OLIVE GARDEN - The Affordable Italian-American Dining Experience

OLIVE GARDEN - The Affordable Italian-American Dining Experience - Or is it??

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Founded in 1982, everyone has either heard or eaten at Olive Garden at one time or another. But, is it still affordable and as good as you remember? We'll bring you along and you be the judge.
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@juliaAnnBalogh 5 ай бұрын

Aww ❤ My family meets here every week for lunch ! We all mostly get the soup and salad! But it’s so important to My Father. As we lost Mama two years ago . My Father is 90 !! It’s just lovely to gather there 👍❤️

@user-ub8fn5ek5u 5 ай бұрын

Family is everything

@MikePhoTravelVlogs 5 ай бұрын

Can’t beat the soup and salad 🥗💯💯💯✅😀

@irishgip71 5 ай бұрын

Feet up, coffee in hand and our favorite couple on tv. Thank you beforehand for the smiles.

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Our pleasure, Wil! 🤗

@MikePhoTravelVlogs 5 ай бұрын

Food look so good 😊🔥🔥🔥

@sunnyg2024 5 ай бұрын

Olive Garden does not deserve all the hate. Love you doing these chain restaurants. You could even do Fast Food new items too, very popular.

@larrykarenflowers9371 5 ай бұрын

I always loved Olive Garden. Happy Birthday Linda. You guys always look like you're having a great time. I love that your family is included in your videos allot. Thanx for sharing. Safe Travels

@groinstriker 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰👍

@terezap5756 5 ай бұрын

My family and I love Olive Garden ❤ I hope they stay in business forever 👍

@MikePhoTravelVlogs 5 ай бұрын

Agree 👍💯💯💯😀

@msavp4481 5 ай бұрын

Been years and years since I’ve been to Olive Garden. I’m enjoying these latest videos of nostalgic places. Hi Christopher and Happy Birthday to Linda!

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks Sue!

@groinstriker 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

@Fredbrot 5 ай бұрын

My wife and I love to go to Olive Garden for lunch and usually have the Soup and Salad. The meal fills without being heavy and comes at a great price. The prices and the offerings for dinner are also great for a dinner with friends.

@MikePhoTravelVlogs 5 ай бұрын

Agreed 👍 💯💯💯 Can’t beat the freebies and prices

@karenfromNH 5 ай бұрын

I love Olive Garden. And you both too.

@patpassi2730 5 ай бұрын

As an Italian that cooks…there’s nothing classic about Olive Garden’s food If you don’t cook Italian food…then it’s passable It’s not the worst but definitely not the best 😊

@JimmyVYouTube 5 ай бұрын

as a chef I find that Olive Garden is cravable to the mainstream. I really only enjoy Olive Garden 1 or 2 times a year at best but others obviously really like the restaurant..

@jeannettemyer4193 5 ай бұрын

hope Linda got the first bite on her birthday cake..

@minaking9400 5 ай бұрын

When I go to Olive Garden I like to get the all you can eat soup and salad. Thanks for sharing your experience with us ❤

@ameliasarno1210 5 ай бұрын

I am 100% Italian, I make my own sauce and anything italian. I love it there you can not beat their salad which is always fesh, their Zuppa Tuscana, their Fettuccine alfredo, and even their eggplant parm. I love their fried mozzarella and stuffed mushrooms!! Love the chicken parm also. I love that gnocchi chicken soup too!

@danielvallelunga1596 5 ай бұрын

Hey Lisa!!!!! Hey Bill !!!!! Hey Family!!!!! ❤😊

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Hi Daniel!!

@YourLifeVideos1 5 ай бұрын

OMG - does this ever take me back...there's not many Olive Gardens in my surrounding area, so this is GREAT!! Thank you!!

@MikePhoTravelVlogs 5 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday Linda 🎊 💯💯💯🎉

@groinstriker 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

@biancabee7900 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoy your videos. You two are just the cutest couple.

@4Lenny 5 ай бұрын

Hello Bill & Lisa, tell Linda Happy Birthday. I love Olive Garden I always get the Shrimp Scampi. The breadsticks are amazing. See y'all in the next video.

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Will do. Thank you!

@groinstriker 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰🎉

@harveyh3696 5 ай бұрын

Olive Garden. One of those sit-down staples like Denny's, and Zippy's here in Hawaii. Had to plug my State! :)

@bullockhindquarterwoman614 5 ай бұрын

Love your positive energy and affection for each other!

