Oliv Pit Athenian Grill

Today I had the pleasure of dining for the first time at **Oliv Pit Restaurant**, invited by a friend to celebrate my birthday. From start to finish, the experience was wonderful. I ordered the **lamb chops**, and they were simply exquisite — perfectly cooked, full of flavor, and beautifully presented. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, and the **service was friendly and attentive**, making the meal even more enjoyable. A truly memorable first visit, and I look forward to returning soon! Highly recommended for anyone who loves great food and a great dining experience.

This is a family-owned Greek restaurant offers a truly authentic dining experience. The customer service was outstanding—warm, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. Everything we ordered was thoroughly enjoyable. The Greek salad was a standout: crisp, fresh, and full of vibrant flavors that highlighted the quality of the ingredients. The meat platter was both generous and delicious, featuring a variety of well-seasoned meats including gyro, grilled chicken breast, steak, lamb, beef kefta, and beef sausage—plenty for four people to share. The fries were crisp and satisfying, while the lemon potatoes were tasty, though I would have loved a bit more lemon and garlic to enhance the flavor. We were too full to try dessert, but our kind waiter surprised us with complimentary powdered sugar cookies that were absolutely delightful—a perfect sweet ending to a memorable meal.

This is our go to place every time we are in Boca. Mama Anna and her husband truly make authentic Greek food. The staff is always so pleasant. The atmosphere feels like you’re at a family dinner, without the fighting, lol. I highly recommend this place.

It’s a great authentic Greek food. Good taste, good service and friendly servers. Nice atmosphere. One problem they took a long time to serve the food. Highly recommended

Our favorite place in Boca Raton! My husband and I say this is a hidden gem and more people need to know about it! Kosta our waiter was kind! We ordered the octopus for appetizer and the branzino and lamb chops with veggies and Greek Villa salad, EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS and fresh! The 1 star people complaining about food and “time” need to relax like what do you expect? it’s a family run business and I respect the hustle! Love this place and next time we are bringing our friends! Go here!

After dragging ourselves around in 95+ degree heat, lunch needed to be light, fast, and not smothered in melted cheese or regret. Casual Greek at OLIV PIT in Boca it was. Rachel went with the spinach pie lunch special, which was upgraded with a beet salad and a side of tzatziki. The spiral-shaped spanakopita looked gorgeous—golden and crisp on the outside—but inside, it leaned more pastry than spinach, was undercooked and was underfilled. The beet salad was fresh and tangy with a little feta crumble, and the tzatziki had good herbal flavor. I mentioned to the owner on the way out that a traditional layered version might yield a better spinach-to-phyllo ratio and more consistent cooked result. She didn’t disagree. Mom had the grilled chicken wrap with fries, which was fresh and well put together, though the heat and the day’s appointments had understandably dulled everyone’s appetite. I ordered the keftedes (Greek meatball) wrap with a side of lemon potatoes, and it was the standout. The meatballs had great seasoning and texture, the tzatziki was properly garlicky, and the wrap was packed with fresh tomato, red onion, and herbs. The potatoes were soft, lemony, and generously dusted with oregano and parsley—classic, no notes. Service was quick, portions satisfying, and the lunch specials are a solid value. Would definitely return—especially for those meatballs.

The food was really not that bad. The service was absolutely horrendous. The appetizer we ordered for the table ( 3 dips) came out close to an hour after we ordered and two main meals came out minutes before. I ordered friied calamari but after a while brought me out octopus. When I asked him what this was he said octopus and was insistent that is what I ordered. He took it back unwillingly and after 20 mins and the other three people were almost finished their meals brought the calamari and rather than apologize was again saying he remembers that I ordered the octopus and says he repeated it. My wife told him that there is no way that I would have ordered octopus. I told him that most likely he clicked on the wrong item as the calamari was just above the octopus. After we were done eating he asks us if we want to pay now and we said sure he asks for our credit cards and puts it into the machine. NO bill was ever given to us . What I do know is that the calamari should not have been charged for but it was. I had to go online to my credit card statement to see what the cost was. Never have I ever experienced such rude service before and apparently someone else had the same experience there. If you want Greek food do yourself a big favor and go elsewhere.

