This Palestinian restaurant in Kansas City has quickly become a local favorite — now it's been named one of the 10 best new spots in the U.S. by Bon Appétit. (kcur)
Baba’s Pantry has always seen long lines during its lunch and dinner rushes, ever since it first opened last summer. But on Wednesday afternoon, the wait was up to an hour as customers came to sample what was just named one of the 10 best new restaurants in the country byYahia Kamal, known as Baba by his family, runs the restaurant and called the award an honor.
Bon Appétit praised the hummus at Baba’s Pantry as “perhaps the best we’ve ever had,” and praised the way the Kamals infused their culture in a way that “honors both his family’s Palestinian homeland and their life in the diaspora.”Kamal’s children, Omar, Kamal, Jasmine and Hannah, and his wife, Yusra Abu-Alhassab, all partnered with him to create a spot that represents their family and Palestinian homeland through its space and its food.
Kamal designed the décor of the restaurant and will frequently travel in from New York, where he is based, to help out. Hannah does social media, and Jasmine is responsible for the baking — especially “JuJu’s Baklava,” which is named after her.Baba’s Pantry, Bon Appétit specifically recommended the hummus platter with beef and lamb kebab, the falafel pita sandwich, and the baklava.
Kamal actually began selling hummus and dips at grocery stores around Kansas City in 2004 and opened two short-lived restaurants before Baba’s Pantry. AJ Melba brought his cousin, Abdal Hakim Mubarak, to the restaurant for the first time Wednesday. The pair is originally from Palestine and based in California, but travels often.
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