@linda9143 Ай бұрын

Love Olive garden. Especially the shrimp alfredo add salad the breadsticks always all fresh!

@mintysweet-yn1yt 5 ай бұрын

Hey Bill & Lisa everything looks delicious😊

@LadyLakeMusic 5 ай бұрын

We are Italian and we love it! True it’s not like homemade Italian but several dishes are so delish we crave them!! My fave is Chicken Scampi with Zappa Toscana!! ❤ Cakes looked amazing!! I highly recommend the Italian donuts if they still have them on the menu.

@tammayragan1959 5 ай бұрын

Love Olive Garden! Our first visit to Olive Garden was in 1987 in the City of Industry CA. My sister in-law who lived in Rowland Heights introduced us to it! We were living in Southern Kansas and the nearest OG was Kansas City or Oklahoma City. Now we live within 50 miles of 3 Olive Gardens in Wichita Kansas! Love your videos!

@jesusisfaithful7 5 ай бұрын

I DEFINITELY NEED TO GET TO OLIVE GARDEN. THE FOOD AND DESSERTS LOOK SO DELICIOUS 😋 😋😋😋. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS EXCITING TO WATCH VIDEO. KEEP UP THE INCREDIBLE JOB 👍🏼😁😋😋😋😍

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Will do!

@lck21 5 ай бұрын

Love your oldies but goodies food reviews! ❤❤❤

@wdestrempsmecke 5 ай бұрын

DH and myself have never been and went for dinner as a joke. Boy were we wrong! Lol! It was really good and will probably go back!

@mariog3121 5 ай бұрын

Great review on Olive Garden !! Bread sticks and salad are always best and there soups 🥣🥣. Have a great Sunday 👍👍❤❤🥰🥰🤗🤗 🍝 🍝

@Joanne2312 5 ай бұрын

I have not been to Olive garden in about 10 years. Now I have to go. Tour of Italy looks best. Thank you for showing me what I was missing.

@laura.santucci3391 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for reviewing an every day restaurant. It's great to know how it really is.

@carolbrown6765 5 ай бұрын

Hi Bill and Lisa! I am still here, catching up. Work is crazy! Still watching!

@winniepoohbear8916 5 ай бұрын

Happy birthday, Linda!!❤ Chris did a great job as the cameraman!! Olive Garden is ok when you don't want to invest time making your own!

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Winnie!

@groinstriker 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

@MCMHCM 5 ай бұрын

I have to admit, i love Olive Garden! We only have one location up in the Vancouver, BC area. It's always packed! I always get soup/salad/breadsticks, and I make little onion sandwiches with the salad onions and breadsticks.

@s.jensen1492 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Bill and Lisa (and family) ! Always appreciate your videos!

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, S!

@sokchowvadypoy927 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your video Bill & Lisa. I definitely stop by Alive Garden soon since now I get ideas of what I’m going to order.👍🤤

@marilynalvarez9951 5 ай бұрын

I stopped going to Olive Garden when they stopped making the braised beef tortellini, that was my favorite and only thing I liked there....miss it so much. 😢

@eileenrynn5238 5 ай бұрын

I have not been to Olivia garden in awhile but I will be heading back looks so good thanks for sharing

@tonybrigner3866 5 ай бұрын

thanks for the food tour bill an lisa

@rockyvilla1428 5 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday Linda🎉❤. I like Olive Garden, especially the salad.

@groinstriker 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

@debbellable 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for local review, I have went to olive garden, but usually get the soup and salad option.

@rosaspanjol673 5 ай бұрын

I love Olive Garden😘,, my favorite is the never soup and salad 😘…. Another great video guys👍

@kevinhashimoto8367 5 ай бұрын

Next time you go, be sure to get their toasted ravioli appetizer! So.good 😋😋

@ganderson158 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely nothing wrong wit Olive Garden. Looks awesome.

@titasmom678 5 ай бұрын

I loved going to the Olive Garden way back when. It was affordable and loved the AYCE salad and breadsticks. Everything looked good. Took my sister for the first time a couple of months ago...it's still good. Desserts looked great.

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Carol!

@Peace12105 5 ай бұрын

Love the Olive Garden my husband gets ranch and I get their Italian so dressing always comes on the side.. I always ask for extra olives and tomatoes in the salad..yummy

@SuiGenerisAbbie 5 ай бұрын

Always wanted to eat at Olive Garden. Thank you for featuring it, Guys!

