apricotstone

Came here on a whim for a dinner date with some friends. Food was pretty good, but the restaurant was so hot that day, no AC and no air flow, and with 2 kids under 3yrs old, not a good combination. We ordered the triple dip to share and would have prefered pita bread over pita chips, but the tatzika dip was my fav of the 3. I ordered the chicken swarma which I really enjoyed. Their rice pilaf was really good. Other complaint is that our waiter seemed a bit overwhelmed, he also forgot to put in our friend’s entrée order. I would like to come back again and hopefully be able to edit my review.

Apricot Stone is amazing!
They have the best tzatziki in Philadelphia and some of the BEST hummus!
Must try their muhamara! And babganoush! (Trio of dips for $ 9)
BYOB with no corkage fee!
Great location!
Everything was fresh and true authentic Armenian. The owner is a woman who has been cooking her whole life, and started the business as a catering company out on the Main Line. Their portions are generous, and prices are phenomenal. The food was fresh, real ingredients. My veggie sandwich ($ 7) had perfectly cooked orange peppers– not overly done, mushy or coated in too much oil as per any typical mediterranean place.
Their desserts were truly amazing. Normally baklava tastes syrupy and is soggy to me, but this large tall slice had chopped walnuts you could actually taste. My favorite was the baklava with cheese. They go through their desserts so often that they are ALWAYS from a fresh batch.
I will definitely go back!

I went on Sunday for brunch. $ 20pp including dessert. I love middle eastern food so I was very excited to finally try a new place. I walked in, was immediately greeted and picked my own table to sit. The place was clean and had a great atmosphere. The waiter didn’t take much time to come over with menus showing the brunch selection along with some infused water. The waiter sat and explained the menu clearly and what each selection was. Not long did my first course come out and I ordered the ful medames. It was very good. My next course was the grilled cheese and soujouk omelet with falafel salad. The grilled cheese was amazing. It was on pita bread. My fave. The salad was really fresh and the dressing was really good as well. For dessert, they gave me gatnabur which was also very tasty. I was so full by the end of my meal. I would definitely recommend trying this place out and I will be going back for more.

Apricot Stone has moved onto Liberties Walk in Northern Liberties. This is an Armenian owned restaurant which cooks up the familiar dishes of the Levantine & Mediterranean. It is an attractive space accompanied by friendly service and good food. I had the Armenian lahmajoun which I enjoyed even though I didn’t find it nearly as tasty or filling as some Turkish and Kurdish versions I’ve eaten before. However, I did find the Anoush Abur desert to be excellent. This is a wheat pudding with apricots, raisins, and almonds. Usually it is served at Christmas in Armenia but fortunately you can eat it year round at Apricot Stone. Most of the other dishes served here would be very familiar to patrons of Eastern Mediterranean cooking. For me, I would really like to see them add more unique Armenian dishes to the menu. Now that would be a reason to return!

The best babaganoush and chicken shwarama I’ve ever had. Everything I’ve eaten here has been terrific. Eat here often so it doesn’t disappear. The owners (mom and sons) are friendly. Happened to be there on a day when waitperson was a little snarky but other times, wait people were great. They have outdoor seating, no unsweetened iced tea and the water is spiked with mint and cucumber.

I absolutely loved my brunch. It was delicious. So why only three stars?
First we were told we had to go inside to get our own coffee — he literally would not bring it to us. And it was served in Styrofoam cups — it’s 2016 and the planet is basically on fire — let’s please do better and give us a proper cup of coffee!
Then when I asked for some ice water he said he would bring us bottles. I said tap is fine and he said «it’s easier for me to just give you bottles of water.» Lazy and bizarre, and, again, slowly killing the planet.
If this place cleans up its environmental missteps I would gladly give it 5 stars. Really enjoyed my authentic Armenian brunch, but hope my comments may spark some small changes!

I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to write a review. But this place is to die for. I have eaten here more than a dozen times in the last two months and have never left disappointed. It’s Armenian food that tastes like home! The muhamara, boreg, and lebni are my go to’s during the week. And I will always make an excuse to come for their Sunday brunch!
Even better that now that Spring has finally arrived, I can enjoy my meal with their outdoor seating! I can’t wait to come back!

I wish it was kosher. Israeli food is delicious, but the spiced meats are greater.
More Israeli salads, as well

We made sure to stop at ApricotStone on our way back home from a road trip. Actually the only reason we stopped in Philadelphia was to try this new restaurant. WOW! We are so happy we did. My husband and I ate here with a friend and we all loved every bit of it! We shared the trio dip (hummus, jajukh, and babagamoush) cheese boureg (1 for each of us) and kibbeh kufteh (1 for each of us). We were stuffed before our entrees came but it didnt stop us because every single thing was amazing! My husband had the chicken shawarma, I had the luleh kebob and our friend had the beef kebab — amazing! amazing! amazing! I am hoping that ApricotStone comes to NYC!

Love this place! I’ve been here 7 – 8 times already even though this place just opened pretty recently. I go here once a week because I want to try everything!
The food tastes amazing and is always fresh and authentic. The prices are decent and you get a lot of bang for your buck. BYOB is always a plus as well.
The dips are all amazing! from the hummus to the baba ghanoush to the roasted red pepper walnut dip. Love the tatziki cucumbers, the lentils with caramelized onions, grape leaves and falafel. The israeli salad and eggplant salad are so fresh and flavorful as well. Love that they offer whole wheat pita!
I usually go with either the chicken kebab platter or chicken schwarma platter! And you gotta finish off with some of their homemade baklava as well mmmm!

