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Aladdin Falafel Corner
Category: Restaurants Middle Eastern Middle Eastern [Edit]
4541 University Way NE(between 45th St & 47th St)
Seattle, WA 98105
Neighborhood: University District
(206) 548-9539
- Hours:
Mon-Fri, Sun 9 am - 2 am
Sat 9 am - 3 am
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Late Night, Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
165 reviews for Aladdin Falafel Corner
Review Highlights
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"Oh gyros of Aladdin Falafel Corner, how I love thee." In 44 reviews -
"Friendly staff, good food, and open late." In 15 reviews -
"...Ganouj Chicken shawarma." In 4 reviews
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165 reviews in English
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Review from Akshaya M.
Issaquah, WA
3/22/2012
This is my most favorite place in the world to grab a quick tasty affordable bite. The chicken shawrma is mind numbingly brilliant and so are the falafels. No matter, which gourmet looking place you get your falafel/shawarma fix from, this place will beat it! The owners are so amazingly nice too :)
As an added advantage, these guys are open really late! -
Review from Abbigail B.
Seattle, WA
3/25/2012
I'm really enjoyed the food there. The portion is very generous.
I orderred chicken and beef gyros with no veggies and they gave me
loads of meats.
WOW really
No wonder why this place is so popular.
Thanks to my roomate Cindy who recommended me this place. -
Review from Anne F.
Port Angeles, WA
3/22/2012
Best. Gyro. Ever.
Also, the Greek fries are awesome. They're smothered in tzatziki and some sort of cheese. -
Review from Martin G.
Bellevue, WA
The "Middle Eastern Dicks Drive-In." Cheap, fresh, delicious, cash-only, and open till 2:00am. Filled with U Dub students. Only complaint is that they could use a little more T'hina sauce on their falafel. Nice little hole in the wall.
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Review from Cami G.
Seattle, WA
5/3/2012
Oh AFC - you have stolen my heart and my stomach! I shall order each item on your menu and then continue the cycle. It all looks so daringly delicious! Thanks for making my gyro fresh to order, for the smiles, and for no lunch hour small talk.
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Review from Arry Y.
I am drooling thinking about this place.
I always get the #9 - beef and lamb gyro.
It's amazing.
You can get it spicy if you want.
A can of Coke goes so well with it.
Their french fries are good if you want more food.
Awesomest gyros ever. -
Review from Danielle C.
Seattle, WA
2/17/2012 1 Check-in Here
What a great place for some gyros! My boyfriend got the gyro and I got the gyro platter with hummus. The lamb meat was seasoned very well and it went perfectly with the hummus and the tahini oil. Bliss! The pita was fresh as well.
The place is cash only. Be expected to wait around 10-20 minutes for your food, depending on how many people ordered in front of you, since it looks like it's just one guy taking orders and cooking the food. Also, the interior is kinda grungy, so I wouldn't take anyone here for a romantic date, but some quick eats, definitely. -
Review from Michael B.
Tacoma, WA
2/23/2012
Lord... I wish we had Aladdin's Falafel Corner in Tacoma. After my brother brought me here after a Seahawks game a few months back, I found out for the first time what an actual gyro is supposed to taste/look/smell like. And wow... everywhere in Tacoma is selling dumps in pita bread with some odd sort of white sauce and calling it a gyro and charging 10.00. but it's cool, because these locations all give you a .35 cent can of safeway select (which I don't even think Safeway has sold for 6 years).
Aladdin's runs circles around every single other gyro I have had in my lifetime. So much so, I have boycotted all "gyro" locations other than Aladdin's. Alot of people I know have not experienced Aladdin's so they found it hard to believe how adamant I was regarding this issue, but after I drove from Tacoma to Seattle JUST to prove to them what a real gyro is, they agreed... and luckily, I didn't look so crazy anymore.
Sincerely,
Boycotting all others -
Review from Agnus R.
Seattle, WA
2/3/2012
This place is delicious!
It's kinda divey inside, but it reminds me of the Coney Islands and greasy spoons I grew up loving in the Midwest, so I am more assured than alarmed by the greasy walls and chipped tabletops. Besides, while I was there--I was the only white girl in a room full of families, which means that I made a good food decision.
Food was cheap and delicious and the guys at the counter were super nice. I had asked for no tomatoes when I ordered and that request got overlooked until the cook set my sandwhich in front of me and immediately remembered, and then quickly fixed it after apologizing.
I'm rarely in this part of the city, but I stop in when I am. -
Review from rosette t.
Everett, WA
12/6/2011
This place is YUMMm!
Whenever I'm around the ave I love stopping by Aladdin for a quick meal. The outside may look a bit sketchy and run down but the food here is amazing and cheap!
For about $5 you can get a decent size gyro and for $7.50 you can get a combo which includes the gyro, fries, and a drink. Really great deal.
