Moonlight Pizza & Chicken

Delicious food. Fresher than fresh food for a buffet with a lot of yummy items. The chicken, rice, dolmas, eggplant, hummus, eggplant dip was all awesome. I had the pizza, I thought it was good but I may have to order one fresh sometime off the buffet. The best middle eastern buffet I ever gone to and it's up there in the top restaurants. It's like i was eating at an old ladies house who loves to cook. Old fashioned decor and quite nice.

I did not realize that this little gem was around this area for over 20 years. Was looking for a place to eat with my girlfriend and decided to check it out. The Mediterranean food was on point, from the simple salads to the soups and meats. The flavors and seasoning were on point. Their food quality and consistency is surely the reason for their longevity. The dinner buffet price was reasonable at about $10-11. More than enough fresh food for anyone to enjoy. The pizza was good as well, since it is a pizzeria. Also, that baklava was on point as well, give that a try for $1, well worth it. The owners that run the place are very nice and personable. Definitely going to come back to this place and recommend it.

Never had a bad gyro, roast chicken, pizza, falafel, hummus, mutable, or baklava there. The owner is a sweetheart who treats her customers as family.

Sadly this is from past but I used to go here when my father was in the VFW POST 9557 in fountain valley and once in a while we will have a meeting here with pizza and it was a great time. Glad to see it's still open and I just happen to find this place again from an old VFW agenda paper in 2004!

Have been coming to this neighborhood eatery since it opened years ago. Great pizza and chicken meals - not to mention a large variety all you can eat buffet if you want to eat there and relax. Family run - great service - and affordable food. We eat their pizza probably once a week without fail. They also have a large, private dining area if you want somewhere to hold your family gathering without any fuss or mess for you. Please do yourself a favor and give them a try!

The food is always high quality here. This family-owned restaurant has been here for decades and they continue to provide excellent service for a casual dine-in experience or convenient to-go meals. Always accommodating, the owners will never disappoint you with the TLC that they put into this delightful gastronomic adventure. You must swing by and give them a try if you have never been. Their all-you-can-eat buffet is excellent. I love their grape leaves (dolmas), babaganoush, hummus and tabouli. Their lentils soup is good, too!

Family Owned, delicious food. Been eating here for over 20yrs.

My best favorite !!! Simple yet delicious!!! Great service !!! Great variety of middle eastern/ Armenian food... mom's great food !!! Comfort food, best Baklava in the world!!!! If they like to spoil you they will fix you with an amazing Arabic coffee ... you don't want to leave ... love the last owner and her husband is the chef!!!! 😚❤❤❤❤❤

I have been going here for many years. Very loving and caring staff, Karin is an amazing woman! All the food is amazing and great prices!

open all day 15 dollar all you can eat chicken legs, thighs, beef, meatloaf, hummus, salad, garbanzo ,pinto beans, pita bread, pita chips, brown rice, lentil soup, chicken noodle soup. cant beat that. amazing food amazing price.

I've been frequenting this family owned and operated little gem with my family for over 10 years. It is hands down one of the best restaurants out there. Nothing beats the food, which is beyond delicious. Their pizza is to die for, as is their garlic sauce and chicken. The family meal is a must try and a great value. I moved away, but head over to OC as often as I can just to eat here. Shoutout to co-owner Karen, who is the sweetest lady ever and an excellent cook and businesswoman!

I've been coming to this restaurant for over 25 years and Karen, the owner, and 'the family' has always put out delicious food, friendly service, and a wonderful vibe. Always high quality

The best value and food in town! Super friendly nice people! I have been coming here for years! My daughters were raised on it and now take there kids here. Just sime healthy good food! The garlic sauce is to die for!

The food here was amazing and the workers make you feel comfortable. They are attentive and polite. It was hot in there but once you try the food omg! It was truly healthy and tasty.

