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The Olive Crush
653 Laurel St, San Carlos, CA 94070, United States
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The Olive Crush
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Ja
Review β„–1

Beautiful local place to get different flavors of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, macarons, gelatos, sourdough bread, pasta and popcorn. Loved this place πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•

Lu
Review β„–2

Great service and informative. Mike definitely knows his stuff and sells quality product. Go check it out for yourself and your bound to not only learn something, but also experience balsamic vinegar and olive oil in ways you never have before.

Ja
Review β„–3

Awesome shop!Great proprietor!Very knowledgeable!

Ke
Review β„–4

If you love cooking or eating, this place is where it’s at! The owner, Mike, is super friendly and talkativeβ€” he’ll ask a couple questions to get to know what you like/what you’re looking for (or more like what you don’t even know you’re looking for haha) and then give you samples and recommendations based on that. He recommended a peach balsamic and basil olive oilβ€” the combo is mind-blowing and delicious on an arugula salad. He also suggested a Jamaican Jerk sauce (actually made in Kingston), which was AMAZING. We used it as a marinade for chicken thighs (1.5 hours marinating) and then grilledβ€” wow, so good!

Ro
Review β„–5

This place has a large variety of infused flavored olive oils and balsamic and white vinegars, fresh and dry flavored and regular pastas and friendly service! Mike is very knowledgeable and inviting! He is able answer all questions as well as recommend recipes or ways to utilize their products. I highly recommend checking this place out!

Ve
Review β„–6

Absolutely the best location for fantastically flavored balsamic vinegars.

Ro
Review β„–7

An amazing store situated among restaurants and hair salons. The Olive Crush is not to be missed if you like fresh pasta, olive oil, red and white balsamic vinegar(peach is my favorite) and the best corn nuts ever!The owner is Mike, a charming individual who settles for nothing but the best in his store, and the results are in your favor. Stop by, say hi, but dont forget to take something home, you will not be disappointed.

Nu
Review β„–8

Delicious. Dont think about it just go in! Mike is super friendly and careful to follow safety procedures :)

Ch
Review β„–9

Love the oils and balsamics... have picked up and had delivery service

Te
Review β„–10

Great products! Friendly, helpful, staff.

Es
Review β„–11

Great selection of high quality olive oils and balsamic vinegar, as well as fresh and dried pasta.

Da
Review β„–12

After calling to confirm that they had a mushroom pasta that Ive purchased many times before from their Half Moon Bay store, I drove from the East Bay only to find out that they did not, in fact, have any but I was welcome to buy other pastas. If they bait and switch that easily with pasta, I have a pretty good idea how they handle their olive oil. Shame on me for trying to help a small business in these trying times; next time Ill order it straight from the producer.

D
Review β„–13

We live in Marin but always stop here to store up on their many flavored olive oils and balsamic vinegars. The ideas the owner gave us on how to combine and use them was amazing!! A must location and wish we had one in Marin County!

Ga
Review β„–14

Excellent selection of olive oils and vinegars, plus on Saturdays, excellent fresh bread! The owner is super friendly and knowledgeable!

As
Review β„–15

Excellent selection of oils and vinegars. You can pair different combinations and try what works for you. I also keep coming back for the amazing dark French roast beans here.

Fa
Review β„–16

They have wonderful high quality olive oil and balsamic. Ive been shopping theyre for 4 years now. I wont go back to store bought olive oil. They also have better process them other similar places.

An
Review β„–17

High quality olive oils and pasta. Owner knows a lot about it, he is also nice and friendly. You will definitely find your favorites here.

Th
Review β„–18

First off, they guy is super great. He knows everything there is to know about olive oil. He also has lots of cool facts about cooking in general.This place is a great idea for a gift. I have already gotten 3 gifts there for people and they loved the high quality vinaigrettes. He shows you great idea about how to pair the olive oil and other products. The stuff there is premium, and is awesome. It also has lots of spaghetti.

Er
Review β„–19

Love this place. Can taste all the delicious balsamic vinegar and olive oils

Ve
Review β„–20

THE best olive oils and balsamic vinegars. Mike will mix up any combo for you and stir your creative, culinary juices! He knows what pairs best, which oils compliment your meats/pasta, and which foods are best dressed with a particular flavor of balsamic vinegar. He smartly gets his high quality oils from fruitful regions that time of year. The vinegars are just as fabulous. You will not be disappointed, and you will likely not buy from a grocery store again. Butter olive oil? Awesome on popcorn or to fry your eggs. Basil olive oil? Caprese salad, or any salad! They are all good. There are homemade pastas for sale, too.

