Al Baik

New Store Opening

حياكم أهلنا بجابر الأحمد ❤ نستقبلكم الآن بفرعنا الرابع بالكويت في جابر مول. نستقبلكم من الساعه الحادية عشر صباحاً حتى الرابعة صباحاً. يُعتبر هذا الفرع الرابع لنا بالكويت بعد فرع أفنيوز, الجهراء والخيران مول. التوصيل بمحيط جابر الأحمد عن طريق تطبيقات (طلبات - كيتا - سنونو) #البيك #الكويت #البيك_في_الكويت #جابرالأحمد #جابرمول #البيك_بيكك

J3 · Kuwait · 19 Sep

New Store Opening

We've promised, and we've delivered. We are now open, closer to you, in Mall of The Emirates 🙌🏻.

United Arab Emirates · 24 Apr 2022

Welcome to ALBAIK at Dubai Mall …

United Arab Emirates · 16 Jun 2021

Saudi’s famous ALBAIK is coming to UAE with the launch of first branch in Dubai Mall

DUBAI: ALBAIK, one of Saudi Arabia’s favorite homegrown brands, is coming to Dubai. The popular restaurant chain will open a new branch in Dubai Mall, which will bring ALBAIK’s range of dishes to Emiratis for the first time. ALBAIK was established in Jeddah in 1974 and has grown to more than 120 branches throughout Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. It has been listed by CNN as one of the best eight fast-food chains around the world. ALBAIK has developed a community of fanatics across Saudi Arabia, driving the brand’s popularity. ALBAIK recently opened the world’s first eight-lane drive through with its food trucks in the Saudi city of Tabuk that attracted a queue of cars stretching more than four kilometers. Following the opening of three branches in Bahrain at the end of 2020, ALBAIK was encouraged to open in Dubai. The new 355-square-meter restaurant will serve a wide array of chicken and seafood, grilled dishes, and vegetarian options. The beloved Saudi homegrown brand is entering the UAE market in collaboration with ServQuest, a company formed and established by National Holding, Abu Dhabi, dedicated to operating and expanding ALBAIK across the seven emirates led by an expert team managing several successful restaurant brands in the country. “ALBAIK has earned its place as Saudi Arabia’s most popular restaurant thanks to the hard work and dedication of its well-trained team members, who strive to deliver food of exceptional quality and 100 percent Customer Love at all times,” said Yazan Malhis, general manager of ALBAIK Food Systems — UAE. “Our recent launch in Bahrain proved extraordinarily successful despite the current challenges, and we are delighted to further extend our reach with ALBAIK’s first branch in the UAE. We look forward to a fruitful relationship with ServQuest and will continue to seek out fresh opportunities to serve our loyal customers, wherever they need us to be.” Karim Hajjali, CEO of ServQuest, said: “Many visitors to Saudi Arabia return with fond memories of ALBAIK. Likewise, Saudis and former residents in the Kingdom living overseas will often find themselves craving for ALBAIK dishes. We are proud to partner with this much-loved brand on its long-awaited arrival to the UAE and are delighted to introduce diners in Dubai to the unmistakable taste of one of the Kingdom’s unmissable culinary treats.” In 2019, ALBAIK secured first place at YouGov’s annual brand health rankings titled “Top 10 KSA.” It also topped a list of Saudi Arabia’s “Simplest Brands” in a report by Siegle + Gale. The restaurant chain also holds the record for serving the largest number of meals during a single day at one of its branches during Hajj.

United Arab Emirates · 8 Jun 2021

Al Baik coming to Bahrain

AlBaik, the legendary Saudi fried chicken restaurant, is coming to Bahrain to Sultan Mall, Salmabad. It is expected to open in a month. Another branch is to open at the new airport.

Bahrain · 8 Feb 2020

New Store Opening

‏بحمد الله تعالى تم افتتاح مطعم ‎#البيك في الصالة الدولية بـ ‎#مطار_الملك_خالد_الدولي بمدينة ‎#الرياض *المطعم بمنيو محدود نتشرف بزيارتكم وخدمتكم في هذا الفرع على مدار 24 ساعة #انتم_و_البيك_جيران

Saudi Arabia · 2 Feb 2020

بحمد الله تم إعتماد موقع لـ #البيك في طريق #الرياض بإتجاه #الخرج بمحطة #ساسكو وحاليا المطعم تحت الإنشاء وسيتم الإعلان عن موعد الإنتهاء قريبا

