olive cafe

your wallet and stomach will love you. yes this was a very great place. thru and thru. i would recommend this place to anyone out for that ethnic experience, variety, taste, everyone in kc should visit this fine establiment

in from omaha, ne today, had the #16 falafel and hummus. service was quick and friendly, the food was excellent. my favorite place in kansas city to eat, the best mediterranean in kansas city.

service was quick. portions are generous almost enough for 2 people. hummus is average felt was prepared long time ago almost was sour. bread were fresh as they prepare it onsite and well known for it. chicken breast pieces were soft n juicy and had decent flavor.

rice. i hate almost all rice. but the rice here is most and full of flavor. no salt needed.


-----12 dec, 2014-----

chicken shawerma. the flavor was amazing. my little girls absolute favorite.


-----12 dec, 2014-----

gyro was the most tender that i have ever had.


-----12 dec, 2014-----

falafel. moist


-----12 dec, 2014-----

the best. i have a buddy adam over at mafia pizza south who recommended this place to me. i have be to the middle east a time or two while in the military and grew to love the food. i was told that this is where to go to get true ethnic food. well my 10 yr old d and i daughter are i went there had the buffet. by far it is the most authentic that i have had in the us. everything was awesome! the only bad thing is getting too full. and the store is great too. we got some fried chicken batter and gulash mix and they were both delicious. this is the real deal guys!

good mediterranean food!. they currently stopped doing the buffet on the weekends, so keep that in mind. had the combo kabob platter which was pretty good. chicken was a tad dry, beef was good, the beef kifta was tasty, and i like their rice. lentil soup is always good. i've been there quite a few times and like their gyros and gyro meat a lot. perhaps not the friendliest atmosphere, but the food is always good.

if you want an inexpensive, tasty lunch buffet with a decent selection this is the place to go. it has been a favorite of mine and my wife's for a while now.

went to olive cafe today with colleagues and we tried their lunch buffet. there were many meat and vegetarian choices in the buffet. the food was delicious, especially the falafel. for $8.99, it's definitely worth it.

once you are back at the office, though, you’ll be quick to add olive café to the sweet spot on your workday-lunch-challenge venn diagram.

great hummus and middle eastern market.. we just finished dinner and truly enjoyed the hummus, shawerma and greek salad. you order at the counter from pictures on the wall and then are served in a small seating area. the resturant is within a mediterranean grocery market which is kind of nice as you can browse the market as your food is being prepared. the hummus is fresh each day, the meat is seasoned just right and the food overall well prepared. we will definitely eat here again.

good stuff!. this food ranks as some of better middle eastern food i have had in general, all over the us. hummus is awesome and it also appears they make their own pita. falafel was a little heavy with a certain spice i couldn't place, but chicken shwarma was good and the baklava, had i caught it a little fresher would have been even better than it was- delicious. not to mention, the owner seems like a nice guy. well worth the stop if you like this type of food.

had the gyro, lentil soup,tamerond soda. all was real good. bought some special grocery. great place want to try shawarma(sp)

great flavor. food is good every time.

great mediterranean food. i manage to eat here a few time a month and never disappoints. the falafel is the best i've had so far in kc. the gyro sandwiches are tasty and filling; to make them, they cut a pita in half and give you both halves filled with meat, grilled onions and green peppers. the gyro platter is also very good; a plate of rice covered with grilled gyro meat, onions and green peppers, with a very good soup. the kifta is a tasty spiced ground beef kabab. the only disappointment i've had is the beef shawarma; i found the beef a bit on the tough side. give the place a try!

this place rocks!!!. i have eaten here several times! the gyro salad is amazing! wonderful hummus and falafel as well! very generous portions. i always buy the cheesy flatbread, and some olives and feta cheese. i come early, otherwise the neighborhood comes in, and snatches up all the bread. these guys can bake!!! the diningroom is very comfortable, the staff is great!!! try it, you will like it!!!

6/11 update-new nicer eat-in area. they have spruced the place up a little and now there is a nice dining space. the food remains excellent! ( i still carry mine out)


-----27 jan, 2011-----

great (but) appearance wise somewhat scruffy so just carry out. olive cafe is both a middle eastern market and restaurant. husband and i carried out last night gyro plate, falafel, and hummus with chicken shawarma and picked up a jar of fig jam for my cashew butter sandwiches. my only regret was that i didn't ask for some taziki sauce to dip my falafel but i dipped it in my hummus so i was good. ignore the scruffy appearance, it's all clean and oh so tasty! i am a recent transplant from the kansas side to the red bridge area so holyland is still my number #1 but this was great and we will for sure be back. oh, had my cashew butter and fig jam sandwich for breakfast and the jam is yummy too! ps-very nice gentleman helped us and service was speedy.