DEARBORN — With so many restaurants focusing on the late-night youth demographic in Dearborn, it seems as if a good, honest family restaurant is becoming harder and harder to find.

But New alAmin restaurant on Warren between Greenfield and Chase in Dearborn has stuck to its roots as a clean, relaxing place for an authentic, home-cooked Lebanese meal.

“We could try and do all the other stuff like argilehs, French cuisine, all this stuff, but we don’t need these things,” co-owner Samir Awada said.

“We only do Lebanese food and we only specialize in what we can master.”

The dining room at New alAmin reflects that commitment with its vintage artwork of cedar trees and scenes of everyday life in Beirut.

Awada and his chef Mohamad Ankouni are both seasoned graduates of culinary schools in Lebanon who share the vision of creating Lebanese cuisine the way it was meant to be made.

Their knowledge is so deep that they can afford to add their own twists to each dish to enhance its flavors without compromising the basic tastes of the dish.

Take the de-boned chicken for example, with its tender blend of both marinated white and dark meat chicken baked between two thin garlic pitas with garlic sauce. It’s a bit different from the dish you’ll find at other places around town but still has an authentic Lebanese taste.

Another popular dish is the spicy whitefish filet for an extra kick of flavor, a recipe that Awada and Ankouni have spent years perfecting. There is also a small breakfast menu as well as American favorites like burgers for the kids, and all meat is halal.

New alAmin also fills an important gap with its delivery service. Delivery is free within a five mile radius and there is no minimum purchase amount for the service. Catering is also available and Awada and his staff can work with parties to provide entrees and side dishes to their exact specifications.

The menu is simple and easy to navigate but also packed with choices new and old, from grape leaves, hummus, and even shrimp cocktails as appetizers to favorite entrees like shish kafta, chicken shawarma and juicy rotisserie chicken.

While Awada has worked at fine dining establishments in metro Detroit like Chez Pierre in Rochester and Lelli’s Italian restaurant in Auburn Hills, he is happy to be back in Dearborn with Ankouni serving up his favorite cuisine to customers who appreciate his attention to detail.

“When you study in Lebanon for years, you know the basics better,” Awada said. “We make Lebanese food the way it’s supposed to taste.”