Kassab’s

Very good place to go to. The food is delicious. They have amazing hummus and the servers are professional and nice.

Usually i don’t post any reviews but what i saw there last night made me want to do. Simply it doesn’t worth the money we spent there. The guy who work there was rode. And the chicken was very bad. But to be honest the we had hummus falafel and and shawrma as appetizers it was very delicious. I liked those stuff more the the kabab.

This is my all time favorite restaurant in the Southside. If I am looking for something quick and easy to pick up I order the $ 5 falafels to go. Every time that I have dined in, the service was great and I have never left unhappy. The only thing that I would change is the wine selection. I wish they had something better than barefoot. Overall, A+

The food is really good. The staff were really courteous. If u go to this place have Kafta kabob. Ull love it.

The BEST, no exaggeration, THE BEST MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD in the area!
Consistent, delicious, delightful staff, clean, inexpensive, and just overall fabulous place to eat.
It’s one of the few places that I always say we don’t eat there enough. Despite the casual environment, we have introduced the restaurant to many people and everyone always raves and loves it.
The dinner platter sizes are large. I suggest splitting or being prepared to take food home unless you’re really hungry. Often they have daily specials that are absurdly inexpensive so be sure to check the sidewalk board. (I.e. $ 5 sandwich specials for example that are huge)

This place has been really good both times I have been there. The hummus is fantastic and the lamb is amazing. The salads and grape leaves were also crisp and delicious. It’s a BYOB so we of course had wine with us. The service is acceptable and the price isn’t too bad.

I heard about Kassabs’ in Southside today. Not being able to get there, I was recommended to the newly opened Marathon Gas Station on Rt. 51, Brentwood. Whaattt? What does a gas station have to do with Lebanonese food? Well, a lot! They sell a scaled down version, a sampling if you will, of very delicious Lebanonese food. Homemade grape leaves, baba ganoush, hummus… umm! The proprietor is the semi-​retired chef of the Lamont Restaurant on Mt. Washington. I’m sure when word gets around, and the snafu at Rt. 88 and Rt. 51 is over, this will be a go-​to place for an excellent taste of Lebanon. Did I mention how bright and clean it is? :-)

Very very very good food. Very. Let me explain the reason for 3 stars.
At first, I felt so bad for our waitress. She was the only one waiting on like 8 tables. We came around 6pm for dinner and the longer we were there, the more people showed up. We ordered wine and my fiancé ordered a beer to sip on while we waited for our food. First we asked what kinds of wine they had. Her response was «I don’t drink so I really don’t know». She told us she would ask «in the back». We waited another 20 minutes and I finally pulled her aside to ask if she had checked on the wine (keeping in mind she was very busy and we didn’t want to seem annoying). She then told us that «the ladies in the back don’t drink either so they don’t know». How do you not know what kind of wine you serve? You don’t have to drink to know this. This is your restaurant and we want to try a beverage. You really should know what you serve.
Long story short, we didn’t end up getting our drinks until we were finished eating our dinner. I was really disappointed and again, felt bad for our waitress because she could only do so much. The food itself was 3 stars I would definitely go back, in spite of the poor service. Call me crazy, but it was that good. Two of us got the veggie moussaka and my fiancé got the lamb shank. Platter #1 was amazing and we had no room for dessert. Check out the pictures.

A little taste of home for me. Kassab’s also has the classic Lebanese restaurant décor that I definitely miss. I’ve only been once because I’m rarely in South Side, but I still dream about it…
I recommend ordering a mezze sampler, which has all of the classic Lebanese goodies (tabbouleh, falafel, hummus, etc) made to perfection. However, you must not leave without trying the sleek! Sleek is a lesser-​known Lebanese dish that consists of stewed greens with black-​eyed peas. It is lemony, wholesome, and all around amazing.

We were the only ones in the restaurant. Service was fast, hummus was fresh, pita bread was hot. Avoid the baklava, as it was rather dry. They use a walnut filling rather than pistachio.

My favorite Lebanese place. I have been coming here since they were on the corner of tenth. My favorite falafel sandwich… The pickles are key. I also like the kefta sandwich. My wife always gets a chicken sandwich or tawook. The hummus and baba ganouj are also good. One of the few places where I’ll eat all vegetarian. I always stop here when I come back to Pittsburgh.

