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Baba Saj - Palos Hills

3.7 (151 reviews)
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Casual
Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Steak shawarma bowl
Kimberly O.

Baba Saj was... fine. I tried the chicken shawarma meal and the steak shawarma bowl, and overall the flavors were actually pretty good. The meat was well-seasoned and tasted fresh, especially the chicken, which was juicy and nicely spiced. The steak had a solid savory flavor too, though it wasn't anything particularly memorable. That said, the bowl came with a lot of pickled vegetables. Way more than expected. If you like pickled vegetables , that might be a plus, but for me they kind of overwhelmed the rest of the bowl and distracted from the meat. I found myself pushing them aside just to get to the shawarma. Portion sizes were decent and the food felt filling, but nothing really stood out enough to make me crave a return visit. The restaurant provided the food quickly for the delivery which was appreciated.

Padma A.

My colleague and I were supposed to go Cooper's hawk but saw this beautiful patio at the restaurant and walked in. There was literally no one except us but the space was clean , huge and well decorated. I ordered the chicken shawarma and my colleague ordered gyro. Easily the most tasteless, flavorless meal I ever had . I love middle eastern and this was utterly disappointing!!! The restaurant has great potential in terms of ambiance but they need to make better food.

Hummus
Jaslyn S.

Came here randomly as I was visiting another shop nearby. Was only going to look at menu but decided to try once I saw a doner with the meat cooking! Also looked like they were hand making the wraps for food. Ordered the gyro pita combo and hummus. I believe I revised the gyro wrap instead but took it as it looked delicious and I was not wrong . Ordered it without tomato and made it a combo that came with fries and drink. Not cheap as total was 23$ but was worth it for quality food. Casual eatery with indoor and outdoor seating. You order and then find seat before they call Your number .

Chicken Bowl and meat flat bread

Been there many times the Food is always has the right temp and taste very good service is excellent and you don't have to wait too long for your food

This is the second half of the zinger, I didn't notice it until the first half was finished. There was probably hair in the first one too.
Waleed R.

Ordered a zinger meal, found a hair in it, they didn't even bother cutting the chicken inside and gave me a whole piece.

Drive thru
Cherry O.

My first time coming to this spot after hearing how good this place is. This is a long drive from where I live but the trip was well worth it. There is a drive thru which is what I used to order about $65 for dinner. I got 2 chicken shawarma wrap meals (comes with fries and assortment of pickles), steak shawarma meal, falafel wrap, dozen falafel, and the saj beef sfeha. Wow the chicken shawarma is very good! And surprisingly the saj beef sfeha was also very good. It reminded me a bit like taco meat you'd get from Taco Bell but seasoned with Arabic spices. The flavors were delicious. I would order this again. The falafel were huge and dense. Very crispy texture on the outside and smooth inside not as coarse as I'm used to eating them elsewhere. All the food is well seasoned and even can be a bit salty for some. I didn't mind. Even their fries are well seasoned. The garlic sauce is addictive! Overall I really enjoyed it. I especially enjoyed the fact I got to try the saj sfeha for the first time. I look forward to going back to try the zatar flatbread!

Costumer service

service was not what I expected.. staff are Rude especially the woman that are taking care of the drive-through the staff/women taking orders are extremely rude when placing an order with them . I was at the drive-through waiting ten minutes for someone to take my order no one ever bothered to answer the speaker. I thought the speaker wasn't working and decided to drive to the window to let the staff know of the issue with the speaker of why I wasn't able to place my order since I Didn't get an answer.. instead of helping the young lady at the window still took five minutes more to open the window because she was busy texting on her phone and when she finally decided to open the window I explained to her the speaker situation and how I wasn't able to place my order because no one answered instead the young lady was rude to me and rolled her eyes at me and said the speaker was working I said no it's not when I was waiting for ten minute for someone to take my order she then decided to be rude and continue to lie and making me look like if I was crazy and lying I believe that as a customer this shouldn't be happening especially when it's not busy.. please baba saj work on your employees customer service and attitude.. they need to pay more attention to the customers and not their phones when being at work it's an inconvenience for costumers. Attitudes need to go!

Alwin A.

Came here from a instagram video claiming it was the best halal food in Chicago. It's in palos hills and very mediocre. The best thing they had was the zatar with cheese flatbread. The staff was very nice and service was very fast. Prices were very reasonable!

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The best chicken shawarma and the chicken was so well marinated and large portions. The venue is very clean and service was excellent!

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This place used to be good, now their service and good as bad as it gets. No more business for these guys.

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1 year ago

They were good when they started but now the meat portion is smaller and more expensive I feel like I just had an onion sandwich

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Chicken shawarma combo is my go to. Can't get enough of the French fries with garlic mayo.

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They cheap out on the pickles and meat in my opinion it should be a little more packed otherwise taste is good

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20 minute wait for two. Food smells delicious though
20 minute wait for two. Food smells delicious though
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