Within the greater than 20 years that Nadim’s has been open, the restaurant has received the admiration and assist of the locals with its genuine Mediterranean delicacies and dedication to the neighborhood.

Nearly everybody in Springfield is aware of Nadim’s.

The restaurant participates in lots of downtown occasions and fundraisers such because the Springfield BID Out to Lunch Live performance Collection, SantaCon, “Bowties and Beers” Go well with Up Springfield and the Springfield Tradition & Cocktails Museums.

Nadim’s Downtown Mediterranean Grill is at the moment receiving donations to supply tasty meals to healthcare professionals at Baystate and Mercy hospitals throughout the pandemic.

Yelp foodie Jason D. from Springfield maybe put it finest by calling Nadim’s Springfield’s “finest recognized secret.”

“Nadim’s had stored the town bustling throughout these unsure occasions,” stated Jason D. “There may be an absolute necessity for social restoration within the metropolis of Springfield.”

Chef / proprietor Nadim Kashouh was born in Liberia and lived in Lebanon for a number of months earlier than escaping the civil struggle in that nation and arriving in America within the 90s. Kashouh realized to cook dinner from his household and opened Nadim’s within the former Cafe Lebanon on State Avenue in 2000. Nadim moved to the present location of Major Avenue Restaurant in 2005.

Nadim’s menu consists of scallops, garlic cilantro lemon wings, sambosik (very like a beef turnover), lentil soup, kafta wrap, fats salad, rooster Simmered with a herb sauce and roasted almonds, lamb shank, spinach pie, hummachos and a wide range of kebabs.

Yelp foodie Andrea C. from Keene, New Hampshire, stated she first realized of Nadim’s existence when the restaurant donated meals to the hospital the place she works. Now she is “obsessed”.

“I used to be first launched to the Nadims once they kindly donated meals to our intensive care unit final spring,” stated Andrea C. “Now I am completely obsessed, I by no means eaten nothing like Nadims rice and I believe this may be my favourite meals. We at all times do take out, and the meals holds up very effectively to the wait and subsequent reheating.

Along with the meals, on-line critiques praised Nadim’s for its educated and pleasant workers.

Yelp foodie Javish G. of Springfield stated he appreciated the workers’s capability to elucidate the menu.

“The meals is at all times there,” stated Javish G. “I am a fan of splitting kebab orders to get one of the best of each worlds with my mate. The parts are beneficiant and their falafel? (I believe) it is wonderful. Their flatbread with dip can also be scrumptious and I’d have appreciated to have had one to go. The servers are attentive and know the menu and had been capable of reply all my questions.

Nadim’s presents cooking courses with Chef Nadim on the final Saturday of every month. The restaurant additionally presents reside music on the final Thursday of the month.

Nadim’s Downtown Mediterranean Grill, 1390 Major St., Springfield, is open seven days per week. The restaurant’s replace hours for COVID-19 are Monday to Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to eight:30 p.m. and Saturday to Sunday, 3 p.m. to eight:30 p.m. (final seat is at 8:00 p.m.) Contact Nadim’s at ( 413) 737-7373 or nadims.com.

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