Author Topic: Olive Garden = D+ (Read 14242 times)

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #60 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:34:40 PM »

Quote from: Mamacint on September 21, 2011, 03:30:39 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on September 21, 2011, 03:26:04 PM
Quote from: Mamacint on September 21, 2011, 03:23:20 PM
Arcade Fire's The Suburbs was about when they lived in Houston. True story.
Not sure if serious. Never heard the song so I don't know.

well the whole album, just a random meaningless fact i thought i'd shoot out.

Edit: I'm like that with shitty food and Kraft Dinner, I know it's awful but can't help myself.

I love that Kraft Mac and Cheese is called Kraft Dinner in Canada. I bought a case of it at Costco in Vancouver just because.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #61 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:36:29 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on September 21, 2011, 03:31:15 PM

Cheesy Hashbrown Hamburger Helper is like the most awful for you delicious wtf foodstuff ever

Hamburger Helper

Man it's so shitty but I just can't help it om nom nom nom

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #62 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:49:53 PM »

Buy in 12 count boxes! lol

Cheebo · « **Reply #63 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:51:44 PM »

I don't give a fuck hamburger helper and kraft mac & cheese are good.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #64 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:53:03 PM »

Vienna weinnies

Cheebo · « **Reply #65 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:53:42 PM »

Sometimes store bought pizza can be delicious.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #66 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:55:06 PM »

I've never had Hamburger Helper, my mom refused to buy it.

Mupepe · « **Reply #67 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:57:26 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on September 21, 2011, 03:55:06 PM

I've never had Hamburger Helper, my mom refused to buy it.

SMH

Some girl here at work said a few hours ago that her mom used to refuse to let her lick the cake batter and cookie batter off the mixer and bowl when she was little. WTF? Way to ruin a kid's childhood.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #68 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:58:33 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on September 21, 2011, 03:57:26 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on September 21, 2011, 03:55:06 PM
I've never had Hamburger Helper, my mom refused to buy it.
SMH

Some girl here at work said a few hours ago that her mom used to refuse to let her lick the cake batter and cookie batter off the mixer and bowl when she was little. WTF? Way to ruin a kid's childhood.

My mom didn't let me do that either

Cheebo · « **Reply #69 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:59:51 PM »

No wonder you were home schooled. She sounds insane.

PD at least say your mom bought you Kraft mac and cheese where the pasta was shaped like cartoon characters. That was always awesome.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #70 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:02:54 PM »

Quote from: Cheebo on September 21, 2011, 03:59:51 PM

No wonder you were home schooled. She sounds insane.

PD at least say your mom bought you Kraft mac and cheese where the pasta was shaped like cartoon characters. That was always awesome.

We only had homemade mac and cheese which tastes better anyway; I didn't have the Kraft stuff until college

Cheebo · « **Reply #71 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:04:54 PM »

wtf as a kid taste means shit. Having pasta shaped like bart simpson is way more important.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #72 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:07:49 PM »

speaking of shitty chains, i decided to go and use my $5 macaroni grill gift card today for lunch. "hmmm mushroom ravioli; i bet it's kind of nasty but serviceable. i'll get that!" well guess what it costs FOURTEEN FUCKING DOLLARS. and yes it tastes pretty shitty and isn't that big of a portion either. i used to think i was spending a little more at good restaurants but it was worth it for the quality & originality. now i know better - i'm actually spending less on something that tastes WAY better when i don't eat at a chain. FUCK suburban dining, fuck it to hell.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #73 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:08:44 PM »

It's my favorite dish, although I've only made it a couple times. Kraft is blasphemy in my family, Cheebs. We have mac n cheese in every holiday dinner. When I was younger, my mom would let me pick what I wanted for my birthday dinner. I'd always pick mac n cheese, pork chops, greens, and black eyed peas :zelda

Positive Touch · « **Reply #74 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:08:52 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on September 21, 2011, 04:05:21 PM

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Cheebo · « **Reply #75 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:09:13 PM »

chef boyardee pasta in a can was the shit as a kid.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #76 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:09:16 PM »

Quote from: Cheebo on September 21, 2011, 04:04:54 PM

wtf as a kid taste means shit. Having pasta shaped like bart simpson is way more important.

Didnt they have Mario ones too?

