Olive Garden
When You're Here, You're Family
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Message from Olive Garden
Olive Garden is a family of local restaurants focused on delighting every guest with a genuine Italian dining experience. We are proud to serve fresh, simple, delicious Italian food, complemented by a great glass of wine, served in a comfortable, home-like Italian setting where everyone is welcomed as family and friends. Olive Garden's menu features a variety of Italian specialties, including classic and filled pastas, chicken, seafood and beef. Enjoy our freshly baked garlic breadsticks and your choice of homemade soup or garden-fresh salad with any entree. All menu items are available for take-out, and our Parties To Go! menu offers generous family-sized meals for your next family gathering or office party.
Editorial by Citysearch
In ShortEstablished in 1982, this chain gained a following for its laid-back atmosphere and generous portions. Patrons settle into comfortable booths and tables in dining rooms with plants, artwork and décor reminiscient of the villas in the Tuscan countryside. Starters include scampi, sausage or pepperoni pizza, and several soup choices, as well as a signature seafood dip (crab, shrimp, cheese and marinara). Entrees include classics like lasagna, fettuccine Alfredo and chicken parmigiana. There are also "Garden Fare" options, which promise 30 percent fewer calories.
Key Points
- Fresh, delicious Italian food
- Variety of wine and beverages
- To Go ordering available
The Inside Scoop
- What to Drink - What's spaghetti and meatballs without a glass of wine? You'll find vintages here from Italy, Australia, California and Washington.
Reviews for Olive Garden
This is a beautiful and often busy Olive Garden location. We had good luck finding parking and getting seated right away because we went at 1PM on the Sunday before Memorial. Because it is near a mall, this will most often not be the case--parking will be a challenge and you will wait a bit--bring your patience. They have some big booths that comfortably seat 6...maybe 8. The food is good as it is with most restaurants in the chain. If you like the OG in general, you'll like the food at this one. For us, service dropped off a bit after we got the breadsticks, salad and drinks. We waited a long time until the entrees arrived (unusual for an Olive Garden) and the waiter avoided us in the interim except to quickly drop off more breadsticks and let us know they were working on our meals before ducking out again. Still, the food, when it arrived, was well-prepared and delicious. And we did get a free refill on our drinks without having to ask...so all was well.
PROS: Good food, free refills on drinks, breadsticks and salad
CONS: Busy location; parking and wait can be a challenge
Posted 05/28/06 | Report Abuse
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