Alia

by Kimberly F.

So pretty inside! And the food was really good. The wings are a little too oily but the pizza is thin crust heaven! They have really cute bed like areas where u can eat or smoke a hookah. They have a great vent system, cuz it doesn't smell like a mixture of hookah smells like other places. Will def go back, perfect for large group, and not too pricey either. Plus  they seat til around midnight!This place is perfection!

by jack p.

This exquisitely designed Middle Eastern restaurant just opened up on N6th, so I stopped at lunchtime to try the only local alternative to Oasis for a falafel sandwich. The interior is overdone but beautiful, and the food turned out to be great, too. It's got a pretty standard Middle Eastern menu: all the standard sandwiches at $3-$5 each,  bunch of salads, various kebabs and some extras on the entree list, and a whole selection of pizzas (I'm not sure if these are all zaater-style or what). I can't YET speak for the quality of anything on the menu besides the very tasty falafel, but I'll be back soon for more.It's all extremely reasonably priced, and BYO, which is great. The downsides are that the website kind of sucks and they haven't yet published their hours.

by talia j.

while alia is a cute place, it also was the worst dining experience i have ever had in nyc- namely because i did not receive my food after waiting for over an hour and a half.  they were out of eggplant, so the babaghanouj was out of the question.  the humus we ordered instead was good and homemade, but the pita bread was blah.  i then ordered the avocado salad, with dressing on the side (my mom and dad ordered chicken and lamb kabobs)...when the orders came out the waitress (poor thing- empty place and a mean cook to deal with) noticed my salad was drenched in oil and vinegar and took it back immediately.  it was awkward for everyone when the chef started yelling (we could hear everything, as we were seating in the front...)  then we heard chopping sounds (this is about 45 minutes after ordering the food- my parents were done eating their very plain kabobs...)...  20 minutes goes by, and the waitress comes out- "sorry, we are out of avocado."  um, ok.  we just asked for the check and left.  it was a real let down- even the byob policy and decor won't get me back in there...i know understand why it was totally empty...

by MARIANA L.

Kitschy, Arabic Nouveau is what I might describe the decor here.  There are coins lacquered into the tables, some sexy tented cushions for couples to canoodle in.  There is a big screen at the back of lounge/bar/restaurant area playing what might be the Middle-Eastern  version of Bollywood videos.  The BYOB policy is helpful, as I had just come from a wine store.  The menu has a mix of pizzas, Middle Eastern dishes and nibbles.  My first impression was not good, when almost EVERYTHING we ordered, the inexperienced waittress said they didn't have (out of hummus?).  However, it was Monday after Thanksgiving weekend, and while many other restaurants weren't even open, this one was, so their re-orders may have been delayed.However, everything that did arrive, the Quattro pizze, had a bubbly crispy crust, the Kufte, was very flavorful, with fragrant fresh mint, the pita bread with baba ghanoush was quite tasty.  I liked this place enough to come back and hopefully try what I missed out on this time.

by Adriana M.

I stumbled upon this gem on a Wednesday meet up with some girlfriends. Alia , a Mediterranean style eatery ,  is tucked in the midst of the saturated dinning area  that is N.6th and Bedford  . This place has wide selection making choices ample.  Cheap eats like the DAM delicious wood burning pizzas are an excellent way to  CaRb Outta control. Pocket friendly this place will please even the most frugal Hobo. With a BYOB policy and $4.oo appetizers this is a place to bring the classy and tawdry.

by Ika c.

This place soooo deserves to be more on the map. I feel like not many people know about it's great mediterranean food, it's unbelievably prices, and the decor is GREAT.I think this is a great date spot, as well. They have booths covered in cushions, with lots of room to spread out, and it's also covered in a sheer curtain, so you can, you know, give a little smooch once in a while. The pizzas are great, the combo appetizer with hummus and grape leaves is really healthy and tasty, and the Italian chef, I forget his name, is so passionate about what he does! As we were waiting for our seats, we struck up conversation and you could tell he was straight from Italy, probably arrived that same day or something. He was so excited that we were asking him questions about his cuisine, that he made us, literally, MADE us try the proscuitto. Now, I'm not a fan of it, but his was really good.Give Alia a try. The time that I went, it had BYOB. SO GOOD.

by Maria B.

Sadly, this spot is temporarily closed for renovations...

by Ethan C.

This place is surprisingly not very busy. I've been here twice, including last Saturday night, and my friends and I were one of the few tables full in the place. They have a wide selection of tobacco flavors, and the standard stuff starts at $15 bucks.The decor is very nice, with running waterfalls from the ceiling and comfortable rounded couches to chill in. A large projection screen in the back was playing these ridiculous, over-the-top, Bollywood videos which were extremely entertaining, even without the sound. I'm pretty sure there was a music video with a girl welding in overalls and a welding mask. They sure know how to put on a good show over there. The only problem was that last time the water overflowed into the entire back part of the restaurant, probably a couple inches thick. That made for an awkward 20 minute cleanup.BYOB with Tops' selection next door is probably the best part of the place. The pizza was being made up front in a brick oven, and it looked amazing. I'm pretty sure the place is relatively new. We got filmed for http://citysearch.com, so it seems like they're trying to spread the word. Good place to bring underage, law-abiding-non-fake-id-carrying friends for a chill time.

by Jane E.

I was so excited for this place! The interior of Alia is beautiful and very interesting, however, the experience was not. When we walked in, my boyfriend and I were seated in the front area with neon lighting (more casual) while others were seated in the cooler, classier back section. Then they continued to seat new people in the back as we sat alone near the open windows. We started to feel like we weren't "chosen" to sit in the back, so we asked and our waitres (after a while) said we could move. The service was awful. Granted, our waitress had only worked there for 2 days, so we actually didn't hold it against her that she never checked on us. However, she didn't even know anything that the restaurant served. I ordered Lamb schwarma and got chicken and no one seemed bothered by that mistake- but me. I agreed to eat the chicken, but both of our sandwiches were LAME and hardly had anything in them. I think this place had a LOT to live up to compared to Zaytoons on Smith St. So at least there is still SOME great Middle Eastern cuisine in this borough!

by Anne M.

The food was amazing, don't get me wrong.  I had the spinach which I HIGHLY recommend and my friend got the lentils with rice, which was also pretty darn good, however, the service was AWFUL!  First, we waited at least 20 minutes before we were even acknowledged and it took 30 minutes longer for someone to take our order.  We were the only people in the restaurant so we became assertive and finally were able to get the cavernous clay oven started.  We ordered an appetizer that never showed up and there seemed to be a lack of communication between the staff.  An overall really strange experience.