El Layali
El Layali
a plate of food with pita chips and dips
a close up of a menu
Packing
Nutella Baklava/Belewe con Nutella
a cup of coffee and a spoon on a table
Sirloin Shawarma plate
food, crepes
food
menu
menu
food
menu
food
chicken, bbq wings, chicken wings and fried chicken, poultry, fried chicken wings, fried chicken, chicken wings, bbq chicken, food
menu
food
Homemade Labneh and Grape Leaves
El Layali
Kibbeh croquettes with a side of rice-vermicelli
El Layali
El Layali
El Layali
Kibbeh Nayeh (beef Kibbeh tartare)
"Pita"chips?
Stephen J.
Aug 25, 2023
Ambiance in new location is more casual. Olive and cheese appetizer was lovely and well presented. Middle eastern salads were delightfully fresh and delicious. Service is friendly. The only complaint? I came because I was craving baba ganouj. Theirs is made with (I can only assume) canned roasted eggplant. You can taste the citric acid used in the canning. It simply wasn't good. Texture is too puréed, overly salted, and deficient in both tahini and lemon. Do order the individual size if you want to try it. I'm leaving a $15 order of it on the table with 3 teaspoons missing. The pita was warm, tender and plentiful.
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Melissa O.
Feb 8, 2025
This restaurant is closed! It's now a coffee shop. The traffic on Doniphan is brutal now making if difficult for these local places.
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Jenny L.
Feb 6, 2023
Lebanese food is one of my favorites, and El Layali is a hidden oasis in this city. It's a small family-owned establishment and the intimate setting makes for a cute and cozy meeting spot. I met up with the owners of Just Between Friends to see what the newest consignment event was up to. It's coming hopefully in March and taking tags now. Parking was a little confusing and we ended up parking in 3 different lots, lol, but the restaurant did have a dedicated lot behind the space. The staff was so professional and friendly, and they even suggested we BYOB since they didn't have their alcohol license yet. The menu is extensive and I loved the hummus plate. You can tell they use quality olive oils and they weren't stingy with the pita bread. I ordered the coffee and it was Turkish style with the grounds and it came in a tiny cup with sugar cubes. The best part is that they left the entire pot. The main entree for me was the Shish Tawouk (chicken skewers) with potatoes and my friend got the same with rice. You can't go wrong with this dish, the chicken was tender and full of flavor. Our other friend got the Lebanese plate and the tabouleh and the cooked kibbeh were delicious! The portions are perfect, not too large but enough that we were happily full. I would like to try out the desserts next time. This was such a nice little neighborhood spot, I look forward to coming back!El Layali Lebanese Cuisine(915) 259-80045222 Doniphan Dr. Suite B, El Paso, TX 79932https://maps.app.goo.gl/HkgWQedFc12Netwh9
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Bhanu C.
Feb 18, 2022
Tried the Grilled sirloin steak plate and the Nutella baklava. The day that went, the place was very busy. The sirloin steak plate came with steak, rice and pita bread (8 in no). The meat had good taste; the downside was that it was very chewy. I was unsure if the reason of it being chewy was because it was an order to go and maybe the steam made it have that texture. The pita bread, rice and steak went well together. The Nutella baklava was basically baklava with a ton of Nutella on top which made it extremely sweet and unappetizing. Overall, I will try again in person and check if it's better. Another important point to make is that they charged a 3.5% extra charge if you use a credit card and it's noted on the credit card tap/insert machine, however, the employee didn't notified me about the extra charge which showed lack of transparency in the business.
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Melissa G.
Jan 15, 2020
Wonderful and friendly customer serviceExcellent food and the teas are delicious Baklava is made there and all the meal are made by them .
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Janice G.
Jun 18, 2018
From start to finish, every single thing about this restaurant was mediocre. The service, the food, the ambience. I don't really care about waiting for my food if the food is worthwhile. But please don't charge unreasonably high prices for mediocrity and expect returning customers. A basic chicken shish was $18: two tiny skewers on a bed of greens. First of all, WAY too much salt! The chicken was semi-tough, and didn't have the juicy tenderness of a properly grilled chunk of meat.The kibbeh was not only dull and flavorless, it was steaming on the inside and room temperature on the outside. Chef Gordon Ramsay has taught us all what this means, and it ain't good. I had to mask the entrees with the even more bland hummus and yogurt sauce. I only finished my food because I felt guilty about how much I spent. I seriously question if the chefs have tasted the food they serve, because are some major adjustments that must take place for me to return!
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Bruce F.
Feb 10, 2022
Excellent food, friendly, efficient staff. Best Layali Rice I've had. I will return. Great
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Amalia G.
May 31, 2024
La comida en El Layali es una celebración de los sabores auténticos del Líbano. Cada plato es preparado con ingredientes frescos y siguiendo recetas tradicionales que han sido transmitidas a través de generaciones.The food at El Layali is a celebration of the authentic flavors of Lebanon. Each dish is prepared with fresh ingredients and following traditional recipes that have been passed down through generations.
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Karen P.
Jun 30, 2023
Delicious appetizers, chicken skewers, and Lebanese coffee! Love it. Another hidden gem in El Paso.
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Melanie R.
Mar 26, 2023
The food and service are wonderful. The food brings back to so many memories of the food my grandfather used to make for us. We even had them cater my mom's birthday party. Everyone loved the food!
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