Great restaurant, went here with my boyfriend. He got the pita with lamb and beef, while I got the salmon. The salmon was cooked perfectly. Service was fast and attentive! Will definitely return!

After a dissapointing visit to the Great Greek Mediterranean; my family and I decided to make a comeback to our newly discovered spot the Oliv Pit. I've already done a review on this place before and I'll get out the way that saying this place was great. But, there were 2 things worth noting for this update. 1) my family has actually been here already 5 times (including this one) which says a lot about the consistency here! And 2) we tried some different dishes worth noting below! The chicken pita wrap was saucy, had tender strips of chicken breast, and fresh veggies! Falafel wrap tasted homemade; instead of lead sinkers, these balls were airy and not greasy - yum! The gyro platter was awesome - gyro wasn't overly tough, and had aromatic flavors! Don't skip out on getting for a $1 more the greek salad side; definitely worth it! Overall, I still can't recommend this spot enough. Rating still reigns Supreme- 5/5!

After dragging ourselves around in 95+ degree heat, lunch needed to be light, fast, and not smothered in melted cheese or regret. Casual Greek at OLIV PIT in Boca it was. Rachel went with the spinach pie lunch special, which was upgraded with a beet salad and a side of tzatziki. The spiral-shaped spanakopita looked gorgeous--golden and crisp on the outside--but inside, it leaned more pastry than spinach, was undercooked and was underfilled. The beet salad was fresh and tangy with a little feta crumble, and the tzatziki had good herbal flavor. I mentioned to the owner on the way out that a traditional layered version might yield a better spinach-to-phyllo ratio and more consistent cooked result. She didn't disagree. Mom had the grilled chicken wrap with fries, which was fresh and well put together, though the heat and the day's appointments had understandably dulled everyone's appetite. I ordered the keftedes (Greek meatball) wrap with a side of lemon potatoes, and it was the standout. The meatballs had great seasoning and texture, the tzatziki was properly garlicky, and the wrap was packed with fresh tomato, red onion, and herbs. The potatoes were soft, lemony, and generously dusted with oregano and parsley--classic, no notes. Service was quick, portions satisfying, and the lunch specials are a solid value. Would definitely return--especially for those meatballs.

I got the trio spread as appetizers and the whole bronzino - I asked for potatoes and salad - very friendly waiter suggested a Greek wine -delicious-

Updating my last review, I've never been disappointed here. Great authentic Greek food, from the avgolemono to the gyro to the pasticcio, and don't forget the beet salad with extra feta, nothing was less that great, and the service was awesome! A must go restaurant!

Great food, nice outdoor area in open air strip mall. Knowledge waitstaff, moderate to higher pricing.

This is a great Greek Restaurant in Boca Raton on South West 18th Street. Highly recommend this place for your next Greek dinner.

What a fabulous lunch experience we had here. For some reason, I had thought this was one of those fast-food bowl mediterranean places, so I was extra happy to find out it was a regular restaurant when we stopped by. I'm not a big fan of bowls where everything is mushed together. The setting reminded me of a European cafe. The walls are decorated with cooking utensils. And the light fixtures are cheese graters over the light bulbs. Quite unique. They have their regular menu as well as a blackboard out front that lists lunch specials. We looked through both and a number of items appealed. My husband wasn't that hungry, so he opted for one of their lunch specials and I chose an appetizer. He got their soup and salad. The soup was the Greek lemon avgolemono soup (sorry about the spelling). It was a bowl full of lemony chicken broth with bits of chicken and rice. For a salad, he upgraded to their village salad -- that's the one without the lettuce. I think it was only $1.50 more to upgrade. The salad was crispy and freshly made. It was in a light dressing. A nice sized wedge of feta cheese rested on top. I got to have some of his salad. And I shared my appetizer of Greek style smelts with him. The small fried fish were perfectly cooked and crispy. There were two dipping sauces -- I used the mustard based one along with a squeeze of fresh lime. You don't find these on a menu that often or if you do, the fish are large and bony. These were delicious. For dessert, he had a slice of galaktoboureko. It's one of his favorites. He liked the middle layer of custard filling. I like the outside filo dough with the sweet syrup (I stole a few bites). I definitely want to come back here to try more of their menu. Loved the setting and the food. And to me, it's worth the drive even if I'm not in the area.

