I haven't been to an Olive Garden since I moved to Las Vegas from a desert town in California and decided to minor in Italian Studies. I'm not a snob, but Vegas has so many amazing Italian restaurants that my professors recommended. Olive Garden just wasn't on my list.
So it's been ten years since I went to an Olive Garden. A few months ago my kind mother gave me an Olive Garden giftcard. My husband and I put off going there until yesterday, when I heard about a buy an entree and get one to take home deal. So off we went.
First of all, we were shocked by the portions. We were pretty much satiated on a few breadsticks and the soup. Then the enormous portions came around. The food itself was decent, and they had a few vegetarian options. I had the cheese ziti, and my husband had the seafood brodetto.
The service wasn't bad, although they were busy so it was a bit of a wait for seeing our waitress. She did an admirable job keeping our glasses and breadstick basket full.
So if you're looking for large quantities of food that's predictable in quality, go here. If you are craving local Italian food check out String's or Nora's.