Ali Baba

If you’re planning your next event, just give us a call and you’ll be impressing your guests, guaranteed !!!

Slow burning eggplants make the best Baba Ganooj!!

We like to share with you some insight on the remodeling of the restaurant. Exposed brick wall, a local draft beer bar and a large window that opens up whenever the beautiful whether is back. As of now we will be closed for a much needed break from the insane past year from December 31-January 3. Thanks for the amazing support that you showed us all of past year, we’re so grateful. ... Have a safe and wonderful new year. See more

Listening every morning to the sound of unlocking that kitchen door, looking at familiar shelves tiered from the weight of its plates, assures me of that a better tomorrow will come. Missing all of our guests’s faces!! Thanks you for your continuous support.. Take out only, Monday-Saturday 4-8.

Got Hummus! As mandated by the state, we are open lunch and dinner for take out and catering only. Delivery services are available like usual. Happy bellies ( our favorite local service) GrubHub ... UberEats Postemates. Hope you stay safe out there and thank you again for the continued support. See more

Thank you everyone for all the amazing support in 2019. Remodeling our kitchen after over 48 years in service was our great accomplishment for 2019, we are ready for a new decade. More amazing things to come in 2020. We will take a much needed break from December 31-January 5, hope you get to do it too. Happy, healthy new year from our family at Ali Baba to all of you, see you in 2020.

Kitchen Renovations are under way!

We want to thank all of our customers for the continued support that they have been showing us. As of now, we are open regular business hours and using: Happy Bellies Uber Eats GrubHub ... Postmates as our delivery services. Given the speed and fluidity of events, we will continue to adapt appropriately and keep you informed. Be safe out there. See more

Two Syrian movies for the Oscar this year.

Thank you everyone for all the amazing support in 2019. Remodeling our kitchen after over 48 years in service was our great accomplishment for 2019, we are ready for a new decade. More amazing things to come in 2020. We will take a much needed break from December 31-January 5, hope you get to do it too. Happy, healthy new year from our family at Ali Baba to all of you, see you in 2020.

UPDATE: unfortunately we will need to re-open tomorrow night (9/10) for dinner and will be closed for lunch tomorrow due to one final inspection. We apologize!

We have exciting news! Ali Baba will be re-opening on Tuesday September 10th for regular hours. We can't wait to share photos of our kitchen renovations when everything is finalized. Thank you for your patience and we can't wait to see you all again!

Kitchen Renovations are under way!

After 47 years our kitchen is taking a much needed break to undergo renovations. Starting July 29th the restaurant will be closed for two to three weeks. We will greatly miss our customers during that time and will be sure to keep you updated with our re-opening!

Ali Baba has been nominated for Best Middle Eastern Restaurant in the City Paper Best of PGH 2019 Election. If you have a moment we would greatly appreciate your vote!

Ali Baba is hiring! We are looking for experienced servers and hosts to join our team. If you are interested please send your resume to our manager Lauren at [email protected] or stop in to fill out an application

Authentic Syrian Cuisine Since 1972 Fresh Takes On Old Traditions

Tomorrow we will be featuring a very special Valentine’s Day menu. We look forward to sharing our love of Syrian cuisine with you and those you are celebrating with. Featured here is our mafruka cake with pistachio, katifi dough and fresh cream.

We are excited to announce we will have a special Valentine's Day menu this year. Come celebrate with your loved ones and enjoy our authentic Syrian cuisine.

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, have you made plans yet? Ali Baba will be offering a special Valentine's Day menu in addition to our usual offerings. More details to come but in the meantime we are accepting reservations!