Al Basha

Under new management! - The service was incredible. I stopped by for an after-work hookah during a trip to the Valley and it's one of the best hookah bar experiences I've ever had. They are very attentive and friendly! The head chef even brought me a complimentary cheesecake, which was delicious. I didn't try any of the other food, but they have a new chef and I look forward to eating here on my next trip!

AWFUL.  My boyfriend and I are both middle eastern and were looking forward to enjoying some authentic cuisine.  We walked in for dinner at 8:00pm on a Saturday night.  The restaurant was completely bare with exception to the little boy playing video games near the bar.  We were the only customers on a Saturday night - we were so confused!  (We should have walked out then...)

The restaurant looks like an old saloon that hasn't been updated since the 70's.  The menu is a mixture between american and mediterranean... hummus and fried mushrooms?  Our server was a young girl who was more interested in touching my boyfriend's tattoos than in offering service.  She refused to write our order down on paper, but came back 5 times because she kept getting it wrong - it was extremely frustrating.

Food quality is dreadfull.  I ordered the Kabob Soltani, and both the chicken and beef lacked flavor and spice.  My boyfriend ordered the beef gyro and chicken gyro - and I have nothing nice to say about those either.  The only thing we were able to tolerate were the french fries....

We both went home and suffered the aftermath of Al Basha.  If you're looking to eat here - DONT.  If you own this place - buy better meat, brighter lights, fire your staff and start fresh.

upon entering, u see pink chiffons wrapped around the wooden poles, the furniture looks really outdated. theres a huge mirror on the left with a running fountain...that looks really shabby.

i ordered the fallafel. it came with a smear of tahini barely detectable. the fallafel was fried to the max.

the babaganou was runny. they didnt screw up the tabouli, but how could they?

the basmati house rice with dates almonds etc, was dry but good nontheless.

i will be going here again, despite slow service and unknowledgable servers who call the babaganou  "the stuff on a plate with the bolita in the middle" or can't pronounce the word arabic, or have any idea what the names are of the food on the menu.

just to confirm, most of the items are blocked off with white stickers. :(