King Tut Restaurant and Hookah Bar

I love having King Tut’s in my neighborhood. The owners are incredibly kind and genuine. I highly recommend the falafel sandwich (spicy). It is delicious, cheap, and ready for pick up in under 20 minutes.

We did not have a good experience. The food was mediocre and the service was ok. We felt it is a bit pricey for what it is. We purchased a
certificate earlier that day and we were told the owner no longer accepts certificates. Save your money and try someplace else.

My boyfriend and I were initially hesitant to try King Tut Restaurant because of the «touristy» name and menus adorned with coupons outside the door. Luckily, one night we decided to venture an order and were pleasantly surprised!!!
The food was excellent and authentic! My boyfriend ordered the King Bite /​Lahme Meshwi sandwich, which was good if you do not like too much spice. If, on the other hand you are like me and enjoy a lot of heat and flavor, I recommend ordering a few appetizers for your meal instead of a platter/​sandwich. This is the route I went, and I am so glad I did! I ordered the Spicy Lamb Hummus Shawarma and the Addas Bihamod. The lamb shawarma was extremely tender and balanced the heat of the hummus nicely. The lemon juice in the Addas Bihamod gave it a nice zing and complimented the smoothness of the lentils and olive oil. Both were incredibly delicious, alone and combined, and came with two generous homemade pita breads. I had enough food left over to pack for lunch the following day!
If you are looking for a great meal with a lot of variety and flavor I highly recommend King Tut Restaurant!!!

One of my favorites in philly! The BEST food, i dream about the addas bihamoud. It isnt a fancy dining experience but the staff is genuine and nice and more importantly the food is EXCELLENT. My personal favorites are addas bihamoud, labneh, and the fatoosh salad. My lord it is amazing. I usually order a bunch of apps w a buddy

Cozy atmosphere, kind and friendly service, and DELICIOUS food! And the Turkish coffee with a hint of cardamom is tops!

Such a dope spot. Love the Egyptian décor. The hookah is great and the food is excellent! I got the lentil soup and its some of the best I’ve ever had. The Shish tawook platter is delicious as well! And the staff is so friendly! I will be visiting here everytime I’m in Philly! Brava

I went to King Tut the other night with my wife and some of our friends after we had walked by a few days prior and thought it looked interesting. It was a great time, and I look forward to going back. The restaurant has a great comfortable and casual feeling to it, and the staff was very welcoming. They even offered to clear a table for us so we could have the window seat when there were other tables they could have sat us at.
The avocado tahini was really exceptional.

We stopped in here after walking around a street festival, where we found nothing to eat. The falafel was great, service was fast. Hope to return to try more!

I have been coming to King Tut with my boyfriend for nearly five years. The food has always been excellent. My favorite is the Egyptian Lentil Soup. Their hummus is fantastic too. And the owners/​chef and staff have always been very kind and welcoming. After coming back after a bit of an absence the owner was concerned and said that we were missed. I will always enjoy coming here and their excellent food and welcoming atmosphere.

First off, I should have read the Unilocal reviews before purchasing a
gift card. It was supposed to be a minimum of $ 50 order and you get $ 25 off of this. I went to King Tut with my boyfriend tonight and we ordered more food than we usually would so we could hit the $ 50 mark. We told our (very slow and inattentive waitress who couldn’t even offer us more water when the place wasn’t that full) that we had the coupon during our meal and she said that it was not accepted on Fridays (which this was on a Friday).
I showed her the coupon’s fine print and even showed her the website where it does not say anything about not using the coupon on weekends. I asked to speak with a manager, and when the manager came out she was nothing short of straight-​up rude. I explained to her the situation and she said «no coupon on Friday.
does not make rule, I make rule» and said «what are you going to do about it?»
Okay, WORST MANAGER EVER. Whatever happened to customer service? Then, she proceeded to hover directly over top of me for the last ten minutes of our stay.
I told her she needs to update her posting on
to specify that they don’t take coupons on weekends.
At this point, we just wanted to leave, so we asked to split the bill on two cards. Apparently this is again difficult for them to do. When she brought the cards back she had split the bill but charged only the one card twice!
We told her but she didn’t understand and «couldn’t fix it.»
Whatever. Horrible horrible service, do not recommend this place.

I had nearly eaten here a couple of times in the past, I loved the Bamiya and Kushari entrée the most there.
Now as the atmosphere, there are a couple of drawbacks — like the religious conflicts fueled by politics which is usually brought up by the overly talkative waiters. Serisouly? not smart talk! I understand that they are trying to be friendly with the customers, however, there is a fine line between being courteous and being intrusive.
Since it is a hookah bar, I had to give it a try, and compared to other hookah spots, It wasn’t the best thing nor the worst.
To my knowledge, this is the only restaurants serving Egyptian cuisine in the city, and whenever my cravings gets uncontrollable for good Egyptian Bamiya or Kushari, I will go ahead and order it either to go or delivery!
Three and half Unilocal

After a very pleasant and tasty meal (we had the lamb stuffed Ouzi, Avacodo/​tahini, and baklava) we showed the waiter/​owner our
gift certificate on my cell phone. He quickly said, oh yes, please validate it and I’ll be right back with your bill. I did as the man told me to do and he returned with a pen and paper asking me for the validation code. I said I already closed it, so I reopened the electronic gift certificate to show him the certificate number. He said that I have to hit validate so he can take down that number instead. I said, I already validated it, so I cannot validate it again. He said, if you already used it, then you cannot use it twice. I said, I validated it less than 10 minutes ago, that is why its saying I used it. He said without the validation code we cannot use it. He then took off the $ 11 included gratuity and said please just pay the remaining and you do not have to tip as I was looking up
customer service.
Honestly we were warned from a Google review that after showing a coupon, King Tut added a $ 14.50 corking fee.
WARNING, use a paper
gift certificate and not electronic.

