Olives Gourmet Grocer

THIS LOCATION IS CLOSED.
Dear Olives Staff,
So sad that you’re not going to be on 2^nd street anymore. My mornings of walking over for kale salad and kombucha are over! Will miss you dearly, thank you for all the wonderful customer service and smiles. Wishing you the best of luck!

Amazing sandwiches! Some of the most delicious sandwiches I’ve ever had. A little pricy, but very worth it! Friendly service and delicious treats too! A «must try» on 2^nd St!

Come once every couple weeks. The sandwiches are pretty darn good. I pay about $ 14-​$ 16 for a sandwich, a side, and a drink. A little pricy, but you should definitely enjoy what you order. Bread is always fresh, and it will fill you up. If you like turkey and olive tapenade, have the «Broadway». Excellent! Customer service is pretty good. Had a couple sides from the deli counter that I wasn’t a huge fan of, something with sesame oil or something, but never had a bad sandwich. Nothing rivals east coast sandwiches from NYC, don’t know why, but the closest enjoyment I’ve gotten is here and the Nordstrom café. My next update will prob be 4 stars I’m sure.

Overpriced and bland sandwiches. Parking is a pain and there are probably better options in the area.

The awesome location, great food, and delicious desserts make this place one of my favorites on 2^nd st. The service is decent, and the prices can be a bit high, but you really do get what you pay for. Get a panini!

They have a good variety if sandwiches. A large salad bar in the center. What I like most about this place is the Macaroni and Cheese.

I go here on occasion but these people just don’t get the customer experience right. I quit going entirely about 7 years ago when they sold me raw potato salad. It was inedible, but that wasn’t really the problem. On my next visit I told them about the potato salad, expecting they would apologize and pack me a replacement. They did neither, and in a back-​handed way insulted me. Their response was «you should have called us so we wouldn’t have sold any to other customers». Umm, yeah OK, I guess I am the one at fault here.
I gave them another chance when they opened their store on 2^nd street. I’ve been there many times to get the daily sandwich special which is usually quite good. Problem is they often use spiced mayo and my partner does not take spice. Starting a couple months ago they started to refuse substituting regular mayo, they also refused to just make the sandwich dry. Really? They’ve done this 3 times now. The third time we just walked out and went elsewhere. We were going every week or so for months. Now we’re done. They just don’t get customer service.
Oh and btw, while their sandwiches are good, this is a sorry excuse for a market. Poor hours, lousy selection, and ridiculous pricing.

My review is for this location as a deli, of which Olive’s is excellent! Fresh and delicious food, always a variety. I’ve not had a bad sandwich yet and I’ve tried many of them, and they have great lunch specials that offer a great value with a side. Attentive and courteous service, it’s one of my favorite spots for lunch on 2^nd St.

I love Olives, but this is the last time I will ever be getting food from this location because today’s experience was way too creepy! When the cashier was ringing me up for my salad, an insect that looked like a baby cockroach scampered past us on the checkout counter. When it happened the cashier said, «Oh my goodness! I will have to talk to my owner about this.» I hope he does so I can come back to this place without feeling like little roaches are laying eggs in my food.

Just got a delicious carrot and ginger soup, a french baguette from Babette’s, and an awesome bottle of Rainbow Juices from Long Beach. Great space but over the years I was hopping to see their selections grow. The shelves always seem so scarcely populated. 4.5 here.

You really don’t deserve to call yourself a «Gourmet Grocer» if your employees have no idea what Duck Confit is.

This location is a little larger than the Original location on Broadway, but they still offer pretty much the same items.
There is a seating area so you can actually eat in here, which is nice.
The shelves are not always full, but it is a specialty gourmet market.
I usually go in for a Sandwich, Dinner or something already prepared in the Deli Case.
I’ve never been disappointed with any of the food here.
The Thursday night dinner is my absolute favorite dish, you must try it!!!

What a missed opportunity! There’s no other market on 2^nd St. and they have such an opportunity to capitalize on the residents of the community who get home from work, realize they forgot an ingredient and don’t want to run out to the store. To begin with, their hours are awful, anytime i need to run over there to get something, they are closed. Anytime i need something for a recipe, they don’t have it. All of their items are over priced and there’s nothing gourmet about this market. It looks like it’s on the verge of shutting down. I wish someone would buy it and do something cool with it — make it a cool neighborhood market, we need one! Because the store environment is so poor, i would never even consider stopping by for lunch or ordering from the deli.

This is a very cute little grocer/​deli with really great sandwiches. It’s very casual — you order at the counter, pay at the register and then sit down to wait for your food. The folks who work here were all super friendly and explained exactly how things work. I had the BLTA toasted and split another sandwich (the Spicy Combo toasted) as well. I would DEFINITELY suggest getting your sandwich toasted as this puts them over the edge. Both the sandwiches I tried were really yummy. I will definitely be back!

