Olive Garden
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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 great place to go with your family, it has an open atmosphere that encourages lively conversation. The food is great and the restaurant really does a good job at passing itself off as a real Italian restaurant with the decor.
Although on con I noticed right away was our 45 minute wait at dinner time. Bad time to pick I guess. But it's a true measure of their popularity, and the foods worth waiting for.
Posted 06/15/07 | Report Abuse
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We love to go here for the all-you-can-eat soup and salad lunch special. It's a popular place so often busy but our wait time has never been over 10 minutes. Great food!
Posted 08/20/05 | Report Abuse
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This is my favorite place to go after shopping at the Burnsville Mall.
The food, wine, salad and breadsticks are always scrumptious and never fail to satisfy. The atmosphere is fantastic for conversation and lolling about afterwards with dessert.
PROS: Great everything!
CONS: Is often busy during prime hours
Posted 06/10/05 | Report Abuse
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