Beirut Grill & Sushi Restaurant — Restaurant in Englewood

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“I am Lebanese. I grew up in Beirut and Montreal, and as an adult, I’ve regularly enjoyed amazing Lebanese food in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and Mexico City. I remembered eating at Beirut Grill seven years ago during a week-long stay in Denver. The food was so good we ordered it to-go two more times that same week. Naturally, I was excited to revisit the restaurant, but a bit apprehensive about whether things might have changed.

Before ordering, I asked a few specific questions to make sure the food was still authentic. I asked about the rice—Lebanese rice is unmistakable: fluffy, long-grain rice with golden brown vermicelli sautéed in butter. I was assured it was the same Lebanese rice. I asked about the hummus—authentic hummus is smooth, light, and creamy. Again, I was told theirs was the best. I inquired about the pita bread—Lebanese pita is thin, dry, and comes as separate pouches, not sticky or doughy like Greek pita, naan, or flour tortillas. They insisted it was Lebanese. My husband, curious, even asked about the sushi on the menu, a surprising addition for a Lebanese restaurant. The owner explained his brother was a sushi chef, which seemed like a reasonable explanation. Finally, I asked about their sambousek—small, perfectly seasoned meat pies that are uniquely Lebanese. I was assured they were the real deal. Confident in their answers, we ordered the beef shawarma and kafta plates, along with sambousek. The total came to $60.

As soon as we got in the car, I noticed something was off—the aroma was missing. When we opened the bag at home, my heart sank. The pita was not Lebanese—it was half-baked, flat, tortilla-like circles. The rice was plain white with a few noodles thrown in—nothing like the golden, buttery Lebanese rice I’d been promised. The hummus was the most upsetting: a watery, salsa-like dip that seemed to have lost its way entirely. And the sambousek? Forgettable and generic.

What’s worse is that they blatantly misrepresented their food. They lied about serving Lebanese cuisine, doubling down when I asked specific questions about the authenticity of their dishes. The experience was deeply disappointing and disheartening, especially given my fond memories of this place from years ago. Unfortunately, this is not the Lebanese restaurant it once was, and I won’t...

There are two gentlemen who run this place, one guy works in the front and his brother is the chef. I would guess the guy in the front has been working there for no less than 20 years.

The menu of tasty and comforting Mediterranean/Lebanese cuisine is great. I always get the Kofta kebabs plate, and my lovely neighbor gets the vegetarian plate. I’ve tried most of the menu and have no complaints. Food is fresh and well seasoned always.

I’m not sure when but recently they added sushi to their menu. Apparently the guy in the back spent a number of years at a local sushi joint and had the bright idea to bring that experience with him to this place. Some ideas are great, and some ideas are best left as such— just an idea.

I ordered the most expensive roll on the menu, I believe it was a rainbow roll or something of the sort. A for effort, but really not. More like a C- for effort and a big fat F on the delivery. My neighbor was so stoked about the sushi and he took me out as a thank you and I didn’t have it in my heart to not eat it. I watched the clock for the next 24 hours waiting for my body to remind me why saying no is okay sometimes, but it never happened. Thank god.

Come for the kebab, stay for the baklava. Run like hell if they try to sell you the sushi. But do spend that sushi money on some delicious pita...

Very expensive and not commensurate to the quality and quantity of the food. One appetizer and one entree fir an early dinner came to over $26 plus tax and tip. The appetizer was grape leaves of About 5 pieces and entree was chicken curry. Not worth the money paid. Infact only there were about 4 to 5 customers at 3 tables. It took the sever 3 to 4 trips to get the cutlery of fork, knife and spoon.it seemed the server is not experienced nor trained. Ambiance is okay for a middle eastern restaurant. The pita bread was soft and delicious and hot from the oven. The pita bread was the star not the grape leaves or the chicken curry. For $18.00 for chicken curry you would expect better quality, quantity and taste. Same with grapes leaves for $8 for 5 small pieces. It was not freshly made but rather frozen and thawed and heated. I would not recommend this restaurant. I do love and appreciate middle eastern food and lived in the middle east for 7 years so I know good, at the minimum, middle eastern food.Hope they will change and give real value for the prices they charge. Even the chicken curry did not seem to be freshly made and from scratch. It seemed to be prepared cooled and reheated. For that I get better value buying frozen food and reheating at home.

Service is also very slow...