A go-​to spot for lunch near my office for fairly healthy grubbin’. There is a salad bar with a good variety of options including grilled veggies. The deli is good as well with made to order sandwich menu and other varieties (pastas, salads, entrees and sides) in the display case. A good spot for vegetarians as well. There are also daily specials which includes a free small side usually a salad.
I’ve made my own salad from the salad bar and ordered a few of the sandwiches. I have been pleased with the made-​to-​order sandwiches, but I’ve also been a little disappointed in a couple sandwiches.
Sandwiches I’ve ordered:
#1 Steak BLT — good sandwich, the steak was tender and ingredients fresh.
#7 Prosciutto di Parma — nice and tasty italian style sandwich, just wish there were more prosciutto slices.
#26 BLTA — really enjoyed this sandwich. good combo of ingredients and fresh bread
#30 Veggie Delight — although it was good, it was skimpy on ingredients. There were only a couple small pieces of tomato, red onion, and cucumber. I tasted more bread than anything. Hummus and avocado spread was also a nice combo in this sandwich.
Service is good and there are tables inside and outside. A-​Ok!.. I’ll definitely be back for the salad bar and try a few other sandwiches that caught my eye on the menu.
The others store items for sale are cool but a bit on the expensive side. Ice cream, drinks including teas and kombucha and prepacked food items. Most items are a little on the pricey side though.
3.5!

I gave this place another chance recently! I know I said I would never come back, but I was walking by and this person’s salad looked really yummy!
So… I tried the salad bar! Delicious and around $ 7.99 a pound.
Beats, spinach, olives, chicken, different grilled vegetables, half an avocado, cottage cheese, different cheeses, hard-​boiled egg, tofu, etc. The salad dressings are tasty too.
The ingredients actually change day by day. It’s nice so if you come back a few times a week you wont get tired of the same thing. Everything is very fresh and quick too.
Great place for vegetarians.
You can sit outside with your pooch! *DOG FRIENDLY ALERT!!*
I use to eat panini sandwiches here, but those were not that good. I had the turkey and chicken ones and also tried the all vegetable one. None were very tasteful or exciting… Just bland…
The next time I don’t feel like cooking dinner I want to try the dinners they prepare. Apparently you call in earlier that day and then pick it up on the way home. The dinners look amazingly delicious and I want to eat them all!

I love sandwiches and am always on the hunt for a place with some. Olives has an extensive menu and deli case full of salads and take home cooked meal options as well. Paninis, pizzas, sandwiches, meals, salads, condiments. This place has a lot of great stuff.
I tried Olives’ Veggie A sandwich which has: mozzarella, avocado spread, pesto aioli, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion & pepperoncini on a wheat roll.
UGH. SO good! Not dry in the least, the bread was tasty and soft. I feel like it had the right amount of spread on it so that the bread didn’t taste overbearing or dry. I ordered the avocado spread on the side, since I was going to have my boyfriend try it (allergies) and he loved my sandwich more than he loved his own. This is coming from a guy that doesn’t really care too much about veggies and ALWAYS orders some kind of meat dish. The avocado spread was tasty and a great addition to the sandwich.
My boyfriend got the RBS, which was very good too. I had a taste of it, and it was piled high with the roast beef meat and the horseradish gave it a kick.
Oh, also as a bonus… I saw in the deli case that they had huge pickles… I have been craving pickles lately and couldn’t resist… I got a HUGE ass pickle for .99! I seriously thought this place was going to charge me at least 5 bucks for it. It was delicious and a perfect compliment to my veggie sammich.
I will be coming here way more often… I’ve been thinking of that sandwich ever since!

This is a perfect healthy and organic place to hit after a nice workout at the gym. Almost everything here is good and I love it because it’s close by. Took my friend Daniel here for his first time after seeing their sidewalk menu displaying the chicken panini with a side salad for $ 5.99. The price and the portion size sold us and we went right in.
Daniel and I didn’t want to overstuff ourselves after our workout so we both shared the one panini plate and also their mac and cheese plate. It was surprisingly filling and all for about $ 14 with drinks. All their sandwiches are delicious so you pretty much can’t go wrong with anything you order. There’s even stuff like lasagna, salmon and a bunch of pasta salads and a salad bar that my friend said was a must try. Have yet to try all that stuff but it makes going back something to look forward to.
It is a bit pricey but its gourmet sandwiches and all healthy some organic. Definitely one of my favorite places along Belmont Shore!

3.5 Stars. The food wasn’t bad at all and looking at the displays, the food looked good.
BUT if you walk down 2^nd Street Long Beach, you’ll see that there’s a ton of restaurants around that you might want to try first.
High price foods, high price deli and grocer. I enjoy my local Albertson’s to shop at, and I’ll eat my sandwich elsewhere for cheaper.
The service was great! Nice employees, but low scores for expensive foods and groceries.
There’s a small eating area for when you order with them. They’ll bring your food over to you. But you guys need a tip jar so we can drop some bills in there for good service.
I had the meatloaf dinner with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. OH EM GEE… loved the semi mashed potatoes with the butter!!!
Other than that, my friend’s sandwich (chicken, pesto aioli) was bland. GROUPON coupon helped a bit on the total price.

Freaking delicious, EVERY time.
Well, their sandwiches are delicious at least, ’cause that’s what I’ve had every time I’ve come here. My BF and I have had the pleasure of eating their Southwest, Italian Salami, and Santa Fe sandwiches. YUM. Their ingredients starting with the bread, to their meats, and even the avocado spread, are SO fresh. You can tell the difference after the first bite.
They also had a GROUPON coupon deal the other day (coupon deals available for purchase online), where I only paid $ 10 for $ 20 worth of food — I was able to buy 2 sandwiches, 2 drinks, and 2 bags of chips for $ 10! Even if I had paid the full $ 20, that STILL would’ve been a great deal for a full lunch for two!
So, this place is delicious AND inexpensive. I mean, it’s not exactly 5 bucks for a foot-​long sandwich, BUT the $ 7 — $ 8 you pay for the sandwich you DO get, will be worth it.
What are you waiting for? GO!