Ali Baba Restaurant

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212 E 34th St
New York, NY 10016

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(212) 683-9206
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Best

My dinner was delicious (chicken kebab, rice, salad, bread) and arrived 25 minutes sooner than expected. I could eat this every night!

Worst

I went there for lunch and ordered the lunch special. Nobody there took care of us, I even had to ask for the waiter to take our order. After I finished my salad they still didn't...

YUM 12/18/2004

Ali Baba is a great restaurant in an area with few great restaurants. It is very reasonable and the food is unreal. Every person I have taken there has loved it. Highly recommend the mixed appetizer plate and the chicken kebabs. The atmosphere is fine...ordering in from there is a great move. Pros: unreal food, inexpensive more
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Great for deliveries also. 8/12/2004

One more thing, this place is great for deliviries. Expect to be waiting for like 40 minutes on the weekends or on rainy days...I order food from this place at my work, and i have not had any problems....This place is great. Pros: Inexpensive, Great Service, Great atmosphere Cons: , No parking more
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Best Turky Around! 4/7/2004

I remember when they first opened up and were serving Pizza, Kebabs and Pides. Since than they have grown into a full restaurant .The reason why I love this place is that the owners very kind and considered. It is a family run business, with family values and warmness. But shortly, the food is amazing, whether it is the juicy kebabs, the sautes, the yogurtlu kebabs or the lahmacuns, pides, the appetezers, the soups,my god, my mouth is watering. These people are so good and so busy that there is usually a line outside, and a delivery time of 1 hour during the rush hours. The food, the service this place gives, truely can not be found easy. I went there the other night and saw that they will be moving to a bigger and better location, 212 E. 34 st, several doors down. Anyway, I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!! Pros: Inexpensive, Great Food, Great Service more
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Great Food! 4/5/2004

Charming, non-descript restaurant with excellent service and most of all, unbelievable, tasty Turkish food! The bread they serve you is out of this world! I have had the lamb and chicken kebab there. The meats are succulent, fresh and juicy! The deserts (flan and baklava) were also outstanding. For once, the citysearch hype is actually true on this one. Very crowded on weekends as the restaurant is very small but I believe they are in the midst of moving to a larger space next door. Pros: Taste, Value, Service more
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Great place 3/1/2004

All the positive comments this place has received are well deserved. The kebabs were excellent, and the bread tasted like it had just come out of the oven. Service was prompt and courteous. I'll be back! Pros: good service more
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Delicious food 2/21/2004

The food here is delicious. The babbaganoush is perfection. The service in general is very good. The atmosphere is sadly lacking. The wait time for food can be long, so don't dine here if you're in a hurry. The wait for a table can be long during peak times. Pros: Food Cons: , wait time more
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Unpretentious feast 12/27/2003

Ali Baba is by far the biggest bang for your money for Turkish food and the quality of food is unbeatable. Once you go beyond the unpretentious atmosphere, you will find friendly waiters and delicious Turkish specialties such as lahmacun, babaganush, doner and other kebabs. Pros: Quality, Price, Friendliness Cons: Ambiance more
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Extremely slow delivery 11/29/2003

While the food is good (not great), the delivery is extremely slow. Expect to wait at least an hour to receive your food at home. In a city like New York, where we all live on delivery food (for the most part), having to call 3 times to ask when your food is going to arrive is most frustrating (especially when the woman on the ohter end of the line is rude)- so by the time your do finally get your delivery, you are so agrivated that you're no longer hungry. So my advice is, do not put in for a delivery order, but instead go there in person - it will save you some very precious time! Pros: Good lahmacun, Good pide Cons: Slowest delivery ever more
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Best Turkish in NY 7/16/2003

I found this place when it was still a pizza counter with a Turkish restaurant in the back. Thankfully, they've put an end to the 'za, and are focusing instead on amazing lamacun (Turkish pizza), kebabs and salads. Everything is of the best quality, high on flavor and SO reasonably priced. I strongly recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes Mediterranean food, and challenge anyone to find a better place for Turkish in the city. It may not be fancy, but the food alone is worth a trip! Pros: Affordable, Great Kebabs, Lahmacun Cons: Decor, Tight seating, Often a wait more
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Turkish Delight 7/12/2003

A great family run place serving fresh, tasty and, I'm told, authentic fare. Great value, great taste and great service. A real find for casual dining. Pros: Food, Price, Variety Cons: Lines more
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Absolutely Delicious!! 4/17/2003

...In fact, I am so addicted to the mixed appetizers with the fresh bread, that I have it almost twice a week. While the ambience is not the greatest, the excellent food and low prices make up for everything else - DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED!! Pros: Inexpensive, Excellent food Cons: Small, Crowded more
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So good 3/31/2003

Went here last night and was blown away by the quality of the food. We ordered babbaganoush to start, which came with warm Turkish bread and was out of this world. I had the mushroom sauté for my entree, and it was fantastic, really tasty. everyone else ordered meat dishes and was equally impressed. The service was friendly, the atmosphere was low-key but pleasant, and the music was funky Turkish pop (actually good!). Oh, it was cheap, too, came to about $15/$18 incl. service. Pros: Awesome food, Cheap, Good service more
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More More More!!!! 3/30/2003

Best restaurant in the world!!!! I started off going to Turkish Kitchen down the road - Ali's didn't look too appealing. Finally got dragged in......That day will go down in history! Succulent meat, gigantic portions...and that bread!!! Try the yogurtlu, or the mix shish...If you are there early enough for dinner you may get to relish the doner itself!!!!! I have moved down town and get withdrawal symptoms. Need my Ali Baba fix! Pros: Food, Food, Food Cons: Queues, Not enough doner, Queues more
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Better than the food in Turkey 1/3/2003

My girlfriend lives nearby and this is far and away our favorite place to eat. This past summer, we went to Turkey and up and down the whole eastern coast, we couldn't find a meal as good as the ones we get here. My only gripe is they bring the bread out before the rest of the meal. It is so freakin' good and hot I stuff myself on that by the time the food comes. Adana kebabs, pide, manti are all spectacular. And its all so cheap. They should become a chain and open in other parts of the city. more
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the real thing 11/24/2002

this is easily the best turkish restaurant in the city. the tight space and lackluster service (they always seem severely understaffed) are in need of much improvement. however, the authentically delicious food makes it very worthwhile. favorites: all eggplant appetizers, calamari (super tender), pitzas, and fried cheese rolls. if you want real turkish food, you must come here. Pros: authentic Cons: long waits, crowds, service/understaffed more
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Editorial

  • In Short
    Behind the easy-to-miss storefront lies a quaint space in which lemon-toned walls, exposed brick and warm wooden trim deliver more atmosphere than the average falafel joint. The...

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  • Hours: Monday 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM Tuesday 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM Wednesday 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM Thursday 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM Friday 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM Saturday 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM Sunday 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Payments: American Express, Master Card, Visa
  • Neighborhoods: Midtown, Kips Bay
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