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Olive Garden is not the only restaurant that "pre-blanches" pasta that way. I was a chef for at least 20 years, and I've cooked in allot of kitchens. All but a few of them did it the same way. It really is the most efficient way to do it when you're feeding the masses. Even the higher-end restaurants I worked did it this way. As long as the kitchen is practicing proper rotation procedures there is no problem doing it that way. Now the no salt thing I don't agree with, however cooking it ahead of time and finishing it off later is totally acceptable. If proper procedures are followed.

Going to Olive Garden for authentic Italian food is like going to Taco Bell for authentic Mexican food!!

as an olive garden waitress i can promise you if you say “we’re going to make it easy for you” and order unlimited soup and salad we want to die

I worked for them when they were new. Some of the food was fresh. But all sauces came frozen and pre made in bags. We made the pasta daily fresh. Sounds like they got cheaper down the line. Too bad. One thing I have to point out though...it's the cleanest most health conscience Restaurant I've ever worked at in my entire life!! I am a retired Chef now.

I'm half Italian and Olive Garden is a guilty pleasure for me. It's definitely not authentic but it sure as hell is delicious and comforting.

It’s funny to me because Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse, Outback, Red Lobster are legit “fancy” restaurants in my area. We live in a small county where poverty is high. So these restaurants do well and most families go there to celebrate special occasions.

Olive garden employee here. Like 2 or 3 sauces are microwaved, and that's just because they're prepared earlier for when you order them later. I was surprised to find only 1 microwave when I started working there. The meat, the veggies, the seafood, all made to order and made fresh.

As a olive garden cook maybe 80% of this true. Pasta is dropped in boiling water (it's precooked) . Most microwaved things are kids meals like macaroni and sides of broccoli. Never heard of the 1st one tho about to Tuscany lol. Bread stick thing isn't true either at least at mine. Soup is always super hot because the soup bowls are stored in a heater. You can maybe hold the bowl for 4 seconds before burning your hand .

In my OG serving experience NOBODY pays attention to the breadsticks rule & you are SO busy running out unlimited soups, & salads & drinks, that honestly you’re gonna wanna fill them up on bread so that A) you won’t have to make more when you’re slammed & B) the more breadsticks they have the less of everything else they will have :)

We just ate there and when we asked for more breadsticks, they never arrived before we finished. I thought it was odd but now I know!

Coming from a employee myself this video contradicts itself in many ways. Olive garden is a great restaurant and clean appetizing place to work. I would feed my kids and my family anything pre-made or made fresh from Olive garden. Sauces soups pasta is made daily you never have a bowl of spaghetti with noodles that were made the day before everything it's always made fresh daily. After working 10 hours making pasta since 9 am I'm offended 🤣🤣

This list is PRETTY accurate. One big thing is there are no chefs. There are cooks and a culinary manager. And only managers go on the trip to Tuscany. The sauces aren't microwaved, they're heated up in bags in a tilt braiser.

You people should get a part-time job working in a restaurant so you could actually get an idea of what goes on in the kitchen and the cost and prep that goes on before service starts.

I’ve worked at the OG as a part time job for almost 13 years and I can tell you that most of this video is spot on, the lady at 3:34 is a real cook whose been there since the 90s and takes real pride in her work, the microwaving part was highly exaggerated, most things do not get microwaved, but the quality of our product has absolutely decreased, it’s never been authentic, but now we’re bordering on fast food.

My grandmother was 100% Italian … we took her to Olive Garden one year and she wanted to know what this dog food was… she did like the salad and bread sticks… but the rest is not Italian food at all… also my grandmother in her younger days ran a restaurant in New York…my grandfather cooked and she ran front of house….I never got to meet my grandfather.. he died before I was born…but my grandmother cooked very good Italian food…I miss her… Edit.. yes your past should be cooked in salty water.. ( should be salty like the ocean ) words from my grandmother…But a secret most people don’t know is.. once the water is boiling just a little olive oil in your water before you put your pasta in… ( just a little maybe a teaspoon) it will help with sticking and will also give a little flavor…my grandmother taught me that and I do it to this day..