:bowser

Cheebo · « **Reply #77 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:09:53 PM »

Yessssss

Mupepe · « **Reply #78 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:10:51 PM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on September 21, 2011, 04:07:49 PM

speaking of shitty chains, i decided to go and use my $5 macaroni grill gift card today for lunch. "hmmm mushroom ravioli; i bet it's kind of nasty but serviceable. i'll get that!" well guess what it costs FOURTEEN FUCKING DOLLARS. and yes it tastes pretty shitty and isn't that big of a portion either. i used to think i was spending a little more at good restaurants but it was worth it for the quality & originality. now i know better - i'm actually spending less on something that tastes WAY better when i don't eat at a chain. FUCK suburban dining, fuck it to hell.

I haven't been to the macaroni grill in a long time before their portions kept getting smaller and smaller. The only reason I used to go was that I got obnoxiously huge portions of barely average food for about bucks. But last time I went everything was at least like 12 dollars and portions were much smaller. Fuck that.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #79 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:11:14 PM »

I once had Thanksgiving dinner with friends from the Bahamas. He made Mac&Cheese from his mom's recipe that was GODLY.

Black Folks

indeed

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #80 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:26:18 PM »

omg i remember mario kraft dinner

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i remember this commercial so vividly.

Cheebo · « **Reply #81 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:28:33 PM »

There was Sonic spaghetti-os too

Barry Egan · « **Reply #82 on:** September 21, 2011, 05:00:28 PM »

Quote from: Cheebo on September 21, 2011, 04:28:33 PM

There was Sonic spaghetti-os too

wow sega annihilated.

tiesto · « **Reply #83 on:** September 22, 2011, 02:01:15 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on September 21, 2011, 02:43:41 PM

Omaha is the same way. After vising there for the last 8 years, I'm still not used to "nice places" being in strip malls.

This is pretty much Long Island in a nutshell... oh, that place that just has a simple red sign saying "SUSHI" on it, in a generic stripmall with a GameStop, a Dress Barn and a Michael's? Yeah, that place has a higher Zagat rating than nearly every sushi restaurant in NYC. Most of my favorite restaurants out here tend to be holes-in-the-wall in stripmalls... though some of our older "downtown" areas (Garden City, Huntington, Port Jefferson) have their share of great eateries too.

Shame that most people here aren't willing to try new places... Carrabbas is jam-packed with people, but the best mom-and-pop Italian restaurants are almost deserted.

Mupepe · « **Reply #84 on:** September 22, 2011, 02:02:49 PM »

hole in the wall mexican joints in Houston

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #85 on:** September 22, 2011, 04:17:04 PM »

Quote from: AWESOM-O on September 21, 2011, 04:48:17 PM

I don't think I've ever been to Olive Garden. Is it really that bad? Some of their commercials look pretty good.

It's not really that bad, just generic Italian chain food. I've been to some other places, like Johhny Carino's and Spaghetti Warehouse, and it's all pretty much the same. Buca di Beppo was a little bit better IMO, but I live in Hooterville, USA so it's not like I'm an Italian food connoisseur.

CrystalGemini · « **Reply #86 on:** September 22, 2011, 06:51:26 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on September 22, 2011, 02:02:49 PM

hole in the wall mexican joints in Houston

Do you have any experience with chapulines? I've been wanting to try them so bad.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #87 on:** September 23, 2011, 07:36:11 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on September 21, 2011, 03:28:51 PM

I was talking to someone at work, and I pretty much said that I dont think the 'trash food' of my youth will ever not be a part of me. I fucking LOVE a bowl of hamburger helper, a trip to Dennys, or a log of Summer Sausage. I know its full of bullshit- but goddamnit MEMORIES N SHIT DELICIOUS

every year around the holidays i buy a huge summer sausage, block of nice cheese, some inglehoffer sweet-hot mustard, and some good vegetable crackers, and snack on that shit for like a month

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #88 on:** September 23, 2011, 07:39:22 AM »

I think I could get by on Steak Ummm's alone

And I've been to Olive Garden once and had the Chicken Marsala. It wasn't bad at all but I prefer the potato to be oven roasted instead of mashed in a Marsala. Living 45 minutes from Boston provides better choices though, in regards to Italian food (doesn't even have to be around North End).

There's actually a Pizza joint called Espresso Pizza that's so.fucking.good. Dough is hand tossed and the sauce is very sweet. People speculate that they put just a bit of Nestea in their tomato sauce. It sound sacrilegious though and I'm sure people growing up in an Italian household with a Mother or Father who cook would hate it. Sort of like a texmex sort of thing.

