Meet us where the flavors of the Mediterranean are served
Grape Leaves will take your tastebuds on a culinary journey through different cultures and flavors, satisfying your hunger and your wanderlust. This darling BYOB restaurant is an Oak Park favorite, serving up some of the absolute best Moroccan, Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern cuisine you’ll find in the Chicago area.
Perfect for vegetarians and meat eaters alike, Grape Leaves has a menu stacked with favorites, including baba ghanoush, a dip made of baked eggplant blended with sesame sauce, olive oil and garlic, and restaurant’s signature grape leaves stuffed with rice, raisins, almonds and seasonings. For something a bit heartier, you must try the Moroccan couscous, chicken sumac and lamb shank Casablanca. Complete your meal with the "Lebanon Night" dessert, a cold rose-water custard topped with pistachio nuts, cinnamon and coconut.
Grape Leaves is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Entrees are about $20 at Grape Leaves of Oak Park. Grape Leaves is a BYOB restaurant, so feel free to bring a bottle of wine.
Owner Karim Benyaich is from Rabat the capital of Morocco. The delicious dishes you will find at Grape Leaves of Oak Park are his mother’s recipes.
Benyaich has long worked in the restaurant industry but always dreamed of owning his own place where he could share the flavors of Morocco. That’s exactly what he’s doing now on bustling Oak Park Avenue!
Located at 129 South Oak Park Avene, Grape Leaves of Oak Park is just steps from the Oak Park Stop on the CTA Green Line or a half-mile walk from the Oak Park Stop on the Union Pacific West Metra. The restaurant is just 10 miles west of downtown Chicago.
