Ali Baba House of Kabob

DOUBLE CHECK your order each time, whether dine in or take out. Did take out, the guy charged me $60 at first. When he repeated the order, all seemed right. Then as I'm waiting for food and did the math, I got only $37 as my total. When I asked, he admitted the girl charged me 2 platters, just vs Kabab skewers only. He first said your difference is $13. Then I told him ring up and the do math, that seems less. He said oh yes it's $23 refund rather. Then when the food finally came 20 mins of waiting, I asked hey can you give me a chili sauce. He proceeds to ring me up $.56. I'm like LOL are you really charging for this even after 20 mins of waiting? He goes "well I'm the one that gave you the money". But the money he gave was incorrectly charged extra of my order? That was rude, I told him there's something called customer service still, and I said it's ok don't worry about it. He said I'm getting you order so you can go. When he came back, I gave him $1 anyways as a tip, which would be 2 sauces worth money anyways, hoping he would get the point how rude, introverted and mannerless his customer service was. The food is amazing, I've been eating here since I was a kid. The other server guy in past with the tattoo was such a great host. This guy really shames the reputation of my fav restaurant.

In college in Washington DC, my Persian boyfriend took me to Moby Dick's and I forever will be in love with beef koubideh. Visiting him in California he took me to Little Tehran and I had the fabulous yogurt drink known as dough. His mom made tahdig and gormeh sabzi. When I moved to Orlando I found a few places, but nothing was anywhere as close as Ali Baba! Definitely worth the drive to Longwood. Ali Baba serves up top notch authentic dishes and they fastidiously clean the tables after each guest. What more could you ask for? We're planning to take friends soon and we'll definitely add this restaurant to our rotation!

Don't let the lack of decor fool you. So glad to let the great service and amazing food speak for itself. Never had Persian cuisine before and with these beautiful dishes with outstanding ingredients it won't be the last. We tried a mix of dishes Beef soltani & Vaziri... will definitely be back. The meat was so tender and loved the charred grill flavor. The rice and lavash bread added a great touch. Unfortunately we weren't able to try Turkish coffee due to the time they close on Saturday at 9pm. Will have to get it next time.

I was finally able to eat here with my partner and it did not disappoint! It's tough to find really good Persian food around Orlando but this is where you need to go! We ordered the Chicken Koubideh and the Beef Koubideh and split a side of tahdig. Everything was AMAZING but the tahdig was a little too oily - you can probably stick with the saffron rice. Service was very attentive and quick - food came out fast as well. It was not buys inside but I can see that this place might get busy with larger parties and events based on the amount of available seating.

I have been searching for an Iranian restaurant and this one came pretty darn close to perfect!My only warning to Persians is there is no Sabzi plate and a lack of good deserts (no Akbar Mashti or Falludeh) the Tadig was generous but very under cooked.Now to the highlights!!The tea was perfect! A rich cardamom flavor with offerings of sugar cubes and sticks (the sticks are an extra charge)The lavash is warm and soft. There was a very unique yet aromatic flavor to the ghormeh sabzi dish.The House Kabob Platter is where I found my most gluttoness joy! The rice is tender, buttery and cooked to perfection with large skewers of Koobideh, Chicken Koobideh, Beef Shish, and Joojeh. (We opted to add 2 skewers of Baarg at medium rare; tender and so so juicy!)All in all this place hit that craving and left me wanting it again and again! Cannot wait to get another chance to dine at this gem a second and hundredth time!

Food was delicious, servers polite and professional Next time I'm in town I'll bring my family here again

This Persian restaurant was great! The servers were all great and were very attentive. I love my chicken kubideh. My spouse had his favorite, Zereshk Polo and he loved it too. We highly recommend this restaurant. It was very quiet inside, so I was actually able to hear myself talking.

Excellent Persian food! If you have never experienced this cuisine then you are missing out! Clean restaurant, great service and delicious food! Their Falafel was tasty and crispy! The Mast-e-Moosir and Babaganoush with Pita were the perfect way to start out our meal! Hint: you are going to want to order additional Pita as it's so good with the dips! Try the Babaganoush on the falafel! The Ghormeh Sabzi a must try traditional Persian stew with lots of green herbs, chunks of beef (tender like pot roast) and kidney beans served over basmati rice was perfect! The beef Koubideh kabobs and marinated chicken Shish Tavuk (Joojeh) were absolutely delicious and must order items!

We have a Persian friend that scouted out this place as it is (apparently) tough to find good Persian kabobs in Orlando. We didn't really have any expectations on what kind of quality we were going to get, but we had a really great experience! The aesthetics of the restaurant could use improvement - the inside seemed under construction or scattered. But we didn't mind the atmosphere. We were here for the food. And the food was fantastic! We got a mix of chicken and beef kabob dishes, and all of them were delicious. My girlfriend and I also got the roasted eggplant dip as an appetizer that comes with pita that was very tasty. The servers were also nice and helpful. Overall, we were happily surprised by this local restaurant and would certainly recommend it to anyone looking for great quality Persian food!

Authentic Persian food. Incredible every time. They recently underwent remodeling and not only is the food amazing but the atmosphere too.