I came here with low expectations based on a few Yelp reviews. I was pleasantly surprised though. We were first served some warm savory (dense) filo dough bread accompanied by a pepper-oil sauce for dipping. The bread was a bit bland but it served its purpose. I have soft spot for all thing filo dough though. (tongue twister!) We started with mixed appetizer plate with hummus, babaganoush, and fou trio. All were tasty and included plenty of pita triangles. The pita was fresh and warm. Also, we got a appetizer portion of the restaurant's namesake, mombar. I say that this was a severely lacking dish. Perhaps it was our ignorance of sausages from this part of the world but it was neither very tasty or visually appealing. When I went to grab a piece, it broke apart before even reaching my plate. The filling was a mix of ground meat and some filler that could of been rice or cous cous. I would pass on this as an appetizer or a main course. For my main, I ordered the egyptian steak. It was cooked medium well, which I was fine with. I was not asked how I wanted it though. It came with a side of roasted potatoes and veggie which was very good. I usually don't pay much mind to a side like this but I found myself gobbling it down quicker than the steak. Other's at the table had the duck, lamb, rabbit, etc. Everyone seemed to enjoy what they ordered. We each also got the mint tea. This also was surprisingly good. The only thing that bugged me was they used lipton tea bags for the tea base. For dessert, the chef prepared a tray of sweets. It included baklava, honey cake, and one that had nuts sandwiched between flaky pastry. The food did take a long time to come out but it looked like everything was made from scratch and it was only the chef and 1 assistant. The chef took our order initially but later on his niece took over as our waitress. Overall the service was very nice. The bill came out to $40 a person, so its not as cheap as other establishments in the area but I say its worth checking out. read more

We came here on a double date last night and it was totally great! As the other reviews would lead you to believe the food here is made to order. So be prepared to wait, and lounge... :) In other words, come with people that you enjoy spending time with! We ordered the fool, baba ganoush, and humus sampler to share. I would highly recommend this! Even my bf, who doesn't like these more "bean-y" appetizers loved this. They are a bit spicy, and not afraid of using garlic! Buyer beware ;) For dinner we ordered the fish off the menu, the Alexandria shrimp, the duck with molasses glaze, and the rabbit tagine. Everything was great! Furthermore, they all had prices on the menu, and the bill was the sum of these prices (plus some tax). Other diners seem to indicate that this was not the case. Granted we didn't order any specials, so I don't know what that would've been like. PS If you have your heart set on the lamb brains, do note that they do not have this on the menu every night (unfortunately). read more

I was up in New York recently, and this restaurant was recommended to me among others. I wanted at first to order the dish for which this restaurant is named, described as a sausage with lamb, rice, and other ingredients. The chef dissuaded me, saying (in effect, though these were not his words) that most Americans don't like the fact that the rice-to-meat ratio is rather high. So instead I ordered a lamb tajine with couscous. It tasted quite good; whether I would have found my original order to be too limited in meat I'll never know, though. Service is very slow, because everything is cooked from scratch. This should be taken into account; you should be prepared to wait a long time for your food. However, I can't deny that I enjoyed what I had, so the restaurant deserves a high rating. I do not get up to NYC very often, so I do need to rate restaurants in that city on the basis of a single visit there even though I prefer not to do so, but it seems like a toss-up on whether I give this place 4 or 5 stars. read more

Great authentic Egyptian food. Egyptian food is not easy to do as it is very labor intense, if you want to try it this is. The chef makes the food fresh from scratch, I learned to order ahead of time. You must try the Molukhia and fatta. Best fatta you can ever have. The reason I give this place 4 stars not five because it is slow and can use update. If you don't order ahead of time expect 2 hours to 2.5 hours for a full course dinner. read more

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I walk past here almost everyday and the huge udjat (eye of Horus) definitely beckoned me to have a try... This beautifully adorned restaurant was actually a post office in a former life... Look closely and you can still see some old fixtures incorporated in the art... I came here for the first time with 3 other people who were equally impressed. The server welcomed us from the outside and directed us to sit by the window.. He was extremely friendly and funny and took the time to explain everything on the menu and make great suggestions. Dinner starts with an awesome flakey and buttery egyptian bread. We ordered a spread sampler and entrees and left sickly stuffed... like can't get up and walk stuffed... I swear they put some sort of drug in the food as we all fantasized about it for about 2 weeks after.. it's BYOB and I encourage BYOW (water)... This place is highly recommended to the adventurous eater and one who is not too prissy... The restaurant definitely needs a good scrub down.. We killed a water bug climbing the wall (which i really don't fuss about since every place in NYC is infested... a few of my friends are waiters at top notch places... you'd be surprised) I just think it adds to the charm. One of the few welcoming restaurants on the block. read more

