Olives & Peppers — Restaurant in Penn Township

What an incredible experience! High quality food that tastes better than most Italian mothers cooking (sacrilegious, I know)! I had the burrata, chicken piccata, and meatball parmigiana. The burrata was crispy and gooey with cheese and peppers leaking out of it- so good! The meatballs were real-deal and actually had seasoning! The chicken piccata was cooked perfectly and placed atop a bed of mascarpone-Parmesan risotto that was to die for! It had just the right amount of acid from the lemon and capers to be balanced by the risotto. I make a mean piccata at home and this is the first one I've had at a restaurant that ties mine! Unlike most places I've been that don't know how to properly season a dish, this place has it nailed on every dish! Nothing tasted bland or overly seasoned. This balance is very difficult to achieve and is something I look for in every meal when I go out. Service was decent but nothing to write home about. I could have used my water filled before it got to the bottom but never waited that long to get a refill when that occurred. The ingredients here are fresh, almost everything is made-to-order and the portions are large. I highly recommend this place over any other Italian restaurants you're thinking about visiting! My one complaint- It's 4 hours away from where I live. I just happened to be in the Pittsburgh area that evening and found this place. The location that it is out of town is so odd compared to what's happening inside. This is one of those cases that goes by that old adage, "If you build it, they will come." This restaurant appears to be full on the weekends even though it's not really near anything. I traveled a little bit away from my hotel to get here, forgoing other restaurants along the way and couldn't be more happy that I did that. I only wish I had a place this good close to me. Go here, enjoy the evening, the food, and leave with a full stomach and left-overs for tomorrow! One of the...

It starts when you walk in and are greeted by Jaden. Her smile and warmness shine through as she gets us on a list for a table as we head to the beautiful bar for a cocktail. And oh, that beverage menu is amazing for our mother/daughter relax and have fun basil cucumber martini and my Goose dirty martini. Great service and delish. Jaden came promptly at the time we agreed on for a choice booth and Rebecca was our now fantastic server. If you think you can go home without a box of leftovers, think again. We started off with the warm baked Burrata Chese which was out of this world delicious and the presentation was beautiful. Fresh house salad was yummy, pistachio crusted salmon was amazing and okay we couldn't resist the homemade pasta entree which we had to split on and yes take a very big portion home with us. Steak and wild mushroom gorgonzola was out of this world scrumptious. Yes, it's a pound of pasta. The wine list was great too, red for my daughter, white for me. The atmosphere was busy and fun and not overpoweringly loud. Rebecca was awesome with her recommendations and love of the food and her workplace which was infectious. She and Jaden made our visit warm and friendly. I apologize I do not remember the bartender's name but she was very helpful and friendly too. Why will you go back? Yes, the food is undeniably delicious, but as in all my out to eat experiences, it is the staff and service that makes me return. Price point is excellent. Menu is definitely wonderful. Can't wait to go back. Memorable and our highest recommendation for this suburban area! Thank you. ...

We heard good things about this restaurant so we tried it out.

Positives: The dining room is set up nicely and looked clean Ordered the bruschetta for an appetizer, it was the best bruschetta we ever had.

Negatives: Our waitress was dripping with sweat. Her face was covered in sweat and you could see sweat stains on her shirt. Our appetizer took a long time to come out and there were only 8 people dining at that time. The wedding soup was odd. It looked as though pieces of chicken were floating in the broth but upon tasting it tasted more like the fat of the chicken that cooked off in the pot. One spoonful was enough for us. I ordered the crab ravioli for dinner. There was way too much sauce put on top. There was no crab inside the ravioli and very little cheese filling inside. After searching the sauce I found small pieces of crab that had been mixed in. It was a disappointing meal. My husband ordered a homemade pasta dish with their signature sauce. Again, his pasta had way too much sauce. He said the sauce was average. When our dinner arrived so did the flies and fruit flies. They were all around our food and table. We just wanted to leave but we’re waiting for the check so we pushed all of our food plates to the end of the table to keep the bugs away from us. We asked for our check and it took a long time again.

We won’t be going back and will not recommend this...