Friends and I went to Aladdin's in Kanawha City for dinner last night. It was FAN-tastic! As there…read moreis still essentially just one waitress, you cannot be in a hurry if you come here to dine. But she is fantastic, and another lady helps to bring out the food. And the Chef also helped to deliver some dishes. I was torn between my go-to Veg Platter, with all of the goodies, and Moussaka. Several friends got the platter so I went for the Vegetarian Eggplant Moussaka (with peppers and mushrooms), and it was amazing!!! My friends plan to order it next time. The tomato sauce and the melted cheese was up there with the best I've ever tasted. The veggies were tender and tasty. Just a fantastic dish. The rice was perfect and the green beans are always good, altho I forgot to ask for a little extra sauce on them. If you have not been, or if it's been a while, I highly recommend Aladdin's for a great dinner experience

We really love the gyro platter here. Im a double rice fan myself with some extra tazikiread more

Good little mom and pop shop off the road . Definitely a town staple to nitro. Had the club with…read morechips . The workers are down home sweet lady's that love conversation.

I love this place. It's a gem. It tastes like a good homemade meal, and I love it! The desserts are…read moreto die for! The service is always good, and I love the decor.

Salaam is fine dining in Athens but that doesn't mean the pretension that term typically conveys…read more The Mediterranean cuisine delivers what you would want - hummus, baba ganoush appetizer or mezza plate combos. I typically opt for the grilled lamb chops (generous portion) or the lamb kebab. You can also get wraps if the full dinner portion, usually with grilled vegetables and a rice pilaf or french fries choice, is too much. If you are a cold tea person, the Moroccan Mint Iced Tea is a favorite for sure and it is endless. Good wine and local beers selection. A number of the waiters have been there for years and really know the place, the patrons, and the vibe. Annie's Salad is great, just wish it was included as an option for the entrees as it used to be pre-COVID. Lovely ambiance and decorations. Big room and can at times get a little loud but still feels intimate at your table in the non-standard shaped room with pillars, screens, and nooks breaking it into smaller de facto sections.

This place is one of Athens' best kept secrets. What looks like a small storefront opens into one…read moreof the most appealing dining establishments I've been in since getting to southeast Ohio in 2019. The ambiance is inviting, with simple but incredibly well placed decoration throughout. And the scent of grilled meat walking up to the door.... I don't even remember waiting for the table, just sitting down and tearing into pita bread. The hummus has character, the tzatziki? Finally! Enough dill! Remember that real Mediterranean olives have pits - this is important for dental work! The shawarma and gyros graced our table, and we're a memory before too long. They are fine dining, so the price is a little higher on the entrées than I normally go for, but it's worth every penny no doubt. Delicious.

First: appropriate for eating in the car until you get to the end of the wrap. Then it's kind of…read morejuicy. Watch out for oop on your shirt. I drive for Red Cross as a volunteer. The hospital in Parkersburg gets a shipment of blood from Columbus six? days a week, I believe. I'm trying to take this route once a week. And when I'm done with my delivery and before I head back to CBUS, I'm going to stop at Chams for lunch. It's not someplace I'd expect in downtown small-city WV, though maybe I'm just prejudging. Probably just prejudging. But it's a very Lebanese place. Nary a French fry in sight. But a nice long menu of middle eastern street food for lunch. Seriously yummy wraps, some salads, a few other things, and baklava. I've been twice. First time, I got the spicy wrap. Excellent. Very tasty, multifaceted flavors; each bite something just a bit different from the last. Just a little heat, nothing like Thai or Szechuan. Your spouse should be able to handle it, but they'll make a surprised noise for the first couple of bites and their nose may sweat. My second trip's lunch was shawarma wrap. Same yumminess, different flavors; no heat. Both were five stars. Also got baklava, one for me, one for my wife because she'd be able to smell the honey and walnuts on my breath when I got home and be very cross if I didn't. We both thought it was very good, if not quite amazing. Second trip I came home with Chams' cream cheese baklava. It's different - a big hunk of, well, cream cheese instead of walnut filling, but still wonderful sticky gooey honey on top. I thought it was very good again, but it wasn't to my wife's taste - just too much cheese for her. Each to their own, right? They also have pistachio baklava, and each kind comes in either filo wrapping or birds-nest style. I love both. The store is clean. Parking on the street nearby isn't much of a challenge when they open at 11AM. The staff is VERY friendly and all speak with just enough accent to be charming yet perfectly understandable. They want you to enjoy your food, and I did. I'll be back. Go there.

Good food. Good service. Good location. Looking forward to returning. Definitely shared with…read morefriends.

I brought my wife for the Mother's Day buffet and oh my! The taste and quality of the food was…read moreamazing. We are not buffet people, but this place could convert us. We love everything about the place. From the country location to the look inside the building, I can't recommend this place enough. Well done staff and cooks!

Owners better get a grip on the managment there. Terriable service, not from waitress, but from the…read morehostess to the kitchen staff. Hostess seated us (three), and instead of asking for drink orders, went back to wiping menus as guests waited to be served. Two different people stopped by our table to tell us our waitress would be with us "in a few minutes", rather than stepping in and take a drink order until the person was free to wait on us. It was ten minutes until we were able to get a drink, and place our order for food. Viewing patrons that had been there prior to our arrival, I noticed none of them had been served any food, nor had the bar side of the restaurant. After 40 min. I found our waitress, and asked to pay for our drinks, so we could leave, and magically our food showed up. When I asked to speak with a manager, (I guess after speaking with the waitress, they draw straws to see who gets that job for the day), a lady showed up to tell us why the didn't have prime rib, (7pm on Fri.), no mac and cheese, no salad, (no one cut the lettuce), and that they were short staffed in the kitchen. That is not a customer problem, it is a Managment problem, or more importantly an owner problem, unless they just don't care! In a small Community, word travels fast, and you will find your selves looking at bills and empty chairs, rather than what you had when you first started.