TL:DR: I do Not recommend this place due to poor quality food and even worse customer service. Avoid...Plenty of other great Mediterranean places around. ---- This used to be our go to place for dinner with the family as we love to support family owned businesses. The food a year ago was way better and the service was so nice and sweet and accommodating. Over the years this establishment has deteriorated. We were excited to eat here one evening and arrived to a half empty restaurant on a Saturday night and chose to sit outside. My brother and I arrived first and waited for our mother to arrive. We sat down and noticed our table was dim lit because of a big umbrella open and kindly asked to be moved to a table nearby. Our server, a bearded bald man, said grumpily "I have to go inside and see if we are expecting anyone first" he came back and said they were and we weren't able to move to any other table. Meanwhile the place remained half empty and the table we wanted remained unoccupied the remainder of our stay. While waiting for our third guest we were hungry and decided to put in an appetizer of our favorite falafel, some drinks and a water with no ice. My glass of wine arrives after a couple minutes. After a few minutes the falafel came and after tasting it, we realized this isn't the falafel they normally serve. It's hard flaky, devoid of flavor and stale. We thought perhaps some tahini would make it easier to go down so we requested this from the server. We wait unable to eat the remaining 2 falafel as they didn't taste good at all for the tahini to arrive. Meanwhile, I did not get the water with no ice and had to flag someone else to get it for me as our server was not around. We wait 10 mins until we decided to flag him down finally and remind him. Please keep in mind the restaurant is not busy tonight. He said oh! And goes to the kitchen for a few minutes and brings out the tahini. At this point, our falafel gets cold and we dont like it anyways so we kindly tell him and he says unfortunately there is nothing we can do because you ate 2 of them. We kindly explain to him that we were hungry and waiting for you and they were not good and you took long to get the tahini. He again replies sorry but we cant do anything because you at 2 of the 4 already. I kindly ask him to then charge us for the 2 and make another batch for us. And he says we cannot do that because this is the falafel we always make. So my brother says thanks we'll get the check please. The check comes out and he charges us for everything including the tahini. We did not touch the tahini. My brother goes inside and tries to speak with the owner who used to be nice and understanding and says you come to eat not to worry about the time, dismisses us and tells the server to just charge me for my wine ($13) which I only drank half of. We give them $15 cash and left. And I wish I didnt give them anything because I left with such a bitter taste in my mouth. The server was so rude! Was not friendly or open or welcoming did not take care of his guests and the owner doesnt have a clue about how to resolve customer service issues and now I will never go back or recommend that place again. It's a pitty, oliv pitty because you used to be great and now they will continue to loose valuable reliable customers until they work on improving their food and their attitude. My brother works in the food industry and is a generous customer and tipper and knows how hard it can be to be a server and really cuts people slack and he even was upset about the whole ordeal. Im a foodie and love family owned restaurants and would rave about this place but unfortunately they do not deserve such treatment anymore.

Vegan delight!! Grilled a veggie wrap with a father in Plymouth, grilled mushrooms, beautifully spaced. Baba ghanoush and a true falafel. Lovely, quiet outdoor eating too

Make sure you try the incredible fried feta! Tasted so good and reminded me of Greece, authentic and delicious. The service was amazing, our Brazilian waiter was very pleasant and attentive. Everything we ate was good, however the grape leaves were spectacular we had to order two. Not too fond of the soup or calamari but overall a wonderful experience. Pretty decor and clean. We will definitely be back.

amazing service ! great place to eat :) lovely atmosphere. Its a hidden gem in Boca that you need to check out

Delicious family owned Greek restaurant! Enjoy their cute patio outside for a nice lunch break! Greek village salad with giant falafels is so yummy!!

Great small Greek restaurant. Very relax, comfy atmosphere. Food was amazing. Service was great!