Mupepe · « **Reply #89 on:** September 23, 2011, 08:56:07 AM »

Quote from: CrystalGemini on September 22, 2011, 06:51:26 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on September 22, 2011, 02:02:49 PM
hole in the wall mexican joints in Houston

Do you have any experience with chapulines? I've been wanting to try them so bad.

Nope. But Diana swears they're delicious. she also swears by snails.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #90 on:** September 23, 2011, 10:38:05 AM »

Quote from: The Business on September 23, 2011, 10:30:16 AM

Quote from: BlueTsunami on September 23, 2011, 07:39:22 AM
I think I could get by on Steak Ummm's alone

And I've been to Olive Garden once and had the Chicken Marsala. It wasn't bad at all but I prefer the potato to be oven roasted instead of mashed in a Marsala. Living 45 minutes from Boston provides better choices though, in regards to Italian food (doesn't even have to be around North End).

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At Olive Garden the potatoes with Chicken Marsala aren't mashed, they are eighthed and deep fried.

This is what I had eaten, they call "Stuffed chicken marsala"

They may have had regular Chicken Marsala but only noticed this dish

Bloodwake · « **Reply #91 on:** September 23, 2011, 03:57:06 PM »

I'd rather eat at Carabba's.

Or, for that matter, any of the many, many local italian restaurants in town. Thank you Al Capone. There was one positive result of having the mob in Illinois.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #92 on:** October 26, 2011, 03:59:52 AM »

Turns out there's no olive garden in Hawaii

What's my next best choice? I see there's a Red Lobster, and possibly an Applebee's.

chronovore · « **Reply #93 on:** October 26, 2011, 10:43:04 AM »

Yeah, if you want a big salty piece of meat, Outback Steakhouse is your best option for chain.

Do not, not, not entertain the idea of Planet Hollywood in Waikiki. The one on Maui was not bad, but that was a long time ago and may have become horrible. I think Bubba Gump's is supposedly pretty good.

Seriously though, check Yelp or something for places that are great, and nearby you.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #94 on:** October 26, 2011, 01:36:42 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on October 26, 2011, 03:59:52 AM

Turns out there's no olive garden in Hawaii

What's my next best choice? I see there's a Red Lobster, and possibly an Applebee's.

There is a great noodle place in Chinatown (downtown Honolulu, away from the strip). There's also Chibo, a Japanese okonomiyaki place that has it's only American location in Honolulu.

Waikiki/The Strip sucks for food. It's all tourist traps and big box chains. Well, Puka Dog on the strip is tasty.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #95 on:** October 26, 2011, 03:41:47 PM »

I went to outback when I was in singapore and wanted some western food. It was ok I guess.

There's a few places were going to check out but I did want to experience olive garden for myself

Barry Egan · « **Reply #96 on:** October 26, 2011, 04:59:27 PM »

hall of shame this thread.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #97 on:** October 27, 2011, 01:50:31 AM »

What about chillis? I feel like my trip isn't complete with eating at some sub par family restaurant.

lennedsay · « **Reply #98 on:** October 27, 2011, 02:19:40 AM »

Eh, I can rarely find anything on their menu that sounds appealing, so I end up getting a burger. If you see a Chevy's, go there. Dat salsa

pilonv1 · « **Reply #99 on:** October 27, 2011, 04:34:47 AM »

Finding it hard to justify somewhere like chillis when we can get three mains, sides and drinks at some Japanese place for $45

chronovore · « **Reply #100 on:** October 27, 2011, 05:21:18 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on October 27, 2011, 01:50:31 AM

What about chillis? I feel like my trip isn't complete with eating at some sub par family restaurant.

Go immediately to Denny's. Sub-par everything. The egg yolks are an unnatural yellow. You may even witness violence between patrons!

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #101 on:** October 27, 2011, 12:11:02 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on October 26, 2011, 03:59:52 AM

Turns out there's no olive garden in Hawaii

What's my next best choice? I see there's a Red Lobster, and possibly an Applebee's.

Going to Hawaii and eating at Red Lobster is too depressing to imagine.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #102 on:** October 27, 2011, 12:38:31 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on October 27, 2011, 12:11:02 PM

Quote from: pilonv1 on October 26, 2011, 03:59:52 AM
Turns out there's no olive garden in Hawaii

What's my next best choice? I see there's a Red Lobster, and possibly an Applebee's.

Going to Hawaii and eating at Red Lobster is too depressing to imagine.

