Sababa Mediterranean Grill

Right now, especially with the Groupon available (which lets me afford it on my tight budget), this is a great choice for me if I want to go out with a friend or with my husband for a meal. :)
The place is clean, the lighting is good, and the overall ambiance is nice — a lot of restaurants have annoying music playing in the background, but I like the music that they play at Sababa, and it’s always quiet enough that it never disturbs my meal.
Polite and efficient waitstaff. They have forgotten bits of my orders before (like a side or my friend’s hot tea order), but they’re always quick and courteous about correcting it as soon as I mention the mistake.
I have lots of praise and no complaints whatsoever about the food. I LOVE their beef plate and always get that rich, creamy hummus with their delicate little fries (which are fun to dip in the hummus) for my two sides. Very satisfying. My friend has ordered a wrap of theirs as well as another dish, and she tells me that she enjoyed her food.
I’ve been to Sababa twice in the last month, and I hope to be able to go again soon. I think that I might try to convince another friend from work to go with me next time.

Great service, great owner! He was packed, yet he still gave our party of 8 outstanding respect and service. He really cares about each and every customer that walks in.
Not to mention they are SO clean! Who cleans their deep fryer EVERY night? They do, they do! That’s why their fries are so nice and clean, you can def tell and taste the difference.
The food was yummy too! I have to give this restaurant 5 stars :)

Fresh and tasty. Discovered it has new owners who have a very high standards. Have made a few special trips and will for sure stop when I am in the area. Even if I’m not hungry, I get something to go for later.

I always order the falafel, over filled with fresh veggies and it’s amazing tasting hummus. I crave it all the time, this place makes the best!

Okay Mediterranean food in Summerlin, kind of priced on the high side. Person helping the to go line was not friendly at all, maybe that’s why I felt they were just ok.

Omg everything was delicious!, the guy in the counter was very friendly, I think he is the owner but I’m not sure. I will surely be back!, their burger is soo good!

The people are nice and the place is clean but when i go out to eat i want good food for my money
I ordered pita falafel and asked for fries on the side
The pita was too hard and didn’t have the quality of a good pita the falafel balls were good but not in the Israeli standards,
Any place i have been always the small side of fries is included in the price but here it is not
The place is still good i only give 2 stars and not more because of the pita was not good to my opinion

Went back for lunch a week ago and it was medioka. I asked if they’d changed hands and they have. I’ll give it one more go but it looks like the talent moved back east.

Food is always good. Place is always clean. The owner comes around checks on you and even cleared my table. I had the Chicken Shawarma on pita bread. Delicious! They also have great desserts here too.

This place went DOWN so I’m revising from 5 stars to 1 star. Quality of food is still OK however the plates are tiny and prices went way up ($ 10 for 2 baby fist sized reheated burekas with two small sides? Really??) Tiny falafel balls (90% bread and 10% cheakpeas, if that) and extremely annoying attitude of the person behind the counter. So basically no longer recommended. No wonder the place was empty despite the various deals they offer (free kid meal, sixth meal free, $ 5 off next $ 20, 12^th meal free etc…) So many «deals» but really not worth it because repeat business is due to good food, fair prices, good atmosphere, and good attitude. None if these exist here any more.

If I could give it a –10 I would! My husband and I were there on Friday and he had the chicken kabob bowl and I had the hummus and eggplant. Eggplant was old and greasy and hummus was old. Now they are kosher and we have been there when the previous owner was there. My husband got violently sick on the chicken so much so I took him to the doctors and doc said it was an extreme case of food poisoning from the chicken. It has been five days now and he is still not feeling well. He did get some meds for nausea and other things that is going on due to food poisoning. The place feels dirty and food is not at fresh as the previous owner had it. Just saying STAY AWAY!

Great service! According to my husband who had the hummus and falafel he said it’s the best in town, I had chicken skewers which were flavorful and the rice and pita were amazing!

If you’re looking for fresh Mediterranean food, this is the place!
Located on the corner of Durango and Flamingo, it’s pretty centrally located. They have a beer and wine menu which I thought was funny because it’s a very casual «lunch-​time» vibe.
I order the falafel balls and hummus with a side salad because it’s filling and only about $ 10. The food is ready almost immediately and you can be on your way!

Best Falafel in Las Vegas.
Sababa changed owners about the time that we arrived in Vegas direct from Jerusalem. In case you didn’t know, btw, Jerusalem is THE ONLY place to have falafel the way it should be. Actually, not just anywhere in Jerusalem, but a select few places. More like 3 places in the Old City (Muslim Quarter) and 1 place in the Mahane Yehuda Shuk. Nowhere else. But I digress …
So, Sababa’s new owner, Chef Effie, is a native Jerusalemite (we call that Yerushalmi back Home). His falafel is the only falafel that I’ve eaten in this country (between San Francisco/​Bay Area, Los Angeles/​area, and New York City/​area) that comes even close to being done right. And my picky 2 year old half-​Israeli, half-​Palestinian son will eat it nowhere else in the entire US of A.
The hummus is also decent and it’s fantastic to see it with ground beef (hummus ma lahmay in Arabic) and other Jerusalemite toppings.
He has real laffa (laffa is originally Iraqi but now essentially a Jerusalem thing as far as anyone is concerned — it’s like a pillowy lavosh) and pita from Angel Bakery. Now, I would’ve chosen to collaborate with a local bakery rather than ship it in frozen, but hey, it’s kosher and that’s probably the main downfall in all of this for me … although the new mashgiah (kashrut/​kosher supervisor) is super nice.
Sababa also has pargit! Yay me! That is pretty much a chicken kabob type of thing that you put in a pita or laffa.
There’s chicken shnitzel to please the Ashkenazi palate, and malawach (like a paratha bread) and jahnun (malawach rolled up essentially — both are Yemenite specialties) on Sundays.
There’s a new kids menu, too, that’ll even please American kids. Not mine, though. He can’t get enough falafel (did I mention he loves the falafel, enough?).
Btw, special mention to the fact that there’s Sprite Zero in the fountain drink selection!
The two downfalls for me here are this: 1) I keep on losing the punch cards. I probably have 10 – 20 of them between my whole household that are hiding in some black hole somewhere. Maybe this could be done digitally by either phone number or email? Freebie from my consulting gig right there. Woops. 2) Train the staff on what the food needs to taste like and how to be slightly friendlier. They don’t know how to quality check and the chef/​owner can’t be everywhere at once. 3) (Yeah, I said two, but oh well) It’s kosher. Which means prices go up to pay the mafia — er, Kashrut certification agency, and it’s closed on Saturdays.
Still gets 5 stars in my book. because, well, FALAFEL. Got it?

