Honestly i love Olive Garden idc idc lol. But i only go there for the pasta and gnocchi soup.
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with liking it, we need to reverse the stigma against chain restaurants if they have good food, they have good food right??
@koreaforeva Жыл бұрын
@@ItsJamesandMark or reverse the stigma that they are good when a lot of them and the stuff they sell are pretty bad and overpriced
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
@koreaforeva pasta is one of the most marked up restaurants items yes. What I meant to say is that if someone likes something, they should be able to without what others think of it or how'd they be viewed for liking it
@koreaforeva Жыл бұрын
@@ItsJamesandMark agreed. to each their own 👍
@BIZKITJODE11 ай бұрын
I love the gnocchi soup. It was only a couple of years ago that I learned how to pronounce it... l'm 70 now...😉
@daliaarodriguez Жыл бұрын
Split a breadstick? You monsters!!😂😂😂
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
I'm glad we had a controversial element to this video lolll
@Lexflex49 Жыл бұрын
I do agree that soup and salad hits 😩🔥
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Yesss, we forgot about this!!
@Lexflex49 Жыл бұрын
If you can find one, try the chicken flamingo from pasta house 🙌🏽😩 it’s a game changer 😂
James and mark im having a weird sensation in my thighs you probably wouldn't know what it is
@evelynr3639 Жыл бұрын
I love the Olive Garden
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
What do you like from there?
@cmleidi Жыл бұрын
I haven't been there in years, but I always suspected Olive Garden oversalted everything because they don't properly season their food. They mask it with too much salt.
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
I don't think there's salt shakers at the table, makes sense? Lol
@MyKitchnIsDrty Жыл бұрын
I used to work @ GC the chicken parm comes in frozen and we just drop in fryer and sauce it and melt cheese
@chubbyswagg77 Жыл бұрын
Olive Garden is my all time favorite “Chain” restaurant ❤❤❤❤❤
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
It's been awhile in this thread since someone said something positive lol
@matthewdeitch73368 ай бұрын
Salty describes my last try to eat at the Olive Garden. Perfectly cooked calimari that had the most heavily salted coating ever.
@nickniehaus17637 ай бұрын
Texas Roadhouse. Used to love chilis but they’ve gone way down hill
@user-rz8bu6vl8xАй бұрын
I've never had a bad meal at Olive garden!
@ssgtjmrjmr6932 Жыл бұрын
My wife is Italian and she loses her mind when people say the Olive Garden is their favorite Italian restaurant. When asked what her favorite Italian restaurant is her answer is always "my kitchen"
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
How do we get an invite to the kitchen?? Lol
@HBosse9011 ай бұрын
@@ItsJamesandMarka video shot live from a viewers kitchen woulda been awesome
@edward92327 ай бұрын
Get her dna done. I've seen so many "Italians" get their DNA done, and it's like 15% italian. Most of them don't even grow up with actual italian traditions, just family traditions they say are italian.
@irgendeinname92565 ай бұрын
Having that as your favorite Italian restaurant is absolutely wild. It's like saying McDonald's is the best burger place
@edward92325 ай бұрын
@irgendeinname9256 Not really, one is a sit-down restaurant, with service. Besides, most "Italian" restaurants are really just american-Italian style restaurants, just like the people, not really Italian but close enough.
@dangitjacques5133Ай бұрын
I miss the early 2000s menu. It helped me get through nursing school
@ItsJamesandMarkАй бұрын
What would you order??
@marilenap5369 ай бұрын
I would get the stuffed chicken masala with extra mashed potato’s and masala sauce. With the bread sticks it was HEAVENNNNNN
@carlosmontclair3808Ай бұрын
It’s 18$ for chicken Alfredo now. CEO says they’ll keep raising prices despite restaurant sales being down. Never going back.
@donnagreenleaf7 Жыл бұрын
Cheesecake Factory I enjoyed when y’all went there too♥️🥰💙
@piccoloplushYT54 Жыл бұрын
BING BANG THEORY RESTAURANT
@hotpocket3688 Жыл бұрын
Idk Why but this video gives me a good fuzzy feeling :)
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
nostalgia at it's best!
