Tellawi Lounge - Fresno

A jewel in NW Fresno offers our neighborhood a fantastic combination of friendly service, delicious food, great drinks and an upscale atmosphere. And it helps to fill the long time in our area of very few farms. Congratulations to the Tellawi family to make it right!

Great food, happy hour and food. The owner and his daughter are great, and the Bartender Sarah has a ton of personality. Gret omelette today:

Great food, fun atmosphere. Went here with 16 people (called a week ahead) and everyone got the right orders and the wait was not bad. The staff was friendly, attentive, and handled the separate checks without any problem.

A small place in the shopping center next to Maroo Sushi, this lounge (more like a pub) is quaintly tucked in the corner of Fresno Breakfast House. While it attempts to create a loungy atmosphere with lighting, it is still just a bar. Drinks, even on Happy hour are rather pricey, but quite delicious nevertheless. For a cocktail, Happy hour takes of only $1. On a Wednesday night, the bar had a few patrons, mostly older male folks, chatting by the bar. There are tables with bar-height chairs around the perimeter of the bar. Because of the small size of the place, everything feels close together. On a busy night, this place could get packed easily and quickly. They have a karaoke night on Sundays. Overall, I would not be back just because of the price of drinks, especially for Fresno. My cocktail with tax on Happy hour was $12.

Disappointing overall. The decor is great, that’s where it stops. My drink tasted fine, but the bartender, tho very nice, didn’t seem to be fully trained on the food service side (offering full menu, how items are prepared, etc . Brussel sprouts claim to be roasted, they were not, they were pan fried mostly raw (we were told owner didn’t want to roast anymore because of waste?? ; zucchini was thickly batter dipped to hide thin slices; chicken skewers tasted ok, but reminded me of Costco frozen. I don’t see customers swarming unless ownership makes big changes.