The lamb, both as kebab and lamb chops, was tasty and well seasoned. The Greek salad contained a generous hunk of feta cheese but was a bit overdressed. I would advise requesting the dressing on the side. We sat outside, hoping it would be pleasant, but the back of the restaurant has no decor and the loud music blaring from another restaurant was not particularly relaxing. The interior seating looked attractive, however. The service was informative and very friendly. There was absolutely no issue when I sent my lamb kebab back to be grilled a bit more - my fault entirely as I had ordered it too rare. It came back just perfectly done. Their prices are fair and their menu offers a good variety of mainly Greek dishes. All in all, this place deserves a return visit.

Great food, fast, always solid. One of the local staples for sure. Always good and we frequent Oliv pit a few times a week.

The best and most authentic Greek food in town. Beautiful family owned business. My husband and I love Ms Ana's mousaka is the best I have had in Palm beach

First time trying this Greek place. Nice ambiance and decor inside the restaurant with lots of natural lighting. I got the chicken souvlaki platter and my friend got the lamb souvlaki platter. So good with lots of flavor. We went during lunch on a Saturday and it wasn't too busy. Service was good overall. Would recommend to anyone that likes Greek cuisine!

I loved everything about this restaurant. The food and the service were perfect and amazing! I have one complaint, and it is a big one. They are a fancy expensive restaurant and they give you the cheapest tiniest little paper napkin TO PUT IN YOUR LAP!!! LOL!!! So sadI can't go back there to eat because I have etiquette and table manners and a napkin goes in your lap for many reasons. You cannot be a fancy dining establishment with smaller and cheaper napkins than McDonalds! literally their napkins are a joke. not a funny joke! I couldn't wipe my hands and face with it let alone put it in my lap! my advice is ~ get a real cloth napkin for your customers. Your napkins ruined my entire meal. A cloth napkin will not impact your bottom line the way losing customers will because of your cheap little napkins. The food ~ service and ambience were great, but I suggest you bring your own napkins to this place.

Amazing home cooking!! The hummus, taramasalata and appetizers are exceptional! Genuine Greek cooking - you should avoid Saturday nights when it's a waiting game. Until 8 pm when the great singer Filippos Kalaris arrives. Then the dancingand plates breaking begins! I don't know any other local restaurants that offer this authenticity.

Food was good but the overall experience definitely left a poor taste in our mouth. We came as a group of four on a Saturday night at 6:30 and it was pretty empty inside. When we were seated, it took about 10 minutes for us to even get acknowledged by a waiter. When she came, she said she didn't have any menus for us since they were short on them. They also didn't have a wine menu and were mostly doing wine by the bottle and only had a house red or white. For both of these, the reason they gave was because of supply chain issues? We ordered B&L (beef and lamb) pita wraps and chicken breast pita wrap, which after 5pm require an additional purchase of a side. My partner got the chicken plate with potato and rice. The plates all came out at different times which was a little annoying. The flavors and quality of everything was top notch. A good amount of food too but the price was definitely higher so I would hope the sizes matched. All throughout the meal our water was not refilled and we had at 4 different servers that didn't seem to communicate with each other. The waiter who took our wine order wasn't the same as when we ordered food. Then at the end the person who gave us our check had it done incorrectly but the person who fixed it was different. Note: there's a $10/person surcharge once live music starts around 7:30. We didn't know this when we sat down and by the time we ordered it was close to 7. The waiter said he'd waive it for us but they were pretty sneaky in that $10 surcharge since it's fine print on the menu

This has got to be one of the BEST places in this area, if not THE best place- they're amazing! Our server, ALEC, was wonderful and so helpfully informative on all of the dishes. I'm visiting from out of town and I've had some great Greek food.. This place is impressive and is now one of my favorites. We stopped in for a quick bite and ordered some appetizers, salads, desserts- everything was fabulous. Recommendations: -TRIO SPREADS with PAPRIKA SPREAD, TZATZIKI SAUCE, ROASTED EGGPLANT SPREAD (all delicious and -GALAKTAMPOURIKO (custardy dessert) Definitely a great stop for lunch or dinner.

