Olive Garden: “If you’re here, you’re family” should be changed to “If you’re here, you’re not Italian”.
At the Olive Gardens I've been to, the waiters all affect these over-the-top Italian accents. Gimme il break-o.
Texas dining out is fascinating. In Texas, you can have Mexican food cooked by real Mexicans. And Italian food cooked by real Mexicans. And barbecue cooked by real Mexicans. And Chinese food cooked by real Mexicans. And hamburgers cooked by real Mexicans...
...and Cajun food cooked by real Vietnamese.
LOL! So true. I never met an Italian that liked Olive Garden.
Olive Garden: “If you’re here, you’re family” should be changed to “If you’re here, you’re not Italian”.
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LOL. I tell this story whenever the Olive Garden comes up. I’m pretty spoiled when it comes to Italian food, eating out in NY and NJ, at Italian people’s homes, etc.
A long time ago, I saw this brand new Italian restaurant (Olive Garden)and thought I would take the girlfriend there. Everything was bottom of the barrel “Italian” food, the Italians I know would rather chop their hands off then serve that food to guests, DISGRACIADA!
I figured they would close down pretty quick and was shocked that someone would open an Italian restaurant in NJ and have no idea how to make Italian food. It’s awful, kind of like I have no idea Domino’s can make a living in this area when they are literally surrounded by hundreds of real pizzerias, some who make pizza to die for. I love Dominos new marketing campaign, “Our food used to really suck”, no kidding Dominos, I’ve been saying that about your “food” for 20 something years.
Olive Garden must have been the restaurant Henry Hill was referring to at the end of Goodfellas: “I ordered spaghetti with marinara sauce and I got egg noodles and ketchup.”
This!