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@EllisBalzli 5 ай бұрын

It's been really good 👍

@joanndeland7969 5 ай бұрын

Excellent camera work. WAS It Nick ? Food looked delicious 😋

@tonybrigner3866 5 ай бұрын

that looks so good i would be singing---i'm in heaven--hehe

@Alan-sl7qz 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing another well-done video, Bill and Lisa. I find it unbelievable that an Italian restaurant doesn't have pizza. Do you feel the same way?

@SuiGenerisAbbie 5 ай бұрын

@lilabug8 Pizza IS Italian. It was invented in Italy. Think of it this way: Not every Italian restaurant serves the same food either!

@SuiGenerisAbbie 5 ай бұрын

@lilabug8 Ahhhh, thank you for clarifying! 😊

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

I totally agree!

@SuiGenerisAbbie 5 ай бұрын

@@billandlisa I understand the shock at why OG does not have pizzas and slices of pizza pies, on offer however, folks can get pizza anywhere and everywhere these days. Folks cannot get the other foods that the OG offers at ... say, Whole Foods, or Kroger or Safeway. I never see any of OG's other foods at all the other places that I see pizza.

@leehall7264 3 ай бұрын

we have it on the kids menu but it's not something I would go there just to eat, but kids like it. we only officially offer cheese or pepperoni but you can modify it to include anything else we have in the back (bacon, bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, tomato, etc...).

@user-iamRobinV68 5 ай бұрын

Wow haven’t been there in sooooo long. Gonna have to try it again. 😊

@audegottoeaudegottoe363 4 ай бұрын

Have @ Wonderful New Year's!//thanks

@deegushea4455 5 ай бұрын

We have olive garden near me. Great food. Thank you for sharing.

@lexlovesthebeach 5 ай бұрын

Love the soup, salad and breadstick lunch deal. Chicken gnocchi soup is my fave 😋.

@jimmercer1693 5 ай бұрын

Good job Christopher & ❤ their soup & salad ... Not so much on the entrees

@katsworlddaily 5 ай бұрын

You guys should do a vlog at Texas Roadhouse if there are any in Cali. Bread and cinnamon butter is amazing.

@stephc1144 5 ай бұрын

Good old Olive Garden. My favorite is the all you can eat soup, salad and breadsticks. Zuppa Toscana is my fave soup. Happy Birthday to Linda!

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ajrosario619 5 ай бұрын

My boy Bill with the fresh fade 🔥💈

@josephschminkey5717 5 ай бұрын

I love their salad and dressing

@teresamendoza8072 5 ай бұрын

Lisa already ate an entree now shes eating Bills food

@MaMark52 5 ай бұрын

🤣

@JKMCraveTV 5 ай бұрын

*LOOKS GREAT - LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!!!!*

@beverlyherbert6952 5 ай бұрын

Another great video!! I remember going to the one in torrance on hawthorn blvd in the 90s!!!! The fried mozzarella and ravioli looked really good. Not sure if that was available in the 90s but we would eat too many breadsticks!!😂😂😂 i would ask for a side of butter too!!! 😅 everything still looks like i remember!!!!! Have to go back again!!!😊😊😊😊 glad you still like it!!!😊

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

The one on Hawthorne is always so crowded! lol

@jadehom8067 5 ай бұрын

Great video...great choices of food...stay safe and God Bless 😘🤗❤

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Jade!

@dognzo893 5 ай бұрын

Haircut is on point Bill 😎

@Christine-yk8fl 5 ай бұрын

An old friend once said "it is what it is."Well I did enjoy their salad and their Italian margarita. Hubby does not like their food so we don't go there. Would be great if they offered in their pasta toppings pesto sauce or just garlic and olive oil. Last time I was there took my dad and all he wanted was garlic and olive oil on his pasta and the waiter looked at me like I was from another planet..he said they don't have olive oil or garlic sorry...wow no olive oil at olive garden lol. ..oh well that was a couple years ago. Your meal looked much better than what was presented to us though. Happy Birthday Linda!💐

@leehall7264 3 ай бұрын

might have been a new server. we have pesto, garlic, and oil (blended though, not evoo) and I do "just garlic and oil" orders pretty often.

