Ali Baba — Restaurant in Hoboken

Hands down the best Middle Eastern restaurant in all of Hudson or Bergen counties. We ordered delivery for the first time last week, during normal times we would usually just drop in or pick up. They have been here since the 80's and that is because they make wonderful food and have really nice people working here. We live exactly 2 miles from them and when I asked if they would deliver the owner said absolutely! I prefer to order direct when I want a delivery versus any of those delivery places. The food came hot and quick! We ordered a lot of food, enough for 4 or 5 and we are only 2 but we wanted leftovers and we are really happy we did. Everything was cooked perfectly, juicy chicken, awesome beef gyro, lamb kabobs were tender and full of flavor and lamb chops, my hunny's favorite. He said they were to die for! He didn't share them with me but he already said we need to order again soon and I want those lamb chops! The 40 Theives dinner for 2 people is the perfect way to have a taste across the board of what they have. You get beef gyro, chicken kabob, kufta, lamb kabob, homemade hummus and baba gannoush, seasonsed rice and a white garlic sauce very similar to a tzatziki just milder. Their meats were terrific and the baba gannoush was nice and smokey while the hummus was simply spot on! Have to order a side order of that next time to have more :) Also ordered Lamb chops, as I said before my hunny LOVED THEM. He has brought them up several times the last few days. Even though we had chicken in the 40 thieves, we also ordered chicken tandoori this was really tender and nicely seasoned. Not spicy at all, but I asked the gentleman on the phone which was his favorite chicken dish and he said this so we tried it,. Really very good, next we will go for the spicy and try Chicken tika. We tried grape leaves, spheeha and spinach pie app's. All very tasty and good. Overall, a terrifc meal, just as good being delivered, packed well and arrived hot. Cannot wait to go there and sit down and just have them bring us platters of food! If you want something different for take out this is the place. Love to support the local businesses and hey after 35+ years they definitely know what...

Server was very nice, welcoming, the atmosphere was dim inside, there are plenty of seating. I chose a seating near the window, however began to regret my choice as one of those tables is rickity side to side, which made eating a bit uncomfortable. Music wasn’t too loud, it felt like a mom & pop shop, homely even. Their black cherry soda is very refreshing, their Turkish coffee is very unique & interesting~ something I’ve never had before. It tasted strong yet refreshing in a way, especially a tiny sip after you eat some food to cleanse-the-palette almost. (It is also served black or plain, no cream or milk or sugar) ordered Spfeeha pie, simple & delicious. Bit pricey for its serving amount & size, got the Sahara Chicken & Arab Spring. Both were delicious, similar yet different from each other. Rice is lightly seasoned, the chicken was juicy & well seasoned, the grilled vegetables & mushrooms were fresh & a delight. My sister & I absolutely enjoyed the Labeneh yogurt spread, mixing a bit of that into the rice takes it to another level. The salad was okay. My only complaint was hair was found in my Sahara Chicken, twice, I didn’t want to make a scene since we were enjoying the food. So I didn’t notify them & simply removed it & removed a portion of that area to the table plate that was given. (Hopefully sanitary precautions can be taken a bit more serious? As that would off put people for those simply placing trust in the...

Coming back from the city, I had a huge craving for authentic middle eastern food on my way home. I decided to do some quick research while I was sitting in traffic with my wife (she did the research). We came across Ali Baba Restaurant. Little did we know, this place is a staple for the Hoboken area for the last 36years and best known for their Falafel. We decided to pop in and give it a try. Man was it amazing. We were quickly greeted by the sweetest waitress Jackie and then by the owner Abe himself. We honestly felt like we were regulars from the moment we sat down. The place had such an authentic and warm middle eastern feel. From experience, these places are hard to come by and if you do, often something like the food or something doesn't quite turn out. We placed our order for Falafel, Hummus and a mixed dish that consisted of chicken and beef skewers on a bed of rice with salad and a piece of Kufta. This was the most authentic, delicious middle eastern food I'd ever tried... hands down. My wife and I ate until we were about to explode. The portions were so generous we literally had to take the rest of our food home. We ate it all the next day and tasted as if we just picked it up! Definitely worth the experience and I would honestly recommend checking it out. Places like these are rare and few. Take advantage while they are still around. I...