Food is solid, coming from someone who lived in Turkey. Very fresh salads veggies, good meat and babaganoush. Didn't give 5 stars because the older lady there is pushy and not terribly nice, but you're there for the food and you'll be taking it to go. read more

Food always fresh and the service is unbeatable. I eat here at least 1 x a week. I always recommend this spot to others because of its authentic mediterranean food. Its like a hidden gem, you just have to keep your eye out for it, or you'll miss it. It's snugged in a pocket corner of Broad Street. The good thing is, you'll always see someone there, ready to take your order! read more

Ali Baba Cafe - Falafel - Mediterranean Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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Love the food. I don't even like humus or falafel but both are great here. The salmon with the sauce is orgasmic! I have been coming here for almost 10 years now. My only complaint is the white lady who works there is rude and always has been! Went in today and a new customer asked a few innocent questions and she was unnecessarily mean to her. I've been in a few times when the manager has had to chastise her in front of people. They need to either get her in some kind of customer service program or bring on someone pleasant. read more

Love this place! I'd been away for a while and it was just as good as before. Huge portions, so I get two lunches. Great prices. Wonderful people. My usual is gyro with dolma and babaganoush and a falafel. The itty-bitty location with family articles and photos add to the charm. read more

This is one of Atlanta's best lunch spots! I have worked Downtown for many years and eaten at Ali Baba Cafe more than 200 times, week after week. The food is fresh and portions big with great service. Try the falafel, baba ganoush, grape leaves, ezme alongside great chicken and pita. Prices are very reasonable as is the case with most of the Broad Street restaurants. On nice days, sit outside on the Broad Street Boardwalk. read more

This is a great place to eat. The food is fresh and they are super quick! The staff is very helpful in helping you decide what to order if this type of food is new to you read more

I loveeeeeee the food here! This is my go-to on campus lunch spot. They are always so nice and have quick and amazing service. Love the historical newspapers around to create a family ambience. Go here for food always, my usual order is the falafel wrap with banana peppers and extra sauce :) read more

Good Authentic Turkish Food. I came here often after working or was in the area. My favorite is the Lamb Gyro- it has so much flavor and also came with extra pita and hummus. I definitely recommend trying here out. The guy who owns the restaurant has excellent customer service and so polite and friendly. read more

Ali Baba Cafe - Lamb Gyro - Mediterranean Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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Awesome place! Delicious food! Great customer service. Would highly recommend :) The falafel and chicken doner were amazing. If I had to say one negative thing is that it was a little too much chicken and not enough sauce for my preference, but it didn't make it any less delicious. read more

Ali Baba Cafe - Chicken Doner - Mediterranean Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Legit Gyros. REAL meat. Not that razor thin frozen nonsense. Cheap and delicious. 2010 pricing.

The food is good , quick and affordable. But I must mention these negative experiences I keep having. I go here often because I live in walking distance. A few times after paying I thought to myself, I think I was over charged. So the next time I went I payed more attention to the charge. I mentioned to her that she has overcharged me. She whips out a paper and pencil and came up with her amount again. So I still wasn't going for it and did the math for her and each time her reply was ."oh your right". Can you believe that today is now the third time I had to dispute the price. All three times she pulls out a paper and pen and comes up with a inflated number again. And all three times I had to dispute her math and show her how each time she had added at least a extra 10 dollars to my meal. Today I didn't see how much she charged me so I asked after paying . A yep once again a extra ten dollar or more was added. She refunded me then charged me correctly. So its either I look stupid and she can't help but take advantage of me, she is racist like many other reviews stated. Or she is a thief and doesn't discriminate on who she steals from. I don't think she is stupid. Im lead to believe she's racist. it serves me no pleasure to feel the need to take time out my day to write this review. read more

Not only is the falafel terrible, the woman who waited on me was rude and condescending! Don't go here. Go around the corner to Anatolia Cafe and Hookah Lounge. They have the best falafel I have ever eaten! read more

Amazing food and huge portions for the price, everyone was also very friendly I will for sure be going back

It was amazing and so flavorful. 10/10 recommend!! The service was quiz and the workers were very nice read more

Ali Baba Cafe - two takeout containers of food on a table - Mediterranean Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Tried to support this establishment bc it's been here since I was a student over 10 years ago but I probably won't be going back because of the woman there who takes the payment. Came twice and ordered the exact same thing and the 2nd time the guy asked about sides, which confused me. So the lady starts yelling at me. My friend asked a question and the lady started yelling at her too. Implied we should know how their menu works. Then she starts screaming at both of us about how they're an institution bc they've been there for so long. Not sure if racist or mentally unstable. But I'm starting to question HOW they stay in business for so long... read more

