Black Olive Family Diner Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Black Olive Family Diner, a cozy Italian-American restaurant located in Columbia, PA. This family-friendly spot offers a wide range of breakfast sandwiches, starters, wings, soups, and more. Standout items include the indulgent Fried Egg and Cheese sandwich with a choice of meat and the flavorful Black Olive's Lox and Bagel. Diners rave about the generous portions, reasonable prices, and friendly service. With a diverse menu that caters to all tastes, including delicious salads and comfort food classics, Black Olive Family Diner is a must-visit for those looking for a satisfying meal in a welcoming atmosphere. Whether you're stopping by for brunch, lunch, or dinner, this spot has something for everyone to enjoy.
Breakfast Sandwiches
Fried Egg and Cheese
Served with home fries and choice of meat bacon, ham, sausage and pork roll.
Black Olive's Lox and Bagel
Served with homefries.
Sweet Potato Fries
Shrimp Cocktail
5 jumbo shrimp served with cocktail sauce.
Chicken Fingers
Served with fries.
Mozzarella Sticks
6 pieces with marinara sauce.
Homemade Onion Rings
Potato Skins
Bacon, cheddar cheese sauce and sour cream.
Clam Strips
Served with cocktail sauce and lemon.
Calamari
Tender calamari served with house marinara sauce.
Buffalo Chicken Tenders
5 pieces in regular, hot or honey BBQ sauce with fries.
Tempura Buffalo Shrimp
Smothered with our house hot sauce, topped with blue cheese crumbles.
Old Bay Fries
Served with cheese wiz.
Mega Fries
Bacon and melted cheddar cheese.
Black Olive Crabcakes
3 pieces.
Stuffed Mushrooms
3 pieces served with crabmeat.
Bruschetta
5 pieces.
Black Olive Combo
2 pieces chicken fingers, 2 pieces mozzarella sticks, onion rings and french fries. Served with marinara.
Quesadilla
Peppers, onions, tomatoes, salsa and sour cream. Served with fries.
Chicken Wings
Hot, BBQ, honey BBQ, garlic Parm, or mild wings with fries.
Starters, Wings and Things
Soups
Chili
Served with garlic bread.
Chicken Soup
Savory soup with a poultry base.
French Onion Soup
Soup that is made with stock, onions, and covered with either cheese, bread, or croutons.
House Salad Platter
Served with choice of dressing.
Caesar Salad with Chicken Platter
Romaine lettuce, sliced egg, croutons, grated cheese and our Caesar dressing.
Cobb Salad Platter
Chicken breast, avocado, blue cheese, bacon, tomato, egg and mixed greens with your choice of dressing.
Spinach Mandarin Salad Platter
Fresh spinach, chicken, mushrooms, tomatoes, bacon, mandarin oranges, hard boiled egg, croutons and your choice of dressing.
Avocado Chicken Fajita Salad
Garden greens topped with spicy grilled chicken strips, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and shredded cheddar cheese served with blue cheese dressing.
Chef's Julienne Salad
Mixed greens topped with turkey, ham, roast beef, Swiss cheese, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers and shredded cheddar cheese served with blue cheese dressing.
Greek Salad with Chicken
Romaine lettuce, feta cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, hard boiled egg, stuffed grape leaves, anchovies, and pepperoncini with your choice of dressing.
Chicken Salad Platter
A bed of crisp lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, potato salad, coleslaw, hard boiled egg, olives and garnish.
Tuna Salad Platter
A bed of crisp lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, potato salad, coleslaw, hard boiled egg, olives and garnish.
Protein Burger Platter
Beef patty, cottage cheese or Greek yogurt, mandarin oranges, cling peaches, pineapple ring and jello squares.
Blackened Salmon Salad Platter
Blackened broiled filet of salmon over a bed of mixed greens, avocado, portobello mushroom, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion and green pepper served with balsamic vinaigrette.
Riviera Maya Salad Platter
Grilled chicken and calamari over a bed of mixed green lettuce, roasted pepper, avocado, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion and pepper served with balsamic vinaigrette.
