Going to Olive Garden for the first time

[bigdog1218]

Originally posted by: dullard
It is good food. Who cares if it isn't Italian! So shut up about it already. Taste is all that matters, not what country it got its inspirations from.

Unfortunately, you've missed out on some of the best that Olive Garden had to offer. Many of their best dishes are off the menu. People are just too worried about onion/garlic breath. Sigh.

Good things left:
[*]They do have a nice breadstick pizza crust. The pizza toppings are lacking, but the crust is quite good and buttery.
[*]The garlic chicken with broccoli is heavenly if you like garlic.
[*]Their flavored lemonades are the best I've had.
[*]Their standard salad dressing is quite addictive.

AnthroAndStargate, be sure to fill that giant blue backpack avatar of yours with the salad and breadsticks as you leave (ask for fresh stuff just before you go).

If olive garden is good food what the hell is bad? It's pre-processed garbage.

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: smitbret
So if Olive Garden isn't "anywhere close to Italian" and Italian restaurants abound, then can someone recommend a real Italian restaurant that many of us might recognize?

Simply open the phone book and flip to the Italian section. Drive to the closest one. You can't miss according to these posts... /sarcasm

Taste is subjective. Posts in this thread should be:

1) Taste of Italy
2) Chicken Marsala
3) Minestrone

That's it. Effing people and their unsolicited opinions. Go suck and egg and may your partner fart under the covers.

 

[jiggahertz]

Originally posted by: aldamon
I've never had a good experience at Olive Garden. When you order the "endless" salad and breadsticks, the wait staff disappears.

I've had service be extremely bad at olive garden 3 times in 2 different states. I keep thinking it must just be a coincidence.

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: murphy55d
Tour of Italy is what I always get.

ditto. Its very good!

 

[jimmythesuperstar]

their salads is the only thing I like. but I only go there once every 10 yrs.

 

[Xstatic1]

the best thing there are the breadsticks.

Originally posted by: Gillbot
Tour of Italy is a good "sample" plate.

:thumbsup: a good choice if u can't really decide.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: bigdog1218
If olive garden is good food what the hell is bad? It's pre-processed garbage.

Burger King, Taco Bell. Those are bad. Olive Garden tastes quite good. Sure, there are better restaurants, but you'd be a lier if you said everything they served was garbage.

 

[rh71]

YES, it never fails to see a "my local italian restaurant is better" post. Like that helps anyone here. :roll:

Fettucini Chicken Alfredo here, although Red Lobster's is actually better (yes I said it).

 

[Fritzo]

OMG- came in to work and there were 2 WHOLE LASAGNAS from Olive Garden left from a party yesterday. I just ate 2 lbs of cheesy noodley goodness with a giant salad. The breadsticks didn't hold up too well

Even scored ice cream cake for desert! Yay, got fat at work today

 

[mugs]

I went to the Olive Garden a few nights ago. There was a 45 minute wait at 9:00 PM. Not bad for a restaurant that serves food that isn't suitable for consumption by barnyard animals. :roll:

 

[Coolone]

Soup, Salad, & Breadsticks

/thread

 

[Dedpuhl]

I like the Tour of Italy.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl
I like the Tour of Italy.

Agreed. A little of everything, and it's usually all good. The chicken parmesan is tasty as well.

 

[compman25]

The best thing about Olive Garden is the door, as you leave.

 

[eplebnista]

Tour of Italy

 

[z0mb13]

What is good?

is that a trick question? nothing is good in OG. Decent maybe, but not good.

 

[flamingelephant]

anything there is good... too bad all their commercials are the most annoying out there

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: mugs
I went to the Olive Garden a few nights ago. There was a 45 minute wait at 9:00 PM. Not bad for a restaurant that serves food that isn't suitable for consumption by barnyard animals. :roll:

Barnyard animals? I mean, c'mon. Granted we all might not be snobs about food like you, but Olive Garden is hardly McDonald's. The food's alright.

 

[sheemone00]

I like the soup, salad, and breadsticks there.

Rest of the items on the menu are junk!

 

[Eos]

I had the never ending pasta Saturday.

Penne was my only choice w/

smoked mozz alfredo
meat sauce with peppers
red sauce with meatballs
smoked mozz alfredo with roasted chicken

The g/f had steak and gorgonzola again. The iced tea was awesome. Our salad was a little weak.

 

[Chaotic42]

The food is fair. Some coworkers and I went there for lunch a couple of weeks ago. I had some kind of pasta with steak that was covered in a blue-cheese sauce. It was okay, but it was $17.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: mugs
I went to the Olive Garden a few nights ago. There was a 45 minute wait at 9:00 PM. Not bad for a restaurant that serves food that isn't suitable for consumption by barnyard animals. :roll:

Barnyard animals? I mean, c'mon. Granted we all might not be snobs about food like you, but Olive Garden is hardly McDonald's. The food's alright.

:laugh: I'm the anti-food-snob. I don't like to eat at fancy restaurants. I :heart: Olive Garden. That post was a sarcastic dig at food snobs.

 

[Pepsi90919]

What is good?

the drive home

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: GuideBot
I usually go there and order beer, spinach & artichoke dip, and then fill up on salad and breadsticks. Their salad and breadsticks are AMAZINGLY awesome and the spinach & artichoke dip is great!

same here, minus the beer. i like their fett alfredo with chicken. its also tasty with the shrimp. i had a different dish the last time i was there (family loves that place) that was really good, but i cant remember what it was called. lots of seafood in it.

edit:

it was grilled shrimp caprese that i had last time! good stuff. the seafood alfredo rocks too.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate
Topic Title: Going to Olive Garden for the first time
Topic Summary: What is good?

I am going to the Olive Garden tonight for the first time

The Chicken Alfredo Pizza.

Dipping it in the sauce is heavenly.

You won't anything like it from the big Pizza chains.