Open Sesame Grill

5215 2nd St, Long Beach
(562) 621-1698

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Chicken Tawook Platter with Hummus Garlic Sauce Tabouli and Pickles with Pita Bread
Fried Potatoes with Extra Side of Garlic Paste
Grilled Halloumi \u0026 Watermelon
Vegetarian Grape Leaves
Flash Fried Cauliflower
Spicy Garlic Potatoes
Grilled Tiger Shrimp
Open Sesame Pizza
Open Sesame Salad
Open Sesame Combo

Menu

Saturday WEEKEND SPECIALS
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Most Popular
Chicken Tawook
chicken breast, garlic sauce, wild cucumber pickles. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Chicken Shawarma
Chicken breast and thigh, garlic sauce and wild cucumber pickles. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Spicy Garlic Potatoes
cilantro, garlic, roasted chili, lemon juice (VG VN GF)
Open Sesame Combo
chicken tawook, beef kabob, chicken or beef kafta, garlic sauce, parsley, sumac, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Kafta
prime ground beef + lamb, parsley, onion, spices, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Beef Shawarma
prime top round, grilled tomato, parsley, onion, sumac, wild cucumber pickles, tahini. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Flash Fried Cauliflower
onion, tomato, tahini, with almond slivers (VG VN GF)
Grilled Tiger Shrimp
garlic, cilantro, extra virgin olive oil, housemade shrimp sauce, basmati. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.

Picked for you
Spicy Garlic Potatoes
cilantro, garlic, roasted chili, lemon juice (VG VN GF)
Chicken Tawook
chicken breast, garlic sauce, wild cucumber pickles. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Chicken Shawarma
Chicken breast and thigh, garlic sauce and wild cucumber pickles. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Open Sesame Combo
chicken tawook, beef kabob, chicken or beef kafta, garlic sauce, parsley, sumac, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
8 Piece Chicken Tawook Skewer

Mezza - Appetizers
Spicy Garlic Potatoes
cilantro, garlic, roasted chili, lemon juice (VG VN GF)
Garlic Sauce (2oz)
Grilled Halloumi Cheese + Watermelon
halloumi cheese, watermelon, mint (VG GF)
Flash Fried Cauliflower
onion, tomato, tahini, with almond slivers (VG VN GF)
Hummus
chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, extra virgin olive oil (VG VN GF). Served with pita.
Falafel Patties
chickpeas, fava beans, garlic, onion, herbs, spices, tahini / 3-pieces (VG VN GF)
Housemade French Fries
hand cut potatoes (VG VN GF)
Garlic Sauce 8 oz
Spicy Hummus
hummus, roasted chili, extra virgin olive oil (VG VN GF). Served with pita.
Yogurt Cucumber Dip
yogurt, cucumber, garlic, and dry mint (VG GF). Served with pita.
Fresh Vegetable Plate
lettuce, cucumber, tomato, green onion, olives, wild cucumber pickles, radish, mint (VG VN R GF)
Vegetarian Grape Leaves
rice, parsley, bulgur, tomato, onion, mint (VG VN)
Baba Ghannouj
fire roasted eggplant, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, extra virgin olive oil (VN GF). Served with pita.
Labne
kefir cheese, mint, extra virgin olive oil, olives (VG GF). Served with pita.
Foul M'damas
chickpeas, fava beans, garlic, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil - served with onion, wild cucumber pickles, radish, cucumber, tomato, fresh mint (VG VN GF). Served with pita.
Kibbi
prime ground beef, bulgur, pine nuts, onion, herbs, yogurt dip / 2-pieces
Arayes
grilled pita stuffed with prime ground beef + lamb, tomato, parsley, onion, sumac
Mezza Sampler
vegetarian grape leaves, olives, hummus, tabouleh, labne, yogurt dip (VG). Served with pita.
Olives
Lebanese olives (VG VN R GF)
Bag of Pita
6 pieces of Pita

Shorba - Soups
Lentil Soup
onion, garlic, celery, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil (VG VN GF)
Spicy Vegetable Soup
pureed vegetables, red + yellow lentils, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, herbs, spices (VG VN GF)

