Best gyro subs in the Gold Coast. I love this place and hopefully they will have hookah soon

Loved this place. First time coming here with my sisters and was pleasantly surprised. The chef Abraham himself came to tables and checked if everything was good. I had the grilled chicken gyro with their yogurt sauce which was amazing. My sisters had the lamb curry stew and tabbouleh. The price was great and the food was exquisite! We will definitely be coming back here! read more

The falafel sandwiches r awesome! We took them on a road trip to Atlanta from New Jersey.

Really great customer service by the owner and the waitress who we've encountered when we've dined in. Lamb kofta is always juicy, but my favorite are the lamb chops. However, the main reason I like this restaurant a lot is the original flavored harissa cake and mint tea. The original harissa cake is extremely delicious. Not too sweet and is perfect for people who like coconut cake that's not too sweet and corn bread. Love it! read more

First time eating at Ali Baba and it was a 5 star experience. From Ibrahim's customer service to the great food. The hummus tastes authentic and fresh, highly recommend the chicken tikka with garlic. This will definitely be our new neighborhood staple! BYOB is a big plus too! read more

Ali Baba - Mediterranean Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

The falafel pita sandwich is a delight. Literally every bite is full of lovely texture from the crunch of the chopped veggies, the smoothness of the hummus, and the flavor bomb of the falafel. I would eat this everyday if I lived close by! read more

Great food, the kababs are to die for. Very tender and flavorful. I have been here twice but not disappointed even once.

This place is amazing. Fast and friendly service and EXCELLENT food. Go there immediately. read more

Amazing food, the rib eye steak is pretty good with mint lemonade and they have hookah for outside seating. Great experience

Ali Baba is the absolute best! Everything from their hummus to honey cake is delicious and authentic, they give you a lot of food for a good price (especially the 40 thieves plate!), and they are super nice, friendly people who you can feel great about supporting. Also, their chicken wings are way better than any bar in Hoboken. read more

Ali Baba - Mediterranean Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

My first time back in over 30 years and the food is as great as back then. A true gem in Hoboken eating.

Hoboken closed Washington street on Saturday night to allow more room for outdoor dining and it was certainly the place to be last night. The weather was perfect and the people were out! We didn't make a reservation, and didn't have anything specific in mind for dinner. It was 7:00 pm and after spending all day by the water, we were hungry. Walking up Washington Street we checked out the options and stopped at Ali Baba. Being of middle-Eastern descent, we were familiar with the offerings. The menu had a lot to offer, in addition to the entrees, appetizers, salads, soups and desserts. The young waiter welcomed us and recommended the Mixed Grill for 2 ($31). We took his suggestion with the intention of ordering additional appetizers or something later, if needed. Within a few minutes, he brought our beverages (their own diet root beer, in glass bottles, which was very good) and a plate with hummus and babaganoush, a small basket of pita bread and a small salad. We began enjoying the flavorful appetizers and a few minutes later he brought our Mixed Grill platter. The meats and vegetables were nicely seasoned and cooked well. The rice had a nice yellow tint (saffron, I guess) and was cooked nicely. The atmosphere added to the overall enjoyment of the food. Surprisingly, we finished our meal, and had no room for anything else, not even dessert. Total was $52 for 2, including tax and tip I'm very happy that we chose to visit Ali Baba and look forward to going back. read more

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Loooove this place! Everything is delicious and the delivery is always so fast. They even deliver warm chicken on the side of the salad. Can't recommend enough. read more

Ali Baba - Hummus & Grilled Chicken Salad - Mediterranean Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

What a wonderful family operation. Their Chicken Tikka Is spicy and delicious and tender. Their falafel is perfectly crisp and seasoned. When we complemented them they told us everything is made fresh and we believed it because it was fantastic all the way down to the grape leaves and the baba ghanouj. I highly recommend it. Handsome and friendly waiter too ;) read more

My family and I had a great experience at Ali Baba. We were served under Covid restrictions with outdoor dining and the owner really made sure we had a great experience. We will definitely be coming back. Great food and service! Thank you for a great meal. read more