Bruschetta Salad Platter
Grilled chicken breast over crisp romaine lettuce, topped with homemade bruschetta, croutons and pecorino Romano served with balsamic vinaigrette.
BBQ Chicken Salad Platter
Grilled BBQ chicken breast, avocado, tomato, corn, black beans, cucumbers, fried onion rings and shredded cheddar over crisp romaine in a tortilla shell served with ranch dressing.
Jersey Shore Salad Platter
Grilled chicken breast, blue cheese crumbles, avocado, dried cranberries, strawberries, mandarin oranges and candied walnuts over a bed of mixed green lettuce served with honey balsamic vinaigrette.
Black Olive Crab Cake Portobello Salad Platter
Mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado and feta cheese served with a drizzle of balsamic glaze and balsamic vinaigrette.
Salads and Cold Platters
Hot Sandwiches
Chicken Finger Parmigiana Sandwich
Breaded chicken, tomato sauce, and cheese sandwich.
Fried Eggplant Parmigiana Sandwich
Eggplant topped with cheese and tomato sauce.
Meatball Parmigiana Sandwich
Sandwich with seasoned meat that has been rolled into a ball topped with tomato sauce and cheese.
Veal Parmigiana Sandwich
Beef from a young cow.
Hot Corned Beef Sandwich
Salt cured beef sandwich.
Hot Pastrami Sandwich
Smoked and cured beef sandwich. .
Hot Virginia Ham Sandwich
Thinly sliced meat from a pig.'s leg.
Pork Roll Egg and Cheese Sandwich
Italian Sausage Parmigiana Sandwich
Served with onions and peppers.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled.
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich
Sandwich with thinly sliced beef that has been cooked over a dry heat.
Hot Roast Pork Sandwich
Sandwich with thinly sliced beef that has been cooked over a dry heat.
Hot Roast Turkey Sandwich
Hot Baked Virginia Ham Sandwich
Thinly sliced meat from a pig.'s leg.
Hot Open Faced Meatloaf Sandwich
Sandwich with meat that has been ground, seasoned, and baked.
Hot Open Faced Sandwiches
The Deli Sandwiches
BLT Sandwich
Bacon, lettuce, and tomato.
Roast Turkey Sandwich
Baked Virginia Ham Sandwich
Thinly sliced meat from a pig.'s leg.
Roast Beef Sandwich
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Chopped chicken that has been tossed in a creamy dressing.
Egg Salad Sandwich
A cold creamy sandwich made with chopped eggs, mayo, and seasoning.
Open Face Tuna Melt Sandwich
Mild fish sandwich.
Monte Cristo Sandwich
Ham and cheese sandwich that has been dipped in egg and fried.
Reuben Sandwich
Corned beef, sauerkraut, cheese with savory dressing.
French Dip Sandwich
Roast Beef on a baguette served with jus.
Cold Roast Beef and Corned Beef Special Sandwich
Sandwich with thinly sliced beef that has been cooked over a dry heat.
Gyro Sandwich
Cooked on a spit and wrapped in a pita.
Black Olive Classic Sandwiches
Grilled Chicken Sandwiches
Chicken Breast Sandwich
Sandwich with boneless grileld or fried chicken.
Chicken Breast with Avocado Sandwich
Sandwich with boneless grileld or fried chicken.
Chicken Breast Cordon Blue Sandwich
Sandwich with boneless grileld or fried chicken.
Black Olive Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Boneless skinless chicken sandwich.
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
Boneless skinless chicken sandwich.
Chicken Parmigiana Sandwich
Breaded chicken, tomato sauce, and cheese sandwich.
Texas Chicken Sandwich
Cheese Steak Sandwich
Steak, cheese, and caramelized onion sandwich.
Chicken Cheese Steak Sandwich
Steak, cheese, and caramelized onion sandwich.
Buffalo Chicken Cheese Steak Sandwich
Steak, cheese, and caramelized onion sandwich.
