Based on 803 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.8 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
129 W Centre Ave, Portage, MI 49024
Phone: (269) 775-1330
Website: http://babelsalamportage.com/
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Hours
| Sunday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–8:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
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Reviews
B Lipka
Absolutely love this place. They offer gluten, corn and dairy free options. The food is delicious and authentic. The vegetarian grape leaves and chicken kabobs are my favorite. The staff and owners are really nice and welcoming. I will return over and over ❤️
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Jessica Alstott
What a wonderful experience! I drive past this place all the time, and never thought to stop. The owner and staff are great company. The food was outstanding! I cannot wait to go back! We tried a little bit of everything so I could get the whole experience. Lentil and moroccan soup, grape leaves, fattoush, Bab’s Combo for 1 (chicken kafta, shish tawook, shish kafta, falafel and grape leaves) and Bab’s Platter (chicken shawarma, gyro, tabbouli, fried kibbee, falafel and grape leaves).
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Allison S.
I have been a customer for years now. Great food good quality everything’s fresh, delicious, and great selection ! The owner, wife, and staff are absolutely amazing very friendly and welcoming. I love there shishtawook dinner juicy chunks of chicken with fresh tasty hummus and can’t forget there garlic sauce! Every dish is made to perfection I love about there baklava is they have pistachio all I can say is yum! Clean restaurant they are all hard workers and provide only the best service. If I could give them 6 stars I would.
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Mason Purdy
Definitely the best Arab restaurant around here, and it might even be my favorite restaurant in the Kalamazoo area. The staff were very friendly and quick. The food is superb. I’ve been to the Middle East and it is on par with if not better than the food I had there. The entrees are a bit pricey, but the sandwiches are affordable, quite large, and plenty filling.
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Monica Lane
First time here. Absolutely Delicious. Server was extremely helpful answering our questions. The garlic dip is some of the best I’ve ever had . Loved the grape leaves served warm instead of cold. Nice little outside patio space. We will be back!
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N S
We were in the area and needed a place to eat. Randomly found this place on Google maps and the good reviews tempted us to give it a go. Best decision ever! In fact, we actually regretted not ordering more food to take with us. We have tried various sandwiches and liked every single one but chicken shawarma was probably the favourite and the biggest of them all. While there we got some tea with milk and spices which was a bit sweet but really good. We also got some baklava after our meal which was also delicious. If we lived nearby we would definitely be regulars.
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Benjamin Crockett (Naroghin)
Just had lunch here with my wife. Food was delicious (as was the Turkish coffee, though those who don’t like coffee ground soot might find it a little strong). Service was fast and the atmosphere was very chill.
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Hassan Mukadam
Good selection of Middle Eastern food. I enjoyed the chicken wings and the lamb kebab, did not enjoy the lamb shawarma though. The wings were a little spicy, which I enjoyed. The lamb was tender and delicious. Service was excellent. They were quite busy but made space for us, very friendly staff.
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Maisha Maliha
Tried their beef soujk, chicken kafta, shish tawook and Iraqi kabob. They were great. And behavior was friendly. Even they gave us complimentary tea because of Ramadan ❤️
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Brad T
really nice people. the baba ganoush had good flavor. I like mine with bits of eggplant still in it that’s just personal preference. the lamb was good but had bits that were grizzly. the baklava was good not overly sweet and plenty of pine nuts. the cinnamon cardamom tea was also delicious. great friendly service.
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