This place is truly amazing. Arrived late night coming in from the west coast and needed to find a restaurant that was open. Came across Ali Baba which was a short walk from my hotel. Kebabs are delicious and you can tell everything is made with care. Loved everything on the plate including the bread, salad, and sides. Highly recommend and thanks to guys at the restaurant for being open to feed the night owls. read more

Ordered this at work, and ... I wasn't really feeling it. My review is purely based off my UberEats order, so maybe dining in would be a different story. That being said ... I can't really review ambiance. Not only were the portions kind of "meh" for the price, they just didn't look at all like the menu photos. That alone turned me off, as I chose a lot of the items based off the photos. The taste was also very mediocre for me. I know this place has some really good reviews, so I'm not opposed to re-trying it. However, to be completely honest, it was very lackluster. read more

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Delicious and authentic Turkish food in a cozy atmosphere! Open very late with friendly service. We tried quite a few menu items over the course of a couple days. The pide, lentil soup, and kunefe were my favorites. Highly recommend, and I'm surprised that they don't have a higher rating. read more

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Ali Baba is AMAZING!!! So happy to have found this spot today. Very friendly and the food is freaking delicious! Started with the baba ghanoush and then had the donor kebab plate. By far some of the best I've ever had. The meat OH the meat! So good! Next time I'm in Boston I'm coming back for sure. read more

Ali Baba - Doner kabob plate - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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kunefe 5/5 baklava 3.7/5 - a little on the sweet side hummus and bread 4/5 rice pudding 3/5 AMAZING hole in the wall - will have to make this a place I go to regularly. Small place that maybe seats ~30 people. You go in and the server will arrange a table for you or you can just order at the counter to go. I've only been a couple times just for a late-night snack or dessert, but am definitely going to try their mains at some point. They are open late - until 3p each day and the street parking near there is free. There are only a few spots in front of the restaurant to park so if you go during a busy time of day, it could be tricky to find a spot. Seems like a place that is authentic from the other customers that goes there. I originally found this place because I was looking for a spot in Boston where I could get Kunefe and some decent baklava. This place isn't bad! The baklava is on the sweeter side, but not unbearably sweet. I've also quite enjoyed their hummus and bread. You can tell it is made fresh. read more

Ali Baba - baklava - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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I liked their kunafeh, it's a bit crunchy but good. I would reccomend the falafel plate it's less messy than the wrap and you can ask for sauce on the side. read more

Ali Baba - Kunafeh - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

This place should have better ratings. We're Middle Eastern and we thought the food was great. We had chicken kabab, okra, cheese boat, and spinach pie. All great. read more

Legit, the best falafel I've ever had. Had kofta kebab plate and it was amazing. Rice pudding to finish it off was Insane. Great place 10/10 read more

Some of the best Turkish food I've ever had (including food in Türkiyé). They are 100% halal. The atmosphere is very cozy/homey, perfect for a casual dinner out. Despite the restaurant being full and only a single person to manage all the tables as well as the to-go orders, the service was great. We were very well attended to and really enjoyed our evening here. The künefe and the sütlaç were amazing!! Our compliments to the chef. Looking forward to our next visit. Pictured: chicken shish kebab, beef Adana kebab, künefe, sütlaç (rice pudding), and chocolate profiterole. read more

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Nice quaint place. Served was nice but slow service late at night. Ordered chicken Adana kebab. Rice and salad and tomato was delish. The chicken was good. Nice price for the plate. read more

Ali Baba - Chicken Adana Kebab Plate - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

The food was terrible and we weren't treated well; I couldn't eat my meal. .

i guess it was technically edible but the zucchini fritters were not flat like the pictures on the yelp menu and as a result they were fat and wet. unpleasant to hold and eat, flavorless, not even salt?? husband had a lousy kebab as well. at least i didnt go to bed hungry and it was fast?? ive never had salt-less feta before. read more

Have gotten takeout from here several times. I've heard everything is delicious, I've only tried a few things though. The chicken kebab is always juicy, the bread is heavenly (especially when warm and fluffy) and the babaganoush is the best I've ever had- not too acidic or oily. I love it. It's pricey, but this place is so worth it! read more

Ali Baba - Babaganoush - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Small place (seats 10-15) with an unassuming store front, on a busy/trafficky street. Passed by so many times but never thought to come in, till I came across all the positive reviews and think I should give it a go. Walked in right around noon and found the place empty but with frequent call-ins, then few other trickled in to sit down -- seems like all locals who've been there done that. Settled with a couple spread/dip, a salad, and a mixed grill, with baklava as dessert. Lady in the store was very nice, working nonstop to handle front of house from taking orders to wiping tables down. She was attentive enough to tell us to inform her when we are done with our meal so she would then bring us the dessert. Everything on the plate was simply DELICIOUS. Flavorful spread/dip and rice, meat was tender and yum. Definitely a splurge for lunch for 2, but with the variety of proteins and portion size (had enough leftovers for both), that's actually cheaper than each of us getting a regular plate. Wished I had time to try their coffee. Maybe next visit! read more

