I LOVE THIS PLACE! I'm middle eastern, so what can I say? Their kibbie are delicious. I usually order a side of them a la carte Perfect texture and flavor. I still haven't been to the restaurant, but I frequently order from here off of door dash. I've tried the lentil soup, which is yummy, but mild in flavor. I've also had the vegan plate which is a nice sampler of different vegetarian items. Overall, I highly recommend this place for an affordable and tasty bite. They never disappoint! read more

Just had the Beirut and chicken shawarma. It was well prepared meal for adults. Quick and easy and nutritious. Most importantly, tastes good. I loved the fabouli salad. Love it. read more

Olives Branch Express - menu - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

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excellent quality everything made fresh, just wish they had more home cooked lebanese meals because kabob and shawarma are easy to make at home and find everywhere. read more

I ordered delivery and it was honestly the worst. I was happy they were open late and they served healthy food. So when i open my box it looks like a child's meal?! I paid over $30 (including tip) for this filet minion plate, on my bd lol, very hungry and it basically is two spoons of rice and two small pieces of meat?!! & some hummus I was so disappointed, not just because it's a delivery they believe that we will accept anything? God we pay more?! I'm willing to remove this if the restaurant admits to their shortcomings and are willing to compensate me for that horrible experience..... I will check back in a few to see comment read more

Wow what a delicious meal! My friend and I passed by this place on our way to CVS one day (located off Alton at the Alton Square Plaza) and decided to try it out on our next outing. It must have really grabbed my friend's attention because a day later we found ourselves looking at the menu and deciding what to order for pick up. I called and was greeted by a friendly Female Voice; I placed my order which consisted of the Vegan Plate , a Filet mignon Wrap and a chicken shawarma plate. The order was ready within 15 mins. We arrived at the location, told the cashier that we were there for pick up and she kindly went to look and we payed. We sat down for a second and the vibe inside is pretty nice, clean and with plenty of tables The food was great and the meat was so perfect. It didn't feel heavy and overall it was what my Monday needed! I can definitely see myself coming back for more! read more

The freshness is amazing! The vegetables taste like they were just picked. Service was excellent and professional, food was an amazing change from the big box store. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 is not enough. This will be our Thursday night stop for sure. Everyone should set their GPS to Olive Branch Express. I want to try more items. BTW, the Baklava is Very Good! read more

Olives Branch Express - Family pack from Olive Branch Express, incredible. Some of the guys are home on leave they loved it! Btw the Baklava is Fantastic. - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Ordered via Yelp delivery from this location and it came on time as directed by the app. The food was delicious and flavorful as was the side of chicken & veggie soup that I requested. If you're curious about this location and are looking for some good chicken shawarma or chicken kabobs this is definitely a spot to give a try! read more

Ooohhh my! The sauce is sooo good I can't describe the taste! It's like a sweet but then sour and spicy but tingles in your mouth making it watery to the point that you are drooling over it. It's that good that i can't explain it. It is my first time trying this and i think I am in love. I love just love trying new things, and I'm so happy i decided to come to this location. The service was on point. They knew exactly how to talk to me and made me feel comfortable. Good Job at hiring awesome individuals. When I'm in the area, I will be definitely back ! read more

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This was one of my favorite quick restaurants in Irvine. Greek salad's price was hiked $2. Won't be going back.

I was searching thru Yelp for takeout dinner options and this place popped up. Decided to try it and got the beef and lamb kafta plate. It was really good! The kafta was flavorful and the basmati rice was cooked perfectly. The side salad was citrusy which gave a nice balance to the whole plate. The portion was good and I was comfortably full at the end. Overall, I really enjoyed this meal and will definitely come back to this restaurant. read more

Olives Branch Express - Beef & Lamb Kafta Plate - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