Service was fast and friendly. The food was delicious. I would definitely recommend this place !!

The food was Outstanding. The delicious seasoning on my lamb chops was on point. My Greek salad...Amazing! Service and attention, So Good! Ambiance, Fair. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to my family and friends.OPA ! Ron Formisano

Very good The best around west Boca bronzino was excellent I recommend to all my friends

Wow, what a find! This place has some of the best Greek food I've ever had. Seriously! We decided to go with a big selection from their menu. We got the falafel, zucchini croquettes, smoky eggplant and pita, French fries, Greek Meatballs, mousaka and lemon potatoes and my absolute favorite, the crispy Feta. Service was very friendly and fast, our food was quickly served piping hot and fresh. Each dish was a delight. My favorite was the crispy Feta which was mind blowing. I've never seen this on a Greek menu before, but it's such a good idea. And like everything else it was cooked perfectly, nice golden crispy exterior and a creamy Feta center covered in sweet honey. I could eat this all day long. Five big stars for Oliv Pit! Definitely make it a point to visit here if you love quality Greek food.

The chicken filet was dry. Brochette much better. Too long to long to get the meal. Decor and ambiance good.

Awesome experience, the atmosphere is like a Greek family dinner. Anna & Tammy are amazing, recommend 100% the Lamb Chops, the Octopus, the Greek Salad are out of this world.

I had family come into town and we wanted to go out for lunch. My cousin found this place as he had been craving some Greek food so we decided to check it out. The place was very cute and the staff was super nice. We had some calamari and dips for apps and tried some greek white wine (delicious!) I wound up getting the salmon pita wrap and it was so good. It was a nice size piece of salmon and you could taste how fresh it was. We had baklava for dessert and it was probably the best baklava I've ever had. I'll definitely be coming back here!

I'm pregnant and have been craving Greek food. I am sooo glad I came here. It's in a mini shopping center so there's parking, and the inside is decorated super cute. It was rainy so we decided to sit inside but there is outdoor patio seating as well. Service was amazing. I rarely ever give 5 stars because it takes a lot to impress me, but everything was great. Absolutely no complaints. Menu options were yummy, the food was tasty, fresh and delicious. I love that everyone who spoke to us had Greek accents, so I knew this place was legit. Can't wait to go back when I'm in the Boca area.

The food is great, decor of the restaurant is modern and fashionable. I think their menu could be redesigned since they cut corners to update the menu price but overall great food and nice server who was efficient and well mannered.

Went for a family dinner tonight, which sometimes can be challenging with a 2yr & 5 year old boys. The servers were extremely helpful with the boys , bringing pita right away and also crayons and coloring books. Food was excellent and plentiful. Made our family dinner great !

The food was pretty good other than the lamb souvlakia platter...for $19 I got one skewer of sinewy chewy lamb chunks. Service was pretty poor...our waiter came back twice in an hour. First at 45 minutes after we placed our order, after we received our meals from a runner...to see if we ordered something that we had not, although it was similar to a side that I ordered with my entree. 15 or 20 minutes later with the check...he had on Lenny if time to check on two larger parties, just not us. We weren't alone, as we witnessed another table leave after waiting excessively to be visited by waitstaff to place any kind of order. Oh, and we only got a final total for our bill, not a detailed breakdown. It might not be shady, but it seems shady. So even though their food is mostly pretty good, we will not feel compelled to return.

We are very disappointed we have been here for many good meals.. and today was the opposite of good.. horrific!. immediately you can tell there is 1 waitress and couple of bus boys.. so we are totally patient.. then the food comes and mine (steak souvlaki) first came out raw in middle (ordered med well) then came out and it was inedible the meat was Chewy !! So I ate my wife's chicken souvlaki (grilled chicken breast not souvlaki) .. worst part was when I told the "manager" daughter of owners told me she eats the food and it's great ! . I feel sorry for her and them. We will never go back and my advise unlike the owner's daughter Is pass !!

