Jolina's Mediterranean Cuisine

Cozy and authentic Mediterranean and middle eastern food. The staff serve you with a smile and are proud when they see you enjoying their food. The interior is clean and cozy . The food is delicious and prepared in olive oil exclusively. Do yourself a favor and get an appetizer.

The food was fine but the salt and pepper shakers were filthy and encrusted with food. Gag me!We were the only customers, so maybe we should have known better than to go in.

Take home delight! I made a quick order while I was in busy traffic. I was happy to show up and find my order ready to go, folks in and out made for a quick amusingambience All I wanted on this windy Pittsburgh evening was a nice salad, beef kabobs and lamb to share and a Mazza Platter because hummus and baba ghanoush is amazing at Jolina's - thank you! Also, I made a request for the homemade yogurt which is made with a lot of care. I have more of a citrus flavor going but if you and a little pita, with hummus and olives along with a drizzle of yogurt. It's really delicious.

Food was excellent. Serice and water glasses were filled promptly, and food arrived in a timely fashion. Food was fresh and filling. Cute litte restaurant, great window with lots of light. Parking is on the street.

I stopped by here for a second time a couple of Saturdays ago for dinner with my wife and twins. We had found Jolinas on Yelp and ended up placing our order online for a time a little bit in the future, 5 Pm. The restaurant itself is right on Brookline Blvd and has limited parking out in front of it. Thankfully there was a spot on the day we were there and I was able to run in to pick up our food. It was ready whenever I got there and a nice older gentlemen who I think was the owner helped to check me out. Since I got a to go order I didn't get to see much of the restaurant. What I did see was their kitchen right behind the cash register, a cooler with beverages and not much more. For dinner on this evening I went with the Jolina's Mashawi Platter and chose the artichoke salad as my side while my wife went with the lamb Kebab with Rice and chose the Mediterranean salad as her salad. We also ordered our kids the gyro over rice and chose the grilled cheese wrap as our side. The menu described my meal as Side kafta, side chicken shawarma, side beef, and side of tawook on a bed of rice served with your choice of salad while my wife's and kids were both self explanatory. I first started off with my meal and thought that it was quite good. There was an ample amount of well seasoned rice and I really enjoyed the different meats that came with it. On both of my visits the meat was seasoned nicely although it was a little drier on my second visit vs my first one. Still I enjoyed it both times. After the meal I was able to enjoy the artichoke salad which was fantastic. It consisted of 3 large hunks of artichoke with some paprika and a dressing and I really enjoyed it. The artichokes were tangy and it was a great change from a regular salad. My wife enjoyed her lamb kebab here and both of my twins really enjoyed the gyro meat and fries.The bottom line for me is that I would head back here again in the future and already have. My wife and I really enjoyed all of the food that we had here and I love their artichoke salad.

My coworker told me about this place, so I ordered takeout to give it a try. I ordered a few apps and sides, and had myself a delicious girl dinner! I ordered the hummus, side of veggies, the homemade yogurt (Laban), and the spanakopita. I also ordered a homemade iced tea. You can tell everything is made fresh and with love. I placed my order online and everything was ready 15 minutes later. The portions are generous and it was enough for me to eat leftovers for a couple of days. I ordered takeout on a Saturday evening and when I went to pick up my food, I noticed there was no one in the Resturant (either dining in or picking up). Once I got home and tried the food, I was very surprised by this. If you're in the mood for Mediterranean food, definitely check this place out!

Our family wanted to try some ethnic food that had many vegetarian options. Jolina's popped up as a suggested restaurant, and we are happy we checked this place out. All of us liked it. The lady was really nice, and had a table ready for us at 1:30 pm as we had requested. We tried a few of the appetizers. I had the lentil soup which was good and I was surprised by the lemony flavor that it seemed to have. My son had the spanakopita, which he absolutely loved, and my daughter had the spinach pie, which she liked a lot. After that we went for the vegetarian Mazza, which was an assortment of falafel, baba ganoush, hummus, grape leaves stuffed with rice, etc. All the items were fresh and tasted delicious. We finished off with Baklavas for dessert: simply superb.The ambience is simple, but clean. It is very obvious that the owner couple are working hard to run a Lebanese restaurant and are managing on a tight budget.I will strongly recommend this place, especially if you are a vegetarian.Will strongly recommend this place.

First time here and will definitely be back! Ordered the Mazza appetizer, the best falafel we've ever had along with the pita bread...so delicious! Also ordered the gyro, lubia, chicken shawarma the best we've ever had and we're frequent regulars of other Mediterranean restaurants. The owner personally checked in with us and gave us complimentary hummus. the nicest people and delicious food. Can't wait to visit again!

The food is authentic as well as quite tasty. It seems that the seating areas (tables, chairs, accessories, etc.) need to be thoroughly cleaned for a better appearance as well as improved cleanliness.

We brought our film crew from Cleveland to shoot our last day of filming and had lunch at Jolinas Mediterranean. The best food in town bar none! The falafel and hummus was incredible. The host was so accommodating and gracious. Next time in Pittsburgh we will absolutely be coming back to the south side for our next meal.