Dijlah Restaurant

This place is a true gem. A piece of what the best of Middle Eastern culture has to offer. Unwavering hospitality, authentic food that is made with love & most of all a friendly open arms. I bring my friends and family here to enjoy this restaurant and it’s one of kind atmosphere. Thank you Ali and staff for making this amazing place possible for us to enjoy!

ممتاز حق الي يدور كبسة/ مچبوس و مرق باميه و اكل جيد و حلال I found this restaurant through searching on Google for Iraqi/Gulf food and we decided to try it out…I’m glad we did! Very nice authentic arabic food. Lovely seating area with decorations. Not a grand luxurious setting but with an authentic lovely touch of decorations that reflects their homeland. The rice and meat was very delicious and halal. The meat used were lamb shanks. The tea was also super (not easy to find brewed tea in Pittsburgh). The service was very good thank you Ali for taking care of us. We also ordered catering for the next day and everything was great.

My son and daughter took me here for Mother’s Day for my first taste of Iraqi food. It was totally delightful! Our waitress was quick to get our drink and food orders. She also checked back often during our meal to see if we had everything we needed and if everything was OK. For appetizers, we got the Hummus, Babaganush, and Sigara Borek. They were all good, and we especially loved the Sigara Borek. For entrées my son got the Kuzi (lamb shank) with rice and salad, my daughter had the Lamb Tekka with rice and salad, and I had the mixed grill with rice and salad. The Kuzi was so moist and tender and had a wonderful flavor, my daughters Lamb Tekka was delicious, and I liked all three of the meats on my mixed grill. We all agreed that our dinners were fantastic, and we had more than enough to eat, and got takeout containers for the remainder of our meals. My only negative comment would be that the place could be a little cleaner, and the restrooms could use some cleaning up also. That would not stop us from going back there again for another delicious dinner. The pictures I am including were from the menu, but we were told to scan the code because things on the menu had changed. That included the prices and the sides that came with the dishes. On the menu, it mentions that you will get fried tomatoes and onions with a lot of the meals but instead they came with a salad. All in all it was a very good experience.