The pita bread is great, the meat is cooked just right and the sauce is delicious! This place is not like most greek gyros. The sauce is tzatziki but there is also a curry flavor taste to the gyro . So if you're more into the traditional gyro this place may not be for you.
The people here are very friendly, service is pretty good, and they are open til 2am.
The only downside is that they take CASH ONLY. Not too worry though since there's an ATM in the restaurant -
Review from Casey J.
Seattle, WA
3/21/2012
If there were ten stars I would put a hundred!. Best gyro on earth. Period.
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Review from Jill B.
Seattle, WA
3/1/2012
A co-worker hopped on his motorcycle to go get falafel for everyone...I haven't been in the shop, but promise me, I will....the flavor explosion in my mouth was exquisite...tizi sauce with the garlic and onion and, oh anyone got a mint? just opened up on my tongue....price was right and you completed me for the day.....
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Review from Morgan L.
I've come to find out my largest regret in life is not applying to UW.
If only i had known this magnificent place would be within walking distance, open till 2am, and serve the best damn falafel, gyro, and chicken shawarma ever!Listed in: Best I Ever Had
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Review from Elizabeth W.
Seattle, WA
10/8/2011
Quick place to grab a bite. I tried the falafel sandwhich, cost me around ~$4. Don't get it mixed up with another chain also referring to Aladdin (Aladdin Gyro-cery), I don't know if they did that purposely to get at us, in secret service, maybe they're actually related or they just have a huge gay crush on Aladdin. Can't be not swooned by "A Whole New World" on a magic carpet ride, right? They're all "I'll be your Jasmine, Aladdin. Pick me, I even have a restaurant named after you!" Let Aladdin pick who he want to pick, okay? For now, I'm his personal taste tester and assistant.
The place resembled any other cheap ass joint, a few tables lined up the tore with a booth directly overlooking the "kitchen" where they cook up everything on a huge pan. Kind of like the Middle Eastern Benihana. When they prepared my sandwhich, I specified for EXTRA sauce. EXTRA, means plus, more than the usual. I thought you didn't get me correctly for you skimped on the sauce that left my met all dry. Maybe you thought I said extra dry.
Took a couple minutes for it to be wrapped and placed into a brown paper bag, motherfucking to-go! These places are specifically made for on the go food, it's not a place that's nice to hang out at, just serving up fast food for your hungry appetite. Unless you're really having the munchies, then I suggest you directly devour that sucker!
The falafel was quite crispy, not as much as I want it to be. It doesn't really have the perfect amount of crunch to it, you know? It also tastes monotone, like one single thing the whole time I'm eating it. Greek spices, you know it when you try it. Not saying it's bad, just something to fill the spaces in your tummy, satiate hunger, not to please my taste buds and make me marvel at your throne. The flat bread was reheated on the pan, pre-packaged in a bag before. The little sauce that you managed to give me wasn't thick enough to be the right tzatziki, I've tried falafel in a food court better than this.
Not bad, not great. Good value for money, if you're broke as hell- I suggest go for it! An okay amount of quantity that will at least exterminate hunger. -
Review from Matt S.
Seattle, WA
10/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
Ah Aladdin...always good for a cheap, quick and good lunch. I've heard some iffy things about the one farther down the Ave, so I always go to the one closer to 47th, which is the one I'm reviewing here.
I'm a big fan of their falafel. I recommend the regular (jumbo) size and a drink to go along with it. The falafel itself is really good; not dry and full of flavor. Expect a little bit of sauce to drip all over your tray; that's just the nature of the beast :-)
They have a wide variety of cans/bottles of Coke products for beverages. Oh, and if you feel like some fries, grab the combo, they're pretty good! (Just don't grab the hot sauce instead of ketchup from the counter, whoops my bad) Whatever you decide to choose from their good-size menu, you'll probably only end up spending $5-10.
The guys behind the counter are always really cool and I love that they don't mind that you pay once you leave. Sweet!
The place is fairly small, but there's a counter and a fair number of tables, big and small. It looks like they also have WiFi and there's a few outlets along the walls.
There's a bathroom...yea, nothing special there.
When you're done, just leave your tray, pay the dude, and head out. All done!
Always a pleasure guys, I'll be back for sure! -
Review from Crystal B.
Seattle, WA
2/25/2012
22A is the best! Fun place to go late at night in the U district!
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Review from Sione P.
1/11/2012 1 Check-in Here
This place is another that's perfect to be located next to UW. Cheap good food was kind of a staple while I was going to UW and there are still a lot of great options right in the area! This place offers a very small location, very friendly staff, and seriously tasty food! I am a fan of the lamb and beef gyros here and sometimes I don't know if I should head here or the other Aladdin's (Aladdin's Gyro-cery, which I love). Food's great and served up quick, with the small size facilitating in the decision to take away, often. If there's a big line out of Thai Tom, it's a good bet to just head next door to here and grab some falafel or a tasty gyro!
