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Appreciation Thread for Olive Garden (Original Post) Raven Jul 2014 OP
Yeah ok Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #1
TELL IT TO THE JURY! ReverendDeuce Jul 2014 #2
Great salad and the soup was wonderful. Autumn Jul 2014 #3
I thought Olive's surname was Oyl ? dipsydoodle Jul 2014 #4
Not happening here. House of Roberts Jul 2014 #5
The last.... very last... time I went there, I was served moldy bread. femmocrat Jul 2014 #15
Their crushing of worker's wages and attacks on Obamacare are a culinary delight! nt onehandle Jul 2014 #6
Terrible from way back -Fuck their tasty bread lunasun Jul 2014 #26
Ate there once, never again.... Uben Jul 2014 #7
... PoliticAverse Jul 2014 #8
I've been there 3 times. Seems like enough. Shrike47 Jul 2014 #9
Yep, suburban shopping centers, they roll them out like a street paving machine. All RKP5637 Jul 2014 #11
I can't figure out how they stay open here in SF. genwah Jul 2014 #10
Have you tried the cheesey biscuits at Red Lobster? n/t Loudly Jul 2014 #12
Tell it peacefreak Jul 2014 #13
Especially the one near Times Square treestar Jul 2014 #14
Awful breadsticks. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #16
Appropriate response below CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #17
i just wish they served fried chicken from the oven. salin Jul 2014 #18
Garlic Rosemary Chicken Unmenacing Dennis Jul 2014 #19
Better get there quick, parent chain Darden's not doing so well steve2470 Jul 2014 #20
The all you can eat soup, salad and breadsticks for $4.99 OrwellwasRight Jul 2014 #21
And the smoking pit bulls that breastfeed their babies there while listening to Rush. progressoid Jul 2014 #22
... Kali Jul 2014 #23
a thing of beauty is a joy forever. progressoid Jul 2014 #25
Nothing wrong with listening to Rush! FrodosPet Jul 2014 #27
Wonderful venue for breastfeeding a pit bull n/t eridani Jul 2014 #24

House of Roberts

(5,186 posts)
5. Not happening here.
Sat Jul 12, 2014, 08:50 AM
Jul 2014

The one time I went to Olive Garden they didn't have Thousand Island dressing for my salad.

Uben

(7,719 posts)
7. Ate there once, never again....
Sat Jul 12, 2014, 08:59 AM
Jul 2014

...aren't they owned by the Darden Group? I have been boycotting them since their Limbaugh ad days. Don't know if they are still buying ads on his show (don't care). Food wasn't anything special

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
9. I've been there 3 times. Seems like enough.
Sat Jul 12, 2014, 09:14 AM
Jul 2014

Sometimes you're in a strange town with the national vendors and you give in. Ever noticed how similar suburban shopping centers are?

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
11. Yep, suburban shopping centers, they roll them out like a street paving machine. All
Sat Jul 12, 2014, 09:44 AM
Jul 2014

pretty much the same, many a blight.

OrwellwasRight

(5,170 posts)
21. The all you can eat soup, salad and breadsticks for $4.99
Sat Jul 12, 2014, 06:25 PM
Jul 2014

helped me survive college. It was the cheapest eat-out meal you could get without a drive through.

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