Ali Baba Mediterranean Grill

One of my ABSOLUTE favorite places to eat in a 100 mile radius!!!The BUFFET is fantastic--love getting a scoop of each favorite items & their Rice Pudding w/ Cinnamon is the perfect combo me to a delicious meal...I wish I could go once a week, I would!!!

We used to love this place, but it is just not the same! We stopped in for lunch on a Monday. It was Presidents Day, but we were shocked they had a sign on the door indicating that the buffet was $25 instead of $20 for "holiday pricing". Seriously! On Presidents Day! **Eye roll**We proceeded in, paid for the buffet, and got a table. When I went to get a drink, almost all the fountain drink options were labeled OUT. Okay, what is going on here!?! Not good. Especially since we can only drink sugar free beverages. I stopped an employee to complain and explain. He was kind enough to set up the sugar free drink dispenser for us, but no clue why all the other ones were out!?On to the buffet. I always like to start with soup and the tomato basil soup did not disappoint, but the seeded bread was soaked with too much olive oil and the spanakopita was soggy.The rest of the food was average at best. The chicken is usually so good here, but it was flavorless. Even the chicken dish with the mushrooms and gravy. No flavor whatsoever.Definitely not worth the Presidents Day up charge holiday pricing!We won't be back.

The place is looking a little rough with the booth chair material showing large holes and places on the wall have tape and dents. Despite the aged appearance, the lunch buffet doesn't disappoint. Everything is so tasty!Plenty of vegetable choices and meat choices. I love their baked cauliflower. The seasoning just pops in your mouth. Same goes for the cooked spinach, and the cooked mixed vegetables. The saffron chicken is lovely because of the sauce which I like to sop up with my pita bread. The salad bar has hummus, baba ganoush, fatoush (cucumber and tomato salad), and tabouli. In addition to warm, fresh Arabic pocket bread, you can also get zaatar bread. I always finish my meal with the rice pudding. It is firm and has a few pistachios in it. The best I have had in the area. The drink station has generic sodas now, but they taste nearly the same as the big competitors that you are familiar with. Holiday prices are $25 for the buffet. Ouch! But hey, the food is still worth it. If you need to leave your seat, leave your plate and get a fresh one. The staff will take your used plates and leave your silverware. You pay at the entrance before being seated. This allows you to hangout or leave as soon as you need to without having to get anyone's attention to pay the bill. Still a great experience!

Loved the food, mushroom chicken, starters, desserts , kebabs and desserts. Yum!!!Worth the money. Good service. Decent seating.

I go to Ali Baba often because I feel it's the freshest in town. Wonderful food and service! The meats: gyro, stuffed peppers, beef kafta, and chicken dishes are juicy and satisfying. The falafal is crunchy and textural but light -- and Ali Baba features many colorful vegetable dishes such as sauteed zucchini with peppers, carrot, mushroom, onion, roasted cauliflower, and spinach medley, taboule, and many salads. Their rice and roasted potatoes stand out, but my all-time favorite dish is the melt-in-your mouth baked eggplant and chickpeas in tomato sauce. Epic rice pudding with pistachios makes a delicate finish!

5/5 for the buffet alone. A healthy, delicious and nutritious lunch with so much variety for $9 per pound cannot be beat

This place used to be my favorite buffet. Even though I don't eat much, but I did enjoy the variety and food quality. I'm not sure happened the past month, two time we ate here were all sad experiences. The food were not the same, almost all the roast meats were dry, and the gyro taste salty and very starchy. The weekend is $25 per person and there's not much improvement than the weekdays. If you really want to try this place, to-go box option is still more worthy it.I hope this is only temporary downside of this restaurant, I want to eat here regularly like I did in the summer time. Hopefully it will change to be better.

So we used to frequent this place when it was over in Irving and it was basically a weekly pilgrimage. They have all you can eat and it's a huge buffet and the food is just absolutely amazing. My favorites are the gyro meat and the falafel and the tabouli, but honestly, I've never had anything that wasn't Less than awesome. Definitely worth a trip to Dallas for ...

5+ Stars for a memorable lunch today.My Granddaughter was the first to exclaim, THIS is the best food I've ever tasted !!Cold and Hot bars had plenty of vegetarian choices and the herbs and seasoning were just perfect.PLEASE open more locations next year!!

We went here before a performance at the Eisman Center. Our server was Tia and she was on the spot with introduction and drinks. We were all hungry and the entire table all ordered the Chicken Marsala, with the me as the exception...I got the trout! Everything was yummy and delicious. The bread was fresh and the hummus we got was creamy and flavorful. We made it out with time to space to make to our performance down the street! Keep up the great work! Been a fan since you all were here in Lower Greenville! :)