Great food! I love the hummus and lamb gyro's. Service is just as good as before the Covid pandemic and the workers are just as friendly when completing my take out order....I'll be coming back again! read more

This is essentially food truck food at a brick & mortar, I love it! My wife usually gets the gyro platter because it's delicious, but not spicy. I'll get the chicken platter or the mixed platter and throw a bunch of hot sauce on it so she doesn't eat from my plate! Everything is always good. Try to save room for the baklava. That's great too. read more

We ordered Ali Baba's through Uber eats. Delicious! The gyro and lemon chicken were particularly tasty. Cannot wait to try other menu items! We will definitely be return customers! read more

We ate at the restaurant, no servers you just bring it yourself to the table which I like. It was dead on a Saturday night with plenty of street parking. Likely most people do take out but the inside has a nice set up. They made some errors to our order but were nice to them correct them and bring us what we ordered. The food is tasty for sure. The big reason why I won't be coming back is I guess the location. While we were eating a man came in (appeared homeless) and was asking us for money. We said no a few times before he left but we wished the staff had said something to the man to leave. Not a good experience while eating dinner. read more

Food and desserts were great, also very much enjoyed their kombucha on tap! Staff was kind and accurate, place was very clean inside.

I ordered from Ali Baba's catering menu for my daughter's birthday party, and my guests (young and old) were all blown away by their delicious food! Their gyro rice and lemon chicken rice topped with their signature white sauce were the party favorites! Apart from their amazing food, the owner was so helpful and patient from the start telling me over the phone how much food I realistically needed to feed xxx number of people. On the day of the party, the food arrived right on time, steaming hot in their trays. We were very impressed!! read more

I try my hardest not to eat here every night. I recommend them to everyone I talk to. Great service, great prices, great portions. Be sure to visit. Grab some kati rolls! read more

Good food and great service, convenient plus they serve halal food. I usually get there mix gyro platter.

Very good food and the price is just the cherry on top! Service was fast. Got the Chicken Kati Wrap Falafel wrap and Samosa all fantastic. Would recommend if you're lookin for a quick bite and delicious food with a great ambiance. read more

Went here with my boyfriend on a biking date! The Chicken Biryani was out of this world. The chicken was flavorful (with a slight kick), juicy, and tender. The rice was well-seasoned and buttery. The lettuce was fresh and crisp. Will definitely return to try the rest of the menu! read more

Lemon chicken is amazing and price is reasonable. They also have an amazing beef platter which is also delicious. I highly recommend.

10/10 great food. if the price was around $11 for the combo and rice. That would be the new spot for me and the boys. The service was cool but he barely understood me. And the ambiance is decent. No complaints. read more

My husband and I came here for dinner. The place was pretty clean and big. We ordered grilled fish platter, samosas, falafel and baklava. The fish platter was good. We both liked it, especially the rice, tasted like the Halal food cart in New York which we both loved. :) The samosas were also good as well as the sauce. My husband liked their sauce so much. However, they served us their falafel cold. We felt like the falafel itself wasn't fresh at all. Also the baklavas were toooo sweet. We felt like after one bite we were going to have a toothache. read more

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Honestly I'm pretty new to this kind of food so I can't really say it was by comparison. I can say I really enjoyed it and will be back when I have the opportunity. Staff was great and the place was clean. read more

This place is awesome--great felafel and gyros. Fed 4 kids for $22 with 2 combo platters. We've been here 5 or 6 times and the quality is consistent. This is my new favorite place. read more

Customer service at this place is excellent and the food is good I do recommend this place I order through GrubHub and the service is great with the delivery read more

Wouldn't recommend at all!!! Ordered through ubereats because it looked appealing, god I wish I didn't waste my time. Ordered extra blue cheese and celery with the wings, wings showed up with no blue cheese and no celery. Mind you I paid extra for extra blue cheese. My chicken kabob came with ginger chicken which I don't like, never picked or asked for. Chicken kabob bowl was said to be topped with lettuce and white sauce, was not topped with either. Ordered large sides of white and hot sauce, got small sides. Not to mention the restaurant worker that messed up the order started texting me all crazy! Don't waste your time, they obviously can't read and there's something wrong here. read more

We stopped by for take out. Well the food is very good. I showed her my yelp check-in for the small free drink and she told me I needed to come back as she was not familiar with the promotion. Guess what....we don't live next door and I don't know if I will come back since you can't honor a promotion that YOU advertised. Yes we ALL know the mark up on drinks so you would be giving away pennies on the dollar! Maybe you should have gotten on the cell phone with the owner or asked for better training (oh sorry that works the other way where you should have been trained better by the owner). Anyway this town is full of other middle eastern food....maybe customer service could help distinguish you if you care about that. Anyway the food is good and the decor inside is very clean and inviting. Sorry but minus two stars for not honoring your promotion and poor customer service regarding it! I will not be back unless I hear personally from the owner.... read more

