great food and you won't leave hungry, lots of food. The best grape leaves anywhere. Quick carry out service if you dont want to dine in. Raw Kibbee is the best too. read more

always fresh and delicious . The fresh lemonade is totally amazing. Creamy hummus, delicious chicken lamb or shrimp. read more

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Great food! I've gone to this restaurant since my mother took my to the original location in Detroit, on E. Warren, near Outer Drive E. My favorite has always been Kibbee Nayee. Theirs is fantastic!! read more

We've eaten at many Dearborn restaurants before and decided to try the St. Clair Sahara location. Unfortunately, it was very disappointing. I ordered Chicken (Kebabs) & my friend ordered lamb kebabs. The Chicken Kebabs were acceptable, but the lamb kebabs lacked any kind of seasoning & were so tough we couldn't eat them. The rice that accompanied the entrees had little or no butter or seasoning added to it, and was dry. The tabouleh dressing was horrible and made out of cheap olive oil. The WC was smelly. We won't be back. If you are driving by the Sahara restaurant, keep on driving and hit the gas. read more

Lamb chops are very bland. Way too much rice and it could use some seasoning as well. Service was decent. I ordered carry out. The restaurant was clean but no one dinning in. read more

Sahara Restaurant - Lamb chops and rice - Middle Eastern Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Service was average no wait for a table. Lentil soup was good but pretty bland once you add salt your all set. Ordered the Chicken Shawarma Plate portions are large and worth the price. The chicken, rice and hummus was great. Food overall was okay but I've tried other locations that have more flavor. read more

Food was pretty pricey, but you do get a decent amount. I ordered chicken shawarma and it tasted like roasted turkey with very little flavor. Rice was bland, hummus and soup were bland. I will not be returning. I would highly suggest anywhere else. There are many better options in the area. read more

Great service. Easy to call. Quality food. Casual diner atmosphere. Good people. Authentic. read more

Sahara Restaurant - Menu - Middle Eastern Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

You get large portion sizes. I just wish the meat was a little more seasoned.

Big portions and delicious food! We ordered takeout and didn't realize how big the portions were. We've got enough for a couple of dinners and a lunch or 2. read more

Ive been here a couple of times and wont go back. Everytime ive visited the hummus has been... "off" always tasting slightly rotten, sickly sweet at first then soured and pickled. They messed up my order of "house fries" and gave me unsalted super dry and old french fries instead. I asked for garlic sauce and extra pita. I received no garlic sauce and one pita. I was charged as if I had gotten all of it. The ambiance was disconcerting too as the place was mostly empty except seemingly the entire staff at one booth who seemed perturbed that I had the indecency to interrupt them and order something. The decor was bad, things were dusty , the food was bad, the service was bad. And I gave them multiple tries. 3x strikes and youre out. Go to cedar garden or lylas instead. read more

Chicken on my chicken shawarma sandwich had zero seasoning and it taste kind of funny. Mango smoothie was delicious. From the taste of the shawarma ill probably never return read more

I have been here with my parents several times, it's been here for a while. It's my mother's preferred spot for baba ghanouj. There aren't many options on this side of town. It's okay. We usually split the ghanouj and share a fatoosh salad and then I get the chicken tawook or kebab. Service is usually good. Food is decent and is consistent at least. read more

The place doesn't look like much, but the food speaks for itself. We always get the sampler platter for two and it is a bounty of food. The salads are like nothing else so good, lemony and tart. read more

My husband and I stopped here on a whim and we are so glad we did. Some of the best middle eastern food you will ever have. The portions are huge. We always get 2-3 meals out of our orders and we are not small eaters. Very good service. Excellent hummus. read more

The food is amazing. I've visited 3 times and all 3 times delivered the best Mediterranean pita with chicken. Service is always fantastic and friendly. Do your self a favor and try Sahara soon! read more

Excellent food and very generous portions. The service was fantastic food was ready fast and the staff was friendly. Ambiance is old school lol read more

Best fatoosh salad ever! I added chicken cream chop to it and the small was enough for 2/3 people! Love the dressing that is on it!

Awesome Hummus. The falafal plate is delicious. Everything is freshly made in a clean facility This place is an SCS gem. read more

Good shwarma. Friendly hostess. Would not get carry out salads as they are very small.

