Aladdin’s Eatery

So good today; great place to. rely on in town consistently. Seems they’re improving…

I came here Bc last time we got a to go order it came with no bread. I did ask for it. It probably seems weird that that’s such a big deal but for Lebanese food it really is. I called and they were so polite about it and gave me that same order for free. Very professional.
I came in and we got: Tabouleh, Lentil soups and Grape leaves. Everything was awesome I really liked the soup.
Also idk if any other reviewers have mention this but their dessert omg their desserts! Not just the cakes but the squares that are on the counter, there’s one it’s a coconut bar. so good it has graham in it. There was one but instead of coconut it was blueberry… and Gluten free. I don’t care about gluten free but it is good to know. I also got the «Rocky Road Brownie» so damn good.

Awesome service! there was a hair in my sandwich and the server apologized and offered me something else, they gave me a piece of cake and took the meal off my bill. Wonderful Aladdins! :) happy customer!

We walked in Sunday about 6:50pm a young man, (manager)? seated us with menus and that’s it. We waited for about 10 minutes no server, no one else came over to ask, if we wanted water, a soft drink let alone greet us. So after waiting, we got up and left, by the way the restaurant was not busy at all. No one attempted to ask if everything was ok??? This is not the way Fady runs his restaurants, we know this for a fact. We are writing this somewhat review hoping his staff will bring this to his attention.

Aladdin’s never disappoints. Awesome options for vegetarians. I eat here at least once a week. Everything tastes very fresh. Service is always wonderful and fast, I don’t think I’ve ever waited longer than 15 – 20 minutes for food to come out. It’s also very affordable. Thank you for taking me on a magical carpet ride; a whole new world indeed.

Went here for lunch with my brother the other day; let’s just say everything was fantastic. We had the hummus which was just out of this world if I do say so, myself. Hannah was alright. food was excellent, I will most certainly come back again.

A great Middle Eastern Restaurant. One of Lakewood’s busiest restaurants. Had a Fatayer Plate. Large sized pie stuffed with Spinach and Feta, with lemon and scallions! One of my favs! Topped off with a cool Raspberry Ice Tea! Moderately price and more than ample servings!

Love, love, love their hummus and pita. After eating it all at the restaurant I always have to get more to take home. This time I also devoured their cranberry walnut salad, chicken curry pitza, and the tropical storm smoothie with added kale. I’ve been to the Lakewood, Independence, and Hudson locations and food and service has always been top notch. Thumbs up all around.

My first Unilocal event was amazing! What a great group! Meeting Cara & Russa was awesome. Now the food was delicious, the samples consisted of a walnut salad, pizza, hummus w/​hot sauce & pita, healthy smoothie & carrot cake. (with unbelievable large portions). Thanks Unilocal & Aladdins for an enjoyable evening & excellent service.

Warning: If dining with friends, once plates of food hit the table, grab your choices quickly before your friends gobble up everything. Yes, everything is THAT good at Aladdin’s.
We tried a lot of dishes from their new «simply delicious» menu. As in, we ordered multiple plates of almost everything on this new menu. Cranberry walnut salad, farmers pizza, and chicken curry pizza. And we must have gobbled up the hummus within 2 minutes of the pita bread and hummus hitting the table. Our server suggested Farrouk’s Falafel Pizza as well. So hard to pick my favorite because they were all delicious. But I did eat 2 helpings of the chicken curry pizza. Ok, I also ate 2 helpings of the farmers pizza. And washed it down with a Tropical Storm Smoothie. Sigh.
Should I feel guilty for inhaling all this yummy goodness? Heck no! Why? Because it’s all healthy. Everything is made with fresh veggies, meat and herbs. Who knew eating healthy could taste so good?
I’ll definitely be back for more.

This place is wonderful. It has a very expansive menu that has at least one thing everyone would like.
My go to items are usually the hummus with pita (I will say as a small critique is that they need to give you more than 6 pieces of pita if you’re getting it to go), The falaffel, the chicken curry pitza, and the chicken tawook salad.
I’ve been here both to dine in and carry out and they are very quick and courteous no matter how you get your food.

My mum, my dad, and I went to Aladdin’s Eatery and found so many things.
First our drinks were very good. My mum got (hot) mint tea, along with my dad. They both would think ⁴⁄₅ stars for the tea. I got Raspberry iced tea and it was very sweet. Like a kind of surprising sweet. But still good. ⁴⁄₅ stars.
Our appetizer was AMAZING! ⁵⁄₅ stars. We got the falafel.
The meal Was amazing, I can’t even put it in words. But it definitely filled me up. 5 stars.

Let’s just say, I have been here many times. But last night was the best. It was later on in the evening, place was busy, seated immediately, greeted by server right away. Her name was Devon (spelling?), she was hands down one of the best servers in any restaurant. The food, nothing but amazing. Desert, well that was the icing on the cake, literally. Everything about this place is spot on! Keep doin it!!!

