Olivia Restaurant

205 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles
(213) 277-1723

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JakeCohen3

They “closed” for a week in August only to “re-open” to introduce dead carcasses as part of their menu items. They silently closed recently. GOOD RIDDANCE

Ravi Shastry

Wow! Excellent spot for tasty food. Great service to go with it too! All enjoyed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alexandra Domingo

My friends and I had a terrible experience here. We intentionally chose this place to support a good concept and honor the dietary restrictions of our birthday celebrant. Hoped for better, but left very upset with a lapful of spilt ice cream.

Rather than writing a review, I wrote an email to the owner about it, and the automated response asked me to allow a 24-48 hours for an answer because their team is very small. It was not surprising to me that they began their automated response with an ask for the write to lower expectations, but it's been almost three weeks since I sent that email - still no response. So maybe a review is the only way I will receive one.

I saw LA Taco post that this restaurant is going to be adding meat to their menu. While I am happy for whatever choices and changes needed to be made to keep this place open, I offer to anyone hoping to patronize this establishment to consider the following words from my message for which I continue to anticipate a reply:

I do not think that I am asking you or your team in particular to raise the bar, but I am asking that considerations be made for you and your manager(s) to find ways to equip your team to simply meet basic expectations of a dining experience, and to empower them to do a good job. As a manager of a staff of 25+ employees, I too consider what changes may need to be made to provide a work environment conducive to successful giving and receiving of the products and services we provide - whether it is a consideration in a moment or a consideration towards optimizing systems and service over time.

I appreciate the small efforts that were made through complimentary olives and birthday dessert, but these efforts were minimal in comparison to the managerial decisions that resulted in the experience we had.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jean O

Place is amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ankita Dhelia

Amazing place with an all vegetarian menu (with vegan options available). The staff is super friendly. The chef Mario offers great customisations. The Caprese pizza is to die for! Everything was delicious- from the salad, to appetizers, to the pizza. Service was quick. Food presentation was great.

Vegetarian options: All vegetarian menu

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sander Zandbergen

Amazing service, lovely staff, and delicious food. And available parking! Who could ask for more...Thank you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sofia

OMG! The food is divine. I usually hate olives but wow these are life changing. Also such a fan of their oyster mushroom chicken. Can’t say enough good things

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rice Pudding Dessert

Alanna Holt

We had a very disappointing meal at Olivia’s. :( The ambiance and service were lovely, but the food was not good. Perhaps most surprising was we were served very obviously stale bread that had been reheated. I couldn’t finish my piece and by the end of dinner it was rock hard.

Amber Tarshis

The best plant based restaurant in LA! Creative and delicious vegan and vegetarian food. Get the Cavatelli and the fried olives.

Dietary restrictions: Vegan, plant-based, vegetarian

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Olives

Corey Potter

Best dining experience I’ve had in ages. Delightful interior, attentive service, creative menu, food came out promptly. The wine paired perfectly with the spicy butter. This unassuming little place in a strip mall has become my new go to spot and I couldn’t be more delighted.

Isaac Macleod

Good vibes, delicious food, and excellent service. I could not ask for more!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Squash Blossoms

Daniela Flores

Incredible food and even more incredible service! Never been dissapointed with their menu, I keep going back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kimchi Pizza, Fried Olives

Rhonda

This food here is incredible! I'm sad it took me so long to try this placeI have a ton of allergies they were able to adjust on a whim and maintain the deliciousness of the food. I'm going back tonight :)

Food: 5

Service: 5

Whitney Akabike

Pizza had too much going on, upset my stomach. I loved the environment, waitress was kind and attentive. She offered various samples of their wine selections which was nice

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Rory Macleod

This little hole in wall is without a doubt the best in Korea town. The service is excellent, so warm, welcoming and attentive. You can really tell they care here and the food is so delicious. Everything tastes amazing also they have so many good options for my vegan brother.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Squash Blossoms

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