Don't go here if you are looking for a delicious med. buffet! I read about all the delicious fare they have to offer on their weekday lunch buffet. Well....think again! If you are a vegetarian you would like it. FOr the rest of us that enjoy meat in their food.. don't waste your money. For the $12 I spent for lunch on, I got the equivalent of bagged lettuce and a square of pita bread. The hostess asked i wanted any chicken kaboobs they were being made and would be out shortly. She brought me 1 .. there were 4 other people eating at the buffet  too and could tell they were disappointed with NO meat options. If you pay money for a med. buffet the one thing you look forward to is the gyro meat.. which there were just scraps that got eaten by someone else.
I was very disappointed and will definitely NOT be going there again.
Apparently, they do let children into the restaurant, but I'll let that slide for now. Our experience at Ansari's was quite nice, and we do intend to make the drive to try it out again in the near future. The servers were all excellent and the food was very good. We started with the spanakopita: the fillo dough was nice and crisp and the garlic sauce was very good. I got the Taste of Greece plate and my wife got the flaming New York Strip. Both meals were delicious, fresh, and more than enough to fill us up. Will eat here again.
Review Source:This restaurant was located near my hotel during my stay in Eagan.  The  hostess ignored us as we walked in the door.  There was two in our party and we waited 5 minuets while the hostess chatted.  We were shown to a table that was occupied.  The hostess was angry that no one had bothered to mark it occupied. Â
I had the shrimp stir fry. Â It started out with a greek salad with Pita bread. The salad was good. Â The shrimp stir fry was great. Â
The staff was friendly but our table and others seemed to not be a priority to the staff. Â I was given my bill and paid by credit card. Â I tipped the waitress. Â A few weeks later I received my credit card bill and the staff had added to the tip that I gave them. Â That is stealing. Â I will not be back.
Hookah and outdoor tables and fireplace make this a sure spot for me to enjoy a kabob and beer on a hot day out here in Dakota county. Â The sampler platter always has plenty of food. Â When I know I need some veggies, they make me a raw veggie plate with peppers, tomato, cucumber and ranch. Â The staff is usually friendly and professional. Â The belly dancer really brings a crowd, it is a fun free show while you eat! Eagan is slim pickins on fun places to go, this is one of the few fun places to good!
Review Source:Looking for a place that has pulltabs, pizza, burgers, and a sports-bar feel? Come to Ansari's Mediterranean... wait, what? Â Lets look at this menu one more time.
Looking for a sit down restaurant to have some chicken fettuccine and a build-your-own omelet? Â Come to Ansari's Mediterranean... waitaminute. Where the heck am I?
How about a place where you can see a belly dancer and have a sampling of Moroccan, Greek, and Lebanese food? Â Come to Ansari's Mediterranean Grill & Lounge!
This place has no idea what it is. Â Built on the grave of a Baker's Square it seems the ghost of the old menu is still around. Â The main dining area is pretty and has a distinctly Mediterranean vibe to it. Â From the color scheme (purple) to the stage for belly dancing, it is telling you that you should have the gyros. Â Take a look a little further though and it seems someone stuck a sports bar on the end of this place. Â There are clearly regulars there and they seem to love the bar and what looked to be a place to throw bean bags (sure, why not?) out on the patio. Â I was there at around 1 on a Monday and everyone knew everyone else. Â The staff seemed friendly and accommodating.
The food was way below average for me. Â I stuck with the tabbouleh, some hummus, and an order of felafel because I was in a place that claims to be Mediterranean. Â I really wish I had ordered the Mushroom and Swiss burger, though. It looked delicious. Â If I wanted to go to a sports bar, I would have. Â I was looking for some vegetarian options, but nearly everything had either meat or cheese on it.
The only thing that is saving it from a one-star is the hummus. Â It was spicy and delicious. Â The staff even offered up more bread for dipping when we were running low.
My wife and I thought we would have a special night out for out anniversary.  We thought the place looked decent from what it used to be (Baker Square) We were excited and wanted to see the Professional Belly Dance.  But she decided she wan't going to dance because there wasn't enough people. So she decided to visit with one of her friends and  have dinner and drinks. We were disappointed.
Their Signs and ads say 7-9 Â We got there at 8:10.