"That moment when you realize that hummus is only healthy when you don't eat it with an entire bag of pita chips." --Josh Peck My hubby discovered this place during a work team meeting. He doesn't usually recommend new places, but he was quite impressed with this place and insisted I try it out. I knew it had to be good when he wanted to go back twice in the same week. That never happens! On his suggestion, I got the Beirut Plate. It was enormous, but I got a second meal out of it when I packed leftovers. It came with a generous helping of both chicken and steak shawarma, basmati rice, a nice dollop of hummus, a huge portion of tabouleh (which I loved), pita bread, and a garnish of their delicious pickles! I loved everything about this plate. The meats were tender and flavorful. The tabouleh was perfectly seasoned and not overly tart. The hummus was creamy and smooth. The garlic sauce on top of the chicken was to-die-for! So, so, soooo good. My hubs got a chicken shawarma plate with a side of babaganouj. The baba was so good that I traded my hummus for it - and I LOVE hummus. The lentil soup was utterly delicious. It tasted like they used a bit of their garlic sauce in it... which I may be developing an addiction to lol. For dessert, although we were full, we tried the Baklawa ice cream. Dude. Think of those amazing baklava bars just mashed into your favorite vanilla ice cream. We finished it, even though we already couldn't breathe from being so full. To top it of all, the service was fantastic. The gentleman inputting our order was incredibly helpful and full of suggestions. You could tell he really took a lot of pride in the food, and their offerings. I will most certainly be back, and I couldn't recommend this place more to Yelp friends! Don't leave my review without bookmarking it!! read more

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You've got to check this place out. My wife and I had our favorite Lebanese place close back around 2005. It was so good. Since then have been searching for and comparing other places looking for a replacement. Until we found Olive Branch Express and met Omar and his wife, we've been disappointed with the available Lebanese options in OC. So far we've only had the Tawook and shawarma pita wraps with a side of the kibbies. Everything has been delicious!! Fresh ingredients, clean environment and super friendly service. This place is great. We look forward to dining at their location in San Juan Capistrano by the name "Olive Branch". This place will not disappoint. Will return again and again. Thank you Omar and continued success! read more

Olives Branch Express - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

I have been to this place on my lunch break several times. Every single time the owner helped take my order and he is I just the friendliest person ever. This last time I was there he remembered i like spicy food and offered to put the hot sauce and spicy humus inside my wrap and oh my god it was so delicious! If you are in the area please come try their food. My favorite is the Kafta wrap. Sorry about the picture i was really hungry. read more

Olives Branch Express - Kafta wrap. - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Today I went to Olives Branch express restaurant to have dinner at 7pm. I placed an order for chicken shawarma wrap, fries and a drink at 7:03pm with the cashier Ramon. After the order was taken suddenly the cashier and the cook both went in the backside of the kitchen leaving myself and another customer who was waiting to pick up his order waiting. After 27 mins later I went to the front counter to look for the employee but to my amazement nobody showed up at the front. Finally around 7:30pm Ramon showed up and I asked for my food and I asked him why is it taking for so long to prepare chicken shawarma wrap. His response was confusing and said we are working on it. I saw my chicken wrap with 3 small pieces crumbs of chicken spread on the back counter waiting for chef. When finally Ramon handed me the wrap, it was cold, absolutely flat as if it's missing contents. I went up to the counter and complained about the horrible service I received and I showed Ramon the wrap complaining about missing chicken from the wrap. His response was completely unprofessional and unacceptable. He said that is our standards and that's all we put in a wrap. It literally had 3 small pieces pf chicken in the entire wrap with a few fries. At this point I demanded Ramon to refund my money due to his refusal to accept my complaint. Ramon asked for my name and phone number and informed me that the owner will call you. I refused to give my contact information. Chef looked at the wrap and agreed to remake the wrap after all this argument. Finally wrap was handed over to me at 7:40pm. I again asked about my fries which were not ready yet. Finally fries came to my table when 75% of the wrap was already eaten. Owners are probably knowingly allowing this to happen or they don't know how to run this restaurant. After what I went through today, I will never ever eat at this place again due to poor service and lack of customer service skills of employees. read more

Olives Branch Express - My receipt with 15% tip given upfront to receive food after 40 mins - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

New place by my house I wanted to explore. I read mulitple reviews before just to scope out what the options were and I got that it was either build your own plate or have pre-set plates. I came in thinking that I could build my own plate but was soon disappointed when they told me that was no longer an option and that I can only choose from the pre-set plates on the menu! I decided on the beirut plate but that plate came out to $14 which is also another surprise bc previous reviews stated that this plate was $10, so there has definitely been a price increase in the past month! The beirut plate itself was good and filled with fresh ingredients. Overall an okay experience, food is good but not for the price tag also service was extremely slow given that the pre-made ingredients are right in front of them. If theres going to be pre-set plates I think itll be nice for customers to at least have the option of choosing sides or even sauces, felt hesistant to even ask for an additional sauce bc everything is already pre-set. read more

Olives Branch Express - Beirut plate now $13+ - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

