AlAmeer

AlAmeer resturant

Al-Ameer is my Lebanese family’s favorite middle eastern restaurant in all of Michigan, which is all you need to know really.  The staff is always attentive and kind, and the food is great and authentic.  This is also one of the only places I’ve ever found that serves raw kibbee, which is quite possibly my favorite food.  All it needs is bread, oil, and onions, unless you’re a glutton like me and want some cooked meat on top of it as well.  Don’t knock it until you try it.  The grape leaves and hummus are awesome as well.

Dearborn, MI has one of the largest Arab communities outside the Middle East, so it’s no wonder that there are a ton of great Middle Eastern restaurants here. Al-Ameer is no exception. The majority of its diners are Middle Eastern, so you know it’s legit.

The menu is expansive – full of appetizers, entrees, salads, fresh raw juices, sandwiches, all the typical traditional dishes. My favorite Middle Eastern dish is falafel, so of course I had to order that. They were delicious! My SO and I ordered the appetizer combo which includes 4 falafel, 4 vegetarian grape leaves, hummus, and baba ghanoush. We should’ve ordered the falafel plate as an entree because 4 definitely wasn’t enough! The other items in the sampler dish were excellent as well.

We also ordered a small shawarma salad with chicken which had great flavor. I wish they had served it on a bigger plate though because the contents were basically spilling over the edge which made it difficult to eat.

It’s a large restaurant, so we didn’t have to wait at all to be seated. The food came out within literally 5 minutes which was surprising because there were lots of other diners. Our waiter was very friendly and checked on us often to make sure we had everything we needed.

I went here with some co-workers last week for lunch. It was pretty good! They brought out lots of hot bread and didn’t charge extra for it!

I ordered the shawarma salad with grilled chicken. It was light and refreshing and there was A TON of chicken on it. I did ask for no tomatoes and there were lots of tomatoes in it when it came, oh well.

The biggest complain I’ll provide is that there appeared to be only two servers on the floor with a full dining room for lunch. The restaurant needs to staff better during these busy times because we were waiting a long time for our checks after requesting them a couple of times. Also, our food all came out at different times.

Is it the best middle eastern place you can go to in Dearborn? Probably not. There are many and I’m sure that for specific dishes or at higher price points there’s going to be something that’s more of a stand out. That said, Al Ameer is reliably excellent. You can count on quality, quantity and value. The bread is fresh out of the oven and the fresh juice and smoothie selection is a pleasant surprise for new visitors. If I’m in Dearborn, I’m probably there for dinner at least one night. People are nice and portions generous so locals will have something to snack on at home after.

food is excellent and delicious, I ordered platter for two and arayes for 3 persons and I liked everything, try not to miss their Baba Ghanoug because it’s so authentic and tasty , potions also are huge . I would highly recommend this restaurant.