I had the Dolma and Eggplant Salad. I’m used to ordering these off the appetizer menu elsewhere and being sorely disappointed, but Apricot Stone is doing something right because I couldn’t put the food down.
The Dolma was moist and had a great zesty taste, but the real winner was the Eggplant Salad. I took a bite and then another, and pretty soon I was wondering if I should order some more. I’m definitely coming back for more, and to check out the rest of their menu very soon.

I was quite excited to read that the chef of this new «Mediterranean» place hailed from Aleppo, a place synonymous with fabulous Syrian cooking (and now, sadly destroyed by the terrible civil war). A recent luncheon, however, brought food that did not distinguish itself from any run-​of-​the-​mill Middle Eastern place in Philly.
A trio of cold appetizers — babaganoush, lebni, and tzatziki — were quite standard, the smoky babanaoush being the stand out. There seems to be a bit of garlic-​phobia in the kitchen here because the two other dishes, especially the lebni, simply tasted like plain yogurt without the exciting bite of fresh garlic. The Iman Bayaldi would have been quite a good dish had the kitchen not taken «cold» appetizers too literally: the dish was ice cold, just out of the refrigerator, the flavors thus greatly muted. These dishes were accompanied with crisp shards of pita bread many splintered into minuscule pieces — far from ideal accompaniments.
Finally, the mixed grill brought small, over grilled pieces of lamb and beef whose assertive rub made them taste almost identical. The tough, dry pieces of chicken were unable to help this plate out (the soft, buttery rice was ok).
There are no drinks traditionally served with this food, such as Ayran or Kefir, we then asked for water, two small water bottles were brought to the table ($ 2). There are also bottled soft drinks.

Wonderful addition to the neighborhood! Great for take out! Everything we have tried has been excellent. The place is run by very nice people, we will be going here often.
Wonderful homemade baklava, babaganoush, falalfel, etc. Everything is wonderful.

Cozy little spot that is decorated nicely. Food was on the most part very good, service was fine but i had one major pet peeve. My wife and I asked for water and received 2 bottles of water. We asked if they had tap water and was told «We do but the cup is so small so it’s basically like a gulp…» I wish i would have just asked for the cup and her fill it up 50 times for me but we were put in a slightly uncomfortable position. After getting the bill and seeing they charged us 2 bucks per bottle, when I know it costs them less than 20 cents each we felt very dissatisfied upon leaving. This is very simple problem to fix, buy bigger cups. I understand that you are trying to force us to pay for water then at least make it a more reasonable price for a bottle of poland springs

They just opened three weeks ago. They are open at 10 for Sunday brunch. I like this place. It’s a byob. I went here with my nieces and boyfriend and a good friend. They have a chef tasting menu. You select 4 ideas and they choose your dessert. They gave us all five desserts so we can sample the all the dessert. You have a choose of two appetizer, bread, and you get to choose one out of the three chooses and a salad all for $ 20. It’s a great deal, because we all picked something different so we could try it.

Love love love this place!
I visit philly every month and this is the newest gem in the city.
I got the kabob tasting platter (got to choose from three meats) I got the luleh, beef & chicken… loved all three especially the rice and sides it came with.
Overall very pleased with this place … this is exactly what Philly needed. A cozy Mediterranean restaurant that takes me back home.

I’ve dined at apricotstone for dinner and brunch and both have been fantastic experiences! For dinner, I usually order the luleh kebab (great as a sandwich or platter, btw) with babaganoush and fatoush salad and my husband orders the beef kebab with hummus and greek salad. Everything was prepared/​cooked to perfection and full of flavor.
What I really want to highlight is the brunch. It’s a chef’s tasting menu at $ 20 per person and absolutely worth it! You choose one item from each of the four categories (warm, salad, egg, bread). Between the two of us, my husband and I were able to try just about everything on the menu. Under the warm category, I always have a hard time choosing between the ful (savory, bean dish) and mamounia (sweet, cream of wheat dish) because they are two of my favorite breakfast dishes. I recommend giving both a try!
…and the restaurant is family friendly. They offer high chairs and booster seats. My 10 month old son thoroughly enjoys the babaganoush, hummus and mamounia. The muhamara is awesome too, but he’ll just have to wait a little bit more until we can introduce it to him since it’s a little spicy! :)

So happy we have an authentic Mediterranean restaurant in the area now. To give this place a fair shot I tried everything they have over the last week, my favorite is the beef luleh but everything was fresh and juicy, portion sizes were very generous as well. From what I was able to gather from the owner everything is made fresh daily and you can taste it. I’m a plain eater but they have many sides for those who like different flavors with there meal. This is def an awesome addition to the neighborhood, thanks for opening up!

The lamb platter was excellent. The amount of food was generous for the price, especially in the city. Their menu has all the bases covered: salads, apps, vegetarian, meat, dessert. My platter came with a choice of a salad and a dip, both of which were relatively healthy options. It’s nice to see that rather than a side of potato chips or cole slaw. The place had a very family friendly vibe. I took my food to go but am looking forward to sitting in next time.

The lamb platter was fantastic along with the cheese boreg and stuffed grape leaves! I’ve been thinking all day about the fatoush salad! Can’t wait to go back and try everything else I didn’t!

Ordered the Chicken Shawarma platter to go. Absolutely fantastic. The chicken was super flavorful, the tahini and hot sauce on the chicken really made it pop. The rice was seasoned perfectly. The babaganoush was also really great, perfect accompaniment to their lavash. I also opted for the eggplant salad with my platter, also great.
Incredible amount of food for the price. I’m glad to have this option in the neighborhood.

Food OK — Chicken dry. Prices above average. Looks to be a new spot.

We ordered a wide variety of things and everything was delicious! Can’t wait to go back.

Amazing food… fantastic ambiance. Love it here! Congrats on your opening. We will back very soon!