I got a chicken kabob Greek salad. I like my salad chopped but this was too chopped. Almost slawed, so it held alot of moisture diluting the dressing. It was barely any feta, they use regular sliced black olives.... not Kalamata olives. The chicken was NOT kabob (not nasty) but chopped marinated chicken. Grrrrrrr. The hummus was ok, its plain so its limited on flavor. And the dressing was almost non existent. Sidenote..... they put hot sauce on everything. Regular vinegar based hot sauce. Think along the lines of lousiana hot sauce. So when they ask if you want spicy sauce that is what they will be referring to. And yes they will put hot sauce on your salad unless you specify otherwise. 2 stars for customer service. I was in and out, and they were nice. read more

I love visiting these guys between classes. It's a tiny, simple, fast paced establishment and everyone is friendly. The menu is simple and features plenty of combos for under ten bucks, and they offer a 10% student discount if you show them a GSU ID. I think it's funny that if you tell them yes when they ask if you want it spicy that they put what seems to be hot sauce on everything. Even so, it actually tastes pretty good together! read more

Ali Baba Cafe - Mediterranean Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

I would urge you to seek out Ali Baba. Or at least, the Ali Baba Mediterranean Delites place on Broad Street. This hole-in-the-wall establishment produces some of the best and cheapest Mediterranean food to be had anywhere in the city. I had a gyro wrap and a cup of lentil soup at this Broad Street eatery. They even made the gyro wrap spicy, and it was delicious, spicy enough to stimulate but not overpower. I already want to go back for more. The lentil soup was mild, flavorful, and savory, just as good lentil soup should be. I say forego the spoon, just pick up the bowl and enjoy. This hole-in-the-wall is almost literally that, with enough space to get in, place your order, grab your treats, and enjoy your food at the tables outside. These folks do a quick business (they get really busy during lunchtime), so it's hard to linger over the menu. It does make sense to visit the website beforehand and decide what you want. Next time I will try the hummous, and maybe a doner. Ali Baba is only open Monday through Friday for lunch. But again, I do recommend it. Holler if you want some company. read more

My boyfriend walked in to ask if there are vegan options and a staff member profiled him, acted in a racist way, and asked him to get out without allowing him to finish the question. We stayed at the Ritz Carlton and when my bf got back to the hotel room, he was extremely disturbed for good reason. It's extremely distressing to experience such blatant racism from restaurants around downtown Atlanta. Badly done! The owner needs to step up, apologize, and make sure that employees treat every person as human regardless of skin color. read more

Good prices, hefty portions. I got an gyro that came with a side of fries. The gyro was interesting because they put something a bit spicy in it. I was downtown for a convention so decided to walk around to find a new place to eat at. The place was small but big enough for the number of customers there. Staff was friendly. There were outlets for me to charge my phone. read more

Yes yes yes if you love greek stop here. I wanted something good and quick. The food is both, the service is quick. I had a chicken (spicy) wrap. Very reasonable prices as well. They offer combos, salads, gyros and have different daily specials. Stop by read more

I went here during lunch time between classes and here's a warning... Its cray cray! Know where your going and what your going to order because there will be HANgry customers behind you. I. FOOD & DRINKS **Meat Lover: heaven in a wrap, seriously. Rotisserie roasted slices of mildly seasoned ground lamb served on pita with a combination lettuce, tomato, & tzaiki sauce WITH your choice of spicy or non spicy. I... Of course got spicy. Mmmmmmmmmm. I love to eat and can eat but I can never finish eating this wrap unless I force myself since I don't want to waste it or don't want to carry around this strong fragrance food. *Fruit Salad: to add the cooling/refreshing sensation after eating a delicious wrap/pasta salad. This salad normally comes with watermelon, cantaloupe, honey dew, and grapes. *Pasta Salad: I have no idea how they make this cold salad or what's in it but I need a life time supply of it! II. SERVICE When it's busy, they normally give you a small sample of this fried piece of nirvana. My first experience was bad since I did not know what to order and it was during there busiest hours so I was frantic and blurted out what I saw first since there was hangry people behind me in such a small space. Luckily it became my all time favorite. After knowing what to order and how the flow works, the service seem to be okay. III. ATMOSPHERE/DECOR Very tiny space, maybe a size of a bathroom but big enough to have your food made and maybe fit 5 people comfortably. Hole in a wall layout. IV. PRICES My order normally cost me under 9 bucks but I'm not sure if it's because of the student discount or if it's just that cheap. V. OVERALL I love it here. I will eat here every time I go to my classes or maybe walk from gilmer to broad get this food. I always have a battle with myself to whether try something new in the area or just order my usual. I ordered my usual. Try this place out! Best gyro I had so far in Atlanta. read more

Ali Baba Cafe - Mediterranean Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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Love their lamb gyros and the falafel & pasta is bomb! Some of the best gyros in atl!