Do NOT order from here. They do not give you the food you order and are rude when you point out there mistakes. They also did not refund me a $150 order that they canceled. They said "it's going through the system" They will scam you. There is a reason this place is always empty when everything around it is busy.

Oliv Pit looks like one thing on the outside but when you get inside and get to examine the whole package, it's nothing you thought it was. We came here on a late Saturday for lunch/early dinner and to start service was slow even though it wasn't busy, while waiting for water my husband pointed out that the had just witnessed the waitress pick and eat food off a plate that was set aside to be cleaned (assuming it had come from a table that had since left). OK I'm sure this happens a lot in the industry but when you have an open kitchen restaurant for the love of all things holy please do not let your patrons see this behavior! Maybe we should have taken that as a sign to leave but, alas we stayed. When we did finally get serviced the appetizer we wanted was out (hey I get it, it happens) so we went with the fried feta. It was OK - can't really go wrong with fried cheese. We then decided to go for the mixed grill platter. What we somehow didn't realize was truly how much food there was in the mixed grill platter. It wasn't just enough food for 2, it was honestly something that could feed a small army. Now, you be thinking "why is she complaining about getting so much food?" Well dear reader, it's because hidden beneath the mountain of gyro meat, meatballs, sausages and kabobs were pork chops, 2 chicken breasts and a steak!!! So why the low score? Because the meat (besides the gyro meat) barely had any flavor. What good is ~all~ that food if barely has any taste? If anything having that dish made me think the quality of meat must have been entirely subpar or someone clearly didn't understand how giving away that much food could not be profitable. Lastly, while dining the staff was arguing with each other, which was hard to hide given the open kitchen in front of the tables. After all was said and done my experience from Oliv Pit was one I will not be having again. Sometimes a place doesn't sit well with you and this was that for me.

delicious! - good quality food - fresh and service was amazing ! Adam made us feel welcome and his service was excellent:) price is fair :) -

I came here for dinner last night with a few friends. We ordered some appetizers to share tapas-style. Tzatziki with pita bread - I would argue that this would be a hard dish to mess up! The ingredients in this dip are: yogurt, cucumbers, basic seasonings and oil. It was simple and tasty. Zucchini Croquettes - I love zucchini, but these croquettes did not wow me - they were too dense and heavy. I could only eat 2 out of 5. Grilled Octopus - hands down the winner of the evening! This appetizer did not hold a candle to the other two. Now grilled octopus is one of my favorite things to order, and one of the easiest things for a restaurant to mess up. Well this restaurant NAILED it - it was the perfect texture, and just melted in your mouth. The accompaniments on the tray were perfect - mashed fava beans, briny capers and plenty of fresh parsley. Unfortunately, one of my friends ordered the eggplant appetizer and it arrived looking unappetizing, in the form of a dip. She had seen it on the website/Facebook page presented in a different way, so she sent it back. I saw a sign that the restaurant is recently under new ownership, so it may be that the dish she had envisioned/seen previously has since been revamped. The server took it back, no problem, and my friend ordered something else. That should have been the end of it and it would have been fine - except the manager, chef and other server then proceeded to continue to talk about it, relatively close to our table, for awhile afterwards. I am not sure how they did not realize we could hear their entire conversation (they weren't exactly being quiet), but it was annoying to have to listen to. Figure out your website/dish discrepancy when customers are gone, maybe? Anyway, I plan to return, but only for the octopus appetizer!

I had a wonderful experience here. I did not get to experience the ambiance and service because my meal was takeout but what I had was absolutely delicious! I ordered the Greek salad with grilled chicken and was shocked to find two big blocks of feta on there. They seemed really fresh and were delicious and it really made the dish for me. I sorta wish it had more chicken but the meal was very good and definitely made me want to come back. The chicken was tender and yum and the salad was perfect and very fresh. The pita and tzatziki were delicious as well. My meal came with a very thin pita which was different but still very tasty. This place is a little expensive but seems to be worth it, especially during lunch time. It's definitely worth a try! Thanks

