The Green Olive Mesa AZ Mediterranean Cuisine — Restaurant in Mesa

Wow! I am SO happy I tried this place instead of the green corner.

Layeli at the register was SO friendly and always had a smile on her face. I felt very welcome and like I was meant to be there when I walked in. She provided top notch service. She is the sweetest host I’ve ever met! :)

My grandma and I ordered garlic sauce, the gyro plate, a Greek salad, and the baklava. I got hummus, baba ghanoush, and the yellow saffron rice.

The baba ghanoush had a chunky yet smooth texture and was delicious and very hearty. You could taste the yummy smokiness in it :) The hummus was the best hummus I’ve ever had. The cumin garlic and lemon really popped out and it something I recommend highly if you come here.

The gyro meat was juicy and loaded with flavor. Unlike most gyro meat, this gyro meat is made from steak and lamb, instead of lamb and ground beef. You can taste the quality difference and it’s the best gyro meat I’ve ever had.

The Greek salad was Loaded with toppings. It was very fresh, loaded with Greek green olives, feta, cucumbers, Kalamata olives. tomatoes, and pepperoncini. And I MEAN it when I say it was crunchy and made right when we ordered it! This was the freshest Greek salad ever and they were NOT shy with the feta either which was delicious and unlike any feta my grandma and I had. I think they put garlic sauce over it. Then, they give you a side of this spicy Green dressing and that is Bomb!

Did I mention they have the best garlic sauce I’ve ever had?! It is smooth and you can’t taste barely any oil in it, if at all. I am beyond thrilled to report I am IN LOVE with everything I’ve ordered here! Tzatziki sauce was mild and crunchy :) but my fave is that GARLIC SAUCE. So smooth, creamy, and garlicky 💯

Oh, and they give you TWO big pieces of pita bread with each entree unlike just one at most restaurants! SCORE and the pita bread is thick unlike most other Greek places. WIN WIN for making individual gyros later at home ;-) oh and the rice! It had plenty of yellow saffron, oil, and was loaded with flavor. It was not dry!

OMG! And if that wasn’t the best part of our meal, It was that out of this world pistachio baklava. It’s MORE buttery and crunchy than sweet, and I appreciated the fact it wasn’t so sweet like most Greek food places. It was creamy, buttery, crunchy, and just a tad sweet at the end. BEST BAKLAVA EVER I PROMISE YOU. BIGGEST pieces of joy ever! It was the best dessert I’ve ever had, and now I am HOOKED!

You will NOT regret ANYTHing you order here. This place is authentic, delicious, out of this world and I will be back! You won’t find better service or Greek food overall. GREEN OLIVE HAS WON MY HEART! ❤️

Pictures are the food we took to go. The in restaurant experience was relaxing and positive. Highly recommend going inside to eat :) layeli will treat you...

I'd like to give this place a better review but I cannot. I have eaten there ~20 times and gotten nearly every item on the menu. There are some major problems, the main one being that the quality is extremely inconsistent. When they opened, they had really good kafta and beef kebabs. The shrimp ones were also good. Since then, it seems like every time I get kebabs they are worse than the time before. The most recent purchase, I received what looked like frozen hamburger meat (tasted like it too) with hardly any kafta spices/herbs. It had a gross chewiness/sponginess to it. The beef kebab I received was inedible, really, really tough and definitely not a high quality cut. I was not able to finish either item and I never, ever throw away food. I did force myself to eat about 80% of it but I could consume no more. This is the fourth or fifth time now that I've gotten kebabs and they were nothing like the kebabs I purchased when the shop opened. The kafta originally were little pouches, grilled properly, good spices... same with the beef kebabs. What happened guys? The sides are fine, although I prefer other shop's hummus. The bread is OK and sometimes a little tough. The baklava is good, but again, inconsistent. We ordered some tonight and it's several days old and has an overpowering taste of oil with little sweetness and richness showing through. This happens about 20% of the time when I get baklava. I will say - they DO make good baklava. I just wish it was consistent. The shawarma is solid, but they don't have garlic sauce (at least they never throw it in the bag). Grape leaves, falafel, etc. are also fine. For now, since I almost always get kebabs at these places, I can't go here anymore. I hope you guys can sort out whatever is going on with the kebabs and get back to how it was when you...

The most delicious Mediterranean food I have ever eaten. I ordered the Works platter. Everything is made fresh to order (all the way down to their homemade salad dressing)! Large portions-I took almost half of it home. Chef Eric and his entire staff are very friendly and extremely humble. The kabobs are cooked to perfection. The tabbouleh is extremely fresh-I had to try it. It's one of my favorites. The grape leaves are served chilled. Exactly how they should be served in my opinion. Falafel's were cooked perfect! Not over cooked or greasy. And did I mention their hummus is also homemade! If you are looking for top quality, fantastic Mediterranean food, at a fair price, you have to try this place. (And don't forget a piece of Baklava for dessert-outstanding). You won't be disappointed. See you...