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Olive Garden
Posted on 1/16/21 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 1/16/21 at 9:07 pm
Has anyone step foot in this place? Last time I went was pre 2000.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 9:08 pm to rebel cat
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Has anyone step foot in this place? Last time I went was pre 2000.
Yep. Still pretty solid for what it is.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 9:10 pm to rebel cat
salad and breadsticks >>>
it has been a long time since i've been in one though
it has been a long time since i've been in one though
This post was edited on 1/16/21 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 1/16/21 at 9:12 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Same boat as Fazoil's. Miss them the most.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 9:14 pm to ShootingsBricks4Life
Still needs a bar.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 9:37 pm to rebel cat
Tour of Italy with salad and breadsticks aint bad for $15
Posted on 1/16/21 at 9:59 pm to rebel cat
rebel cat,
When you’re here, you’re family.
Best,
Olive Garden
When you’re here, you’re family.
Best,
Olive Garden
Posted on 1/16/21 at 10:24 pm to rebel cat
Yes, had gift cards to burn. If you approach it with the right mindset & expectation, then it is pretty hard to be let down.
Like my guilty pleasure Taco Bell crunchy tacos. I'm not expecting Los Tacos No.1 because that's not what their selling.
Olive Garden is the same. If you're expecting al dente pasta & gourmet Italian cooking, then you'll leave very disappointed.
If you accept that you're going to receive overcooked noodles & dry chicken parmesan, then you'll be delighted when the food actually tastes edible.
Like my guilty pleasure Taco Bell crunchy tacos. I'm not expecting Los Tacos No.1 because that's not what their selling.
Olive Garden is the same. If you're expecting al dente pasta & gourmet Italian cooking, then you'll leave very disappointed.
If you accept that you're going to receive overcooked noodles & dry chicken parmesan, then you'll be delighted when the food actually tastes edible.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 10:25 pm to rebel cat
I’d rather go to McDonalds.
Or make a PBJ at home.
Or make a PBJ at home.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 10:40 pm to rebel cat
When I'm in town shopping with the wife and we want to sit down and recoup we go hit the Soup Salad And breadsticks for $9 each, get out of there for under $25.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 11:19 pm to rebel cat
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Still needs a bar.
I've been to one with a bar.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 11:48 pm to rebel cat
Anytime I visit my grandparents Olive Garden is a must bc she is a “vegetarian”, even though any restaurant can accommodate a vegetarian. If you go into it knowing what to expect it’s not bad at all
Posted on 1/17/21 at 1:52 am to rebel cat
The Critic Whose Olive Garden Went Viral Remembers How Anthony Bourdain Spoke Up For Her
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In 2012, then–88-year-old Marilyn Hagerty of Grand Forks, North Dakota, wrote arguably the most viral restaurant review ever written. It was for Olive Garden.
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It was an instant viral sensation, with tons of people cracking sarcastic jokes about the octogenarian's earnest review. It even got a write-up on Gawker.
Despite the roasting, the review found her at least one big fan: Anthony Bourdain.
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As a result of her online fame, Hagerty wound up flying to New York to do the media rounds, including a hot dog review for the New York Times.
While there, she and Bourdain met for coffee — and she wound up getting a book deal because of it.
The following year, Hagerty published a book of her reviews. Bourdain edited it and even wrote the foreword.
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In the foreword, Bourdain praised Hagerty as a hard-working, quick-witted food writer with deep knowledge of her community.
"She is never mean — even when circumstances would clearly excuse a sharp elbow, a cruel remark," he wrote. "In fact, watching Marilyn struggle to find something nice to say about a place she clearly loathes is part of the fun. She is, unfailingly, a good neighbor and good citizen first — and entertainer second."
Bourdain added that the book "kills snark dead."
"This is a straightforward account of what people have been eating — still ARE eating — in much of America," he wrote. "As related by a kind, good-hearted reporter looking to pass along as much useful information as she can — while hurting no one."
In an interview with BuzzFeed News on Friday, Hagerty remembered how Bourdain celebrated her work, rather than mock it.
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She said she heard about Bourdain's death Friday morning when her son sent her an article about it. She called it "sad, shocking news."
"Anthony Bourdain spoke up for me at a time when people all over the country were making great fun of the column I write," Hagerty told BuzzFeed News. "To have a man of his stature rise up and befriend me, it meant a lot to me."
Bourdain had also laughed when he first read the review, but dropped the snark when he realized how her columns represented her community, she said.
"He told me he felt the same way when he first read it, but that he changed his way of thinking," she said. "He decided I was writing about food in America and the way people eat in the middle of the country."
Their coffee meeting in New York was the only time they ever met, and Hagerty said she still thinks about it fondly.
"You know, sometimes you go through life and...you think about all the wonderful things that happened to you," she said. "And one of the wonderful things that happened to me was when Anthony Bourdain spoke up for me and wanted to publish my columns in a book."
Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:12 am to CHEDBALLZ
Are you ordering water to drink and stiffing the waiter or waitress?
Posted on 1/17/21 at 6:08 am to Kafka
Good for Bourdain.
Too many snarks around. Half of them post here.
Too many snarks around. Half of them post here.
Posted on 1/17/21 at 7:05 am to Tigertown in ATL
Nothing wrong with the cheaper chain places. You don’t go to McDonalds thinking you’re getting more than fast food. Don’t go into the chains thinking you’re getting more than what they are.
Posted on 1/17/21 at 7:44 am to rebel cat
The only thing I have ever enjoyed from them is a couple of their soups and their salad. So......that’s my go to.
It’s been about 5 years since I have been to one.
It’s been about 5 years since I have been to one.
Posted on 1/17/21 at 7:45 am to rebel cat
It’s kind of like Mexican food for me
Cheaper side, and you leave stuffed. That’s why i like it
Cheaper side, and you leave stuffed. That’s why i like it
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