Mr Pita Mediterranean restaurant brought surprises as it brought me authentic delicious Israeli…read morecuisine. It is my favorite mediterranean restaurant outside of St Louis city. Everything here is delicious. The restaurant is casual yet nicely decorated with middle eastern flavors. Service is decent. Our favorites here are: - Chicken shawarma is juicy and perfectly seasoned, come with chopped tomatoes and hummus - The touboli is crisp and is so delicious. - Love the hummus, baba ghanoush and the falafels

The name made me visualize fast service (order at a counter- eat at a table), but this tries to be…read morefull service. The food was very flavorful, but appetizer was served after the main meal meals were served. I appreciated the diced tomatoes dipping sauce vs ketchup... it upscaled the dish nicely. The fries were golden brown and tasty. The gyro was good. The black coffee was strong and hot. The place needs another server to increase the business during the lunch rush. The one waitress did a great job, but the place is large... for a couple of hours they could use another staff member. The kitchen staff needs more people. The falafel. And coffee should have been made first-then the sandwiches. I believe this was the because of skeleton crew idea of management. Even the entrance was not located under their sign, but located under a Hertz sign. Overall- the name sounds like a "fast-service casual" place, but owners never worked out the kinks yet. I am a fan otherwise. I can see what the place could become.

Great restaurant - attentive service, great food'…read more We first learned of Aldar from the Ian Froeb review in the Post-Dispatch and he gave it a recommended rating, and we agree! We called ahead and Khalid answered the phone and confirmed that many items on the menu are gluten free, and with that we were on our way. The restaurant is in the shopping complex with the Wildwood Schnucks, on Old Manchester just near the intersection with Manchester / Hw 100. There were many other guess when we arrived and by time we left it was almost filled. Aldar means house and the team there makes you feel like you are home - thank you to Khalid and the team for making us so welcome! When they seat you, they bring a bowl of soup. It's the lamb soup mentioned by Froeb in his review: "There isn't any meat in this -- maybe a scant shred -- but lamb's grassy, funky flavor is unmistakable. The cloudy broth sticks to your lips and tongue, a texture patiently coaxed from bones. A peppery accent builds subtly and then not so subtly. The gracious welcome and that heat linger over the rest of your meal." The menu has many items, some veg, others with lamb, chicken and/or beef. Tonight my wonderful wife and I shared an order of lamb chops... amazing... the chops tender inside and nicely browned on the outside... atop (long grain) mandy rice, with fried onions, also tomato and cucumber salad and a side of favored yogurt / yoghourt. So so so good. I saw other tables had a large piece of bread... roughly the side of a large pizza, toasted in a hot oven to make many air bubbles in the crust - it looked so good. I asked for a small piece of the bread only wanting a little, and Khalid still brought a while order... some for the table and some I took home. Two TVs were on, one showing videos of cooking the recipes, the other some of the beautiful countryside and beaches of Yemen. We look forward to returning soon!

To me, the name Ian Froeb is synonymous with quality eats in the Saint Louis area. I read his…read moreweekly reviews via email newsletter from the Post Dispatch. I used to read his reviews in the Riverfront Times religiously. So when he praises any eatery in the region, I quickly put in on my tbe (to-be-eaten) list. Such was the case with Aldar Yemeni Cuisine. My wife, daughter, and I found ourselves in Wildwood this weekend following a scheduled visit to a Chesterfield play place for the kiddo. We needed a visit to nature after being surrounded by countless, screaming toddlers. After an hour at Castlewood State Park, it was time for some late afternoon vittles. The recent review of Aldar flashed in my mind as we loaded into the daddy-van. The wife agreed some Yemeni cuisine sounded delightful and we were on our way. Jump ahead to our table at the new restaurant, which was doing some brisk business at a time in the afternoon (3:00:ish) when most restaurants are facing a lull, even on a Saturday. That was our first good sign. The menu contains a plethora of Yemeni and Mediterranean choices, ranging from pita and hummus to baklava and tres leches cake. As is typical with me, I asked the server what they recommended. The Mandy Chicken was suggested, and I could sense some true passion from the server about the dish, so that was my selection. My wife chose the Mixed Grill Combo, and our daughter, being the typical four-year-old, brightened as soon as she saw the chicken nuggets on the menu. No amount of begging could convince her to try something even slightly more authentic. We were delighted by the lamb broth that was presented gratis at the beginning of the meal, along with a bowl of spicy Sahawaq, which the server explained could act as a condiment through the entire meal. It was indeed a delicious condiment. The broth was equally delicious; very soothing and comforting, despite the hot temperature outdoors. Now on to that Chicken Mandy. Wow. It's half a chicken with crispy skin and tender meat served with turmeric basmati rice and some raw vegetables for texture contrast. All the components were made even better with the addition of the Sahawaq. This was the perfect introduction to Yemeni cuisine. The portion was generous enough that I had breakfast for Sunday morning. I was very tempted to try some other, sweeter, items on the menu as well. The baklava, coffees, and smoothies were calling out to me. But I decided, perhaps against my better judgement, to use my craving for something sweet as a reason to return soon, as if we needed another reason beyond that crispy, flavorful chicken. Only two criticisms for Aldar; the beef portion of the Mixed Grill Combo was bland and dry. I only had a small taste and my wife assured me she was enjoying it slathered with the Sahawaq, but I was not impressed. The other, very small, critique was that the table and benches we were seated at were too far apart. I had to sit forward through the whole meal and felt the journey from plate to mouth was too far to be comfortable. It was an even bigger struggle for our daughter, who had to really stretch those short arms to reach her plate. Other than those two minor issues, everything else was near perfect. Five stars to the food, service, ambience, value, portion sizes, cleanliness, and overall experience. We will certainly be back as soon as we can. Thank you, Mr. Froeb, for another great suggestion, via your great reviews.