Enjoyed our meal. Have had better Lebanese food in Pittsburgh but have had far worse. The green beans in the Loubieh was undercooked for me but the flavor was good. The Tabouli could have been chopped a bit more and was a bit dry. The lamb on my wife’s Lamb Kebab sandwich was garlicky and delicious but didn’t get to try the sandwich, my wife liked it and wouldn’t share. The pita bread was great and the Hummus tasked good but I prefer it with a bit more texture. The staff was just ok not very attentive but don’t have high expectations for the area.

Their gyro meat is amazing!!!
The chicken kebabs… just okay.
Aside from that, the service here is horrific. Came here on a weekday night around 7:30pm, and there was only 1 server. It took 15 minutes to get menus and water, another 15 minutes for him to take our order, and then another 20 minutes go by until the server comes and tells you one of the items you ordered is sold out. Ummm… seriously? You couldn’t have figured that out sooner? Add another 20 minutes before the food comes out. Then, when we were done eating, we couldn’t get our server’s attention for him to give us our check. I literally walked to the back of the restaurant and picked up the check myself.
But even with all that headache, I may consider coming back for that gyro meat.

Well I don’t have much to review because we left due to bad service. This is a typical restaurant for South Side, old building, pretty clean, simple, more of a bar with an eating space, than a restaurant.
We were sat at a table right next to the door in the middle of walkway practically, we asked to move but they said they were expecting a large party to take up the back area. So we stayed, ordered the hummus, which i read was the best in the burgh… ugh, it was super runny and not too good, the stuff from the store is better. Dont know why people would think this is good, not bad, but really not good at all.
Our waitress was busy setting up the room for a party of 30 she said, as a result we sat while staff were carrying tables and clanging chairs around us for 10 minutes, highly annoying. They are leaving your table before they put down what was in their hands, they seemed bothered to wait on us. Just wasn’t an atmosphere to relax or enjoy food so we left.
Had the service been better we would have stayed for dinner, maybe it would have been good. When will places understand that alot of us are not out just to shove food in our faces and leave, we want a good experience, I can cook myself, I go out for the experience.

Kassab’s is a pretty space in the South Side specializing in Lebanese cuisine. The walls are painted with various Mediterranean and Middle Eastern scenes, offset by the light coming in through the front windows. We were invited to find a seat on our own and waited on by the most efficient waiters I’ve ever seen. The restaurant got crowded, busy, and he never stopped — but everyone got great and timely service.
The menu is fairly standard, with lots of vegetarian and vegan offerings, grape leaves, pickled veggies, salads. Meat-​eaters get the other half of the menu, with lamb, spicy chicken, shawarma, steak and gyro offerings. We ordered a veggie platter, with pickles, onions, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers and feta; and a hummus to go with — great for making little bites with all the ingredients.
I ordered a spicy chicken wrap, and the spouse a mixed grill platter. Both were excellent — grilled lavash bread with a marinated chicken breast, plenty of veggies and yogurt sauce. The spouse had a delicious tomato-​y sauce to dip his meats in, and lots of rice. One of our companions had a gyro platter — big chunks of gyro meat with all the ingredients on the plate. Everything was tasty, and we could add the hummus, sauce, and bits from our appetizer to the mix. The portions were ample, but we did not leave much on any plate.
Our server was a whirlwind of activity, getting our order, bringing our coffee, and then our appetizers all right on time, all with a friendly and unhurried manner. Other tables were coming in and were not left to wait, either. An excellent choice for lunch on Carson.

If you love Middle Eastern food then Kassab’s is the place for you and if you haven’t been here in a while, I urge you to come to check out the beautiful new décor and full bar that was recently added to the restaurant! They seriously have the best hummus in town — nothing fancy just traditional hummus but it is so creamy and silky with just the right amount of spices — it is a MUST if you go there. My favorite two dishes other than the stellar hummus are the falafel wrap and the lamb wrap. On my most recent visit my friend and I both got the House Special Salad. I typically shy away from salads with only iceberg lettuce but I ordered it and oh my lord it was absolutely delicious! Their house-​made dressing with shredded feta cheese is to DIE for! I don’t think that I’ve enjoyed an iceberg salad so much in all my years! Both the regular Moussaka and Vegetarian Moussaka are fab as well! One of my friends swears by the Kafta, too, which I have yet to try, but boy did it look delicious. If you have room for dessert (which is unlikely) then I highly recommend the baklava paired with a cup of their delicious coffee!