Umm... what's more to say than this place has exceptional Turkish food. I'll keep it short and simple. GYROS GYROS GYROS. I always get it here. The falafel is really good as well. The owners are the friendliest folks you'll ever meet. They've supported several events with a cultural organization that I'm apart of consisting of Georgia State University and Georgia Tech. read more

Excellent fresh food gyro and rice chicken cooked over oven , nice people work in there and place clean to eat in family or social workers read more

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You can't really argue with a less than $8 lunch combo and a line of 15 people out onto the street. As I write this, spring is in the air. Oh, no, wait. That's just a thousand trees getting their freak on in a sort of sick joke on asthmatics and allergy sufferers. But don't let this stop any of you from going to lunch at Ali Baba. In fact, don't even think about the millions of pollen particles you're snorting into your nose as you wait in a line 15 people deep to get a lamb or chicken gyro with some baba ganoush. No, try not to even fathom how yellow your car is at this moment, because, well, you have to concentrate on lunch at Ali Baba. That's right -- I stood in a line 15-20 people deep in this annual arboreal sex fest to get some food here the other day. The pace was quick and efficient, even if you DO have to go to a duplicate version of the hole in the wall that IS Ali Baba to get your lunch combo's drink. Nestled in the front entrance of some Fairlie-Polar district condominiums, Ali Baba's takes up two spaces the size of an afterthought newsstand on either side of the condo entrance. On the right side, you get in the line and order your food. Lamb and chicken gyro combos, all sorts of Mediterranean side dishes (e.g. baba ganoush, tabouleh, hummus, etc.), and interesting a la carte dessert pastries. The beauty of this setup is its efficiency. You have to get your drink at a duplicate not-a-newsstand on the left side of the condo entrance, thus reducing the "What do I want to drink today?" indecisiveness on the food side. On the food side, ordering is fast-paced -- geared towards regulars who know what they want. That doesn't mean you can't be a noob like me about picking your food. The guys behind the mini-buffet glass partitions will happily give you samples and prepare your gyro order to taste. I'm a fan of the lamb gyro combo for $7.50 or so with tax. You get a gyro, any one of the many side dishes and a Coke for that price. The gyro is a good portion with lettuce, tomato, lamb meat, yogurt, onion, etc. I avoid a lot of the yogurt -- be sure to ask them to go easy on it unless you didn't care about the vegetables that died in that salad dressing in the "Schoolhouse Rock" refrigerator expose from the 1970s. They'll also ask if you want it spicy -- if you do, you'll get some sort of spicy marinara in the bottom of your gyro. You want this. It's good, and it's not spicy unless you're a bit of a whinge. I can also recommend the baba ganoush and the falafel (not frozen) from this place. Both very good. Once you've got your food, pay the man at the counter, walk across the condo entrance to the other side, get your fountain drink, and BAM! 15-20 people and about five minutes later, you've gotten a decent meal at Ali Baba's. Dining in a fog of pollen can't get any better, cheaper or faster than this. I need a Benadryl. read more

Ali Baba Cafe - Lamb doner / gyro with pasta salad - Mediterranean Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Super delicious! Everything is amazingly fresh and their falafel's are so darn flavorful!! I love their spinach falafel wrap with the tabooty (lol however that is spelled) and no dairy! It's a perfectly filling vegetarian wrap and the flavors are so complementing. Okay.. But I will say that the lady who takes the orders isn't this nicest. However the guys who make the food are so nice! read more

I love this family owned hole in the wall! Fevzi and Jo are so so kind and they make authentic food with love!! For vegetarians get the falafel salad and babaganoish read more

Great falafel, dude who owns the joint is super friendly. In town from Tampa and popped in. Glad we did!

