Amel's Restaurant

We celebrated my daughter's 21st birthday there. Amel's is part of our family...I turned 21 there (29 years ago), I was pregnant with both of my babies back in 2000 and 2003. It's just a very family oriented atmosphere with fantastic food!!!

Updating: This still is my favorite Mediterranean restaurants in The Burgh. The staff is very helpful with great recommendations. I always enjoy eating there.
My feeling is everything is better with feta ♥️ This is my favorite Mediterranean restaurant. Today I ordered lunch and picked it up to take it home. Please be aware, if you see that delivery is available, that is a scam. Amel's is a dine-in or pick up restaurant only. They will not pay fees for a delivery service. I don't blame them. I think it's worth either eating there or picking up and enjoying their beautiful restaurant.

We went here the other night with some for the first time. We didn't have a reservation and the place was packed at 7pm. Surprisingly it was only a 20 minute wait. We sat in the back room and it was pretty loud. It was hard to have a conversation at the table. Our waiter was quick and explained the menu. It was nice because they had a little bit of everything. There were vegetarian options, seafood, and your basic sandwiches as well. We shared an appetizer platter and stuffed artichoke hearts with goat cheese. Then for dinner I got the lamb shank. It fell completely off the bone. It was so tender and flavorful. The desserts were the icing on the cake. I got the chocolate mousse cake. It was not overly sweet and the cake was moist. Overall I can't wait to visit again.

We celebrated my birthday at Amel's on a recent Saturday night during Valentine's Day week. The restaurant was quite full but without reservations we were quickly seated and received excellent service. We ordered hummus as our appetizer which was delicious! My dinner was the chicken taboo which was served with a tasty salad. My meal exceeded my expectations and my husband felt the same about his! This is such a cozy restaurant which made for a wonderful date night!

We were in the mood for Mediterranean food and called here around 5PM on a weeknight to see about reservations for 7:30PM… The lady advised they would still be very busy, but made reservations for us. We were seated immediately upon arriving, but they were still packed! (So, be sure to make reservations if you want to dine here)
The menu is quite large, loaded with lots of Mediterranean items. Service was mediocre, would definitely have been 5 stars with better service.
The food was flavorful and decent. The steak on their kabob was cooked to perfection. One of my favorite items was the baklava ice cream, which they make there; it was outstanding!
I’d definitely return!