Service was good, fast, and friendly; food was okay and prices are fair, but nothing special overall. Admittedly, Middle Eastern food is not my favorite cuisine, but I've had some very flavorful chicken kabobs and shawarma ELSEWHERE that I really enjoyed. Not so much here. The menu is pretty basic--consisting of mainly sandwiches, kabobs, falafel, and humus. There was no shawarma to be found. So I had a chicken kabob. The chicken tasted like it had been marinated in salty dishwater. It came with a generous portion of rice and a salad that had a couple of tomato wedges, a slice of cucumber, and lots of feta cheese. Filling, but nothing I will be in a hurry to go back for. Also, while not expensive, $14.99 for the above mediocre meal didn't exactly seem like a bargain either. Bottom line: my one meal here seemed bland and slightly overpriced compared to what I've had at other Middle Eastern restaurants. However, the hummus was good, so maybe it's worth trying something else another time. read more

Wow... Who writes these reviews??? The food is pretty good but the service is horrible!!! We ate on 9/6 and the girl working there is BAD!! Management needs to make some changes. read more

The food is really good. The staff were really courteous. If u go to this place have Kafta kabob. Ull love it.

Usually i don't post any reviews but what i saw there last night made me want to do. Simply it doesn't worth the money we spent there. The guy who work there was rode. And the chicken was very bad. But to be honest the we had hummus falafel and and shawrma as appetizers it was very delicious. I liked those stuff more the the kabab. read more

Simply the best Lebanese food that I've had in the States. Superb. The prices are also reasonable, and I've never had a problem getting a table right away. read more

I've never had anything other than the falafel sandwich and hummus. The hummus has a texture that I've never had anywhere else and it makes it 10X better than anywhere else. The falafel is delicious. Reasonable prices. Always an excellent waitress, though they could use at least one more. I'm always there for lunch rush and the girl is insanely busy. Definitely a great place to check out if you're into this type of cuisine. read more

Great lunch spot. Consistently great food (even though their new menu doesn't include my favorite tomato mozzarella salad). Select anything from the menu, you cannot go wrong. read more

I heard about Kassabs' in Southside today. Not being able to get there, I was recommended to the newly opened Marathon Gas Station on Rt. 51, Brentwood. Whaattt? What does a gas station have to do with Lebanonese food? Well, a lot! They sell a scaled down version, a sampling if you will, of very delicious Lebanonese food. Homemade grape leaves, baba ganoush, hummus.......umm! The proprietor is the semi-retired chef of the Lamont Restaurant on Mt. Washington. I'm sure when word gets around, and the snafu at Rt. 88 and Rt. 51 is over, this will be a go-to place for an excellent taste of Lebanon. Did I mention how bright and clean it is? :-) read more

I often say, you can can measure the greatness of a restaurant if you keep going back because you're craving the cuisine. For me, Kassab's is certainly one of these places. Unfortunately, because I have fallen in love with a selection of the dishes, we always end up ordering some combination of the following : Dolmeh (with meat), Spicy Chicken (really spicy!), Kafta, or Shawarma sandwiches, Lamb kabob (grilled to a medium rare perfection and served with almond rice and smokey grilled onion), Spinach pie (like spanikopita). So, I have yet to venture off of these staples and continue to try new items! Another favorite: the house dressing; it's a yogurty sauce spiced with garlic and lemon juice- maybe their house tahini? Whatever the ingredients, this tangy concoction is amazing! The restaurant itself is small, and we have never needed to make reservations (both pluses in my book, especially when I'm needing to satisfy a craving!) Of course, one of the other attractive qualities of Kassab's is that it's BYOB, and there's no corkage fee! I absolutely love this place, and will definitely be going back for more :) read more

Best stuffed grape leaves. I have yet to find a plce in pittsburgh where i enjoy their dolmas as i usually make my own and have since a child. These are delicious. Great wraps as well. read more

This place is a hidden gem in Pittsburgh. The flavor are great and the food is incredibly fresh. Four of us went and had tons of food-grape leaves, hummus, falafel, tabbouleh, lamb shanks and great salads for $85 without tip. This is one of the best places for Middle Eastern food in Pittsburgh read more

Stopped in here on a cold January afternoon with the family, shopping and strolling Carson Street's funky shops when the hungry hit us hard. The kids and I all got Gyros, which were huge and delicious, packed with meat and fresh vegetables and just the right about of sauce, while my wife scored the shawarma. We weren't interested in getting a wide variety for yelp-reporting purposes. We wanted the feedbag. Yum. The kids and I agreed the Gyros were top notch, and Mrs. Junk raved on the shawarma, which was also tasty. The huge portions left us stuffed, even without side dishes, the place was spotlessly clean and warm on a cold day (so many restaurants keep the thermostat low, and then there's that door opening and closing (I'm talking to you, Ramen Bar) brrrrrrr). Finally, the server--a tallish young guy--was friendly and attentive, filling my water glass as fast as I could drink, etc. All in all, an excellent lunch for about $35 for 4. Can't beat that. read more

Good food and great service . We went there Saturday afternoon and it was not too busy which was great for us since we have kids

