Olympic Steak & Pizza - Oakland

This is a hidden Gem that is worth the travel.I had to visit family in Sommerville and this venue in Oakland is very nice.The salad bar is great with fresh greens and a good selection of toppings. The soup and dessert bar that comes with the salad bar puts it over the top. Great banana pudding. I mean Yumm.I really enjoyed the buffet. The fried chicken was the star of the show and the peach cobbler was extremely good. Catfish was decent. The rest was Ok.The fried mushrooms are nice but not that good. Get the mozarella sticks and poppers. All the food items were good. The smothered chicken, lasagna, chicken parmasean, to everything was great.The service was bad. We had to flag down 3 different waitresses for drinks and refills. Never knew or found out who our actual waitress was.

Completely forgot to take food pics! We did a very large takeout order for 17 people and every single item was correct. We did wait a bit longer than the time scheduled for pick up, but we aren't the only people on the planet doing takeout.I had the salmon with grilled veggies and it was excellent. I ordered it rare and it was cooked to order. The salads that came with the main courses were gigantic. I believe that they have a salad bar when dining in, so they certainly were generous portions.Nice staff; good food.

We used to be regulars at an Olympic in Oakland but this has been the second time hair was been found in their food and I'm done. Ewwww....if we want Olympic we just go to Arlington now!

We have been eating at Olympic since they first opened in Oakland, TN. Now, we end up placing a to-go order more often than dining in, but we often order their large Greek pizza and Greek salad or Gyros salad, or their huge, juicy cheeseburger/fries/onion rings from Oakland or Arlington. And I also usually get one of their delicious desserts as well. Their food is always delicious and the staff is friendly and efficient.

Definitely recommend this Olympic location! I had the salad bar and had a personal cheese pizza. I really enjoyed my visit and will definitely come back!

The food is usually good. The salad bar looked awful. The lettuce was nonexistent and we had to ask for it. Food was all over the salad bar and many items were almost gone. Someone should be monitoring the salad bar at all times. The salad bar comes with your meal, therefore it's the first food item that's seen. It should be inviting.

Fsmily had been to kidney center at Vanderbilt in Nashville. Decided to grab a pizza for dinner. When I arrived to pickit up young lady asked how my day was going told her I was tired from traveling. She simply asked me if I would like something to drink. WOW! Thank you for being so considerate and kind. The water was refreshing and her kindness was greatly appreciated. Pizza is always good.

Amazing food. Service is good. Nice clean place. Would definitely recommend!! Stopped in on our trip & came back for Sunday lunch before heading back. Sunday buffet is a must

The best place to eat in Oakland. The only downside is Sunday afternoons after church are too busy, but the only solution to that problem is to make the food worse, so, just gotta roll with it.

We have been to Olympic many times. I want to point out the good first. The lasagna is the BEST I have ever had. So now that is mostly what I order. But I have had less than satisfactory experience on several orders. We do eat in the restaurant and we also place orders to go. The most recent order for myself was a steak and baked potato. I always look forward to a good steak. I didn't eat but about 2-3 bites. First of all it was tough & was ordered medium. But it also had no flavor. I was so disappointed. To go orders are on time. That has never been an issue. They have the order ready when we arrive to pick up. Another plus is the desserts are excellent. I mostly don't order it for myself but my husband does. I have had several different desserts and all were very good. Thinking I wanted something different I ordered the steak sandwich or maybe it was called Philly sandwich. Another disappointment. The flavor was lacking but I kept on using the au jus and did eat most of it. Last, we love catfish but had a less than good experience with that. It wasn't bad but just okay. I have decided that I will still go there or place a "to go" orders because of the lasagna. Husband says the spaghetti is very good too. I usually do not do reviews but now that prices are increasing all the time I do expect to have a good meal. I've learned if you want catfish then go to a catfish place; same for steak. I think it's not just Olympic but many restaurants want to provide food for families or just something different. The Italian is the best. On take out orders for lasagna and spaghetti you get one slice of bread. My husband almost always says we would like an extra piece of bread on both orders. And says he will pay extra. I would say once or twice we got extra bread. After many times of going through that it was just irritating. Everyone who works there is always nice and as I said before the reason we return is when we want lasagna. Not sure what's up with some foods. Maybe who they are purchasing from?