Slata - Salads
Open Sesame Salad
green leaf lettuce, tomato, cucumber, green onion, parsley, radish, bell pepper, mint, sumac, house dressing, olives, feta cheese (VG GF)
Fattoush Salad
green leaf lettuce, tomato, cucumber, green onion, parsley, radish, bell pepper, mint, sumac, house dressing, pita croutons (VG VN)
Tabouleh Salad
parsley, bulgur, green onion, tomato, mint, spices, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice (VG VN R)
Rocca Salad

Mankoushe - Lebanese Style Pizza
Open Sesame Pizza
onion, tomato, feta cheese, zaatar, extra virgin olive oil (VG)
Zaatar Pizza
thyme, sesame seeds, sumac, mint, olives, tomato, extra virgin olive oil (VG)
Yassmina Pizza
feta cheese, tomato, dry basil, extra virgin olive oil (VG)

Pita Sandwiches
Chicken Shawarma Pita
chicken breast and thigh, garlic sauce, tomato, wild cucumber pickles.
Chicken Tawook Pita
chicken breast, garlic sauce, tomato, wild cucumber pickles
Falafel Pita
tomato, parsley, mint, wild cucumber pickles, lettuce, tahini (VG VN)
Beef Shawarma Pita
prime top round, grilled tomato, onion, parsley, sumac, wild cucumber pickles, tahini
Cauliflower Pita
onion, lettuce, tomato, almond slivers, tahini (VG VN)
Lamb Kabob Pita
tomato, hummus, parsley, onion, sumac
Beef Kabob Pita
prime top sirloin, tomato, hummus, parsley, onion, sumac
Chicken Kafta Pita
ground chicken, parsley, onion, mint, spices, garlic sauce, arugula, tomato
Kafta Pita
prime ground beef + lamb, parsley, onion, sumac, spices, hummus, tomato

Paninis
Chicken Shawarma Panini
chicken shawarma, garlic sauce, wild cucumber pickles, arugula
Chicken Tawook Panini
Chicken tawook, garlic sauce, wild cucumber pickles, arugula
Halloumi Cheese Panini
halloumi cheese, cucumber (VG)
Labne Panini
kefir cheese, tomato, mint, olives, extra virgin olive oil (VG)
Zaatar Panini

Main Plates
Chicken Tawook
chicken breast, garlic sauce, wild cucumber pickles. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Open Sesame Combo
chicken tawook, beef kabob, chicken or beef kafta, garlic sauce, parsley, sumac, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Chicken Shawarma
Chicken breast and thigh, garlic sauce and wild cucumber pickles. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Beef Shawarma
prime top round, grilled tomato, parsley, onion, sumac, wild cucumber pickles, tahini. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Kafta
prime ground beef + lamb, parsley, onion, spices, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Grilled Tiger Shrimp
garlic, cilantro, extra virgin olive oil, housemade shrimp sauce, basmati. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
The Sultan
lamb chops, tiger shrimp, filet mignon, parsley, onion, sumac, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Chicken Kafta
ground chicken, parsley, onion, mint, spices, garlic sauce, basmati rice. *best enjoyed with yogurt dip + fattoush. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Filet Mignon Kabob
parsley, onion, sumac, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of two sides.
Ali's Favorite
prime top sirloin, spicy roasted tomato, onion, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
French Cut Lamb Chops
lemon juice, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, parsley, onion, sumac, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Lamb Kabob
parsley, onion, sumac, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Beef Kabob
prime top sirloin, parsley, onion, sumac, basmati rice. Served with pita bread + your choice of one dip and one salad.
Bag of Pita
6 pieces of Pita

A La Carte
Garlic Sauce (2oz)
Basmati Rice
Pickles
Wild Cucumber Pickles
Garlic Sauce 8 oz
Roasted Onion + Tomato Skewer
5 Piece Grilled Tiger Shrimp
Tahini Sauce 8 oz
8 Piece Grilled Tiger Shrimp
8 Piece Chicken Tawook Skewer
Bag of Pita
6 pieces of Pita
5 Piece Chicken Tawook Skewer
Falafel Patty (1)
5 Piece Beef Skewer
Kafta Skewer
side of Chicken Shawarma
Side of Beef Shawarma
8 Piece Beef Skewer
8 Piece Lamb Skewer
Lamb Chop
Cucumber + Lettuce
5 Piece Lamb Skewer

