Open Sesame

313 E Locust St, Des Moines
(515) 288-3151

Recent Reviews

Kathleen Balk

One of my favorite places in Des Moines! Great flavor!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Shawarma, Shawarma Chicken

sandra hakim

I got a gyro sandwich and the smallest potato salad plate ever for $18.00 the food was good but it was t worth $20 at least make the potato salad bigger pls and thank you. I won’t be going back. There’s plenty of places that has good gyro and extras for way cheaper. I think because it’s a hidden small business and they’re trying to make money but come on. You just lost a real one. Sorry

Heidi Haverkamp

Great service and wonderful ambiance, but we thought our dinner rice plates - chicken schwarma and falafel were disappointing for the price. Plain white rice, with no seasoning, was a surprise compared to other places we’ve been . Falafel dinner was only pieces of torn apart falafel, not whole falafel balls, which felt unfair. No parsley anywhere. Just a spoonful of hummus. We’ve had better schwarma in other cities we’ve lived - more craggy and crisp, while this was a marinated style. The pita was good, and I don’t need a whole round of it , so the two triangle pieces that came with the meal were enough. But for the price ($16 and $18 a plate!) we felt these entrees were watered down and meager.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Laci Van Wy

Loved my first experience with this wonderful

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sarah Smith

Crave gyros & hummus from here constantly because they’re so good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gyro Plate, Hummus, Salad, Gyros

Logan Allen

Food was great a little pricey for a gyro plate but was

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Shawarma Rice Plate, Gyro Rice Plate

Momof5

The food is amazing! It's one of our favorite restaurants to eat.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Todd H.

The open Sesame salad is my favorite. Order it with Chicken and ask for a little spicy. Just amazing!!! Can't wait to go back agai

deborah zisko

My husband & I had lunch there yesterday!Everything was Perfection!Great Artwork on the walls also! It was our First Time to enjoy this Fabulous restaurant! Thank you!?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Krystal Platt

My husband and I went here a couple weeks ago for my birthday. I was bummed that there was separate menus for lunch and dinner. Would have loved to try kebabs or something but couldn’t…..all of my food has great flavor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Platter

mx2118

Absolutely fantastic food! Will definitely be going back soon. Both the shawarma and gyros were delicious. Can't recommend highly enough!

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Shawarma Chicken, Gyros

Cj Cutsforth

beautiful little cafefood came out incredibly quick and our waiter was very nice and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Falafel Pita, Baba Ganoush

Angela Handy

This little gem is amazing. Order the Gyro Rice dish, you will not be disappointed. The chicken shawarma is amazing as well! Wish they were available on GrubHub or in Mondays! The staff are wonderful and the atmosphere takes you to a place that is far beyond the East Village of Des Moines! Go check it out!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Open Sesame, Gyros

Lindsey Hiner

I got a shawarma rice plate to go and it was delicious! The garlic sauce and jalapenos were my favorite part.

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Shawarma Rice Plate

Yusef Haddad

Food was fantastic. I love middle eastern food and this was a really delicious take. The shawarma plate came with a spicy sauce which was perfect for my tastes. The atmosphere was quiet and intimate.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shawarma Rice Plate

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