Aladdin Grill Cafe

by pontaine b.

Another day another horrible restaurant.  Undercooked lamb chops and terrible service.  At least i'm not the only one who thought so - evidenced by the fact that the place was empty.

by Amit R.

They had hookahs, which makes me think this place could become intolerable at night. We went there at lunch, and the food was solid if unspectacular. The Keftah Kabab was alright, though not necessarily spectacular, and it reminded me that much of Middle Eastern food has become like Chinese food to me since I've had it so much: kinda indistinguishable from each other.

by melissa d.

Total virgin to the hookah and I loved it!  Service and people were excellent!

by Don S.

When we went to the Aladdin, service was simply awful.  For a party of two, the waiter automatically included a tip in the bill, and, when questioned, told us that it was the management's  practice to include the predetermined 20% tip on the bill on weekend evenings.   I don't know if this was something the waiter said to us to avoid getting a lousy tip,or if it was the truth.  The food was ok, but not exceptional.After waiting an inordinate amount of time, my meal was delivered at least 10 minutes before my dining partner's meal was, we had to ask multiple times for water.  I'm not going back.

by Ali L.

The staff here were all very nice, friendly and helpful but in the end neither of the hookahs were very good tasting ashy and harsh.I am going to chock it up to a bad day and give them the benefit of the doubt because the service was so good, but honestly, as nice as the people were there we all left dis-satisfied in the hookah.

by jenny s.

Food:  Food was pretty good and decent portionsAmbiance:  nicely decorated, spacious dining areaStaff:  nice, friendlyPrice: $

by Cathy N.

Yum, yum, yum.  My boyfriend and I have been here a couple times now, and have been super satisfied during both visits!  Their hummus and cucumber salad are amazing.  I've had their falafel wrap and their chicken gyro (I recommend the falafel wrap more than the gyro), and they've both been pretty tasty.  My boyfriend has had the lamb shanks (which he thought were to die for), and Ground lamb skewers (he gobbled it up).  Needless to say, I highly highly recommend this restaurant.  The prices are VERY decent, too.  More so for lunch than dinner, but either way you'll be getting quality food.Try it!

by cela j.

Don't go here!! The fl yer "the dream" stated that the club was 21 and over, so i booked a bottle service thinking i was going to have a good time. Once there i realize it's 18 and over..yeah its nice for the teen's...the place was extra small, but then again it was empty. Conclusion: if ur planning to hang out in Long beach V20, sevillas, cohibas are the best!!!

by Monica P.

Located on Pine Avenue, the center of nightlife in Long Beach, Aladdin is a restaurant by day and a dance club by night. The food is average middle eastern fare. (I would go to Open Sesame on 2nd Street for better food) However, there is a belly dancing show in the evenings that is really entertaining. I once came here with a date to have a somewhat serious conversation and was completly over shadowed by the scantily clad beautiful belly dancer. (What a skank)You can also smoke hooka on the patio.

by elizabeth g.

i should have known this place was going to be bad when i walked in and there wasn't a single person inside but i thought what the heck.i should have walked out then, why didn't i just turn around?!The food was baaaddd. I am not a picky eater, i like most food, i like most cooking methods but this place was HORRIBLE. I ordered the shrimp kabob with a salad. The salad had way to much mint in it that it over powered any other flavor. The shrimp was dry and probably was too old to be served. When I got up the guts to say something which i've only done one other time in my life the waitress said oh ok and went in the back. when she came back she said well why don't you eat around the shrimp, we're not going to force you to eat it. huh? oh thank you! how kind of you. when i got the check my meal was still on there. I was utterly offended. They could see i did not eat anything on my plate other than the one shrimp i unfortunately consumed yet still charged me even after i complaned. I paid and got the hell out of there. do not go here. the food sucks, the service is embarrassing and the place has no ambiance whatsoever. what a waste.