Could it be that Aladdin’s was a direct contributor to Cleveland’s famed culinary revolution? Don’t look at me that way just yet — let’s review.
First, let’s get the review in of this location in particular. I’ve never had a bad dish here — ever. The selection of Lebanese and other variations of middle eastern cuisine are always delicious, always prepared correctly, and are always presented wonderfully. Plus — you can’t go wrong with the health factor with the wide selection of teas, salads, and other vegetarian dishes.
Personally, I’m a fan of the mujadara-​anything (any variation including the roll, salad, and entrée dish). And the hot sauce is a perfectly balanced homemade mix better than any wing place I have been to. Service is always friendly regardless of which location I go to — I come to expect it regularly!
Yet the big point I’m trying to make is that it isn’t a purely ethnic restaurant. It takes wholly-​non-​American ethnic tastes and presents them in a way that’s familiar to the average suburban American palate. Salads, entrée dishes, wraps — it’s probably not something you’ll find in a purely ethnic middle-​eastern restaurant.
It introduces the average suburbanite to something outside of standard Americana in a safe way and encourages them to try something different. After they take that first baby step at Aladdin’s they can move on to something even more outside of their comfort zone and enjoy exploring what more that northeast Ohio’s new restaurant scene has to offer.
So to those who get tired of hearing about Michael Symon, Slyman’s, Jonathan Sawyer, and Sokolowski’s — head on over to Lakewood and say thank you to those who get the suburbanites out of Applebee’s and into supporting our beloved Cleveland.

I love Aladdin’s, but this one in particular. I don’t come here often enough for them to know me, but I am always greeted right when I walk in, in a familiar and warm manner as if they do recognize me. The place has been quite busy when I’ve been here recently, but I’ve never had a wait for a table and both the server and kitchen have always been speedy and the server always pleasant.
My favourite app at the moment is the Chicken Sambusek. It is folded into a pita that is warm and a bit crunchy. The flavor of the curry chicken inside is wonderful. If you are on the hungry side, one person could eat this on their own; alternatively it does cut nicely down the center into two wedges.
Lately I’ve been trying different menu items and I have loved each one that I have tried. The portions are large! Jasmine’s dishes are quite a unique flavor owing to the cooked beans, but I liked it nonetheless.
If you have never been here before or just can’t decide what to get go for the Flavor Saver — it’s a little bit of everything I love and will definitely fill you up! The beef kafta remains a fav and I sometimes get a plate of just that.
Check online for nutritional facts! Kudos to this small business for going through the effort of providing that information! Go here:

Attention everyone: The falafel fucking rules. Do yourself a service and purchase that fine appetizer. Aladdins recently offered a pitza special of which had chicken, banana pepper, caramelized onion, and the honey dijon. Was never a personal fan of such honey dijon types, but it really went well with everything else. Had my lady friend not yelled at me I would have eaten all of it off her own plate. Aladdins rules.

First time eating here… Love the décor, we were seated immediately, employees were very welcoming, drinks and food came out in a timely matter, prices and the plate size were fair… Best of all The food was AMAZING! We will definitely be returning again!

4 Stars means, «Yay! I’m a Fan.» Truthfully I feel bad for not doing 5 stars, because the food and service were very good, the place was squeaky clean, the food was healthy, and the menu was really informative and well-​designed.
Really my only complaint was that I was chilly, but as a Woman of a Certain Age, my personal thermostat is a little touchy.
The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is that the restaurant isn’t really my groove. The tart flavor of my chicken schwarma was exactly what I wanted that day, after all the sweetness of the holidays, but probably won’t go back for another six months or so, because I’m drawn toward more traditional American fare (I know; I’m so pedestrian).
But if you’re even one millimeter more worldly than I am, you are absolutely going to love this place. And if you’re not, you definitely should try it at least once.

Best falafel I’ve had in a long time! Nice little restaurant, variety of food options (and tempting desserts), and friendly service. I will be back for more!
Side note: they could pick some better music; it’s not an elevator… but really the food is amazing!

I definitely don’t get all the four and five star reviews. Maybe I’m missing something. For a chain (I think there’s something like 20 of these places in OH and PA) it’s definitely tasty enough and if you’re new to this type of food it’s a nice place to cut your teeth. I’ve eaten at both their Cleveland Heights and Lakewood locations and they’re pretty much identical. It’s a sit-​down place with table service that sort of feels like somewhere you’d come to a counter to order take-​out. The servers are all dressed in ill-​fitting black pants (why so tight, people?) and white shirts and the décor is fairly nondescript. I’ve also never seen any Middle-​Eastern people eating there when I’ve been there for whatever that’s worth. I wonder if it’s just me?
As others have mentioned the service is hit or miss and our last experience at this particular location was OK. Our server seemed a tad annoyed but I think that comes with being a server anymore. As with most professions, being a server takes a certain kind of personality and it appears to be a rarity anymore. The food I’ve had is pretty good. The falafal is always tasty, crispy and with just a hint of heat but I find the sauce that comes with it a bit watery. I’ve also have several of their pita rolls. I wouldn’t call them pitas as much as tortillas because they’re pretty thin, but they’re pretty good albeit on the bland side. The chicken curry roll is a bit strange as I don’t really get the combo of honey mustard and curry, but it was decent. The lentil soup was a nice dish full of flavor and loaded with perfectly cooked lentils and potatoes. Great for warming on a winter’s day.
Alladdin’s is not a bad place to grab a quick bite. Everything I’ve ever had there was pretty good and if you can look past the slightly cold service your experience will probably be similar. Man, I can’t help but wonder what everyone else sees in this place that warrants such stellar reviews…