Al Basha

The falafel at most local Middle Eastern places is fresh and made-​to-​order, but if you order falafel here they will shamelessly heat up some stale, bland pre-​made falafel in a microwave right in front of you. It’s a shame because one of the joys of falafel is the crispy on the outside, tender on the inside texture you get when its freshly made. The lentil soup I ordered was also microwaved after they took it out of the back corner of a refrigerator, where it had been sitting for God knows how long. If I wanted microwavable food, I would’ve bought frozen falafel and stayed home.

We came in for takeout on a random Thursday evening and I’m not sure if the time of day affected the quality of the food since most other Unilocalers have noted this is an excellent lunch spot, but the food was just meh. I felt like the gyro meat was a bit old. The other ingredients were for the most part fresh such as the tzatziki, hummus and veggies, but I was disappointed they don’t have the spicy harissa sauce as a topping option. I like a little kick with my gyro! I also tried a spanakopita triangle and was unimpressed. It was dry — again this might have something to do with the time of day we were there… Also, not a huge fan of the grape leaves (again — DRY! Needed lemon juice stat) but they are meat filled and I usually like plain rice dolmades — however, they do keep a stock of grape leaves in their market which is wonderful knowing so I can find them easily when I have a craving to make them!
I’ve been back since to pick up some fresh grocery items since they have a small market as well, so I’ll update my review once I’ve tried them!
Update: enjoyed super fresh feta and perfectly soft and malleable pita bread for gyro sandwiches all from their in store market! (I made my own gyros at home)

I grew up eating this type of food, my grandfather who’s from Lebanon taught my father and my father taught me. Hard work goes into making such delicious food, I’ve tried every Resteraunt that makes our heritage food nothing comes close than this place. The ladies that work there are amazing, may the Lord bless them always. And there food

Food is delicious and notably fresh. I will definitely come back. The platters are generous. Don’t miss the rice with lentils and caramelized onions. Also taboule is remarkable and freshly made.

This place is amazing! It’s a middle eastern family owned market/​lunch spot. Everything is delicious, homemade and healthy! My go to meal is the Kibbe platter with hummus, tabouleh and a side of their rice with ground beef and almonds. My husband always gets the gyro platter and that is super tasty too! Many times we order their tabouleh for parties or to have as a snack. Such a great market/​restaurant to have in the neighborhood. You must check it out!

This place is amazing and so close to home love it. Gyro platter is super yummy. I defenelty recommend it.

I live nearby and this place never disappoints. The best kibbe and falafel around, They have daily specials all the time like stuffed eggplant, stuffed cabbage and lentil rice. This is a perfect place to get a quick take out dinner. You”ll be in and out in about 5 minutes and have an amazing home cooked, take home meal. The gyros are great, with lots of toppings choices, but call ahead. They are cooked to order and take a few minutes to prepare… but totally worth the wait. The best middle eastern food in kendall.

So I just ordered a Chicken Shawarma wrap, a Mixed Shawarma Platter (which is not on the menu), 4 grape leaves, 2 Kibbeh and 2 lady fingers and holy… All of this was for $ 27.00 I would have end up paying close to $ 50 for all of this in Rice House of Kabob and the food is a thousand times better. The food is 5 stars, but is not a restaurant, i don’t think I would like to eat in there on a Saturday night since it has about 4 tables and not fancy at all, it’s more for pick up food or a quick lunch. They have a grocery as well where you can get any middle eastern goodies you need. Don’t let the outside fool you people, you need to try Al Basha for an authentic Greek experience and definitely don’t forgery about those walnut and pistachios Lady fingers.

I love this place their food and service and there stock of home made Fetta and olives are great they have wide selection of goods and for a fair price they also sell hookahs and shisha

good little market /​middle eastern restaurant. They carry most of the ingredients necessary to make most Mediterranean dishes. Its a family run business, the owners are from Venezuela with ties to the middle east. The cooked food is freshly prepared and priced fairly

I don’t live in Kendall, but if I did, this would be a place I would frequent to purchase Middle Eastern goods. There’s not a wide assortment as you would expect in a supermarket, but they have enough specialty items to allow for me to make Lebanese dishes at home.
They also make some Lebanese staples in-​house like shawarma, kibbeh, etc.
I’m not rating this place high because it’s far from where I am and there are other markets closer to me. This isn’t a market worthwhile for people to drive to as it is more of a neighborhood market for the Kendallites.