Sahara Restaurant

The owners are lovely but some of the food is questionable, as is the staff and many of the clientele. Also the whole place is in desperate need of a deep clean. There are much better Mediterranean restaurants around. Try El Basha! PS until a year ago, this place had about 25 ratings, most of which were about 2 stars. Since then, it appears they've paid for a little boost. A location worth skipping.

THE GOOD: The food is amazing. It's a great place for a quick lunch, they are fairly fast. The chicken curry sandwich is amazing. The atmosphere is pretty chill with creative seating arrangements for parties of all sizes. THE BAD: For the drink prices (which are mid range), maybe they can water down the drinks a tad bit less. THE UGLY: Not really.

Fareed and his wife run a very good restaurant with authentic Lebanese food. I have had most all of the dishes and appetizers on the menu. Plus I have explored many of the wines and beers. They have several good choices for vegetarians along with traditional dishes with meat. The service is good and not rushed. They sometimes have music on the weekends. This is a favorite restaurant of ours.

Excellent, excellent food and excellent, excellent service! Called ahead to ask if they had a table for one with an outlet for a working dinner, they were happy to accommodate, they start off with complimentary pita and olive oil/zaatar dip, the menu has a great selection, couldn't make up my mind what to order! (Plenty of vegetarian options for those wondering). Ended up getting the samke harra (fish with tahini sauce over rice pilaf with grilled vegetables) and the garden salad, and everything was cooked to absolute perfection, seasoned absolutely perfectly, the vinaigrette on the salad, the seasoning and done-ness of the vegetables, the fish was perfectly cooked through but still tender and juicy, the rice pilaf is one of the best I've had, buttery and perfectly cooked. The waiter was super friendly, and super attentive without being overbearing, anticipated everything I needed, kept water filled, tea hot, etc. Honestly can't recommend this place enough, I have Lebanese in-laws and have eaten my fair share of Lebanese food, home cooked and in restaurants, and this is definitely one of the best I've been to, if not the best. The ambiance too is perfect for date night, very chic, slightly eccentric music but not too loud, bathroom could definitely use updating but was absolutely spotlessly clean. And there's parking in the back to boot, which can often make the difference for me as I hate street parking. Just go there already, you won't regret!