Entrees
Skewers
two skewers: beef, lamb, chicken tawook or kafta - basmati rice, roasted onion, tomato
Vegetarian Combo
hummus, baba ghannouj, tabouleh, two falafel patties, grape leaf (VG)
Falafel Combo
falafel, hummus, fattoush, tahini (VG VN)
Party Platter
suggested for 6 people - lamb, beef, chicken tawook, kafta, chicken shawarma, beef shawarma, roasted onion, tomato, parsley, sumac, basmati rice, tahini, garlic sauce
Bag of Pita
6 pieces of Pita
Mujadara and Lebanese Salad
lentils, basmati vermicelli rice, caramelized and crispy onions, organic heirloom cherry tomatoes, persian cucumbers, red onions, parsley, mint

Beverages
Jalab
rose water, grape syrup infused with incense, almond slivers
Laban
chilled yogurt, dry mint
Turkish Coffee
infused with cardamom
Tamarind
indian date syrup infused with rose water
Moroccan Green Iced Tea
fresh mint + orange blossom water
Fountain Drink
coke, diet coke, sprite, dr. pepper, lemonade, raspberry iced tea
San Pellegrino
sparkling natural mineral water
Juice
orange, pomegranate, or mango
Aqua Panna
Americano
lavazza
Espresso
lavazza

Desserts
Baklawa
phyllo dough pastry, pistachio, orange blossom syrup - two fingers
Labne Cheesecake w/ Fig Caramel
labne, vanilla bean, fig caramel compote, walnut phyllo dough pastry
Baklawa Crumble
crumbled baklawa, ashta ice cream
Lebanese Ice Cream Duo
ashta, pistachio, almond, chocolate

Red Wine Bottles
La Posta Malbec Red
Mendoza, Argentina Malbec. A light to medium bodied Malbec that pairs nicely with lamb and beef. - 13% ABV
Les Coteaux Red Blend
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon - Syrah 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Tempranillo, 10% Cab Franc, 10% Marselan
Pessimist Red Blend
2018 Paso Robles - Red Blend - Syrah, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel and Tanat - 14.5% ABV
Dressage Pinot Noir
2018 Rich and complex Pinot Noir. Monterey County, CA

White Wine/Sparkling/Rose Bottles
Massaya Blanc
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. A crisp white wine blend of Clairette, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Lebanon native Öbediah grapes. Notes of peach, honey, and lemon are balanced out by cool minerals.
Lunardi Pinot Grigio
2021 Pinot Grigio with tropical fruit and enticing floral notes. 12%ABV
Blaire Luc Luxe 750ML
French Sparkling Brut - aromas of grapefruit, peach, apricot, honeysuckle and hints of brioche. Rich and crisp with well-balanced complexity.
Zonin Prosecco Split 187ML
Prosecco - Veneto - This dry and pleasantly fruity wine finishes on an aromatic note, revealing an abundance of almond taste on the palate with hints of fresh citrus - 11% ABV

Sunday WEEKEND SPECIALS
Molokhia

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Recent Reviews

I have been here so many times over the years and everyone I bring has loved it. They have figured out how to deliver consistent high-quality food and great service. Always a pleasure to come here and get any of the lamb dishes and those addicting potatoes with garlic sauce.
September 2025
Compared to many of the other Mediterranean restaurants, the food wasn't the greatest but the service and the atmosphere was great! The food was little bland and the shrimp was too little and too much rice and the bread fell apart.
August 2025
An absolutely top notch restaurant & experience. Four of us gals ordered 3 apps & each of us ordered an entree. It was a ton of food but it was so good that we ate almost every bite. We were seated in a room by ourselves (by our request) and they were a little slow getting to us. The manager (owner?) and the rest of the staff spent the evening apologizing and making sure we didn’t want for anything. Charming restaurant and charmingly attentive staff with incredibly fresh...
August 2025

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Open Sesame Grill

5215 2nd St, Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 621-1698