Al's Deli & Grill, Birmingham

great!!: The food is the best,its in walking distance with UAB and great that it's open late! I eat there almost everyday and now i have family and friends addicted to Al's

This has been my favorite restaurant in Birmingham for years. The food is fabulous. Everything is made to order and fresh. I love the wrap sandwhiches, the cheeseburgers are some of the best in town, and the vegetable soup is to die for. The bonus is, Al's is open 24/7/365 so if you are in a pinch on a holiday and don't want to cook, you can always head over to Al's. Plus, its nice and casual and pretty kid friendly.

This place has great food low prices ...if ur feeling really hungry try one of those bakers...they will put u on ur back....okay atmospher....dont sit outside unless your a bird lover cause your liable to experienace some freak show scene from one of a alfred hitchcock movie.

Al's Deli rocks. The food is good and relatively inexpensive. I really like their hummus and their house dressing. I tried to get the secret to the dressing. They are always friendly and professional. The chicken kabobs special and mahi mahi special are a great value; the specials include rice, salad, and fruit slices.

one of the best palces to eat at great for night people

defiantley a after party scene but wonderful food at a good value convenient location and hours open 24 7, Wide variety .. would recommend to anyone

I agree with many on their comments As for my analysis, the place doesn't look clean, especially outside, fountain is non-functional, steel mesh seats not in tip-top shape, but the food is awesome! Price is very reasonable, It's a college joint! What do you expect! My first & only experience was July 17th around 9PM. I would visit again, I was given flashbacks of my college years....no worries, no responsibilities....ahhhh, then, I snapped out of it and realized I had to hurry my food and head to work.....sigh :( BTW: Try the cheeseburger w/chili-cheese fries, its the shizzy.

Being that there are very few late night dining spots in Birmingham, Al's is a jewel. The food is good. The service is pretty fast. The indoor booths are kind of tight if you are a little larger than medium, but they have outdoor dining for good weather. It's also conveniently located on the southside at UAB. My friends and I have had great times there at late night. The meals are reasonable as well.

I may have found this as a cool spot in my college days. The outdoor patio area looked like it was a jewel years ago. But now the fountain is filled with murky-dark greenish-black water, the tables and chairs are speckled with a mass of pigeon droppings and feathers. Oh, the pigeons (ugly & anemic birds not your pretty park birds) are all over the place intruding while you eat. It's obvious they are accustomed to being fed because they don't fly away when you try to "shew" them. Anyway that was the biggest annoyance of our eating experience. With everything filled with droppings and loose feathers and ugly birds all abound it gave us a rather "uggh" feeling. The food arrived very fast. It was average at best. I think the rave for this restarant is because the B'ham area doesn't have many Mediteranean spots. Not much for competition. But, the Purple Onion two doors down look much more appealing & clean particularly with their covered patio, sans the pigeons. When ordering be careful because everything you order will automatically be converted to a combo w/fries and a drink if you don't specify otherwise. My son and I do not eat fries but we got them antway although we did not order the combo. Great way to up-sale. So if you're amongst the invincible college crowd this makes a great place for hanging out especially late night. But if you're a mom concerned about sanitary environments as well as good food for the kids and family, go ahead and take a pass on this spot. Or eat inside or order to go. Or even just go two doors down to the Purple Onion.

This place is great. It stays up late and the food is fast and wonderful. I just wish I lived closer.