Mirage Kitchen

It's going to be hard for this place to compete with the stand a block further down due to price point.

From the Muhammara and the spices on the lamb/beef as well as the OK brand of Mamoul they seem to be selling, I am pretty sure this place is Syrian, which makes me a bit happy as I am half Syrian (and half German.) It could be Lebanese but my hunch is that it's Syrian.

I think this place should along with their filled bowls should have chicken/"the works" over rice. Would get more people in the store as the prices were probably be lower.

Around a 3.5 or something similar. I'll bump it up as the mint lemonade is excellent.

Had the works bowl with added Muhammara and said lemonade for 15 bucks. A bit much but it's pretty good.

The works were good. The spices were on point. White/garlic sauce was good as well. Red sauce needed a bit more heat.Muhammara was fine as was the lettuce and pickle/pepper. it was a semi-normal salad.

A guy there, most likely the owner, gave me a free Mamoul which was nice.

There were no smoothies the next time I showed up. When/if they get their smoothie act together, I plan on trying their date/fig smoothie or cherry pomegranate.

I think I'm overrating this but there might be a bit of bias here.

Modern classic Meddle Eastern street food - if you're tired of Taim, try this place. It wowed me. Creamy white garlic (nothing garlicky) sauce is a must on everything. The sauce tasted like a mixture of tahini and lemon with a hint of garlic behind. I enjoyed this sauce a lot.

The Works ($7.95) - it did work for me. The meat was moist and with a punch of good flavors from the complex spices and the salad, cornichon, tomato, fresh red onion with their delicious white sauce made a perfect wrap for me. (it is rather a wrap than sandwich). The pita that was used as a wrap was a flaky dough like Malaysian Roti Canai flatbread and not what we usually know, soft and chewy.

Five-Spice Falafel Sandwich ($7.95) - unfortunately it wasn't good as Taim. It might had been just this one or the falafels were from pre-cooked ones. The grainy falafel made dry in my mouth but, thanks to their delicious white sauce, dump the delicious white sauce on the wrap and it's alive.

Spread Combo ($9.95) - great deal if you like very thick paste like miso paste eggplant babaganoush, creamy hummus (chickpea) and thick tahini sauce. It was too much food for just two of us but if you have that as an entire meal for two would be a perfect portion.

We also got a soup of the day, lentil soup, was rich and flavorful soup. If you see it, try it.

Get 'The Works' as a schwarma or platter. Add a side of chickpea fries. Eat yourself into a delicious food coma. You're welcome.

Looks like this place is brand new...I must say though, unlike a lot of places, this one seems to not be experiencing the inevitable "new food joint" growing pains.

Mirage Kitchen is flat out righteous at at time when greed is rampant. A simple menu with very fresh salad. The 3 proteins (lamb, beef, and chicken) are all good. Protein for the veggie is an excellent humus.
They give you a healthy portion for little
money. On this recent visit, I had the salad bowl with lamb & beef combo aka "The Works"... Two hungry adults would've been quite satisfied and happy to split the $13.50.
If you're roaming through the West Village on a budget, no need to worry. Love the wrap-around concrete counter with view to 7th Ave & Grove St. This the spot, people.
Happy Spring, 2015!

Hmmmmm..
Let's See, when I was ordering the  sandwich  online  the place  look very   good,  I was very excited  to try the sandwich.
 Ones I got  there to pickup, I saw a close sing on the door. I got scared  that  my sandwich will be made in that condition.
 The place wasn't Clean at all, there is boxes laying all over the store.  No people,
 The owner was revy helpfull.
I ASKED HIM to put the souse on the side, so I could enjoy  the test of the meat.
Hunustly there was no test on the meat it was terrible, 
 West of money.
  I hate to leave bad feedback but I think when we going to a fast food  we paying for a good testy food, and not only good customer

The chicken shawarma salad bowl is incredible! Perfectly cooked tender meat and delicious seasoning. I love the labneh in the salad bowl--tastes very good with the chicken.

Be sure to try the chickpea fries with the magic white sauce!!

Will definitely be a regular here and recommend it to everyone in the area! Check it out

I love the food here. It's amazing. But y'all gotta get your shit together. One day it's no credit card machine. The next day it's no rice. The next day it's no salad dressing.

Cmon Mann

This is my second visit here n I love it. It's much better than chipotle.everything here I have eaten is amazing n fresh.vl keep coming back.

I've ordered from Mirage three times, and each time it's gotten progressively worse. The first time I went there--right after it opened--my experience was flawless.

The second time I went in, they forgot minor things--the chickpea fry sauce, the pita for the dips. They were also so high it took 25 minutes to get one sandwich, and I was only in there with one other person.

The third time, I ordered on Seamless and they had to call to tell me they didn't have pita bread, which is pretty ridiculous when you consider that nearly every item on their menu involves this type of bread. They were also out of one of the types of dip I wanted, so I asked them to to give a hummus and a baba. I received two of the same exact hummus. The falafel was overcooked to the point of inedibility. And the flatbread they replaced the pita with couldn't hold the sandwiches together and was stale.

What's becoming clear is that this place has the ability to push out good food, but the management is hiring people that lack the competence to do so. Sadly, I will never take a chance on this place again, and it would have been a weekly staple for me.

I've only gone to the new midtown location; but I must say I'm addicted to the "the works bowl" the lamb is great quality and is cooked to the perfect level.
Also try the lemonade "YUM!"