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Review from Lauren B.
1/9/2012 2 Check-ins Here
They have bomb falafel and it's really cheap. Made fresh and fast right in front of you, and comes on a thick, tasty, chewy pita with some veggies (I think tomato and lettuce) and delightful tsatsiki. Love this place!
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Review from Jenna D.
12/7/2011
I've never been disappointed. This is my favorite place to get gyros. The guys that work here are cool too.
Listed in: My Favorite Restaurants
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Review from Selena P.
Lynnwood, WA
6/15/2011
Mmmm...gyros!
The family and I were in the U-District and needed some good grub for dinner. I had a really big craving for gyros, so I suggested this place and since I was buying, no one could say no. ;)
I ordered a mass of lamb/beef gyros, an order of dolmaths and a plate dinner with gyro meat. All of it, every single morsel was eaten. Down to the very last drop of sauce that came with the dolmaths. Everything was delicious, freshly prepared and great flavor profiles. When the food was gone, I wanted more! Now, I have dreams about gyros from this place and want to try their falafels next! I had some pretty amazing falafel in Paris, so they have some stiff competition!
If you haven't gone, there is no reason not to. Good food, cool people and they take cards. Win, win, win! -
Review from Kevin T.
FOOTHILL RNCH, CA
9/23/2011
Good gyros and it's pretty cheap for college students. It's quick and convenient. A gyro combo which also includes a canned soda and fries comes up to $7.50 (including tax). So, it's a good deal and the gyro is pretty big! The fries were big steak fries with some seasoning on them. I would recommend just getting the gyro though.
Beware: CASH ONLY! -
Review from grace y.
4/8/2011 1 Check-in Here
I came here at 2 AM last night so this is a very biased review. Biased in the way that I was drunk and I had beer munchies.
Nevertheless, this place was delightful.
I had the following:
Beef/lamb gyro - The meat was perfectly cooked and seasoned. I love the yogurt sauce that they throw in this.
Fries - Yum! Perfectly crispy and seasoned with a little cayenne (I think).
Most of all, I loved the hot sauce that they have. I'm a hot sauce addict and seriously I could eat cardboard with the hot sauce that they had but glad it accompanied delicious food :) -
Review from Jared S.
Kenmore, WA
1/21/2012 1 photo
Great beef and lamb gyro. Authentic.
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Review from Jeff E.
6/16/2011 3 Check-ins Here
They have the BEST gyros! I've only had gyros and baklava when I've been there, but I specifically go to Aladdin for the gyros - they are cheap and very flavorfully spiced - definitely worth checking out!
The wait can't be 5-10 minutes depending on how busy they are, but the staff is also very friendly and the U-District crowd can be entertaining. -
Review from Tan Lo S.
6/9/2011
I love this place! Their gyros are cheap, authentic and delicious!
I don't know what to say except that they're so good... there are long lines at times. but it's sooo worth it!
you always get your fast good and you know it's authentic!
I hear they're open late too :) -
Review from Taylor C.
San Francisco, CA
7/3/2011
Sometimes, you just gotta have a gyro. And when you're on the Ave in Seattle late night, the place should be Aladdin. Keep in mind I take my own review with a grain of salt because all three times I have visited have been post drinking, which means at the time I was craving either a bean and cheese burrito, a greasy bacon cheeseburger, a hot dog with grilled onions and cream cheese.... or a lamb and beef gyro.
That last drunk munchie only got added to my list after I studied abroad and got hooked on the taste of doner kebabs (it will never leave me, I'm certain). Now that shaved meat calls to me every time I exit a bar (not a bad thing in my opinion). Aladdin caters to this crowd late at night. The guys behind the counter are awesome and very patient with their inebriated patrons. You also have quite an entertaining crowd with people from around the Ave coming in.
The gyros are the only things I've gotten, but they are cheap (a jumbo for around 5 bucks) and tasty (again, don't how much of that I can attribute to my friends Jack, Jim and Don). Make a mental note for yourself before you go out and hopefully you'll be reminded sometime around last call. You won't be disappointed. -
Review from Siruo Z.
Athens, GA
12/27/2011
Tried the #9 and #22. Both pretty good.
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Review from Jackie K.
1/31/2011
So freaking good. I always get extra sauce on my gyro. It's crazy that you get a massive heap of fries with your sandwich for such a cheap price.
The combos are the deal of the century. -
Review from Andrew C.
12/27/2010 1 Check-in Here
I might as well be wearing horse blinders when I wander onto University Way NE. I come to the avenue with a mission. A mission for Thai Tom. And the mission -never- fails.