@brycetsawyer11 ай бұрын
I worked there for years.. I’ll always love the food! While they still have good stuff some of my favs are long gone….. chicken Alfredo pizza, grilled chicken flatbread, steak Gorgonzola-so many good ones gone
@ItsJamesandMark11 ай бұрын
Omg we loved the steak gorgonzola lol
@thejen2411 ай бұрын
Red Lobster is EVERYTHING ❤ The Ultimate Feast? Endless shrimp? Strawberry piña colada? Cheddar Bay biscuits? Shieeeet.... go there next
@ItsJamesandMark11 ай бұрын
Haha bookmarked!
@santabanga11 ай бұрын
What an amazing episode, thank you guys. Saving this video to visit him when he opens his clinic in the bahamas.
@BKDDY Жыл бұрын
*whispers* sizzler.
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Omg salad barrrrrr
@LorraineKaai-zp8jm Жыл бұрын
I love the olive garden
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
What do you like to get there?
@Shaners48 Жыл бұрын
You should try Texas Roadhouse
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
On the list!
@ErolobaJ8869 ай бұрын
They have salt shakers next to the menu items that exceed the daily recommendation for salt. Feel like they can accomplish the same quality food with adding less than 2,000 mg of sodium
@elginwinston3390 Жыл бұрын
I love olive garden. Angel hair pasta for me. Dont even need a meat
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Angel hair pasta is underrated
@RonnieStewartJr Жыл бұрын
SPLIT??? ONE???? How do you go to Olive Garden and not OD on breadsticks?
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Our metabolism is not what it used to be lol we took home the others but haven't eaten them yet 🤐
@Daydream_1018 Жыл бұрын
The first time I had Olive Garden, I was absolutely obsessed with their fettuccine alfredo. The last time I went, my sister and I ate so much of the salad and breadsticks lol, completely forgetting to save room for the main course, had to take half of my spaghetti home, which I'd actually ordered for the first time, and it wasn't bad, just wish that it wouldn't have been so watery, definitely tasted a lot of black pepper too. A GREAT recommendation, btw would be Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que, their food is ABSOLUTELY delicious!
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Lots have also recommended lucilles, it has been awhile since we went there!
@nickniehaus17637 ай бұрын
Ordering steak at Olive Garden is WILD
@ItsJamesandMark7 ай бұрын
Haha yes!
@gregoryponds7747 Жыл бұрын
I’m gonna honest make an effort to go to Olive Garden to try the steak and the tour of Italy… I use to go back in the day but my go to was always the fettuccine with shrimp ❤
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
See if it's the same and report back plz!
@marykuettner752 Жыл бұрын
I love the salad and potato sausage soup. I can't remember it's name.
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Ah that soup is called zoupa toscana
@Lugeix11 ай бұрын
Been there ONCE. No need for seconds.
@DormantGolem6 ай бұрын
Cheesy ravioli with alfredo sauce, or chick parm sub marinara for alferdo is bomb tho....
@nickniehaus17637 ай бұрын
Honestly just go at lunch for unlimited soup or salad. Or go when they have buy one take one, where you get an entree to take home free.
@summerbreeze_18778 ай бұрын
I only order the Chicken Scampi. The best on the menu💕😊
@lesliemcfarland44059 ай бұрын
Try Chilis or Cotton Patch if u like southwestern and country style foods. Prices pretty reasonable at our local C.P. Food is always delicious.
@amymason514511 ай бұрын
If you have an Outback Steakhouse around there, give it a try. Dont fill up on the bread, try the bloomin onion for the app, and the spiked peach frozen drinks are delicious!
@ItsJamesandMark11 ай бұрын
Hey there, we actually did our next chain restaurant review there! Lol
@Daveanoncomedy9 ай бұрын
We don't dine at chain restaurants..... here's Olive Garden and which chain should we do next
@somethingoldsomethingnew21999 ай бұрын
We went to Texas Roadhouse for our oldest daughter's birthday and it was some of the best food we ever had. Red Lobster is another favorite, my husband and I always get the Admiral's Feast.
