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    Ali Baba Express

    3.6 (359 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    ALI BABA EXPRESS ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Kofta pide so good!
    Cynthia P.

    Warm friendly atmosphere. Lavash bread excellent with yogurt sauce and hummus. Delicious lamb chops, lamb over rice, spaghetti with tomato sauce, spaghetti with shrimp, curry chicken pizza, pide, etc. Zena was our waitress and she was amazing. We had 14 people for a birthday dinner and they were able to accommodate everyone. Highly recommend.

    Grape leaves
    Gregory C.

    Started with an order of grape leaves. Decent amount but they weren't very flavorful. The Lavish Bread came out hot and fresh and served with tzatziki sauce was the highlight of the meal for me. The Greek salad was okay. My Chicken Kebab platter was hefty, but buried under the sauce amongst the actual chicken kebabs, were chunks of bread to give the illusion that you were getting a lot of chicken. I'd say the chicken kebab to bread chunk ratio was 50/50. That's a deal breaker for me. I won't be back.

    Hummus
    Joe G.

    Went here on Memorial Day weekend and the food was fresh and very tasty. The hummus was very good and the lavash bread was made fresh and came to our table steaming hot . We will definitely be back on our next visit here

    Mezze platter was astonishing. The "Pide" is cheese inside of a special tender bread. This place is authentic Turkish deliciousness.

    Delicious, authentic food at a great value. The owner was great. Want to come again and bring the family.

    Falafel plate with hummus and yogurt suave and salad
    Siobhan M.

    Excellent! We didn't realize it was a sit down. But we are so glad we went in. The food and staff was phenomenonal. We had the ch imen Kebob plate, falafel, gyro and more.

    Chicken with cherry sauce
    Michelle K.

    4.5 stars. Good food and came timely during the crazy Labor Day weekend. We had chicken with cherry sauce. The chicken was a bit dry but the overall dinner was good. I would definitely come back to try another dish!

    I forget the exact name but it's some kofta dish with tomato sauce
    Tanvir H.

    The food is a little on the pricey side but overall it's been incredibly good. Would recommend at least coming by to check it out. Their staff are so kind and accommodating

    Willie W.

    Wife and I decided to try lunch here for the first time. There was only one other party of three while we were there. Spacious, clean, open eating area and the wait staff was very friendly. We ordered a couple of Mediterranean dishes with soft drinks and was kind shock at the bill. This eatery wasn't a 4 or 5 star restaurant so I thought honestly the prices were way overpriced. Almost $70 for 2 simple dishes? For lunch? Come on now. Will we go back to dine? Don't think so but may return if the prices decrease a bit.

    Grape leaves dish

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    Amazing food. Everything we ate tasted amazing. Makes us want to make a trip to Turkey!

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    Delicious tea, bread hot out of the oven, and dolmades. Great service, the staff was very attentive. We'll be back!

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    Excellent food! The best gyro I have ever had! I ordered the spicy gyro and it was delicious!

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    Great place food was delicious. I had pide and delicious desert. Nice surprise at Lake a George.

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    Diner in and felt safe. Pizza was amazing (per my son). Also had celiac friendly food.

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