Columbia Cheesesteak Sandwich
Served with porkroll and bluecheese.
Pizza Steak Sandwich
Served with sauce.
Wiz Wit Sandwich
Served with onions and cheese sauce.
Black Olive Cheese Steak Sandwich
Served with eggs, peppers, onions, mushrooms and bacon.
Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
Served with peppers, onions and mushrooms.
Philly Steak Sandwiches
Seafood Sandwiches
Tuna Salad Sandwich
Chilled creamy mild fish sandwich.
Fried Flounder Sandwich
Mild tasting fish sandwich.
Black Olive Crab Cake Sandwich
Sandwich with patties made from chopped seasoned crab.
3 Eggs
Choice of meat.
Single Egg
Choice of meat.
Avocado and Eggs
Ham Steak and Eggs
Sirloin Steak and Eggs
Country Fried Steak and 3 Eggs Topped with Sausage Gravy
Country Fresh Eggs
Specialty Omelettes
Cheese Omelette
Spanish Omelette Sprinkled with Romano Cheese
Western Omelette
Lox and Onion Omelette
Florentine Omelette
Avocado and Tomato Omelette
Philly Cheesesteak Omelette
Broccoli and Cheddar Omelette
Heart Healthy Omelette Egg Whites
Egg white spinach, tomatoes, peppers, onions with fresh fruit and toast.
Country Omelette
Bacon, ham, sausage, peppers, onions and tomatoes with homefries and toast.
Golden Brown Pancakes
3 pieces.
Short Stack of Pancakes
2 pieces.
Old Fashioned Thick French Toast
3 pieces.
Short Stack of French Toast
2 pieces.
Belgian Waffle
From the Griddle
Signature Pancakes
Blueberry a la Mode
Obsessed with Nutella
Apple Cinnamon
You Must be Nutz
Harvest Pancakes
Banana Nut Pancakes
Hawaiian Pancakes
Greek Yogurt and Honey Pancakes
Black Olive Mile High Pancakes
Black Olive Mile High Crepes
Black Olive Mile High French Toast
Black Olive Mile High Waffle
Freedom Pancakes
Freedom Crepes
Freedom French Toast
Freedom Waffles
Sausage Gravy Over Biscuits and Home Fries
Served with homefries and buscuits.
Chipped Beef Over Toast with Home Fries
Served with homefries and toast.
Beef Burger
Ground or chopped beef patty.
Cheeseburger
Served with American cheese.
Bacon Cheeseburger
Served with American cheese and 2 slices of bacon.
Pizza Burger
Served with mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce.
Most Seller Texas Burger
Served with melted cheddar cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce and fried onion straws.
Philly Burger
Served with onions, peppers, mushroom and melted American cheese.
Uptown Burger
Served with Swiss cheese, fried onions and mushrooms.
Columbia Burger
Served with Taylor pork roll, blue cheese and a fried egg.
California Burger
Served with avocado, blue cheese, chopped tomato, ranch dressing, drizzled with balsamic glaze.
Portobello Burger
Served with portobello mushroom and provolone, drizzled with balsamic glaze.
8 oz. Double the Fun Burger
2 pieces beef burgers topped with cheese on both levels with fries.
Breakfast Burger
Served with bacon, a fried egg and cheese with fries.
El Diablo Burger
Hot with sauteed jalapenos, roasted red peppers, cheddar cheese and chipotle mayo with fries.
Napoli Burger
Served with pesto mayo, roasted red peppers, fresh spinach and provolone with fries.
Crabby Burger
Served with our famous crab cake atop our beef burger drizzled with chipotle mayo with fries.
Irish Burger
Served with corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese with fries.
Beef and Reef Burger
Served with shrimp sauteed in old bay seasoning topped with provolone with fries.
Signature Black Olive Burger
Served with bacon, cheddar cheese, onion straws, finished with chipotle mayo with fries.
8 oz. Best Seller Patty Melt Burger
Beef burger, fried onions and Swiss cheese with fries.