Great food but a little pricey for what it is if you ask me! If you're willing to shell out a few bucks, the chef here really knows his stuff. Pretty authentic Egyptian cuisine served in an eclectically decorated room. Dinner can take a while to arrive, but it's totally worth it. read more

Omg so good the specials change each day. Not sure why not too many people are packing this place. Definitely a hidden gem. read more

Mombar - Lamb shank with couscous and spinach sorry all gone - Egyptian Near Me - Astoria, New York

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This place should have been good, but I would not recommend eating here. I was swayed to eat at Mombar by the overall positive rating for this place, but don't be swayed by this red herring. Why? The food and service/ speed were super below par. The food was overcooked (lamb tangine, duck, quail), unsalted, unspiced, and clearly frozen before prep. If you want flavorless food, jump aboard. Salt- who likes that? Want something that won't burn your mouth because your previously frozen meat/ vegetables were heated above edible temperature in a microwave?- they have that, too. Also, expect to get food that doesn't even seem to resemble what is described on the menu (I am pretty sure that my "molasses duck" was chicken and can't even properly identify one of my apps). The owner was very nice and clearly this is a family run establishment, but the son/ server couldn't manage to do anything other than forget to bring hot sauce, utensils, etc. Despite us trying to get over the fact that they were microwaving everything and the food from the refrigerator tasted previously frozen, we tried to make the best of this meal that took over 2 hours. I wouldn't normally rate a place so poorly, but I am so incredibly disappointed in this experience. If you are like me and spend lots of time looking into great places to eat, this is not one of those places. Despite my limited experience with Egyptian food, I kindly suggest you avoid Mombar and eat anywhere else on Steinway. read more

Truly a unique and delicious experience. You may wait a while for your food because it's a two-man operation I believe, but just relax and enjoy the charming, cozy vibe. We loved their hummus - I recommend putting in an order immediately when you get there to hold you over until your meal. I ordered the lamb tagine and it was dynamite! The couscous pyramid was a great touch too. Overall, everything very rustic, hearty and scrumptious, and makes you feel as if you're eating at the home of your egyptian friends' grandparents. read more

This is the spot!! If you have the chance, go with chef's choice. He talked with us beforehand to see what types of foods interested us and the brought us a selection of dishes, each better than the first. Just make sure you have cash with you, this place does not take cards. We also had his fresh mango juice, which was heavenly. Fresh bread, fresh hummus, fresh fresh fresh...that's the taste. Good, wholesome, deliciousness. The decor is excellent, Egyptian and festive. A welcoming, intimate, atmosphere for a date or to share good food with friends. read more

Great authentic Egyptian food. Chef Mostafa is very talented.all special Egyptian dishes like Kendall( liver) kalawy ( kidney) kaware' ( cow feet) Mombar ( rice stuffed sausage) in elegant presentation and very tasty. Other Mediterraneandishes too. read more

Incredible food, incredible owner, incredible ambiance. Like eating dinner at your uncles house, if your uncle was a world-class artist and cook. read more

the decor of the restaurant is sick, it'll keep you distracted during the whole dining. chef built it, chef will cook plates of heaven for you and chef will come over to your table to chit chat and thank you. chef and mombar easily convinced us that we were going to get a dope feast on and they didn't disappoint. The complimentary Egyptian bread (puff pastry) with the dipping sauce was bangin' and that was a complimentary starter...despite my man's constant refusal to let me finish the whole plate.....i desperately tried too....it was so good i didn't care that i might get full...which i semi did but moving fwd: artichoke hearts and the Mediterranean tasting plate with hummus, baba ganosh and fava was devoured in seconds ok maybe more like minutes....they threw n some apple slices, never knew that balance works like magic special of the night...ding ding...LAMB SHANK.....i would dance in contentedness but i am still stufffffffffffffffed. we smirked all the way home. now all i can think of is more Egyptian food and funky art.... read more

As an Egyptian in NYC, this place is good. Recommended. Chicken and Molokhaia were excellent.