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It was my first time at this place. They are fast and friendly. The place is not to big. The food is really good everything looks and tastes fresh home made. I will be back again read more

I have never had Turkish cuisine before, but this was an amazing first experience! FOOD NOTES: The homemade bread served before dinner is amazing. It comes out nice and warm and has a very thin crispy top outer crust with a soft inside. Cheese pastry roll: I really loved the crispy outer layer and the rich cheesy feta inside! This was served with sliced tomatoes, and eating them together was awesome because the acidity of the tomato complements the rich cheese really well. Lahmajun: This is listed as "Turkish Pizza" but is more like a thin, crispy piece of bread with a meat and spice spread on top! Texture is awesome. Kunefe: This dessert has to be ordered 15 minutes prior to consumption because it takes a bit to arrive! Servers were very clear about this. Very nice crispy outside with cheese filling, the syrup is really tasty (not too sweet!). My absolute favorite dish is the sauteed eggplant! Was not expecting it to be a cold dish but it was AMAZING either way. When eating it, I was like, "man I could eat this all day." Went great paired with the bread or the rice! Restaurant is relatively small and had somewhat slow service when I went (it was later at night, around 9:30pm) which is understandable because the staff seems pretty small. read more

Ali Baba - Kunefe - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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I had the adana kebap, a lamb trip soup. too bad the rice was not the turkish pilav. not sure why in the U.S. most Turkish places use this other type of rice instead. Overall the food was OK. Not in the most happening part of town. There is a decent selection of Turkish dishes, and would be glad to try again. read more

Ali Baba - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Zaman geçiyor; kalite değişmiyor. Yalnızca tavuk veya et adana siparişlerinde; çok pişmiş isteği yapılabilir; genelde az pişmiş servis ediliyor... geriye kalan her şeyiyle ; Perfect and plus read more

Ali Baba - Amazing desert you did say for order strawberry magnolia ‍ - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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There was not much flavor to the food. Seemed like everything needed a little more seasoning. But the chicken kabobs were tender and juicy, which was nice. My friend said the falafel tasted like they were store-bought. Prices were reasonable. ~$20 for the chicken kebab plate in the picture (with humus & spicy dip). Street parking wasn't too hard to find on a Monday around noon. The place is pretty small, so it fills up fast. read more

Ali Baba - a person sitting at a table with a plate of food - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I am a sucker for good Turkish food, especially vegetarian. I got the red lentil soup and boy do I need this in my life. It was nice, thick like potatoe soup, and creamy from the butter. They give you a lemon which skyrockets your taste buds. My partner got chicken Adana wrap and was in love. It was warm, with crisp (not wimpy) vegetables inside, and your choice of sauce. A great on the go meal. Ofc, we had to get the Kunefe! There is only one person who works as server/cashier. So, be patient with how long the order takes. Especially the Kunefe. read more

Ali Baba - Red Lentil Soup - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Happenstance had us pop into this wonderful lunch spot. Service was friendly and helpful while the kebobs were outstanding. Wife had the veg plate and since she is GF and celiac they brought her a plate of fresh cucumbers to dip in the amazing hummus etc. Turkish coffee is an added delight. Visiting from out of town and loved the surprise find. read more

Huge portions and delicious food for reasonable prices! Got to check out this place recently through Uber eats. I ordered the mixed grill plate, baba ganoush, and grape leaves. The mixed grill plate ($28), as written on the menu, comes with Adana kebab, kofta kebab, lamb shish kebab, bread, bulgur wheat, and salad. However what I ended up getting included doner and chicken shish kebab too. I was worried that the meat would be dry but none of the meat was dry! Everything was seasoned well but all the different meats had their own unique flavor profile. Nothing was too salty. The salad was pretty heavy on the oil but had a lot of thinly chipped onion and parsley. Their bread was thick but soft. The bulgur wheat was cooked perfectly al dente and seasoned nicely too. There was a piece of grilled tomato and a grilled pepper. The pepper was SUPER SPICY! Beware and don't make the mistake of taking a huge bite out of it. Their baba ganoush (+$1.60 with the plate) is a must try-- it's super creamy yet smoky. If I could order a gallon of this from them I would. The grape leaves ($8) were actually very tasty but they got overshadowed by everything else I tried. The pieces were very large so there was a higher rice-to-wrapping ratio. $28 isn't necessarily cheap for one meal but it could definitely feed two to three people. read more