8 oz. Turkey Burger Deluxe Burger
Burger served with lettuce, tomato, onion, french fries, coleslaw and a pickle with fries.
8 oz. Canadian Norfolk Burger Deluxe Burger
Burger served with lettuce, tomato, onion, french fries, coleslaw and a pickle add American cheese with fries.
Homemade Vegetarian Burger
Served with lettuce, tomato, onion, french fries, coleslaw and a pickle add American cheese with fries.
Black Olive Famous Burgers
Jumbo Wraps, Paninis and Pitas
Chicken Fajita
Peppers, onions, chopped lettuce, chopped tomatoes, cheddar cheese and ranch dressing with fries.
Philly Cheesesteak
Peppers, onions, mushrooms and American cheese with fries.
Turkey Chipotle
Freshly sliced turkey breast piled on, topped with roasted red peppers, bacon, melted cheddar cheese, finished with chipotle mayo with fries.
Roast Beef
Tender sliced roast beef topped with sauteed onions, sharp cheddar and spicy horseradish mayo with fries.
The Tuscan
Char grilled chicken, roasted red peppers, melted provolone and a basil pesto sauce with fries.
The Cuban
Ham, roast pork, sliced pickles, mustard and mayo with melted imported Swiss cheese with fries.
The Milano
Fried eggplant, roasted red peppers, and melted provolone, drizzled with balsamic glaze with fries.
Black Olive Sausage and Spinach
Grilled Italian sausage and sauteed spinach, topped with minced garlic and melted provolone, drizzled with balsamic glaze with fries.
Chicken Cordon Blue
Chicken, ham, honey mustard and Swiss cheese with fries.
Buffalo Chicken
Buffalo chicken tenders, lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese with fries.
Chicken Caesar
Grilled chicken, romaine lettuce and Parmesan cheese with Caesar dressing with fries.
The Greek
Gyro slices, lettuce, tomato, feta cheese, red onion and tzatziki sauce with fries.
Turkey and Avocado BLT
Turkey breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado and mayo with fries.
Prime Rib
Mushrooms, onions and melted cheese with fries.
Roast Turkey with Stuffing
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Fried and Broiled Flounder
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Chicken Parmigiana
Served with soup or salad and pudding and over pasta.
Chopped Steak
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Stuffed Flounder
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Meatloaf
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Fried and Broiled Crab Cake
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Chicken Croquettes
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
London Broil
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Chicken Scampi
Served with over rice, soup or salad and pudding.
Fried and Broiled Scallops
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Fried Shrimp
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Virginia Ham with Fruit Sauce
Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Chicken Alfredo
Delicious Mini Meals
Hoagies and Clubs
Cheese Steak Hoagie
Italian Hoagie
Served with salami, ham and mozzarella.
Black Olive Hoagie Ham, Turkey and Roast Beef
Salad Hoagie
Tuna or chicken.
Egg Salad Hoagie
Turkey and Roast Beef Hoagie
Turkey with Bacon Club
Baked Virginia Ham and Swiss Club
Roast Beef and Swiss Club
Tuna Salad with Hard Boiled Egg Club
Chicken Salad with Bacon Club
Cheeseburger with Bacon Club
Chicken Breast with Bacon Club
BLT Sandwich Club
Cheesesteak Club
Triple Decker Clubs
Char Broiled Steaks and Chops
Ham Steak
Topped with grilled pineapple. 2 sides and served with soup and salad.
New York Sirloin Steak
Served with soup or salad, 2side and pudding.
Pork Chops
Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Fried Filet of Flounder
Served with tartar sauce. Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Fried Deep Sea Scallops
Served with tartar sauce. Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Fried Jumbo Shrimp
Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Fried Crab Cakes
2 pieces. Served with tartar sauce.with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Broiled Stuffed Flounder
2 pieces. Served with crabmeat stuffing. Served with soup or salad, 1 side and pudding.