We being vegetarians were apprehensive to go to this place, but to our surprise it was a more than welcoming place. Not only the preparation is amazing, owner is very sweet. Will go again if we ever get a chance. Authentic Greek/Mediterranean food with lots of vegetarian options in the buffet (hummus, babagonoush, tabouleh, tzatziki, dolmas were the star, salads, roasted veggies, green bean soup, lentil soup, rice, banana peppers, olives, watermelon, pita chips which were homemade and of course the freshest cheese pizza)

A True Gem in Fountain Valley! ​I recently had an incredible meal at Moonlight Pizza & Chicken, and it’s easy to see why they are ranked as a Top 3 Pizza Restaurant for 2025. Everything from the food to the atmosphere was outstanding. ​🍽️ What I Loved: ​Authentic Variety & Quality: The food quality is exceptional. I tried a mix of their grilled chicken, seasoned rice, and fresh vegetables—everything was cooked to perfection and full of flavor. ​Lahmajun & Halal Meat: Their Lahmajun is a must-try! It's great to know they use high-quality Halal meats, making it a perfect spot for those seeking authentic and mindful dining options. ​Incredible Desserts: Don’t leave without trying their Baklava. They have a beautiful selection of fresh, honey-soaked pastries that are the perfect end to a meal. ​Award-Winning Hospitality: The wall of fame in the restaurant shows years of community support and recognition. You can feel that history in their hospitality; the staff is genuinely warm and welcoming. ​💰 Great Value: ​Whether you're grabbing a dozen Lahmajun for the family or enjoying their varied buffet, the prices are very reasonable for the quality and portion sizes you get. ​This place has a wonderful "home-cooked" feel that you just can't find everywhere. I will definitely be a regular here!

Don't let the outdated interior and faded signs fool you. Any foodie worth their grain of salt knows the food is gonna be fire. This place did not disappoint. Only really wanted some of the beef stew and rice, but walked out with lentil soup, green beans, chickpea salad, hummus, pita and pita chips. Everything was flavorful and fresh, balanced and hearty, nothing too salty or sour. Oh and the price to taste to proportion ratios go way above their paygrade.

Moonlight Pizza and Chicken – Hidden Gem -Middle Eastern / Mediterranean buffet I came across Moonlight Pizza and Chicken while exploring near Westminster and it turned out to be an incredible find. They offer a Middle Eastern open buffet that’s truly unbeatable for the price — $14.99 for lunch and $15.99 for dinner. Honestly, for the variety and quality, it’s an amazing deal. The buffet spread is full of authentic flavors — the lamb stew was juicy and flavorful, the stew was rich and comforting, and the tabbouleh, hummus, and fresh salad options were top-notch. Everything tasted fresh, vibrant, and perfectly seasoned. What makes it even more special is that this is a family-owned restaurant with over 30 years of history. You can really feel the warmth and hospitality in the service — the staff are genuinely friendly and welcoming. They also offer catering services, which I can easily imagine being a hit for any event. The food has a wonderful blend of Turkish, Armenian, Arabic, and Persian influences, making the flavors both unique and familiar at the same time. It’s a place where you’ll want to go back again and again, not just for the food, but also for the atmosphere and kindness of the people running it. Great value Authentic flavors Warm, family-owned feel Definitely a spot worth visiting — delicious food, amazing people, and a buffet deal that’s hard to beat.

Very much mom and pop spot, fresh filling food. Great grilled chicken kebab, great crust on the pizza. Soups, hummus, and even the rice is great. Chef definitely knows what he is doing in the kitchen. Stop by and enjoy the buffet with a great price.

We are regulars. Food fresh, tasty, well worth the trip, except too salty. Would love to have lamb kabob available soon. $14.99/dinner and weekends. The baklava is divine!

