You don't have people walking by and kind of looking over you. That's often a little off-putting and makes you feel like you're on display. Guttridge describes Olives' menu as Mediterranean cuisine. You see a little Italian influence and a little French. One of the catch phrases is, they cook food from any of the countries where olives are grown, so it gives them a wide variety of different flavors to choose from and a nice varied menu.
People make an extra effort to wait a while.
It's a fun kind of thing. About 80 of the restaurant's 340 seats are on the outdoor patio area, Fuselier says. The outdoor dining area is in high demand, he says. I'd say probably 75 percent of people coming into the restaurant inquire about sitting outside. Then people sit out in the evening and have drinks.