Sahara Taste of the Middle East
Sahara Taste of the Middle East
Combination Beef & Chicken Kabob Plate
Lamb Over Rice
Filet Mignon Tikka Plate
Not much left of juicy chicken
Meat pie - lakhamajin (not sure about the spelling. Sorry )
Chicken Shawarma plate
chicken tikka plate with beet salad
a plate of food
Kubba Hamuth - juicy dumplings made with beef and bulgur
I order one plate they make 2 plate and they not cancel the another plate bad castmer service
2 plate tikka chicken Iwas ordering just one
Filet mignon skewer
food
Sahara Fries
Filet mignon plate
food
oysters and mussels, food
Chicken tikka
Bathroom decor
Inside
Dolma, Beef Shawarma, Zaatar Flatbread
Sandra W.
Aug 4, 2024
Love this place! You can't go wrong with any it's off their menu!Service: always friendly and helpful Ambiance: always clean and love their dipping sauce options. Must try all because you'll find one or two that'll be your go to! Food: We love their POTATO CURRY STEW! It's amazing and authentic compared to other places we've ordered from. We usually get the Beef and the Chicken Shawarma Plate to share with a large Potato Curry stew. Their portions are good for our family of 3 and we usually have left overs.
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Zaman H.
Aug 4, 2024
I am never disappointed when I get my food from Sahara, not only is the food delicious. The service is exceptional, the employees are always accommodating and respectful. I will and continue to highly recommend this place to all my friends. Thank you for being amazingly exceptional!!!
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TuLynn S.
Apr 21, 2024
I read the other reviews and thought this would be a good place to try after our son's soccer game. Honestly, pretty disappointing, and didn't at all live up to the hype. First of all, it's more fast-foody than a restaurant. You order at the counter and find a table and they bring you your food. There was a varied and interesting menu--every thing from Lahema June (what they call a middle eastern flat bread --ground beef with a very generous helping of ME spices usually.); also have small fried dishes filled with biryanis and beef or chicken. I'm sure these would have been good also. But the weird thing was that their middle shelf of veggies, like tabouleh, and humus and baba ganoug- all filled platters filled high with all kinds of me sides--yet they didn't have any tabouli left, and the humus platter, while full, we weren't allowed to order. (I wanna say they were done for the night and saving it for tomorrow, even though it was only 7:45 when we were ordering). My daughter wanted the falafel veggie platter and she got falafel and was supposed to order 3 sides: she wanted tabbouleh (which at first they said they were out of) and the hummus (which they said they were out of) and she ordered the baba ganoug, which she doesn't like because the rest of the stuff (Taxiku and yoghurt sauces) did not look very appealing. Finally they relented and said they would give her humus. My son ordered the salmon skewer, which came with rice and humus, and having read the reviews,I ordered the Sahara salad and some chicken Shawarma. The salad was supposed to have this pomegranate dressing that got rave reviews. Unfortunately, it was a pretty ho hum salad, and the dressing was only ok. My son was starving, from his game so he ate everything, but said the vegetables were not that great--overly charred and tasted burnt. And the salmon was in the dry side. Despite the enormous portions with my salad and my daughter's veggie plate, neither one of us took any food to go--it was that mediocre. And with the service being what it was--how is it that you can order $90 worth of food, and yet you're not allowed to order some of the food, even though you're looking at a huge platter if it?!It was so odd. And not very good. Maybe they were having an off night, So I'm giving them 2 stars. For wishful thinking that they might be better at other times. But no way did they merit 4 or even 4 stars. Disappointing.
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Danny Zuko Z.
Apr 6, 2024
My fav place in El Cajon ....Delicious food and excellent service .!Awesome environment as well .
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Nay H.
Jun 26, 2024
Our overall experience at Sahara was exceptional. The food was outstanding. I had the chicken shawarma bowl and my husband had the beef shawarma wrap. I definitely recommend to anyone considering middle eastern food.
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Brianne N.
Apr 21, 2024
Great food. Good portions. I was able to eat half for lunch and take the rest for another meal at home. They have four sauces self serve as well (i.e. unlimited and tatziki, tahini). A nice spot. Service was fair. No complaints.
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Eva G.
Mar 5, 2024
Picked up some to go food for dinner. Been here to this restaurant many times. This visit I noticed something I never have tried. It looked like spinach/ cheese bread. Picked up a few to enjoy later. I enjoyed the food as usual and tried the spinach/cheese bread. Oh it was delicious! I would definitely pick up some again!! Thank you !
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Cristina G.
Jun 30, 2024
Found this gem while on camping trip. Delicious middle eastern food Full of amazing flavors. Everything we order we loved. Wish they had location in Los Angeles.
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Bob D.
Aug 6, 2024
Excellent food, very helpful staff. It is spotlessly clean. Portions are generous and prices are very reasonable.
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Rob M.
Jul 26, 2024
If you're able to make it out to the East County, I'd definitely recommend Sahara Taste.Can't go wrong with their chicken cream chop or shawarma options. They also have a showcase for all their sweets and sides. Filling portions, delicious food all around, friendly staff and the wait time for your food is quick. Clean restaurant with good parking.
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Rated: 4.4 (342 reviews) · $$
Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Halal