Olive Garden

06/22/10

Mike Jovan says good choice!

by mikejovan at Citysearch

Mike Jovan picks this as a classic place for casual dining.

• Pros: Great tour of Italy
• Cons: none

03/03/10

About as Italian as Millie's Burger's

by snakehips at Citysearch

Hello friend. If you enjoy eating at a so called Italian restaurant where there is NOTHING on the menu that is real Italian, then this is the restaurant for you. No anchovies, no sardines, no swordfish meatballs, no Risotto, absolutely nothing that is real Italian. It's entertaining to watch the large, uneducated L.D.S. population drink soda pop with their pasta but entertainment does not satisfy one's hunger. I would rather swim a river of snot then waste my time here. I recommend that you go to Millie's Burgers and take along a C.D. player with the music of Dean Martin. The effect will be the same and you won't empty your pocketbook.

• Pros: This is not real Italian food.
• Cons: Nice, fluffy "Charmin" toilet paper in the restroom.

10/16/09

Amazingly good service

by hushasha40 at Citysearch

I have been to plenty of Olive Gardens throughout the United States. While there doesn't seem to be any mentionable difference in the degree of food quality, in my opinion, there was, this time, a definite degree in quality of service. This particular location in downtown Salt Lake City has staff that seem to actually care about the customers. When asked, our server gave us her favorite sauces [for the "unending bowl of pasta" meal] and also stopped by the table a few times to make sure that we had everything we needed and that the food was meeting our expectations. I always love the zuppa toscana and the breadsticks. If you are concerned, however, about calories, this might not be the choice of restaurant for you. Overall, a very good eating experience.

• Pros: Great service, good food, great portions
• Cons: lots of calories

03/14/06

Perfection

by violabud at Citysearch

I loved Olive Garden, the service was great. I am a teenager and I felt they didn't take advantage of me. I would recommend Olive Garden over any other place!

• Pros: great service, inexpensive, great parking
• Cons: none

12/12/02

I lived in Italy...

by stewdogg42 at Citysearch

I lived in Italy and the Olive Garden does a pretty good job of providing fresh authentic meals. You can't expect a major chain to be the absolute best Italian restaurant but OG does a good job.

Some of my favorite dishes are tortelloni di fizzano, the mushroom-filled ravioli, and the chicken vino bianco. The salad is really good too.

In short, you can't expect OG to be as authentic as say, La Dolce Vita or Dal Fornello (both in Provo) but it is a good place for a group of people to have some tasty Italian food. It's a lot better than Tucci's in my opinion.

• Pros: menu selection, good value, salad
• Cons: inconsistent service, inconsistent food