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3406 McFarlin Blvd. Dallas, TX 75205

214-528-7070

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Best Pizza
Award Winner 2009

Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza

Hours: Sun 11am-10pm, Mon-Wed 11am-10:30pm, Thu-Sat 11am-11:30pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, Discover
Attire: Casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Accepted, Required for Large Parties

Parking: Lot Available, Street

Description

This tiny University Park outpost serves genuine Neapolitan pizza pies smoldered in a brick oven fueled by split oak. Housemade tomato sauce (secret process) is simmered from tomatoes imported from Italy. Housemade mozzarella too. Crust is thin, crackly, moist and pillowy in all the right places. When the ovens and cooks are riding on the rails, the pies are just about the best in Dallas. Yes, service can be iffy. But there's always take-out.

2009 | Best Pizza

OK, so it's a cram-packed little joint. So it doesn't take reservations, and there's no comfortable place to wait. And maybe Campania suits your tastes better. But there's just something about the crust at this tiny SMU destination. Owner Charlie Green supposedly plucked chef Salvatore Olivella from a New York establishment because he refused to start a pie until the wood-fired oven reached the proper temperature...which he checked by reaching in with a bare arm. This kind of care (or... More »

"Olivella's: Greatest Pizza in Texas."
Them's Fightin' Words. Right?

By Hanna Raskin | Fri, November 5, 2010

There might be more fight in the words "greatest pizza" back east, where folks tend to inherit their dough and sauce allegiances. But if Dallasites can get riled up about burgers and tacos, they can s... More »
Il Cane Rosso: Our Favorite Mobile Pizza Guy Gets National Love

By Hanna Raskin | Wed, July 7, 2010

It's been a big week for Il Cane Rosso. Not only did the mobile oven's pizza pie make our very own list of Dallas' 100 Best Dishes, owner Jay Jerrier was featured on the nation's leading pizza blog. ... More »
Charlie Green Bringing an Expanded Olivella's to Victory Park in October

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, May 08, 2008

The quest to freshen up Victory Park with a little local flavor has just netted Charlie Green, founder of Olivella's near Southern Methodist University. There Green will revise and, blessedly, expand his successful Neapolitan pizza closet. Victory... More »
Pie Quagmire

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, September 06, 2007

Olivella's is outrunning its headlights. Its mouth can't keep pace with the speed of its mind. Or is it vice versa? It's not hard to pick up the flavor of chaos. Step into the restaurant. Muscle a path between the people seated at tables and on p... More »

Main

Antipasti

$15.00

Cheese And Meat Plate
artisan cheese and imported cold cuts

$10.00

Caprese
house made mozzarella with tomato and basil

$6.00
Add Fontina $2.00

Focaccia
garlic, olive oil & herbs.

$10.00

Anchovies & Peppers
pickled bell peppers with anchovies, parsley, garlic

Salads
Add Chicken Or Panchetta To Any Salad $2

$8.00

Insalata Di Pianura
mixed green, walnuts, orange & olives

$8.00
Add Anchovy $3.00

Caesar Insalata

$8.00

Insalata Di Nordica
arugula, prosciutto. red onion and parmigiano

$9.00

Pasta Salad
seasonal vegetables tossed with tubed pasta

$8.00

Insalata Di Olivella
mixed greens, pear, walnut and gorgonzola

$8.00

Insalata Della Casa
italian greens & tomatoes in a house vinaigrette

Pastas
Pasta Toppings-chicken, Pancetta, Tomatoes, Or Sundried Tomatoes $2.prosciutto $3

$10.00

Lasagna Bolognese
meat lasagna with tomato/bechamel sauce

$10.00

Pasta Forno
tube pasta with ricotta, tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella

$10.00

Cannelloni
pasta tubes with spinach, ricotta cheese and tomato sauce

$10.00

Plain Tube Pasta
pasta tubes, better parmigiano and olive oil

Pizza
Regular Feeds 1-2. Metro Feeds 1-3

Regular $14.00
Metro $20.00

Margherita
house made mozzarella with tomato sauce and basil

Regular $16.00
Metro $22.00

San Daniele
tomato sauce, prosciutto, house made mozzarella, and arugula

Regular $14.00
Metro $20.00

Snow White
ricotta, mozzarella, oregano, garlic and olive oil

Regular $15.00
Metro $22.00

Truffle
truffle oil, mozzarella, mushrooms and sundried tomatoes

Regular $15.00
Metro $21.00

Rustica
tomato sauce, sausage, bell peppers and house made mozzarella

Regular $14.00
Metro $20.00

Al Gorgonzola
gorgonzola, mozzarella, pear and walnut

$16.00

Mezzaluna
half margherita, half calzone

Regular $14.00
Metro $20.00

Caprese
house made mozzarella with cherry tomatoes and garlic

Desserts

$6.50

Tiramisu

$6.50

Nutella Mousse

$12.00

Dessert Pizza
with pear, marshmallow & walnuts

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Olivella's

3406 McFarlin Blvd. Dallas, TX 75205

214-528-7070

Description

2009 | Best Pizza

By Hanna Raskin | Fri, November 5, 2010

By Hanna Raskin | Wed, July 7, 2010

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, May 08, 2008

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, September 06, 2007