Abdallah's Bakery

I hadn't been at Abdallah's in years. I was working in the area and stopped for lunch. The place has many Mediterranean food items for sale and baked good. I went through the buffet line and chose a four item veggie plate. The food is quite tasty and there is fresh baked pita bread. The cubed potatoes are tangy like I like them. The bulgur is ok. What I don't like is that unlike other places where food is warm, they put your plate to heat up your veggie items in the microwave. Of course, the cold items are served separately. The serving is generous. This is a no frills place that's been around for years. I wish they would brighten up the place.

Being that I'm Lebanese and always yearning for food that tastes like what my family makes, it is not often that I really praise a Mediterranean restaurant. Houston has a number of good places, but Abdallah's is one of my favorites! The food is delicious no matter what I get. They have some of the best grape leaves in Houston. They have baked kibba as opposed to just fried kibba. Their fresh bread is delicious. I almost always pick up food when I'm in the area and always get grape leaves but then mix it up otherwise and have always liked what I order. Everyone I've taken there has enjoyed it. The workers are kind and efficient. I highly recommend!

Best manakeesh I have had in the houston area. Wish they had a woodlands location. Their baba Ghannoij is delicious too. They are very nice and the lady that makes the manakeesh is super nice. The place is small but worth the drive.

Staff knows you from years and years. Wait staff is cordial and make orders exactly as ordered. Hubs needs Shamarwa and son too. Tabouli, Babaghous, Pita and I needed two Cabbage Rolls. All were delicious except the Cabbage Rolls. Very large rolls, rice not cooked all the way and meat ratio to rice was off. Lacking flavor which was a big disappointment for me. Everything except rolls was eaten so all but me was happy. I will have to make them myself...I guess. Will still me a customer...

The jibne and zaatar manoushi was amazing, felt like we were back in lebanon. Customer service was amazing, always made sure we liked our food with a smile on their face. Definitely would recommend coming to this bakery for fresh Lebanese food.

Today my husband brought a Too Good To Go from Abdullah's. Wasn't home and he had no knowledge of my previous visits over the past years. The menu item today was fish and it was deliccious. The fish filet was a thick white fish, perhaps cod or haddock. It was lightly battered and topped with a delicious blend of perhaps spinach, cheese and was topped with fresh tomato slices and onion. It was accompanied with some type of delicious bread and salad which my husband enjoyed before I arrived home. Also thrown in was a bread pudding topped with pistachios. I commented about the sweet family who owned the restaurant. He agreed they are a lovely family. Too bad he didn't bring home thheir cheese stuffed bread! The food was the best I've had in a long time. Thank you Abdullah's for your continued service and always serving delicious food. We'll be back to visit soon. Best regards always!

I LOVE THIS RESTAURANT!!!! I've been a customer for more than 30 years.

They make authentic, delicious food and serve very generous portions. I'm a huge fan of their spinach pies.

They also sell the spices and olive oil they cook with. The spices are in large containers and sold @ unbelievably low prices.

The olive oil is a beautiful flavor and isn't not the flavorless grocery store stuff. Be sure to get a bag of spinach pies for home because they are addictive!!!

I learned the owner's family has been growing and harvesting olives for multiple generations to make that the most gorgeous, delicious olive oil you'll ever eat.

Another update:

Kibbeh nayeh (raw kibbeh / beef tartare) was perfectly made - and is available only on Saturdays.

The olive oil is fantastic as it here comes from the owner's family olive tree farm in Lebanon! Unfiltered and all-natural goodness, and each bottle is numbered. Artisanal olive oil at its best! Highly recommend.

Tabbouleh is the only thing I think that could be better - the taste wasn't exactly there but I think it's possibly because sometimes the flavor needs time to meld together if the parsley not fine enough. Hummus, baba ganoush, fatayer (spinach pies), fried cauliflower, za'atar manoushe, cheese manoushe, kibbeh balls, everything else were perfect and it would be hard to get all these better from a single place in Texas.

Took this guy to eat Kibbeh Nayyeh , which is an Eastern Mediterranean dish popularized by the Lebanese mezze, the array of small plates you'd experience at a meal there. It consists of minced raw lamb mixed with fine bulgur and exotic spices

Kibbeh Nayyeh is often served with mint leaves , olive oil, and green onions , and it is then scooped with fresh pita bread . I prefer mine with a special garlic sauce . Don't forget to ask for that!

The reason @BrandonKerne is showing this very dramatic facial expression is because I like my Kibbeh with Jalapeños , but Armando, the sweet gentleman that prepared our plate , only had Serranos

It's been a long long time since I've been to Abdallah's and it's just as good as I remember. It's one of Houston's many family-owned treasures . Let me know what you think if you visit!
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I ordered Takeout. The food was great and warm. The food portions were good for the price.
Very nice people! Thank you!