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Looking Local: Hashems 1959 Brings the World to Sterling Heights
Trending in Sterling Heights Posted on April 14, 2026
When someone new walks through the door at Hashems 1959, Ahmad Ali Hashem doesn't greet them like a customer.
"Welcome home."
It's not a gimmick or publicity stunt. It's how Ahmad runs the place.
At first glance, this café and specialty market might feel like a surreal visual experience — bright display shelves soaked in soft, warm tones intentionally designed to soften the edges of a typical retail space. After just a few minutes inside, it becomes clear this isn't just a place to buy chocolate, nuts or spices. Hashems is an extension of Ahmad's home.
"As soon as you walk in, you're a guest in my home, so we immediately treat you like family," he said.
To understand the story of Hashems, you must travel to the very beginning: Lebanon, 1959, where Ahmad's grandfather was an herbal healer in the village of Bint Jbeil.
"Back in those days, there's always a village elder who would host traveling people," Ahmad explained. "That was my grandfather."
As word spread, the home couldn't hold the demand. What started as home healing turned into a storefront, and what started as a storefront became the only place of commerce in the village — coffee, honey, whatever people needed. A business built on community response.
In 1977, Ahmad's father arrived in the United States with $100 in his pocket. For years, residents made the drive to the Dearborn area to shop Hashems locations. Eventually, that demand necessitated an expansion to Sterling Heights in the form of Hashems 1959, now the flagship model for a new concept rooted in cultural tradition with a modern, immersive blend.
"I believe everybody's looking for an experience. They're no longer accepting just a product," Ahmad said. "Our concept is no passport required. You get to travel without travel."
Ahmad knows that for many visitors, Hashems might be their first introduction to world flavors not found in a typical palate. So instead of expecting people to understand unfamiliar foods, he meets them halfway.
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"My work is fusion," he said. "I take things that are traditional and put them into familiar formats to try."
A cashew might be coated with Middle Eastern spices. Chocolates might be infused with resin found only on isolated trees along the Mediterranean Sea. Lattes might blend ingredients from multiple regions.
Ahmad takes pride in being the bridge that introduces a customer to something new.
"It's not important whether you liked it or not," Ahmad said after giving out samples of a Syrian creamed honey. "The important part is you are open-minded and open-hearted enough to try it."
Some of those flavors don't come easy. Ahmad travels the world to source ingredients — sometimes in places where the process is anything but straightforward.
"In Turkey, I almost was killed," he said, laughing.
Ahmad had been searching for high-quality pistachios in rural fields when he was suddenly confronted by military personnel. It's the kind of story that seems outlandish but underscores a larger point: there's a journey behind every product on the shelf.
That philosophy shows up everywhere in Hashems, from edible flowers grown in mountainous terrain to products that may only be available for a short window in a season. But at the center of every item, Ahmad wants the customer to feel a connection with what they're consuming and be conscious of who their purchase supports.
"Every bite should take you somewhere," he said. "Most of these farmers only make products for them to eat and survive. We've given them facilities and resources to expand, and going from $50 a month to $20 a day is a big step up."
Spend enough time talking with Ahmad, and the conversation inevitably shifts away from products and into more contemplative territory: community, spirituality, values and transparency.
On Ahmad's to-do list is ensuring customers can trace the exact origins of every product, no matter the length of its trip to Hashems.
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"Transparency, trust and honesty is the new currency," he said. "It gives you some peace of mind knowing that if we wouldn't feed it to ourselves, we wouldn't sell it."
When Ahmad interviews applicants for Hashems employees — he prefers to call them "family" — he asks one key question: "Where do you see yourself in three years?" When prompted by the same question, he takes a moment to reflect.
"I'm very content where I am because I believe that if you're not content where you are, you haven't celebrated your achievements. But I will tell you in three years' time, Hashems will be more rooted in our communities, more expansive in our outreach, and able to provide more philanthropy, one of the pillars of being human and of any faith."
With the ultimate goal of expanding to 150 locations worldwide, the mission isn't to sell more products, but to create more spaces for people of all walks of life to share experiences together.
"Our job is not to tell people what to believe," he said. "Our job is to support their beliefs and open them up to accepting others' beliefs. As long as you allow others to be themselves, that's what matters."
For now, that story is unfolding in Sterling Heights, one cup of coffee, one piece of chocolate, one conversation at a time.
And for anyone who walks through the door, the message remains the same: "Welcome home."
Visit Hashems 1959 at 37230 Dequindre Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48310. It is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Looking for more? Sign up for our monthly Looking Local eNewsletter to receive updates on the diverse businesses that power Sterling Heights as well as resources, events, or opportunities that support our growing business community.
