Growing up in multiple Middle Eastern and Mediterranean countries this is a type of cuisine I am quite familiar with. I wanted to love you. Olive Branch is a small, family owned restaurant that arguably has the best sign in the county. But that was where the wow factor ended for me. We got two dinner meals (beef kufta and kabob), hummus, fries and fattoush for $73 with tip and carry out. SO dang salty. And I am a salt person. Seemingly smaller portions than you might get in the restaurant. Beef “kabob” was in tiny chunks, tough and again, almost inedibly salty and not worth $22 IMO. Hummus is curious, I didn’t mind the heavy addition of chopped parsley but it was super oily and bitter. Fattoush was fresh and plentiful, just know that it’s pre-dressed with a sweeter dressing and at least 1/3 to 1/2 pita chips. Pita bread was fluffy and fries were good. I wouldn’t come again. I get that it can be hard starting out but you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. We are fortunate enough to live in an area that has plentiful food options within a half an hour drive. In the past few weeks we’ve had Turkish and Lebanese food that were excellent and less expensive. After all that, two adults and two kids are still hungry.
The Olive Branch Restaurant
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Growing up in multiple Middle Eastern and Mediterranean countries this is a type of cuisine I am quite familiar with. I wanted to love you. Olive Branch is a small, family owned restaurant that arguably has the best sign in the county. But that was where the wow factor ended for me. We got two dinner meals (beef kufta and kabob), hummus, fries and fattoush for $73 with tip and carry out. SO dang salty. And I am a salt person. Seemingly smaller portions than you might get in the restaurant. Beef “kabob” was in tiny chunks, tough and again, almost inedibly salty and not worth $22 IMO. Hummus is curious, I didn’t mind the heavy addition of chopped parsley but it was super oily and bitter. Fattoush was fresh and plentiful, just know that it’s pre-dressed with a sweeter dressing and at least 1/3 to 1/2 pita chips. Pita bread was fluffy and fries were good. I wouldn’t come again. I get that it can be hard starting out but you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. We are fortunate enough to live in an area that has plentiful food options within a half an hour drive. In the past few weeks we’ve had Turkish and Lebanese food that were excellent and less expensive. After all that, two adults and two kids are still hungry.
So good. I was delivery driving on a cold night and came in to the most amazing smells, so I had to order some labneh to go while I waited. The labneh, the amazing olive oil and za’atar on top, and the taboon (bread) were all better than similar places charging twice as much in Dearborn. I’m so grateful to have these amazing people serving such excellent food in such a nice, clean, welcoming spot right here in Ypsi. Top shelf experience, guys. Thank you for making my whole week with such good food and vibes.
So good. I was delivery driving on a cold night and came in to the most amazing smells, so I had to order some labneh to go while I waited. The labneh, the amazing olive oil and za’atar on top, and the taboon (bread) were all better than similar places charging twice as much in Dearborn. I’m so grateful to have these amazing people serving such excellent food in such a nice, clean, welcoming spot right here in Ypsi. Top shelf experience, guys. Thank you for making my whole week with such good food and vibes.
I came from New York to buy a car with some friends and we asked the salesman where the best place to get food was and he recommended this place to us. The food was delicious , the service was amazing, and the place was clean and comfortable. We asked the server for recommendations and he pointed us in the all the right directions. The lebnah was an absolute must try. Personally not a big fan of hummus, but that was some of the best I’ve tried. The shawarma is something i was always super excited to try and never got to before out of fear of being disappointed. And let me tell you. it did not disappoint. We got so much food(just to try) that we can barely finish it. Highly recommend. Amazing food. And the service is very admirable. Me and my friends drove 10 hours back to NYC, and we mentioned how good the food was maybe 20 times. And then another 10 times when we had cold leftovers 🤣. 11/10 i recommend this place to anyone. If you are just trying Palestinian food, this is a very warm welcome into the culture. However, what complements the food more than anything that can come out that little kitchen is the service. The young gentleman that served us was so respectful, welcoming, easy to talk to and joke around with. I cannot emphasize enough the type of warm experience we had in there. Thank you so much for the beautiful, delicious food and kind service ! I woke up next day feeling the need to update this review and make sure it was properly detailed. That is how much I liked this food 🤣🤣