Olive Garden [merged threads]
Jun 1, 2011 | 5:01 pm
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WE actually enjoy Olive Garden... especially when they have their endless pasta special... chance to try many different combinations at a low price.
I personally love the salad.
I personally love the salad.
Jun 1, 2011 | 9:24 pm
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I agree. I was in the snobby "OG is crap" camp for a while, until a friend took me (he had to bribe me by paying for it.) a few months ago, and it's not bad at all. I think that it doesn't have to be the best, most authentic Italian food around, as long as you like it. Granted, I probably won't go back for quite some time, as I don't have any apparent craving for OG food, but it was fairly tasty, cheap, and convenient to go with friends at the time.
Jun 3, 2011 | 10:25 am
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This thread predates me even being on FT!
I acknowledge that OG isn't authentic Italian food, but I do like to have it a couple of times a year. The one we go to is in Boulder CO, continually touted as being one of the most fit cities in the US, and the OG is constantly just packed.
I acknowledge that OG isn't authentic Italian food, but I do like to have it a couple of times a year. The one we go to is in Boulder CO, continually touted as being one of the most fit cities in the US, and the OG is constantly just packed.
But the food and wine were predictably tasty and I ate 3 bowls of salad all by myself.
And the lemon cream cake is still on the menu. Mmmmmmm.
Jun 3, 2011 | 7:18 pm
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Mrs Cholula and I just did their unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks lunch for $20 today.
We thoroughly enjoyed the meal, the service was great and we'll do it again soon.
There are a lot of choices for lunch in Southern CA but we hit OG once or twice a month as we enjoy the experience.
We thoroughly enjoyed the meal, the service was great and we'll do it again soon.
There are a lot of choices for lunch in Southern CA but we hit OG once or twice a month as we enjoy the experience.
Jun 4, 2011 | 6:36 am
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Jun 4, 2011 | 5:34 pm
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I never eat at OG as my Italian side of the family would disown me, but I must admit, it's probably not a bad deal if you're going skiing all day the next day or something. The carb-loading would be preposterous, but when you're burning 2000 calories per hour, it's okay.
Jun 4, 2011 | 9:56 pm
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I can't understand the attraction of OG.
For what it is, WAY too expensive. The soup, salad, breadsticks "special" is about $8 each.
Pasta entrees hover in the $10 range.
A 16 ounce bag of pasta at the grocery store: 99 cents.
For what it is, WAY too expensive. The soup, salad, breadsticks "special" is about $8 each.
Pasta entrees hover in the $10 range.
A 16 ounce bag of pasta at the grocery store: 99 cents.
Jun 4, 2011 | 10:04 pm
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Jun 4, 2011 | 10:32 pm
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Jun 4, 2011 | 11:05 pm
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Each OG meal also includes unlimited breadsticks, soup or salad. I prefer the soup over the salad.
Jun 5, 2011 | 8:20 am
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Mind you, we are not gourmet chefs . . . more like lazy cooks.
So, if we eat out, it has to be someplace that specializes in foods we don't make at home, like Thai or Indian curries.
Maybe we also have a really lousy OG in our hometown. The last time we ate there, "unlimited" meant begging the waiter to bring more bread, or hoping the ginormous salad bowl would be more than 1/4 full when brought to us. Also, once the waiter figured out we weren't drinking any wine (smaller tab), he ignored us.
