Steady Taste
Several customers say the food keeps the same taste across visits, making the tawouk a dependable choice.
Malak Al Tawouk - Motor City ملك الطاووق
Motor City
Malak Al Tawouk is a Lebanese restaurant in Motor City serving familiar grilled dishes and sandwiches. Reviews particularly point to the charcoal-grilled tawouk platter and Lebanese burger, with dine-in guests also mentioning welcoming service and a spacious venue.
Reputation Score
4.3
★★★★☆
955 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Grilled Tawouk
The tawouk platter is served charcoal grilled, and regular customers describe it as a go-to order.
Lebanese Burger
The Lebanese burger is repeatedly singled out as a flavourful sandwich with a distinctly Beirut-style feel.
Fresh Salads
The Mexican Salad was described as fresh, flavourful and well spiced alongside grilled chicken.
Spacious Venue
One first-time dine-in visitor found the restaurant spacious, adding to its comfortable feel for eating in.
What to Eat at Malak Al Tawouk - Motor City ملك الطاووق 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 Malak Al Tawouk - Motor City ملك الطاووق, 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.
These items at Malak Al Tawouk - Motor City ملك الطاووق got the most positive mentions in user reviews. Check them out!
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Grilled chicken Net +3
“Firstly, the food is superb. I had some grill chicken and tawook, they were really fresh juicy and tasty. Even though it's a simple grill chicken, and without any sauces, it's the best one I've had until now.”
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“Firstly, the food is superb. I had some grill chicken and tawook, they were really fresh juicy and tasty. Even though it's a simple grill chicken, and without any sauces, it's the best one I've had until now.”July 2022
“We had the Mexican Salad — fresh, flavorful, and perfectly spiced along with the grilled chicken.”January 2026
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Lebanese burger Net +2
“The Lebanese Burger is truly the best — full of flavor and instantly takes you back to the streets of Beirut.”
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“The Lebanese Burger is truly the best — full of flavor and instantly takes you back to the streets of Beirut.”January 2026
“Best Lebanese burger, best Shish Tawook sandwich you can taste...”November 2025
Honorable mentions (12)
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Chicken sandwich Net +1
“Great chicken sandwich, I come here every week now”
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“Great chicken sandwich, I come here every week now”February 2026
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Mexican salad Net +1
“We had the Mexican Salad — fresh, flavorful, and perfectly spiced along with the grilled chicken.”
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“We had the Mexican Salad — fresh, flavorful, and perfectly spiced along with the grilled chicken.”January 2026
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Seesh tawouk platter Net +1
“Their seesh Tawouk wrap and platter is a must try and their burger is just too good.”
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“Their seesh Tawouk wrap and platter is a must try and their burger is just too good.”June 2020
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Seesh tawouk wrap Net +1
“Their seesh Tawouk wrap and platter is a must try and their burger is just too good.”
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“Their seesh Tawouk wrap and platter is a must try and their burger is just too good.”June 2020
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Shish tawook sandwich Net +1
“Best Lebanese burger, best Shish Tawook sandwich you can taste...”
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“Best Lebanese burger, best Shish Tawook sandwich you can taste...”November 2025
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Sojok sandwich Net +1
“And the Sojok Sandwich? spicy, and unforgettable, however a bit salty!”
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“And the Sojok Sandwich? spicy, and unforgettable, however a bit salty!”January 2026
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Tawook sandwich Net +1
“tried tawook sandwich and grilled chicken ... all great ambience and food quality too good”
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“tried tawook sandwich and grilled chicken ... all great ambience and food quality too good”March 2021
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Tawouk Net +1
“Good taste for the Tawouk ,I didnt taste any speciality ,But taste of Tawouk is good ,I have order Tawouk arabi the normal size and it can be enough for one adult ,Prices is affordable ,It toke 7 mins to take my order and 5 mins to get it ready ,They are very fast in preparing the food ,Very hygienic place ,Outdoor area is available”
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“Good taste for the Tawouk ,I didnt taste any speciality ,But taste of Tawouk is good ,I have order Tawouk arabi the normal size and it can be enough for one adult ,Prices is affordable ,It toke 7 mins to take my order and 5 mins to get it ready ,They are very fast in preparing the food ,Very hygienic place ,Outdoor area is available”March 2020
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Tawouk arabi Net +1
“Good taste for the Tawouk ,I didnt taste any speciality ,But taste of Tawouk is good ,I have order Tawouk arabi the normal size and it can be enough for one adult ,Prices is affordable ,It toke 7 mins to take my order and 5 mins to get it ready ,They are very fast in preparing the food ,Very hygienic place ,Outdoor area is available”
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“Good taste for the Tawouk ,I didnt taste any speciality ,But taste of Tawouk is good ,I have order Tawouk arabi the normal size and it can be enough for one adult ,Prices is affordable ,It toke 7 mins to take my order and 5 mins to get it ready ,They are very fast in preparing the food ,Very hygienic place ,Outdoor area is available”March 2020
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Tawouk platter (charcoal grilled) Net +1
“Amazing! We order from here almost daily. Love their tawouk platter (charcoal grilled)”
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“Amazing! We order from here almost daily. Love their tawouk platter (charcoal grilled)”March 2026
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Tawouk sandwich Net +1
“The Tawouk Sandwich is a classic, juicy and satisfying.”
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“The Tawouk Sandwich is a classic, juicy and satisfying.”January 2026
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Tawouk sandwiches Net +1
“Best tawouk sandwiches. Very good prices. Do not park facing the store.”