In spite of all of your facts, people still enjoy the food, service and atmosphere. Food is plentiful and tasty, servers are polite and attentive and pricing is moderate. Tipping is handled the same way in everywhere that I have eaten because all servers work and share the same so that typically, service is better. If you want "genuine" Italian food, be prepared to pay at least twice/three times the price. Looks like this youtube was put together by a competitor. By the way, I am just a patron not a company man.

I stopped eating Olive Garden years ago. I have found a lot of family owned Italian restaurants in Denver that are tasty who also serves homemade bread rolls. It's my way to support local owned restaurants.

I went there once, back in the eighties, I haven't been back there since. You have made me glad of my decision.

Pasta is made indeed in large batches, however it's put on white plastic trays for the walk-in then plastic wrapped followed by a date and use by date. On the line it's kept stocked as needed and kept cold. Depending on the pasta various portion sizes are taken out and put into a small cylinder shaped basket. Then put into boiling water for 3 seconds for angel hair, 10 seconds for spaghetti etc.

Noone thinks that Olive Garden is authentic Italian cuisine. From what I've heard from people who work in the restaurant industry, this kind of stuff happens all over. From the chain restaurants, down to the Mom and Pop places.

I worked at the Santa Fe Olive Garden for just a few weeks. It was awful! I was in my 40s with over 20 years of restaurant experience but they would only allow servers to have 3 tables-regardless of experience. Also, in my training, I was taught that the Chicken Fettuccine dish was around 4,000 calories. 4,000! 3,000 calories makes one pound so….

Now, I’m craving Olive Garden lol

I still love olive garden. I have worked for a restaurant and they closed it and they were the best cleanest one I knew of. I worked for another one that was just about what you are saying about olive garden. So most are the same. If you knew what you are eating in all these places you would stay home and cook like me. 😥

It may not be "authentic Italian" but it's pretty damn good. And I grew up with an I talian mother

I never thought Olive Garden wasn’t very good. I’ve gone twice years ago, and thought it was overly priced for mediocre food.

My father was Sicilian and Olive Garden is not Italian food as far as I’m concerned. My grandmother made everything from scratch, including sauce, meatballs, pasta, bread, and desserts. I make all of this myself and have yet to find an Italian restaurant that can compare.

Loveeee this channel

It's like Italian McDonald's 😉

I was a line cook at Olive Garden I personally never used a microwave on my dinner plates I prepared all the food was made fresh and kept in a steam table for me to put together when I got the order and we also used a grill for steaks. And fresh chicken that went on each order ..

Olive Garden is the McDonalds of Italian Restaurants.

As an Olive Garden Employee, always double check your bread before eating. AND, If you want to skip the wait, get a little upset and say that the wait is not okay. Fling your arms a little too for some razzle dazzle, they’ll most likely sit you right away. Thank me later.❤️

I'm not really concerned that the pasta is pre-cooked or that microwaves are used. And authenticity is of no importance to me either. The food is good and the workers are very friendly and it's very clean. Olive Garden is one of my favorite restaurants. Always has been and probably always will be. 😘🙂

It used to be the destination restaurant for us. Then the food changed and we weren't happy going there anymore. Yeah that fettuccine alfredo was my last dish to have and not because I wanted it. When everybody were getting their plates...the waitress told me that they were out of the dish I wanted and gave me the menu. I felt like I had like 2 seconds to choose another dish since everybody started eating their foods. I guess I now know why it came so fast. I didn't care for the dish. Good thing we have better places closer.

I worked at one for almost a day when I was in college. Halfway through my shift (the busy lunch rush) the manager told me to take all the kitchen trash out to the dumpster. As I was dragging trashcan number two of five to the back ally I saw my car. I got in it, drove home & never went back. The restaurant business wasn’t me. I ended up finishing school working as a baggage handler at the airport. It was far less stressful.

Most of these are accurate EXCEPT for the dipping sauce and microwave accusations. My first job in the kitchen was literally making soups and sauces from scratch. The kitchen gets there 3 hours before the store opens to prep food fresh for the day. As for the microwave, it’s more like a high powered electric oven than a conventional microwave. The only things that got “microwaved” were when they used it to melt cheese on top of something. As far as the desserts, they use it to thaw some items but only one or two. The comments about secrecy and “doggy bags” are totally baseless.