But this time around, Thai Tom dropped some sad portions in my plate and I was still pretty damned hungry when we were finished. We walked up and down the street people watching and upon the return saw the glorious Aladdin Falafel Corner's open sign blazing in the moonlight.
It was time for more food. Oh yes. It was.
Gyro's come in regular size and jumbo size. The jumbo size will run you about $5 and they're definitely jumbo. They chopped and grill their meat rather than resorting to the more common slices. I definitely prefer that. I like the excess meat to stay in my gyro while taking a bite. It looked like they seasoned everything with a little saffron after building the gyro. It was really, really good. These guys definitely pay attention to quality ingredients and freshness.
Of course this makes the next trip to University Way NE more complicated... but... for falafel like this, I can deal with a little where-to-eat coin toss.Listed in: Seattle (and the surrounding…
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Review from Reesa T.
Long Beach, CA
11/27/2010
Okay, the Falafel is good. I mean, this is not the best falafel I have ever had or something to die for- but they are open late for my midnight falafel cravings and the menu is not overpriced. And they are some damn good falafel. (side note: i seriously love falafel and take them a little seriously... just a little.)
Clean enough for the Ave and even open later than the bars- what could be more perfect. Plus I do like the music they play its a good mix of anything non-english. Gyros, Falafel, Foule... Hummus- you really cannot go wrong. All well cooked and delicious, all priced to afford. They do to go orders in a snap so if you are on you're way home and just wanted to pop in, easy.
They're friendly enough and honestly watching them work I just really get the impression that they genuinely care about the details. All around win.Listed in: Eating Veg Around the Town…
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Review from Henry S.
Seattle, WA
2/27/2011 5 Check-ins Here
What's not to love about this place? It opens till 3AM on weekends, nice and friendly staffs, fast service, food is reasonably priced.
But most importantly, the quality of the food. I find every single item on their menu to be delicious, especially the hummus plate! If you haven't tried it, then you're definitely missing out!
Seriously, get the hummus plate! You'll leave the place with a happy face and a firm belly. -
Review from Qiuzi z.
Seattle, WA
12/18/2011
"YUM" is the only thing I wanna say when I think of this place. Oh oh! And reasonable price.
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Review from Clarice H.
Irvine, CA
3/25/2012
this was my first stop after a happy reunion with the like of my life. we got the chicken & beef/lamb gyros. yummy. doesnt get much better than $5 each. also, can i just mention that i LOVE u district?
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Review from Sean R.
Seattle, WA
12/19/2011
Awesommmmmmmmmmmmmmmme
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Review from Sam B.
Seattle, WA
10/1/2011
The bread they use for the gyros is what makes this place! and the great sauce and great meats. All around my favorite gyro place on the Ave.
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Review from ME M.
Las Vegas, NV
5/12/2011
One of the best Gyros on the Ave for sure.
Reasons why I like this place:
1. Service is pretty good.
2. Delicious food.
3. Your total always comes out to an even dollar.
4. Open as late as possible.
5. Close to school.
I highly suggest Aladdin's if you're hungry at 2 am. -
Review from Sean C.
Seattle, WA
1/6/2011
What hasn't been said already about Aladdin's?
Seriously delicious gyros (and fries, for that matter). Open late. Cheap.
I find that the guys running this place seem to be friendlier than the guys running the Aladdin's Gyrocery further down the ave. Gyros taste the the same between both restaurants (+1 star for consistency!). If the relatively cold demeanor of the guys at the Gyrocery scares you away from the food, its not a far walk up the ave to get to the Falafel Corner. Or grow some skin, whatever. -
Review from Anne P.
Seattle, WA
3/22/2011
Delicious. Fast. Delicious.
Best testimony: I had a friend visiting from out of town and made sure to take her to all of Seattle's best restaurants. We ended up at Aladdin's on a low key evening and both enjoyed our meals immensely. It wasn't until months later talking to her on the phone did I realize how highly she regarded the meal. Apparently she still raves about this Seattle falafel to all of her friends and said it was the best thing she ate on her trip, despite the fancy foodie places I was dragging her around to! It really is that good. -
Review from Michelle N.
Medina, WA
1/1/2012
ohhhhhh my god, yummmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Review from Kenny V.
Seattle, WA
4/7/2011
One of the greats among true Ave goers. I love coming here late at night when nowhere else is open. The guys working behind the counter are chill and pretty entertaining as well.
Modestly priced, their beef/lamb gyros are amazing. Of the numerous times I've been here, I haven't tried anything else on their menu but I'm sure its all good.
The last time I visited was for a quick dinner. Things were a bit slow 'round the shop and I had noticed they had pre-made a couple gyros and threw them in the bag. The gyro didn't taste noticeably different or worse, just a bit 'shady' to me. The fries were meh, probably were sitting out for a while.
Quick note, they charge 50 cents for credit/debit transaction
