This is a SPECIAL and delicious place. Set aside any doubts and get your culinary curiosity going…read moreand GO! I am a serious Yelper. I believe my reviews are honest. I love to help folk who want to avoid bad restaurants and especially to have excellent culinary experiences. I am grateful for others who lead me to memorable dining spots. This is one of them. One Arabian Night is tucked away in a scrappy part of Utica, NY. It's a Yemeni place so authentic at one point the chef came out during a call to prayer, unrolled a little rug and prayed. It's a beautiful thing. People being authentic and showing devotion. These guys are also devoted to flavor, and very generous portions at very good, honest prices. I got the succulent mixed lamb, which had chopped veggies and little pieces of roast potatoes. The dish came with a HUGE "sheet" of freshly baked flat bread with sesame seeds (as big as a pizza) WHO DOES THAT?! Side dishes were a fresh chopped salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion and lettuce with lemon juice and parsley, a bowl of very tasty lamb broth and a spicy chutney. I was blown away. When I was there it was catering only to Arabic families and men amiably chatting and eating with their hands. I was taught by my mom to respect other cultures and do as they do: so I observed the locals a little and dug in -ripping bread off and using it to grab finger fulls of food. It was wonderful. They also have an urn of self-serve sweet spiced tea to help make this a unique and unmissable dining experience in Utica. Go! And please leave your xenophobia behind. This ancient civilization (one of the world's OLDEST) has something to teach the most hardened burger-chomping American.

I've only ever ordered delivery but it's always delish! I'll make sure to dine in soon.read more

Perfect in every way, Service, Food, Ambiance, Prices,…read morePortions Now our favorite restaurant. Steep driveway pulling in and out - so drive slow !!! :-) Wait staff and cooks are awesome friendly and sincerely aim to please. Food is GREAT

Delicious Arabic food! I had the lunch special and it was all delicious and authentic! The baba…read moreganoush was especially good. The meal was also very affordable with large portions. All the food was served with fresh pita bread. The service was decent too.

I ordered a rice plate with half chicken and half lamb; so delicious and the portion is generous…read morefor the price . The service was amazing. friendly and sweet staff. The place is also clean. Highly recommend!

From their menu, I chose a "platter" with fish as the protein. Guess I'm the only one here. I asked…read morewhat kind of fish and was told - tilapia. There were two big enough looking filets, but when I got home to eat them, I found they were on the thin side. When cut, the cross sections showed that there was more breading than fish, top and bottom. I got a sample of the reddish chicken chunks I saw piled on the grill which was pretty good. With my fish, I had a choice from three types of rice. I chose spicy. This reddish rice was barely spicy at all and low in flavor generally. This comes with a small salad and some pita bread strips. The staff was very nice.

Met a friend here for dinner. We ordered mango lassi, naan, salmon masala, saag paneer. Service was…read moregood. Ambiance was casual.

I only do takeout since it's normally just me. The food is always very good. Great flavors!!read more

This place is an absolute goldmine. If you're looking for halal food, buckle up because they've got…read morecajun fried chicken (thighs, legs, breast) that will knock your socks off and also lamb over rice plates like you get on the street in downtown Manhattan. The guy who runs the place, Sam, is from Yemen and he's just about the nicest guy you'll ever meet. I can't believe how long I've lived in the Utica area and never been here until today. Suffice to say, I'll be stopping in again soon. Also, apparently Brooklyn Brisket Brothers is a full service restaurant version of this store so I'll be checking them out too.

Ordered the chicken over rice and it was delicious, wished it had a spicy hot sauce too but the…read moreflavors were there along with the fresh veggies.

This place blew us away. Don't let the location scare you, safe during the day. Great food, great…read moreportions, fair and reasonable pricing. Unique offerings, lamb, oxtail, goat, chicken several ways including deep fried and curried, mainly a to go venue. So worth a visit, the flavors were delightful, get the yellow rice and beans as sides. Your first visit won't be your last.

Bomb. Ma and I were shopping around cuse and looking for some food. She's from Brooklyn so she…read moreprefers these little hole in the wall, authentic places. It's actually a small store / take out restaurant. Ma got a gyro and I got a gyro platter which comes with all of the fixings - vegetables, rice, pita, and white sauce of course. Servings are huge, prices are fair, and service is friendly. They also have OXTAIL, Curry goat, stew beef. Dellliiiicouuussss. Will definitely be back here!

Cozy atmosphere, authentic Turkish decorations. We ordered fish tacos and Adana kebab - both fresh…read moreand delicious. Highly recommended.

This is the BIGGEST little surprise you will be thrilled over! Such an inconspicuous little old…read morebuilding, cute but not eye catchy... you will drive passed it easily ... if your exceeding the 30 mile per hour speed limit. Turkish delightful menu! Remember no alcoholic beverages served.

Every delivery order of the same item--Tika Masala is different. Sometimes watery, other times…read morethick like oatmeal. Bland or too spicy. Rice is cold and sticky. No wonder the business and building is on the market. If you like their food--sorry but you haven't had real Indian food.

We have eaten here 3 times in the past two months for dinner and it has been excellent each time…read more We have been with a group of 7 and twice with a table of 4 and each time we were provided excellent service and delicious food. We are all Indian food aficionados and are discerning diners. The prices are fair and the food is prepared exactly to taste. I look forward to going back again soon.

Spent all week out of town and the last thing I wanted to do was cook last night when I got back…read more So, I ordered multiple items for pick up. Food was ready as promised and when I got home and laid out the spread it was delicious as expected. My family and I dug in with gusto and throughly enjoyed it all. Zero complaints.....

I ordered takeout for family dinner tonight. We've orders here a few times before and I thought it…read morewas good on those orders. My order tonight was a chicken tikka masala, a pickle side, a shrimp pakora, a mango lassi, and a goat tikka masala. The chicken tikka masala and shrimp pakora were good. I didn't try the pickle side, and the mango drink was really good. The goat tikka masala had 7 100 percent reviews on the site so I decided to go with it as I've never had it before. My very first bite had a bone half inch diameter and about an inch long. I ended up finding several of these, and my other bites had shards of bone. My entire meal was thrown away. I'm super glad I didn't dish some out to my young children before the meal started. I could've choked or swallowed some sharp pieces of bone. I've never had this meal before so if it's supposed to have lots of bone then I didn't expect that; however I don't believe it's supposed to and so I'm leaving this as a warning to anyone I would not order the goat tikka masala for this reason. To me this experience is a zero but I'm forced to give it a one. I won't be eating here again

Another great chicken and rice dish yet even more!…read more Welcome to another takeout thursday! This week we have Pita Dream! I ordered the Dream Platter and boy was it a dream come true. Chicken, beef and lamb over rice with salad and sauce with two slices of pita over the top to soak up the juices! All for $15. I really feel like i got more than my money's worth, enjoyed the meal, and would go back hoping to try something else but would likely get this again because it was so good. Filling, flavorful, and Full sized. I ate about 3/4s and will have some more for tommorrow.

I really enjoyed the hummus with pita and dream fries. The chicken platter/bowl wasn't bad but…read morewasn't necessarily great. Overall friendly and quick service, no wait time and a few tables available inside.