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20. Hello

Reply to nuxvomica (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 12:45 PM

May 2013

This is Bruce Bhatnagar from Darden Restaurants.

We're very happy that you've chosen The Olive Garden for you family dinning experience.

The Olive Garden brand dates back to 1976 when Alistair Darden and his brother Duke we're enjoying a private screening of the Godfather. They wanted to find a way to bring true Italian family style dinning to Americans everywhere at the lowest cost possible using the best ingredients.

Thank you again for choosing The Olive Garden!

Bruce Bhatnagar
Operator 223498
IndoPak Customer Technologies pursuant to license agreement via Darden USA

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Didn't Olive Garden originally make fresh pasta? [View all] nuxvomica May 2013 OP

Yes Major Nikon May 2013 #1

Yes In_The_Wind May 2013 #2

Thanks for the replies nuxvomica May 2013 #3

I remember going to the local Olive Garden when it first came in Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #23

I haven't thought about that in a while but perhaps you're right. Grammy23 May 2013 #4

It is a great name for a ristorante...pity the food is so ghastly. MADem May 2013 #6

most of these mega chains start out good olddots May 2013 #5

I remember when Arby's used real meat Tabasco_Dave May 2013 #12

Arby hibbing May 2013 #16

Welcome to Arby's! datasuspect May 2013 #21

I went pasta Olive Garden once pinboy3niner May 2013 #7

I think there's marinara you're telling us. LeftofObama May 2013 #8

A friend went to Olive Garden for pasta and he swore he'd never go back pinboy3niner May 2013 #9

LOL! LeftofObama May 2013 #11

Did he take out his frustration Aerows May 2013 #19

I went to Olive Garden about 8 years ago and had their grilled chicken Alfredo. MiddleFingerMom May 2013 #13

That dish has its fans in the country and in the ziti pinboy3niner May 2013 #14

This thread is quickly Aerows May 2013 #18

A penne for your thoughts kentauros May 2013 #28

it's all antipasta now Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #10

Olive Garden is shit Dash87 May 2013 #15

Yes, but it was made from cornflakes nt LiberalEsto May 2013 #17

Cornflakes and breastmilk kentauros May 2013 #29

Hello datasuspect May 2013 #20

Sure, but where else are you gonna get a decent Italian meal in Times Square? KamaAina May 2013 #22

... CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #25

Olive Garden never seems to have succeeded here in Canada... Locut0s May 2013 #24

They'd probably be more popular... pinboy3niner May 2013 #26

what, do they object to people exposing themselves in public? RILib May 2013 #27

Canada's still able to import at least one chain here. kentauros May 2013 #30

I remember the machine from my first time there in the early '90s caraher May 2013 #31