The Olive Branch Restaurant

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/

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 menti

Ok I’ve been here three or four times now though not for dinner … only breakfast and lunch..and my unvarnished feedback is the following: First time was excellent- the place was hopping and they offered us small complimentary lebni and pita chips while we waited for orders. Those have since disappeared and I don’t know why. It was brilliant. Bring it back please! The food is delicious delicious delicious… and the service is consistently good and genuinely interested in making the experience hospitable. Second, third, and fourth visits.. food is still good, service is spotty and hit or miss in that servers are super kind but some know exactly what to do and others seem to be a bit lost. The place is also empty. What happened? Makes me so sad that people aren’t coming. People don’t know wha

I read the 5.0 star reviews and wanted to see the hype. I love falafel and shakshouka so that is what we tried. Delicious pita chips complimented with yogurt and olives for starters. The shakshuka was very complex and delicious. The falafels had great spice throughout the body of the falafel. I really enjoyed all the items we tried and even the coffee had a full body. Their olives are amazing and found out they make the blend with olive oil there.