Jo
Review β„–21

Great variety of flavors. You can try everything and combine to find exactly what youre looking for. Service is always awesome and nice. Try the Garlic olive oil. Its very good.

To
Review β„–22

Mike always takes good care of me.I live 100 miles plus away.He sends it and I love these oils and vinigars

Ca
Review β„–23

We always go here to buy olive oils and balsamic vinegar as gifts for friends because they have a great variety of flavors. The other day we went and were lucky that the super friendly owner was there. His passion for food was contagious - we sampled the most amazing bread that they have only once a week, as well as their nitro coffee. Lots of interesting spices, pastas, and other foodie temptations.

Il
Review β„–24

If you walk in, you will walk out with something crazy delicious An amazing selection and an amazingly nice and knowledgeable owner. You can tell that Mike takes gate pride in carrying great products and wants to share them with the world.

La
Review β„–25

Owner is super nice and knowledgeable about Oils, vinagerettes and pastas. Selection is amazing and maybe the best place in the bay for these items. This place also has amazing artisan bread and corn nuts.

Ha
Review β„–26

Delicious olive oils, pasta, spices, and more! I make a trip to stock up every couple months. Love the wide selection and flavors of olive oil as well as all the other specialty foods sold here.

Ka
Review β„–27

The owner is very helpful and is very personable. The olive oils are cold pressed with the flavour infusion fruits/vegetables to get the flavoured olive oils.

Ch
Review β„–28

Many different olive oils for tasting. Go here if you enjoy talking to a shopkeeper with lots of passion.

Co
Review β„–29

Love this place. Owner Mike is very personable. Lots of olive oils & balsamics to try, Mike will hook you up with some special combos just ask him.

Ma
Review β„–30

The Oltve Crush is FANTASTIC.The Owner such a nice, knowledgable friendly person.A must to go to and experience.

Sh
Review β„–31

Amazing selection of olive oils and balsamic vinegars. Plus pastas, breads, coffee beans, and more. The owner is very friendly and knowledgeable.

De
Review β„–32

Discovery experience extraordinaire!! Impossible to describe the tastes!! I can only comment that it must be experienced to understand what all these commenters are trying to express.

Th
Review β„–33

Owner is always friendly and helpful.....and he has a very large selection.

Ri
Review β„–34

Mike has the knowlege I was seeking to understand the used of his products.

Vi
Review β„–35

Owner is so helpful and fun to talk to. Great olive oils.

Er
Review β„–36

We love the fig balsamic - its a major staple in our house

Ka
Review β„–37

Delicious Olive oil and a large variety of balsamic vinegars. Samples are available.

Ja
Review β„–38

Great selection of gormet foods and fantastic coffee!

Am
Review β„–39

Great selection, free samples to help you choose.

Am
Review β„–40

My brother-in-law took us to the Olive Crush while we were out visiting in California and I was blown away by it! Who wouldve thought that olive oil & balsamic vinegars could be so delicious and fascinating? My favorite part of the visit was the different pairings you can do with the olive oils and balsamics. Mike, the owner, is a great guy and super knowledgeable about his products. We walked away with four bottles of EVOO and balsamics and a bag of delicious biscotti!

Di
Review β„–41

This place is amazing!!!!!!! The company supplies to French Laundry (truffle oil) and 4 Iron Chefs.

Al
Review β„–42

Fascinating owner, delicious wares

Li
Review β„–43

Great oils and pasta selections!

Ja
Review β„–44

So expensive, so wonderful. Makes grocery shopping simultaneously stressful and enchanting.

Je
Review β„–45

Friendly & funny owner :)

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  • Address:653 Laurel St, San Carlos, CA 94070, United States
  • Site:http://theolivecrush.com/
  • Phone:+1 650-533-1189
Categories
  • Gourmet grocery store
  • Italian grocery store
  • Restaurant
Working hours
  • Monday:10AM–6PM
  • Tuesday:10AM–6PM
  • Wednesday:10AM–6PM
  • Thursday:10AM–6PM
  • Friday:10AM–6PM
  • Saturday:10AM–6PM
  • Sunday:11AM–4PM
Service options
  • In-store pickup:Yes
  • In-store shopping:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
Payments
  • NFC mobile payments:Yes
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