@ItsJamesandMark9 ай бұрын
We wanna try Texas roadhouse
@TheDarkZeroShow Жыл бұрын
Lol just had the soup n breadstix 2 wks ago! Do red lobster nxt!
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the rec!
@lilraycub Жыл бұрын
I would say outback but they don't have the toowoomba cajun pasta anymore
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
That would be fun to say!
@pol... Жыл бұрын
I love how two out of the three dishes in 'The Your of Italy' originated in the US. Chicken parmesan and fettuccine Alfredo are US American.
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
😄😄
@WooGnar Жыл бұрын
Man when the Tour of Italy has almost doubled its price lol
@MrPlayer02211 ай бұрын
I used to work here it’s crazy how it only cost them about $2-3 to make each plate
@ItsJamesandMark11 ай бұрын
Gotta make them $$ I guess
@NA1c158 Жыл бұрын
Agreed about the chicken parm. The parm already has salt.
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Yeahhh could probably stretch it with another portion of plain pasta
@isabellajordan2239 Жыл бұрын
Do red lobsters 🦞 🤔
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Definitely haven't been there in a LONGGGGG time lol
@isabellajordan2239 Жыл бұрын
@@ItsJamesandMark omggg it's so goodddd
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
@@isabellajordan2239 what do you normally get? We only remember the biscuits!
@lifewithniki Жыл бұрын
@@ItsJamesandMark Crabfest is going on right now and you definitely need to try the crabby fries! Soooooo good!
@elnoradarby22092 ай бұрын
Texas Roadhouse is pretty good, i either get fish or steak
@Lo_Zuller Жыл бұрын
I used to not like olive garden and I retried it and i’ve been 3 times this month now 😅 waaay better than before
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Haha what do you order?
@nikip9161 Жыл бұрын
Chili's!!
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
That was our happy hour joint back in the day!
@nikip9161 Жыл бұрын
@ItsJamesandMark It's funny, I've never physically been there, only enjoyed* vicariously through others. I know what my order would be though... 😋✨️🌻👍
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
@@nikip9161 don't leave us hanging, drop your order here! Lol
@nikip9161 Жыл бұрын
@ItsJamesandMark Chips, salsa, and queso to start.. Then the Buffalo chicken salad. I love fried chicken, bleu cheese, and dressing.. I'm a honker for the big chunky salad too.. 😋
@crushed_pastel70649 ай бұрын
Never been would like to go though
@JoeyArmstrong28009 ай бұрын
Its the Olive Garden. You get what you get.
@irgendeinname92565 ай бұрын
Imagine using that as advertisement
@sadakokurasawa97249 ай бұрын
As an italian it's hilarious they blocked their site on my country
@irgendeinname92565 ай бұрын
😂
@anthonydaniels25199 ай бұрын
Olive Garden is the go to for meal deals
@pinkchilldivestmentor Жыл бұрын
Nice video I would love to eat at Olive Garden. They don’t have any here in San Francisco.
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
I'm sure plenty of great Italian restaurants tho!
@pinkchilldivestmentor Жыл бұрын
@@ItsJamesandMark there are of eaten at most of them🤣
@latyneyez1 Жыл бұрын
3 cheeses 🧀 😋 my go too
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Mhmmm!
@AS-rr9km2 ай бұрын
Chain restaurants to check out: Firebirds for sure, Bojangles, hmmmm, or Gyu-Kaku vs Seoul BBQ’s 😅 I dislike to continue the rivalry here lmao but I’ve always been curious about the overall price differences vs meal type. I’ve been to both, & would consider Seoul technically cheaper, but they charge high fees for any leftovers! This is why I haven’t gone “all out” there yet. Edit: Gyu-Kaku is Japanese while Seoul is Korean style BBQ.
