I have been to this Olive Garden a number of times over the past 20 years. It's Olive Garden, so the food is generally good but not great. I prefer local Italian places over changes, but my family is a fan of chains.
My most recent trip was for my mom's birthday (her 2nd choice after she found out her first choice was closed for the night). I was not thrilled with her choice, but it was her birthday.
The good thing is they were running their 2 entrees and 2 apps for $25 deal. For apps we got the fried mozzarella and fried calamari. My parents got a dipping sauce and toasted ravioli. The mozzarella was a little too thick and the calamari was a tad under done. My parents' apps were decent.
For entrees I got the spaghetti and meatballs and my wife got the eggplant Parmesan. As soon as they set down my plate, I could tell my spaghetti was over cooked. I knew I wouldn't be getting al dente pasta at Olive Garden but I was hoping not to get mushy noodles. The meatballs were okay but nothing special. My wife was quite happy with her eggplant parm.
I think mushy noodles are pretty inexcusable. Hence the two star rating.