Balaboosta

611 Hudson St, New York
(212) 390-1545

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Renee Doubrovsky

Hidden gem in NYC. The foot is like home cooking All the food was Fresh and flavorful. For the appetizers the whipped feta and hummus is one of the best I have had. The cauliflower was also excellent. The brick chicken with a couscous sauce was so moist. The short ribs melted in your mouth. Definitely want to go back soon. Small but good wine collection. The Israeli red was unusually good Definite would recommend

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hummus and Pita, Roasted Cauliflower

Roberto Tavel

Delicious meal and attentive service. The whipped feta and cauliflower were highlights. Will be back soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hummus and Pita, Fried Olives, Roasted Cauliflower

Andrew Diskin

The food was phenomenal

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yasmina Hamdan

Horrible food and service

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Mila T

Great first impression when we were greeted by Meredith, and later when she came by to speak with us again the deal was sealed. A very lively vibe, delicious food and cocktails, excellent service by Michael. We are coming back and bringing more friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dan Piette

Excellent food and a great staff. We had the wrong day for our reservation, but were able to sit at the bar. Good drinks, and a lot of fun.

Mridul Gupta

Fried olives are must try!! The food is awesome has a good taste. Service is also good and fast.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Shakshuka, Balaboosta Fried Olives

maria.

I asked for candy but there wasn't any, so all I had left was...

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Bhav

Good food, great service. Docking 1 star as the fruits on the French toast didn’t taste great, but the toast itself was quality. Hummus starter was elite

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hummus and Pita

David M. Miller

Loved the Fried Olives and the Hummus. Also an eggplant app. Brisket special and the Branzini were superb

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hummus and Pita, Dumplings, Balaboosta Fried Olives

Greg Porfido

Always a solid brunch spot!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Lehrman

A very good middle eastern restaurant. A relatively small menu of mostly small plates and some mains meant for sharing. Everything we ate was very good especially the whipped feta and the calamari. The dipping bread was also excellent.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Darron Berquist

Food was pretty good. Service was awful - I could not even tell you who are server was. We were never asked how our food was, and whenever a plate, cutlery, or a dish was set on our table it was pretty much thrown down and the human that dropped it left immediately.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Winston Wu

Food was very delicious but portion to price ratio was not good. $19 for 6 cauliflowers. $29 for 10 pieces of calamari, 4 small lamb belly's? $40+ for entrees. Paid nearly michelin star price for an average dinner out in NYC. Would recommend once but done after.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Ju Amir

What a true gem of a find! Read positive reviews of this place and decided to give it a try. Well worth the visit.
We sat by the bar and were taken care of by Tom. His service was prompt and professional. Drinks were well prepared and food was delicious! Everything was well executed. Dishes were so good, we didn’t have time to take photos.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fluke Ceviche

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