olives is this cute, little gourmet grocer down on broadway near the library cafe, the reno room and the potholder cafe. it's so cute. they have a good deli with plenty of pre-made foods. there are tons of specialty cheeses and meats. there are pre-made salads, pastas, dips and desserts. they have a good amount of wine and even have chilled wine and champagne. there's an olive bar, a salad bar and some hot food. there are lots of special sauces, spices, jams, salsas, dried pastas and breads. the people are really helpful and nice. it's like a minature trader joe's/bristol farms/wild oats. i like to go there when i'm going to have people over, so i can buy pre-made things and pretend i made them. haha!
Pros: the pre-made foods are great
Cons: they don't have much produce, but the avocados are always ripe.
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