Sahara Grill

This my my favorite restaurant in Philly after doing PhD here for five years. Every year I come back and this is No. 1 on my list. Yesterday we went there again, it’s a family owned restaurant and the owner is really attentive and kind. Couldn’t recommend more! The grilled meat and vegetables are so perfect and tasty! My favorite dessert is Lebanese night. I’ve never been to the Middle East before, but now I wanna go all because if this restaurant 💗

Amazing food! Got a plate of delicious cooked chicken for like $18 and it came with salad, rice, pita. The labneh dip was also fire, an amazing distinct tang, and it paired so well with fragrant rice. We ordered the mint tea for $2.50 and it came with unlimited refills! The server there was very smiley and happy. There were a ton of open seats in the restaurants and the booths are so nice. But they would benefit from warm lighting.

I love meditation food and this is not an exception. My friend and I stopped by around 9pm for dinner. I ordered lamb plate and it was great. Good portion size as well. The owner was a full of humors too. Great place to have some authentic meditation food.

I wanted to share some feedback about my order from yesterday. My husband and I called ahead and specifically asked if the baklava was made with pistachios, because we did not want walnut. The gentleman on the phone confirmed that it was pistachio, so we placed the order and picked it up. However, when I opened it at home, it was the opposite of what we were told. The inside was completely walnut, with just a small sprinkle of pistachios on top. Pistachio baklava should be filled with pistachios inside, not just decorated on the surface, so this was very misleading. In addition, the baklava was extremely heavy and soaked in honey syrup, which overpowered everything. It didn’t taste like traditional baklava at all, and I wasn’t able to eat it. We only came for the baklava, so this was ve

The restaurant was really welcoming, we felt like at home. The food was great, comforting food, amazing seasonings, and good portion. The server was so nice, and welcoming! I recommend 100%.