Great neighborhood casual restaurant with excellent food. Like many small establishments, the accouterments are sparse but the brilliance is in the cooking. New to this place with a lovely new friend, we started out by having a glass of wine. It was a red mixture and a bit pricy, but it was a perfect complement to our meal. One of my favorite Greek meals is Mousakka, which is a combination of ground beef, eggplant, served as a "stack" with a bechamel sauce on top. For those of us who love Mousakka, the bechamel sauce is where the mastery comes into play. For me, it was not the best it could be, but it was excellent! My date chose to order a Gyro wrap with lamb. When I tasted her delicious meal I was impressed. The meat was tender and flavorful, and the portions were huge! The interior of the restaurant is very basic, not fancy at all, yet we were comfortable inside. The wait staff was both patient and caring, he was very responsive to our needs. We will be back for sure!

Great, authentic Greek food. Everything is good. I don't think you can go wrong with ordering any dish from this place. Prices are reasonable. The food is tasty.

Located in a beautiful busy plaza with plenty of parking out front our around the back. This very busy restaurant has seating in the rear or inside, but be prepared for a mess of an experience. Décor - Getting Seated An adorable little hole in the wall feel. With cheese graters hanging on the ceiling with lights, lots of other cooking tools painted on the wall. It is very aesthetically pleasing. We walked in and asked for a table, he said he didn't have any outside but thinks maybe an inside table will be made available in 20 minutes. Asked me to write down my name and number and we walked around. We walked back after 25 minutes and he was able to seat us. No menus, no waters, and it seemed like only him and one other were waiting on tables. We asked someone bussing tables if he could bring us menus and he did. Menu - waiting for food Prices are in the $15 and up range. Their lunch specials seem to be more reasonably priced. We decided to share a mean that said it was enough for 2. The meat platter. One of the times the waiter ran back and forth we were able to ask him if we could place our orders and he took it and off he went. I think everyone waited a very long time for their food. At least 45 minutes. One couple that arrived after we were seated right away, served several dishes and drinks before us. I think they were family. I noticed a few tables complain about the food, one walkout after waiting for their food, and the waiter walked back to the kitchen to help at least 5x. Eventually, we received water and asked if we wanted any other drinks. Then after almost an hour, our food came. The food. The huge plate was plenty for three and it came with two sides. The lemon potato was yummy the side salad had no flavor. The meat was good just so MUCH OIL! We ate and waited some more. Eventually, they asked how the food tasted, gave us the check, paid, and left. Good food, too long of a wait, would maybe try again for lunch.

A wonderful food plus Anna and Tammy are the best , you feel like you are in Greece here in the hearth of Boca Raton

After spending an entire year ordering take-out and delivery we decided to venture out to our first in-restaurant dining. What started out so promising as we were seated at a "special outside table" (aka : bridge table with bridge chairs) far from the crowd, turned into a nightmare where we were forgotten and so disappointed we choose this restaurant as our first Post Covid Dining experience. After flagging a nice young waiter down to take our drink and appetizer orders along with the main course order we quickly received out apps. We tried 3 types of Mediterranean dips with Pita bread and a small Olive selection tray. Off to Good start or so we thought. Having not been with many couples this past year, the conversation flowed and time flew. I checked my watch and noticed it had been 1 hr & 5 minutes since we ordered our entrees or got any water service. Flagging down our waiter again he said they would be right out. They were. 3 of them. The 4th entree was not delivered and eventually located at another table nearby... so we ate while my wife shared out of our plates until her entree showed up 20 minutes later. Saw our waiter again and told him that this was underwhelming and not acceptable and he'd would be buying dessert for the table. Crickets.. and more crickets. Then, when he didn't come back we finally had to ask for the check we asked to speak to a manager. Out comes "the head of the waiters manager" to say he was sorry and offered to be better on our next visit. I said, after this experience why should there be a Next visit ? He said nothing more. Except when I asked why they sent him when I asked for the owner, he said he the owner, was to busy cooking in the kitchen. Hum, too busy to talk to 4 first time well traveled high profile guests... to busy to send us home with some Baklavah. No worries. We will tell this entire story to everyone we know for you.... and let's see how that goes for you. In summation, Olive Pit got greedy, took too many reservations, had too little waitstaff to cover your needs and dropped the ball and didn't have the babaganoush to come apologize and make it up to us yourself. So we will vote with our voices and feet and say in Greek "Andeeo" which I am sure you can understand as The Olive Pit was the Pits !

