Jerusalem Bakery in Kansas City

Horrible food, horrible rude staff....avoid this nasty place at all costs.

I'm a student at UMKC and normally I like budget minded places to eat but this restaurant has gone down hill. It used to be clean and the food used to be of good quality but it seems like the owner and his staff have just given up. The staff are the laziest I've ever seen and during the lunch hour plates are piled up on many tables with nobody clearing them for an hour. I noticed that there were several posts about health code violations and after visiting the city health department website, I was sickened to know that I've been eating at Jerusalem Bakery. They have so many recent violations that I can't list them all. Also not sure why the owner calls this place a 'bakery' when he doesn't bake a single item there. He told me that he purchases all of the baked items from a bakery in Lenexa called Nazareth Sweets and then just puts them up for resale. The old saying that cheap stuff ain't good and good stuff ain't cheap is applicable here and I won't ever be back.

This is my favorite restaurant in Kansas City. The staff are all very nice and the food is amazing. I definitely recommend this place!

You must try the buffet here.

Horrible place. Elizabeth Manning you need to read all of the 43 health code violations this place has been cited for including ROACHES

I believe it's best to eat here when they are relatively busy. The food is restocked more frequently and the selection is best then. It's a lovely buffet of Mediterranean favorites!

Very awesome food and good Buffet ,

My husband and I Really enjoy there selection!

Really great, fresh meats, salads (including some dynamite pasta salads), and some of the best hummus ever! The gyro meat in tahini was fantastic and a new treat for me. Unfortunately, the pita tastes store bought and the grape leaves were a bit stiff and bitter. But everything else was so good, I can put up with it. $10 buffet including a drink = a solid A.

Not that great, I thought based on the reviews this place would be really good. I took my friend who had never tried this food before so she could get a taste of a variety of options... dolmas were really mushy, lentil soup had absolutely no flavor and was very grainy, all the chicken options were over cooked and the chicken curry was just flavorless and dry! I did think the Greek salad and the falafel were both ok but for the most part it was far too expensive, 27 bucks for 2 people for the lack of flavor and overall mediocre cooking of all the dishes. We will not be back. The place was kind of dingy and there was definitely an off smell too.They should really step up their game especially because there is another Mediterranean restaurant less then a mile away. I was highly disappointed 😞

we stopped in for lunch today for the first time and could not believe how dirty it was. this place is f-n nasty! half the tables sat empty with piles of used plates and food remnants everywhere. there were flies surrounding the buffet. food wise, the salad was lacking and the meat dish we tried was cold in parts of it and tasted very dry. i fell for the good reviews on here but would highly advise others of steering clear of this place.

Nice buffet variety of Middle Eastern food. One of my favorite gyro spots.

The food is always good and lunch buffet is well worth the price

I LOVE this place. It's a great buffet and they have melt in your mouth baklava.....I most definitely recommend this place. Very affordable also!!

Went for take out at new part of restaurant was good and worth the price.

stopped in for lunch for the first time and could not believe how dirty it was. this place is f-n nasty! half the tables sat empty with piles of used plates and food remnants

Laid back basic no frills atmosphere, pretty good middle eastern food, buffet style, reasonable lunch prices.

The best thing about this Kansas City institution is the all-day buffet--only $10 including tax. Food is good. The baba ganoush is amazing. Owners have made modest decor and facility updates to keep it comfy. Great place to bring kids who wish to sample Mediterranean cuisine.

A wonderful place to grab a quick filling meal. First class Middle East favorites. I always do the all you can eat buffet. Three kinda if hummus, awesome rice and my favorites...the kabobs! Check it out!

TAKE BRIGID FOLEY'S ADVICE FOLKS SINCE SHE DOESN'T READ THE KC HEALTH DEPT WEBSITE!GREAT PLACE FOR FILTHY CONDITIONS AND ROACHES....THE HEALTH INSPECTORS CAN'T STOP FINDING VIOLATIONS AND ROACHES FOR JERUSALEM BAKERY!!

Falafel is fantastic, vegan options, fabulous pita, hummus and cucumber dressing! Affordable and tasty!

I love the meat balls here. It's amazing. The drink comes with the buffet.

Very good place to eat at the service was excellent and they just started doing shawerma too.

ROACHES!!!! Crawling on the serving spoons in the buffet. Dirty. Watery hummus. Some kind of legal trouble seems imminent with conditions like these. Great concept, so disgusting though.

Food was really good specially the sweet called Baklava. It's mouth watering.

Best buffet ever dont take my word for it take a $10 gamble and find out for yourself

very disappointing food and dirty place....bathrooms are the nastiest i've ever been in

Great food, great price. At home atmosphere. Eat here!

I’ve been a regular here for many years. The $10.00 lunch buffet is filled with a variety of delicious foods for vegetarians and meat lovers. So many good salads: Bean, tabouli, cabbage, and lettuce with tomato, cucumber and feta. Tender gyro meat and a meat loaf that’s always moist and tasty. Moist chicken, fried and baked fish dishes, sides of rice, hummus, crunchy falafel (the way it ought to be!), and pita bread round out an always satisfying meal. I hear from those who like rice pudding that it’s great. I’m sure I’m leaving something out so you’ll have to check it out for yourself. I have to give a shout out to the owner, Mohamad, the friendly host. And don’t forget to take home some baclava!

Upon walking in you could smell heavy bug spray and it mean heavy. I went to use the bathrooms to wash my hands and the buffet line had roach in the cold line. I dropped my plate and left as fast as possible. Never coming back

Family owned and operated. Delicious Dolmas and rice pudding. Chicken is tender and tasty as well. Yummy gyro meat and tazaki sauce. Very friendly staff. All-day buffet. Will be back.

Delicious Mediterranean Buffett, the just needs a little TLC in the dining area and bathroom, but otherwise a great place for a quick bite to eat.

Great place for Mediterranean food

So many beautiful treats and the buffet was excellent--lots of choices for both meat-eaters and vegetarians. Terrific tabouli salad.

Always delicious!

Worst middle eastern food ive ever eaten in my life. The hummus was TERRIBLE! So disappointing. Stay faaaaar away unless you enjoy terrible food.

This place is gross and all of the people posting good reviews are just friends of the owner Mohamad. If people would just look up Jerusalem Bakery on the KC Health Department website, they would never go near this roach shack and it would be closed permanently like it should be.

The guy behind the counter is always really nice. I really like the gyros there. I can't wait until the place next door opens.

Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. No idea it was a buffet. At first. Walk in, grab a plate, get what you want!Everything was just fine. But..I didn't like how someone things was warm, some was cold?? It didn't mix well with me. For two people it was about $25. Was ok. I didn't get sick. Wasn't my favorite but worth the experience. The Manager on duty was a great person. Was on a Sunday.

This is a nice little place for middle eastern food. The buffet is really good, the owner is nice. They have carryout too. Good stuff!