Sahara Palace Mediterranean Restaurant - Mediterranean restaurant in Rockford - 5890 E State St, USA

I'm so happy to stumble upon this place after a random Google search for local restaurants. I came in not knowing exactly what I wanted but I love food adventures and trying new things. My server was more than willing to surprise me with the crowd favorites and everything was fresh and full of flavor! I will definitely be back to explore more on the menu!

I came here before order the falafel sandwich with my Dad and it was great. The owner suggest to come back and try one of the platters. Which we did. We ordered the Kebab combo platter and it was amazing! My Dad loved it too and he's a very picky on food. The place is nice and the food is awesome. The owner is funny and his grandson who was our waiter was very nice. Highly recommend to check it out!😋👍🏽

Wow, what a hidden gem. This was our first time there and the owner was wonderful. He said he would take care of us and ordered our food for us. He gave us a great selection of things to try. The food is excellent and it’s so great to have fresh, authentic food over franchised food. We will definitely be back. Be sure to try the hummus, it’s so flavorful. Highly recommend going here. Everyone there was friendly and I love family owned and ran businesses.

Lovely gem in Rockford! The food was so refreshing and tasty. Added plus: vegetarian friendly! The owner was very warm and welcoming. Will love to come here again for sure :)

Advertised to have a lot of vegetarian and vegan options. Not so much. Yes some, but mostly chicken options. Prices for portion was a bit high. Appetizer of humus, 2 chicken entrees, a gyro sandwich and a falafel sandwich, 4 small squares of baklava and a Arabic latte was $78. No alcohol. The owner... amazing!! Doing his best. Hard of hearing, great humor, enjoyable. That was the best part. The food... very authentic and yummy. Just the price gets me.

Delicious food and coffee, very friendly and caring staff! Everything that we ordered was good, but special shoutout to falafel and beef shawarma! Will be coming back.

Everything was great. Greeted by the owner when we came in. When we started looking through the menu he came back and my wife asked if they have vegan dishes. He said "Close the menu, I'll take care of you." He then asked myself about whether I liked chicken, beef, or lamb and I said all of it. He told me to "close the menu, I'll bring you something." He brought my wife falafel with hummus, salad, and babaganoosh. He then brought me a combo meat platter with chicken, beef, and lamb with rice. However, it was a little pricey.

Dinner at Sahara Tandoori chicken, kibbeh, hummus and pita, and Arabic salad The owner is a lovely older gentleman from Palestine. I can highly recommend the place to anyone in the area. Everything is home made, including a wonderful garlic sauce!