In this video, I dive into the iconic Olive Garden menu to see if it lives up to its reputation as America’s go-to Italian restaurant chain. From the famous unlimited breadsticks 🥖 to pasta classics and new seasonal dishes, I give my honest review of the taste, quality, and value. Whether you’re an Olive Garden fan or just curious about their menu, this is the ultimate breakdown of what to order—and what to avoid!
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Some of the dishes are delicious, but please don't be under the illusion that they are traditional Italian because they aren't. I know it is silly but we go there for the soup, salad and bread sticks. I can make at least half the dishes on the menu and they are just as good as at the restaurant and 25 percent of the cost. Pasta is cheap and easy to make, so are Alfredo and Carbonara sauces and guanciale is readily available. Buy some fresh herbs, some good cheese, learn to make a good bolognese and you are good to go for 90 percent of their menu. I've made many of your ( Vincenzo's) dishes and they are traditional and fantastic and don't compare to the fake Italian dishes at Olive Garden. I've had real traditional Italian in the North end of Boston and it is without equal. Your (Vincenzo's) dishes are their equal in flavor and authenticity. Best from NH. — dennis ( den )
My god olive garden is garbage… why is the place popular you ask, two reasons, consistency and fat and salt.
I used to work back of the house at the Olive Garden until probably 2015.
Usually long pastas (ie: Spaghetti) would have the sauce poured over top while short pastas would be tossed with the sauce to evenly coat.
I think Tour of Italy (Lasa, Pasta+Sauce, Chicken Parm) is meant to be a 'sampler'. You know how us AMERICANS can be 😀
The sauces were mass produced for the line (even Carbonara). We never had eggs in stock so unsure what the Carbonara was made of 😛 The 'Alfredo' Sauce had a 4 hour shelf life so that was made fresh everyday.
The Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara used to have Pancetta. Unsure if they changed it or if the website is mislabeled.
You criticized the Eggplant Parm for being 'lightly fried'. Everything that was fried was deep fried.
The website said the Lasa is made fresh daily. Unless if they changed things, the Lasa pasta was frozen with a layer of cheese and we thawed it daily.
Olive Garden always does monthly specials so you didn't get to see the Tomato Alfredo Sauce which is equal parts Tomato Sauce and Alfredo Sauce mixed together 😀
The desserts are shipped pre-made.
I think us AMERICANS like proteins with pastas because then it makes it feel like a complete meal.
Oh, you can go wrong with carminari. I know. They make that happen.
I've been to Roma, that is no Tour of Italy. We don't talk about how there are military guards in Roma about the marsala.
"You don't need to put BAD chicken on top". Welcome to american franchise food.
Chicken scampi made my heart cry when I was 12.
I hated eggplant until I was an adult because my parents thought a "light fry" was good.
Yes, we love good brisket 😉 This is not it.
Tiramisu: HA!
You insult my Tzatziki! It looks way better than that!
I would not have wished this review on you. Of course this is garbage, thank you for confirming.
Their food sucks
Their food sucks
The restaurant has something special! I think the salad with hot peppers
If Vincenzo went to have dinner at Olive Garden, then that would be like watching cage fighting to the death…😂
I went to a Olive Garden last week and the food was disgusting. I agree 100% with your analysis.
It’s American food. Italy is beautiful. Food is amazing. America is too. Very different and amazing on their own.
We go to Olive Garden for special occasions. One of our favorites! ❤
I grew up in New York but moved to Minnesota in my 20s. At first it seemed like a wasteland when trying to find good Italian food. But then at the university of Minnesota I found Vescio's which was good decent food and then worked in other Italian restaurants myself. Broders Cucina back in the 1980s. That was the best before the sons took over that business. There were other decent Italian restaurants I found too. There's no reason to eat at Olive Garden.
olive garden is American Italian dishes
This guy is a hack
Hey, so what
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VINCENZO IM VERY PROUD OF MY HERITAGE IS ITALIAN 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Vincenzo are you going to judge it without eating it ?
I wanted to buy some items from your amazon shop,but I see that they don't ship to my country…😔
Cheeses Christ, there's cheeses on everything including the dishes that shouldn'y have cheeses on them
Olive garden is American food (inspired by Italian food for looks).
It tasted really good to the American taste buds in the 90s cause the quality of how they're making it and the ingredients were much higher back then.
Since one of the major chain conglomerates bought them (there's only a handful of companies that own all chain restaurants in the US), they've drastically cut costs since then (profit motive) and kept the prices high. A lot of them are empty now compared to before but they stay in business cause the cost they put in is so low and the price they charge so high, that they can survive with fewer customers now.
Basically, any chain owned by these companies aren't there to serve tasty food. They are there to squeeze as much money from you while reducing the cost in making that food as much as they can.
It's trash now
Would be hilarious if we had a video of you eating that garbage. You would be horrified!! The pasta stick completely to one another and the sauce has 0 flavor lol