Ali Baba's Kitchen - Mediterranean Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

Good, fresh, quick. I've ordered Ali Babas 3 times and have never been disappointed. The portions are perfect and everything seems to be pretty healthy and fresh. read more

Ordered delivery through Yelp/Grubhub. The order was originally cancelled through Grubhub because I ordered too early and the call I received said that the restaurant was opening later than usual but a call to restaurant verified that they opened at the normal time. I ordered the combo plate with chicken and lamb meat. Very tasty but I preferred the chicken over the lamb. I would order the chicken plate next time. I also preferred the tzatziki over their white sauce, the white sauce is more liquidy. I also had the hummus (good on pita, would've been better on pretzels lol). read more

I was here all the time and have been meaning to leave them a review for a while. The staff is pleasant and helpful. I've yet to have a bad experience with them. Even though they are known for their lemon chicken, you should try the Kati Rolls and Biryani. Both are excellent. read more

If you're in the New Haven/Hamden area and are in the mood for something a little different then what you usually get (cough, cough...Chipotle), then you should definitely give Ali Baba's a shot. Located off Dixwell Ave, right before the Arch St intersection on the Hamden/New Haven line, Ali Babas is a relatively new restaurant that serves Middle Eastern/Mediterranean cuisine with a Pakistani flair. Although the location may leave something to desire for some, I can assure you that the parking in the small lot towards the rear/ and or on the street, are more than safe. The Interior is clean and welcoming, providing immaculate restrooms and free WiFi for customers. With all that out of the way, lets get down to why I really wrote this review, the food! LEMON CHICKEN! If you've read the reviews for either this or their previous location, then it should come as no surprise that I am going to tell you to get this dish (platter or wrap, you cant go wrong). While I haven't quite figured out why it is named lemon chicken, I will tell you that it is one of the best chicken dishes I have ever had the pleasure of eating. The chicken while immensely flavorful, has just enough spice to pack a little kick while allowing optimal shoveling into your mouth. Despite the Lemon chicken stealing the spotlight, all of the remaining dishes on the menu are able to hold their own as well. From the Gyro Wrap (one of the New Haven Advocates top 3) to the Mixed Platter, you really cant go wrong. And for those of you who are vegetarians out there, there are options for you as well; both the Cauliflower Kati Roll and Falafels are top notch (the later of which dare I say is better than a certain world famous location in New Haven). While the food and the restaurant are great, what really keeps me coming back is the owner, He and his wife are some of the nicest people I have had the pleasure of meeting, and you can see that they put there heart and soul into what they do. If you're in the area be sure to give them a shot, I can promise you will not be disappointed. P.S. Do yourself a favor and get and extra cup of white sauce on the side. I haven't figured out what it is yet, but I am tempted to steal a bottle each time I go. read more

Love the cart, so I knew I'd love their take out menu. Brought my mom for the first time and we ordered the falafel, gyro platter and a cauliflower kati roll. I love their kati rolls!! Everything is made to order so don't go hungry. Plenty of dine - in tables. A few flat screen TV s to keep you occupied. Close to shopping. That is a plus for me. read more

I actually attended their food cart on Grove St. in New Haven, and let me tell you something - this is the best food cart in New Haven, hands down. Let me tell you more - Halal Guys has nothing on Ali Baba. The food cart vendor was super nice, we had a nice talk. I ordered lemon chicken salad, which comes with lettuce, chickpeas, feta cheese, black olives, as well as white sauce and hot sauce on top of the chicken. It was INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS. It's amazing that for $6 you can get a delicious salad, which is far better than most dining places in New Haven. The lettuce was fresh and crisp, the olives were OK (I would personally prefer kalamata olives here), and the chickpeas were tender and full of flavor. The lemon chicken deserves a separate paragraph. Some people call it "Crack Chicken", and I can see why. This chicken is full of flavor, very good seasoning, properly cooked, and most important - IT'S ADDICTIVE. So be careful, because once you try their lemon chicken, there's no going back (looking at Halal Guys). By the way - the portion is huge. If you come across their food cart - you have to try it. I don't know how they make profit from charging $6 on a HUGE lemon chicken salad - give it a try and you'll be just as surprised as I was. read more

I was actually pretty surprised this place had really good food! My friend suggested a few of us go the other night. Menu isn't massive, but that actually worked out better because it didn't us as long to decide. I had a potato wrap of some sort and it was very good. The place was well lit and even had a nice, cozy couch area (tough to eat in that environment, but looked comfy). I only took off one star because it took FOREVER (~15-20 minutes??) to get our food when there were maybe 4 other people in the restaurant. Not sure why there was a hold up but we were starving. read more

I wanted to try something different! Oh my goodness what a pleasant surprise this food is FRESH and DELICIOUS. The environment was very clean and the bathroom was wonderfully clean and smelled great. I was very impressed. I order the mixed platter with white sauce. I recommend trying it!! I will be back :). The woman who took my order was very pleasant as well. I don't mind spending my money here. read more