Technically wouldn't it be the best place to go to Red Lobsters? It's right near the ocean

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #103 on:** October 27, 2011, 12:47:55 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on October 27, 2011, 12:38:31 PM

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on October 27, 2011, 12:11:02 PM
Quote from: pilonv1 on October 26, 2011, 03:59:52 AM
Turns out there's no olive garden in Hawaii

What's my next best choice? I see there's a Red Lobster, and possibly an Applebee's.

Going to Hawaii and eating at Red Lobster is too depressing to imagine.

Technically wouldn't it be the best place to go to Red Lobsters? It's right near the ocean

smh

lennedsay · « **Reply #104 on:** October 27, 2011, 12:49:53 PM »

Those lobsters ain't coming from Hawaii, sweet pea. They probably travel further than any other lobsters served by Red Lobster.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #105 on:** October 27, 2011, 12:50:21 PM »

Going to Milan, should I eat at Olive Garden or Macaroni Grill?

Diunx · « **Reply #106 on:** October 27, 2011, 01:37:57 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on October 27, 2011, 12:38:31 PM

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on October 27, 2011, 12:11:02 PM
Quote from: pilonv1 on October 26, 2011, 03:59:52 AM
Turns out there's no olive garden in Hawaii

What's my next best choice? I see there's a Red Lobster, and possibly an Applebee's.

Going to Hawaii and eating at Red Lobster is too depressing to imagine.

Technically wouldn't it be the best place to go to Red Lobsters? It's right near the ocean

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #107 on:** October 27, 2011, 01:40:14 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on October 27, 2011, 12:38:31 PM

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on October 27, 2011, 12:11:02 PM
Quote from: pilonv1 on October 26, 2011, 03:59:52 AM
Turns out there's no olive garden in Hawaii

What's my next best choice? I see there's a Red Lobster, and possibly an Applebee's.

Going to Hawaii and eating at Red Lobster is too depressing to imagine.

Technically wouldn't it be the best place to go to Red Lobsters? It's right near the ocean

Langosteens aren't from Hawaii.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #108 on:** October 27, 2011, 01:46:08 PM »

Shrimp trucks in Haliewa on the North Shore.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #109 on:** October 27, 2011, 11:05:19 PM »

I don't eat shrimp anyway. Luckily there's a bunch of nice restaurants around my hotel.

The only Denny's we saw was on Maui and I didnt go within 50 feet of it

chronovore · « **Reply #110 on:** October 28, 2011, 04:09:25 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on October 27, 2011, 01:46:08 PM

Shrimp trucks in Haliewa on the North Shore.

I indulged in this. It was OMGWTFscampi. Good grief, my wife loves shrimp but developed an allergy years ago. She was SEETHING with jealousy. I ate all 12 shrimp, and mopped up the garlic butter with the rice.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #111 on:** October 28, 2011, 04:17:08 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on October 27, 2011, 12:50:21 PM

Going to Milan, should I eat at Olive Garden or Macaroni Grill?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #112 on:** December 27, 2011, 06:16:35 PM »

I went to Olive Garden today and it was GOOD.

bork · « **Reply #113 on:** December 27, 2011, 07:49:28 PM »

lennedsay · « **Reply #114 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:08:55 PM »

We got a gift card to Macaroni Grill. CAN'T WAIT!!!

You're gonna get someone a gift card for a chain Italian restaurant when she worked at a locally-owned authentic Italian restaurant for 20% of her life? For shame... Luckily there is a Macaroni Grill between my husband's job and my job, so it's free lunch.

Strange enough, I'll go to Applebees and get 3-cheese chicken penne pasta AND ENJOY EVERY SINGLE BITE. No shame.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #115 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:14:00 PM »

Saw this, thought of the bore

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Watching cable news because you want to be informed is like going to Olive Garden because you want to live in Italy.
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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #116 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:19:30 PM »

Macaroni Grill is overrated

lennedsay · « **Reply #117 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:45:42 PM »

Oh do they not give free breadsticks or something?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #118 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:54:05 PM »

No, they don't. And you don't get all you can eat salads. The food is fine, the service is alright, but overall Olive Garden is the superior restaurant.

Inspector Thatcher · « **Reply #119 on:** December 27, 2011, 10:26:35 PM »

I miss the Olive Garden. When they shut all their doors in Toronto I shed a tear for deliciously salty pastas and addictive breadsticks.

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