Kassab's is one of my favorite places for lunch on the Southside of Pittsburgh. Great ambiance with perfect lightning and the huge colorful wall mural/painting (wow - I remember the hole-in-the-wall old location on the corner many years ago - monumental improvement to say the least). Kassab's usually has very quick and friendly service despite the fact that the 1 or 2 servers are covering a very busy lunch crowd. I always seem to get my unsweetened ice tea refilled once or twice just when I need it. I need to expand and explore the selection of dishes that I try at Kassab's. I usually go with the lamb pita sandwich (with no cheese) - incredible. This does NOT seem like a healthy option because they cook the ground lamb with a quite a bit of oil but very yummy. The add a touch of hummus on the lamb sandwich which makes it perfect. Another favorite at Kassab's is the baba ganoush with pita. I have mixed feelings and results from the falafil pita sandwich at Kassab's - I am pretty picky about my falafil. The Kassab's version is huge compared to most but could sometimes use a little more flavor, sometimes a tad mushy. I think there are better falafil options in Squirrel Hill - hey maybe a Talk thread is in order on this topic! Similar to some other Yelpers, I am NOT a big fan of warm grape leaves from Kassab's (and the tabouli could use a little kick in the @$$) but perhaps those 2 are made in the Lebanese style? I am looking forward to trying new things on the menu someday soon! read more

I've had Shawerma that melts in your mouth. Not here. The sandwich is more like a wrap than a traditional Shawerma - I should have realized that when they asked if I wanted Provolone on it. It's not that bad, it's just not what one thinks of when ordering a Shawerma. Their version has the meat, herbs, onions, tomato, and lettuce tightly wrapped in something a little thicker than a tortilla but a lot thinner than pita bread. It's also kind of on the expensive side - $8 without a side. Most people were ordering salads. Perhaps that's what I should have done. read more

Ordered Spinach Pie and Kafta Sandwich "lebanese style". Never had food that insulted my palette as much as this place in recent memory. The spinach pie had rock hard pieces throughout. When pointing it out to the server he snarkly replied "uhhhh ohhhhhkay". The Kafta never saw any sort of seasoning or the hummus the "lebanese style" had stated. What a disaster. Service was horrible. 4 minutes to receive a coke at a place that was more or less empty. No apology for the crappy spinach pie. Save your time and money. Plenty of other restaurants in Pittsburgh that will appreciate your business and deliver on basic customer service. This place fell way short. read more

Seriously? Surprised this place has a 4 star review. Lamb and Chicken was griddled, over cooked and very bland.....something I would expect to find at a cheap East Coast diner. Stopped by based on reviews but will not be coming back and wouldn't recommend based on the food. read more

Great Food. My favorites are the beef shawarma, hummus and grape leaves.

Best gyro I've ever had. And it was also the biggest. Definitely recommend the hummus. And BYOB!

Best food on carson street! And a wonderful atmosphere. The service is always amazing. The food is always fresh and the portions are huge. One of my personal favorite restaurants in Pittsburgh. read more

Every time I come to Pittsburgh to visit my old friend who happens to be a Lebanese American we gravitate to Kassab's. We are never disappointed. My favourites include the tabbouleh...heavy on the parsley and lemon, light on the bulgar and the garlic....a perfect balance. The Kibbeh are very nice as well....a hint of cinnamon mellows them out nicely. I can't seem to get enough of the sleek and loubbyeh (spelling?...green beans dish). The fatoush is awesome as well. My daughter loves the chicken gyros. I am never disappointed when I leave this solid, unpretentious eatery. read more

Saturday night; absolutely best vibe with authentic cuisine. I can't wait to go back, I had an absolute cutie for my waitress

I have been coming to this place forever eating in or take out and the food has always been amazing. The last three times we have ordered, have become more and more disappointing. I knew I would never go back to Kassab's when we ordered the Chicken Shawrama and tabouli salad. The chicken was dry, did not have any sauce, and the pita was crunchy. The salad was not fresh, it was soggy and flavorless. I called and asked to speak with the manager who refused to speak with me. The waitress who relayed my complaint to the manager while I was on the phone with her was screamed at by the manager who I could hear yelling that the chicken was fine and the food is all fresh. The service here has always been iffy, but we put up with it because the food was always spot on...it seems that since they opened their bar the food has declined. Not sure if the two are connected, but after hearing the way the manager spoke to the waitress, inadvertently addressing my complaint, we will not be returning to Kassab's. They need to realize the importance of their customers and treat people with respect. read more

Let me start by saying I love Greek/Lebanese food. I was raised on it, I know how to make it & I know what to expect. So my boyfriend & I decided to try Kassab's tonight only to be left very disappointed with much to be desired. We ordered a felafel sandwich, a gyro salad & baba ghannooj. The felafel was decent- I HAVE DEFINITELY HAD BETTER- but out of everything we got it was the best. The gyro salad was absolutely terrible. There was a ton of iceberg lettuce (no greens at all), 2 huge not ripe gross tomatoes, 1 little block of feta, a few kalamatas with the pits still in them, a few weird looking SMALL chunks of gyro meat & ONE TINY cup of dressing. So if all those generic cheap salad ingredients sound good to you, order extra dressing. The baba ghanooj was inedible. It was bitter, salty & did not have the texture one would expect from authentic baba. The overall quality of everything is something one would expect from a cheap late night pizza shop or a chain restaurant NOT a Mediterranean restaurant. read more