Much has been written about Olive Garden and how it's not "authentic" Italian food. Hey, it's a chain restaurant, no better and no worse than any other chain restaurant.
I stopped in here for lunch after doing a site visit for work. I tried the Venetian Apricot Chicken, which was a chicken breast glazed in an apricot citrus sauce with a side of veggies. The chicken was good and juicy and my veggies weren't overcooked. Oh ,but my blackberry blood orange ice tea was really good.
Yes, Pittsburgh has many good locally owned Italian restaurants, and please patronize them when you can. But places like Olive Garden ,Applebee's, & Chili's fill a need to, particularly hwen you need a decent, wuick lunch.