This place is truly a hidden gem! Let's start with the environment. The restaurant is quaint and cozy and brings you from Boca Raton to a small town in Greece. It's very delicate and filled with natural light. It's located in a very nice plaza. The drinks - they have a myriad of different wines. I had the St George Greek red wine and it was the perfect accompaniment to my meal. Appetizers - you need the fried feta with local honey. You NEED that. Honorable mention goes to the trio of tzatziki, paprika, and fava bean dip. It's served with the best pita you'll ever have in your life with fresh olive oil and cracked pepper. We also had the octopus which was very good. Dinner - you have the option of a meat platter for several people, a seafood platter, or a individual meals. We had the prawns (HUGE) and the lamb which might have been the best lamb of my life. We had sides of potatoes, fries with feta, and green beans with feta and everything was outstanding. Dessert - give the orange cake a try! It's traditional in Greek culture but NOT traditional to Americanized Greek menus. We also tried the baklava which is always delicious! Overall, an AMAZING and cozy date night or family spot!

My new favorite Greek restaurant. Had an amazing time last night. Service, food, vibe and ambiance was superb. Highly recommend!

I attended the Grand Reopening of the Oliv Pit and it really was Grand. Huge platters of many of their new and old menu items filled a large buffet table in the center of the room. Free wines were available at another, smaller table. Seating was very adequate, so you were able to relax and enjoy the fabulous Greek foods with your glass of wine. You could go back as many times as you wanted. I tried valiantly to taste everything. I wasn't disappointed with any of the offerings. Oliv Pit also prepared desserts for your after dinner pleasure. I really enjoyed the Grand Reopening. Oliv Pit was trying very hard to attract new customers to return and have a wonderful dinner. They invited my wife, Diane and me through an email to attend this opening. I thoroughly enjoyed the fabulous bread, appetizers, entrees, and desserts. We plan to make Oliv Pit a frequent destination for a fine meal. It is located in the same shopping center with Outback on one end and Saiko-I on the other. There are many other restaurants as well, in close proximity to Oliv Pit, but none better!

Delicious Greek food. It was fresh and tasty and healthy. The staff was very kind. We highly recommend this restaurant.

Came in on a rainy day searching for some classic middle eastern/greek food and it was totally worth it. Had the special pita lunch offer which is great, cheap eats for 11 dollars. Decided to try a mix of chicken breast and thighs on a pita bread. The chicken was tender, balanced and well seasoned. You can feel the love on every bite and believe me... it was HUGE. This guys aren't messing around with proportions. I also got potatoe fries and they were good, not the big deal but crispy! Something that caught my attention was the details of the restaurant and for some reason everything was just feeling well even from the beginning when you sit. Customer service is top notch, you get recommendations and always a happy smile with the owners (a beautiful greek couple). After my meal, i got a cheesecake baklava and so far it was the best ive ever tasted in the USA, im not jokking around. It was delicious. Creamy, soft, crunchy on top and bottom. Pistacho all over and some chocolate chips around. I couldn't ask for more. Come and try i bet you will love their food. Restaurant sparkling clean and bathrooms as well. Amazing. Suit yourselves with the pictures, you greek mortals!

A friend, family member, and I had lunch at Oliv Pit today. Our server greeted us upon arrival, sat us, and provided each of us a menu while he took our drink order. We each ordered different meals, beverages, and desserts, and thoroughly enjoyed our first visit there. The restaurant is clean and nicely appointed with a modern look. The surroundings are peaceful and make you feel relaxed. We had a falafel and a salmon gyro with lemon potatoes, the lamb souvlaki platter, chocolate mousse cakes, and the 'Galacktoboureko' (a dessert item made of a custard with a phyllo topping) that none of us had ever heard of--but, it was GREAT!!!). I live it Oakland Park and look forward to going back to have other items on the menu. We all loved it!