WORST LEBANESE FOOD IN IRVINE I ordered a steak wrap. I witnessed she put the wrap in the press grill for less than a min (maybe just the press was cold) .The bread was as cold as a piece of a bread taken out of a freezer. Why'd you serve people with cold bread? I'll never be there again. Edit reply to the owners reply: Seems you're judging without even knowing how 'cold' the bread was. No the bread was not room temperature. You're talking to a customer from middle east who know how it should be. This was the WORST LEBANESE FOOD IN IRVINE. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE TOO. It was not warm it was mot toasted. The easy fix is to teach your team, including yourself jow to prepare the food and serve customer. I am giving one star since you don't know how to talk to customer The easy fix is to communicate with customer nicely. The easy fix is to teach your team to toast the bread. No wonder your shop is always empty of the customer. The bread was freezer temperature. read more

Great restaurant and good food. The inside was very clean. The restroom was very clean as well,it shows how clean they are. The staff was very helpful too and the big portions for the cheap price was definitely surprising.i was expecting a skimpy wrap but it was very Generous. I got the chicken shawarma and falafel ball. Both were tasty. I will definitely return when I'm in the area. Great job olives branch express!! read more

Olives Branch Express - Chicken shawarma and Falafel Ball - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Terrible customer service. Will not return to this establishment . The girl at the register got my entire order wrong then had my food waiting for me without bringing it to me like she said she would read more

Love the food here... though service is rather slow. I always order takeout ahead so that I don't have to wait. My go to are the chicken and beef shawarma plates. Be sure to ask for the garlic sauce- it's the best in town. read more

Food tastes very stale the staff seemed very disorganized and were giving attitude to the people in front of me. The owner or manager made the entire environment very uncomfortable as he was distracting the cooks several times during the rush and was asking several annoying and intrusive questions to customers. I wouldnt come back for free read more

I rarely eat Mediterranean food because I don't know what to order because it's a bit complicated for someone who doesn't really know about their food, but this time I tried to take up the challenge. The employees were really pleasant and recommended me these two plates to try and they were indeed very delicious! Definitely not disappointed with their recommendation. Their are so many flavors with each and every bite! SO GOOD read more

Olives Branch Express - Chicken Shawarma Plate The Beirut - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

This place is Mid Eastern with an American approach. It's authentic, reasonably priced, filling and pretty darn delicious!!! The flavors are spot on and I should know, I'm an Arab!! Plus the atmosphere is chill and simple. I'm SO coming back. The chicken shawarma spices are Uh-mazing read more

Olives Branch Express - The Beirut-chicken & steak shawarma, rice, Hommus, tabouli & falafel! When mom doesn't doesn't cook I'm coming here! - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

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I found Olives Branch Express in a coupon book so decided to check it out. Great customer service. The restaurant is clean and cutely decorated - I love the lighting fixtures. Lol. They have a good variety of vegan and vegetarian options. I ordered the grilled veggie plate and everything on it was full of flavor! I also ordered a side because I had the coupon for it, but they forgot to add it. Since it was a to-go order, I didn't catch it until I got to my friend's house, but I called and the manager said he'd take care of it next time I came in. I was happy to come in again a couple of weeks later since the food was so good. The manager remembered me and gave me a free baklava ice cream - yum! read more

Olives Branch Express - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

The food is fresh and delicious. Service is great and the restaurant as well as the restrooms are very clean. Ordered the beef shawarma plate and substituted the Humus for extra grilled tomato. Parking is getting great as shopping center is under light renovation. Will definitely be back soon. read more

Olives Branch Express - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Eat here at your own risk! My husband picked up take out from this place. We ordered babaganoush and a couple of the chicken plates. I fed my baby some babaganoush before tasting it. I realized after he'd already had some that it was spoiled. It was sour and fermented. Disgusting. I did eat the chicken and had a stomach ache all night and in the morning as well. I should have known better. My husband called to tell them about the spoiled food and they were whatever about it. He asked for the manager to refund the cost of the babaganoush. He's called THREE times and the manager is never there. Yet we know they have received the info. The employees told us they are not empowered to make a refund and that they have sent a few messages to the manager about this. This business simply doesn't care. read more

Great food ! Simply amazing. My wife and I love this place. We usually come here twice a month and have the Beirut plate + kibbeh and Kafka portions. Totally recommend read more

