Not bad for airport food. It felt like one of the healthier options available, so I went with the chicken shawarma bowl. It was decent and did the job, but not something I'd go out of my way to order outside of an airport. Good in a pinch, but not a destination spot. read more

Urban Olive - Chicken shawarma bowl - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

O'hare is pretty terrible when it comes to food, and this place is the last worst, I guess. Unfriendly service: I was going to get a bowl and sub the rice for price, but the wouldn't allow that, so I got a salad plus chicken - $23 for lettuce and fried vegetables in preserved lemon juice. The chicken was very processed. But.. those tired vegetables were the only ones i could get at that airport, so, that felt good haha. I'll give them an extra star for that! read more

Urban Olive - Salad with chicken add-on. A little tired and processed, but salad :) $23 definitely felt too much though - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

Given that my expectations for airport food were quite low, Urban Olive, which is located in the food court of O'Hare Airport's Terminal 5, turned out to be a pleasant surprise. While the menu was limited, all three of us found something we were happy with. I had the Falafel Platter, which came with rice, tzatziki, hummus, and cucumber salad. Everything tasted fresh and flavorful. My husband opted for the steak, and our daughter chose the chicken, both were satisfied with their meals. We were simply looking for a quick, decent bite to eat, and this spot delivered. Prices were reasonable, especially for an airport, and the food was relatively healthy, too. Service was fast and efficient, with no issues at all. Overall, it did exactly what we needed it to do. read more

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Yes read the reviews.. Worth two stars.. totally. Too thick pita which doesn't close easily. Some scramble on top. Ok service. read more

It was good. I was traveling Southwest and in the email they send out beforehand, it noted that after a certain gate number there are limited food options. This was right before I headed to my gate in the land of few food options, so I decided to grab something here. The food was good, if small (especially considering the price), but I expect to be price gouged at the airport so it wasn't anything that surprised me. The chicken was good although not very strongly spiced, so I am glad I asked for the tzatziki, hummus, and salad on the side to add it in myself. Service was friendly and fast. My only complaint would be that they only had forks and knives (unless they were just out), and that isn't super helpful to me to eat rice. read more

Portions small, food dry, meat overcooked, unhelpful staff. I ordered the steak bowl and it seemed like I was gnawing on rubber.

I did not experience unfriendly service or bad food as others have mentioned. In fact I very much enjoyed the chicken pita with fries. Have realistic expectations that it's airport food and not an award winning Mediterranean restaurant and you won't be disappointed. Generous portions and reasonable prices given the airport. Located in terminal 5 food court area. read more

Urban Olive - Chicken Pita after already eating 3 pieces of chicken! - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

I spent $37 for two pitas and found out AFTER I ordered that they were out of hummus!! Hummus comes standard on all of the pitas, it says so on the menu. This woman in the photo needs to be fired! She doesn't speak English at all well enough to be taking orders and is stupid and lazy! She had multiple opportunities to tell me there was no hummus, and we would have ordered something else! My daughter wanted no cucumber salad and no tzatziki sauce on hers, and I kept repeating, "but she DOES want hummus." Then a few minutes later they asked again and I clarified again "no cucumber salad or Tzatziki sauce but yes hummus. I talked slowly and repeated so she could understand. Then she said something on another language to the other lady making it. My daughter's pita sat there with just tomatoes on it and I asked why there was no hummus on it and THEN they said they didn't have any! I told her she should have told me that. The man in the photo came out and asked what was wrong and I told him that she didn't tell us there was no hummus and he offered to put chickpeas in. I said yes I definitely want chickpeas then on mine. There were NO CHICKPEAS! Also THERE is no cucumber salad, which I very clearly said I wanted!!! I got a plain, dry pita, with an inch of mushy vegetable mix, and that was it! How can you screw up BOTH sandwiches?? Also, the vegetable mix either has way too much salt in it today, or they sabotaged mine and dumped a ton of salt on it. It was absolutely inedible! Not a little too salty. Like absolutely inedible. I had to throw it away! So for $37 I ate dry bread and French fries heading into a 9 hour ordeal where food will be closed at my next layover. Of course, we had walked 10 minutes to our gate before sitting down to eat and there was nothing we could do. This place and its people ripped me off and should be punished for their incompetence and abhorrent customer service!. I want a refund!!! Look at my receipt and take it outing their paychecks! read more

Urban Olive - I want a refund! - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

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Worst restraunt I've ever visited in an airport. They were out of hummus and offered nothing as a comp. They gave me the wrong thing and when I tried to talk to the server, he just shrugged. The food was bland and a terrible value. I would never go back. read more