This is definitely one of the places in the rotation whenever I am in the area for work. Big…read moreportions and delicious food. I ordered mixed shawarma plate ... You won't worry about macros

Unassuming strip center location on Manchester west of 141. Order and pay at the counter and…read morethey'll bring the food to your table. I had the chicken shawarma sandwich combo, which came with fries, coleslaw, a side of picked carrots and sliced pickles and a drink for around $17. The drinks are canned, along with bottled water, and the sodas are mostly off brand (Sam's cola etc). Napkins are paper towels from the dispenser. The sandwich was good sized, fresh and hot, with a tzatziki sauce, and the fries were plentiful. Overall, an enjoyable meal, save for the drinks and "napkins".

For those in search of an Indian buffet lunch in St. Louis, this may be your place. Took my…read moredaughter here a few weeks ago, and we cam away impressed with the variety of foods that included Irani and Pakistani, and the friendly staff. Although we long for saffron to add back its lunch buffet, this one was almost as good. The restaurant ambience is down to earth so if you are looking for fancy, this may not be your place.

I just don't know what to say. This would be such a bi-polar review…read more So I've never eaten in, we just got to go orders twice. The Butter Chicken was really good. It's as you'd expect from a nice place like this. But the Chicken Korma....how horrible. It's not the flavour, the flavour is good. But they chop up chicken and put it in, bones, cartilage and all. (pictures) So you can't take a bite of food without having to analyze it with your teeth to make sure youre not biting into something hard. It's worse than the restaurants that serve you a pasta dish with shrimp but the tails are still attached so you have to coat your fingers in alfredo sauce just to be able to eat your food. The dish was wholly disappointing because it was pretty much inedible. The naan bread is tortilla-like, it's not really the nice, fluffy bread you'd expect. (picture) The rice was nice and fluffy. Some good things but only three stars because of the inedible dish. We'll order other things next time, and there will be a next time no problem. Updated review to follow I'm sure.

Very clean place with nice staff and a pleasant atmosphere inside. There were a few tables inside…read moreand outside; I definitely recommend sitting inside because the ambiance is great with their interior design and music. They have an interesting selection of sodas, including a version of Diet Coke/Coke Zero (which I thought was better than these because it felt smoother). They offer free tea and water, which are self serve near the front. The food was great from the fattah hummus and fava beans to the pizza fatayer and oven baked burger fatayer special (which was my favorite out of these four dishes). Will come back and try other items too!

The food was exceptional, made to order, very flavorful. They have a brick oven in the center of…read morethe kitchen and bake the Fatayer right there on the spot. The shishtawouk sandwich was delicious, the Fatayers were awesome, this place is a must try. Friendly service and clean

This is my favorite place to eat in Saint Ann. Mr. Omar is very friendly, the food is quick, the…read morewebsite is easy, the place is nice, the pricing is fair, and the food is phenomenal. My go-to is the Shawarma Combo with seasoned zucchini fries and a soda. Sometimes a cheesecake from the display case too. I like to order pickup, especially when I'm having a rough day, because Omar's food heals my soul.

Tasty Mediterranean & American food. Friendly staff,…read moreespecially the older man who I assume runs the place. The size of the servings seem to have gotten smaller over the past few years but it's still reasonably priced.

I drove forever trying to find the location. Allow me to save you some time. Its inside the mall…read more Its clean you watch the cook and it was made hot and fresh. Yummy healthy food. I had a grill chicken like flatbread sandwich. Really fresh ingredients lettuce tomatoes and a garlic sauce type dressing. With the power yelp blah blah blah I give it 10 stars.

I recently stopped by this place to see you what they had since this was one of the only food…read morerestaurants at the mall that didn't have very greasy food options and plenty of healthy selections of choices. I settled for their Falafel Burger since it was the most appealing and healthy option. It came with fries and even though my order took a while to make it was worth because it satisfied my craving for the rest of the day. Staff here was very friendly. Prices here were actually really good for what they are. I would have they come back here this place is usually dead in the afternoon

Food was great, service was awesome! Some of the best butter chicken ever!…read more Service was quick!

Previously I've been to this business and found it delicious, but today's visit the chicken was…read morehalf unbreaded and half breaded (previously the chicken was not breaded), which is concerning because I have a family member who can't tolerate gluten. It's like they just slapped two different dishes together and served it because they didn't have enough prepped. Extremely disappointed.