Still the best Middle Eastern food in the Metro Detroit area. A big claim I know, but it's true. Everything is delicious here, but a few of my favorites are the chicken shawarma, falafel, the lentil soup, and they have the best garlic sauce. Generous portions and friendly service (neither of which you will find at that place that starts with B and ends with "rest"). read more

Great food! Good price for the portions! Place could use some music to liven it up a bit- but if what you want is authentic middle eastern food this is the place! read more

Great food and service. We do carry-out, and the food is hot, delicious and plentiful. Our favorites are the chicken kebab, chicken schwarmma, and hummus with pita. read more

This is a really great place to eat. The portions are huge for the price and the garlic sauce is perfect! They gave us almost an entire bag is pita for free! I was surprised and thankful! The food was good and the take out was so fast! Will definitely return. read more

Tried this restaurant the other night got the chicken kabob and rice. I would sub the rice for fries or veggies it's pretty bland. We also asked for extra garlic paste and it wasn't in our order but other than that no complaints. The kabob was super good! read more

Recently went after a long break from living out of town. What can I say, still the best read more

Sahara Restaurant - Just for starters - Middle Eastern Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

The kindness of the family owners adds to the wonderful overall experience. The falafel, hummus, mujadara, baba ghanoush, and fattoush salad never disappoints. The real standout is the spinach pie. The portions are favorable and add to the value. read more

The food is pretty good, I like the shawarmas but it's so expensive. I got 2 chicken shawarmas (not the combos), grape leaves and a small hummus thinking it was going to be like 35$. It was almost 50$. Later I looked at the menu and saw that the chicken shawarma combo was 22$. Uhh what? Chicken, pita bread, pickles and a side of rice is 22$? How is that possible? Like I said the food is pretty good but I won't be going back because of the price. read more

Large portions and very good vegetarian grape leaves. Quick and easy ordering for pickup.

Great food. We keep a boat here and every time we leave, we stop and pickup a larger to go order. read more

First time at Sahara Restaurant, I was super satisfied! Food was delicious, the hot bread is to die for, the garlic sauce is epic. Service was superior! Extra-large portions, way more food than competitors. Can't wait to go back. read more

OMG. How have I lived here half my life and have never been. It is probably the best middle eastern I've ever had. My son had the chicken tenders and fries and he said they were they best he ever had. I had the lamb kabobs with a side salad and grilled veggies. It was perfect. Large tub of garlic sauce which I used most of. A basket full of pita bread and then she brought over some candies for my son at the end that made his day!! I am pretty sure I will now be coming back weekly!! Wish I could give 10 stars read more

Food and service is always excellent. Never had a bad meal. Will continue to come here for many years

Just had dinner again here this week (November)---as excellent as the first time. Truly, magnificent pita/Syrian bread, with tasty and not too spicy olive oil---a very nice Slurpee-esque lemonade drink, and awesome tender lamb served with a sea of fresh hummous, sparkling with lemon, and accompanied with rice. I wish I could transplant this restaurant and have it waiting for me in various places around the world. Oh, and friendly, happy service from a guy that cares about his food and his restaurant. Baffled by the scatter in reviews; don't understand the scatter, but clearly it exists--- To give credit where credit is due, Royal Kabob in Hamtramck would be my other choice of a place to eat Middle Eastern food in Detroit (again, let us have a moment of silence to mourn the closing of the original La Shish, in its circa 2002-7 incarnation). But at the end of the day---I look forward to my next trip here! read more

I've had better middle eastern food but I can't really say it wasn't good. I just thought the chicken wasn't as tender as it should have been. Great service read more

Sahara Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

I love this food! I especially love the Kibbee Nyee (when ordered "extra spicy.") It's a family run business, and I truly feel like they treat their customers as family as well. BEST baba ganoush in the metro Detroit area! read more

The best chicken shawarma salad great big portion and garlic spread is so good. Prices are reasonable everything I have there has been the best read more

I wanted to like it but so disappointing, shish kabob was black and burnt. Fattoush Salad had tons of lemon and oil all over it, the chips were not fried they were air dried or something. The hummus was bland, had no flavor. The garlic sauce used to be great, it was tart almost like they added lemon to that too. Even the shawarma was bland. Maybe the worst middle eastern food I've ever had. We got tons of food for cheap. I'd rather pay a little extra for less food of better quality. read more

We have gone to Sahara my whole life, and it's always been incredibly fresh and yummy. The staples are: hummus (super tahini-y and yummy) Sahara salad (the BEST LEMON GARLIC DRESSING!) and their meat grape leaves, along with the chicken kebabs dinner! It's a cute family run business with lots on the menu to choose from, from chicken shawarma to tabouli to chicken to shish kafta. It's a good spot. Pricy, but worth it. read more

Not very good. With so many good Lebanese restaurants this one isn't worth the time. The chicken in the chicken shawarma was horrible. The hummus was runny it just wasn't good read more