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| - Aladdin's is an amazing local restaurant chain, and I was excited to finally introduce the restaurant to my husband! We've been here twice recently, and unfortunately, I must admit that our experiences were pretty different.
Food: Aladdin's food is excellent, particularly for the price. Getting an appetizer is a must, and I usually order the hummus. I'm not a hot sauce fan, but trust me, order some of their hot sauce and add a bit (to taste) to the hummus. It will blow your mind! I've also had the tabouli here before and would highly recommend it, too. In addition to the appetizers, I have enjoyed the rolled pitas (particularly the Aladdin's kabob and the chicken shawarma). The rolled pitas come packed full of meat and veggies, and I believe are a great value for the price. I also tried Farrouk's falafel pitza and was a bit disappointed. I didn't love the flavors or the thin, toasted pita crust and wish I had ordered one of the rolled pitas instead.
Service: The first time that my husband and I came here, service was phenomenal. Our food was delivered promptly, and our female waitress (not sure of her name, but she has a very sweet, high voice) was amazing! However, the second time we've been here, we were very disappointed in our service. It was extremely slow and seemed to be because of our male college-student aged waiter. The table next to us arrived and ordered after we did but finished eating when we had just received our food. Our waiter was MIA for long periods of time during our meal, including not refilling drinks promptly and taking a very long time to deliver our tabouli appetizer (which I can't imagine took the kitchen more than 3 minutes to make and plate).
Overall, Aladdin's is a great restaurant. However, I am definitely going to pause before coming here again to make sure that I have plenty of time available for a meal that could potentially take a very long time to be served...
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