About us

From our family to yours, Al Bawadi Grill is the premier Chicago area restaurant providing guests with the complete culinary experience when it comes to enjoying traditional middle eastern and Palestinian cuisine. In the Middle Eastern culture, our foods consists of a vast array of hot and cold dishes, served in small size portions to allow the patron to sample and share a sizeable variety of items.

At Al Bawadi Grill, our menu offers a selection of kebabs seafood to an array of vegetarian items. We offer more than 50 meza items, ranging from familiar dishes, such as hummus, falafel, and tabouleh to more traditional delicacies. Everything that we serve comes from original family recipes passed down through generations. With the supervision of our Chef and Owner, Kal Ismail, each dish that is served is sure to bestow the quality and freshness of Al Bawadi Grill is well known.

For those unfamiliar with Middle Eastern food, helpful service staff will guide you through what is sure to

Khalil Ismail (Abu Faris)

We strive to maintain clean, comfortable, and well-maintained premises for our guests and staff. We are eager to provide meals at a fair price with the highest standards of quality and freshness in a modern creative Middle Eastern-style cuisine. Al Bawadi Grill ensures that all guests and staff are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve. Al Bawadi Grill thanks each guest for the opportunity to serve them.

Al Bawadii Grill opened its first location in 2008 in Bridgeview, IL also known as Little Palestine. Everything from the restaurant's atmosphere to your server's attire to each bite you take brings you closer to the traditional Middle Eastern and Palestinian cuisine. Al Bawadi serves all appetites: breakfast, dinners, desserts, meat lovers, and vegetarians. We make sure that each plate that is brought to your table is made to perfection.

Discover Our Menu

Our menu has it all; we try and satisfy all your cravings with all our delectable options: sandwiches, grilled skewers, vegetarian dishes, drinks, and desserts. Our tangy salad dressings, juicy grilled kebabs, crunchy sandwich wraps, and savory desserts are just a few examples of how we try to give you the full authentic Middle Eastern cuisine experience.