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    The Golden Olive

    4.4 (564 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    THE GOLDEN OLIVE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Mixed vegan gyros
    Sara Z.

    I live a few blocks away and love this place. The vibe is quiet and the people are really nice. The mixed vegan gyro is my favorite with garlic sauce and is a great price.

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    Jared W.

    With all the other places surrounding this place you wouldn't expect much at first glance. The inside is small and assuming but then you order and get the food. I've been here twice and have been so satisfied both times. This second time I went in, they were super busy with orders but was still addressed and got my food ordered pretty quickly. I was very impressed with that, and I know what it's like to be in that position. They have a decent amount of food options and I just know they're all good. Definitely a staple for me when I'm in Queen Anne!

    Grace B.

    I recently doordashed from this restaurant and the food did not disappoint. Even with the delivery, the chicken remained crispy and the rice not soggy. I 100% reccomend the dolma which are served with a side of tangy garlic ranch.

    Chicken Gyro Plate
    Chef Will G.

    Customer Service Staff were very friendly. Rate 5 Ambiance Small dated place. Rate 3 Chicken gyro platter Supposed to be marinated chicken which would imply moist tender chicken, it was dry as was the rice. This tasted like left over food. Rate 2 Greek Salad Fresh produce, tasty dressing. Rate 5 Lentil Soup Very good. Baklava Fresh baklava is flaky and crisp, this was not a not. Rate 2 When I arrived it was Friday around 5, only one customer was there, I should have not eaten there. Many restaurants in the area and they had crowds.

    Chicken Kabab Plate
    Izzy C.

    Genuinely, the best food I've eaten in months. I've eaten out quite a bit. Was in a cute area of town. The workers were very kind and went out of there way to make us feel welcome. Great experience, 100% recommend!! I came with 3 other people and not one plate had a crumb on it when we left.

    Chicken Gyro Plate ($15.49) and Veggie Combo Plate ($14.49)
    Wendi K.

    3.5 stars - Mediterranean street food. Nothing knocked me out of the park but, solid. Door-dashed a few items. Chicken Shawarma Plate ($14.49) and Vegetarian Plate ($15.49). They came quickly, fresh and newly packed!

    7. Chicken Shawarma Sandwich
    Pooja S.

    It was both NCAA and a kraken game, so many restaurants were extremely crowded, but luckily the Golden Olive had plenty of seats on a Monday evening for dinner! We placed our orders with a cashier, and in under 10 minutes our food was out! My Chicken Shawarma Sandwich was great, chicken was well marinated and cooked, and the garlic sauce (I think?) was quite flavorful! It was plenty of food for me and I ended up not being able to finish the side salad. Plenty of space in the restaurant, and it was not too loud at all, definitely a great place for a quick bite to eat!

    18. Greek Fries
    Karishma A.

    **vegetarian review** Golden olive is open until late which is awesome when most places in Seattle close by 9. I ordered the Greek fries, falafel wrap and babaganush to go. I absolutely loved the Greek fries and the babaganush. Both were really well done. The falafel wrap - it's average. On the whole the food was well priced and delicious. I would definitely consider going back.

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    Fast service. Great food. Definitely would recommend. This may be the go to spot during events at Cljmate Pledge Arena.

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    They have the best chicken n rice I've had in a long time. I recommend going there. Between 11-3 for the fresh cook food I love this place

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    6 months ago

    Chicken kebob plate was fresh & made to order - super clean & healthy lunch. I will be back!

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    Food was great and fresh! The customer service was awesome as well! I'll definitely will be back soon.

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    I love their chicken shawarma. Affordable, yummy and very filling. It's my go to place for lunch

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    The chicken fries are elite and good pricing definitely will try it again absolutely delicious

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    Cafe Munir - -Alhalaioun green chile sauce was on side

    Cafe Munir

    4.1(371 reviews)
    4.6 miLoyal Heights, Ballard
    $$

    Came here for dinner this past Tuesday to celebrate a couple of friend's birthdays. One of my…read morefriends called a head for a reservation since there were five of us just in case for 6pm. Service was friendly and patient as we tried to make decisions and asked questions. I have a friend that kind handle chile spice due to medical condition they were very accommodating when it was needed by having certain sauces on the side. We shared a number of dishes and two bottles of wine. We started with the Hummus bil Lahm ou Snobar, my favorite dish of the evening a hummus with bubbling spiced lamb. Baba Ghanouj, Bisara Munir, Arnabeet, Alhalaioun and the chicken and beef Shish Taouk. Everything was delicious. Flavorful, the proteins were cooked perfectly nice and tender. One of our friends likes meat a lot and hadn't cause he thought it was a vegetarian restaurant. We had to have the green chile sauce on the side of the asparagus dish cause of my friend but that was ok we were putting it in other items we loved it so much. Also the whipped garlic that came with the chicken and beef was a big hit! We had never had Lebanese wine and enjoyed our selections. Love that it felt like a healthier meal with the vegetables and spreads. Didn't feel stuffed after but definitely satisfied. They even comped dessert for my friends birthday which I believe was an orange rose water pudding. Welcoming warm space. Parking is fairly easy on a Tuesday night. Looking forward to visiting again

    Great intimate family-friendly restaurant with authentic Lebanese food. Street parking…read more My favorites ares the lamb hummus with pine nuts and the squash grounded dip. Both were very flavorful and well balanced. Love the different textures. The roasted broccoli was OK, it was on the less cooked side The entree skewers were pretty good too. Shoutout to the kind service that let me combine and do half beef and half chicken because at the point I was too full from all the appetizers I ordered but still wanted to try both. One thing I really loved about the skewer is the sauces that came on the side: one tahini, one garlic, and one tomato. Such delicious sauces! Entrees were a little pricey though. Last but not least my party enjoyed the special Lebanese wine.

