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AMONG the BEST FALAFELS anywhere. If you stop here you will be glad you did. The owners are very welcoming and friendly. The food of it's kind is amon…
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Simply Great. Great med food, good prices, very friendly service. We were a party of 8 with 8 different choices and every one was super. We have spent…
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I can't believe it took me this long to find this place. Great food. Loved the Turkish coffee. Excellent felafel and the baba ganoush was awesome. The…
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6 Reviews on “Olive Tree Mediterranean Market and Grill”
AMONG the BEST FALAFELS anywhere. If you stop here you will be glad you did. The owners are very welcoming and friendly. The food of it’s kind is among the very best in the valley. This restaurant and market are not fancy but appears to be clean. I’ve tried a number of things here over the years and every time I’ve stopped in I’m am always glad I did. The salads are much better here than any other Mediterranean Place I’ve been too and the Falafels and well made dips are TOPS! The kabobs are very tasty and the shawerma is balanced. I also like the market for hard to find jarred items, bulgur and produce. This place is Halal that means no pork in the building. Prices are VERY REASONABLE.
Simply Great. Great med food, good prices, very friendly service. We were a party of 8 with 8 different choices and every one was super. We have spent weeks in Greece and seek out Greek food in the US. This is the real deal.
I can’t believe it took me this long to find this place. Great food. Loved the Turkish coffee. Excellent felafel and the baba ganoush was awesome. The owners are very friendly and helpful. Nice market. Fresh vegetables and good cheese selection.
OMG. This stuff is GOOD!. Not only does this little place have great, authentic Mediterranean grub, but it’s also a nifty market! The prices are low, the food is worth every bite, and the atmosphere is super-friendly. This family-owned and operated business is definitely one that deserves your business. If you’re in the area and are in the mood for gyros or shawerma, you have to check it out!They also cater!I had the combo plate – beef kabobs, chicken shawerma, and gyros with greek salad. Enough delicious food for 2 people, all for $13! Fresh, homemade, and delicious.www.olivetreeaz.com
BEST IN PHOENIX. I go to Olive Tree at least once a week. Being from the Midwest, it was almost impossible to find Middle-eastern food like what I’m used to back in Michigan. Finally found this fantasic place. Owners are from Chicago, (and we all know how great the food is there.) Great food and generous portions. This is totally one of my faves here in Phoenix
Orgasmic Humming. I was awakened from my foodie revery of perfectly seasoned babaganooj on home-made bread by an eerie orgasmic humming. I looked up and saw Ken, his eyes glazed over, humming to his glass of iced Turkish coffee, a delight of his own creation. When Tony, the owner (along with his wife Juliette) came over to investigate, he decided he had to have one too. This took place at Olive Tree Mediterranean Market and Grill in North Phoenix. Unlike most small groceries, Olive Tree is bright, clean and cheerful. The shelves are stocked with fascinating Middle Eastern delights – jars of olives and tahini, an interesting assortment of cheeses, sweet treats that I’d never seen before. You order at the counter from a good size selection of ethnic dishes, plus a few typical American items. Food is then brought to your table in a sectioned off area. I had discovered Olive Tree on Restaurant.com. Since we had to order $35 of food from the menu, we ended up with quite an array of dishes. Now that I think of it, the humming started with the above-mentioned baba. This roasted, pureed eggplant concoction is found in most Middle Eastern restaurants, with varying results. It can be very flat tasting if too much tahini (sesame paste) is mixed in, or it may be over-spiced. This baba was beautiful, with all the tastes dancing in our mouths. Julliette makes her own bread to go with it. The texture is very different from pita (even the pita served here was selected with great care), crustier and chewy. A special of the day was stuffed cabbage. About the same size and shape as the stuffed grape leaves (which were delicious), these are lighter and lemony good – a real treat. We shared a combination kebab plate with chicken, kefta, and shish-kebab skewers. This paled in comparison to the other dishes, since the meat was on the dry side. The baklava was quite good, it wasn’t soggy with syrup, so the layers of phyllo dough made a satisfyingly crunchy noise. After lunch we did a little shopping. We got some delicious feta cheese and something called Chicago cheese, which reminded me of mozzarella. I could have bought more, but Ken wisely herded me out the door.