Aladdin Hillcrest - San Diego

I frequented this restaurant until today. I watched the waitress use her bare hands to take French fries out of a customer 's plate and take it in the back and ate them. She then (believing I didn 't see her the first time) took French fries out of myplate with her bare hands. I let her know that I saw her and she stated they were falling off I asked her for a fresh order. She took that order in the back and notified the chef, he then followed her where she took the last order covered it with a trayand tried to serve it to me again. I hate that they had such bad practices because I enjoyed the food here but this can not beunseen. If you don 't have issues with the waitresses eating off your plate or touching your food with their bare hands then byall means eat here. If you have an issue with that type of stuff especially during COVID, DO NOT EAT HERE! Aladdin Hillcrestwill never get another dime from me. I feel bad I should 've told the other customer what the waitress did with her food adwell, I just walked out. It happened today November 7, 2022 @1pm

Aladdin catered my 50th Birthday dinner. The food was delicious. It was delivered on time and hot, the driver was friendly. Everyone complimented the food, it was flavorful. If you haven?t had the Cauliflower Tagine then you?re missing out! It?s a musthave! *chef kiss*

I love this place! I visited for the first time and was blown away by the food! I got some honey wine and it was incredible. I never heard of honey wine until I read the menu at Aladdin. I had to try it! I loved it so much I had to second the honey ????wine. Definitely have to come here again. I grabbed me a vegetable injerab plate that was super super great to the taste buds.????

My heart is so happy when we eat here. The entire menu is spectacular but the labneh, garlic sauce, hummus with chicken shawarma, and mixed pickles is how we hit it today. The staff is kind and attentive and the combination of superior service andphenomenal foods brings us back every time we are in San Diego

This is one of my favorite places to eat in San Diego, especially if I am looking for an in the mood for Mediterranean food. I love the chicken Shawarma wrap with the side salad because it is the perfect balance for my medical condition. My friend thatwas with me for dinner this evening had ordered the lamb chops and she said it was absolutely wonderful. It is great that theyhave patio seating and are pet friendly because she had her four-legged child with her. It was an evening of excellent food,great conversation and much love from the four-legged child. I definitely will be back!