I've been eating here for years! Great pit stop for a healthier lunch option during the work/school week. The line may be out of the door and prices have gone up a bit, but they still give a nice sized portion. read more

The food here can be ok, but it tends to have some off-flavors I do not like. It's just a counter inside a closet, but there are plastic chairs and tables on the sidewalk outside to sit on if you like. The reason I won't go back here is the rudeness of the large woman who works there: she rations napkins as though they were Willy Wonka's golden tickets and begrudges you silverware as well if you should have the audacity to ask for some. Believe me, the food isn't worth it. If you need some quick Turkish falafel/gyro/wrap food to go, you will probably be ok with this place. But I will not be going back there. I've been there a few times over the years, and I've never been impressed with it--it hasn't improved at all. The rudeness of the woman who runs the shop is intolerable to me. There are so many better places to get food on Broad Street read more

We ordered the lamb doner salad. It was good but if you know the Turkish doner you know that it was not a doner but rather a gyro!!! That was disappointing as I could find many places to serve gyro but I can across town for a doner. read more

Delicious, fast and convenient Mediterranean food, and the owner is extremely kind. I thought I had misplaced my wallet and he insisted on giving me a free meal, even after I found it. He told me he was observing Ramadan and wanted to feed others. I left a generous tip for his employees but that was all he would accept. His random act of kindness made me consider how I can be more generous today! read more

Ohhh merhaba, Turkish street food! How I missed thee!! Ever returning from study abroad in Turkey (and it's been some time), I've been searching for an authentic, good Turkish place. I hated having to splurge at upscale Mediterranean restaurants when all I wanted was some juicy doner + simple salad for a few bucks. AND AT LAST! Ali Baba is tucked away like a diversity recruit in the sea of American food chains on Broad Street. I probably would've never stepped into that little strip if my brother hadn't told me about this gem (thank you, Brother). The food, man. I don't even know what to say besides that they are just so darn delicious. I love their wraps, spicy or not. Their salads and tabuli are very juicy (probably overly so). They have grape leaves, baklava, evil eye wall hanging, and other things that a good lil Turkish place should have. It IS very hole-in-the-wall. It's like a food stand with a door. There are seatings on the street and in the random building, but they are pretty spartan... I mean they are functional, but not somewhere you want to take your date to, promising authentic Turkish cuisine. Well, unless your date was me. Then you might get really lucky. The 10% discount for GSU students is a nice touch, if you're a GSU student, are with one, or can pass off as one. I believe they have a new location in Little Five Points, so I will be definitely making trips out to one of the two locations. Yum yum! read more

Hands down the best falafel in the city. I keep meaning to order something else off the menu, but the line behind me and the fast get-in-get-out lunch rush pace of the place makes ordering feel more like an impulse than an actual decision, take that as you will. I've never even been to their other booth just a few steps away where they serve soups and stuff, I think. But damn, that's a good falafel wrap. read more

All the food here is stellar. A simple place with some of the best falafel and gyros around. Very authentic. I recommend the Mediterranean platter to - hummus, baba ghanoush, tabouli, grape leaves mediterranean salad, falafel and warm pita bread. TIP: Secret seating indoors nearby...Go through one of the stained double wooden revolving doors just to the left of Ali Baba Cafe into the office building. Once inside take the stairs down to find tables and chairs for many of local restaurants. read more

Hole in the wall for sure but the people and food couldn't be better. The lamb is juicy but not greasy and the falafel is amazing with the spicy sauce. read more

The restaurant setting was a little iffy since there was a lot of flies and didn't feel that sanitary to eat in. I liked my meal which was gyro wrapped in pita bread with vegetables. I would recommend the food but probably go to go next time. read more

Ali Baba is another example of a place (like Six Feet Under) that everybody seems to fawn over but I think is just okay. Go to Ali Baba for a $6.25 combo that includes a wrap, a side of hummus, baba ganoush, tabouli or the like, and a soda. I wanted to like my falafel wrap better than I actually did. It's an interesting sandwich, but none of the ingredients were particularly good - I've had better textured and flavored falafel patties, the hummus doesn't stand up to Trader Joe's, and all the other stuff they throw in there like oily iceberg, hot sauce and something white that might either be tahini or sour cream, only helps distract from the falafel itself. I might have enjoyed it more if they had served it hot. The spinach/cheese pie looked good though, so I'll have to come back and try that. And the "pistachio bird's nest baklava," while a bit pricey at $3 for one piece, is delicious. Another advantage to Ali Baba is that all those outdoor tables are reserved for Ali Baba customers, so you're slightly more likely to find a place to sit outside, if that's what you're looking for. Of course, I sometimes break the rules and sit at those tables even if I'm not eating there. read more

Off the bat, the food is decent. But the lady running the joint? A complete B****. Listen, lady: some people aren't too acquainted with mediterranean food. How about you teach them rather than ridiculing them? My friend felt so awful after coming out of here, he didn't finish his meal. And he even tipped her. Disappointing. Straight up. read more