An errand took us to north Arlington on this Sunday. Upon completing that task, we elected to give this place a try. Olives is normally closed on Sundays. Today, however, in honor of Fathers day, the place was open. We were seated immediately upon arrival....There were only 2 or 3 tables occupied. The menu offers a variety of the standard Mediterranean dishes, with both lunch and dinner portions. We started with a half order of hummus, a delicious, freshly made dip which came with warm pita bread for dipping. Since we were here for lunch, we decided on lighter fare. My wife ordered a gyro, while I opted for a chicken souvlaki. Both came with the option of fries or a small Greek salad. We both opted for the salad, which was delicious. Both our orders came out shortly thereafter. Both proved to be excellent choices, well seasoned and tasty. This is a small, cozy place which one could easily pass by and never notice. The building has had a number different occupants over the years. Olives, which allows BYOB ( no liquor license) deserves a look. If Mediterranean food is one of your favorites, this is a place not to be missed. Check it out.More

Three of us ate here and had a great dinner. We shared a mezza plate, then had a gyro entree, a chicken souvlaki (aka garlic chicken) entree, and a beef souvlaki (beef kabob) entree. The mezza plate had a large portion of hummus, another of...baba ghanoush, 3 falafel, and 3 dolmas. The dolmas and falafel were especially impressive - the dolmas were the first I’ve had anywhere that were more than plain white rice in a bland, oily grape leaf. They were moist and well-seasoned and the falafel were also made with an excellent spice blend and were tender instead of dry and crumbly. All of this was accompanied by soft, warm pita. We could have stopped there, but went on to really good Greek salad made with fresh, crisp lettuces (no iceberg - yay!), tomato, cucumber, kalamata olive, red onion, feta, and a very good homemade dressing. The meat in all 3 entrees was moist, tender, and delicious. The chicken had a line of a garlicky cream on top of each piece which, while tasty enough, was completely unnecessary since the meat was perfectly seasoned. Next time, I will ask them to leave it off. We also had a marvelous tzatziki sauce and good rice. This wonderful food was attentively served in a peaceful green interior decorated with large mosaics and other art pieces. Although I no longer live in Texas, I’ve eaten in a few other good Mediterranean restaurants in the area, including Prince, and I highly recommend Olive’s over all of them.More

It’s my third or fourth trip to olives Mediterranean Grill. I go there exclusively for the Persian cuisine. The food is OK and the restaurant is more than acceptable. If you’re looking for a really good Persian food I would recommend going to Ballis there...are several places that are much better. The reason I go to all of this because it is so close as usual the kebab was OK. We did have one issue when they started bringing out food out. It look like one of the cooks had a plate and she asked to head kebab on pita bread rather than rice and none of us ordered that dish. Before she turned around to go back in the kitchen with it she gave a loud sigh rolled her eyes. I think the next time we’ll just go to Dallas and not have to settle.More