Fuck Olive Garden. I had some of the worst pasta ever from them today. I ordered their never ending pasta bowl, there are like 30 some possibilites. The first one sucked and got the hell out of there, thought about not paying. Ive had better pasta from Barnellis of Portillos(for you IL people), Fazolis and other fast food Italian places. To top it off I had one of the most annoying waitresses, she was about as fake as Anna Nicole's breasts

When going to chain italian, ALWAYS go Macaroni Grill. That place is magnificent.

Had a bad experience there last time too

Not good, few things are as frustrating and dissapointing as bad food when you go out.

Olive Garden is my least favorite restaurant.

i have enjoyed olive garden everytime i've been there.

let me also state that fazoli's has some really great food.

Maybe it's a sign - God hates it when you eat Italian.

What was so bad about the pasta?

Why didn't you try one of the other 29 possibilities of pasta?

Oh, and I guess it's a requirement that you approve and like everyone you participate and do business with. Who cares what you think of the waitress. She probably didn't like you either. How can you complain about neverending pasta? Get a different kind. Lame.

I dont get how the wait for olive garden on a sunday night can be an hour and a half when they are usually surrounded by 3 or 4 REAL italian places. its infuriating when all you wanna do is chow down on those breadsticks and garlic cheese dip.

the salad comes out of a bag and is usually brown, at least every time I go there. and they skimp on the sauce too. chicken parm is supposed to be covered in sauce, not have a tiny circle in the middle of it.

i'm not a big chain VS mom & pop kinda guy, although i really prefer the locally owned places. Olive Garden isn't THAT bad, but when you get the all you can eat pasta, you're basically getting the bottom of the barrell. really- its like going to a buffet. you're better off getting a specialty item because you know it'll be fresher.

I am gonna be honest with you all. I don't think I've ever been to Olive Garden in my life.

Italian Chains that are better than Olive Garden:

Maccaroni Grill
Carrabas
Maggiano's Little Italy
Johnny Carino's
Buca di Beppo

And for the record, you can get family style at Maggiano's and have an all you can eat dinner with 2 appetizers, 2 salads, 2 pastas, 2 entres, and 2 desserts.

americans eat too much

foreigners eat too LITTLE.

nothing angers me more than seeing loads of people standing outside of that dump in Times Square when the best Italian food this side of Rome is just around the corner.....then again, I'm a food nazi and hate everyone that isnt

i think you nailed it. when people have these choices and CHOOSE Olive Garden i shake my head.

mmmm...Becco

granted, its all tourists from Iowa or wherever..They're just too damn scared to go anywhere they've never heard of...Its my life long goal to change this pattern