@lizzyandethanforever9 ай бұрын
Chili's its the best
@lizalphonse54162 ай бұрын
Im 47 and thw last time i went to Oluve Garden was 32 years ago with my dad. I havent veen back since and my dad passed away 14yrs ago❤❤❤❤ One day ill have the money to go out to eat❤
@nami018379 ай бұрын
I love their fettuccine alfredo. It’s just too good
@donnagreenleaf7 Жыл бұрын
Applebees on a date night♥️
@kookycoolauntkaryn588411 ай бұрын
Zappa Toscana soup is ❤❤❤
@ItsJamesandMark11 ай бұрын
yess though I need to try the gnocchi one cause apparently that is great too
@emilymccloud77032 ай бұрын
I haven't been there in like 10 years.
@vincentnnyc9 ай бұрын
Visit Texas Roadhouse next
@markgordon53873 ай бұрын
Our family had a terrible experience in 1994, and never went back.
@ItsJamesandMark3 ай бұрын
Oh no! Sorry that happened to you all!
@markgordon53873 ай бұрын
@@ItsJamesandMark It was Mother's Day 1994. That's why I still remember it. Our mother passed away in 2020, and none of us would ever go back to Olive Garden.
@londynhlangulela91738 ай бұрын
I love salty foods
@debraescano2744Ай бұрын
Chili’s❤
@ZR1ism Жыл бұрын
@itsjamesandmark visit seal Beach Mahe!!! They have amazing sushi and steaks
@ItsJamesandMark11 ай бұрын
looking it up now!
@ZR1ism11 ай бұрын
@ItsJamesandMark try the ceviche rolls, a must have!
@TrumpToldYouSo Жыл бұрын
Outback Steakhouse
@IthinkimaddictedtoYouTube Жыл бұрын
Always keep in mind it's location that difference
@Chunky722 Жыл бұрын
Wahoos Fish Tacos
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Ooooh yum!
@midnightwaves01 Жыл бұрын
Their speggtti is horrible at the Pensacola, FL location. You could have gotten better out of a jar of plain Prego. Not willing to pay for way below basic. However the salad, bread, and gnocchi soup is fire! 🔥
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Ok were getting that soup next time!
@Missee.P Жыл бұрын
The control you had only eating 1 bread stick 😂
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Hahaha yesss
@kookycoolauntkaryn588411 ай бұрын
I GO JUST FOR SOUP SALAD AND BREADSTICKS LOL
@archmagosdeciuskronen1501 Жыл бұрын
I have never been to Olive Garden, I am honestly not convinced on going
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
We think you'll also be OK without going
@studiomridge2491 Жыл бұрын
I found their food extremely salty where I had to give up rather than struggle through their pastas
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Yikes! We only ate half of our meals cause we thought about the salt lvls
@djpcan77 Жыл бұрын
Maybe the cheese can factory . But there menu is huge
@James-FL9 ай бұрын
I worked at Olive Garden. Almost NOBODY orders their steak 😜
@ItsJamesandMark9 ай бұрын
What can we say, we don't fit the mold lol
@James-FL9 ай бұрын
@@ItsJamesandMark Cool! be true to yourselves ❤️
@marylittleton8100 Жыл бұрын
Their okay. They are quite salty though. Carabras are a little better. I've learned to cook stuff through trial and error so I have gotten a bit silly and picky 😂😂😂😂
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Silly or not, food tastes better I'm sure!
@marthaenriquez7811Ай бұрын
Mmmmm delicious 😋 how about Red Lobster 🦞
@ItsJamesandMarkАй бұрын
Seems like a lot of demand for it!
@user-uu3pn7mi2eАй бұрын
Great video. Try Red lobster 🦞
@ItsJamesandMarkАй бұрын
Haven't been in ages!
@dylanpatterson5995 Жыл бұрын
Have you done O'charley's? If not, go in with low expectations.
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Why does that sound so familiar? Do they make sandwiches??
@pamelalansbury94 Жыл бұрын
I never even knew they had steak, I always get a chicken Caesar salad 😂
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Prolly not top of mind when anyone goes to OG to get the steak lol
@davisdeliciousdishes489 Жыл бұрын
I haven’t been to Olive Garden since I got food poisoning 😔 the only thing that helped me was baking soda and water.it’s a gross taste, but helpful to my gut #lifehack 😊
@Rashaadnasif9 ай бұрын
Applebee’s!
