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Olly Fresco's
Categories: Restaurants Delis Restaurants Sandwiches Delis, Sandwiches [Edit]
205 5th Ave SWSte 231
Calgary, AB T2P 4L2
(403) 457-0612
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2 reviews for Olly Fresco's
2 reviews in English
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Review from Lisa P.
10/15/2011
I go to Olly's in Bow Valley just about every day. Some day's I frequent this place twice. My co-workers go to Olly's all the time. So I'd like to say we're experts on this fine establishment.
Every morning, I go over to Olly's for a coffee. I love that if you bring your own cup, it's only $1.25. They have about 15 different kinds of coffee. My favorite is the cherry chip swirl. It smells amazing and actually has good chocolate cherry taste. I've tried others but keep coming back to my fav.
Olly's reminds me of Sunterra but in my opinion, way better. They have a selection of pastries for breakfast and a special hot buffet with bacon, eggs bene, and other goodies every Friday. There's also a made to order omlette station. At lunch, they have both a salad bar and hot buffet. I could totally stuff my face at either. The menu changes all the time and you will see everything from perogies, dry pork ribs, sweet and sour chicken, pasta, green beans, you name it. The salads are really good, too. You can get prepackaged salads, fruit cups, sandwiches and a load of other things if you're in a hurry. Otherwise, they will make you a sandwich the way you want including falafels. These are pretty much as good as Chick Pea (which I think makes the best falafels in the city). The soup station has about 6 different kinds of soup every day. They also offer both meat and vegetarian chili. You can always sample the soup before you buy which is something I really think is cool. I could eat here every day and never get tired of the food.
Olly's is hopping no matter what time you go, especially at lunch. However, they have lots of cash registers so you never feel like you're waiting long. I'm in and out of there in a few minutes. The staff here is probably the friendliest I've encountered anywhere. The girls are always smiling, ask you how you're doing, and it's a genuine pleasure to be served. To me, this is what makes Olly Fresco's stand out from all the crowd. I don't often give a place/service 5 stars, but Olly's deserves every one of them (more if I could give them more!). -
Review from Catherine L.
Calgary, AB
5/15/2012
I've given this place several chances to wow - I think it's a pass. My opinion of it is that it is a Marcello's "wanna be" - the prices are more expensive than Marcellos, the quality is never as good. The coffee might be cheap but it is very watered down. The salad bar at lunch is also dirty - literally. The lettuce (romaine in particular) was not washed properly..if at all. The roasted chicken is so greasy that you might as well eat KFC. The breakfast portions are fair - but the line cook who makes the breakfast every morning is rude, not a lot of pride in what he does. The breakfast buffet on Friday is also poorly done. The bacon is all stuck together and chewy. If you want the same thing for a more reasonably price and better quality - skip Ollys and head to Marcello's instead. I've given up on this place.