Ali Baba - Mixed grill plate - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Very disappointed with the food I ordered beef pide, Adana wrap and doner wrap . I threw everything away . Side bread was the only good thing . Never had Turkish food this bad read more

This has been a delivery and takeout staple of mine for a while, so I have had an opportunity to try a number of dishes. The prices have gone way up, so I don't go here as much as I used to, but it is still good. I typically get the mixed grill or one of the other meat dishes that comes with bulgur, cabbage/lettuce, a charred pepper, a charred tomato, and bread. I usually add on lebni and hummus. The mixed grill provides pretty much every meat option they have. My favorites are the adana kebab, doner, and shish kebab. The lamb versions are my favorite but the chicken versions of the adana and shish kebabs are good, too. I love the doner from this place. Their bread is delicious. Most of the meals come with a nice big piece of it, but in the past, I've occasionally ordered an extra piece or two because it is so delicious. It reheats well. The accompaniments really round out the meal. The lightly dressed cabbage/lettuce salad adds some acidity and crunch. But, my personal favorites that really make the meal are the charred pepper and tomato. Both are nicely grilled (I sometimes wish they were even a bit more charred) and they add both heat and additional acidity. This is helpful because the base of the dish is a bulgur, which is a fairly fatty, heavy version of that grain... in a good way. So, the the little things that accompany the dish are a necessary part of the whole experience! The lebni and hummus are excellent versions! So, order yourself a plate and enjoy! read more

Ali Baba is a Turkish restaurant that is a bit off the beaten path at the edge of South End. So it wasn't too surprising that it was quiet during our weekend lunch visit. Since the chef wasn't scheduled to arrive till noon, their version of pizza - the pide - was out of the question, but everything else was available. So, six of us shared the following: Falafel appetizer $7 for 6 crispy flat pieces Kotfa Kebab $15 reg plate (Turkish meatballs) 4 hunks Chicken Chops $16 reg plate (chicken thighs) 3 flattened portions Lamb Shish Kebab $18 reg plate (cubes of lamb) 3 skewers Chicken Shish Kebab $16 reg plate (chunks of white meat chicken) 3 skewers +hummus $2 +babaganoush $2 (a max of two dips for $2 apiece could be added to a plate: hummus, tabulih, babaganoush, spicy vegetable dip, labni - save your bread for this) Kunefe $7 Their entrees come sized in small or regular, served with bulgur, salad and homemade bread. Ours were all regular portions, since we would be sharing, and we happened to order just enough for our appetites Everything was good, but I preferred the dark chicken over the white, and the kofte a tad over the lamb cubes. We felt the meats to be more strongly seasoned over the chicken, in a good way. The falafel was good here with a nice crisp crust. Though it would have been better with a flatbread, but still I enjoyed the two spreads we picked with ripped pieces of the homemade bread. The kunefe took 15 minutes, and was sweet, yet not overly so, with the honey water. The savory cheese was mild yet added a nice tenderness in contrast to the crisp phyllo strings. We were full, so a bite apiece was just about perfect. Service was pleasant, even though we kept interrupting her for water, for another plate, for spoons, etc. And she ran after us in the rain to return the credit card we had accidentally left behind. read more

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No ambience , no alcohol just good, interesting Turkish food served by people who can explain each perhaps unfamiliar dish to you. And the price is right read more

Food was good. Place is small but the workers were very friendly. Try the mixed grill.

Terrible food. I lived in the Persian Gulf & this food is not reflective of this cuisine...disgusting! Had to give a star but it's a zero (0) read more

Ali Baba - Tabuleh/Falafel/Babaganoush/Homemade Bread-not PITA-looks like focaccia THE WORST FOOD EVER. DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!!! - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

TLDR: this place is great! Holy cow, can't believe I haven't eaten here living in the South End all these years. Got take out here on a whim on Thanksgiving of all days and it was so good. We got a bread platter with like 6 different sauces and some falafel and Turkish coffee. It was all so good. And very affordable. Can't wait to get kebabs! read more

Great kebab Great Turkish coffee Great service Great hummus Great bread Great great great read more

Ali Baba - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Food was great!! The service was excellent. Manned with one cook and wait staff who I believe are the owners. They provider friendly service. read more

