Olive’s Fresh Pizza Excelsior

Delicious pizza! We had the Cecilia (delish) and a custom made (also delish). Good tap selection. Only critique I could do with less country music and some other genres instead.

What a waste of a wood fired pizza oven. Crust tastes like a saltine. Please, research a better crust recipe. Sauce and cheese were fine on my margerhita pizza. I guess if this is your only pizza option In excelsior, you’d go here but oof. Lots of room for improvement!

Second review pictures are from 1st review Ordered online two personal pizzas, neither were cooked thoroughly. On one the cheese was barely melted, cold mozzarella topped the pizza. The Buffalo pizza had very little Buffalo sauce and cheese, with an overwhelming amount of big chunks of celery. The Buffalo pizza had very little flavor other than celery. When we went in to pick up our order we were not asked if we wanted napkins, peppers or cheese. I had to ask. Also, as I am creating my online order I wondered why I was prompted to leave a tip? I am going online and creating my order then getting in my car, driving, getting out of my car and walking in to pick up my order. Olives doesn’t deliver, so that can’t be a reason to tip. Why would I tip? For doing your job? Prior review 4 Stars Ordered the personal Buffalo Chicken and Hawaiian pizzas. Extra thin, cracker crust, baked perfectly in a pizza oven. The Buffalo Chicken Pizza had super good flavors Buffalo sauce, diced chicken, crunchy celery, arugula and blue cheese dressing topped a wonderful crust. The Hawaiian pizza included thin sliced prosciutto, pineapple, arugula, and other toppings with a drizzle of balsamic glaze and macadamia nuts pieces. Good pizza, although the moisture in the pineapple made the middle of the pizza soggy. NICE selection of craft tap beer. This is a restaurant we will visit again snd again.

Wasn't anything spectacular or worth going back for. I was a bit surprised at how highly the restaurant was rated as the pizza looked better than it tasted. Honestly, it was fine. I'm not complaining but for the price and location I expected a bit more. Pizza Lucé and Pizzaria Lola is a bit better in my opinion. The wine was decent but again, not great. The wine glasses were way too thick and it seemed to mute the flavors of the wine. There's room for improvement in the wine list, glasses, atmosphere and ingredients.

Truly unique and incredibly delish. Homemade, wood fire oven, thin crusted crafted for maximum flavor. Staff is friendly and helpful. This is one of the only local pizza restaurants that I enjoy. Highly recommended.