The Bottom Line
Portland, Oregon 97214
503-236-8325
There’s no place like Hoda’s. The top reason this place rises above other Middle Eastern restaurants in town is simple: it’s the bread. Because pita is eaten with everything, from hummus to lentil soup—it’s got to be good. The steaming pillows of bread come straight from Hoda’s oven to your table—even before you’ve ordered anything! If you’re trying to avoid bread, don’t come here!
Pros
- Amazing, authentic food
- Friendly service
- Lunch and dinner ever day of the week
- Bread is baked on premises
- Inexpensive
Cons
- Parking can be tricky near Belmont
- High potential for garlic breath
Description
- Prices are extremely reasonable, with sandwiches under $5. Even the mezzas are only $8 and $9.
- Catering is available.
- The kid's menu includes cheese pizza and a chicken kabob with rice.
Guide Review - Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine
If you like to try a little of this and a little of that, get a mezza. It’s an inexpensive, satisfying way to sample some of the staples of Middle Eastern fare. And it’s great for sharing.The vegetarian mezza includes tabouleh, humos, falafel, spinach pie and baba ghanouje. The meat mezza trades falafel and spinach pie for grape leaves and a kafta kabob. Either way, the pita bread will just keep on coming.
Other favorites: For a light meal, try the lentil soup with a feta salad. Meat-eaters will love the hearty beef shawarma sandwich, stuffed in pita with tomatoes, herbs and tahini.
