Dijlah Hookah Lounge

Very happy with my decision, and I enjoyed waiting in the restaurant. It has a comfortable, homey vibe! The food is amazing. The eggplant special was loved by my partner. The waitress was very nice and communicated the menu well. Thank you, Dijlah Restaurant and Cafe team for making this amazing place possible for us to enjoy!

Quality of food has gone drastically down over the years. I can't speak for the hookah bar scene as I don't smoke but fro the news and looks of it, the place seems to draw trouble and it has been closed for few months now. Until the owner addresses the quality of service and menu I'd avoid coming here.

A friend and I stopped in here for hookah on a Sunday evening. This spot is open late, which is great for Pittsburgh. They are a restaurant in the front and hookah in the back. However, you can still order food in the hookah area. We ordered a hookah and then ordered some hummus, veggies, and drinks (non alcoholic) a little later. The vibe is chill. The service is great and the hummus and drinks were delicious! I'll definitely be stopping back in here soon. It's right in Lawrenceville too, so it's in a great location.

What a bizarre experience trying to eat here today. We arrived at 2 pm, well after the posted opening time of 1:30. No one to greet us, completely empty restaurant. The sign said "Seat Yourself" so we did. And waited. And waited. More than 10 minutes later, a server shows up, gives us water, and says dismissively, "We're not really open" and walks away before we can even say anything. We got up and left. Clearly they didn't want our business. Won't come here again.

We enjoyed a nice hookah at Dijlah. The ambiance was perfect for our after dinner sesh. We sat on the patio, music playing, large televisions playing the games. We had some drinks, but really want to try the food when we return to Pittsburgh. Open late, which was refreshing!

Didn't get to experience the hookah, but the food was quite good. I tried the chicken tikka kebab skewer (3), an Iraqi kebab, 2 spinach and feta pies, ossmalleya, and baklava. When I first entered the restaurant, I noticed that it was decorated nicely but there was no on there. I got my takeout order in a fair amount of time, though. The first item I tried was the chicken and Iraqi kebabs. The chicken was a bit overcooked and a little too charred for my taste. However, it was still flavorful and pretty tasty. The Iraqi kebab (chicken) reminded me of sausage for some reason. It had almost a processed meat texture to it, so I wasn't the biggest fan. Try the non-chicken Iraqi kebab instead.I was very pleasantly surprised by the pies. They were huge, and each single pie came cut into two smaller pies. The feta was clearly high quality and the breading was done well, too. They stuffed it full of spinach, but it wasn't overpowering the cheese. Just a hint of onion as well.The desserts were fairly good, and a great bang for your buck. I'm pretty sure both the ossmalleya and the baklava is not made in house since I saw him taking out a dessert box when preparing my order. Still, I enjoyed the baklava. Maybe just a bit more syrup but otherwise great. Ossmalleya is quite unique: nice pistachio inside, some syrup (not enough though), crispy topping, and a hint of lemon.Overall, there aren't many Iraqi places in western Pennsylvania, so this place is worth a try. The prices are very reasonable and you get a fair portion of food (huge portion for the pies).

Wonderful restaurant and lounge with incredibly kind staff. The dishes on the menu are diverse, well-balanced, and served in generous quantities with your choice of rice or fries as the main fiber/carb. Ample selection of imported non-alcoholic beverages including Turkish malt sodas and classic soft drinks such as Vimto. The restaurant and lounge are two different worlds, both worth exploring. The restaurant portion is your typical nice restaurant with ambient music playing in the background, a large water bottle, and a relaxing environment. The lounge area has more of a nightclub vibe with illuminated plastic tables and numerous telephone charging stations on the majlis. There is also a DJ booth but I'm not sure how often it sees any use. Restaurant portion is recommended if you are trying to impress a date, or if you have visiting relatives you are trying to give a good impression of the city. Prices are just on the edge of spendy, but the meals served are worth every single copper penny. The lounge area is more an area to kick off your sandals and casually chill out with friends on a night out. While a lot of the focus is on hookah, there is plenty to eat and drink if you don't smoke, and this is a great place to go if you don't drink alcohol or need somewhere to spend time while on a tolerance break. Love everything about this place. Highly recommended! lRecommended food/drink combo: Dijlah cocktail (mocktail), Mix Grill

Just delicious food. Stopped in after wrestling as they were only one a few spot open at that time that wasn't a bar. So glad we did! Big fan of this style of food and was blown away. It doesn't break the bank either. Went back again today to try something I didn't last night and it was just as good. This will be a regular place on going for this style of food.

I found this restaurant through searching on Google for Iraqi/Gulf food and we decided to try it out...I'm glad we did!Very nice authentic arabic food. Lovely seating area with decorations. Not a grand luxurious setting but with an authentic lovely touch of decorations that reflects their homeland. The rice and meat was very delicious and halal. The tea was also super (not easy to find brewed tea in Pittsburgh). The service was very good thank you Ali for taking care of us. We also ordered catering for the next day and everything was great.

I kind of knew what this was from the start. The atmosphere was dingy, hole in the wall type. The restaurant is nice though this review only reflects the hookah part not the restaurant.