Omar's Halal Grill

I used to come here as a student when I was at Pitt and it never disappointed. I recently stopped by here with my siblings and it was just as I remembered it. Very friendly and fast staff. My siblings and I were waiting outside and one of the employees walked out of the shop to bring it to us! How kind. The food is delicious as always, you cannot go wrong with anything you order from here. Now that I'm not anywhere near the restaurant anymore, sometimes I get a craving for this place and my heart breaks a bit on the inside knowing I don't have easy access to it anymore. The restaurant (if that's what you would call it??) has some nice outdoor seating and a beautiful view of Cathy, what more could you want??? I will definitely always stop by here whenever I am in Pittsburgh. LOVE this place!!!!

The food served here is really excellent! I have been craving some tasty Middle Eastern food, and this is just the place to get some. Decent location too. I tried their chicken shawarma arabi as well as the baklava.The food was delicious. I haven't seen many reviews of their baklava, but decided to give it a try either way. The baklava wasn't anything special. I believe it is made in house though. Good, but could have used more syrup. And somewhat expensive, although good portion. Honestly not really sure if the baklava is worth it.However, the chicken! The wrap! The saj! This was delicious. If you come here, you must try the Arabi (chicken Arabi or beef Arabi, either one). The saj bread it is wrapped in is perfectly crispy and incredible. The chicken is quite good as well. Nice little chunks of pickles throughout the wrap.Outside of the wrap, you get a little container of vegetables, like thinly sliced carrots and a few pickles. You also get a ton of fries with the meal. These fries were quite tasty, surprisingly. And I'm not usually much of a fry fan. They also have this incredible garlic sauce, which is used up very quickly. It's also included inside the arabi. I would buy a bottle of that sauce if they sold it.All in all, the food at Omar's Halal Grill is amazing. It's not too expensive and the portions are quite large. The quality is very high, and I would definitely recommend the Arabi.

Stopped by here after visiting the Carnegie museum. This place is on the strip and is ran by a mother and son. The mom was doing the cooking and man, she knows what she's doing. I ordered the beef shawarma with side of fries. The beef was so juicy and tender. The fries were so delicious, crispy, and perfectly salted. I usually eat my fries with ketchup but these fries did not need ketchup or additional flavoring at all. This place accepts both cash and credit card. Service was 5-10 minutes. Plenty of table seating on the strip or you can sit on the grass.

Stopped in for a beef shawarma this afternoon. There were a couple people ahead of me in line and they gave up and were exasperated with the wait. That made it a little quicker for me thank heavens. It's not clear that you order from the right window and pickup from the left window so I think that may have led to a lot of unnecessary standing around for some people too. The shawarma with saj bread is quite good and the toppings were plentiful. Aside from the wait and unclear queuing this was a good experience and I'd go back again.

DO NOT get any frozen drinks from the lemonade or cherry slushie machines they have out front. If you look at the nozzles there is black mold growing on the inside! So when you dispense the slush the mold will deposit into your cup. No one cleans those machines because it is too much work. Do not make yourself sick. Avoid this place.

This is a kiosk located in schenley plaza, so there is obviously no indoor seating, but lots of outdoor benches and a few tables nearby.The chicken shawarma wrap was good and easy to eat on the go. I thought the hummus was very weird and not good tasting. It was overwhelmingly lemony, almost tasted like a cleaning product. I didn't taste any tahini flavor. The texture was kind of watery and not smooth. Came with super dry, tough pita bread. I'm not sure if this is a different style of hummus than what I am used to from other halal restaurants, but regardless, it tasted bad.

Super fast and nice service. A really good place to pick up and go.Got the platter with chicken and beef, and it was really good!

I don't know if it is, but this place should be a Pittsburgh institution. Had the hummus and chicken shawarma and it was amazing. The guy in the kiosk was friendly, service was quick, and did I say the lunch was DELICIOUS??

Went for lunch. They gave us a wonderful large portion of rice but only a tiny bit of chicken.

Just arrived in town and wanted a quick bite delivered to my hotel. I love a good Greek salad, and Omar's Halal Grill came through! I ordered the house salad with chicken shawarma. The salad container was packed full with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cabbage, and parsley. The dressing was tangy and not overpowering. It was mixed well throughout the veggies. There was a generous dollop of garlic sauce included. The chicken shawarma was very tasty. I had a couple of nice crisp, flavorful cuts, but it was all tender and well-seasoned. It was a generous portion for the price. Would highly recommend for a quick bite.