Broiled Scallops
Served with lemon and drawn butter. Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Broiled Filet of Flounder
Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Broiled Stuffed Shrimp
3 pieces. Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Broiled Filet of Salmon
Served with lemon and butter. Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Broiled Haddock
Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Broiled Tilapia
Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Broiled Stuffed Mushroom
3 pieces. Stuffed with Crabmeat. Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Broiled Stuffed Salmon
Stuffed with crabmeat. Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Black Olive Broiled Crab Cakes
2 pieces. Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Fried Seafood Combo Platter
Filet of flounder, jumbo shrimp, clam strips, sea scallops and a crabcake, served with lemon and drawn butter with 2 sides.
Land and Sea
New York steak and stuffed shrimp, served with lemon and drawn butter. Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Broiled Seafood Combo Platter
Stuffed flounder, jumbo shrimp, stuffed mushrooms and sea scallops, served with lemon and drawn butter. Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Fried Seafood Trio
Flounder, shrimp and scallops, crapmeat and onion rings. Served with soup or salad, 2 side and pudding.
Fresh Seafood
Saute Specials
Linguine
Served with red or white clam sauce.
Marsala
Served with choice of meat. Sauteed with mushrooms and Marsala wine, served over rice complete.
Saltimbocca
Served with choice of meat. Sauteed prosciutto ham, provolone, red wine, and spinach, served over linguine complete.
Franchise
Served with choice of meat. Egg dipped and pan-fried, with a lemon white wine sauce, served over linguine complete.
Shrimp Scampi
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in a garlic butter sauce served over rice complete.
Fettuccini Alfredo
Served with choice of meat. Creamy butter garlic sauce with Parmesan cheese, served over fettuccine complete.
Seafood Cioppino
Scallops, clams, mussels, shrimp and crab meat served with a tomato red wine over linguine.
Seafood Fra Diavolo
Scallops, clams, mussels, shrimp and crab meat served with a spicy marinara sauce over linguine complete.
Chicken Florentine
Spinach, roasted peppers and mozzarella cheese.
Veal Florentine
Spinach, roasted peppers and mozzarella cheese.
Cheese Ravioli and Meatballs
Served with marinara sauce. Served with soup or salad.
Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce
Served with soup or salad.
Spaghetti with Meatballs
Served with marinara sauce. Served with soup or salad.
Eggplant Parmigiana
Served with marinara sauce, mozzarella and spaghetti. Served with pasta.
Chicken Cutlet
Served with marinara sauce and spaghetti. Served with pasta and soup or salad.
Manicotti Parm with Meatball
Served with soup or salad.
Tour of Italy
Meatball, stuffed shells, manicotti, and cheese ravioli. Served with soup or salad.
Grilled Chicken Parmigiana
Served with pasta and soup or salad.
Veal Cutlet with Marinara Sauce and Spaghetti
Served with pasta and soup or salad.
Veal Parmigiana
Served with marinara sauce, mozzarella and spaghetti.
Baked Stuffed Shells with Meatball
Served with soup or salad.
Italian Specialties
Sides
Broccoli
Corn
Our Own Onion Rings
Tossed Salad
Garlic Bread Sticks
6 pieces with marinara.
Pudding
Rice.
French Fries
Cheese Fries
Home Fries
Potato Salad
Fried Eggplant
Homemade Apple Stuffing
Side of Spaghetti
Beets
Coleslaw
Apple Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Baked Potato
Kids Donald Duck Chicken Fingers
Chicken fingers 3 pieces. Served with fries.
Kids Spongebob Grilled Cheese
Grilled cheese. Served with fries.
Kids Spiderman Spaghetti
Spaghetti and 1 meatball.
Kids Avengers Cheeseburger
Kids Dinner
Beverages
16 oz. Fresh Ground Coffee
12 oz. Hot Tea
Hot Chocolate
16 oz. Milk
16 oz. Chocolate Milk
16 oz. Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
16 oz. Iced Coffee
16 oz. Milkshake
Extra thick.
16 oz. Variety of Sodas
Please contact the merchant for soda selection. Diet Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Ginger Ale, Lemonade, Mountain Dew and Pepsi.
Raspberry Tea
16 oz.