I enjoyed this place. It’s a simple setup and a straightforward Mediterranean style menu. The entrees don’t include hummus, but if you order it as an appetizer you’ll have enough to last at least three people through their meals.
The pita is served warm too. Which I know is something little, but it’s a nice touch that makes a big difference to me.
Service was good too. We got our food reasonably quick, and our waiter was very courteous and attentive.

We used to live on the same street as Kassab’s and this was our go to place for take out. The Beef Shawarma was what I usually gravitated towards, but I have also had their spicy fish sandwich, portobello sandwich, steak sandwich, filet sandwich– all delicious. My boyfriend loved the chicken shawarma, but it was a little too dry for me so I normally opted for something else on the menu.
The Mjaddara and Filet Kabob are also excellent as main dishes. The grape leaves and Baba Ghannoj were our favorite of the appetizers. I am not big on Falafel but our friend swears by the ones here. We would also order some pita, the red sauce (served with the filet kabob and lamb), and their homemade salad dressing on occasion as well if cooking at home and wanted a taste of Kassab’s. The staff were always very nice and even got to know our orders.
The only down side to Kassab’s is now we live 9 hours away and really miss our Lebanese fix. Good thing we still have family in Pittsburgh :)

Friday Night on Pittsburgh’s South Side can be a harrowing adventure during which one can expect to encounter many varieties of the drunken yahoo. Recently, I caught a concert at The Rex Theater on that favored time of the week for 9-to-5’ers and was in need of belly fuel. It was then that I remembered Kassab’s, an eatery I had not been to since joining Unilocal 5 years ago. Thus, I’d found dinner.
Having been fixated on gyros of late, I ordered one up and waited for a spell at a window seat whilst sipping on an effervescent ginger ale, taking in the nocturnal parade of hipsters, yuppies, bros, bimbos, drunks, punks, freaks, and attention-​seekers on infamous Carson Street.
Kassab’s interiors merge the modern and urban with the rustic and folksy. Vibrant murals seemingly came to life on the walls as patrons chattered happily beneath them.
As big as a rolled-​up newspaper. Kassab’s gyro could best be described as a lamb meatloaf wrap. The pita was more like a tortilla in that it was thin and somewhat bubbled and charred. The meat itself was butter-​soft, my canines sinking through it easily. Filling it out was the standard lettuce-​tomato-​onion trinity with a tangy, creamy, white condiment that Kassab’s calls «Tahini sauce.» Call it tzatziki, yogurt or whatever you prefer — this is what makes or breaks gyros, and the sauce certainly made it sing in this instance. While not reaching the gastronomic highs that other gyros in the Pittsburgh area have achieved in regards to my palate (see It’s Greek To Me, Knossos, Lesvos, Mike & Tony’s, Central Diner & Grille), Kassab’s take on the Greek staple is as worthy a contender as you’ll find.
For dessert, I opted for a serving of their fascinating rice pudding. Thick like a custard, the pudding was seasoned with something quite occult that nearly intoxicated me with its licorice flavors. With my curiosity piqued so, I asked my excellent server about the secret ingredient but couldn’t hear what he told me over the clatter (was this purposeful?). Nonetheless, the pudding was a marvelous and mysterious way to end my meal.
The long, plump gyro and chilly, rich pudding kept me bangin’ long into the early morning hours with not a single hunger pang. With so much upheaval occurring in the South Side, don’t overlook Kassab’s lest you miss out on some mighty fine and fairly economical Greek fare your damn self.

This place has amazing gyro’s. i never knew a gyro could have such flavor coming from a place not named for it’s gyro’s. The interior is nice and cozy with tall ceilings and greek mural drawings on the wall. I really enjoy the ambiance. We always go for lunch when it’s not too busy. I get their lamb gyro with cheese. The feta cheese they put on top makes taste even better. The taste of fresh tomatoes and lettuce, plus their sauce is outta this world. It’s probably the best gyro on the south side.
I’ve never tried too much of their other food except their meat pie which is store bought not freshly prepared so those i would have to say were pretty bad. they were very dry! Just bread and ground beef with no real flavor. we pushed it to the side while waiting for our gyro. I read that the grape leaves weren’t too appetizing so it leaves me to wonder what else this place has to offer?
Update, I tried the grape leaves and they were ok. A little on the tender side and by tender I mean too soft. I’ve had better before so I guess that’s what I am comparing them too.