All You Can Eat Mediterranean food. 😋 I LOVE THIS PLACE. Yummy Healthy Food An Incredible Family putting their Heart and Soul into the delicious food . Great Customer Service Try it once. You will fall in love too. 🙂

This is a great mom and pop restaurant and bakery that you can get the quality and beautiful taste of home made food. In principle they offer eastern kitchen. You can order plates of sandwiches or kababs, pizzas or pidas or simply attend to the open buffet. They also offer great baklava. The lahmajoon they make is awesome. You can take away and put in to your freezer for a quick meal later. They freeze quite well but remember to mention that you will freeze them so that they put paper between them for easy separation when frozen. Great place, highly recommended.

Been going here for over 10 years and will continue to so long as Karin is still serving up her amazing chicken kabobs and her famous garlic sauce. Great family run restaurant. Been a staple of the community for decades. Get the Mediterranean buffet and ask for the garlic sauce. Before I found this place I would have to go to Anaheim or when Glendale to get my Mediterranean and Armenian food fix. This spot is right down the street from me and even better than those other spots. An absolute gem.

Quiet and why is not so busy for 12$ why not to have great lunch buffet with the best people!!!????, Come here from all over the O.C. injoy Mark L.

A hidden gem, family owned and operated for decades. Speak to the owner or their family there, and you'll feel at home. Very kind people, great food. A home cooked meal on the road.

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Moonlight Pizza and Chicken – Hidden Gem -Middle Eastern / Mediterranean buffet I came across Moonlight Pizza and Chicken while exploring near Westminster and it turned out to be an incredible find. They offer a Middle Eastern open buffet that’s truly unbeatable for the price — $14.99 for lunch and $15.99 for dinner. Honestly, for the variety and quality, it’s an amazing deal. The buffet spread is full of authentic flavors — the lamb stew was juicy and flavorful, the stew was rich and comforting, and the tabbouleh, hummus, and fresh salad options were top-notch. Everything tasted fresh, vibrant, and perfectly seasoned. What makes it even more special is that this is a family-owned restaurant with over 30 years of history. You can really feel the warmth and hospitality in the service — the staff are genuinely friendly and welcoming. They also offer catering services, which I can easily imagine being a hit for any event. The food has a wonderful blend of Turkish, Armenian, Arabic, and Persian influences, making the flavors both unique and familiar at the same time. It’s a place where you’ll want to go back again and again, not just for the food, but also for the atmosphere and kindness of the people running it. Great value Authentic flavors Warm, family-owned feel Definitely a spot worth visiting — delicious food, amazing people, and a buffet deal that’s hard to beat.

Jesus

Very much mom and pop spot, fresh filling food. Great grilled chicken kebab, great crust on the pizza. Soups, hummus, and even the rice is great. Chef definitely knows what he is doing in the kitchen. Stop by and enjoy the buffet with a great price.

Ya- Ya

We are regulars. Food fresh, tasty, well worth the trip, except too salty. Would love to have lamb kabob available soon. $14.99/dinner and weekends. The baklava is divine!

Nina Gill

All You Can Eat Mediterranean food. 😋 I LOVE THIS PLACE. Yummy Healthy Food An Incredible Family putting their Heart and Soul into the delicious food . Great Customer Service Try it once. You will fall in love too. 🙂

Erick

This is a great mom and pop restaurant and bakery that you can get the quality and beautiful taste of home made food. In principle they offer eastern kitchen. You can order plates of sandwiches or kababs, pizzas or pidas or simply attend to the open buffet. They also offer great baklava. The lahmajoon they make is awesome. You can take away and put in to your freezer for a quick meal later. They freeze quite well but remember to mention that you will freeze them so that they put paper between them for easy separation when frozen. Great place, highly recommended.

vinh Nguyen

Been going here for over 10 years and will continue to so long as Karin is still serving up her amazing chicken kabobs and her famous garlic sauce. Great family run restaurant. Been a staple of the community for decades. Get the Mediterranean buffet and ask for the garlic sauce. Before I found this place I would have to go to Anaheim or when Glendale to get my Mediterranean and Armenian food fix. This spot is right down the street from me and even better than those other spots. An absolute gem.