The atmosphere is nice in general, and service is good too, so this review is exclusively about the food. I was quite disappointed when I ate there the 4th of July of 2020. I've been to Egypt myself, and my stepdad is Lebanese, and so I've been exposed quite a bit to arab gastronomy to have some judgement when I try new places. Also, I couldn't help but compare the food quality with that of Al basha, a restaurant I frequent in Paterson, NJ. With that being said, there's a few things I would like to mention: Price: not extremely expensive compared to other restaurants in Hoboken, so I guess it's fair for the area, but I felt like I overpaid because the food didn't meet my expectations. Hummus: the hummus consistency is quite tick, and tastes like the supermarket hummus... if you are a fan of that I'm sure you will like it, but I'm used to a smoother-in-taste-and-consistency hummus... probably with less garlic, but I'm unsure exactly what is in excess... it's all about getting the proportions right. The presentation was good, and I still enjoyed, but far from meeting my expectations. Tabbouleh: sometimes I play guessing how good an arab restaurant is by the quality of the tabbouleh because sometimes they add too much wheat, or too much onion, and so it doesn't look green and rich, or it doesn't taste right. This tabbouleh was green, but it surprised me and really threw me off when I tasted cucumber... it had cucumber. Neither in Al basha, nor in Michigan, nor any restaurant I went to in Egypt they add cucumber to tabbouleh... I didn't like it, mostly because I didn't expect it there, but also I hate cucumber, so not my jam. My friend, however, likes cucumber and so he ate it... but I really couldn't enjoy this salad in particular. Pita: unfortunately it was cut in small pieces, probably divided a pita in 4 parts... we sort of like to sandwich our meats and mezza, so this experience was lost. The bread was warm and good itself, though. Meats (40 thieves platter for 2): it felt like enough meat, and with enough appetizers/mezza 3 people can comfortably eat from it, however compared to the Al basha platter it's VERY small. The chicken was exceptionally good... not dry at all and nicely spiced. I also liked the shawarma! Overall it was a very disappointing experience, but I don't want to curse the restaurant because I'm sure other people can like their food. I just simply had different expectations since arab food is my second favorite. We liked the BYOB... wished they had ice buckets to chill bottles tho. Thank you! read more

Very disappointed. Very very over priced. Sloppy presentation. They add the tip themselves. Weren't friendly.

Ali Baba is one of my go-to spots in Hoboken! The food is always tremendous and always fresh and delicious. My boyfriend and I love the 40 Thieves Grill Mix, which is a great value for two people. The service is also excellent and fast. The workers are also very welcoming and nice! We can't wait to go here for dinner again! read more

Awesome food! We heard great things so we finally decided to try them, and all of the food was amazing! We came back already 3 times and it's consistently delicious. Super satisfied with both the service and food! Recommend ordering the babaganoush and the platter of meat. Amazing!!! read more

I Wanted To Love This Place, So Decided To Give It A Try... I Ordered The Lamb Chops 28.00 And Split Pea Soup 8.00.. The Lamb Chops Were Very Tough (Supposedly) Cooked Medium Well, They Had Zero Flavor, The Soup Had Zero Flavor It Was A Bowl Of Green Nothing... The Rice Had No Flavor.. What A Disappointment Of Almost 40.00... I Like Flavorful Food, This Just Wasn't It!! read more

Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. I had an unwarmed lamb soup (microwave no working?) and my guest had a vegetarian meal. The hummus and baba ganoush were enough to make me sick later. (And by sick I mean throw up.) I didn't appreciate the putrid-like taste that apparently others enjoy. That being said the place seemed busy and was getting a lot of calls for delivery. Me -- I'll never go back -- maybe you'll like it? read more

Been going to this place since I was a kid. Chicken kababs are the same. Felt good to be home after a long time. Still frying up falafels on a basic stove from the 80's, love it! Owners are the same and awesome people all around. If u r in the mood for a mom/pop experience in middle eastern food, I def recommend you check them out. It's all about the food here! read more

I have been eating at Ali Baba's for over 15 years. The portions are abundant; the choices varied; the staff super-friendly and attentive; and the tastes and flavors excellent representations of the cuisine. For me, Ibby's chicken soup is an elixir of good health. After running the NYC marathon, the first thing I requested was two orders of the soup to help with my recovery. It is just fabulous! read more

