Olga’s Kitchen

Waited for 20 minutes longer than was told for curbside to go and was never brought food or told it would be a little longer. I left.

We haven’t been to olgas in a while and were craving it. Our food was fresh, tasty, and arrived quickly. From the snackers to our entrees and dessert (my husband got a free dessert for his birthday) everything was delicious. Our waitress Cynovia was friendly and sweet too

best sandwiches ever!

Olga’s is a must stop and eat place when visiting the Detroit Metro Area! Excellent in every aspect and I love their fresh hot food. I wish there was an Olga’s back home in Washington State by my house so I could dine in more often and enjoy their food way more than I do.

Olgas is one of my moms fav restaurants so we go there any time we go to Michagen. Olgas is amazing I love their chicken fingers they are so good and so are their lemonade and fries!!! And don’t get me started on the smackers the cheese dip is so good and so are the little breads!!! I love how are grandparents only live 10 minutes away so we go there once and I love it but it is so sad how they closed most down.

I hardly ever give out reviews so this is good! Stephanie was a great server, one of the best in my opinion. The food was served in a timely manner and delicious. I would definitely come again!!!

Out for a quick bite to eat with hubby, so we stopped at Olga’s kitchen. We have always liked Olga’s kitchen. Who wouldn’t love the bread. But, this was the most disappointing trip that we could have possibly taken. Upon arrival with less than 6 parties in the entire establishment we were sat by the back door. We placed our order for a extra large original olga and when it came we were shocked to see how small the portions have become. When our food arrived everything from the fries to the meat on the sandwich was cold. There was so little olga sauce on the sandwich that it didn’t cover it from end to end. There were two small slices of tomato. The only redeeming factor was that our server was a very nice young lady. She offered to replace the items that we brought to her attention. If you choose to use a check-​in freebie offer be sure your server knows how to redeem it. Ours did not and had to make two trips back and forth to the manager. However, it was well worth the wait. The Birmingham Best brownie dessert was off the chain. It was smothered in peanuts with whipped cream and a great soft vanilla ice cream on top of warm soft brownie, covered in Carmel and chocolate. Be sure to check your bill. We were charged for a item that we sent back. The manager was very helpful and corrected it immediately.

I used to love Olga’s until I started going to this location. It just seems lacking in every way. Most of the servers manning the take-​out counter are not efficient and will leave you standing there waiting to be served forever. Got an Olga’s salad and three-​cheese — the salad was all lettuce with scant toppings and tiny amount of dressing. The three cheese wasn’t warm and so bland. And not a napkin or utensil to be found in the bag. I ate about a third of my meal and couldn’t finish any of it. Won’t be going back anytime soon.

I must say I always appreciate when a business takes enough pride in their service and quality to contact a previous customer but when it falls short and someone who is in a management role states they will contact you back and wants you to take the extra time to write the detailed review in an email when you do that as a customer and then get no response it is quite disheartening and mildly aggravating then why did they request you to take the extra time out of your day to write an email with detailed notes about your experience if they don’t care enough to get back with you please do not waste my time and yours if you are not going to follow through this definitely dropped this location down to a one star I wish I could put a zero hopefully in the future it will go back up is starting to feel like this chain is just a McDonald’s with window dressing and how can you mess up food off of a slow cooker sad to see and sad to write

I love the broccoli soup and smackers. They changed the quality of chicken they serve and it’s just ok now. Best bet — unlimited soup and salad.

Our server was Adrienne. She was prompt friendly and a great server. Food was perfect. Boyfriend got a chicken shawarma and I got a medium Italian pasta salad that she recommended I get. I’ve never tried a chicken shawarma but this was a great first time tasting it as it was delicious! Got amazing snackers, yummy cheese bites, and a Birmingham brownie. Sorry ate so fast that pics do not exist lol

The food and service at this Olga’s is good. But they have got to turn the muzak down. You can barely concentrate on your meal or your company because the stereo is blaring John Mayer tunes over and over. It’s Olga’s folks, not the club…

Great staff and great food. Love coming here to get my all you can eat soup salad and snackers.

The food has plenty of potential, but unfortunately it often ends up not quite as hot as it should be, and most of the items I’ve had have been disappointingly bland. A little more care and seasoning could make this a keeper, but in it’s present state its not worth a trip «up the hill» during the traffic-​plagued lunch hour.

My nieces love it here. Always room to be seated and servers are super friendly. But why does my wrap and Olga fries have to be cold all the time? It’s still delicious, but I love for my three cheese sandwich with extra Olga sauce to be warm so that I can enjoy it more! Other than that, this place is great. And clean, I love clean.

Olga’s has always held an interesting place in my mind — rare enough that I don’t feel as though I’m eating at a huge national chain, unique enough that I feel the menu has its own character, yet expensive enough that I always feel like I overpaid a little for what I received. Still worth visiting from time to time.
I really like the Classic Olga, the Mediterranean, the Peasant Soup, and the White Bean Chicken Chili. I can’t 100% honestly say which sandwiches and entrees I had at this location, but every Olga’s meal I’ve had was tasty and prepared correctly, so always expect either good or great from a food perspective.
I’ve only been to this Olga’s three times, even though it’s the one closest to my house. The first time met my expectations for an Olga’s experience — clean restaurant, pleasant service, solid food, a bit pricey, but overall left me happy. The second trip was a carry out — I was overcharged and didn’t receive part of my carry out order. I was too far away to drive back and have them fix it.
My third (and final) trip to this Olga’s was for lunch recently. We were told the wait for a table would be «5−10 minutes.» We waited 10 minutes and inquired on status with the hostess. She told us «10 more minutes.» We waited 10 minutes. Inquiring again, we were told «10 minutes» for the third time. Since my lunch break, which I can stretch to an hour and fifteen minutes at most, was already half over, I had to grab fast food and head back to work. Very disappointing. I don’t mind a long wait — but the «bait and switch» of telling someone a time that is ¼ the actual wait time is a quick way to garner REALLY bad karma with your customers, even if the hostess is polite about it.
It also weirds me out a bit that even though Olga’s is a chain, some of them (like this one) have a waiter/​waitress and you wait to order. Others are cafeteria style. Others take your order at a counter and then bring it to you. Some are heavy on Mediterranean /​Middle Eastern food (which I love), yet others shy away from it completely. I sense an identity crisis across the chain as a whole.
If you’re already in this shopping center, don’t want to explore other options nearby (none of them are phenomenal), and you have plenty of time, this place will likely suffice, but I certainly wouldn’t make a trip solely for this experience.

I have nothing but good things to say about this Olga’s. It’s my first choice as there are two in the area. I usually get carry-​out and I’ve never had a problem with it. 90% of the time the cashier is always Hollie, and she always greets with a smile and is cheerful — which is nice because you get a lot of bad attitude’s in the restaurant business.

Olga’s menu has drastically changed. Everything is Ala Carte. My wife and I ordered two sandwiches, two soup bowls, two orange coolers and shared some snackers.
I knew our bill would be expensive, but between the bill and the tip — we walked out fifty dollars lighter! No joke. We told each other that for a few more bucks, we could have had steaks at Longhorn!
The food was adequate but bland. I should have taken the hint when the waitresses brought in food from Moe’s which they ate in the dining area (end booth)
Gone is the cool set of four tabletop spices. We are done with Olga’s.

Service — good most of the time.
Atmosphere — Clean and simple.
Food — good food, I like the Mediterranean Chicken salad, and the snackers are just delicious.
Prices — little pricey for the food portions.
Overall, like going there on a laid back weekends, when I just feel like having a nice relaxed lunch/​dinner.

I came here with my fiancé and in laws to grab a quick bite. It’s funny because I have been craving Greek. Don’t think this place is 100% Greek but it satisfied my craving. It’s a great place for groups an kids. Very family friendly. For the serving portion, the price was a little high. Not extremely pricey, but more than I expected to pay for the amount of food.
Service
The server was pretty diligent with seeing that my table well taken care of. We have quite a few questions, which she was able to answer and if she did not have an answer or needed help, she would get a manager’s assistance. ALSO, CHECKING IN THROUGH Unilocal, WE GOT A FREE DESSERT, FYI!!! I have no complaints about service.
Quality
The food was well made and the presentation was neat. The snackers were great, with whatever kind of cheese or something that came in the side. It was in point. For my meal I ordered the Mediterranean sandwich. It was the closest thing to a Greek gyro I could possibly get. The lamb could have had a little more flavor but the sandwich as a whole, was good.
All in all, I recommend you try this restaurant. I would have to be in the mood for this style of food to eat it but I would definitely return.