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The Olive Tree Cafe

The Olive Tree Cafe

117 Macdougal St, 10012, New York, United States

Food • Casual • Middle Eastern • Mediterranean Food


"Just finished a show at the underground and having read a nice story online about the Israeli chef decided to book in here for our meal afterwards. The combination of Israeli food with some North American influences was great. The medley platter of dips, olives, peppers etc with pita was excellent. The quality of the very basic Israeli salad of tomato and cucumber far outweighs its simple description as it is always a great accompaniment to the flavours and spices of the Middle East. We also had the crab cakes which were very good as well. As a fan of all things stand-up, it was awesome to see many comedians in there (in between sets grabbing some sustenance), listening in on the “workings of the comedy culture” as they bounced ideas off of one another or were just catching up with old comedy friends as they all cross cross the country doing comedy shows. For an awesome meal combined with a hip vibe (I was old In there at 53) and some awesome “people watching” this place can’t be beat. I do have one negative though but it’s combined with an extremely interesting positive……the bathrooms were atrocious. Now, you may be wondering how something so bad could have a good side…..well, to get to the bathroom, one has to walk through the original comedy cellar in the basement……yep, right in front of the stage…..so, you get the nostalgia of being in such an iconic spot and hopefully you don’t get picked on by whomever is on stage! Lol"

Jojo's Backyard

Jojo's Backyard

87 West St, Chagrin Falls, United States Of America, 44022, CHAGRIN FALLS

Cafés • Pizza • Grill • Seafood


"I'm giving all 5 stars even though towards the end, they were clearly ready for us to leave... However, up until that point, everything was perfect. We started out at the bar. Ordered a few drinks and those delicious truffle fries. It wasn't super crowded yet but definitely gaining traction. The bartender was amazing and personable. We receive everything without ever having to ask twice. The truffle fries will make you unashamed to lick your fingers in public. Once we were seated at our table, we were greeted warmly by our waitress. Oh, our waitress was awesome. She made strong recommendations we ordered them all. We got another round of drinks and that ginormous meatball! It was amazing. I'd go back just for that. She was really pushing the steak, so we all ordered a steak. Our sides were sharable sized, so we ordered the mashed potatoes souffle and green beans almondine. The steaks were all cooked to perfection and exactly as ordered. The side items were ok. I didn't realize that the potatoes had onions or chives in them. I did not like that. The green beans were great. At this point, the atmosphere was upped 10 notches. It was crowded. It didn't hinder our service. She recommended the cheesecake for dessert, so we ordered that along with the butter cake. Delicious! The butter cake is a must-have item. I mean, it's butter and it's cake...what else do you need. To recap: If you order anything, it has to be the meatball, truffle fries butter cake, but you'll be happy no matter what, tho (except those potatoes-unless you like that mixture)."