Baba Nahm - Middle Eastern Street Food

Pretty good place for a quick, casual lunch. Everything was fresh and flavorful. The only downside was that the staff weren’t too friendly during my visit — maybe just an off day, but it stood out. Still worth stopping by for a healthy Mediterranean bite!

If you crave Shakshouka, Baba Nahm’s is the best in town!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Oh, how I would love to give it 5 stars.
4th attempt.

Walking in - if you haven’t been here before, good luck picking the right door.

Lobby space is pretty big and they definitely could reorganize the space better.
I was greeted with a smile, and a hello. - yes, it’s a big deal. Why? Because I’m interacting with a person, not a robot.

Lunch time around 3 was pretty empty. The waitress was friendly, quick to get us water, and engaged well. Leading to a good atmosphere.

The food (why you’re reading) - 4.5 out of 5. Honestly, I’d give it a 3 out of 5 but at its price point, they get a big slide.

The food tastes great, but all that flavor does mask a secret.

The halloumi was WAYYYY overcooked and to compensate for the disguised (not disgusting) eraser, they doused it in jam and honey.

If you’re going to order, make your own bowl. Don’t order what their standard items are because, it’s literally just a combination of their bowl options.

The bowl was well presented, tasted great. The falafel were somehow mush at the center with a crispy coating, but I let the mush slide this once.

They NEED to include pita with everything and not rely on customers to ask for it.

It’s a staple of this cuisine and should not be an “add-on”. I’d prefer it if you raised the prices and just added it in, rather than make it an add on.

Canned drinks (no fountain), homemade lemonade was no better than just ordering lemon water, and they need a proper bar tender to make their mocktails.

Overall - visit it. Try it. Great for families and large groups.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

So happy they have reopened. Falafel Friday is a great deal, plus very yummy. Will add to our regular list of downtown places!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The chicken schnitzel was absolutely delicious as was the chicken shawarma and homemade tomato jam. The prices were honestly shockingly low. Would eat here again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My husband and I really enjoyed our visit. We had a nice table near the window which was nice because it was a beautiful day. I was impressed by the variety of Mediterranean flavors on my plate with the chicken kebabs. The host and server were both friendly and the restaurant was very pretty.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lamb chop special was amazing, great salads, attentive service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely lovely staff and management. I wish the best for them. But the food was a huge disappointment.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Middle eastern - Mediterranean type place. Expanded from lunch-only to lunch + dinner in the last few months. New location is beautiful and walkable to many things downtown Asheville. Everything is super fresh and you can customize what you want. Give it a try you will love it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing food! Amazing staff! Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had a great meal there for lunch today! Lots of vegetarian food and the atmosphere was very nice. We got a lot of recommendations from our server too. I had the bowl with Muhammara, rice/lentils, avocado, cumin carrots, chopped Shirazi and the sumac onions. The Sumac onions were fantastic! We were too full for dessert, which I've heard is wonderful. So we'll go back next week for that. I'm so glad we found this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Unreal how good this food is

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was so surprised at how Mason the food was. Their new location is beautiful their customer service was on point. Glad to see this local restaurant flourishing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Met friends there yesterday for lunch in this new location. Our food choices, ranging from lamb to vegetarian entrees, were delicious and very reasonably priced. They were ample enough that we all took containers home. Our server Ray was welcoming and attentive at just the right times. The interior is spacious, and parking is easy in the city garage across the street where the first hour is free. I look forward to repeat visits.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I Loved Baba Nahm when it was in it's old location, but never went because I could never find parking around the Grove Arcade. So I was VERY excited to see they were moving to a different location. I was so excited to grab my favorite lunch on my break today, the Hummus bowl. However I am disappointed that they changed their eco friendly to go bowls into plastic platters. The food was delicious as always, BUT there was barely ANY hummus in my hummus bowl. One of the things I really appreciated about Baba Nahm was how generous they were with giving you a ton of hummus in their bowls and it's my favorite part so you can imagine how disappointed I was when I got home to find there wasn't any hummus in my bowl.

HOWEVER, I called and spoke to the manager and he was very apologetic and gave me a partial refund to make it right. The service more than made up for this one time mistake. Baba Nahm will continue to be one of my favorite lunch stops and I look forward to trying their dinner service when it becomes available.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5