Mark “The Shark” Lacroix

Quiet and why is not so busy for 12$ why not to have great lunch buffet with the best people!!!????, Come here from all over the O.C. injoy Mark L.

Manuel Menendez

A hidden gem, family owned and operated for decades. Speak to the owner or their family there, and you'll feel at home. Very kind people, great food. A home cooked meal on the road.

Absolutely fantastic all around. Some of the best baklava I have ever had in my life. So much more than just pizza and chicken! I could eat here every day.

This nice lady has been cooking for my brother and I for many years. She is one of the finest Cooks in all of California for Armenian food. It's old-fashioned homemade Armenian food

The buffet was amazing!! Everything was fresh and very flavorful and delicious!!! This is coming from a turkish person who lived in turkey and grew up eating Mediterranean food. When I saw $15 for the buffet pricing, I couldn't believe it!!! This has to be the best deal in OC for some healthy home made food!!! I will definitely be back!!

I haven't actually been inside this place - I was sick and craving lentil soup, fresh hummus, and taboule. My sweetheart picked it all up for me. The soup was tasty but very thick. I had to add chicken broth and lemon juice to make it a bit more soup-like. But once I did, it was good. I was disappointed that the pita wasn't fresh. It's the same brand Zanku uses. I warmed it up to get it hot and soft. The hummus was great. Zero complaints there. The taboule was the star of the show. It was perfect! Fresh, tasty, delicious. It hit the spot. Overall, I'm looking forward to going back and trying more of their dishes.

Very lovely restaurant. The food was exquisite. Absolutely delicious. I ordered the falafel plate. They were so soft and everything was fresh. The prices were unbelievably affordable but I was so full off my plate I couldn’t eat anymore. Pita bread was so fresh and good. I’ve never tasted Mediterranean food so good! My friend said his lamb was amazing! Everything they made us was spectacular. The hummus was the best I’ve ever tasted. The atmosphere was beautifully interesting and matched the theme. They also had a nice buffet which I’m gonna try next time. The staff were so kind, welcoming and generous. Will definitely be back soon.

I’ve been going here since I was young with my family for so many different occasions and this place is SO GOOD. Everything is made fresh and the flavors mix so well with everything. This is a family owned store and they are the sweetest people ever. Truly the most welcoming place ever. And don’t get me started on the food it’s so good. Their moonlight special comes with an extra large pizza and a whole chicken and pita with garlic spread and it’s my favorite thing ever. Chicken is huge and so well seasoned. Honestly just come over here because you’ll eventually come back for more!

The food is authentic and super delicious. All handmade and fresh. I crave this food and have to come back. I love the owners and they work really hard at keeping everything top notch.

Had lunch with friends here today. The owner is delightful and her homemade Armanian food is excellent. It's a buffet style restaurant with reasonable prices and you can get refills if you are still hungry after you finish your first plate. The atmosphere is plain, but pleasant. Bang for the buck is considerable. Recommended. 😎

Blessedone490

Amazing Arminian home made food! Would definitely come back!

Dori Appel

The food is authentic and super delicious. All handmade and fresh. I crave this food and have to come back. I love the owners and they work really hard at keeping everything top notch.

ryen kubin

I’ve been going here since I was young with my family for so many different occasions and this place is SO GOOD. Everything is made fresh and the flavors mix so well with everything. This is a family owned store and they are the sweetest people ever. Truly the most welcoming place ever. And don’t get me started on the food it’s so good. Their moonlight special comes with an extra large pizza and a whole chicken and pita with garlic spread and it’s my favorite thing ever. Chicken is huge and so well seasoned. Honestly just come over here because you’ll eventually come back for more!

Zach T

Absolutely fantastic all around. Some of the best baklava I have ever had in my life. So much more than just pizza and chicken! I could eat here every day.

