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Restaurant review: M’daKhan, Middle Eastern food by way of backyard barbecues in Little Palestine near Chicago
Apr 7, 2025
The smoked beef ribson April 3, 2025, at M'daKhan, a new generation Palestinian restaurant in Bridgeview. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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M’daKhan, a Middle Eastern restaurant in Bridgeview, specializes in great halal smoked and grilled meats, inspired by lifetimes of backyard barbecues in Little Palestine.
“We have all the traditional Mediterranean dishes,” owner Muhammad Baste said of their silky hummus, crunchy falafel and house-made pita. “Then we have the charred, grilled meat,” he added of the tender kebabs.
M’daKhan, however, translates to smoked in Arabic, he said, and the restaurant is best known for its smoked meats.
Baste took over the business last May. The space was previously a quick succession of three restaurants (Oozi Corner, Em Karam, Jabri) under a former owner since the modern freestanding building opened in 2019.
At M’daKhan, you’ll find an Ole Hickory Pits commercial smoker out back, constantly cooking beef ribs and brisket, lamb shanks and necks, and chicken wings.
The bestselling smoked beef ribs, piled high on a platter, explore the convergence of culinary cultures.
“We serve it two different ways,” Baste said.
One presents the plump ribs over a bed of rice, with a side of creamy cucumber yogurt salad. The other over fries with coleslaw, the traditional American Southern way, in his opinion.
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