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- Breadsticks. We would have been wholly satisfied if our meal started and ended with Olive Garden's golden brown breadsticks. Sorry, not sorry. The restaurant's breadsticks are a cathartic experience, and the true star of the OG show.
- Chicken & Gnocchi Soup. While you might be tempted to go straight from the free salad to the entrées, Olive Garden actually has a rather impressive selection of homemade soups.
- House Salad. Ok, folks. Now, we've made it to the good stuff. The heart and soul of Olive Garden. As we inch into the top three of our list, we've entered the true reason why we love this place to begin with.
- Sicilian Cheesecake. The roots of the cheesecake are highly debated, but one thing is clear: Do not confuse New York-style cheesecake with the Italian variety.
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- Shrimp Scampi. "If you are in the mood for pasta when at Olive Garden, I say go for it," says Keri Gans, RDN, author of The Small Change Diet. "Their shrimp scampi pasta dish, at 510 calories, would be my pick.
- Chicken Margherita. "Chicken dishes at Olive Garden can be a mixed bag. While there are a few healthy choices, many have enough fat, calories and sodium for two meals," says Karen Ansel, RDN, author of Healing Superfoods for Anti-Aging: Stay Younger, Live Longer.
- Minestrone Soup. "Packed with beans, other vegetables and a savory broth, the minestrone soup is a satiating choice with a filling four grams of fiber in one bowl," says Marisa Moore, RDN, Integrative and Culinary Dietitian.
- Cucina Mia. "This create-your-own pasta dish allows you to enjoy the pasta that you're craving but in a more customizable, healthier way," says Amy Gorin, RDN, owner of Amy Gorin Nutrition in the New York City area.
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- The Chain Breaks One Major Pasta-Cooking Rule.
- The Soups Are Made Fresh Every morning.
- Olive Garden Got Its Start in 1982 in Orlando, Fl.
- Its Logo Has Changed Five times.
- The Chain's Never-Ending Pasta Passes Are Insanely Popular.
- The Breadsticks Make Even Better Pizzas.
- Olive Garden Gives Out Dating Advice.
- The Menu Includes Centuries-Old Italian Street Snacks.
- Olive Garden Will Cater Your Party.
- It's A Huge Hot Spot on New Year's Eve.
If you don't salt boiling water when you cook noodles, you're in pretty prominent company: Olive Garden doesn't either. It skips the seasoning to maintain a longer warranty on its pots, Business Insiderreports. Apparently, though, guests don't mind the lack of salt — the company just reported its best quarterly sales in years.
"All of Olive Garden's signature soups — Pasta e Fagioli, Chicken & Gnocchi, Zuppa Toscana, and Minestrone — are made by hand and from scratch every morning using fresh, whole ingredients such as kale, peppers, and squash," a representative for OG told Popsugar.
Seven years later there were already 145 locations and it quickly matched the success of its sister restaurant, Red Lobster. Today, the chain includes more than 800 restaurants and upwards of 96,000 employees. Every year it brings in $3.8 billion in sales. Talk about fast growth!
And you'd hardly recognize the original, which — in all honesty — looks like the cursive font you'd find on a greeting card. But it was the '80s so we understand.
The cards that grant you unlimited plates of Italian noodles over the course of two months are so highly coveted that some have resold for $900 a piece on eBay. (Yeah, we wish we were kidding.)
And crostini, too. After the winner of MasterChef Junior thought up creative uses for what's arguably the restaurant's customer favorite item, the garlicky breadstick was reimagined as crostinifor meatballs and crust for pepperoni pizza.
No, really. The brand started a hilarious Twitter hashtag #AskAlfredo, where fans can share their romantic woes or pose love queries for the pasta-fueled Dear Abbey-like character to answer.
The new piadinalooks like a red-sauced take on the quesadilla, but it's actually a supremely authentic and traditional sandwich served and eaten often in Italy. So stick that to all your friends who say Olive Garden serves "faux-talian" fare.
And yes, breadsticks are included. If you order at least $125 worth of grub, you can get catering-style to-go orders for your birthday — or your next Wine Wednesday, we're not judging. The packages include lasagna, chicken Parmigiana, and chicken marsala combos and the service is available at all U.S. and Canada locations.
At the Times Square location, tables could be reserved for $400 per person. While that price tag is quite heavy, it does include three floors to dance your way through to the tunes of a DJ from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.; plus, there's a bottomless buffet and three bars serve free drinks all night.
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- Minestrone soup. Olive Garden has a few choices for its unlimited soups and its minestrone is one of the healthiest. This vegan version of the traditional Italian vegetable soup has tomato-based broth, beans, fresh veggies, and small, shell-shaped pasta.
- Pasta e fagioli soup. The Italian word fagioli translates to beans in English. In Italy, pasta e fagioli has traditionally been made with pork, beans, an option of broth, and pasta.
- House salad. Unlimited salad got the Olive Garden brand off to a strong start, so we think it'll always be on the menu. Salads covered in thick, creamy dressings can have high-fat contents and drown out the taste of the vegetables; but at Olive Garden, the salad has its signature or low-fat Italian dressing on the side.
- Broccoli. This might be the healthiest item on the entire Olive Garden menu and its only vegetable side dish. (The other two sides are grilled chicken and meatballs and those aren't technically sides, are they?)
Sep 3, 2019 · Olive Garden is known for Never Ending Pasta and unlimited breadsticks, but a closer look at the menu reveals plenty of nutritious options. Fred Prouser/Corbis. When you think of Olive...
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