I love Olive Garden

[mduffy31]

...really I don't, I just wanted to see how many people clicked on this to bawl me out.



:popcorn:

[Capn Sunshine]

1. Me for one

All their food is shipped frozen, and microwaved at the restaurant.
eeeeeeeeeew.

[WCGreen]

4. That's there secret....

I wonder if Applebee's knows that...

[Thegonagle]

21. Yes, Applebee's is no stranger to the...

Nuke and serve concept.

It's mostly frozen, a lot of it is fully precooked, and it's all pre-mixed and pre-seasoned. I'm surprised, actually, that some of it tastes good to me.

[LostinVA]

29. I don't think most people realize that about many hain restaurants

That most of the food is shipped frozen and nuked... I think the consistency of most of the meat would show that.

[Lethe]

2. but their salad and breadsticks are soooooo good!

:sarcasm:

[Hosnon]

3. I agree it is high-end fast foodcrap but the breadsticks ARE good. I'll fight you on that point. nt

[spacelady]

5. Only with Al's Fredo Dip!

[lildreamer316]

7. Thanks. Now I have a craving.

You suck.
Just kidding........

[Lethe]

6. well, i actually wasnt refuting that point

that are damn good :evilgrin:

its just the entrees that suck

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. I don't know why anyone would eat that shit unless they were in an

Italian food deprived area, and in that case, they should just make it at home.

Seriously, there is no excuse to eat that crap within NYC/NJ. There is plenty of REAL Italian food available for the same price.

[LostinVA]

30. I think if a town is big enough for an Olive Garden

than it probably has a local Italian or Greek place that has better (and cheaper) food than OG.

I also don't understand people in NJ/NY ordering pizza from Domino's, etc.... unless they are too stoned to drive. Even here, we have several very good pizza places. I grew up in NJ and my family is Sicilian -- I know me some good pizza!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

33. I do it on occaision.

However, the Domino's in Madison is open for several hours beyond the real pizza places and they'll deliver to drunk people at the bar. I think you'll agree that it is perfectly acceptable to order Domino's under that specific circumstance.

[LostinVA]

35. I believe I did mention being stoned, so yes

[jobycom]

9. I love Olive Garden, so now I'm bawling you out for betraying me

:grr:

[donheld]

10. I've never been to one

They're all out in the suburbs and I try not to go to the burbs.

[hickman]

11. I'm sorry to be such a loser but,

the only time I've ever eaten there they brought a hugh bowl of salad, all fresh mixed greens. I ordered a pasta dish with mussels and garlic that was ok, but I'd already gorged on the salad. I give props to any place that delivers a good salad.

[njdemocrat106]

12. I love Olive Garden (seriously)

Nothing ground-breaking about the place or the food, but it's good for what it is, and it's reasonably priced as well.

Just MHO.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. I'm with you, my dear njdemocrat106!

We love their salads, and the breadsticks are good.......

And their entrees are fine...My husband eats their manicotti for breakfast...

I don't believe it for a minute that the stuff arrives frozen.......:shrug:

[Lethe]

14. i've heard that from someone who works there

that it does arrive frozen and they microwave it

[njdemocrat106]

16. Frozen or not, I think their food's delicious, CaliforniaPeggy!

My personal favorites are the Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo and Stuffed Chicken Marsala. I do have many great Italian restaurants in my area that I do go to, but sometimes, those breadsticks and salad start calling out to me, and I just have to bring my family to the Olive Garden.

[LostinVA]

31. Well, it does...

[blondeatlast]

22. The soup, salad, and breadstick lunch is such a deal when it's hand

to mouth time.

Lots of good authentic places in my 'hood and I patronize them when I can, but when I'm short on funds, the all you can eat is a godsend.

[pstokely]

15. Good Eye-talian red state food

[marzipanni]

17. I LOVE Popeye!

(no, not Popeye's, PopEYE... he's my man)

Love, Olive Oyl

[JCMach1]

18. Crappy excuse for Italian food! It WAS good in the 80's but

has consistently gone downhill since.

[davidinalameda]

19. I've had worse Italian food

I do like their stuffed mushrooms

I could live on those things!

[The Anti-Neo Con]

20. Their food is average at best.

Olive Garden hasn't done very well in St. Louis.

This is why:

http://stlouis.missouri.org/thehill/Restaurants.html

We have a few dozen stellar Italian restaurants all within blocks of each other.

[Thegonagle]

23. The suburban chain restaurants

don't do very well in the heart of Minneapolis either. Olive Garden and TGI Friday's both closed their downtown locations last year, and I've seen others come and go from the area.

[Puglover]

36. Why on earth

if you are close to downtown Mpls. would you think of eatting at an Olive Garden when you could go to "It's Greek to Me" or "Christos"? I can see why they closed.

[DrDan]

24. oh gosh - I had my pen ready . . .

those god-awful garlic things they serve . . .

the salad is not bad - if using about half the normal dressing they drench it with . . .

and I do like the minestrone soup

but everything else - just fat/calorie laden junk . . . trying to pass for Italian . . . dreadful

[LTR]

25. I like Olive Barrel better

Though Cracker Garden isn't bad, but a bit hokey for my tastes.

[William Bloode]

26. Hahahaha,i clicked on to see you get hammered.

Good swerve! I myself have no opinion on Olive Garden as i have never been there, believe it or not. And yes my town has one and has for many years.

[Midlodemocrat]

27. It's Wednesday! That means Chicken Pot Pie at Cracker Barrel!!! Except I'm going to meet Jim Webb so

I can't go. :cry:

[LostinVA]

32. I love CB's chicken and dumplings -- almost as good as mine!

[LostinVA]

28. Jesus -- overpriced, faux Italian food

If they charged less, and didn't make believe it was REAL Italian food, the I could live with it. OMG.

I do like the salad and bread (I get dragged there about twice a year).

[noonwitch]

34. I like Olive Garden-unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks!

A great lunch deal. I actually like their zuppa toscana, the breadsticks are pretty good and I can fill up on relatively healthy food for about 8 bucks.

I also like some of their entrees. The seafood portofino is pretty good.

[Kali]

37. It's not that bad - and a good place to take your white-bread

relatives for "ethnic" food. You know the ones that can't deal with anything beyond perfected routine? They get consistency and you get, well edible food. (Beats Denny's, ya know?)


I had the mussels once and they were pretty good.

[Arugula Latte]

38. *sigh*

This debate is older than "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin."

;)