32 | JULY 6 • 2023 

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DINING AROUND THE D

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Vaad-certified kosher food truck, 
TAIM Middle Eastern Street Food, 
has got the goods for anyone seek-
ing casual but quality Israeli-style eating in 
Metro Detroit. The word Taim (Tah-EEM) 
means “tasty” or “delicious” in 
Hebrew, an apt description for 
the fare introduced recently in 
Metro Detroit. 
TAIM truck owners Dennis 
Abramov and his wife were 
greeted by long lines of hungry 
and curious customers when 
they first opened for business 
on Memorial Day. Members 
of the Orthodox Jewish community quickly 
found TAIM through Facebook posts, kosher 
food notifications and texts between friends. 
The truck was parked that first day in what 
will be a frequent spot, the lot outside Aish 
Detroit in Oak Park although Bais Chabad 
Torah Center of West Bloomfield is an alter-
nate location. Abramov, a native of Hadera, 
Israel, said he is interested in adding more 
locations. To track the truck’s weekly schedule, 

he suggested checking the TAIM Facebook 
page or giving him a call at the business 
phone number (listed in the box).
Abramov rises especially early on workdays. 
After davening, he prepares food specialties 
for the truck. He makes everything himself 
except for the roomy pita pouches used for 
the sandwiches. 
“We’re the first kosher place in the area to 
have a vertical broiler for making shawarma,
” 
he said with pride. At TAIM, hefty mounds of 
marinated chicken thighs or meat are broiled 
slowly and evenly in the vertical broiler. Juices 
of a whole onion and whole tomato topping 
the slab also enhance the flavor. Chicken 
and meat prepared this way stay juicy and 
tender inside, while the outside gets crispy. 
Thin layers are sliced from the slab as needed 
throughout the day. 
I visited the truck during TAIM’s first full 
week at Aish Detroit. At this early stage for 
the business, the menu was written on an 
upright chalkboard on the ground by the 
order counter. Printed menus are coming. 
Each entree listed came with the choice of 

TAIM Middle Eastern Street food hits 
the road in Oak Park and West Bloomfield.

A New Kosher
 Food Truck

TAIM Middle 
Eastern Street Food

Aish Detroit
25725 Coolidge Highway
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 327-3579

Bais Chabad Torah Center 
of West Bloomfield
5595 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 855-6170
Business phone: (248) 385-4666

TOP: Waiting 
to place his 
order at the 
food truck is 
Adam Siegel, 
a New York-
based yeshivah 
student home 
for the summer 
in Oak Park. 
BELOW: Menu 
chalkboard on 
June 5, 2023.

PHOTOS BY ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER

Esther 
Allweiss 
Ingber 
Contributing 
Writer

