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    5.0 (2 reviews)
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    2 months ago

    Finally a nice place to eat in Topeka! We need more places like this! Kind, great food and beautifully designed murals inside and out!

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    The Tasteful Olive - Olives on olives!

    The Tasteful Olive

    4.3(46 reviews)
    56.1 mi
    •$$
    Locally owned & operated
    Free parking

    I mean, I generally don't see myself sipping olive oil or balsamic vinegar, but when in Rome…read more.. My culinary game has stepped up several notches over the past few years and places like the Tasteful Olive absolutely augment my cupboard. If I can finish a pasta with a flavored olive oil, such as garlic, lemon, or maybe blood orange, then count me in. It certainly ain't cheap, but great food is made from great ingredients, and those great ingredients are going to cost money. This most recent visit had me adding in a bottle of strawberry balsamic and I cannot wait to knock a salad out of the park with this stuff. I also added in a house-made lemon/basil/garlic olive oil blend that made a recent risotto of mine devastatingly fantastic. I walked in curious; I walked out with three bottles and tons of ideas. Super-friendly service and they're always helpful if you have questions about pairings or flavor profiles. I love the layout as well as the local goods that you can get, such as honeys, jams, or pasta. Sample anything you want, but I guarantee you'll find more than a handful of flavors that you would really like to try. Let your palate experience your flavor imagination!

    SO many great EVOO's and an extraordinary variety of type and flavors of vinegar! You can taste and…read moretry different combos to get the perfect ones for you. My favorites to make a wonderful salad every time are Blood Orange EVOO & Peach White Balsamic Vinegar (nectar of the gods!) Toss together your favorite greens, any fresh fruit (blueberries, strawberries, or even drained mandarin oranges), chopped pecans or walnuts, and crumbled Feta cheese. Then dress it with that oil & vinegar combo...perfect salad alchemy! Or just drizzle a little of that dressing over any combo of fresh fruits. The experts at The Tasteful Olive are always available to help you create magic combos. Be sure to check out all the other items they carry.

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    The Tasteful Olive - My all-time favorite combo to make incredible salads!

    My all-time favorite combo to make incredible salads!

    The Tasteful Olive - Simple & fabulous.

    Simple & fabulous.

    The Tasteful Olive - A personal favorite. It makes my pasta SING.

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    A personal favorite. It makes my pasta SING.

    Olive Tree

    Olive Tree

    4.5(22 reviews)
    56.6 mi
    •$$

    Wonderful, wide variety of vinegars (special focus on balsamics) and olive oils, and all sorts of…read moregourmet foods, condiments, herbs & spices, spreads, dipping blends, kitchen accessories, and gift boxes. They also host various cooking classes, and if you go to their calendar or the "pick-up food" section on their site, the owner sells tasty, home-cooked meals every Tuesday + baked breads on Friday (lately, it's been dinner rolls, challah bread, and cinnamon roles) that you can pre-order and pick-up in-store. Great local find.

    My first thought upon entering was "where are the bread cubes, how am I supposed to taste oils &…read morevinegars without bread cubes?" And then I learned. Oh boy did I learn! I saw a woman pour a little bit of vinegar into a little paper cup and sip it straight, so in true monkey-see-monkey-do fashion I did the same. My first taste was the White Peach Balsamic. Forget everything you know about balsamic vinegar, stuff this good is on a different plane of existence altogether. Wow! So syrupy and brightly flavored I now understood the glaring lack of bread cubes. Who needs them? The White Peach was like jam. I was instantly thinking of pouring it over ice cream, or ... ? It turned my world upside down. My budget permitted a purchase of just one bottle this trip, but you can rest assured I will be coming back to add to my collection. If you're curious, I chose the Lime Jalepeno Balsamic as my first bottle. All I add is a little oil, salt & pepper and I have a salad dressing that knocks my socks off!

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    Olive Tree 7044 W 105 Street Overland Park KS

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    Noodles and Company

    Noodles and Company

    3.1(48 reviews)
    25.9 mi
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    I love pasta and I'm so glad I was reminded about Noodles & Company today. I'm happy I came because…read moreit was a great day to sit on their patio. Let me start by saying Susan has excellent customer service skills. I had trouble deciding what I wanted, but she informed of the guarantee policy if I don't like it they'll remake it at no cost. I went with the pesto cavatappi because I always get the penne rosa because I love the spicy tomato sauce. The cavatappi was okay, I wasn't thrilled with the sauce because you could barely taste it. The Parmesan crusted chicken was delicious as usual. Perfect crisp on the outside with juicy middle. I'm sure most people prefer their pasta to be al dente, but I like mine I little softer. The portions are enough for two if you aren't that hungry. I love their drink machine, and how clean the restaurant is kept.

    I ordered the Pad Thai and it was worse than a cold Raman bowl with crushed peanuts on top. The…read morenoodles were not cooked it tasted watery with a sweet and a little spice. It had one piece of purple cabbage floating in it and some parsley garnish on top. My husband ordered the spaghetti and meatballs which was also cold. The meatballs looked like they had sat in the refrigerator for 3 days. The texture was spongy and had zero flavor. The sauce was at a cafeteria level. We also both got the Caesar salad which wasn't that bad. The dressing had a good zesty flavor but it only had croutons no parmesan or spices! We will not ever be going back.

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