The Olive Mediterranean Grill

by Carly A.

The Olive is a Las Vegas rarity - authentic, clean, consistent, intelligent food that is prepared and served by people who are connected to both the cuisine and its attendant cultural nuances. It's a cozy, family owned hookah bar offering the purest Jordanian tobaccos available in LV as well as a fully stocked bar, teas, coffees, traditional Mediterranean appetizers, sandwiches, and salads. The ambiance is nice for a single party lunch (plenty of booth seating and space for a laptop and a cup of tea). The star of this place is their combination platter - it is RIDICULOUSLY dirt cheap for the massive profusion of appetizers you receive, including the smokiest babaganoush I've ever had, fresh garlicy hummus, tsatsiki, lots of warm pita (*whole wheat available upon request), fresh vegetables, insanely addictive tabouleh, briny feta, and perfumey green olives. They are super fast in fulfilling orders, I order lunch from here a few times a week and it is always ready within five minutes. DJ's and strobe lighting at night, and poetry readings on Wednesdays (I avoid both). Unfortunately, they do not deliver.

by Deirdra S.

Okay, so it's not the biggest, fanciest place in town, however, if you wish to kick back smoke some of the longest lasting, best tasting Hookah or as in Middle Eastern terms (Sheeshah) have authentic Middle Eastern Food - then this is the place to be.  It can get pretty noisy in the evening... I go once a week minimum it always seems to be on a Wednesday - where they showcase their Poetry skills.  Weekends are cool also, plan early if you're just going to kick back... Nites are DJ'd up!!!  Not to mention the prices are very very reasonable trust me - I have been to ALL the local Mediterranean spots... this is the 1 to go to if that's what your looking for.  It's family owned they treat you just like that! On another note - they are planning to expand next door - so, it will be bigger soon!  '-)

by julie e.

Ignore the cheesy fake grapevines stapled to the rafters, this place has food that's worth coming back for.  It's hard to find baba ganouj where you can tell it's eggplant, but here it's the real deal, with chunks of eggplant in it, delicious and lemony.  I found the hummus a little bland, but the tsaziki was super fresh, filled with crunchy cucumber slivers.a great place to grab lunch, for sure, and it's not smoke-filled at lunch hour.

by Helen L.

A small family own restaurant. We'd ordered hummus and beef wrap. Pretty good. Flavorful and not overwhelming. Hummus is good. Only thing I don't like is the olive oil added in the middle, but I'm sure they can take it out unless you like olive oil. Price is pretty good. Got both with total $11. Nice place to eat lunch.