So we ate our dinner I got the Moroccan plate with kebabs and my wife got the Mecca Platter all kinds of good stuff. Â
The best part of the meal was the Spicy Hummus Appetizer. So we waited for the D.J. With live request to play at 10:00.  They cleared the the tables from Dance floor  .
The D.J. Set up by 9:30 and by 10:30 he still was not on. Â Matter of fact he was outside talking to other people.
We picked this place because of the Entertainment of the belly dancer. Â When we didn't get that we stayed for the D.J. music. We were disappointed three times. Â
The server Dave was kind but seemed bored.
The food Was decent, But i think Jerusalem's is better.
If you like slow service and so-so gyro meat then try it, otherwise head to Dino's for a better tasting fare. Â This place is an old Bakers Square and you can't shine a turd, so the decor is not very sophisticated. Â I think Caribbean Cruise Cafe is better, although the same family runs both.
Review Source:A big step-up in  atmosphere from the old Mediterranean Cruise nearby. Â
Big eaters will  like this place!  Decent Mediterranean food with ample portions and fun dancers on the weekend . No surprises on the menu, but everything is done well and there are many combos so you can get several of your favorites.  Service is rushed and ragged -- salads came out a minute after our appetizer and the entrees before we were half done with the salads.  Got the impression it's more about the drinks here.
I'd say it's about a 2.5. Â It'd be a 2 if it were in Minneapolis and for the suburbs I guess maybe a 3. Â The fish tank in the entry way is pretty cool and the bar seemed alright. Â The restaurant area has too much of the baker's square feel from the former tenants. Â We thought it might be interesting for the belly dancing but were a little disappointed. Â I guess it's different and somewhat entertaining compared to other restaurants, but it won't get me to come back. Â
We had the mezza platter and the spanakopita. Â The gyro meat was the best part, everything else was just ok.
Ok so this is not normal for me. I usually always give a place a good shot, usually two but this was too much. My wife and I had heard about this place and since I have Lebanese ties and love the food we thought we'd try it out.
We walked in and were greeted by a sweet fish tank and then seated rather promptly. Immediately after sitting down we noticed the booth was absolutely filthy. Crumbs all over, in the cracks of the seats, on top of the seats and the walls were painted with food. On top of that my wife's cloth napkin had dried leftover food on it and the menu's were speckled with food as well. The place is just not kept very clean.
All of that aside we opened up the menus with the tips of our fingers and looked it over. We weren't very impressed. They had a whole lot of american fare mixed in with a couple Lebanese/Mediterranean dishes that to be honest didn't sound all to authentic. We would have tried it out had the prices been reasonable but in comparison to some great Lebanese places like Emily's or Beirut it was actually more expensive. That was the last straw so we bolted to the door and headed to Doolittles down the street, which didn't disappoint.
Like I said, I've never left a restaurant, ok maybe one other time, but this was just too much. I'd give it a 1 star but I figured since we didn't try the food that'd be a bit harsh.
I joined some old friends here specifically to watch belly-dancing and have a night out - my friend was able to reserve a table right by the stage, so that was wonderful. The live entertainment was great!
The table had six seats though, and three of them had their backs to the stage - viewing would've been awkward from those chairs, luckily we had a couple of people who couldn't make it so we didn't have to feel weird about the seating too much.
I ordered Turkish Coffee, which was great - but we sat there for a long time before we were asked if we wanted anything else (like water...). When the last of our party arrived, we ordered (ordering was done close to 20 minutes after the last person sat down) - there were four of us - my girlfriend and I ordered the Vegetarian Sampler, Greek Potatoes and Saganaki (one of the other diners ordered lamb kabobs, but mentioned that they were acting more like mutton than lamb, but that she's had the lamb on other occasions and it was wonderful) - we received our Saganaki quickly (appetizer) and it was delicious, but nothing out of this world. When our sampler platter arrived, we started on that - the food was just average, although the falafel was pleasantly spicy. The Greek Potatoes never came, so we reminded them that they had been ordered. About a 1/2 hour later we reminded them again... I think the fries came out just before dessert!
The dessert was good, I had the Tiramusu and my girlfriend had the Baklava - another diner had the Dulce de Leche Cheesecake.
The Baklava was served on a mound of ice cream, my Tiramisu was "ok" - again, standard fare. I heard rave reviews of the cheesecake, however!
