Aladdins’ Bakery & Market

A bit disappointed mean cashiers that forget to submit your order, burned gyro meat sparingly placed on the pita.

Um, yum!!! What a treasure, Cleveland!
I try to go down and get pita bread frequently enough to avoid buying it at the store. So fresh and yummy and about half the price. Can’t beat it.
I am obsessed with the cinnamon raisin pitas– get yourself some!
The grocery store has tons of little treats! Usually pick up some pita chips and yummy hummus as well. Try the hot hummus– delish!
After I peruse and load up around the store– I head for the fresh food. Yum! Love the gyro and chicken shawarma sandwiches! Usually grab a fun pita pizza for the hubs or for later.
Try the amazing sweets! Baklava is amazing. Love grabbing some kibbeh when the spirit moves.
My husband once surprised me with a salad with chicken. It was the tomato/​cucumber/​get salad with shaved chicken on top– yum!!! With the fresh pita and some hummus, it was one of my favorite and freshest meals of the summer.
Don’t miss this Cleveland gem!

Awesome food! Staff were extremely helpful and patient with my many questions. Quite a few vegan options. We were visiting from out of town and even got a selection for the road. Don’t miss the green bean salad and cashew baklava-​to die for! We will be back when we are in town again!

Had a great falafel sandwich. Very good and fast too! Was looking for something vegan and this fit the bill!

Best Middle Eastern food in CLE. I love the simple things like hummus and pita and more complex items like spinach pies and shawarmas. Sooo good.

I’ve been eating here for years, even before I moved to Cleveland. Now that I’m officially a downtown resident, I love that Aladdin’s is just a few blocks away. First of all, they have a great little grocery offering a good selection of products. Hummus, olives, pita, olive oil, and a lot of sweets. A great stop if you want to stock up on well made, authentic food.
They also offer a pretty large menu of pita sandwiches, salads and other Mediterranean fare. I’ve tried many of their salads and their savory pies– the spinach and feta is a favorite. On this particular visit I opted for the falafel pita and a couple grape leaves. The falafel was good, the actually falafels were a tad dry but the tahini dressing on the sandwich definitely made up for that. And for only 4 dollars for a large sandwich, it’s a good buy. The grape leaves were very well seasoned, but I have noticed a slight deterioration in quality– mainly lack of meat in the grape leave over the years. I understand it’s probably a cost saving measure. But when the grape leaves are about 95% rice with tiny tiny specs of meat, I’m a little disappointed.
Still, this is a tried and true Cleveland staple for me. I recommend checking it out if you’re downtown, especially if you’re seeing an Indians game as its so close to the stadium!

I have been to aladdins many times– I love that it is a family owned local restaurant that uses fresh ingredients. Everything I have tried has been good there but today I tried the chicken fattoush salad and it was amazing– very large portion with generous amount of fresh chicken (same chicken that’s used in their shawarma). It was lean & seasoned well. The salad came with their house dressing that had a nice flavor yet wasn’t spicy. Fast, friendly service! Great place to stop by and pick up food!

I’ve tried this place a handful of times, never really quite satisfied, but I keep trying it because so many people rave about it.
In my opinion, they put way too much parsley in their pita wraps, it’s always so overpowering. Their hummus is nothing impressive, I can find more flavorful options at the grocery store. I’ve tried the falafel multiple times, eaten in different variations, and it’s always SO dry. Even the sauce doesn’t help. The baklava, in my opinion is just a little too sweet. Basically everything I’ve tried here is just mediocre. I guess the good part is that it’s pretty cheap, but this is typical for middle eastern restaurants like these. I also feel like most of the people working up front are very curt, not friendly at all. Last time I was there the lady seemed annoyed to even take my order.
That being said, I do really like their pitas. They are a dollar and change, so I like to buy them to use at home. Other than that though, I’d rather go to other locations for middle eastern food. The Aladdin’s in Independence is better, and has more variety. Also Sittoo’s is my favorite for when I’m getting take out… they are always very fast, friendly and very flavorful!

Fresh and inexpensive. Got a falafel sandwich and a small tabouli. Lot’s of grocery items and fresh breads. There’s a line of tables inside if you want to eat in although most people seem to take out.

I haven’t tried their cooked food yet so as of right now this review is about their groceries only!
I have been here a few times to pick up a few items, for both myself, and my mother. The pita here is to die for, it is so fresh! Fresher than any other pita. They have a large variety to choose from based on your preference. I was there today, and I even saw the pita being made in the back, how cool!
I’ve also picked up other random middle eastern groceries such as canned fava beans, chick peas, olives (amazing). These are things you can get anywhere so the main thing I go for is the bread. The workers here are very pleasant and the prices are fair! I look forward to trying their homemade foods.

