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Mombar

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25-22 Steinway St., Queens, NY 11103
nr. 25th Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-726-2356 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
7.3 out of 10

10 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: African/Moroccan

Photo by John Saponara

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Hours

Tue-Sun, 5pm-11pm; Mon, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

N, W at Astoria Blvd.

Prices

$7-$25

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

BYOB
Take-Out

Alcohol

BYOB
Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

An artist at heart, chef-owner Moustafa El Sayed designed and built this sort of Alice-in-Arabian-Wonderland dedicated to Egyptian clay-pot cookery, where teacups protrude from walls, and tabletops double as canvases. And El Sayed is as creative with food as he is with paint and tile. Try the meze plate, or the egga, a sort of Egyptian frittata, and then move on to El Sayed’s raison d’être, the all-encompassing clay pot, which might be filled with stewed rabbit, lamb tajine, or chicken and olives. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Sahara mix, $7; glazed duck with Egyptian molasses, $18; Egyptian style steak, $25

Reader Ratings

7.3

The food is absolutely fabulous and the owner/chef is personable. A True Gem!

JelenaHalli from 11552 | Posted on 8/20/08

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	10

Décor:	10

Value:	10

OMG!!! This place is a gem. The food is absolutely fabulous and the owner/chef is personable. He creates every meal from scratch so please plan to be at the restaurant for the whole experience. My Boyfriend and I came to...Read More

Underrated Gem!

jenpebble from 11103 | Posted on 7/2/08

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	8

Décor:	10

Value:	10

This is not a place where you rush in, eat in a hurry, and leave. El Sayed employs one to two other cooks to help create his dishes from scratch, and as the saying goes, good things take time. Worth the...Read More