Saudi Arabia · 9 Sep 2017

The AlBaik ‘Chicken Run:’ Saudi Arabia’s fried obsession

Driving around the Saudi capital Riyadh, you’ll occasionally see vendors selling food out of their cars. Tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, melons, and… deep-fried chicken? It turns out there’s serious money to be made driving halfway across the country to a restaurant called AlBaik, picking up a load of fried chicken, then driving back to Riyadh and selling it lukewarm out of your car. I first stumbled across this phenomenon driving around with a friend. He pointed out one of these entrepreneurs, and explained how although AlBaik is probably the nation's favourite food, the restaurants are only in Jeddah, Makkah, Medina and Qassim - despite the brand's popularity, there are no branches in the country's capital city. My friend told me how these hawkers operate an unofficial taxi service so they can make a 'chicken run'. They find a group of people in Riyadh who want to travel to Qassim or Jeddah. At the other end, they get another group together––but this time their car is packed full of fried chicken, which they can sell in Riyadh at a considerable markup. Why don’t the Saudis just go to KFC, which seemingly has a branch on every street here? Common answers from Saudis cite the secret spice recipe, the fast and friendly service, the high quality food and the affordable price. A typical meal from AlBaik costs about 12 Saudi riyals ($3.20), roughly half of what you’ll pay for a KFC meal––and the AlBaik meal is bigger. “AlBaik has a special taste, which you won’t find anywhere else,” one Riyadh resident told Al Arabiya English. Apart from the secret spice recipe, another reason why AlBaik has such a distinctive taste is the cooking method––their chicken is ‘broasted’ rather than just fried, a technique which combines pressure cooking with deep frying. When AlBaik first opened in 1974, it was the first to introduce this ‘broast’ cooking method to Saudi Arabia, according to the company’s website. A Saudi expat commented, “Gosh I miss AlBaik. Eating it always takes me to another place. The last time I ate it before I left for Japan I was seriously sad not to taste it again for a long time." Saudis will go to any lengths to get their hands on this chicken. One former Dubai university student told Al Arabiya English about the time her Saudi flatmate was homesick––she made the three-hour flight to Jeddah to visit her family, and returned with a frozen supply of AlBaik! Another reason people in Saudi love AlBaik is the idea and the ethos behind it. According to one Riyadh resident, people like to support local businesses more than American franchises. AlBaik mania Saudis were long disappointed that AlBaik only opened restaurants in the Western Hejaz region. One group of particularly dedicated fans put their feelings into song, reminiscing about the “restaurant they have a lot of memories of,” the one they “really love and can’t forget” and pining for the “spicy or normal chicken with sauce on the side”. “I wish I could find AlBaik in Buraidah”, the capital of Alqassim province, they croon. In June this year, their call was answered. Other fan videos on YouTube range from the mundane to the bizarre. In this video a group of guys film their entire trip to the “best restaurant ever”, whereas here, someone has made a spoof tribute to conspiracy-theory documentary ’The Arrivals’, offering 'proof' that AlBaik is 'Illuminati confirmed'. It can get just as crazy at opening time. Watch this stampede of customers desperate for their fried chicken, and look how fast the place fills up in this video. And that’s just inside the restaurant – have you ever seen a crowd outside KFC as big as this? The company's representatives were unreachable for comment about its popularity and fans. Taste of Hajj Although the business hasn’t expanded beyond Saudi Arabia, it is known all over the world by the millions of pilgrims who have performed the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages to the cities of Makkah and Madinah. “Most of us Saudis love AlBaik because it’s located in the ‘holy cities’,” said a former Saudi pilgrim. “We grew up going to Umrah on vacation and get excited to eat AlBaik’s tasty fried chicken." The not-for-profit Hajj operation has been running since 1998. A team of more than 800 works over 18 hours a day at three outlets to serve pilgrims the signature AlBaik chicken nugget meal. Former British pilgrim Ibrahim Khan spoke to Al Arabiya about his experience of AlBaik, saying “the Saudis are mental about it. There’s pandemonium in the shop. Kids crawling through your feet to get to the front.” “I would say it was equally as good as KFC, and the rest of my family think it was even better. There’s a wider variety of things on offer too and a more Arab / subcontinental twist to it." Living in Riyadh and not eager to sample five-hours-old fried chicken, I’ve yet to taste the golden goose that is AlBaik. But if I make a trip to Jeddah or Qassim, I’ll be sure to bring a few meals back and make my fortune. This week, it was revealed that Saudis are one of world’s largest consumers of chicken, eating 47kg of chicken meat and an estimated 120 eggs a year per person on an average.

Saudi Arabia · 15 Mar 2016