Open Sesame

5215 E 2nd St, Long Beach, California

4.5

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Phone:

+1 562 621 1698

Website:

www.opensesamegrill.com

Email:

reservations@opensesamegrill.com

Mediterranean grill serving authentic Lebanese cuisine including charbroiled kabobs, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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78 reviews

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78 reviews

93% of guests recommend this place.

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The food is fantastic, authentic, delicious and very, very affordable. more on CitySearch

The food here is great. more on Yahoo! Travel

Open Sesame has great food, it's that simple. more on insiderpages.com

The food is great, the ambiance is wonderful and I really enjoyed it!! more on Restaurantica

Described by the locals as Their favorite lunch and dinner spot, Open Sesame is located in the beach community of Belmont Shore and offers authentic Lebanese cuisine, including a large selection of... more on OpenTable.com

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10 reviews

Top Reviews From TripAdvisor

Gotta love word of mouth. My wife's hairdresser raved about this middle eastern spot so we gave it a go and grabbed a table for lunch outside on the corner. Oddly enough the restaurant has two locatio ... more on TripAdvisor

This is my favorite restaurant in Long Beach. I often bring out of town guests here. Everything is good. Try the fried cauliflower. The garlic sauce (white sauce) with the chicken dishes is amazing. I ... more on TripAdvisor

Always busy but worth the wait. They have two locations on the same block so if one is booked walk a bit down the street. They have a potato with parsley and lemon that is a killer. A must try all of ... more on TripAdvisor

While I have yet to have the pleasure of dining in at Open Sesame, we did recently engage their take out catering services for an extended family party. This particular family includes carnivorous as ... more on TripAdvisor

While Christmas shopping in Belmont Shore, we happened upon this Lebanese restaurant. It was busy but we were immediately seated near the window. I had the BEEF SHAWARMA PITA, a generous portion of th ... more on TripAdvisor

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For my wifes birthday we drove from San Diego to Long Beach just because the reviews for this place were so good. Well, I have to say it didn't fall a mm short of it's hype. The Kafta was great, the hummus is spectacular and the area ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I'll drive from Riverside to Long Beach ANY day to eat there!!!! more on Yahoo! Travel

The Food was outstanding in particular the Chicken Tawook. The prices are very reasonable, our server was very friendly and the ambience was great! This is a fun place regardless of how many people in your party however they do have ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Healthy, Delicious Lebanese Cuisine, they also offer a lot of vegetarian dishes. Recently added some new food items to their menu along with wine and beer. It is a very busy restaurant so be prepared to wait 10 minutes or so, but ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Great food! Great Staff! The service was wonderful and the food was great. I don't remember what I ate but it had leaves with ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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I have had Lebanese food before, and I always thought it was good. But now I know the BEST. I am glad I was introduced to this place. ... more on CitySearch

I used to be a big fan of Open Sesame, but haven't been lately because the service and food has steadily declined. The food just hasn't been as a good, and lately the service has been terrible. The last time a friend and I went for ... more on CitySearch

I've never been disappointed here, not with food, not with the service... Nothing. Tasty delicious and fairly healthy. I do, however agree ... more on CitySearch

first of all henrymillionare you dont know a thing about middle eastern food so dont talk. Cry me a river, stop complaining you obviously you have no taste in food. i am never disappointed ... more on CitySearch

I went for the first time last weekend. Go a little early , put your name in a walk around the shops. Good service, food is YUMMY! ... more on CitySearch