This was the worse airport food, I have ever eaten. I really did not eat just tasted it. Sounded good steak pita, fries, hummus, taatziki and cucumber salad. Steak was cold tough and tasteless. Fries greasy and pita was old crumbled and cold. It look like some one threw up on my plate. For the $17.00 one of the worse meals I could not eat. Asked the man behind counter and was told that it is what it is. Gave one point for the taatziki sauce had some flavor. O'Hara in Chicago how just about some of your famous pizza ? So few food choices with Wow Bao staying closed at lunch. Line around building for 51 only full service. read more

Urban Olive - Yucky steak pita with fries - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

This was a tough one, as the idea of what they were serving was great. Also, the contents were tasty and fresh with grilled chicken, hummus, tzatziki and a fresh cucumber and tomato salad!...all served on a very stale pita. What a disappointment that was, as I dove into this food with excitement. Employees were nice enough, speed of service was reasonable and the price quite good for an airport at $11.49 for a large chicken pita and fries. (They were out of steak midday, which was unfortunate) It's in their food court with a decent amount of seating and probably the healthiest option available. read more

Very small menu and not much for salad options. Wanted the Mediterranean salad but once I saw the old wilted nasty looking leaves and browned up cauliflower and unidentifiable brown stuff that the staff couldn't tell what it was either, I told him to scratch the Mediterranean and get me the Greek since the romaine lettuce at least looked a bit more lively than the wilted and left out too long Mediterranean salad. The tomatoes are huge chunks, not bite sized, forgot and didn't think I would need a knife. Ate the tomato like an big Apple slice. The herb feta tastes decent and some of the yellow peppers were fresh and tasty, some were older and darker in color and didn't have the fresh bite of the brighter yellow peppers. At least the romaine lettuce looked crisp and green, much more so than their Mediterranean salad. Their plated display dishes looked old and nasty and doesn't nothing to make any of their dishes look appetizing at all. read more

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Food (steak bowl) could not be worse for $14.45+tax. Service n/a Ambiance n/a Better go to Burger King nearby read more

Urban Olive - Steak bowl - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

Pita as hard as a tostada, food is a joke and the service is laughable. Staff talks to you like they got a chip in their shoulder and they're too busy not caring to even my eye contact. They don't care about the people they serve so why would I think they'd care about their food. Hope this and the other reviews help someone avoid this poor excuse of a business. Spend you money elsewhere so this place gets replaced with something better. read more

A-OK, and that's all I need or expect from food court airport food. Especially because I need gluten-free food. All of their platters are gluten-free, but they were running out of food and only had the falafel platter. Fine by me. Cost about $12 with tax. Tasted good. This is located inside the hectic food court in Terminal 5. read more

DO NOT EAT HERE. Bad food, poorly prepared and served with a side of misery. Gave me stomach ache and an icky feeling. Had to self administer emergency doses of chocolate in order to counter the negative food effects. read more

Unfriendly staff. I ordered a falafel platter with French fries. The guy at the register tried to charge an extra $2.00 for rice that I didn't even order. When I told him that i had the wrong total he played it down. I asked the staff if they could fill up my water bottle. The guy just looked at me and pointed into the direction of the restroom. The food was ok.. tasting. Wouldn't go back. read more

Urban Olive - a large group of people sitting at tables - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

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The food we took was very dry and salty, someone got a bug in his salad, everything was very expensive. DO NOT GO THERE

Urban Olive offers a good variety of salads and Mediterranean dishes. I chose to get the steak plate with the rice. It came with steak, rice, salad, and humus for about $14.50. It's a pricey meal, but it was decent when shared with my husband, especially in conjunction with the 4 WowBao buns from next door. The steak came out cooked medium, and the rice was pretty standard. I liked the tzatziki sauce, and the cucumber/cilantro/tomato/onion side dish was a fresh combination to complement the other components of the meal. The humus was not very good. Overall, the service was subpar, especially as the credit card was not working that Wednesday morning (around 10:30am). The seating area was nice and clean with plenty of outlets to recharge electronics. The bathrooms, on the other hand, could use a more maintanence. read more

Gave me horrible food poisoning and ruined the vacation I went onto. Stay away Falafel Plate read more

Garbage food. Ordered the chicken pita. The pita was like leather and the chicken dried out. What a waste.