After writing and reading hundreds of reviews on Yelp, I've noticed a few "Yelp truisms". For example, Yelp ratings are almost useless. It's nearly impossible for a restaurant to escape the 3.5 - 4.5 star range. Show me a restaurant with more than 4.5 stars and I'll show you either on of the best restaurants on the east coast or a restaurant with less than 5 reviews. Another truism is that 1 and 2 star ratings generally fall under one of two categories: 1. Restaurant is high priced. Yelpers don't like high prices, regardless of the food. 2. There was a groupon / coupon / seamless encounter involved. 3. Service was bad. There are always exceptions to the rules, but I see this over and over. For Mombar, the majority of the low reviews are cheapskates who were pissed off at the high price. Yes, the prices here are steep. But guess what? You get to see the menu before you sit down. *sadly shakes head* As all the other reviews mention, the decor is a sight to behold. You have to see this place to believe it. When you walk in and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of this restaurant you would swear you've just stepped into a foreign country. My wife and I are world travelers and I felt like I was on vacation in some nameless restaurant in Egypt. This might be one of the prettiest restaurants I've ever seen. The chef is one of the nicest, most pleasant men I've ever come across. Warm and personable, he takes tremendous pride in his cooking. He doesn't have take out menus or delivery service because he wants to interact with customers and see them enjoying his food. In all our travels, I don't think my wife and I have ever been made to feel as warm and welcomed as he made us feel. The previous two paragraphs make this restaurant a seriously ideal date spot. The tables are definitely close together, but from what I've seen, this place doesn't actually get full, so I think you'll be able to talk and eat with relative privacy. Your date will *love* this place. This restaurant specializes in southern Egyptian food. I'm not completely familiar with this particular cuisine, but Egyptian food in general is not a spicy like Mexican or aromatic like Indian. It's an understated cuisine. Lamb Shank: A Braised lamb in a bed of spinach. Lightly spiced, medium lean, nice thick bone to gnaw on. There is a foreign yet subtle spice that your nose is instantly greeted with when you walk into the restaurant, and it's definitely present in the lamb. I'll have to ask the proprietor what it is. One reviewer said the spinach was watery, but he didn't "get it". The spinach is a sauce, and meant to be eaten with the Egyptian rice. Think of creamed spinach but less creamy. Salmon in Phyllo: A+ Salmon was flavored well. The dish consists of salmon, zucchini, tomato and green pepper wrapped in phyllo dough. The phyllo was light and thin; if it was any thicker, it would've overpowered the salmon; the amount was skillfully chosen. Think of a chicken pot pie, but the chicken is salmon the dough is phyllo. This dish is just spectacular. Mombar: D / A+ I've never given a split rating before. Mombar (the namesake of this restaurant) is a sausage which is typical cuisine from southern Egypt. Now, I travel to foreign countries a lot, and eating is my hobby. I have to scoff at dumb Americans that say "ohh, this is authentic food! We love authentic food" I call bullshit. Most Americans would *HATE* authentic food, if we define "authentic food" by "as it is eaten in the country of origin". They would be horrified by it. What "authentic food" means to most people is "food with flavors I'm not familiar with" or "food how I imagine it must be eaten in another country". Let me get back to mombar. So it comes to the table, and let me just say that it looks ... a little different from sausages I'm used to. After taking my first bite, I realize just how authentic the sausage is. The casing is as authentic and authentic can be. Super chewy. Almost rubbery. I then realize I'm almost certainly eating the small intestine of a cow. It wasn't browned, so to my horror, I realize that it even looks like the bowels of an animal. I had a hard time getting around that. The sausage itself is very aromatic. Tasted of ... cloves? Nutmeg? Something like that. So. Let me say this. The idea of eating such an authentic dish which I imagine might be cooked in a typical southern Egyptian home definitely deserves an A. However, I didn't like the dish and couldn't bring myself to finish it, so in that sense, a D. It's not that it's bad. It's just not good for *me*. I love the idea of it, but didn't like it. Make sense? read more