Lawrence Latham

Had lunch with friends here today. The owner is delightful and her homemade Armanian food is excellent. It's a buffet style restaurant with reasonable prices and you can get refills if you are still hungry after you finish your first plate. The atmosphere is plain, but pleasant. Bang for the buck is considerable. Recommended. 😎

Terry Avakian

This nice lady has been cooking for my brother and I for many years. She is one of the finest Cooks in all of California for Armenian food. It's old-fashioned homemade Armenian food

Gina Kegel

I haven't actually been inside this place - I was sick and craving lentil soup, fresh hummus, and taboule. My sweetheart picked it all up for me. The soup was tasty but very thick. I had to add chicken broth and lemon juice to make it a bit more soup-like. But once I did, it was good. I was disappointed that the pita wasn't fresh. It's the same brand Zanku uses. I warmed it up to get it hot and soft. The hummus was great. Zero complaints there. The taboule was the star of the show. It was perfect! Fresh, tasty, delicious. It hit the spot. Overall, I'm looking forward to going back and trying more of their dishes.

Alysia Erskine

Honestly, my favorite mom and pop pizza shop. The entire family works there. We have been going for years. It is consistent and good pizza. Love it. We go every single Friday.

han kanier

The buffet was amazing!! Everything was fresh and very flavorful and delicious!!! This is coming from a turkish person who lived in turkey and grew up eating Mediterranean food. When I saw $15 for the buffet pricing, I couldn't believe it!!! This has to be the best deal in OC for some healthy home made food!!! I will definitely be back!!

Aaron Joseph Campos

Very lovely restaurant. The food was exquisite. Absolutely delicious. I ordered the falafel plate. They were so soft and everything was fresh. The prices were unbelievably affordable but I was so full off my plate I couldn’t eat anymore. Pita bread was so fresh and good. I’ve never tasted Mediterranean food so good! My friend said his lamb was amazing! Everything they made us was spectacular. The hummus was the best I’ve ever tasted. The atmosphere was beautifully interesting and matched the theme. They also had a nice buffet which I’m gonna try next time. The staff were so kind, welcoming and generous. Will definitely be back soon.

foods was great, workers was great just restaurant and inside part need a maintenance and decoration. thats all

Great Mediterranean buffet. This is a great venue for conferences and other meetings. My philosophy Meetup meets here regularly and it's always perfect. We get our own section with a curtain so there's no bother about noise. And as I said the food is great.

The food is fantastic. The dining room is a little outdated but I always do take out so it doesn't really matter much.

Jennifer Schroder

The food is fantastic. The dining room is a little outdated but I always do take out so it doesn't really matter much.

Casual dining We love the Armenian food - the variety and favorites. The Lahmajun and sarma are great. They also have pizza and chicken. We stop there whenever we are driving anywhere near there. We also shop at the market next door.

Karin De Jauregui

Casual dining We love the Armenian food - the variety and favorites. The Lahmajun and sarma are great. They also have pizza and chicken. We stop there whenever we are driving anywhere near there. We also shop at the market next door.

We came at 6:45pm on weekday dinner for buffet. It says they close at 8:30pm but apparently the buffet closes at 7:00pm and we didn't know. So we only ate for 15 minutes at the buffet and paid $14.99. Wish they told us before sitting down, especially since we were the only ones there. The food is ok but tasted like leftovers. Seems like weekday is not a good day to come here for dinner buffet. I wish they had signs for the buffet food items so you know what you're eating.

My girlfriend and I drove 30 minutes here to get all you can eat pizza. What a huge disappointment. When we came in there was a total of one slice of pizza on the counter. It was all just Mediterranean food. Why in the world would you guys advertise yourselves as a pizza and chicken restaurant if your buffet has little to no pizza or chicken 🤦‍♂️

I did the order and when arrived home i discovered that barely meat been added to the this tacos!! As the picture shows, it looks like they put red paint to fill the gabs. i will never go or order from this place again. Not worth it and too expensive. They should know how to fill it properly.