Good to find Mediterranean food at the airport as an option instead of all burgers, sandwiches and fries. Chicken platter with rice, tzatziki, hummus and salad. $11 for a platter. Everything on the platter taste good. read more

Urban Olive - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

O'Hare has limited options for vegans. When I heard about Urban Olive I was psyched to try it. There was a long line so I assumed it must be pretty good. While standing in line, I witnessed an employee cross contaminate the hummus with the tzatziki by using the same scoop spoon, over and over again. I left. I hope this restaurant retrains their employees so people don't get sick. There are people with dairy allergies. read more

Horrible food, horrible and not professional staff. The worst airport food I ever tried.

I picked up a premade Greek salad to eat on the plane. The ingredients were fresh, the portions were perfect, and it was delicious. read more

Urban Olive - a salad in a plastic container - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

Definitely not authentic food. It's decent for airport food, but wasn't worth the money. Service was okay. When I ordered and paid, I did not receive a receipt and the cashier was talking to a friend on FaceTime. I got my food in a timely manner and it was a decently sized portion. read more

All I can say is...I am NOT going back if at all I find myself at the terminal 5 or ORD Airport. The one disappoint that hurts me bad is about the food . I don't usually complain much. I was flying out of city that day ended up in the airport. I was starving as I skipped my lunch that day. I decided to go with this. They have Pita or Plate as main options. I took a grilled chicken plate and side of falafel. I wanted mint lemonade but they seem to be running out which is fine. You order, pick it up in the next minute on the go and u are good to go if you can find a seat nearby. I took a bite and I've realized I made a bad choice. Food didn't taste good. I didn't like hummus at all(Side on the plate). Falafel was uncooked. I don't know if anything i remember about that tasted good. So a big NO for me. read more

A pretty great place, as far as airport food is concerned. I recommend their falafel plate.

Carefully look for a stack of tickets on the counter before you order. If more than three eat someplace else going on 20 minutes waiting for a Pita to be assembled. Update elapse time from order to call was 36 minutes for about 13 orders to be assembled. Food was fine but not worth the wait. read more

Not bad food, I mean, you really don't have many choices in terminal 5 if you are looking for a quick, light and cheap meal. read more

Urban Olive - Chicken pita - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

They only accept cash. Looks like a good menu. Mediterranean and Indian food. Bad service

Food was great but no drink refills. Definitely comes off as tacky. Didn't even realize there were still places that do that.

A good food option in Terminal 5! Pitas, salads, and other Mediterranean Faire. I was happy to get a good salad before heading to China where it will me hard to get good vegetables! The Mediterranean salad was pretty good, it had artichokes garbanzo beans, and tomatoes. Dressing could have been more flavorful but at least it all tasted fresh! The pitas were on the dry side but everyone seemed happy with the rest of their food. Options are pita or platter with steak, chicken, falafel and vegetable, Greek or Mediterranean salad, and Greek fries. Most items are around $10. read more

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Hilarious in a sad way. We ordered a chicken pita at 7:09pm. Waited 28 minutes for a simple pita. Awful service. Employees wandering around talking on cellphones, not making orders. Avoid this place before getting in to the international concourse. Only good thing is that the food was "fair". read more

Urban Olive - Middle Eastern Near Me - O'Hare, Illinois

Terrible... When I asked if the pita comes with fries, a very, very mean and rude employee only pointed to the menu to imply "yes, are you stupid?". Then I got my beef pita, with the meat colder than when the poor animal died. Such a clichè for airport food that you should definitely avoid. read more

Good tasting food far airport food but the drinks were pricey. Friendly folks behind the counter and very helpful.

Ordered the chicken pita, a salad and two bottles of water. I stood by the counter for 20 minutes waiting for my food while the employees served multiple people that got their food quicker. In all fairness, I think my order was called out once, but the guy only called it out once and didn't ask if I was waiting for my order, despite the fact that I was 1 meter away from the counter... When I finally got the food I only got 1/3 of the order and had to specify again what I had ordered. The pita bread was dry, the chicken tasted burnt and had a rubber-like consistency. The fries were lukewarm and could've used used some more salt. For a total of over $35 plus a $5 tip I left with the feeling that I had wasted my money. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. read more

De Wayne was quite rude. Attitude issues. Didn't say thank you or anything. Just handed the receipt. He is not good for your business. And now he is telling the two female coworkers about a bad customer. read more

Tried Spicy Chicken with basmati rice. The quantity was good but the gravy was too sour. Could not eat it.

I had platter with steak and it tastes pretty good. A little bit overpriced, (I spent $12)but considering it's in the airport it is not bad. The pita bread served is a little burnt. read more