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    Red Olive

    2.9 (66 reviews)
    InexpensiveMediterranean
    Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Lemon rice soup
    Rachel D.

    I meet my family at this centralized location for lunch on Sunday afternoon. It was pretty busy when we arrived about 1 pm, but we didn't have to wait long. We sat at a table in the center - it was a crowded area and it was loud due to the amount of people surrounding us. I ordered a hot turkey sandwich meal with lemon rice soup, mashed potatoes and gravy, and the veggie of the day. I did not like the lemon rice soup at all. It was really thick and didn't have much flavor. My sandwich was just alright also. It was a few pieces of thinly cut turkey on one piece of bread. Kinda odd that it wasn't an actual sandwich. The gravy had a unique but funny taste to me - I didn't care for it. The veggie of the day was corn and it definitely wasn't worth eating. You could say I wasn't happy with my meal. Three of my family members ordered the fish and chips and they seemed very pleased. One of the woman in my group used the women's restroom and the paper towel holder was empty. She told one of the waitresses who responded that someone would fill it asap. At least 30 minutes later, when another family member used the restroom it was still empty. That was poor service. Overall, this was just an average place. I probably will never go back there again since we don't live in the area.

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    Marty H.

    Always good quality of fresh food from a really broad menu which features Mediterranean cuisine as well as American stand bud.

    This is supposed to be a gyro meat... disgusting dish it's LITERALLY potatoes trash
    Raul B.

    This place is the worst I can not believe how many time they mess up my order awfu... expensive and awful there goes my money ones again to the trash

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    Rebecca B.

    Yum! I love the Chicken Shawarma. The Egg Lemon Rice Soup was creamy, tart and the perfect temperature. The Saganaki is great too. Our service was friendly and fast. We'll be back.

    Grape leaves dinner with rice pilaf and vegetable of the day. This picture was taken after I took a few bites.
    Rosemarie C.

    Don't waste your money on this place! Service was quick and friendly. However, food was clearly cheap and pretty bad. I ordered the grape leaves dinner. The grape leaves were not fresh, and the leaves were hard. The dipping sauce was awful. The 'rice pilaf' that came with the meal was white rice with what appeared to be tomato sauce over it. Interesting. And the 'vegetable of the day?' Frozen peas and carrots. Everyone's favorite frozen veggie! My husband didn't care for his meal either. If you are looking for a Coney Island type meal, go to Leo's instead, you'll be much happier! Had two groupons for $15 to this place, so had to come back if I didn't want to waste money... Decided to give breakfast a try. Food was decent, nothing special. When I went to use my groupon, worth $15 of food and drink, they wouldn't let us use it because our bill was $14.73. Apparently we have to spend $15, even though it doesn't say this on the groupon. We asked if we could just put that toward the tip (which I've done at other places), and were told no... So they made us buy a pop, which we didnt even want or take, to use the groupon. Yet another reason NOT to return to this place!

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    The food is good, I wasn't expecting it, but the breakfast options are my favorite. If you like spinach pie, that is also really tasty here.

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    Good food seems pretty standard. Wait staff was quick and friendly. Restaurant is clean and well kept!

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    Local diner. Good food. Friendly staff. Quick service. Wide variety of selections. Recommend for a good breakfast, lunch or dinner.

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    In this area there isn't much to pick from. This place is similar to a coney and decent food. Good salads, wraps and staff is friendly.

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    Lemon rice soup, stuffed grape leaves, spinach pie, hummos, falafil, kebab, moussaka, etc, are tasty and authentic.

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