I eat here all the time and it's so good every single time. I decided to finally write a review because recently it got even better. I called in my order yesterday and went to pick it up. The girl at the register was SO friendly. Don't get me wrong, I've never crossed anyone who works there that hasn't been super nice, but she went out of her way to start a conversation and just really left a good impression. I got my usual, grilled fish platter and an order of samosas. The fish platter was just as good as it always is, perfectly seasoned, not overcooked. The samosas were what I was really happy with though. Usually, they're super greasy which is likely attributed to frying oil not being hot enough. I get them anyway because they're so delicious, but this time they weren't greasy at all! Perfectly crispy and delicious. Prices are really reasonable too! read more

Amazing food and quick wait times! You will not be disappointed. Any of the briyani's (although I tend to get the vegetable one) are flavorful and hearty. The samosas are always fried perfectly so the shell isn't too hard and the food isn't dried out inside. The gyros and falafel are also cooked nicely and are full of amazing toppings! And I can't forget about the kati rolls, whether you are getting the vegetable, paneer, or chicken (or all 3 like me) your taste buds will be pleased with you. And if you are in the mood, try there baklava, its a happy ending to a wonderful dinner! The staff is also extremely nice and will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have about the foods. While this may be someone out of my way, it's definitely worth getting if you find yourself in the mood for some Indian/Pakistani cuisine! I look forward to coming back to this place for a long time. read more

Excellent first time here. My wife had been going to their food carts for some time. Finally came here for takeout, tried a Kati roll and mixed platter. Great food- hearty, filling, delicious. Low prices and friendly service top off the experience. The restaurant itself was clean and open. Will definitely be visiting again. read more

All I can Say is that I'm Down with them in all the ways. You Walk in and the Smell of the Food put you in a Hungry Mood. You think you know what you want to Order however When you see the Menu and All the different foods listed you become so excited and than it's Hard to Choose. When you walk into a Restaurant to Order food you do want it to be Clean and it is. The Workers are Very Pleasant, Patient, and High spirited. I enjoy going there and would like to go more often. Thank You Ali Baba's read more

Pretty good but not the same as "street meat" that I got used to in NYC. The meat itself was spicier while the sauces were more bland.

Their lemon chicken has gotten to be a wonderful comfort food for days I'm busy. Always fresh and flavorful. Can't recommend it highly enough read more

Great, fast & cheap Halal food, the mixed platter is a generous portion of chicken and lamb over rice with some feta on the side- highly recommended. Be sure to use the white sauce they give you. read more

The Lemon Chicken platter is good, but the second time I got it some of the lettuce was turning brown. Customer service subpar not friendly primarily transactional. read more

This. Food. Is. DELICIOUS! I was right about the kati rolls! I just needed to try them again, and they are so so good! I normally get two or three at a time, and normally get them with the fish wrap, now. It's all delicious! I've also tasted the veggie samosas and they are very different, but kind of familiar! I do like them, too. Wonderful prices! I have absolutely no qualms whatsoever! read more

A great place for platters - gyro , lemon chicken with all the sides - white sauce and red sauce is great - tried the pita platter a new item that has small diamond shaped pita that sits on the grill until crisp , ripped with a feta , salad and grilled gyro and chicken - was incredible as I was trying to avoid the rice - bit then I went for a side of biryani (great choice and very flavorful on it's own with a little yogurt and some hot sauce. My uncle and Aunt have been cooking great south Asian and Meditteranean fused food for years in the new haven / central and Southern Connecticut and this fora into a more Meditteranean style menu with some light indian styled spice blows away the "chicken and rice " establishments in New York - that have low quality items compared to the well marinated and properly prepared meats and biryani here - proud to write this review for my aunt and uncle ...job well done ! read more

Outstanding food. I have eaten most items on the menu and can say you cannot go wrong with anything. The Lemon Chicken is not to be missed and make sure to get a Kati roll. They are a little greasy but super tasty. I would also recommend the grilled fish. I am not even a huge fish eater but it is so light and seasoned perfectly that it is now my go to. The tahini sauce on the Falafel is a touch bitter and the location is not optimal. But I can say this is easily my favorite restaurant in New Haven. read more

this place is delicious. try it out right now!Lemon Chicken is the best omg , i don't really like olives but they made the olives seem delicious! read more

This was my first time trying Halal ever and this place was the real deal ! My fiancé has mentioned it to me numerous times and she has halal frequently so i was eager and excited. I went with the lemon chicken entree and it was spectacular . The meal was very Well put together and the white sauce is a must ! Cant wait to try other items on their vast menu. read more

I would eat here again. It's clean and had some vegan options. Prices were very reasonable too. The "smashed potato roll" is not really a roll, but rather a grilled pocketless pita with flavorful potato and union inside. It's like a wrap, but only better. I really loved this. read more