@domizamaetaiyu8258 ай бұрын
I go there later huhuhu
@madelainvidaurri732 Жыл бұрын
Lees Sandwiches, I like the BBQ pork baguette 🥖
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Mmm!
@pageup2139 ай бұрын
Rule of thumb with chain restaurants like Olive Garden when it comes to steak, order it rarer than you want it to be and you'll get as close as you can hope - med rare desired? order rare.
@ItsJamesandMark9 ай бұрын
Ahhh interesting
@ssweeps Жыл бұрын
Red lobster
@Mynyly-9 ай бұрын
I've been saying to my family that Olive garden is too salty but they refuse to believe me.
@ItsJamesandMark9 ай бұрын
Hmm they've had it right? Lpl
@williambuchanan87777 ай бұрын
I am a combat veteran and member of the American Legion. I was denied a dishwashing job from Olive Garden. I have a clean record
@minsiuh8960 Жыл бұрын
Sirloin looked sad
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Not the best yeah lol
@darcyseguin8396Ай бұрын
BOSTON PIZZA 🍕
@maisiewatkinson2671 Жыл бұрын
How about a cheeky Nando’s?
@tomcondon6169 Жыл бұрын
I have an expression, "Corporate Restaurants." They will spend a billion dollars figuring ways to scrimp a dollar fifty out of each plate. My motto, "Don't eat in restaurants," learn nutrition, exercise self control. Don't eat seed oils, the machine oil of the industrial revolution, they renamed them "vegetable oil." They have to raise the temperature over 1,000 degrees to get the stink out of it. Don't eat processed food, the carp sold with fifty ingredients you never heard of. Buy real food and prepare it yourself. Eat a lot less carbohydrates, even less sugar. Move toward eliminating sugar from your diet. That is a simplistic start. Learn nutrition. I expect to live up to 30 years longer, and to not have all the diseases that plague people, force them to have a dozen prescription medications. I expect to avoid much of the sources of dementia. I am disabled, injured, but I just physically wore my body out. I may rehabilitate. If I fail, I will have a shorter life. Don't damage your body and expect to fix it later.
@ShakaTechnique Жыл бұрын
Try Red lobster!
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
thanks for the suggestion!
@leskobrandon3497 Жыл бұрын
If you were going to order a steak you should have gone to Longhorn's or Texas Roadhouse . DUH !
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Eventually will try those spots
@TeamUmizoomie Жыл бұрын
Texas Roadhouse
@annabecker24939 ай бұрын
Texas roadhouse
@Jay-du3tp Жыл бұрын
Go head to head with Carrabba's Italian Grill
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
We need to find one here, never seen one!
@mr.damagecontrol8500 Жыл бұрын
How about The Cracker Barrel?!
@ItsJamesandMark11 ай бұрын
would love to, but none that are super close by
@mr.damagecontrol850011 ай бұрын
@@ItsJamesandMark Marie Callenders????
@kingding-a-ling9794 Жыл бұрын
I have never had anything with salt at olive garden
@exceptionallyexquisite6884 Жыл бұрын
Can you try Longhorn SteakHouse. I want to know what you think of their 🥩 steaks.
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Hmm will have to see if we have any near our area, don't think we recognize the name
@exceptionallyexquisite6884 Жыл бұрын
@@ItsJamesandMark Ok!!! I hope that there is one close by you!!!! If not travel somewhere just to check it out!!!! Love your channel by the way- new subscriber
@kimberlyherring70722 ай бұрын
Texas road house
@ItsJamesandMarkАй бұрын
Still haven't been!
@BIZKITJODE11 ай бұрын
I probably would have added more salt...😉
@ItsJamesandMark11 ай бұрын
🧂 🧂
@garysarnowski3113 Жыл бұрын
McDonald's of Italian food.
@ItsJamesandMark Жыл бұрын
Lol yeah we could see that
@kathyrama457010 ай бұрын
Out Back.
@ItsJamesandMark10 ай бұрын
That's where we went next :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f6yqZrinmLSZe30.html