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When someone new walks through the door at Hashems 1959, Ahmad Ali Hashem doesn't greet them like a customer.
"Welcome home."
It's not a gimmick or publicity stunt. It's how Ahmad runs the place.
At first glance, this café and specialty market might feel like a surreal visual experience — bright display shelves soaked in soft, warm tones intentionally designed to soften the edges of a typical retail space. After just a few minutes inside, it becomes clear this isn't just a place to buy chocolate, nuts or spices. Hashems is an extension of Ahmad's home.
"As soon as you walk in, you're a guest in my home, so we immediately treat you like family," he said.
To understand the story of Hashems, you must travel to the very beginning: Lebanon, 1959, where Ahmad's grandfather was an herbal healer in the village of Bint Jbeil.
"Back in those days, there's always a village elder who would host traveling people," Ahmad explained. "That was my grandfather."
As word spread, the home couldn't hold the demand. What started as home healing turned into a storefront, and what started as a storefront became the only place of commerce in the village — coffee, honey, whatever people needed. A business built on community response.
In 1977, Ahmad's father arrived in the United States with $100 in his pocket. For years, residents made the drive to the Dearborn area to shop Hashems locations. Eventually, that demand necessitated an expansion to Sterling Heights in the form of Hashems 1959, now the flagship model for a new concept rooted in cultural tradition with a modern, immersive blend.
"I believe everybody's looking for an experience. They're no longer accepting just a product," Ahmad said. "Our concept is no passport required. You get to travel without travel."
Ahmad knows that for many visitors, Hashems might be their first introduction to world flavors not found in a typical palate. So instead of expecting people to understand unfamiliar foods, he meets them halfway.
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"My work is fusion," he said. "I take things that are traditional and put them into familiar formats to try."
A cashew might be coated with Middle Eastern spices. Chocolates might be infused with resin found only on isolated trees along the Mediterranean Sea. Lattes might blend ingredients from multiple regions.
Ahmad takes pride in being the bridge that introduces a customer to something new.
"It's not important whether you liked it or not," Ahmad said after giving out samples of a Syrian creamed honey. "The important part is you are open-minded and open-hearted enough to try it."
Some of those flavors don't come easy. Ahmad travels the world to source ingredients — sometimes in places where the process is anything but straightforward.
"In Turkey, I almost was killed," he said, laughing.
Ahmad had been searching for high-quality pistachios in rural fields when he was suddenly confronted by military personnel. It's the kind of story that seems outlandish but underscores a larger point: there's a journey behind every product on the shelf.
That philosophy shows up everywhere in Hashems, from edible flowers grown in mountainous terrain to products that may only be available for a short window in a season. But at the center of every item, Ahmad wants the customer to feel a connection with what they're consuming and be conscious of who their purchase supports.
"Every bite should take you somewhere," he said. "Most of these farmers only make products for them to eat and survive. We've given them facilities and resources to expand, and going from $50 a month to $20 a day is a big step up."
Spend enough time talking with Ahmad, and the conversation inevitably shifts away from products and into more contemplative territory: community, spirituality, values and transparency.
On Ahmad's to-do list is ensuring customers can trace the exact origins of every product, no matter the length of its trip to Hashems.
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"Transparency, trust and honesty is the new currency," he said. "It gives you some peace of mind knowing that if we wouldn't feed it to ourselves, we wouldn't sell it."
When Ahmad interviews applicants for Hashems employees — he prefers to call them "family" — he asks one key question: "Where do you see yourself in three years?" When prompted by the same question, he takes a moment to reflect.
"I'm very content where I am because I believe that if you're not content where you are, you haven't celebrated your achievements. But I will tell you in three years' time, Hashems will be more rooted in our communities, more expansive in our outreach, and able to provide more philanthropy, one of the pillars of being human and of any faith."
With the ultimate goal of expanding to 150 locations worldwide, the mission isn't to sell more products, but to create more spaces for people of all walks of life to share experiences together.
"Our job is not to tell people what to believe," he said. "Our job is to support their beliefs and open them up to accepting others' beliefs. As long as you allow others to be themselves, that's what matters."
For now, that story is unfolding in Sterling Heights, one cup of coffee, one piece of chocolate, one conversation at a time.
And for anyone who walks through the door, the message remains the same: "Welcome home."
Visit Hashems 1959 at 37230 Dequindre Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48310. It is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Looking for more? Sign up for our monthly Looking Local eNewsletter to receive updates on the diverse businesses that power Sterling Heights as well as resources, events, or opportunities that support our growing business community.
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