Aladdin’s Eatery

Had the sfiha for the first time and loved it! Also enjoyed the falafel salad and the hummus is always delicious!

Very good food, I really like their garlic and spicy sauce. They are great with almost everything.
I frequent this place twice a month and food is always spectacular. The only compliant I have is their Chicken Shawarma Roll, I’ve definitely had better elsewhere. Overall, their food is great especially the Flavor Savor!

Went here for lunch, we had a sampler appetizer plate which was delicious and my lamb wrap was quite tasty. Quick friendly service, quite inexpensive, though the waitress seemed thrown when we paid cash. Took forever to get the change… I would definitely go back though

Been there twice over the past couple of weeks, once for lunch and once for dinner. Didn’t really matter as the menu was the same.
Started with salads and hummus Both times and they were both very good.
Had the falafel for lunch and the lamb for dinner and enjoyed both, especially the falafel. Prices were very reasonable if not cheap.
Overall I would say great value and very good food.
Only one thing keeping it from five stars– we ate outside and the patio was disgusting. They have metal tables with a grid like pattern so food and drinks can spill through to the ground. The problem is that if you look below every table there are stains on the bricks as if the place had never been washed. I just couldn’t get the stains out of my mind. Just one pressure wash a year would solve the problem. Wonder what does the kitchen look like? Usually you can tell a lot about the kitchen from the bathroom but in this case after seeing the patio, I was afraid to go!
Overall give it a shot but eat inside and hope for the best.

I just had this for the first try tonight. A decent spot. Had the regular salad, Lentil, and a spicy mafra pita and a chicken djon pita as well. It was nothing special, but if you are a calorie watcher, this will do the job. Don’t suggest the Spicy Pita, but the chicken was pretty solid. Lentil was good, and it just did the job for me, so as always, 3+ equals a thumbs up in my book.

Hit or miss. I’ve gone there few times, and at first it was alright, food was ok, nothing really to write home about, but pretty good anyway. However one time I got very sick after eating there (talking severe stomach pains about 30 minutes after eating there) so I’m not going there anymore.

Got a server for the first time today and you guessed it, he was bad. Seriously, do they train them? Who hires these people? He grunted through all of his words, had to be flagged to the table as he was willfully avoiding eye contact and generally seemed like waiting on us was the worst thing that’s ever happened to him. We’re an easy table and good tippers, I swear! Keep us with drinks and pita and we’re golden.
Please, someone open a different Aladdin’s in the area so we can go there instead. Love the food; dislike the experience.

I eat a lot of Mediterranean/​middle eastern food all over the US. I was very impressed by Aladdin’s at the waterworks. The flavor savor plate (which is a ridiculous name) is a great variety of what they have to offer, pay the extra to get the hot sauce and tahini sauce and you will be very satisfied. I will definitely be back.

I really wanted to like this place. It’s not been easy moving to Western PA from the Bay Area, and I’d really hoped this would function as one way to get Middle Eastern food in the area. We’ve been twice, and have come away disappointed both times.
Positives: god service, clean, some meats are well cooked, the hummus is great, and freshly squeezed orange juice that is what it says it is.
Negatives:
1. For starters, I just don’t understand how they can serve this really dry, generic pita without anything: no olive oil, yogurt, hummus, nothing. I’ve never encountered this in any Middle Eastern context. How can they do this?
2. Their salads are bad. Both times I’ve been served sub-​par salad greens: wilting, dry, stale.
3. The lamb plate was a disappointment: too dry. I got a combo plate today, and the meat was very inconsistent: some medium rare, others well done. My husband’s hummus shawarma plate had very well done meat.
4. Finally, I have a very bad aftertaste from the food today: something very canny and unpleasant. I think it may have been the meat or the vermicelli. Either way, we will not be going back. Which is just too bad.

I usually go to the Squirrel Hill location, which I would rate a solid 5 stars. But I now live closer to the Freeport Road location, and I like to support local business. I’ve gone twice, now, and have been disappointed each time. The servers are great. It’s the food and the price of one tiny condiment that prompts me to write. First, the food. Twice, I have ordered the falafel salad, and twice I have been served less than fresh salad greens. Some had rust spots and other pieces were just limp. I don’t know if it’s because they have less traffic at this location, but there really is no excuse to serve anything but the best. With the salad comes the garlic sauce dressing. I ask for it on the side because that’s just me. What you get is one of those little plastic cups that isn’t even filled to the top. My estimation is that it’s about two tablespoons of dressing, if that. Garlic dressing is thicker than most dressings, so what comes in that little cup is not enough for a salad of that size (or price). Each extra cup is $.65. I make this sauce at home, so I know a tiny serving like this doesn’t cost that much.
The other weird thing about this place is the location of the restroom. You have to walk through the kitchen and servers’ station to get there. Not only does this conjure bad dreams of germs wafting from the bathrooms through the kitchen, but I just don’t want to see how clean or unclean the prep area, kitchen, or dishwashing areas are either before or after eating my food. There is another bathroom upstairs, and if I ever go back, which is doubtful, now, I will use that one.
I really wished for more from my two trips to this location, but I don’t think I’ll go back.