With all the high reviews that this place has received i was very disappointed - perhaps seeing 4 stars, the rave reviews, and the high prices set my expectations too high but it was no where close to what i expected. I went here with two friends for dinner - when you walk in the place itself is really cool, dimly lit, nicely decorated, and interesting art - it seems like more of a cafe than a restaurant.... As soon as we walked in the owner/waiter sat us down and from the beginning had a very aggressive demeaner- he then listed all the specials (he spoke very quickly - there were atleast 6 specials and i didn't understand any of them). Anyway, so we start looking at the menu - first red flag - only bottled water which you must purchase (his reason why - only water from bathroom and no ice, but one must ask where do you wash the dishes and store the meat?)... The owner comes back and gives us egyptian bread with oil and sesame to dip in it - and tells us this is no charge as if he was doing us a favor (complimentary bread is usually complementary). The bread and oil were excellent though. so we start looking at appetizers - we tell him we want just hummus (something small to split)- he tells us, i can give you a platter with hummus, tabouli, and something else, $15 dollars... We say, well maybe we'll just pick one thing off the menu (each appetizer is $8) he says - appetizer is just a cracker ($8 for a damn cracker????), and again he tries to pressure us to get the $15 platter - so we decided not to get any appetizer.. One friend and I both ordered the Rabbit, and my other friend ordered the stuffed chicken plate - to which the owner responded that the plate would take too long to cook and pressured him to take a different chicken plate - not wanting to argue, my friend took it. Anyway, the plates came - the portions were really small, and not flavorful at all. It was not filling nor satisfying.... The rabbit was ok - the sauce was not bad - but had very little flavor, my friend's chicken dish wasn't bad either but not worth $18 (really, i could make the same thing at home)... At the end we ordered Egyptian coffees - which were probably the best part of the meal. When we got our bill we saw that we had been charged $4 for a soda to which we asked him about and he changed (this could have just been a true mistake on his part), and as i read in someone else's review - they rounded up on the tax to the nearest dollar. What i think happend as this place at one point in time was good and possibly more authentic but since they got attention from Anthony Bordain - they raised the prices ($8 appetizers, $16+ platters) and decreased the quality - not to mention there weren't any middle eastern people eating at this spot. Would I go back? Not for the food - maybe just for a coffee because the place itself is really nice. read more

As an Egyptian living in NYC and badly missing my home country's food, I can confidently say this place is the real deal! Very authentic Egyptian cuisine prepared by a very dedicated chef. Mombar and liver are highly recommended as appetizers on the side. read more

This is a magical, masterful place. It is Egyptian not Moroccan as listed on Yelp. Moustafa is an artiste in the kitchen, decor and experience. The feeling is of old world Egypt in NYC. Places like this are rare finds! A must! read more

Mombar - This is a magical, masterful place. It's Egyptian not Moroccan as listed here on Yelp. The entire experience made me happy to be alive - Egyptian Near Me - Astoria, New York

I have a feeling that it is better to visit this place on a quiet night. We went on a Tuesday night and we got amazing attention in terms of both food and service. The hummus (try the fava beans hummus) and tea were fresh, while the recommended entree - salmon tasted like they had made it to order and was delicious. Last but not the least, ask for the house hot sauce, you won't regret it! read more

Great Egyptian restaurant! Good lamb dishes, and great sweet breads. Love the atmosphere.

AMAZINGLY ECLECTIC ambiance! I literally stared at the walls longer than looking my company in the eyes. The only reason this place doesn't get a 5 is because there's 1 chef cooking everything (5 stars to him individually), but for a party of 7, it takes a bit of time to get your order. The food, very good though. I recommend the chicken tagine or any of the lamb dishes. Good to go to with a group of friends....not a first date kinda place in my opinion :) Bon Apetite! read more

The lamb game is tight here! And the owners/ chefs are wonderful and warm and welcoming. They are proud of their food and their restaurant and it shows. What a gem to have in NYC. read more

I'd give this 3 stars in Boerum Hill but here in Astoria I think the distinction's better earned. (Yes: I'm well aware of Astoria's culinary eclecticism!) The very amiable proprietor is wonderfully proud of everything they serve and it's no wonder. You'll feel completely at home in his hospitality, and their fresh cooking is splendid. read more

If I could give this place six stars I would. This restaurant is a hole in the wall with some eccentric decor and art, surprisingly designed and drawn by the chef himself. Nonetheless, the chef gave us several options off the menu ( I would recommend you ask what else he has). I ordered the the lamb shank and molokhya with some hesitation as this dish is quite complicated to make and often either a) overcooked or b) too bland lacking the essential sautéed garlic and other essential spices. BUT i was extremely impressed and satisfied with my meal. The lamb shank was so tender that I used my spoon to cut. The molokhya was also amazing, but only needed to be salted a tad bit (this is a personal preference, as I like it salty). I would come here twenty times over. I would recommend for a date or even an evening dinner alone. This meal reminded me of my mother's cooking. The classic Egyptian music is also a plus! read more

Nice first time experience at this Egyptian restaurant. Delicious dishes and very friendly chef. He even showed us his art collection in the restaurant! Hummus mix was fantastic, so was the lamb dish with pyramid couscous. Had to order bottled water though as they don't seem to offer regular tap water somehow. Would still love to come back and maybe try their $30 tasting menu next time. read more

Tasty food and cute pleasant ambiance- what really motivates me to give 5 instead of 4 stars was the stellar, warm, friendly and personal service which really transformed the experience from good to great. The mint tea is especially delicious and the Egyptian baklava a nice twist on the overly sweet (in my view) Greek options in the neighborhood. read more

I've been here a lot and always leave with a smile! Sweatbreads, lamb, brains, all delicious!

