Ali baba - Villa El Salvador

Having seen the reccomendation here on trip advisor my partner and I went to Ali baba for a small dinner. Although located directly on the main street the food was better than main stream, very good indeed.

Small restaurant with arabian food. It' ok even if nothing exciting. In general the location is clean and the service good. It's my second time here and I'll return again when I'll be in this area again.

Our last night in town, we walked by an enthusiastic girl named Mercedes who cheerfully invited us into her restaurant. The decor of the restaurant and her bright personally matched as they lit up our evening. She entertained all of us as she showed us the different varieties of pisco infusions they had. If I lived here I would come often. Mercedes reminds me of my old store director when I worked at a clothing store in college, who was one of my favorite bosses ever. Great restaurant!

This place was right next to our hotel. I felt like a Donair, so we went in and ordered. The food came out quite quickly and we sat near the door to eat. The food was quite different compared to our standards. It was okay and we ate it.

Ali Baba is quite a basic place, but what it lacks in charm and decor it makes up for in good take-out fare. I occasionally stop by and grab 6 "cheap and cheerful" falafels for S/. 9 on the way back to my flat...the hummus is quite good too...none of the food here is perfectly authentic but its good enough to be a welcome contrast to Peruvian food sometimes. I have eaten "in" as well with my son, but its cramped and the service is erratic, so its hard to recommend anything more than the tasty food to go.