Place is super clean. And the food looks and tastes very fresh. I like fresh, over the counter places, where I can build my own meal. This is that spot. Mediterranean menu. The chicken in my bowl was made to order and I added lots of fresh ingredients to it. Finished product was great. Need one of these in southern highlands!

The food is great i reAlly liked the hummus
And we had a free pita falafel for free so we really apreciate that!! i will come back!

The workers here are so awesome and know how to have fun!
I ordered the chicken shawarma salad. The chicken itself was very lukewarm but the flavors were so amazing I wished it was at least warm in temperature. It was very hard and borderline cold and felt like I was eating leftovers. The salad itself on the other hand was a huge mistake. It was like a grocery store salad thrown in with soggy chick peas and sweet pickles which are super gross. Next time I will opt for a pita or plate instead.
The prices were pretty standard for Mediterranean food but I can go to Paymons for better quality. 12 $ for a soggy Luke warm salad…

I’m actually still upset.
When I first got to Las Vegas, I found this restaurant & was happily shocked as to how authentic the food was on my first visit. I know good Israeli food, plus I’m a foodie.
The second visit it wasn’t as good, so I didn’t go back, plus it is really expensive.
Fast forward to last Thursday & I decided to treat myself & hope that the third time was going to be as great as the first time. I also decided to take a friend there who isn’t Jewish & has never had Israeli food.
At first I was like, «oh no» when I saw they were under New Management, but I held out hope.
I was SHOCKED at how bad the food was. I ordered a split plate of the eggplant & Matbucha salad. The eggplant had no flavor & while the Matbucha was slightly better, it was just spicy, it had no real flavor. I’ve had Matbucha numerous times in my life, so this isn’t a first for me.
Their Moroccan cigars also didn’t have that cigar taste I love & all I tasted was spice.
Their humous wasn’t as good as the other owner’s & I REALLY loved their humous, & my chicken pita sandwich was bland & the chicken didn’t look to be cooked thoroughly.
The free pita chips were so hard & tasteless I took one bite & put it down.
Even the second visit when the old owner was there was better than this experience.
I didn’t pay attention to the subpar customer service because the food was more important to me & Israelis aren’t known for their customer service.
The restaurant was empty except for one other person. We came at around 2 pm, but still, if the food is fabulous, it should be fairly busy at 2 pm.
I guess I won’t be going there ever again: (

We visiting Las Vegas and we eat only kosher we found sababa restaurant on Unilocal and we very happy with the service the food very good.
We are definitely visit again tomorrow.

We were hosting some family from Israel who were taking us out for dinner, but it had to be Kosher. I chose Sababa after reading some Unilocal reviews, and it looked like it would fit the bill.
The positives: Good service, along with a bit of sarcastic New York Jewish Waiter-​style joking from one of the waiters, who was neither from NY nor old enough to be one or even remember what they were like.
Also positive: Good food. The two husbands ordered the Sababa Special platter, which included 5 small falafel, some beef kebab, chicken, rice, and a side salad. I claimed one of Herb’s falafel as my own, and thought it was close the best I’ve ever had. We wifeys had the Chicken Shawarma plate. I’m used to shawarma being turkey, but it’s chicken here, and it was very tasty. We got less salad, served on the plate.
The negatives: There is no atmosphere whatsoever. It’s set up the same way as a deli, with a long, high counter on one side, behind which the food is prepared, tables on the other side, and 4″ tiles on the walls.
No wine or beer, though I suppose you can BYO. But the bright lights aren’t conducive to a wine-​fueled romantic dinner. Fountain drinks are included with the platters. I never drink soda, but I did here.
It’s pricey, but that’s the downside of eating at a Kosher restaurant, and was to be expected. My chicken platter was, I think, 14.99. While not outrageous, for that amount I can have dinner at the Kebab House and take home enough food for a whole ‘nother dinner.
If you have to go Kosher, Sababa fits the bill. If you don’t, food that’s as good or better — with much nicer atmosphere, might be a wiser choice. Unless YOU think you look good under fluorescent light.

Fresh & tasty!
I’ve passed by this place far too many times so I decided to finally try it & glad I did. You walk in & it was great to see a grandpa figure sitting down & watching over the operation. He was a very cute old Jewish man and had a kind smile which already made me like this place. I also have to say right away it was spotless. Exceptionally clean & everything was in place.
I decided to order a chicken kabab which came in a very delicious soft pita, filled with moist chicken, houmos, tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage and tahini sauce. It was fresh and very filling. It is on the pricier side for a pita sandwich but in all honestly you can taste the quality items so I would definitely come back.
It’s a very casual environment with good service and fresh food. Simple & tasty!