Anonymous wrote:Alright—I’m heading to Tysons for errands, I’m going to eat here to try the soup you are all raving about. I know I like the salad. Will report back this afternoon.

OK, just had lunch at Olive Garden and I’m reporting back. Everyone was raving about the soup, so I wanted to try it. So I ordered the unlimited soup salad and breadsticks.

First, the breadsticks. The breadstick was fine, when it was served at the table. Like when it was still hot, and I ate it right away. It was fine, maybe a 6/10. When it had cooled down, It was tough and not very good. I ate about half a breadstick and that was it.

The salad is what everybody knows it is. The dressing is really good, and having them put Parmesan cheese on top is great. The lettuce is not great, there was bitter iceberg, and I think there was a little bit of Romain mixed in maybe? But mainly that bitter iceberg. Nevertheless, I do really like that salad and I enjoyed it.

When I went to order the soup, I got confused because there’s like three or four different kinds. I came back to this thread to see what y’all were raving about. I saw a couple of mentions of the zuppa toscana, so that is what I ordered. It sounded like a good idea anyway, because I love sausage. I have no idea why y’all are raving about this soup. It was milky water with some potatoes and a little bit of sausage and kale. It wasn’t terrible, but it definitely wasn’t good. People are in here were comparing it to canned soup, I’ve had canned soup that was better than this.

My DH had chicken parm. I’d give it a 6/10. Which for the price and convenience is fine.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in three European countries. I've eaten plenty of "real" Italian food, in Italy.

And you know what?

I really like Olive Garden. When I'm visiting family in the US, I always like to go there.

There is a bizarre kind of snobbery re: Olive Garden that I don't understand. Sure, it is fashionable to sneer at it, but...I think it's really good. I'm going to be in the US for two weeks over Christmas, and I plan to go there more than once, and I have no shame.

No, lol.

It's fine. The snobbery is extreme. But the food is definitely not "really good."

Yeah, I don't care. I think it's really good.

Like I said, whenever I go back to the US to visit family, I go there. I will take my sister and we will sit in Olive Garden, and it will be glorious.

You don’t have to care. Still not “really good.”

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in three European countries. I've eaten plenty of "real" Italian food, in Italy.

And you know what?

I really like Olive Garden. When I'm visiting family in the US, I always like to go there.

There is a bizarre kind of snobbery re: Olive Garden that I don't understand. Sure, it is fashionable to sneer at it, but...I think it's really good. I'm going to be in the US for two weeks over Christmas, and I plan to go there more than once, and I have no shame.

No, lol.

It's fine. The snobbery is extreme. But the food is definitely not "really good."

Yeah, I don't care. I think it's really good.

Like I said, whenever I go back to the US to visit family, I go there. I will take my sister and we will sit in Olive Garden, and it will be glorious.

It’s sad that you come to the US and seek out OG. As if that was the best food it had to offer.

I also plan to bulk buy York Peppermint Patties and strawberry Twizzlers to take back with me. I'm such a pleb!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in three European countries. I've eaten plenty of "real" Italian food, in Italy.

And you know what?

I really like Olive Garden. When I'm visiting family in the US, I always like to go there.

There is a bizarre kind of snobbery re: Olive Garden that I don't understand. Sure, it is fashionable to sneer at it, but...I think it's really good. I'm going to be in the US for two weeks over Christmas, and I plan to go there more than once, and I have no shame.

No, lol.

It's fine. The snobbery is extreme. But the food is definitely not "really good."

Yeah, I don't care. I think it's really good.

Like I said, whenever I go back to the US to visit family, I go there. I will take my sister and we will sit in Olive Garden, and it will be glorious.

It’s sad that you come to the US and seek out OG. As if that was the best food it had to offer.

NP here. It's really not sad. It is an uber US thing to do, so why not? Lay off the PP. She likes it. Why does that make you so sad?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in three European countries. I've eaten plenty of "real" Italian food, in Italy.

And you know what?

I really like Olive Garden. When I'm visiting family in the US, I always like to go there.

There is a bizarre kind of snobbery re: Olive Garden that I don't understand. Sure, it is fashionable to sneer at it, but...I think it's really good. I'm going to be in the US for two weeks over Christmas, and I plan to go there more than once, and I have no shame.

No, lol.

It's fine. The snobbery is extreme. But the food is definitely not "really good."

Yeah, I don't care. I think it's really good.

Like I said, whenever I go back to the US to visit family, I go there. I will take my sister and we will sit in Olive Garden, and it will be glorious.

It’s sad that you come to the US and seek out OG. As if that was the best food it had to offer.

How much water weight did you pick up? How long to drop it?

OG is good every once in awhile. It’s at least affordable.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in three European countries. I've eaten plenty of "real" Italian food, in Italy.

And you know what?

I really like Olive Garden. When I'm visiting family in the US, I always like to go there.

There is a bizarre kind of snobbery re: Olive Garden that I don't understand. Sure, it is fashionable to sneer at it, but...I think it's really good. I'm going to be in the US for two weeks over Christmas, and I plan to go there more than once, and I have no shame.

No, lol.

It's fine. The snobbery is extreme. But the food is definitely not "really good."

Yeah, I don't care. I think it's really good.

Like I said, whenever I go back to the US to visit family, I go there. I will take my sister and we will sit in Olive Garden, and it will be glorious.

Anonymous wrote:I still dream about the zuppa toscana soup and I havent been there in 10+ years

That isn’t the flex you think it is

Alright—I’m heading to Tysons for errands, I’m going to eat here to try the soup you are all raving about. I know I like the salad. Will report back this afternoon.

Anonymous wrote:All their food comes prepared in central location and the restaurant just warms it up and gives it to you.
According to waiters who worked there about 10 years ago.
Not sure if they still do that.

You’d be surprised how many restaurants are nuking your food. Not just low caliber ones like OG.

Anonymous wrote:All their food comes prepared in central location and the restaurant just warms it up and gives it to you.
According to waiters who worked there about 10 years ago.
Not sure if they still do that.

The soup definitely tastes like canned soup.

All their food comes prepared in central location and the restaurant just warms it up and gives it to you.
According to waiters who worked there about 10 years ago.
Not sure if they still do that.

I was excited to go to Olive Garden in college because I was raised a snob but I was underwhelmed. It didn’t deliver like Waffle House.

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in three European countries. I've eaten plenty of "real" Italian food, in Italy.

And you know what?

I really like Olive Garden. When I'm visiting family in the US, I always like to go there.

There is a bizarre kind of snobbery re: Olive Garden that I don't understand. Sure, it is fashionable to sneer at it, but...I think it's really good. I'm going to be in the US for two weeks over Christmas, and I plan to go there more than once, and I have no shame.

No, lol.

It's fine. The snobbery is extreme. But the food is definitely not "really good."