Oh I'm excited about this one. Because I knew it lol

I lived in Italy growing up & still like Olive Garden occasionally. Its definitely not authentic Italian food but some of the entrees are good. (The tortellini especially.)

Great list

It makes me bloody angry when I read or hear about companies that don't give enough hours in order to deny employees health insurance. It's bad enough that there's no universal healthcare in this country and knowing many people cannot afford treatment. And paying employees a pittance so customers have to tip them is just corporate greed!

The video was showing the Amalfi Coast line in the southern part of Italy, Tuscany is more central and not on the ocean. Both are beautiful in their own way.

08:30 It's common practice that restaurants pay less than minimum wage and assume the tips make up for it. Also, most restaurants require or encourage wait staff to share part of their tips with bus-staff, prep-cooks, chefs, etc. Wait staff who share tips get their tables cleaned more quickly (which means more turnover and more money), and get their food more quickly (which means more tips).

Great video!! The shout out to Martha at the end was awesome

I love Olive Garden ❣️

Well, I still like Olive 🫒 garden!

I work as a host at an Olive Garden in Missouri. Here's my take and experiences, though take things with a grain of salt. My knowledge and experiences relating to the back of house isn't complete or all knowing. But I'm often given random roles around the restaurant, including BoH stuff, so I know a good bit. TL;DR: this video hits some points well, but overall isn't a great representation. It either intentionally misleads some facts or paints them in a bad light, or is flat out wrong (at least for my location). Other points are either outdated or just not relevant. I'm a bit biased to defend my work, but I quite well know the parts I hate and this video addressed none of them I've never heard of a cooking school touted, but if that is a big deal then it wouldn't surprise me to learn it was all a big lie. Darden (the company owning the OG brand) is your run of the mill chain company. It has some shady practices that even I notice from time to time. The thing about breadsticks is that we go through a LOT of them. We don't bring out only a few sticks because we're trying to be stingy, it's because if we gave them out super generously we would never be able to have enough on hand. Often we don't already. As for the specific rules for giving breadsticks out, I've never heard of that rule, though I'm not a server. Still, with my many, many hours talking and joking with servers about breadsticks as well as getting tables' their breadsticks, I'm yet to be told or even hear wind of any rules. That being said, I can only speak for my restaurant. We don't even have a microwave at our restaurant... pasta is made fresh in giant batches then used until it gets low, where another batch will be made while the previous is used up. For the rebranding, I joined after it so can't say much here except that 5% in one day, while definitely worth a wince, still isn't bad at all for a total rebrand. It's likely to rebound back up the next day or week. Obviously it hasn't hurt the chain drastically. I wasn't old enough to work in 2012 lol, I therefore know nothing about the scandal. I do know management has changed around a lot since then. The CEO of Darden, for example, recently resigned. Bartenders getting a small tip share and bussers getting a decent one is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT an amazing choice. I wish there were more options for servers relating to it (like having a choice to tipshare hosts lol) though. Some servers complain ofc, as a little less money to them, but for the most part it motivates most of our bussers a bit and encourages them to stay. As for bartenders, they have to manage the bar top, take tables in the bar section, and then also make any alcoholic drink for regular servers. They bloody well deserve that tip share. The website crashing isn't a huge issue. Will make a minor fuss but nothing too bad. 500k is unexpected traffic, even for that promotion. They def couldve prepared better but again, 500k people all within a short time frame... RIP webservers Our alfredo is trash, though I dislike most of our pasta. I homecook pasta a lot and grew up eating it frequently so I'm used to higher quality dishes. However, our fish dishes (like the salmon) are really, really good and easily are what I think are our best entrees. The other meat dishes are pretty good as well. This video doesn't at all describe how we make our alfredo though... Considering how bloody massive the pots (more like barrels lol) we cook pasta in and how frequently each is used, using salt consistently ofc would lead to very expensive wear and tear. While it's not somrthing anyone would want to do, continouing to salt those pots and replace them frequently is not a financial choice anyone running a chain would want. Overall, this video did hit some stuff correctly, but a lot of it was either outdated, irrelevant, or misconstrued. All that in a YT video?! Wow, who could've thought?! There wasn't a ton of stuff that was plain wrong, just delivered poorly and likely intentionally so. If they wanted to make a video on issues with Olive Garden, they should've found staff to talk to or have done better research. There are better examples to give. This is a top10 channel though. High quality isn't their goal, and it's respectable in a way. They've gotten a full view (with me backtracking in the vid a bit too) and a long comment out of me so gg.