Aladdin’s on Carnagie is the perfect one-​two punch, Hungry? Have to get a few groceries for home? Get a sandwich or a pie, devour it on the steps of that church next door, then you don’t have to do shop when you’re hungry. Inexpensive pita bags, some of the best kalamata olives, above par hummus and baba ganouj.
My mother and I would come here after my radio show on Fridays while she was on lunch from work. The old guy behind the counter, Jimmy, would always remember our names and give a hearty «HOWJADOO THIS WEEK GLOR?» They used to have really good rice pudding too but I think they stopped doing that. Oh well, you can get some from Kan Zaman’s as long as it hasn’t been sitting there since the Seinfeld season finale.

This could seriously be the best hidden gem of Cleveland! Located across the street from the Hilton Garden Inn I regret not going in sooner. There is a lot to see and taste, don’t go hungry, but if you are there are tables and chairs to make yourself comfortable while soothing your hunger while diving into your yummy food. We had time to kill on our last day which was well spent buy 1 or 2 things at a time and hanging out peoples watching, very interesting mix of customers. The pita bread was so tender melting in your mouth. Thanks for delicious memories Cleveland.

Had the gyro on a fresh baked pita for lunch. One if the best gyros I have had. Very filling and only like $ 5. Way better than the Subway down the street for lunch.

Given this place’s enduring status as a Cleveland favorite, I was disappointed by my takeout order. The hummus was bland, and at least some varieties had preservatives, which surprised me, given that I was buying straight from the source. The mujadara was wet and gloppy, and the fattoush salad came with a red-​hued dressing that tasted far more minty than lemony. The tabouli, however, was fabulous, with loads of fresh parsley and proper hints of garlic and lemon. Service and selection were fine.

I went to Alladins today for a quick meal after the art museum, and loved it! I don’t know if I was more impressed by the cheap prices or the quality of the food! I ordered a meat pie with 2 grape leaves, and my mom ordered a spinach and feta pie, all of which were delicious. Their stuffed pies are small, portable snacks that come in a variety of flavors. Also I tried some grape leaves stuffed with meat for the first time, and they were also delicious. The only thing stopping me from giving it 5 stars is that the meat pies were a little cold in the center.
Also, they sell a lot of Lebanese groceries, and we picked up some of those as well. All in all, definitely recommended!

This is my FAVORITE Grab & Go eatery. The food, price and service can’t be beat. I love middle-​eastern cuisine. I’ve never had a bad experience here and the food is always fresh and delicious. The pita and naan bread are always fresh and inexpensive compared to the grocery store. My favorite items here are the tabouli ($ 2.49 for an 8oz container), hummus, pita pizzas, baklava, rolled pita sandwiches and the various salads offered in their counter display case. I’ve also shopped for middle eastern items in the small grocery store attached to the eatery. This is truly a Cleveland gem! Love this place:-)

I am thoroughly perplexed by all the glowing reviews. I ordered hummus, baba, tabouli, and veg grape leaves through grubhub. The tabouli was the only decent item. The grape leaves were hard, dry, and inedible. Totally disgusting. Baba was also the worst I’ve had anywhere in town. The hummus was ok, but Sabra from the supermarket is better. Maybe all the items other than the ones I ordered are good. Never goin’ back.

Great service, excellent falafel, and a great dessert selection. Dolma was also very pleasant.

This is my go-​to place for healthy, fresh, quick lunchtime takeout. The place has improved in bounds aesthetically speaking since I started going there a few years ago, but the food has been consistently great. I’m a vegetarian and really appreciate the wide variety of veggie-​friendly options, but my friends rave about the gyros and shwarma as well. The hummus veggie rolled pita and artichoke pizza are my personal favorites.
As far as the store goes, there is no better place to buy pita, price or quality wise. I LOVE the packs of cinnamon raisin pitas, $ 1.50 for six of them (slap on some peanut butter and you have breakfast covered for a week). The place can get busy before Indian’s games, but they usually move people through there pretty quickly.
Also, stick a dime in the meter out front even if you think you’ll just be in there for 5 minutes! For whatever reason they seem to police the area quite frequently and it sucks to leave the place with your yummy food only to be greeted by a $ 20 ticket on your car!

So, you know that restaurant you thought was good until someone told you they saw a mouse behind the counter? Or that time you found a hair in your sandwich? A fly in your soup?
When was the last time you saw the woman making your sandwich flossing inbetween orders… behind the counter… in plain sight of everyone in the store/​restaurant?
Gross.