Olive and Ivy has to be one of my favorite lunch spots here in the valley. The inside of restaurant itself is beautiful but I've always taken the opportunity to sit outside on their amazing patio. It really is like sitting out on your own little garden patio - minus the 50+ other people that might be out there! Whether you're seated under a shade tree or next to a bubbling fountain, it is hard to believe that you're still in the middle of the desert.
Besides the patio, the food is what keeps bringing me back to the restaurant. Everything is made from scratch - and you can tell! The salads are flavorful and filling, the sandwiches are delicious, and the flatbreads are innovative and wonderful! Possibly the best parts of the meal are the pesto and bread and their white sangria. Every time I've been there I wish on a little star that the pesto and bread would continue to magically appear on the plate in front of me. I also have yet to pass up the opportunity to get some of their white sangria. The orange sugar coated rims adorn the sweet and flavorful mix of fruit and white wine (again wishing that would never end as well!).
Because of the beautiful space, delicious food, and helpful staff I am happy to give Olive and Ivy 5 stars!