Hummus Kitchen
“There's even something called The Hummus Kitchen which is a platter of chickpea, tahini, chicken, and Egyptian hummus samplings.”
“The grilled beets were so good we ordered a second round, the broiled cauliflower was also cooked to perfection.”
“you can get one FREE appetizer (called Mazze on the menu) with any order of Hummus, Laffa, Platter, and Shakshuka.”
Hummus Kitchen
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Great restaurant in Hell's Kitchen with many vegetarian options– mostly vegetarian and vegan with some meat available. Really good & smooth hummus here! Tons of different types of hummus- plain, chickpea, tahini, mushroom etc (basically the same base hummus with different toppings). The hummus platter is great for sharing.
I love that they serve warm fluffy whole wheat pita as an option!! Much better than plain white pita. The whole wheat pita was very soft and yummy. They don't serve a lot at a time so you have to keep asking if you want more.
There is a variety of salads, entrees and a "tapas-like" options where you can pick three different items. Really good selection of clearly-market vegan options! I had the falafel, cauliflower (AMAZING) and tomato/cucumber salad.
I would recommend hummus kitchen for a healthy plant-based meal. The restaurant was nice with a good atmosphere. Not overly crowded either. Service and prices both acceptable.
I am not really into Mediterranean food, especially vegetarian dishes, but I was so impressed by this place that I am planning to go back.
hummus- so smooth and creamy. I would have liked it to be more garlicky.
babaganush- THE BEST I have ever had. It was so garlicky, filled with other flavors with the right amount of "char" flavoring.
falafel- I normally do not like falafel but I love how this was made. It was super crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside. I really liked the outside mix/coating they used, which made it a bit harder and crunchier on the outside.
Moroccan Fish- It was OK. It was lacking a complexity of flavors. It was just fish with a tomato sauce.
kebab wrap- The ground lamb/beef kebabs were also very good. They were well seasoned and very well cooked,that it was super moist.
I ordered the Shawarma hummus lunch special ($15) and Mezze mediterranean chopped salad ($6) through Seamless and have to say I had a very underwhelming lunch experience.
The prices and food portions are what was the most disappointing thing. I get it, this is Manhattan and a lot of things can be needlessly marked up Etc. but this felt excessively stingy.
The chopped salad was a disappointment since there was practically no mint or olive oil found in it, just a small case of chopped cucumber and tomato. The shawarma lunch "special" wasn't too bad, the chicken and hummus tasted pretty good but it came with a single pita 🙁 you think for a $15 lunch they'd throw in an extra pita!
In conclusion, I'll only ever order from here if I'm super desperate and craving middle eastern food, The area has a bunch of options so hopefully the need doesn't arise again. Hummus kitchen – start showing some love to your customers so they can love you back!
If you're getting sick of the same old American brunch, Hummus Kitchen is an awesome alternative. The $16 weekend brunch deal includes tea or coffee, a sampler of Mediterranean appetizers, and a brunch entree of your choice. If you check in on yelp, there's also a free cider. Since the restaurant was out of cider for the day, the waiter offered me a free sangria instead (even better!). If you add an extra $7, you get unlimited sangria or mimosa. For the price, this is definitely awesome deal.
I really liked my hummus shakshuka entree. The blend of hummus, tomatoes, cumin, and over easy egg, dipped with pita bread was such a comforting way to start a Saturday morning. All the complimentary appetizers were really delicious as well. My favorites were the roasted cauliflower and salmon. Our pita bread basket was constantly refilled with warm fresh bread. Needless to say, I was very happily full from the meal, even more happy to know that most of what I stuffed myself with was made up of veggies or chickpeas. How often is brunch so healthy?
Like most of the restaurants in this area, the space is quite intimate. The tables are ideal for parties of 2-4 but definitely uncomfortable for bigger parties. For some reason, the restaurants in Hell's Kitchen are never very crowded for brunch (guess everyone is flocking to the villages for brunch), thus all the more compelling to come here during prime brunch time.
I think we shocked the waitress how much we ordered for two people. We decided to have a quick pre-theater dinner.
Appetizer:
1) Trio: we chose the cauliflower, baba ghanoush, and hummus. The cauliflower was surprisingly my favorite one. The other two were just average. Oddly enough, the chicken hummus entree's hummus was much better.
Entrees:
1) Falafel wrap
2) Chicken hummus
3) Chicken shawarma wrap
– The chicken hummus was the best out of all the dishes we ordered. Not to say the others weren't good.
I would recommend at least ordering cauliflower as an appetizer and the chicken hummus for your entree. The food here is very reasonably priced as well. The brought out the food quickly (granted there weren't too many customers when we were there) and were good about refilling our water (one of my husband's dining pet peeve is slow water refills).
With a list of more than 10 restaurants and a limited amount of time, my group knew that Hummus Kitchen was a must-do during our NYC visit.
Knowing it was tiny, my friend called ahead and tried to get a reservation. She was told that there's a large party coming in and we basically shouldn't bother. We decided to swing by anyways and were seated momentarily on arrival. During our hour visit, we never once saw a large group. I guess they were saving the space for later in the evening….
If our server rolled his eyes at us one more time I think his eyes would get stuck in the back of his head. Lack of attentiveness, snatching things from our table and quickly dropping things off were amongst his other attributes.
Our visit took place during Passover. I wish we were informed ahead of time that the restaurant was observing and having all customers do so as well. I'm Jewish, I get the concept. As a non-observing Jew, I felt highly shortchanged that my delicious mezze dishes were served with something to the likes of cardboard. At that rate, I could have just stayed home with my own box of matzah and supermarket hummus.
The food itself was good. We had the hummus (free as part of the Yelp check-in offer), babaganush, cauliflower and falafel. The portions seemed a little small. We split everything four ways, so perhaps we should have gotten another item or two. We also ordered a pitcher of sangria for the table. It was good, but a little too heavy on the fruit.
As a not-too-frequent visitor to NYC, there are so many places I can try that Hummus Kitchen blew it for me and will not be getting a second chance.
The food here is very good, I have to say that first off the bat. The sirloin hummus is really great. It does seem a little smaller for their portion size, and the shakshuka was not very filling when I had it, and it was still reasonably expensive.
The service was really slow (especially on a weekday lunch) and the waitress wasn't the most helpful. Its decent if you are in the area, but not worth a special trip.
So let me start by saying the shawarma wrap I got was amazing with the exception of hidden onions which I didn't realize it came with. If you order just the sandwich that's literally all you get. I also tried their mint lemonade which went perfectly with my meal and for a steamy day in the summer. Most of the options are standard to the Mediterranean cuisine – falafel, hummus and pita, babaganush, shawarma, lamb, couscous. Prices seemed reasonable enough with the exception of $5 for the mint lemonade.
I'm obsessed with Mediterranean food so Hummus Kitchen already had my support from the start but the service was less than desirable. My waitress seems less than thrilled to be serving me or anyone else and it was challenging to hunt her down. I said to her directly I wanted my check once my food came out but it took another 10 minutes after I was done eating to get her attention. The seating is a bit tricky since the restaurant is narrow and the tables in the front get this incredible sun which isn't so pleasant and can be blinding. So I'd take this at your own risk or if you can ask to be seated toward the back. Would come back if in the area to try the hummus and pita but not likely for anything else.