Olive's Eatery

Nestled in a quiet suburb on Syracuse Street, sits Baldwinsville’s best kept secret. It’s called Olive’s Eatery and it’s about to celebrate its first anniversary. But the owners, sisters Terri Webb and Barb Twombly, don’t want it to be a secret anymore. In the back dining room, Terri and Barb are tilting, twisting, and placing each prop just right for the photographs of their dishes. The chef is preparing everything to perfection and another employee assists the Syracuse Woman Magazine photographer. For a quaint eatery seating only 38 people, it is bursting with energy and pride. It may sound like Terri and Barb always had the confidence it takes to run and promote a business, but it took a lot of warming up to get where they are today. According to Terri, Barb was “scared to death” to ask diners how the food was “because you never know what you’re going to hear,” she says. Ninety-nine times out of 100 though, it’s all rave reviews.