@debbienishiki7976 5 ай бұрын

We love Olive Garden!! We were there last month. Never occurred to me to dip the bread sticks into the soup. Great tip Lisa!! Awesome video as usual...Live life guys!!

@user-ub8fn5ek5u 5 ай бұрын

Bread with pasta : no Bread with soup: no Bread with salad: yes please

@Sandy42800 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Everything you had looked very delicious! Hubby and I go to lunch there in Yonkers, NY sometimes after we go ice skating! Took my granddaughter for her birthday, she did get the Chocolate lasagna cake, it is very rich, but good! 🙏🏻😻

@jauntily 5 ай бұрын

I was surprised to see that their son Christopher has full tattoo sleeves. Bill & Lisa seem clean cut in contrast. But their son seems nice and is a good camera person nonetheless!

@Getjackedplayingslots 5 ай бұрын

Great video.😮😊

@freeport48 5 ай бұрын

Olive garden is okay but being raised by my Italian side of the family I must say Easter was a great time for us. It was like a scene out of The Godfather lol. Giant pot of sauce filled with meatballs, pepperoni, chops,and a variety of other meats. Now the pasta was home made and my aunts made Raviolia. Now if you want bread get the Italian bread in a loft. Rip you off a piece and dip in that pot of sauce get you a meatball or whatever. Brings back happy memories. Regretfully my 6 aunts and five uncles are all gone.WOW! Including my Mom 12 all together. Good time good times.

@jeanlalonde629 5 ай бұрын

Same here, So sad, but thank goodness for the memories.

@sbloome77 5 ай бұрын

We used to go for the lunch time special w unlimited salad, soup and an entree. Always good! The alcoholic beverages are good too 😊

@susanzelisko6845 5 ай бұрын

I wish I could eat there again…loved their food.

@joseph6948 2 ай бұрын

Bill, your sister is lovely!

@martinlucena8206 5 ай бұрын

Nice haircut Bill 💇‍♂️

@AlusW. 5 ай бұрын

I'm not an Olive Garden fan (Del Amo), but maybe I'll have to try the Carson one. This video seemed like you were really making a commercial for them..??..😂

@gregdrivesdriver5104 5 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday Linda! It's delightful to see your beautiful sister in the video.

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@nocturna1964 5 ай бұрын

Hi B, L, L, and C 🙋‍♀️ Yaaay! Olive Garden! One of those places I still enjoy dining at. Like you guys, I don't go there expecting "authentic". I go expecting tasty food, a pleasant atmosphere, and since I have an Olive Garden a few blocks from home, I always run into a couple people I know, so it's a warm friendly place for me.

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Sounds great! 😃

@MelissaMounts 5 ай бұрын

I love Olive Garden! All your videos are great. Next time you go you have to try the black tie mousse cake it’s good

@grottorabbit 5 ай бұрын

My favorite breadsticks are from a little Italian restaurant in Riverside named _Enzo's!_ They put Olive Garden and _Fazoli's_ breadsticks to shame! Their soft, pillowy goodness floating in butter is to die for! I like Olive Garden, they do have good pastas, salads, soups and breadsticks. I bought one of their Never Ending Pasta Passes one year and spent several days there, getting my money's worth! That chocolate cake looked decadent! Have you guys ever been to _Mission Inn Restaurant_ at _The Mission Inn Hotel and Spa?_ They have a $59 Sunday Brunch. The Hotel also has •Duane's Steak and Seafood Las Campanas Bella Trattoria & The California Lounge It would make e few videos of content for you guys.

@jeanlalonde629 5 ай бұрын

The Mission inn is beautiful! Definitely worth the ride!

@jmbear628 5 ай бұрын

Toasted ravioli was created/invented in St. Louis, MO. I used to visit often when we had in san fran. closed during covid and never reopened. endless soup and salad was a great deal and very enjoyable.

@yvonneacosta2539 5 ай бұрын

Great to see Linda and Chris again. Wow, we almost ate at Olive Garden yesterday (ended up at a locally owned Italian restaurant instead). So many people criticize it but it is good and always busy so they must be doing something right. Had no idea you could request the salad dressing on the side or that they had other salad dressings. Thanks to Olive Garden I started loving Italian dressing, pasta e fagioli soup and had my first Tiramisu, my fav dessert. The chocolate lasagna started last year but looks really heavy. Need to try it. Definitely shareable with some coffee. I always get the extra take home meal for $6 too (used to be $5). You can buy this even if you purchase a lunch deal too. Great review. 👍

@irishgip71 5 ай бұрын

Agreed on chocolate lasagna. 😋 🤤. And review.