I reached out to Omar on a night's notice for a quick lunch order the next day. He was professional and was very accommodating. He helped me through the menu and I was able to get everything I needed for a party of 10. Food was fresh, warm, and flavorful. Will definitely order again! read more

Olives Branch Express - Taboulie Salad Chicken Kafta & "Tawook Kabab Plate" Falafel Rice Pita Bread Baklava Olives Branch Hummus Mixed Pickles - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

The following review is based on a delivery experience I had with Olives Branch Express through Doordash. Finding good, affordable Mediterranean food is getting increasingly more difficult these days, especially around south OC. I had a previous experience with Olives Branch Express through Doordash and recall the food was excellent. So when a buddy of mine were thinking of getting some eats in the middle of a night of hard drinking, Olives Branch immediately came to mind. We used Doordash's new group order system. I ordered two dishes ( one for myself, one for my wife ) and my buddy ordered a plate for himself and a side of pita + spicy hummus. The food came out SPECTACULAR. But what really struck me was: the restaurant employees actually took the time to write my name on the items I ordered, and my buddy's name on his items. This shows the extra level of care and personalized service that's so often missing from the food service industry - especially when it comes to take-out food. Some of my favorites: FALAFELS. I don't know what it is about the ones here, but they make me so so happy. They are especially delicious when smeared with..... SPICY HUMMUS. This stuff is AWESOME. I could eat it by the spoonful but I don't because that's really weird. But I could. BEEF AND LAMB KAFTA - Fragrant, juicy and you get two whopping great skewers of the stuff on a plate. I thought this plate was best with generous helpings of Spicy Labne. I think the next time I have food from Olives Branch Express, I'll likely show up in person so I can vigorously compliment the staff there. read more

I love Greek food. It's nice place to eat and relax. The rates are great. The quality is good

I like this place because Esmeralda has good customer service and she is very kind she knows exactly how i like my food before her the service was not good but now that she is here i love coming here to order when she is not here i do not like to come to order but her food is amazing! read more

I believe it was overpriced and underwhelming. We won't be returning. We ordered their 4 person family special and after all the questions and upsells it came out to over $80. Too much for a Tuesday night meal. read more

I placed a to go order for pick up. When I got there I had to wait a few minutes for my order which was fine with me. I order the filet mignon wrap which I was so looking forward to, especially since it has freshly made French fries. Sad part is that when I got back and opened up my wrap, no fries to be found. I like supporting small businesses but not sure I'll go back. read more

Olives Branch Express - Filet Mignon Kabab Wrap ! No fries - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Definitely adding this place into our regular rotation. Really enjoyed their chicken shawarma-very tasty! They do have kids portions as well. The hummus is very good along with their yogurt cucumber dip. We also enjoyed the wraps. Their lentil soup is very tasty and filling - not salty like many places. Their portions are large - great for our budget - as these meals also were lunch the next day! read more

Olives Branch Express - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

The food was absolutely delicious. The owners we very welcoming. The interior design is absolutely stunning. This place is a great addition to the Irvine Cuisines for everyone to enjoy authentic, delicious Lebanese food. read more

Olives Branch Express - Notice the stamped concrete floor - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

The falafel wrap was stellar and the garlic whip is worth the extra $.99. So delicious! We also got the pickled veggies and they were a nice addition to our meal. Really great food all around! read more

This is sort of a wannabe Mediterranean version of Chipotle. They did a pretty good job with it, but it's not the best I've ever had. I think maybe the employees were a bit new because they seemed sort of confused by some of our requests. But the food tasted good so overall I was pretty happy with it. You get a lot of food for what you buy so it's very cost effective (I think I got about 3 meals out of it). read more

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How I feel like when I eat here yummy Best food in the whole entire worlds So lucky to have this place in this shopping center Best staff to read more

I'm just here to say they make the best shawarma wraps ever, I highly recommend it. But also, they are nice, friendly and welcoming. I'm definitely going come back. read more

Olives Branch Express - This guy makes the best shawarma wrap in the world I promise... my favorite!! Keep up the good work man!! - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Great food. The service staff was friendly. The chicken shawarma was done prefect and the salad had a good mix. Will definitely come back again. read more

Very slow service. Took over 30 mins to receive my order. With express in the name I was expecting 10-15 mins tops. Seems like they need to work on their system to get the food out quicker. As for the food the steak plate was dry and the falafels were burnt. Overall a very disappointing experience. read more