MEET THE OWNER In 1981, Bassam “Sam” Khalil moved to Rochester, NY, and years later, emerged as a restauranteur of distinction. Originally from Beirut, Lebanon 🇱🇧, today Sam brings fast-casual, auth…
I'm sick and I purposely ordered the yummy White Bean Soup and it was hot ! Loved it .. others enjoyed the Falafel and Moussaka..
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Christopher E
9 contributions
Loved
• 7/6/25
• DoorDash order
My salad was big and packed with toppings, not just lettuce. Easily stretched for two meals! The chicken was well-seasoned and moist (which is rare when ordering protein in a salad) and I loved the seasoned zucchini, too. $1 side of pita ended up being 4 whole pitas which was a great value! Baba ghanoush was delicious, couldn't stop eating it. Will definitely order here again!
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Yara M
1 contributions
Loved
• 7/15/24
• DoorDash order
Food is amazing, the beef shawarma has a special Mediterranean taste with special spices. Tabbouleh tastes awesome although it's a bit pricey.
10 out of 10!!!
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Erick H
Emerging Expert • 13 contributions
Liked
• 1/14/26
• DoorDash order
Big Time Bummed Reaction
•Hummus: Just really bad, runny with flat unpleasant flavor.
•Tabbouleh side: It's not listed below but I did order it and got it. It should have way less lemon juice and add some other flavoring like olive oil and appropriate savory spices. If any of that was there it doesn't come through. The lemon shouldn't be strong; it should about the same or maybe a little weaker than the other flavoring.
Fairly Bummed Reaction
•Babba side: It's hard to get good babba ghanoush. I like it mellow woodsy/smokey. This was on the tangy side.
Confused Reaction:
•Spanakopita: This was perfectly made; it just really lacked flavor.
•Salmon Pita: I got both a regular one, and one with spicy tahini. But they were both spicy-hot. The regular one was too hot. And the spicy tahini one was way too hot. Other than that they would be superlative. They pack a lot of tasty intriguing fillings that work well together. The spice-heat is counter productive. These wraps don't need it at all; the regular one at least should be free of it.
Fully Happy Reaction: (These are not necessarily what I enjoyed the most; they are necessarily the items most living up to a high standard for what they are.)
•Pita side: A very good traditional pita. It's not fluffy (it probably shouldn't be) but it is a very pleasant vehicle for the baba etc.
•Vegetable Soup: This isn't any vegetable soup; it's comforting and intriguing.
•Prima: A strongly flavorful and satisfying pasta dish.
•Mint Lemonade: This is nearly the sweet beverage of my dreams. I know it's lemonade but to perfect it I would bring the tartness down and the mint up. Still the mint comes through beautifully loud and clear. So the drink has its mellow aspects too.
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Anthony S
4 contributions
Liked
• 12/9/25
• DoorDash order
ChickBasha was amazing! My gf got the Lamb Shawarma which was bland and underwhelming. The pitas that came w our Hummus were just two weirdly puffed up pita shells, never seen them like that before... didn't come w enough pita at all w the hummus. Mixed bag overall
