Al Khyam Restaurant

This place typifies the essence of great Middle eastern food. We had to do a catering and we ordered falafels and kabobs. The falafels were fresh and delicious. The beef kefta kabobs were addictive and tasty. I will definitely go back and sample more of the menu. Chicago's Finest!

We live in the western suburb and go into the city to dine once in a long while.  We had fond memories of the old Al Khaymeih of years ago and were happy to find that a restaurant had reopened in the same location.  Our recent visit was unfortunately quite disappointing.  The falafel and baba ganoush were OK.  We ordered four entres and in general they were undistinguished.  The beef shawarma was hard and dry.  The lamb ribs were charred and their taste was crude, not much different from what I can produce from my backyard grill (I am not a good cook).  I would definitely recommend staying away from the ribs as the dish is the priciest. The lamb shank was slightly better.  The only dish that was up to grade was Tepsi Vegetarian.  All four entres were served with the exact same sides: grilled tomatoes and onions, ungarnished, and a good portion of white rice.  They gave us a lot of pita bread and we ended up with a lot of unfinished rice.

Our neighborhood Middle Eastern store (Mediterranean Oasis) has a kitchen that serves a small menu.  Each dish of theirs beats Al Khyam's hands down.  We will not drive such a long way again to get mediocre food.

This place opened last month with a diffident owner and new chef the owner is Lebanese but the chef and cook are not .Being a Lebanese born in the old country and went back many times over the years I got to give them a 0.Service is lousy food is so bad even my dog didn't eat it