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“Our go-to for Mediterranean food!”

Sahara Mediterranean Cuisine
Ranked #14 of 488 Restaurants in Allentown
Cuisines: Mediterranean
Description: Sahara Mediterranean Cuisine is Temporarily Closed during our Expansion Construction. Follow us on Social Media, or sign up for our Email List on our website for updated information on our Grand Opening Date. Sahara Mediterranean Cuisine is a small family-run business bringing the Lehigh Valley the authentic style, taste & hospitality of the Eastern Mediterranean. We pride ourselves on providing our area's best freshly made authentic Greek and Middle Eastern food. We make our cuisine fresh daily and serve you in a family-style atmosphere. Whether you are dining in or taking out, be prepared to be greeted like you are arriving home to an authentic, fresh-made meal prepared just for you. We are proud to offer BYOB at Sahara Mediterranean Cuisine. We welcome you to bring your favorite wine or spirits to further enjoy your dining experience at our restaurant.
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Description: Sahara Mediterranean Cuisine is Temporarily Closed during our Expansion Construction. Follow us on Social Media, or sign up for our Email List on our website for updated information on our Grand Opening Date. Sahara Mediterranean Cuisine is a small family-run business bringing the Lehigh Valley the authentic style, taste & hospitality of the Eastern Mediterranean. We pride ourselves on providing our area's best freshly made authentic Greek and Middle Eastern food. We make our cuisine fresh daily and serve you in a family-style atmosphere. Whether you are dining in or taking out, be prepared to be greeted like you are arriving home to an authentic, fresh-made meal prepared just for you. We are proud to offer BYOB at Sahara Mediterranean Cuisine. We welcome you to bring your favorite wine or spirits to further enjoy your dining experience at our restaurant.
Reviewed 23 October 2017

The Lehigh Valley has a number of good Mediterranean restaurants, including the Turkish restaurant Aci Halal & several Syrian restaurants, all in center-city Allentown. Nonetheless, Sahara has become our go-to place. The quality is consistent and always very good -- Metabbal, Chicken Kabob & Chicken Shawarma are among our favorites. The service is always friendly; the chef/owners, always welcoming; the restaurant, always neat & clean. Yes, the location is also better for us -- we're in western Lehigh County -- but it's the food that keeps us coming back!

Date of visit: September 2017
Thank Foodshldbefood
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Reviewed 10 September 2017

Was looking for something different while in the area. Found this on Google maps.
Reviews were good so we gave it a try and were delighted. This physically unassuming restaurant with modest decor is in a little strip mall off Hamilton Blvd. We were greeted warmly by a smiling lady, who we soon found out was Georgette, a chef/owner. The metabbal appetizer was yummy. The lamb kabobs were outstanding. The rice was perfect. The chopped vegetable salad was nicely dressed and fresh. The hummus was the best we have had in years. The gyro was her own meat prep done in house and delicious. The portions were generous. We raved about her food and she treated us with baklava and a date ball which were scrumptious. I can not say enough good things about the food, service and care extended to us. This restaurant is run with love of people, love of food and humble pride.

Date of visit: September 2017
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Thank EarlofTraveldom
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Reviewed 24 August 2017

Food is delicious.

Items ordered:
Meat Pie
Fried Kibbe
Combination Kabob for 2.

Those Kabobs were perfectly seasoned and cooked perfectly. Staff is super-friendly. A very warm and inviting restaurant.

Definitely recommend

Date of visit: August 2017
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2  Thank Alibaba2k2
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Reviewed 29 January 2017 via mobile

Happened by this area mid-afternoon on a Saturday as we pulled up we began to question our choice. When walked in we became the second table occupied. When we looked into the kitchen and saw who would be cooking our food we knew we were in the right place. We started with Meat Kibbee and Grape leaves both off the charts good. Next I had the Mixed grill platter with lamb and chicken over rice which came with a delicious Shephard salad. Others had Chicken Shawarma and Falafel sandwiches. Everything was incredibly good. This is truly a hidden gem. They are closed on Sunday and Monday.

Date of visit: January 2017
3  Thank Lovetochew
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Reviewed 7 December 2016

I visited Sahara for the first time this past weekend and loved it! What a wonderful experience. Their food is delicious and tastes so wonderfully homemade. The ingredients are all so fresh and inviting. The prices are all very reasonable and I recommend getting a number of items off the menu and sampling them as a group.
My friend and I ordered their appetizer sampler, which was so tasty. It came with hummus and pita, grape leaves, fried cauliflower and more. Not entirely vegetarian but my friend ate the chicken shawarma and raved about it (my friend and her husband have been to this restaurant before and thoroughly recommended it!)
We also ordered a couple of spinach pies - they are perfectly crimped and baked, and have such delicious filling inside.
I myself live an hour away, so after doing some shopping in the area, I came back and ordered takeout to bring home for dinner for my husband and me. I brought home an order of hummus and pita, tabouli salad and two falafel platters. We had plenty for dinner and also for leftovers, too.
Be sure to save a little room for their homemade baklava and also their date rolls!!
Our server, Christine, was so lovely and attentive. And be sure to say hello to Georgette, the lovely and sweet owner. You leave feeling as if you are longtime friends! Highly, highly recommended!

Date of visit: December 2016
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Thank Kristy1015
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