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Arabic Restaurants in Dallas, Texas

Arabic food, also often called Middle Eastern cuisine, encompasses a variety of natural, healthy ingredients. This manner of food preparation includes a variety of options that are a good choice for those observing a special diet including low-fat, vegetarian and vegan. There are moderately-priced restaurants in Dallas that serve meals influenced by the flavors of the Mediterranean, with a fusion of Greek, Lebanese and Syrian dishes.

Ali Baba Café
- The Lower Greenville neighborhood location of Ali Baba was opened in the 90s by two Syrian brothers and was relocated in 2000 to accommodate the growing clientele. Two other metroplex locations are in neighboring Irving/Las Conlinas and Richardson. The café gets raves for its flavor and huge portions but service, not so much, "The help may not always be the friendliest, but the food is so good they don't need to be nice," said Observer editors in its '01 edition. The magazine has crowned Ali Baba Café as "best" six times for Best Mediterranean, Rotisserie Chicken, Chicken, Lesson on the Middle East, Hummus and Authentic Lebanese Food. Lunch is served Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and for dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. (11 on Friday and Saturday nights). A weekday buffet is available at lunchtime. A note to vegan diners from Drew of Vegan Eats Dallas, yogurt is used in preparing the hummus.
  
  Ali Baba Café
  19010 Abrams Road
  Dallas, TX 75214
  (214) 823-8235
  alibabacafe.com
Barry's Food from Galilee
- The environment is relaxed in this unassuming storefront restaurant, where fresh Arabic food is served on Styrofoam plates in the Oak Lawn-Uptown neighborhood of Dallas. In his Urban Spoon review, local student John Puckett said the restaurant is a great place to enjoy a lunch or dinner meal of the area's "best Middle Eastern food," near the Southern Methodist University campus. The food editors at the Dallas Observer recommend calling the restaurant 30 minutes ahead at dinnertime to request their favorite, a cooked-to-order stuffed Cornish hen that's filled with nuts, ground beef and rice. The restaurant is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for lunch and from 5 to 9 p.m. for dinner. Guests may bring their own wine during the dinner service.
  
  Barry's Food from Galilee
  6710 Snider Plaza
  Dallas, TX 75205
  (214) 750-0330
Fadi's
- Cafeteria-style Fadi's got Dallas Observer writer Alexa Schirtzinger's recommendation for vegan friendliness, noting the restaurant offers a varied, large section of roasted vegetables and salads that go beyond the Arabic standards of baba ghanoush, falafel and hummus. Schirtzinger and local Urban Spoon reviewer Daniel Andrade complained the ambience leaves a lot to be desired but the food makes up for what the restaurant lacks in style. The Fadi's chain includes two locations in Dallas (in the Knox-Henderson area and in North Dallas at Preston and Belt Line), one in nearby Frisco, and three in Houston. Fadi's is open seven days a week at 11 a.m., Monday through Thursday until 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday until 10 p.m. and Sunday until 8 p.m.
  
  Fadi's
  3001 Knox St.
  Dallas, TX 75205
  (214) 528-1800
  
  Fadi's
  14902 Preston Road
  Dallas, TX 75254
  (972) 934-8500
  fadiscuisine.com