laban+ sauce for 10 dhs only. The taste is just right for the price.”
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Laban Net 0
Only neutral feedback
“Food is extremely affordable. We had a chicken beryani+laban+ sauce for 10 dhs only. The taste is just right for the price.”
Positive 0Negative 0Neutral 1
Drinks 2
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Sulaimani tea Net +1
“Tasty lebanese food at low affordable rates. We had Sulaimani Tea and Zaatar with Mohammara, freshly made and tasted authentic. Outdoor seating is available and perfect for the evenings.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Tasty lebanese food at low affordable rates. We had Sulaimani Tea and Zaatar with Mohammara, freshly made and tasted authentic. Outdoor seating is available and perfect for the evenings.”December 2021
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Turkish coffee Net +1
“Super affordable and tasty. The Turkish coffee was delicious.”
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Review excerpts
“Super affordable and tasty. The Turkish coffee was delicious.”April 2023
What to Avoid (4)
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Half chicken Net −1
“Now a days they giving half chicken and juice for 13 dhs. Which is not fresh. If you eat that you will end up with loose motion.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Now a days they giving half chicken and juice for 13 dhs. Which is not fresh. If you eat that you will end up with loose motion.”December 2022
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Large shawarma Net −1
“Never go for large shawarma , half will be empty . Buy 2 instead as the price is the same . Have patience as well, it will take too long to get your order..”
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Critical review excerpts
“Never go for large shawarma , half will be empty . Buy 2 instead as the price is the same . Have patience as well, it will take too long to get your order..”June 2024
Drinks 2
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Forzen mango juice Net −1
“Serving very bad food. Worst grill chicken. I request food inspector must make an inspection. I request all people to ask for fresh grill chicken taken from the machine and serve directly to the table. I believe they providing forzen mango juice near expiry stating that fresh juice. If you see the toilet you will never eat from there. There is no hygiene”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Serving very bad food. Worst grill chicken. I request food inspector must make an inspection. I request all people to ask for fresh grill chicken taken from the machine and serve directly to the table. I believe they providing forzen mango juice near expiry stating that fresh juice. If you see the toilet you will never eat from there. There is no hygiene”December 2022
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Mango juice Net −1
“Mango juice was bad taste,”
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Critical review excerpts
“Mango juice was bad taste,”May 2023
Tips for a Better Visit
Order Two. For shawarma, consider two smaller portions instead of the large one; a reviewer says the large can be half empty at the same price.
Allow Time. Do not arrive in a rush: customers report lengthy preparation, so allow extra time before collecting your order.
Choose Pickup. If ordering delivery, check the timing carefully; one nearby Zomato order took 1 hour and 13 minutes and arrived cold.
Try Outdoors. For a more comfortable evening meal, consider the outdoor seating mentioned by a customer.
Check Seating. If you need an air-conditioned family area, confirm the arrangement first because one review says family seating is unavailable there.
Watch Extras. Ask about add-on charges before ordering sauces: one customer says an extra spoonful of mayonnaise cost 5 dirhams.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Al Karama - Dubai
Al Karama, Dubai
Common Concerns
Slow Orders
Multiple reviews report long waits, including an order that had not started cooking 10 minutes after it was placed.
Service Issues
Some customers describe the service as poor, rude or inattentive despite positive comments about the food.
Delivery Delays
A delivery arrived cold after 1 hour and 13 minutes despite the customer living only seven minutes away.
Inconsistent Food
Not every visit is consistent: one review found the grilled chicken very dry and the mango juice unpleasant.
Limited Seating
A review specifically notes there is no family seating in air conditioning.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
10 dhs
chicken beryani+laban+ sauce
“We had a chicken beryani+laban+ sauce for 10 dhs only”Google review · March 2023
13 dhs
half chicken and juice
“Now a days they giving half chicken and juice for 13 dhs”Google review · December 2022
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LOCAL
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The Bottom Line
Grand Station Lebanese Street Food is a casual Al Karama choice for shawarma, grilled chicken, falafel plates and other Lebanese-style comfort food. Shawarma is the clearest crowd favourite, while grilled chicken, mixed grill and falafel also appear repeatedly in the reviews. Hummus and mutabal are specifically praised, and the restaurant makes its own Arabic bread according to one customer.
Value is a major part of the appeal. Reviews describe the food as fresh, flavourful and cheap, with one reported chicken biryani, laban and sauce meal costing 10 dhs and a rice-and-shawarma plate costing 20 AED. Outdoor seating is available and was described as pleasant for evenings; Turkish coffee, cheese manakish with honey and zaatar with mohamara give you a few alternatives beyond the main grills.
The experience is not entirely predictable. Several customers mention slow preparation or poor service, and one delivery arrived cold after 1 hour and 13 minutes. Food quality also has mixed reports: grilled chicken was praised by many but described as dry by another reviewer, while mango juice received a negative comment.
Check seating if you need an air-conditioned family area, and ask about extras before adding sauces, as one customer reported a 5-dirham mayonnaise charge.