ali baba mediterranean grill

i ordered lamb chops and asked for no rice and was offered double vegetables. this was perfectly seasoned and cooked. the service was very attentive. the decor is lovely. it was my first time here but i will definitely be back!!

great food!! great atmosphere! great portion sizes (huge) and we will be back!

i love ali baba and i eat here regularly with my family. the hummus and falafel are average, but the baba ghanouj is nice. most of the entrees i have tried are really good too.

had the best "babaganoush" ever (even better than what i remember at their old location) and a fantastic vegetarian moussaka! tasty and light (no cheese) and cheap ($8)! one of our new regular place!

horrible service. went there today we had 5 people and they wanted to place us in a booth with a an additional chair. i asked if we could get a table the guy at the front i guess the owner said no they did not have any. this was 11:15 and only one table had two people sitting at it. all the others were open. so i got a refund on my meal and we left. there are normally 6-9 of us that go out here once a week we will not be back horrible service.

great food. nothing fancy, but really tasty!! we will definetly go back.

good arab food done right.


-----29 oct, 2011-----

good arab food

my favorite restaurant. period.. ali baba is culinary perfection served within a cozy, peaceful environment by the nicest waitstaff imaginable. the restaurant legitimizes the existence of a heaven on earth.

ronda j.. we had an informal dinner meeting at ali babba's lakewood and were very pleased with the food. i've been looking for tabbouleh that is prepared the way my lebanese friends fixed it and ali babba delivered.

we ended up eating waves of appetizers and it was all excellent.

i have to agree though - wear your fat pants because there is a lot of food to try.

delicious and fresh! very very good.

one of my absolute favorite places to eat in dfw is ali baba. i've been to the lakewood and richardson locations and the food is great at both!

the lamb kabob is a personal favorite, but tonight i tried the roasted chicken based upon a recommendation. it was fabu and that presents me with a dilemma ... which do i get?

excellent! impeccable food- great service!! always consistent- been coming for years. try the lebanese red!

pricey but not bad for lakewood. this restaurant isn't bad for lakewood and has kind of a homemade feel to it but is a little overpriced if you expect more flavor from middle eastern food. my husband and i have tried it twice and have concluded the business strategy is focused on generous portions and not the variety of flavors and sauces we have come to love in middle eastern food. the vegetables are fresh and flavors are decent. the portions are texas-sized. i highly recommend the saffron chicken that had saffron, curry and white wine and whose flavor really hits you, especially the first few bites. the baba ganoush is also very fresh and excellent. at jasmine cafe in richardson, the $12 kabob plate is $7, a normal portion, and comes with several exotic sides like ganoush, hummus, and arabian pickles. at the same price points, iranian cafe izmir serves big flavor in small, waistline-friendly masterpieces. but, hey folks, it's lakewood and most people in the restaurant were wearing birkenstocks and came for the olive-garnished martinis. if you find yourself in lakewood and craving fresh, healthy food with no chance to go to izmir or jasmine, it's worth stopping in.

do not use this restaurant to cater!!! they were hired for a major event and delivered the food 1 1/2 hours late!!!

worth it. this is a very good authentic lebanese restaurant with a manager and servers that aim to please. the only appetizer that was mediocre was the hummus. the meals themselves were flavorful and beautifully plated (visually). the lamb kebobs were a bit overcooked but still flavorful. very good wines for dirt cheap. portions were ample.