Tarek's Cafe

I love the vibe here. The owner is friendly and the food is delicious and reasonably priced for campus food. I had the philly steak and fries. The portions were perfect and only cost 8 bucks. Even during peak lunch hours the service was fast and the food was fresh. I highly recommend this place! Its right in the middle of the NEC behind the College of Public Health. You can't miss it!

Absolutely delicious AND halal!! I’m from Houston where I’ve had my fair share of philly cheesesteaks, but Tarek’s is hands-down the best I’ve ever had. The chicken philly, chicken chimichanga, and Cuban sandwich are also FANTASTIC. The owner is so kind and pleasant. Everything about this place is awesome (except the lack of parking but I order ahead and run in to grab it, it’s totally worth it). I’ll keep coming back to try more of the menu as it’s officially my favorite lunch spot, and now I always look even more forward to lunch time. Highly highly recommend giving Tarek’s a try! You won’t regret it.

I came here all the time when I was a student at USF. The owner has the best hospitality and makes the most delicious sandwiches, soups, and salads!!

I’ve walked by this cafe for a year now an finally checked it out. This food is gooood!! The fries are crispy and seasoned. And the Cuban sandwich that I got was juicy and flavorful! There are quite a few different foods to order here and they have a nice drink selection too. Also… their honey mustard is killer! I would definitely check this place out.

I am USF Alumna and never knew this shop was on campus! Just discovered it today when looking for a quick bite. The owner was so nice and has a rapport with everyone that walked it! I ordered a chicken quesadilla and fries that he makes it in front you. The price was reasonable for the amount you get. I will definitely be back!

Their drugs’ sandwich is insanely good, definitely the best brunch sandwich in town. Muffins are also exceptional. Super convenient location in USF, great quality, great service

I was addicted to Tareks food for like a month EVERYTHINGS so delicious and his customer service is superb- hes such a ray of light Gods radiance shines through him …. I had to stay away from this place or else id be hugggee its so yummy

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I love this place. I’ve tried several items that were all fantastic, but the muffins are what keeps me coming back. Do yourself a favor and try the coconut cream cheese muffin. So good I day dream about them!

The food tasted decent but what bothered me was the lack of food safety etiquette no gloves didnt see him wash hands between touching different items. No hair net that I could see but I could be wrong. My boyfriend found hair in his tuna melt. They were very friendly so I didnt complain but was disappointed for such a nice campus to have relatively poor looking food service area. I'm sure they work hard. And I can tell they are doing they're best.

Tried Tarek's cafe with a friend yesterday (Amberly location). The restaurant was empty with only 1 other customer. We arrived at 12:30pm. I was disappointed with my sandwich. I order the beef brisket sandwich. Instead I received very small amount of roast beef with cheese. The sandwiches do not include fries, so it ended up being a very expensive roast beef sandwich with fries. I did complain to my server, who did not say much. Now I realize why the restaurant was empty at peak lunch hour. I will not return. There are a lot of other great sandwich lunch options in Tampa.