Just went here for my friend's birthday. I was sad that I couldn't get a few of Italian deserts. Cannoli and jelato.... I hope that I spelled those correctly. The soup was great, a creamy chicken, veggie, pasta ...yummy

I worked at OG for 4 years and The shared tips caused me to leave. I went from making $12 as a bartender who was tipped by coworkers to $4.50 and having tips automatically come out of the servers pocket which was SO MUCH LESS. Such a shitty thing for a company to do and I’m glad you covered it

I was so sad when they discontinued the Ravioli Di Portobello. That was the only dish I would get there. It was so delicious!! I wish they would bring it back!!!

Good news they sell underbaked breadsticks you can take home and finish in your own oven. Very yummy!

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I thought this video was a little mean spirited. Someone at Olive Garden made someone mad!!

In spite of this truth, I still like their food. Thank you for posting anyway.

If you ever looked in their walk in coolers you'd never eat there again. How the inspectors pass them is unbelievable.

I currently work at Olive Garden and quite a few of these are actually far from the truth

Honestly I want to see a family tree of chef Mike😂

Now we know where Lois Griffin gets her inspiration from: microwave meals from olive garden!

For Goodness Sake ! I come from England a few times a year and I love your Franchise Eateries. Not only owns the Joint , but Who Is The Old Lady ( Who doesn't speak English) is running the kitchen, Monday it is Sophia , Michelin 5 Star. WOW WOW WOW ! Tuesday , Her Grandson Mustapha UGH !!

In all fairness, OG isn't real italian food-its corporate restaurant's interpretation of Italian. For the record, their chicken parm is sometimes pretty good. And there are plenty of bad family-run Italian places. One of them is "Georgios" (Brockton MA)-worst pasta I ever tasted..and we tried it twice.

I find OG to be very good at cleaning out the system with the fettuccini alfredo. It's a borderline total colonic cleansing.

If I could I would eat the salad all day. The dressing is simple but so addicting. Oh man, now I want some!

The local Olive Garden had a complete facelift a while back. The end result is a sterile-looking place, devoid of any warmth or style. It's like going to eat in an airport boarding area. The breadsticks are much smaller, and the staff doles them out sparingly. The menu has been pared down too. We aren't going back.....................

Olive Garden is a great place to take the side chick when you want her to feel special 😂

My family still loves Olive Garden!!!

Fact #11- some of the desserts are made by Cheesecake Factory. The Cheesecake Factory, however, does not sell the same desserts. Those are made in a separate facility using higher end ingredients. Also sauces are prepped in restaurants so that they can be made quickly.

All these 'box store' type restaurants. Like Olive Garden, Panda (Chinese fast food), Friday's, Chipotle, and so forth, have a too strong corporate mindset. The best restaurants are family owned and operated. No CEO, shareholders or other nonsense!

The cleanliness of the kitchen should also be mentioned. ROACHES everywhere.

We're all familiar with Chef Mic. Legendary

This video makes me want olive garden and I was definitely getting Juicy crab

Most of this is on point as someone who worked there for a couple years. However the dipping sauces are hot and not microwaved and the Alfredo costs what it does because cream isnt cheap. Anything with that much dairy needs to be factored in. How fast someone cooks something is only one factor of the price.