I have never, EVER been so disappointed by a restaurant that I've tried with a promotional coupon. I would like to note, first of all, that as soon as we walked in the restaurant, we were bum-rushed by the waitresses regarding whether we had purchased a Living Social deal. We disclosed that we had, but the sub-mediocrity that followed makes me suspicious that they served us smaller, crappier portions BECAUSE they already knew that we weren't paying full price for the meal??? Now, if I am at a restaurant in the New York metropolitan area, and I have to reach across the table for the salt to flavor my meal, I just can't help but feel embarrassed; both for myself, and for the restaurant's chef. At Ali Baba, the curry lamb stew, to my dismay, was absolutely tasteless, and I couldn't choke it down without the addition of salt AND pepper. It was served with a side of unremarkable lentil fried rice. The mousaka was not as terrible as the stew, but it wasn't really that good, either. The portions of both dishes were inappropriately small. Even the dressing on the Greek side salad was way under-seasoned. We ended up leaving so dissatisfied with our dinner that we headed directly to Mamoun's for shawarma immediately upon exiting the restaurant. Mamoun's was reliably tasty, yet we ate it quickly, and out of anger, for our previous experience at Ali Baba. read more

This is place is bring-your-own-bottle AND has the friendliest serving staff. Ever. We got the falafel, which was not the best falafel I've had. They made the pieces really small so that they were mostly crispy and fried and didn't have much soft fluffy center. I prefer falafel to be large with a soft herby inside. We also tried the dolma (stuffed grape leaves), delicious and tabouli. As an entree we shared the steak, which was grilled and juicy and came with grilled vegetables and delicious rice. Atmosphere is nice and they leave you be. On our way out the waiter even asked for our email address to add us to their mailing list which notifies customers of special events with belly dancers! read more

If you go before 5pm, you will probably be the only guests which means you get SPOILED by the cook and waitress even more than normal. I love the food here and the cook (owner) is super cool. Very friendly and accommodating. Fresh squeezed OJ, fresh falafel's, whole wheat pita bread served warm with fresh hummus- super yummy. An oasis on Washington street. read more

These guys are Listeners. Tell them what you're imaging and they can make it (place wasn't busy during the weekday lunch). Had exactly what I was craving and hit the spot; see picture. Not over priced, and comparably a great deal for Hoboken. Best part was the customer experience focused service. Couldn't finish more than half of the food they gave me- taking it home for dinner. 12 bucks for lunch and dinner? That's a deal. read more

Ali Baba - Mediterranean Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

I came to ali baba for a family dinner, and the owner was so kind to us. I ended up trying their hummus and chicken kebab with their mixed rice ( I wasn't a huge fan of that but my mom loved it- it had a very woody flavor) but the chicken was seasoned well and it was also a good amount! The hummus was a little bit on the more grainy texture and also more nutty than I like in my hummus, but its really a matter of preference. Overall would recommend if you like middle eastern flavors! read more

Perhaps some of the best food in Hoboken! We went there on Saturday night around 8pm. The staff was super friendly and attentive from the minute we walked in to the time we left. We started with an order of their tabooly, falafels, and baba ganoush to go along with the warm basket of pita that was brought out. The tabooly was to die for, it had just the right amount of parsley and lemon absolutely delicious. The falafels were like mini falafels that has an awesome crunch with each bite. The baba ganoush is by far the best baba ganoush I have ever eaten. For our main course we shared the combination of chicken, lamb, gyro, and kufta served with rice platter. It was completely amazing, everything was cooked to perfection. We opted for lentil rice, which was delicious and our meats were also servers with Yogurt Cucumber salad, hummus, and baba ganoush. The only reason I won't give this place a 5 start rating is because the kufta was served with some kind of BBQ or A1 like sauce on the bottom and it was so not necessary! The kufta was awesome all on its own. We will definitely be back to try out the rest of the menu here. Our only regret is not walking into this place sooner! If you love middle eastern food, you'll love this place! read more

So many things to love about Ali Baba: *Very friendly staff *BYO *Tasty food at reasonable prices Went this Saturday night and got the Grand Combo. For $17 I got 3 different meats along with hummus, baba ganoush, and rice. I got 2 days worth of meat and it was all great. Good spot for good food at good prices and a relaxing evening. read more

Horrible! The meat smelt funny and service was average. The food was not what we expected at all. The rice was mushy and presentation was very disappointing. We ordered a platter Everything was thrown on one plate. The chicken/lamb/ beef/ gyro was piled on top of each other an we had to pick thru to figure out which was what!!! Very disappointing, My husband who can't get enough of kebabs on a norm, left more then half his meal because he couldn't stand the strange smell. read more