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    Yalla Seattle - Soujouk (Beef) and Cheese Wrap - $16

    Yalla Seattle

    4.6(210 reviews)
    1.5 miCapitol Hill

    From looking at the menu, I haven't seen too many of the items listed offered here in Seattle. This…read morewas exciting to me as I enjoy food from the Middle Eastern part of the world, and the entrees do look very enticing! We went on a Saturday around 2pm and it wasn't too busy at the takeout window. The restaurant is only takeout - there are benches right next to the takeout window, but there are only enough spots for 8 - 12 people (2-3 people per bench). The only other seating is at the nearby street seating offered by the neighboring bars, which I can see being restricted during peak hours. Parking can be very difficult if you plan on driving, there is only street side parking that is usually full, and nearby paid parking in lots. Service is fast, after we got our order, we only waited 5-8 minutes for our food. We got their recommended Soujouk (Beef) and Cheese Wrap for $16. The wrap is long, I would say about 13 - 14 inches long, and I can definitely seeing most people getting full after enjoying one of these. The flavors are nice and you can taste the spices from the sausage - I could taste cinnamon front and center with other earthy spices lingering in an aftertaste. The wrap is very decadent, the cheese is hearty and indulgent and that with the spiced sausage and textural difference with the cucumbers is pleasing. Do note with how indulgent this wrap is, you will accumulate a ton of oil in your wrapper as you enjoy it - a nap afterwards is in your future if you eat a whole wrap! I think that Yalla Seattle is a good stop to try these cuisines in a casual manner and the price is reasonable. There are some other items on the menu that kept my attention and I would totally revisit to try the other items offered by this restaurant.

    The batinjan (eggplant) and labneh wrap here has now taken its place in my pantheon of best…read moreeggplant bites I've ever had. Yalla is a walk up window, and there are just a couple of benches right outside where you can eat, and according to other reviews you can also go to Montana Bar next door with your food. The menu is posted in a couple places right next to the ordering window, and it's pretty easy to parse. Almost everything there is what I'd consider a "portable food", meaning something you don't need a plate, fork, and knife to eat, which makes sense given that it's not a sit down restaurant. They have veggie saj, meaty saj, mezze, a few sides, and a dessert. I really like their concise menu. We tried the baba ghanoush ($9.5), which comes with saj on the side, a batinjan and labneh saj wrap ($12), and a halloumi grilled cheese (halloumi grilled inside saj, $13). As you can tell, the saj underpins everything at Yalla, and their saj is excellent. Warm, soft, flaky, and tearable, it is perfect for both dipping and wrapping and grilling. The batinjan and labneh wrap is bursting (literally) with tender grilled eggplant, a rich sauce, and tangy, creamy labneh. It is truly one of the most delicious eggplant dishes I've ever had. The halloumi grilled cheese definitely hits the spot, and is more filling than you think by looking at it. Baba ghanoush is so smooth and flavorful, and I love the pomegranate seeds on top! The folks who work there are super nice, very friendly, and food comes out quickly. Prices are very reasonable, and I will definitely be back to try some of their meaty saj! This place is going into my regular rotation, for sure.

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    Cedars of Lebanon

    Cedars of Lebanon

    4.3(250 reviews)
    3.2 miUniversity District
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    the sweetest kindest man runs this place, these are the kinds of reviews I am most excited to give…read more I went to school at UW and so I've walked by this place dozens if not hundreds of times but never tried it until after I graduated. On one super rainy day, my partner and I were walking by and spontaneously decided to go up to the little window and get one lamb gyro the guy at the window, who I didn't know was the owner, looked at us weird and at first I was like ???? but after 5 min of prepping our order he calls us back to the window and hands us TWO gyros and says "you can't just get one! there are two of you! you won't feel full!" and he hands us both, one on the house I was so shocked it was so kind and unexpected of him. We ended up eating outside right under the window and 2 min later the owner walks out with a slice of bread and starts feeding the ducks outside the store. He told us that they're a couple and that they come by every year to lay eggs and they visit him every night for dinner during this time. He also told us that Cedars of Lebanon has been open for over 40 years and that it used to be so rowdy and exciting. So many people would gather around and spend time in his restaurant but now it's a lot quieter (I'm assuming this is because new, more novel places have been popping up on the Ave). I left this conversation so touched and full of love for this man, I genuinely wish him the best. His unprompted kindness towards a complete stranger and willingness to spend time chatting with us alone makes this place 5 stars for me, so many places lack this kind of passion and love that we could really use more of. this happened almost a year ago but I wanted to share my experience to highlight how wonderful of a man the owner is, hopefully we can continue to have nice things and no one abuses his kindness anyway I wanna go back and try their falafel apparently it's super good

    I've only had their gyro sandwich and falafel so I'll speak to that. First, gyro sandwich was SO…read moredelicious. Fresh and warm with lots of sauce. They do use frozen gyro slices though. Falafel was also fresh and cone shaped, made into that shape using an interesting stamp-like tool. Price was right too--the gyro sandwich and 2 falafel to go was only just over $13! Service was slow ngl, however, the old couple running the place were sooo cute I can excuse it. They were so friendly, warm, and nice; it gave off auntie and uncle vibes. Another customer in front of me must've been a regular because when the customer made conversation at the takeout window, I heard one of the workers go "We love you, John!!!" Only ordered from the to go window so cannot speak to the ambiance inside.

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