I have been passing by King Tut for two years always wanted to come in to eat
And today was perfect chance, the food was every thing I thought it would be!
I am fan of middle eastern food
I recommend king tut!

Bad food and service. Was he cooking or reheating? Even worse, he (owner) said he could not honor the mobile version of my
certificate, yet it was marked as used. Dirty. Speaking of, Hookah was probably the worst I ever had and it wasn’t smoking properly at first. Go to Effie’s or anywhere else.

Stumbled upon this place trying to kill time and omg SO glad I did. Fatima is probably the sweetest person I’ve ever encountered (and I frequent sweet people). It’s BYOB since they don’t serve alcohol, but that’s even better to avoid high prices. Quiet and intimate, and Fatima was perfectly attentive. Not annoying, but around just enough so that our water glass was always full and we never had to ask for more coals. In fact she brought us extra coals so we could switch them as we please. I didn’t try the food, but it looked good. Hookah was good, service was 10 stars and walking distance from our hotel. Will absolutely be back! Thank you, Fatima!!!

Went for a large birthday party and was so happy about the entire experience. I mean a party of 14 plus people each accompanied by a bottle of booze at a small Egyptian BYO, things could get messy — but the owner was so great with us.
We did a sort of price fixed deal which was also fantastic because again with a large party throwing back drinks for 2 hours … It was just easier. I think we might have ordered every possible option on the menu and each dish was filling and delicious. I lost track of what was what, but I know the hummus and chicken shawarma were favorites. I think we might have ordered every possible option and I lost track of what was what, but I know it was all delicious and the service was some of the best I’ve ever had. I can’t wait to go back.

The service was good. Not really a fan of the food my appetizer tasted as if it had been reheated and if I wanted microwaved food I would’ve stayed home… And to top it all off they force you to leave a 20% tip

Favorite restaurant in the city of Philadelphia.
Owner is a great guy and always is passionate about pleasing his customers.
All food is prepared by one lady who has traveled all over the world and can make you all kinds of middle eastern dishes.
Flavor is key in every dish you order here. So much so that you won’t be able to handle all the different taste buds you didn’t know we’re their when your munchin out.
I usually start with the eggplant avocado dip or hummus. And I will get one of their Entrees in a sandwich form.
Their are big portions for a good price
Never leave hear hungry or dissatisfied.
Have eaten here at least 12 times in the past 3 years and will continue to support them.

I get King Tut Tea every time I come in here. If the king himself drank it I guarantee you will be satisfied. It’s the best tea I’ve ever been introduced too, it’s hibiscus leaves, which they may sell to you if your nice.
King bite is delicious, or the fish platter.
Eat here and you won’t be disappointed.

I want to give 3.5 stars. 4 stars for the food and service but the ending was shady on the owners side. We bought a Unilocal deal and he refused to take it because «it takes time for the purchase to get processed». Also, when he gave us the check, he requested for cash only because the machines are down. If this was true, the owner should tell us beforehand.
Anyways, the food was great. It was my
first experience trying Egyptian food. I let the owner know and he made the effort to explain each dish and its ingredients, how the spice level works and how spicy the authentic food would taste.
My friend and I ordered the Mashawi which comes as a dish for two ppl. It was good portion for a guy and a girl. It’s a dish of ground beef (or maybe lamb.), and chunks of lamb (or maybe beef.) and chicken slices with grilled veggies together. The ground lamb was so delish and a hint of spice made it unique. The chunk was on the harder side to chew but I guess things like pork chops are usually hard. The chicken was so soft.
But this isn’t it. It also comes with a hot salad, a cold salad, rice and bread. WOW. Idk what the name of the pita-​like bread is but it was so obvious they literally baked the bread out of the oven. It was so chewy and steamy I could not stop eating it before, during and after the entrée. The salads were SO fresh and balanced well with the meat. It cleaned the meatiness away inside your mouth.
Plus, Byob!
Even though the ending was kind of shady, I liked my overall experience at king tut and the owner was very kind. He explained how to each the dish. I will come back soon!

I was looking forward to a new BYOB in the neighborhood but this place was extremely underwhelming!
Environment: ⁴⁄₅ very quaint but also very crowded like many BYOBS, there 4 person table in the middle of the restaurant is so packed that only one person can physically get out of the seating area plus you have to physically maneuver the table at an awkward angle
Service: ³⁄₅ The servers are very friendly and also VERY SLOW. I went at 7pm on a weekend and most of the customers looked very hungry with empty tables awaiting their food. We had to ask for the bill multiple times and this was after the waiter walked by our finished plates twice while serving other parties.
Food: ¹⁄₅ you can get much better and cheaper food at the chicken and rice cart down the street on 11^th and walnut or the Egyptian restaurant on 13^th and Chestnut. I wanted to get the Lamb sandwich but conveniently they don’t serve the $ 8 sandwiches during dinner when I tried to order them. There was no mention of it in the menu anywhere. The lamb plate is $ 18 and for the extra $ 10 you get a scoop of rice and a handful of salad greens. My lamb was overcooked and I had to spit out half of the meat because it was filled with tendon and/​or fat. It seems like they used very low quality meats here. The pita that was supposed with our dinner never came and we had to remind the servers. They came back with 4 half slices of pita for 4 adults. We wanted to ask for more but didn’t bother because it would be another 15 minutes of waiting.
Drinks: a plus here is they are BYOB so can’t beat that
Overall, I would not recommend this restaurant. They are many other BYOBs in the neighborhood with higher quality food and more attentive service.