Confused, Tasteless, and Bland Im normally a fan of Mediterranean food. But this is the most tasteless bland food ever. It bills itself as Arab in its decor and theme. However menu has indian food and its arab food is served with tzaziki sauce which is greek. The chicken is barely seasoned. Borders on tasting like hospital food. It is overpriced slightly but all in all its totally confused and ends up coming out terrible. Its neither arab, nor indian, not greek. A good point however is service. The proprietors are really friendly and attentive read more

I eat here at least once a week. This is the only restaurant I will miss when I leave Hoboken. As such, if you can only try one restaurant in the mile square city, this has to be the one. read more

I've been to this place twice, as I'm not a huge Middle Eastern food aficionado. Both times I got the same dish (by accident actually) - the chicken sandwich. Yes, it doesn't scream Middle Eastern, but it was actually really tasty and only about 6 or 7 bucks. It was pretty big and filling, and the hot sauce (optional) was really tangy but not to the point where you can't taste your food. Both times I also had a little bit of my girlfriend's food ( I think once it was a gyro and the other I can't remember) - also pretty tasty. Server was pretty friendly too. Only downside is that they automatically charge tip. Very SoBe like, which we could have done without. But the prices are pretty fair.. most meals were $10 or under. I thing I'll go back and try a different sandwich soon. Solid 3 star place. read more

Yummy grilled foods and gyro. The yellow rice is lovely, with saffron (I assume) and raisins. The tabouleh is perfect, with all that good bright green parsley and tang. I'd like to see them offer wheat pita, but that's a small thing. The other day I placed a decent-sized order and they gave me a delicious slice of baklava on the house. read more

Walked by and decided to stop in on a Monday night. The place was virtually empty so we had very attentive service. The menu was very expansive with quite a few unique dishes. Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling too adventurous that night so I just ended up ordering a lamb kabob sandwich with cucumber yogurt sauce and shared a side of falafel, which comes with tahini sauce. Lamb Kabob Sandwich ($9.50): From what the waitress told me, the only difference between the sandwich and the open face sandwich is that the latter comes with more meat. The lamb was cooked very well and was very tender, the pita bread was warm and fluffy. My only qualm is that it came with red bell peppers, which I'm not a fan of and was not listed on the ingredients list. I also requested a side of hot sauce, which was more of a spicy chili oil. While I personally love spicy chili oil, it didn't taste like it was something normally paired with this type of cuisine. Falafel Side Order ($4): Comes with 6 small falafel balls. They were perfectly fried and had a subtle crunch. On point, though I imagine its not too difficult to mess up falafel. My friend had ordered the vegetable skewer ($11.50), which ended up being a plate of grilled and sauteed vegetables drowned in BBQ sauce. She said it definitely didn't go well with what she expected to be a light, healthy dish. My knowledge of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern food doesn't go far past the standard falafel, hummus, and Mamouns, but I would say Ali Baba did not seem to be the most authentic place. Overall, its probably just an okay place to stop at, primarily because of all the options they have to offer. read more

After reading the previous yelper's comments about how this place charges their own gratuity, I had to call and find out for myself. Indeed it is true! A woman answered and when I asked "is it true that you charge gratuity on a party of 2?" she fumbled around and finally got out "well yes if there is a big party we do." and when I said "but what about for a party of 2?" she said "well it depends on how much you eat!" and that's when I said, "ok. i don't need to hear anymore." That is just crazy-town. Yelpers I wouldn't waste your time. read more

Came here with a living social deal - really good food with giant portions. I would definitely go again - and BYOB is always a plus! I got delivery from here once, and my order was mixed up. They brought me my new order and did not charge or want the food back. They have great service and care for their patrons. I think this place is one of the better independently owned restaurants around here. I always get the lamb with rice. *Enjoy* read more

Came here on a Monday night in search of good Mediterranean/Middle-Eastern food. The Greek salad is fresh and delicious. I really enjoyed the kafta kabobs. Saffron rice is flavored well, too. They give you plenty of pitas with what you order and there was enough food for me to take my vegetables home. Portions are generous and the food is always fresh. I'll be coming back here, particularly since the people who run it are conscientious and committed to delivering high-quality food. read more

Great chef and waitress. So friendly. The interior is very mideterrean like. We had tubouli, hummus and lamb. read more

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