Emily's Lebanese Deli: Authentic Lebanese Cuisine Delight in Minneapolis

Love this place! Will definitely be back! Cabbage rolls are amazing. The tabouli is amazing. The baklava is incredible and the kebabs are just mouthwatering. The Turkish coffee was also best I’ve ever had!!

I’ve driven past Emily’s probably hundreds of times and coincidentally noticed it when driving by with my boyfriend who is Lebanese! To get there, felt like fateful timing and eating there felt dream worthy. The food was perfection and staff were warm and welcoming. We are so happy to have found this place and we’re excited to come back!

One of the best meals I have ever had in my life. This place is so damn good!!

This is my favorite Sunday afternoon spot for lunch, the staff is always friendly and it’s got that hometown family run feel. I’ve had a good portion of all of their menu and look forward to trying everything. There’s nothing I’ve not loved. But if you go absolutely get the Turkish coffee and the Mista, it’s a great way to start a weekend morning. Also the Kabobs over rice is some of my favorite. That and it’s only a block away from the 11 bus.

The food look very simple but Philly, nyc, dc, or anywhere, this is the best food place that I have been easily! Shockingly the best food that I have ever had and it is still leaving a mark on me. For me, it’s easily a music try place in this city or anywhere in the country. I’m not hyping it enough it’s that damn good

Came to this place highly recommended from a friend. First time having Lebanese food so not a lot to compare against. The tabouli was nice and refreshing though more sour than I expected. Tried the #1 daily special with baked kibbi and that was really tasty. The #3 was also very well cooked. Overall, more rice consumed than I had originally expected, there is a taste and texture to #1 that some may have trouble with.

My first time here! Everything was so good! We had the tabouli, hummus, olives, feta, Turkish coffee, the green bean and lamb stew, and some skewers. Took some home some leftovers, price and portion were really good!

The economical aspect really makes me want to give this establishment a 5 star because I am a firm believer in affordable good food, but if I stay true to how good the food tastes, then 3 to 4 would be the most appropriate, so balancing all factors, a 4 is the most prudent rating in my opinion. A lot of their dishes are small in portion and are well below $10 even to this day, which is rare, and still offer a great experience. My favorite dish is the tabouli salad, and I can easily have a whole container of it without complaints. They make a whole bunch of tabouli salad each morning and upon request, scoop from a giant container of such. Sometimes I visit this place just to get a bunch of takeout tabouli salad and that would be my meal for the day. They also have very solid grape leaves (dolmathes), hummus, and various types of kabobs. Most of the kabobs have been juicy enough to flavor the rice underneath because they use garlic butter for such. The baklava and crema, their only two desserts, are on the okay side in comparison to other dishes, but still solid, in conventional ways. Relatively, I have more critiques about their spinach pie (spanakopita) and their stuffed zucchini, both because the vegetables have been very dry. The stuffed zucchini not only had dry vegetables, but also had dry rice, so eating it felt like I was having something that was at least 2 days old. The spinach inside the spinach pie was old and tasted weird, and the outer layer looked kind of artificial. One could tell by the color of the spinach that it was far from fresh, and the smell and taste would confirm such. It was unfortunately one of the worst spinach pies I have had anywhere, so I never ordered it again. With all that said, however, if one asks me whether or not I would recommend this establishment to anyone, it would be a resounding yes. Lebanese food representation in the Twin Cities has already been very rare, and having this establishment be this level of economical and still serving solid food for most of their items on the menu is a blessing. If nothing else, try their tabouli!