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Yvonne! The OG’s in our area are always crowded 7 days a week. lol. Yes, the dressing on the side is a pro tip, can be a bit much when they pre-mix it.

@billoehlsen6063 5 ай бұрын

Maybe Olive Garden is better in Cali, here in Washington it's not so great. Just last week we went there and the pepperoncini's in our salad were the size of the tip of my pinky. The asparagus in my dish was undercooked and hard. My wife always likes her 5 cheese ziti though.

@user-ub8fn5ek5u 5 ай бұрын

What’s good about Olive Garden is the quantity of food for a low price

@chuckw2236 5 ай бұрын

While I have no opinion of Olive Garden good or bad, just be careful of your sodium intake, as chain restaurants are notorious for their liberal use of sodium.

@daunn8456 5 ай бұрын

I used to like oG yrs ago, but the last time i went the red sauce was horrible the same taste as Bucca like they just opened a can of tomato heated it up and poured it over pasta..no seasoning, no flavor, no taste..no thank you actually taste of tin from the can they came from sad very sad

@beaniebang3588 5 ай бұрын

Really well done video, only thing you forgot is dipping sauce for breadsticks

@deegushea4455 5 ай бұрын

Happy birthday Lisa

@-amosc.presley-7192 5 ай бұрын

Me haven’t been at that Restaurant in ages? I missed that place 😋🍽

@JimmyVYouTube 5 ай бұрын

Buongiorno Bill and Lisa!!!

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Aloha Jimmy!

@JimmyVYouTube 5 ай бұрын

agian? Maybe Maui this time?@@billandlisa

@devoncopley9296 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽❤️👼🏾💕🥰

@celiadileone2841 5 ай бұрын

Chocolate lasagna cake? Definitely would need coffee with that! Best regards,and happy birthday Linda ❤❤

@groinstriker 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥳🎉

@gloriawinbush1590 4 ай бұрын

@groinstriker You,are gorgeous & hilarious 😍!

@Christine_1075 5 ай бұрын

Love The Hair Cut Bill👍🏽

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Christine!

@candaceeffle6552 5 ай бұрын

I'm lovin your food vlogs their so good and very fun to watch. I agree Olive garden is good for us Americzns I guess our taste buds are different ☺ it is more like good home cooking than an expensive classic Italian resturant you bring things to us normal everyday type people. Love you guys. ♥

@Lipsync-1000songs 5 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday 🎉

@Christine_1075 5 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday 🎂 Linda

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Christine!

@groinstriker 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰🎉

@chesterlim9110 5 ай бұрын

Went to Olive Garden over 15 years ago at San Francisco Stonestown. One of the worst meals we ever had. Wrote to the company, and was contacted by the manager of that OG, and was offered a free meal to make up for that bad meal. Never went back. They closed down a few years ago. No surprise. Your OG looks much better.

@miarawks 5 ай бұрын

I love Olive Garden 🫒 it's my guilty pleasure 🤤🥰

@chubbs5006 5 ай бұрын

I dunno looking at the food it reminds me of the frozen section at safeway. You're being too kind bill.

@Christine_1075 5 ай бұрын

Happy Sunday Bill & Lisa Olive Garden Haven’t Been In 2 Years Let’s see how it is😊

@billandlisa 5 ай бұрын

Happy Monday, Christine! 😃

@cappuccinojoe 5 ай бұрын

Hey you 2. I haven't left a comment on one of your videos in ages, but I felt pretty compelled to leave one now. Salad, soup and breadsticks...fine. Hard to mess those up. Apps look ok, I guess. Desserts...both cakes, I'd probably eat. Sorry, but everything else is loaded with cheese and/or sauce not allowing the main ingredients to shine. Someone else in the comments mentioned it's like frozen food from a grocery store--yeah, that's about right. It's food for the masses. I appreciate the review regardless, but your foodie street cred just took a hit in my book! LOL 😁 Stay away from mainstream chain restaurants!

@Bitcoin_Gold 5 ай бұрын

Did you hear. Royal Caribbean The Icon of the Seas World’s Largest cruise liner set sailed Saturday in Florida. .Can't wait book for summer. Maybe you guys want do review.