Al Ameer Restaurant

Al Ameer Restaurant
Location	Dearborn, Michigan
Opened	1989
Website
	alameerrestaurant.com

Last updated September 03, 2025

Al Ameer is a Lebanese restaurant with locations in Dearborn, Michigan and Dearborn Heights, Michigan. In 2016, Al Ameer won a James Beard Foundation Award, making it the first restaurant in the state of Michigan to earn the American Classic distinction.^[1] Al Ameer was founded by Khalil Ammar and Zaki Hashem, who continue to operate the restaurant with several members of their families.^[2]

In addition to serving middle eastern food to the public, Al Ameer is a cultural rallying point for members of the local Arab population. In 2022, Al Ameer hosted a lunch for United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Dearborn mayor Abdullah Hammoud, where they discussed concerns about racial profiling of Arab Americans over the previous 20 years.^[3]

References

↑ Kurlyandchik, Mark (February 24, 2016). "Dearborn's Al Ameer Restaurant wins James Beard Award". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
↑ "Awards Watch: Meet the 2016 America's Classics". www.jamesbeard.org. February 23, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
↑ Warikoo, Niraj (March 18, 2022). "Homeland Security chief talks building trust with diverse communities in Holocaust Center visit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

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[1] Kurlyandchik, Mark (February 24, 2016). "Dearborn's Al Ameer Restaurant wins James Beard Award". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

[2] "Awards Watch: Meet the 2016 America's Classics". www.jamesbeard.org. February 23, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

[3] Warikoo, Niraj (March 18, 2022). "Homeland Security chief talks building trust with diverse communities in Holocaust Center visit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

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