Pros: The restaurant itself is nice looking, it is cozy, the kitchen area is right in the main room, and the vestibule is a bit cramped because the refrigerator where all the food and drink and meat are kept right up there but I didn't mind. Cons: FOOD: Nice menu unfortunately the food was just aromatic and fragrant but NO flavor! I actually like the slow pace, it is like being at someone's home. It is BYOB and I noticed the one other table had been there for a while, they where laughing talking etc SERVICE: The woman at the front was friendly and responsive, the man who waited our table was rude, unpleasant, cold and barely made eye contact. At first, we thought this was just his way, however when a party of 3 entered as we were paying our bill we noticed a completely different level of friendliness and interaction. It was like a different person. I'm unsure if he was rude to us b/c our party was Jewish and Black. Mind you, the table of 3 had never been there before (I overheard them saying this was their first time). PRICE: If the food had been good I wouldn't have minded. But bad food is never worth it, add the rude service and I will never go back here again or recommend it. read more

Mombar is a fabulous place that makes me proud to be a native New Yorker! I was initially skeptical and almost didn't make the trip out to eat here because of the mixed reviews - people seem to have very strong feelings and there seems to be a lot of really negative reviews here. Happy to report that I definitely do not agree with their assessments - perhaps they hit the hookah bars in the area a little too hard? (Or maybe they should be hitting the hookah bars sometime for a chill - crazy Yelpers be accusing the owner of racism because he didn't spice the food enough...ummmm...OKAY.) This place is definitely different - it feels like you're eating at an eccentric artistic uncle's home/art studio - who also happens to be an extremely talented chef. And I don't mean artist like, Manhattan artist with an antiseptic white cube gallery - this place is filled to the brim with the owner's paintings and tchokes, half of which are covered in a healthy layer of dust and precariously hung up all across the walls. Here is a man of many interests and talents! But oh, the food! I worked in corporate at a luxury hospitality conglomerate this summer and got to taste the best Michelin-starred food every day, and I would prefer food like this over what I had any day. Food with heritage and love and cooked with great care. Many cultures have heightened emphasis on hospitality, and it shows in the food and the grace with which they present it. The owner was sweet, caring, and treated us like family - telling us about his spices, his art work, the specials. When we asked about dessert he promised to "surprise" us - and he made us a beautifully abstract spread of konafa (crunchy pastry bits that you can find in Turkish, Greek, Lebanese desserts as well), pomegranate, cinnamon, bananas, and honey. The truth is, even if we knew what we ordered - everything about the restaurant was a "surprise" in the way this dessert was - made with love, with a slightly unexpected twist, and intimately presented. Final thoughts to address the non-cracked out criticism: The food is home-cooked, which does mean that it can vary in taste, especially in these types of cuisines where each stew, like curries, can vary according to seasonal ingredients and the quality of the spice batch you cook with. I have a feeling he's just buying bulk from the Middle Eastern grocery stores and not dealing with fancy suppliers that guarantee quantity. Because tangines are by nature very heavily spiced, you tend not to add any salt until the end to taste - and perhaps for some of the review complaints here he just happened to neglect that portion. Also, I did notice that he used a microwave in his kitchen at some point - but again, having cooked tangines myself, I know that these items are made in huge batches and stored and reheated the next day for consumption - and oftentimes, they're even better the next day because the flavors are more steeped. I can't blame him for prepping ahead of time when it literally IS JUST HIM at the restaurant. So, go! Enjoy the delicious stews and amazing flavors of this perfectly eclectic restaurant. Rejoice in the owner's art and the fact that places like this is what drive people to move to New York, even if developers seem to think what everyone wants is a bank and Duane Reade on their block. Support your taste buds and small businesses and the American dream! read more