Those cheese sticks are soo good here

here is a thought and a way to save money while eating at the olive garden. order to go and order kids Alfredo meal that comes with one side ad grilled chicken to it and it only cost $7.98 and you get bread sticks with it. buy your olive garden dressing at dollar general for $3.00 or walmart for a little more than 3 dollars a bottle and you have plenty to eat for way less cost. most of the kids meals you get almost as much food as an adult meal if its a pasta meal and with the bread sticks they give you with it and the salad you eat at home your full. most people dont finish their meal at the restaurant so why pay more for food you wont eat any way and eating at home is more relaxed environment and you can do what you want at home while eating. i order to go kids meal at almost every restaurant i go to. i take it home and eat it because you get alot of food for less cost. if you eat in the restaurant you cant order kids meals for any one but a kid but to go orders they dont know who is eating it.

Olive Garden is not a "fancy" Italian restaurant and I don't think they try to be. The food taste pretty good, the unlimited soup & salad option is great. It is a good place to go with the family and prices don't break the bank.

Olive Garden to Italian food is the same as Mcdonald's to a Hamburger.

I cook mine in water and olive oil I think it tastes awesome.

None of what I heard surprised me, but one thing that has me a lil pissed when I go is when ordering Alfredo they seem to put little bit of sauce on the pasta. I like it with more sauce. Anyone else notice this issue? 🤔👍

The bread sticks are made from an inferior grade of flour and are more like Wonder bread.

In a time where many people like the over priced "Mexican pizza" crap at a far from authentic Mexican food place as you can get, Olive Garden is delicious!!!

I had to deliver a bunch of pizza to the local Olive Garden on Black Friday. I had to wade through a pile of garbage bags with 1o pizzas in my hands. I unloaded the pizzas on the tables they asked and then guy went to relay the credit card slip. During the 15 minutes I waited saw that all their sauces and bread stick came premade and they just reheat the food by the bag full. They also leave food sitting out everywhere including open bags on the floor. Just so many health code violations. After waiting for 15 minutes they gave me a CC slip with a zero in the tip line and 20 OG Bucks. $20 worth of olive garden gift certificates. After walking back through the garbage I left and I've never been back.

Okay this explains why making the dishes at home always tastes better than at the restaurant. If you're willing to pay the cost of the ingredients themselves these days.

It would be very interesting to see how than have changed because of the labor shortage currently!

Theyused to have pasta primavera, also with shrimp. That was my favorite. Did away with it, cant understand why. that was a long time ago. now, i make at home, so easy.

Chef Mic!!! I guarantee the lasagna is microwaved to temp then has hot sauce put on it 😂😂

I worked at a brand new Olive Garden, back when they still made fresh pasta. Even then, I was sick to learn what the “food” is made of: the Alfredo sauce is from a powder mix; the dressing everyone loves is literally Wishbone Italian, with additional dried basil, parsley, and low-grade, grated Parmesan-like the stuff in the green can! I only eat the minestrone, and dry breadsticks.

I like Olive Garden

BTW, I used to work at the Olive Garden in Durham, NC. Most of this is simply not true, especially about the microwave.

That movie Waiting is top tier comedy.

I'm sorry -- but this woman's voice is absolutely GRATING

👀👀👀 Better not have no tea bout my zuppa toscana soup

The breadsticks are not made fresh. they are delivered by one of the local bulk bread companies and and brown and serve.

many places did this!

Every restaurant I've worked in they've always par cooked the pasta and finished it off to order. I think its pretty standard when not using fresh pasta

Even high-end Italian restaurants pre-cook their pasta. Just tryin' to be fair here.

Bruh I work at an Olive Garde. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a microwave in the kitchen and I’ve been a server there for a little over 6 months

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I’m Italian, and you would NEVER 👎🏻 catch us at Olive Garden. We really love to cook our family dinners anyway

Always knew OG used micowaves, because anytime you pass by one, you never smell anything. No aroma coming from the kicthen.

Every Italian restaurant that serves pasta precooks it. It would take too long during service to do from straight raw pasta. It’s just the fastest way to get it done, just need to make sure you don’t overcook it

I work at OG and I can say as a cook majority of our items isn’t microwave only like legit 2-3

I still like the Olive Garden lunch special. Great prices for thrifty people like myself. Olive Garden, BJs, etc.....they are just low end medium grade restaurants and have decent food for the price. I'm good with that. I can't afford to eat at high end Ruth Chris type of restaurants every day.