Aladdin's Eatery

Love Aladdin's! So glad they have been able to hang in there with everything from covid. Staff is always very friendly and helpful. Have gotten many good recommendations from the staff when I have been undecided. They have updated and remodeled the interior and it looks amazing. Lots of great touches throughout. Tonight, I got the len-chili soup with cheddar cheese and the Taza chicken salad. Was my first time trying the chilli and was pretty impressed. The seasoning profile was great, was not disappointed at all. The Taza chicken salad with the honey Dijon strikes a great balance with the sweetness from the grapes that dot the salad. Highly recommend checking them out.

I was in the past Monday, I believe the 20th, for lunch around 12:30 and I was pretty shocked by the management. This is all coming from the perspective of someone who has been in the restaurant business so I feel I'm more understanding than someone who has not been a part of this industry. I've never even felt the need to write a review before. To start off one of the servers greeted me almost immediately in between bringing drinks to her tables. She was very attentive and helpful as I brought a friend here for the first time. Our food took a while to get to us despite the fact we hadn't ordered anything that needed actual cooking (we had hummus as an app and a salad for our meal...love the hotsauce they offer with it). It seemed to be a problem with the kitchen, but that's not why I came to write this review. Between the servers taking multiple tables, running their food, and helping around the front there were two employees sitting at one of the booths on their phones and chatting to each other while completely ignoring the chaos that was occurring around them. Considering they were not dressed like the servers I would have to assume they were management or hosts. One was brunette and the other blonde. I would have to guess management as there was a girl behind the counter also helping the servers out. It was shocking to watch them sit around so easily while other workers seemed to be working their butts off to stay attentive to the people dining. Perhaps if management wasn't sitting around on their phones we would have gotten our food on time and they would have dealt with whatever issue was occurring in the kitchen. The food was good, but not as great as it previously has been especially with the time wait. But because of the staff that was actually appearing to put effort into their job we'll still give this experience two stars.

This past week was my first time at Aladdin’s. I am a very picky eater and was nervous that I might not find something I like on the menu. My server Liv was able to answer all my questions about the menu. She made great suggestions based on my tastes. I will definitely be back and request Liv as my server