Knew going in that the service was slow, and was fully ready to enjoy the charm of that, but noticed that there were people who came in after us getting their entrees while we were still waiting for our appetizer, which was a plate of refrigerated dips which were clearly not cooked at the time. In addition, the menu gives one price for the dip platter, and they proceeded to charge us for three orders of it - because, I assume, we were three people. That information should be made clear. Particularly as our plate for three was no more full than the plate for two we saw on another table. Perhaps we made a mistake ordering couscous at an Egyptian restaurant, but we ordered chicken, lamb and vegetable couscous. Each of us received a deep bowl of frozen vegetable medley (think corn, peas, and carrots) in a rich tomato sauce, and those of us who had ordered the lamb and chicken got a few pieces of mainly dried out meat thrown in. Small pyramid of couscous on the side. Insult to injury - didn't offer regular water, just put bottles of Poland Spring on the table. Charged for those. The food on other tables looked good, but I won't be going back. I can handle a long wait, I can handle over-hyped and overpriced food, I can handle being swindled on the bill, but I can't handle all of those things in one place. read more

After reading some good reviews about this restaurant my friends and i traveled from Staten island to eat here..(yes we traveled we love good food) so many things went wrong first: we waited an hour for our appetizers to come out and it was not worth the wait what i had was disgusting but i was so hungry i ate it. second :it took another hour for our main course to come out... i ordered some type of molasses glazed duck and i know for sure that i was eating chicken seasoned with just salt and pepper.. third:the owner was horrible he didn't care about good customer service we attempted to leave twice but he kept begging us to stay saying that our food was on its way and to make it up to us for waiting so long to eat he offered us free bottles of water... is he serious. I would never eat there again or suggest that anyone else waste their precious time going there to eat. read more

Impeccable service, hole-in-the-wall type of joint, cool decor, BYOB, and did I mention the awesome service? Everyone raves about the lamb cheek so of course we tried it but it was too hyped. The lamb shank was extremely tender and succulent but I needed an extra kick so they brought out their homemade pepper sauce. Loved the sauce and chef's choice dessert. I'm going back to try lamb tongue and brain mm read more

I can't express how much i love the ambience and food! The chef is super nice and i guess i got lucky because finding a spot to sit during dinner there is close to impossible since the place is so small. There is literally one chef and he's the owner so you can already imagine the type of service you'll recieve ( amazing!) i loved looking at the art, which by the way the owner put up and did all by himself! BYOB so red wine with egyptian food is just perf! read more

I live in Brooklyn, this place is reason enough to travel to Queens. The food is fantastic. I have been multiple times and not once been disappointed. On top of the fantastic food the service is impeccable. The chef has even come to my table just to make sure everything was alright. read more

Gem of a place. The chef takes your orders, and has a custom menu that changes each day. Veggie options are limited, but do exist. Wish the koshari was on the regular menu, though! You'll have to call a day ahead for it. Oh, and, it's BYOB. read more

When I came here 4 years ago for an extra credit assignment the steak here was delicious. Two years later the steak is dry and over cooked. I asked for medium rare and when they served it, it looked cooked. Some parts of the steak was burned. read more

Three of us went to Astoria for dinner at Mombar, at a friend's suggestion. That section of Steinway St. is filled with Egyptian grocers, hookah bars and bakeries. It was my 10 year old son's second time at Mombar in two nights and the host was very happy to see him. and remembered what he liked to drink. The chef came out to welcome him as well. The mosaic "outsider art" decor is worth a trip by itself. He brought a plate of delicious flaky bread to start (needed a refill on that). There were a number of specials available including several seafood dishes. We had a mixed appetizer plate of three dips with pita, including hummus, foul and baba gannoush. The eggplant was the best I've had anywhere. We also had sauteed lemony fresh artichoke hearts that were fantastic. For main courses we had a lamb tagine with couscous, steak with rice and stewed vegetables (like the tagine), and a salmon baked in phyllo with vegetables, which was outstanding. We tried several desserts including the baked to order bread pudding that was like something your Egyptian grandma would make if you had one. Definitely worth a trip from Manhattan or further. read more

I first came to this place about 2 1/2 years ago and remembered the steak to be very tasty, I recently stopped by a few months ago and must say that I was very disappointed. The steak was dry and wasn't cooked to my liking, I had asked for medium rare. The decorations on the other hand are another story, it's strange yet cute at the same time. read more

Best kept secret in Queens dining. Amazing food, and cozy atmosphere. It feels like you stopped by for dinner at the chef's home. I highly recommend the steak, it was amazingly juicy and tender. Don't forget to bring a bottle of wine! read more

Food here is amazing. If people weren't looking, I would of licked my plate. If you are willing to try anything you have to try the sweetbreads. Delicious! read more