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“Best tawouk sandwiches. Very good prices. Do not park facing the store.”October 2022
What to Avoid (8)
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Caesar salad Net −1
“Found a bug in my Caesar salad which was a nauseating surprise. Cleanliness and quality control seem nonexistent here. Definitely won't be dining here again.”
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“Found a bug in my Caesar salad which was a nauseating surprise. Cleanliness and quality control seem nonexistent here. Definitely won't be dining here again.”May 2024
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Chicken liver Net −1
“Chicken liver NOT tasty at all. Better get it out of menu.”
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“Chicken liver NOT tasty at all. Better get it out of menu.”April 2026
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Chicken shawerma Net −1
“first of all they do not prepar fresh food the chicken is smelly and instead of give me chicken shawerma you gave me tawouk sandewich and second i asked them to put pickles for each chiken shawerma sandewich...they do not know their work they said its inside the sandewich which is really funny whose put pickle inside chiken shawerma sandewich and they are lying even they did not put any pickel inside sandewich”
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“first of all they do not prepar fresh food the chicken is smelly and instead of give me chicken shawerma you gave me tawouk sandewich and second i asked them to put pickles for each chiken shawerma sandewich...they do not know their work they said its inside the sandewich which is really funny whose put pickle inside chiken shawerma sandewich and they are lying even they did not put any pickel inside sandewich”January 2025
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Mexican chicken sandwish Net −1
“Ordered Mexican chicken sandwish and received tomato mayo sandwish (see difference in pics between what I ordered and what I received). There were almost no chicken & no peppers at all!”
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“Ordered Mexican chicken sandwish and received tomato mayo sandwish (see difference in pics between what I ordered and what I received). There were almost no chicken & no peppers at all!”September 2024
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Shawarma Net −1
“- shawarma also lacked sauce”
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“- shawarma also lacked sauce”June 2023
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Shawarma sandwich Net −1
“I recently ordered a shawarma sandwich from this place and unfortunately, it was a big letdown. The taste was far from what a proper shawarma should be. The Chicken had a strange flavor as if it wasn’t fresh,”
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“I recently ordered a shawarma sandwich from this place and unfortunately, it was a big letdown. The taste was far from what a proper shawarma should be. The Chicken had a strange flavor as if it wasn’t fresh,”January 2026
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Tomato mayo sandwish Net −1
“Ordered Mexican chicken sandwish and received tomato mayo sandwish (see difference in pics between what I ordered and what I received). There were almost no chicken & no peppers at all!”
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“Ordered Mexican chicken sandwish and received tomato mayo sandwish (see difference in pics between what I ordered and what I received). There were almost no chicken & no peppers at all!”September 2024
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Fries Net −2
“Fries is cold, and obviously been fried multiple times, not fresh at all.”
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“Fries is cold, and obviously been fried multiple times, not fresh at all.”March 2026
“Today I took take away from motor city look the French fries how it is looking!!!! Worst experience ever!!! It's ramadan for God's sake if you cannot provide good food don't provide bad and un eatable food!!!”March 2024
Tips for a Better Visit
Pre-order Pickup. For takeaway, call ahead and pre-order for pickup; one regular calls the call centre before arriving to avoid the branch’s parking and crowding.
Check Delivery. If ordering delivery, check the bag against your bill when it arrives, since customers have reported missing rice, missing items and incorrect orders.
Request Juicy. When ordering grilled chicken or tawouk, ask for it to be made juicy; a reviewer specifically found that this improved the experience.
Allow Time. Build in extra time for delivery or busy periods: one review says a two-item order took over 55 minutes to prepare.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Apex Atrium - Ground Floor
Al Hebiah First - Dubai Motor City, Dubai
| Mon | 10:30 AM – 2:45 AM |
| Tue | 10:30 AM – 2:45 AM |
| Wed | 10:30 AM – 2:45 AM |
| Thu | 10:30 AM – 2:45 AM |
| Fri | 10:30 AM – 2:45 AM |
| Sat | 10:30 AM – 2:45 AM |
| Sun | 10:30 AM – 2:45 AM |
Common Concerns
Order Errors
Delivery and takeaway reviews describe missing items, incorrect sandwiches and modifications not being followed.
Long Waits
A two-item order took more than 55 minutes to prepare, while another delivery complaint reported a wait of over two hours.
Cold Food
Some delivery orders arrived cold, including a burger with a frozen bun and a tawouk sandwich with cold fries.
Quality Control
One customer reported finding a bug in a Caesar salad and questioned the restaurant’s cleanliness and quality control.
Limited Parking
A customer who regularly uses pickup warned that the branch has few parking spaces and sits in a crowded area.
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The Bottom Line
Malak Al Tawouk is a Lebanese restaurant in Motor City built around grilled chicken and sandwich-style comfort food. The charcoal-grilled tawouk platter is a dependable favourite in the reviews, while the Lebanese Burger gets especially strong praise for its Beirut-style flavour. The Shish Tawook sandwich and grilled chicken are also frequently mentioned as satisfying choices.
Dine-in can be a pleasant option: customers describe the venue as spacious, clean and well organised, and several mention warm, attentive service. The Mexican Salad is noted as fresh, flavourful and well spiced, while the Sojok Sandwich is praised for its punchy flavour, though one reviewer found it a little salty. Prices are described as affordable or reasonable by several customers, but no exact amounts were provided.
The main caution is consistency with delivery and takeaway. Reviews report missing items, incorrect sandwiches, ignored modifications and waits ranging from 55 minutes to more than two hours. Some food arrived cold, including a burger with a frozen bun, and one salad review reported a bug.
If collecting, call ahead and allow time; parking is limited and the area can be crowded. For grilled chicken or tawouk, asking for it to be made juicy is a useful tip from a regular customer.