Ali Baba - Falafel - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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my boyfriend and i absolutely love ali baba!!!! high quality and authentic cuisine made to order, if you go into the restaurant you can see the chef make your food by hand. it wasn't busy when we went so we even sat outside the restaurant and chatted with him for a bit after our meal :) they have our favorite lahmajun in the area but we also love their cheese pide, their cheese pastry roll, the adana kebab, as well as the mixed grill when we are super hungry! we order it to go all the time and it's always so quick and packaged excellently. sitting inside the restaurant is a wonderful experience as well. the chef is incredible and the other employees are quite nice. this is definitely our #1 take out spot, our "old reliable" when we aren't sure what we're in the mood for but want something we know we'll love! it's worth it and awesome to not break the bank for high quality delicious food! turkish coffee and baklava are also wonderful to finish the meal with! give it a try!!! read more

Worst food ever - not edible! My husband and I ordered take out and spent $160. It went in the trash! I called and talked to the owner and he basically said this is our food what's your problem? The hummus doesn't taste like hummus? It's chalky and not flavorful. The falafel was like 6 dry patties with no condiments or pita bread - it came with something described as tzatziki but it was this oily thing that was not edible and definitely not tzatziki The lentil soup is pureed - not a whole lentil in sight and also not edible. The table was dry and basically parsley with 5 tiny tomato pieces and some green onions - like no dressing . The cheese and spinch rolls were sweet not savory? My husbands chicken mixed grill wasn't horrible but also not great - at least he ate a little. I'm hungry and everything went into the trash. $160 for nothing. I'm starving and I just can't eat this. DONT ORDER FROM HERE! read more

I am turkish so every time I crave turkish, this is the place I order from. Their kebabs are phenomenal. Try lahmacun which is sort of like thin turkish pizza and supposed to be eaten with veggies. The iskender kebab with yogurt and tomato sauce is also another one of my favorites. The mixed kebab comes with a ton of meat. The kunefe is to die for and if you havent tried this desert with warm cheese, this is a good place to try. I always order via ubereats and went in person a few times. Definitely not great ambience, but good for take out. Recommend for turkish food to all my friends. read more

Ali baba really rocks the "hole in the wall" chic but it ends up being pretty crowded every time I come over. Seating is somewhat limited and service is very slow and scattered. I would highly suggest takeout. The food is pretty good, especially their hummus / dip platter which comes with generous heapings of all their appetizers. If you come and eat in, you get a massive basket of delicious bread - Ali Baba really excels at their baked goods including the fluffy basket of bread you get at the table. Absolutely heavenly for dipping in their dip platter. Other top picks of the menu - the cheese pastry roll and the Pide Pizzas are awesome. The Labni dip as well is creamy and sour in just the right way. They have a really extensive desert menu as well including a big selection of baklava. Rather subpar though is the dolma/grape leaves which are pretty much only grape leaves and very little of anything else. Service has been very slow every time I've gone. read more

Ali Baba - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I love this place! This is the 3rd time I order and every time it gets better tbh. I ordered the pizza, lentil soup, kanafeh and atayef. The pizza is superb and the lentil soup is my favorite! I absolutely recommend this place! read more

Ali Baba - Lentil soup - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Things have changed here. I used to send every person visiting Boston to this little gem. Now things have changed. I got three wraps, two salads 3 lentil soups and knafe. The soup is still fantastic and the bread is still perfect. Everything else was literally so bad it was inedible! Plus it cost $100!!! They use tortillas instead of pita. The meat was gross. The Shepard salad was a bowl of unripe tomatoes and cukes and onions. No salt or pepper or lemon or oil...zero, nothing. Sadly this place is terrible now read more

I stopped by here wanting authentic Turkish food. Their lamb flat bread pizza was so good. It's looked and tasted like I've seen on those YouTube food reviews in Turkey. Highly recommend. read more

A tiny place with unstable tables that were propped up by napkins. The spinach pies looked good and there were five of them. Unfortunately they were greasy or oily and I didn't finish them. I was so hungry I ate three but stopped as they were not well made. The Baba Ganoush was flavorless and was more like an odd tasting cottage cheese than eggplant, it had flavor at all. The donor kabob meal was mediocre. The rice had no flavor and the meat was fatty. The salad was but overly oily. You get one napkin with dinner. I asked for a water with my order and had to go up to remind the waitress. The restroom was passable. If you want Middle Eastern food try somewhere else with better food, more room and cleaner facilities. Not great at all. read more

came here for dessert and got the kunefe. we waited a little bit since they make it fresh. OMG this was amazing. JUST GET IT!!! the crunchy crispy outside and stringy gooey cheese on the inside. Glazed in a delicious sugary sauce. And the pistachios on top was a fine texture. Can't wait to try other dishes for dinner/lunch next time!! read more

Ali Baba - kunefe - Turkish Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts