Cooking can be fun when you have the right ingredients. Sometimes you want to play chef and make a home cook meal at the end of the day instead of watching people inside a restaurant making social media content or hearing a Michelin guide table TED talk. For me I like to make one of the best tofu and mushrooms spaghetti you ever had and it can be with ingredients from Safeway or the cornerstore market. There is one place in San Francisco which has all the essentials when it comes to making a great spaghetti like mine and other pastas. This place has spaghetti noodles imported from Italy , pasta sauce, oregano and sea salt like some in SF. What makes this place different is all the locally sourced olive oils they have available to make the pasta dishes and use the olive oil to cook almost any dish you wish. This place is located on Vicksburg and 24th street in San Francisco and it's called Olive This Olive That. On the last day of April stroll in Noe Valley I landed inside Olive This Olive That. Once inside you will find lots of bottles of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and lots of types of artisanal balsamic vinegars . You can find different salts like the lemon salt, habanero salt, and kimchi salt. They have lots of different types of chili oils. You will also find lots of pasta sauces along with pasta noodles. They also sell Rize Up sourdough breads like Original (OG), Jalapeno Bacon Cheddar, Everything Seasoning along with the Original (OG), Ube ( purple bread), Garlic Confit Thyme, Sesame Hoagie Baguettes. They also hold tasting and cooking classes . Olive This Olive That is all that. Make a meal and break bread and bring out the bottle of" olive oil" and talk about the joys of life along with the "turmoil" and make a meal and grab some pasta and put some water to "boil "they say there are no kings but my dinner feasts are "royal" Come where pasta and noodles are sold and"bought" learn how to cook like Don Juan's spaghetti which is special and something that is privately "taught "if you don't follow the recipe because you got too cheesy and salty and added too much cheese and " salt" don't blame me in SF because it's all your "fault" read more

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Discovered this place as we were wandering Noe Valley. The nine year old has loved to sample olive oil ever since we had some on a farm. So once she saw their free samples sign, there was no turning back. We tried a few different varieties, I loved the rosemary olive oil and think it will be perfect with homemade focaccia. The nine year old tried a few more varieties which she loved as well. We love that they have kegs and can fill bottles. The packaging is very nice. Staff were friendly and helpful. read more

Excellent dark balsamic vinegar. Our go to dressing with EVO. We love that it is delicious alone. Makes salad dressing a breeze.

I am from out of the state and visit when in town. Like the variety and sales ladies are courteous and pleasant.

Excellent olive oils and balsamic vinegars. They also have a large selection of gourmet food products from Europe. Their dishware is unique and well made. They sell the best bread ever made by "Rize Up" bakery. Their customer service is exceptional, which makes shopping there a pleasure. You definitely want to check out this gem of a store. read more

Love all their products here. We often get them as gifts throughout the year and our friends love them too!

I love that shops like this (still) exist! I first met Janelle, the owner of this shop, when I was organizing a Rainbow Bazaar at our office featuring LGBTQ+ owned businesses. Janelle was such a joy to work with and she's been to more markets like this ever since. She's a bundle of energy! I also paid a visit to her shop in Noe Valley a few months ago and loved everything about it: big jars of olive oil make you feel like you're in a candy shop for culinary geeks. read more

Olive This Olive That - Janelle offering olive oil tastings at our Rainbow Bazaar - Gift Shops Near Me - San Francisco, California

Found this place while looking for something different to experience in the city. They have a wide selection of olive oils and vinegars - both infused and non-infused. Along with a selection of spices, kitchenware, sauces, and handmade pasta. Having olive oil by itself was not something I'd done before (or considered) and they were kind to let me do a little tasting of whatever appealed to me. From blood orange infused olive oil to chocolate infused balsamic vinegar - they have it all! Learned about the process of making both, how they're sourced, and what makes them so good. A personal favourite was their 12 year aged pure balsamic vinegar. It was unlike any I've tasted before - sweet, acidic, and slightly fruity at the same time! They offer tastings all year round. Additionally, anyone interested in olive picking can also go do it with the owner at the farm & learn about the entire process, but that takes place only a couple of times in November/December each year. read more

This place exceeded my expectations. I didn't know what to expect, but I sure was wow'd. The staff was great. They gave me some bread cubes to use for tasting the olive and vinegar. They were helpful when asked questions. I ended up buying four bottles. We gave two away as a gift and kept two for ourselves. read more

We've walked by this store since it opened and for some reason never walked in. I have no idea why. Today we came in and bought a pomegranate balsamic vinegar which was really nice. We might be late to the party as it were but I plan on coming back often. I want to try the chocolate and raspberry balsamic and the olive oils! read more

Janell was so inviting and enthusiastically educated us on olive oil and the options available. Due to my indecisiveness and lean towards buttery, we went with the kitchen blend and the mild Ascolano for dipping. Very excited to try these! We will be back for bread, balsamic and pasta! She also gave a great tip if you spill olive oil, that baking soda will get it right out! read more

Olive This Olive That - Ascolano and a kitchen blend to start us off! - Gift Shops Near Me - San Francisco, California

The greatest little shop for olive oil and vinegars and pasta and cool kitchen ware. You have to see this place!! Janell is the greatest personality running this place and have an online presents. read more

Went to Olive This Olive That because they had a sign outside when I was in Noe Valley for their Harvest Festival Sat 10/27/12 & they have FREE Tastings! They've been open for 4 months. I tried a sample of brownies made from Olive Oil. In any recipe that calls for 1 Cup Butter use 3/4 Cup Olive Oil instead! Tried out many of the Extra Virgin Olive Oils - just drink a tiny bit of it. Bottles 1 for $17; 2 for $30 Balsamic Vinegars - they have white balsamic vinegars - that's cool. Try the Dark Chocolate - wow! So many other flavors I tried & liked. Bottles 1 for $17; 2 for $30 Pastas - made in Denver CO I think the worker told me, many different ones, I should have bought a bag, but didn't. $8/bag. Sea salts: mild 5oz, Robust 5oz for $10. I didn't try any. Worth a visit. Hrs: M-F 11-7; Sat 10-7; Sun 11-5 read more

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Delicious olive oil! They have kitchen accessories too. I got a beautiful gift box for my oil and vinegar sets. It's the perfect gift for the holidays and the packaging was lovely. read more

I would just like the owner to know what a stellar employee she has working for her. I was there yesterday (Sunday, March 8th) in the early afternoon and the lovely woman working there (whose name escapes me but she introduced herself and was so kind!)...could not have been more helpful. I have seen her on several occasions and she really puts her heart and soul into helping the customers, which is rare to see in customer service these days. She is a real joy. I figured you already knew how great she is but it doesn't hurt to send a reminder!: ) Thank you so much for showing me how to make my salads delicious with your beautiful products. The pairing of the Persian lime olive oil with the honey ginger white balsamic vinegar is my new favorite. read more

What a wonderful food find . . . right in the heart of Noe Valley. Not only got a nice education on both the world of olive oil, balsamic vinegar and specialty pasta, but had a delicious time mixing and matching different flavors. Thank you to Jonah who was our helpful and gracious host for the morning. Very excited to now have this wonderful shop for holiday shopping. So many fun ideas for food baskets this year. Congratulations to the owners of this wonderful little store. We will definitely be back with our hungry friends. read more

A Christmas book, "Extra Virginity", got me searching for California olive oil because it turns out that a lot/most "extra virgin Italian" olive oils aren't defect-free as extra virgins are supposed to be and they often aren't even from Italy. Apparently Califiornia has legal standards and a community of growers that are into oil, so buying Californian is a good thing to do. The book warned against big brands and stores saying that consumers there were very price sensitive so the stores had no incentive to pay for the genuine stuff. The book pointed to a place in Berkley and mentioned some online stores, but I wanted a local store, if possible. I went once to the Ferry Building and found a couple places there that had certificed organic California olive oil, and one of the shops let you taste its two (only 2!) different types of oil with bread. But, when I ran out of the oil I had bought, I wasn't rushing to refill. What I had bought was apparently a year old (too old for olive oil) and really expensive. Besides, the super tourist feel of the Ferry Building just didn't make me want to fight the gawking crowds for what really is a stable food. Then, I stumbled accross Olive This, Olive That while looking for parking in Noe Valley. I found a spot in front of the store, and went in to see if the sign out front really pointed to a business that was dedicated to selling olive oil. As soon as I entered, I felt I had walked into a model for where you're supposed to buy olive oil. The place is relaxed, clean, and equipped with tiny tasting cups. "Extra Virginity" explained how I was supposed to taste oil -- not with bread like at the Ferry Building -- but in a tiny aip which you aerate in the back of your mouth. And, here was a store set up for its customers to do a proper tasting. Moreover, Janell, the shopkeeper was friendly, low-key, and spectacularly knowledgable. She explained the differences among the oils, offered tastings, refreshed my memory on how to taste the oil, and made spot-on suggestions. I wound up leaving with two types of olive oil, a traditional aged balsamic vinegar, and a dark chocolate balsamic vinegar. What great tastes the first three added to the vegatables and salad! The chocolate balasmic has been reserved for ripe strawberries, but I'm looking for other sweet food that can handle both vinegar and chocolate because that vinegar is both unique and conversation-stoppingly wonderful. I have been back several times since. Initially I stayed away from oils and vinegars blended with herbs, garlic, or other flavors. I figured I could do add-ins myself. But, then I saw OTOT at a Golden Gate Business Association event where they had their tasting cups out. Janell let me taste the Person lime olive oil and then mixed it with a rasberry balsamic. Wow! I bought! Since then I've added their ancho chili (non-balsamic) vinegar to our shelves along with an green apple balsamic. That combination is an attention getter! Okay, this is not a cooking show, so I won't list all of the different flavors I've tried and used. But, the point is that OTOT is stocked with enough truly extra virgin, California olive oil and a selection of unusual-but-tasty vinegars that it is destination store. You can bring your out-of-town friends, taste the different olive oils and vinegars, and have them buy a quality memento of their visit. Or, just come yourself, stock up, and serve your family and friends some damn tasty, unique blends. OTOT is my best find of the year. read more

Olive This Olive That - The Starter Kit that got us hooked - Gift Shops Near Me - San Francisco, California

I was in a pickle, in the middle of a pandemic. Janelle saved the day. Wanting desperately to gift some wonderful clients on the day they became the owners of their first home, I was searching google and stumbled on this store. I couldn't go there and I couldn't see what was in the store. But the reviews were great. And, when I started talking to Janelle, I knew I was in good hands. She walked me through her recommendations of items for a basket that included choices of gluten free pasta, sauce, tapenade, crackers, finishing oil, chocolate and more. She assembled the basket, sent me a picture for approval, stayed in my budget and personally delivered it that evening! It was perfect, and our clients were delighted. I cannot wait until I can shop there myself. I am grateful! read more

Fabulous selection of olive oils, vinegars, and lots of other items. It's a great place to shop for gifts and the owner and staff are friendly and helpful. They also make an effort to sell products made by local businesses. read more

My good friend who lives just around the corner from this shop, were walking the streets and stumbled into this shop. My friend being a virgin at Olive Oil test tasting had a blast. He purchased the 2 for $30 deal. I think if you really want to get serious with the sampling, you should bring in your own loaf of bread to see how it tastes. The owner can't afford to feed people bread and pay his rent. Their basalmics are so good! I really want to get some more for myself. I have to wait for my boyfriend to go with me. Or else it is like cheating when I pick out the food. Haha. We went on a Saturday and there was a lady selling amazing flan in front of their store for $3 each. What a great day. I had flan and olive oil. read more

Tremendous resource for olive oil and balsamic vinegar. They feature extra virgin olive oils grown by small california producers. Always have about six-to-eight top notch choices. It's remarkable how different each olive oil tastes -- you really get to appreciate olive oil at its best at a place like this. Prices are really good considering the quality, and for locals they even give you a discount if you bring back your old bottles for refill. They also have a great selection of balsamics, white and red, from California and Italy. Also a fun selection of infused oils and balsamics -- great for salads, and gifts. They let you taste just about everything, and will take the time to educate you about the different variety of oils and vinegars. read more

Awesome experience walking in, tasting and talking about food. Great spot for gifts but also filling up your personal stash of olive oil and vinegar. read more

Love this little shop. Got to try lots of vinegars and oils. Janell was most helpful. Love, love, love the 18 year old aged balsamic vinegar. Could drink it out of the bottle. read more

Janell: thank you for the sampling and chat during my recent visit to your store. I can't wait to indulge in my purchase and look forward to returning! Merci! read more

Just stopped by this store to check it out, and I'm glad I did! Super cute store with a ton of varieties of olive oil and balsamic vinegar -- you mix and match and taste! The blood orange evoo + chocolate balsamic is insanely delicious. The blood orange evoo + blueberry balsamic was another great match. They've also got some hand-made pasta from Colorado too. Cute place, will be back to buy these as presents for sure. read more

It's a cute store, and they have a clear identity. Definitely come here to buy olive oils and/or "balsamic-style" vinegars. A lot of the flavors (and potential flavor combinations) are really creative and unique. It is a fun store to visit. While their product is good stuff, here comes my thoughts about the store itself. Don't take my comments as a negative (I really do like the store), these are just my observations and maybe some suggestions for improvement. It comes off as an "I have a vision" store where the owner seems like they had an idea in mind, and were intent on making it happen. But it's not clear to me whether it was the best business decision. Look, it's a store that basically just sells olive oil and vinegar, and dried pasta. In Noe Valley, the home of sky high rents. It's not even on 24th. If they didn't have a sign on 24th, no one would know it was there. Then it dawned on me, why have a store front? They could sell at farmers markets, maybe open a stand at the Ferry Building (if they haven't already). If their product is truly superior, I would think they could sell at Whole Foods? Why pass the overhead on to your customers? So, the reason is, presumably, have a store front so customers can take their time and taste the product. Makes sense, right? Well, I wasn't quite sold. First of all, their product is not cheap (again they have Noe Valley rent to pay). It doesn't make me want to buy lots and lots of stuff to bring home. The tasting process is completely inundating. They have a huge number of varieties to wade through, with not enough structure in how they are arranged. I don't want to literally taste everything in the room to make a decision, but with options like coconut balsamic, I don't think I could ever buy a product in their store without tasting it. So I probably would have to taste everything to figure out what I really want. So, when I went in, the tasting process involved taking little slurps of olive oil out of plastic cups. This is NOT how I would ever enjoy olive oil at home, and I hope other customers would agree. At the least I would need bread, and most of the time I put a little salt in the oil to bring out the flavor. The oil quickly coats your tongue and mouth and you can't taste anything anymore. You need palate cleansers to move from one variety to the next. Then there are the flavored versus unflavored products. To me, putting flavored product next to unflavored product tells me the unflavored product is probably higher quality. Because, why would you add flavoring to a product with naturally great flavor? You wouldn't. The flavored stuff comes off as very whimsical, although it is very tasty. Finally, the freshness was probably the biggest unknown about the product. I was told not only was all the product extremely fresh, and that the olive oil I had at home was very likely rancid. Proud to say, I checked to make sure my olive oil at home was perfectly fine, thank you. Well, at the date of my visit to the store, the product did not have a date for pressing, nor a date for bottling, etc. This is something that I would come to expect of a San Francisco olive oil shop. All of these things are completely fixable, and I think the owner is committed to making the experience as pleasant as possible for the customers. I hope they do well but I have my doubts about their current model. read more

What an awesome store! I came here after it opened 3 weeks ago and simply love this place. It's a hidden gem here in Noe Valley and I'm not aware of any store like it. If anyone wants Olive Oil or Balsamic Vinegar, this is the place to go. Absolutely 5 Stars read more

Absolutely superb olive oil. I'm really fussy, and I have bought (and continue to buy and try) olive oils from all over the world - but for me Olive This Olive That's olive oil is my number one. I make my own mayonnaise, lovingly beating it with a whisk slowly and methodically until it becomes yellow gold. Their olive oil makes it sing. I don't understand the rant of that Michael person. He seems angry and like someone who finds fault everywhere. If you look at my reviews you'll see I'm a love it or hate it kind of girl, but when I don't like something it's for very precise reasons. Anyway, this is a very wonderful shop with great olive oil. The owners are as delightful as what they create. For me it's a destination and I don't even like Noe Valley! read more

As others have mentioned, this little shop is very welcoming. You can try as many of the olive oils and vinegars as you want; there are little plastic cups easily accessible so that you can help yourself in case the shop keeper is otherwise engaged. You receive a discount if you bring your cleaned bottle back for refilling. It's either $1 or $2 off, and you may need to explicitly ask for it if Janelle is not working. Also, if you sign up for their email newsletter, they'll let you know in advance about special events and tastings. read more

Hands down the best place to get Olive Oil in the Bay Area! I could spend hours in this place just tasting all of their different olive oils and vinegars and just chatting with the staff. The staff is super knowledgeable on olive oil and will make great suggestions on what to try. They even sell locally made pastas (they even have gluten-free pasta as well!!!) and hold special evening events here once a month where you can try finished recipes made with their products. As an added bonus, if you get on their mailing list, you will have the chance to participate in field trips to olive farms and the like. I just came back from an olive harvesting adventure in Calaveras County where I got to make my own olive oil and meet lots of new, fun people. Super sweet and helpful staff + high-quality, yummy products= THE winning combination. I am a die-hard customer for life :) read more

Best new store I have been to in a log time! Not only is the product high quality, but the packaging is spectacular . This shop has become my 'go to' shop for hostess gifts and the friend who has everything. This months favorite for me: grapefruit balsamic. Give it a try! read more

Found this olive oil heaven while wandering around Noe Valley. We wandered in, and Janelle (one of the owners) immediately greeted us with a big smile. She helped us taste 5-10 different olive oils, explaining how to taste them (for the lighter ones, you're supposed to warm them a bit to release the aroma) and generally just being awesome to some olive oil newbies. The infused balsamic oils here were amazing. Some of my favorites were the lavender and apricot. She will also mix them for you, and I ended up buying one of the blood orange and strawberry mixes (excited to put it on some pancakes, or ricotta mixed with vanilla and honey). The lemongrass and mint mixed one was also phenomenal. For the EVOO, I bought the chipotle (nice smokey flavor) and green chili extra virgin olive oils. The green chili one has a GREAT kick to it. They also sell a big variety of pasta (a lot of gluten free pasta!--mostly quinoa and corn based), salts, and some other small things (e.g. olive oil based body lotion, tasting plates). It's a shame this place isn't on 24th; even though it's only a few storefronts down from the middle of 24th, we almost missed it walking by. But based on the deliciousness and Janelle being awesome to us, I will absolutely be back next time I'm in the area and recommend everyone checks it out. read more

...i love going here...never know what i'm going in for...have liked every product i've walked out with...the dark chocolate balsalmic with strawberries is heaven... read more

Great selection of domestic and imported olive oil, with wide range of flavor profiles from buttery to grassy. Nice to have a neighborhood option to obtain high quality olive oil. They also have a shockingly large variety of flavored balsamic vinegars, which is not my thing but have to say it was really fun tasting a few of the more adventurous ones (lavender, dark chocolate) and pairing them with the olive oils. They also have tons of dried pastas. Owner Janelle was well informed and super helpful. Reserving one star because they didn't let you fill your own bottle/buy in bulk to reduce use of unnecessary packaging, but that's a minor point. We'll definitely be going back. read more

Your store is simply deliciously fantastic, what a great gem of a find during my walk while visiting my aunt in Noe Valley. I just checked your website and thank you for the recipes with pictures. Can't wait to go back and try other flavors. http://www.olivethisolivethat.com/recipes.html read more

Awesome products of the highest quality. These oils and balsamic really adds extra to any dish and you can tell the difference between these oils and your regular olive oils. Love to experiment and mix it up. I would it a try if you haven't been there yet. I'm sure you won't regret it. Excellent service too! read more

First off, let me just say that I am so happy this cute little specialty shop opened up in my neighborhood! I make a point to support the locally owned businesses which are having a harder and harder time staying afloat lately. I popped in on a quiet weekday afternoon and almost made myself sick tasting the vast variety of olive oils and balsamic vinegars. I love that you can taste each one before you buy it, or even mix the vinegar and oil together to figure out the best pairing! The olive oils are arranged from mild on the left to robust on the right. I was specifically looking for a flavorful olive oil that would be perfect for dipping my homemade fresh baked bread into but mild enough to combine well with vinegar or citrus as a salad dressing. The one I chose to purchase is the California Frontoio which is 3rd from the right in the robust side of the spectrum. For vinegar, I was most intrigued with the white balsamic. It had a sweet and complex flavor like the regular traditional balsamic, but there was something different about it, it tasted grapier. Is grapier a word? Well, that's the best way I can describe it. If I wanted the flavor of balsamic without the dark color, white balsamic would be perfect! However, my choice of vinegar to purchase on this day was the traditional 18 year aged balsamic. The minute I tasted it, I was in love. Thicker than balsamics aged for far less time, it has a syrupy consistency perfect for drizzling. The taste is complex and better than any balsamic I have ever had for this price. Yes, the price. Which leads me to the best part... each bottle of vinegar and oil are priced the same. Doesn't matter which varietal you get. Right now they have a deal which is 2 bottles for $30. When I realized that the aged balsamic is a steal at $15, it was a no-brainer to take advantage of that deal. I was also told that if you return the bottle clean and dry (dishwasher seems the best way to accomplish that), you can get a refill for $1 less. I asked if that meant if I brought back and refilled two at a time, that it would be $28 for two bottles of any vinegar or oil, it doesn't have to be the same ones you bought before. The gentleman helping said yes so I'm looking forward to returning! One last thing, I would love it if the shop sold or simply supplied small bits of bread as an option to use to taste the olive oils which I find more pleasant than sipping them plain. read more

Very friendly people who are clearly happy to assist you. it's just the right size shop with olive oils on one side and balsamic vinegar on the other, with plenty of tasting cups. Also in the middle they have flavor infused pasta. I purchased the porcini mushroom linguine and it was amazing. read more

This is the best kept secret in San Francisco. It's a beautiful little shop in Noe Valley that has the best quality and most delicious olive oils that you can taste, enjoy and purchase. Janell the owner is a treasure trove of knowledge and can help you create a gift or determine the best oils and vinegars for your needs-health and cooking! I take all my out of towners here for a unique SF experience. Also Janell does classes, tastings and fun corporate events. Don't miss this shop. I'm addicted to the persian lime oil. It elevates dressings, salads and vegetarian dishes! read more

Excellent olive oil, pasta, balsamic vinegar, and customer service...great location...it's the only oil I use.