When the bill came it was split three ways - although there were four diners.
Diner 1 was on bill 1
Diner 2 was on bill 1 & 2
Diner 3 was on bill 1 & 2
Diner 4 was on bill 3
I appreciate separate bills when dining with a group, but that was a little bizarre. Thankfully no one had too much to drink so we were able to figure out the math... would've been easier with one bill, probably! Also - we were still charged for the item that we had to remind the staff to bring us twice. I'm of the mind that if you mess something up more than once, it should be free.
All in all I had a good time, but it had more to do with the company and the entertainment than the food, service and atmosphere.
I would come back, but only for the entertainment!
If you go for the belly-dancing, make sure out have a $5.00 (or several $1.00's) to tuck in the performer's waistband - they really put forth an effort up there and you don't want to be caught empty-handed when they come and shake it by your table!!
Spent a very enjoyable evening here with a 6 friends. We shared the Mediterranean Sampler Platter 4 for $25 and a couple of Saganaki (flamed cheese/brandy), and finished up with Baklava. Everything was delicious and fresh. Wait staff was incredibly friendly and our belly dancer was very entertaining.
Review Source:Good sized portions can be found here. Â And good food, haven't had a bad experience yet. Â
The gyros are delcious. Â And huge!
Have also tried the mezza platter - a sampler with tabouli, humus, gyros, chicken kabobs - wow everything was really good!
The sinks in the bathrooms are pretty sweet!!!
They also have belly dancing on the weekends which is fun to watch for a little free entertainment! Â
They have drink specials regularly and all you can eat crab legs - i forget which night - maybe mondays - definitely would recommend going!
Great experience. Â Met a colleague for happy hour. Â Enjoyed cosmo's by Theresa (FABULOUS bartender) and the appetizer sampler platter. Â Very impressed with the falfael - crisp on the outside moist in the middle, fresh hot pita bread served with tray, gyros meat, fresh greek (feta, tomatos, onions, lettuce) salad and the style of spanakopita was good as well - more a baked pastry versus flaky filo - mixture of spinach, feta and seasonings. Â Kibbi baked very tasty - wish there was more! Â Hummus good for my taste. Â Waiter very knowledgeable and friendly with excellent customer service. Â This is more family friendly and relaxed. Â Good people watching. Â Adjacent to the Hilton Garden Hotel.
They also have belly dancing as entertainment. Â Highly recommend.
It's hard for to give this place anything higher, as my loyalties lie with the Cruise (Mediterranean Cafe), and from what I heard, it's a spinoff of the Cruise gone angry. Â I did like our waitress alot, and she brought me my gyro exactly the way I asked (I got the gyro wrap, spicy, with lemon garlic, tahini sauce and extra spicy sauce all on the side). Â It was really good and I ate the other half for lunch the next day. Â Not a huge fan of the greek potatoes (maybe if they double fried them?). Â They were a little "limp" for my taste.
The atmosphere is a oddly corporate, but maybe that's because its in the old Baker's Square. Â However, their bathroom sinks are amazing. Â I'm curious on their happy hour/evening crowd, and hope that the warmth of the Cruise somehow flows to this place, as the new Cruise location is going to be a little far from my home.
Really_ good_ food.
The appetizer sampler platter for 4 for $25 - fed 5 of us. Â The spanakopita was soft and heavy, instead of light and crisp and flaky. Â Shared a lamb shank entree with 2 others and we each enjoyed it.
Quite a large variety of beers and full bar available.
What REALLY made the experience *great* was "Tim", the bartender, who was our waiter for a group of 8 people. Â His uncle owns the place.
Ansari's is tucked away off the road in Eagan, we drove past it twice (turn in at the Dairy Queen).
We sat in the restaurant area, although there's also tables in the bar. At 8 on a Saturday, the restaurant was nearly full, and the bar area was packed.
The food was really good, and the portions large.  Entrees seemed expensive when I was looking at the menu, but considering  that I got a second full meal from my takeout box, I'd say it was a good value.
The only thing I was disappointed in was the hummus. Â I guess hummus is a pretty basic dish, but it pretty much tasted like the hummus I make at home.
There's bellydancing! Â And I saw some hookahs, but i'm not sure if they are for display or if they have a hookah bar somewhere.
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