This place has some yummy food and great smoothies. I went there a few days ago and had the Shawarma Salad with their tomato dressing. It was so good. It came with mixed greens, cucumber, tomato, olives, feta cheese and beef. It was light and everything was fresh. I loved it! They also have a berry smoothie that is really good and tastes fresh as well. The falafel came with tomatoes, pita bread and hummus. Again, it tasted fresh, not frozen and fried. All in all, it was a great food experience. They also have great vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. Try it!

We love Aladdins food, but after our second bad experience with dessert I unfortunately have to rate it 3 stars. The hummus falafel rolled and spicy kafta rolled are delicious as well as the chicken len-​chili. This is a great place to get takeout, but don’t order a slice of cake. It looks appealing until you bite into a dry, expensive slice of disappointment. I would expect their ‘signature’ cake to be fresh and moist.

Good quality meats — I’ve had a lamb salad and a beef dish with rice. Service was friendly and quick each time and portion sizes were healthy. Not bad pricing either. I’ll be back.

My experience here was very average, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
It’s a very Americanized flavor of Mediterranean food, but the restaurant was clean, the service quick and astute, and the overall meal was nice, if not a bit lacking in flavor.
I had the chicken shawerma and a side of felafel. The hummus that came with the felafel was good, as was the felafel, but the hummus was just alright.
Not a bad introduction to Mediterranean food, but I’d suggest a more authentic place to get some really great stuff.

I never thought I would like Middle Eastern cuisine, but after lunch at Aladdin’s, I’m a changed woman! This location isn’t far from my office, and Aladdin’s is perfect for a light, inexpensive lunch. On my first visit here, I got the Aladdin’s Favorite combo. This comes with lettuce, tomatoes, vermicelli/​rice, Beef Kafta, Shish Kabob, and Chicken Tawook. I believe the price was around $ 13 – 14, but it was well worth it. The portions are decently sized and just enough to satiate my lunch cravings.
I went again today and my coworker and I split an order of the grape leaves to start. Oh. My. Goodness. I had tried grape leaves at a potluck once and HATED them. I swore I would never eat them again… until today. Aladdin’s serves theirs warm with a side of pita and topped with olive oil and feta cheese. They were so good that I honestly considered ordering another plate as my entrée! I was craving lamb though, and ordered the Aladdin’s Lamb Rolled for lunch. It was the perfect size and only $ 8! It was filled with lamb, veggies and Tahini dressing. Yum, yum, yum.
Service is quick (I think we waited maybe 10 minutes tops each time for our food), prices are great, and the flavors are amazing. One recommendation I definitely have to make is to try the zesty sweet tomato dressing OR cilantro vinaigrette when ordering a salad. I tried both when I had the Favorite Combo and kept alternating dipping my fork in them before each bite!

ALWAYS a favorite of my family. Everything we order is always very good. The staff are knowledgeable and friendly. The manager of the restaurant is fabulous!

Very nice and fresh food. Specially Falafel and Hummus!

This was my first trip to an Aladdin’s & also my first time eating middle eastern food. We decided to stop by on a Saturday. I introduced my friends to Waterworks Mall (more importantly, Five Below!) & then we decided to have a late lunch here since our one friend is actually from Egypt– we figured he could help us order.
We ordered the Kibbie & Dawali as appetizers. Wow, the Kibbie was great and full of amazing flavor. I truly didnt know what I was missing until I tried that! Our friend joked around that his mother can make it better, but I really don’t know how. Aladdin’s Kibbie was pretty tasty. The Dawali was okay. a little too sour due to too much garlic & lemon (a little goes a looong way) but we put it on our fresh pita bread and made it work. Not too bad at all.
For lunch, I ordered the Flavor Savor Special which is Chicken Mishwi, Beef Kafta, seasoned rice, salad & hummus. Now that’s a true flavor savor! I enjoyed everything & became full pretty quickly from our double appetizer. I only finished half & the waitress was kind enough to box it for me & add SUPER fresh pita. Bobby enjoyed it later after missing out on our awesome trip.
Overall, the food was flavorful & filling;. The service was okay & we had a nice time. I debated on giving Aladdin’s a 3 star for an A-​ok rating, but the fact that they make really fresh food plus have many options for GF & vegetarians knocks it up a notch.
Good times!

I really like have an Aladdin’s in the Waterwork Mall. Aladdin’s just so happens to be one of my favorite restaurants. The food is always delicious and the wait staff always great to interact with.
This was my first visit to the Waterwork’s Mall location and just like with the locations in Squirlle Hill and Mcknight Road it was terrifc. I wanted for nothing.

Best restaurant in the water works mall! The prices were reasonable and the staff was very pleasant! Jessica the restaurant manager was extremely friendly and our waiter, Ben, was very attentive and helpful to us in explaining what different items on the menu were since we were first timers.
We got the baba to start and it was phenomenal! (The hot sauce is a good addition to it as well) we both got the Aladdin favorites combo which had a bit of everything and it was a great choice for first visit, I know next that I will be getting the steak kabobs! The portions seemed really big but I ate every last bite and felt satisfied, not to full but not hungry still. I highly recommend this place for good healthy eating!