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| - I am never disappointed with my experience at Olive Garden. I took my boyfriend there for lunch, and I usually order their Make Your Own Pasta, because of how cheap it is ($9.99) and all the options. You can choose the kind of pasta you want, the type of sauce, and you can add meat if you want as well. Before my pasta arrived, the salad and breadsticks were brought to the table. I really enjoyed the salad because the dressing is tossed with the salad as you order it, so it does not arrive soft and soggy. The salad had a nice crunch and everything in it was fresh, the tomatoes, olives, onions, etc. The breadsticks were delicious as they arrived hot wrapped in napkins. They were soft when I bit into them and warm, and I would use them to dip in my pasta's marinara sauce. I ordered the regular spaghetti noodles, the traditional marinara sauce, and three large meatballs, a pretty basic entrée but a classic. When my spaghetti arrived the plate was steaming and it smelled amazing. The noodles were cooked to the perfect al dente. The marinara sauce was delicious, and they did not serve me so much that it drowned my noodles. It was the right amount to where there was a taste of it in every bite. I liked that it also didn't have an overwhelming taste of tomatoes, and that there were other spices included in the sauce. The meatballs were covered in the sauce and were cooked all the way through. They also had a nice crisp on the outside. I also ordered their strawberry limeade drink, and it came in this tall glass with a large, fresh strawberry on the rim. I never had that drink before, and when I tried it, it was the perfect combination of a sweet strawberry taste with a bit of a sour tang.
The atmosphere of Olive Garden was very calming I think because of their soothing jazz playlist, not something you hear every day on the radio. The décor really makes you feel as if you're in a vineyard somewhere in Italy. Our seating was comfortable, as we had a booth next to a window. I liked that we were not seated in a corner by ourselves, rather around other people enjoying lunch.
I cannot quite remember her name, but our server was kind and very prompt at bringing our food and drinks out. She always made sure that our drinks weren't empty and that we had enough cheese on our salad and pasta. She also made small talk, asked us about our day and our plans, which you could tell she went out of her way to do. We used the tablet on the table to pay for our check, which is rarely over $50, even with the tip. Eating at Olive Garden is affordable for the quality of Italian food you receive as well as the portions you receive. And who doesn't love their mints?
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