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Olive Garden is gone bad

Started by roadman65, June 22, 2021, 12:30:38 PM

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roadman65

June 22, 2021, 12:30:38 PM  
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-olive-garden-is-failing-in-america-2014-9

I haven't eaten there in a while. Too rich for my blood.
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hotdogPi

#1
June 22, 2021, 12:32:15 PM  
Did you even look at the URL? It's from 2014.
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jmacswimmer

#2
June 22, 2021, 12:36:13 PM  
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SectorZ

#3
June 22, 2021, 12:40:14 PM  
Given this story is almost 7 years old, I'm impressed they're still around because I don't believe they took any of that criticism to heart for the long term.

roadman65

#4
June 22, 2021, 12:55:11 PM  
Well blame google for putting it up front like it's news.

I haven't been there only cause it's so expensive, so I have no clue. However in 2014 I really never saw an issue with it then as my family would meet there back then. Loved the unlimited soup and salad lunch.

I though seem surprised people would be critical of that chain at all.
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Avalanchez71

#5
June 22, 2021, 12:58:55 PM  
Olive Garden is just like most malls, way past the heyday.

Roadgeekteen

#6
June 22, 2021, 02:03:59 PM  
Did anyone ever think that Olive Garden was any good?
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Avalanchez71

#7
June 22, 2021, 02:06:31 PM  
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on June 22, 2021, 02:03:59 PM
Did anyone ever think that Olive Garden was any good?

In the South back in the day, yes.  Now to me it just tastes like thawed out food.

Roadgeekteen

#8
June 22, 2021, 02:16:55 PM  
Quote from: Avalanchez71 on June 22, 2021, 02:06:31 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on June 22, 2021, 02:03:59 PM
Did anyone ever think that Olive Garden was any good?

In the South back in the day, yes.  Now to me it just tastes like thawed out food.
I've never actually eaten at an Olive Garden.
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jmacswimmer

#9
June 22, 2021, 02:21:34 PM  
I think it's good for what it is - I don't go there expecting top-notch authentic Italian food, but it still tastes good to me.  The breadsticks are always the best part :D

(and FWIW, I agree with Peter Griffin that it is all rather salty...)
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"How would they compete?"
"Let's say they rode together in a big buss."
"Is Ditka driving?"
"Of course!"
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jeffandnicole

#10
June 22, 2021, 02:31:55 PM  
Quote from: roadman65 on June 22, 2021, 12:55:11 PM
Well blame google for putting it up front like it's news.

I haven't been there only cause it's so expensive, so I have no clue. However in 2014 I really never saw an issue with it then as my family would meet there back then. Loved the unlimited soup and salad lunch.

I though seem surprised people would be critical of that chain at all.

Even if you didn't notice the url date, didn't the chart from 2011-2014 clue you in?

I'm surprised this Hedge Fund group is so unfamiliar with how restaurants are run, that this would even be a report. You'll find burgers on nearly every restaurant's menu, because someone who dislikes the main entrées served will usually have a fallback option. And menu items in pictures rarely appear as such on a plate, regardless of the chain. Or even local pizzeria.

Avalanchez71

#11
June 22, 2021, 03:12:21 PM  
Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 22, 2021, 02:31:55 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on June 22, 2021, 12:55:11 PM
Well blame google for putting it up front like it's news.

I haven't been there only cause it's so expensive, so I have no clue. However in 2014 I really never saw an issue with it then as my family would meet there back then. Loved the unlimited soup and salad lunch.

I though seem surprised people would be critical of that chain at all.

Even if you didn't notice the url date, didn't the chart from 2011-2014 clue you in?

I'm surprised this Hedge Fund group is so unfamiliar with how restaurants are run, that this would even be a report. You'll find burgers on nearly every restaurant's menu, because someone who dislikes the main entrées served will usually have a fallback option. And menu items in pictures rarely appear as such on a plate, regardless of the chain. Or even local pizzeria.

If there is a picture on the menu chances are the food is not the best.

texaskdog

#12
June 22, 2021, 03:22:43 PM  
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on June 22, 2021, 02:03:59 PM
Did anyone ever think that Olive Garden was any good?

mother in law is obsessed with it

TheHighwayMan3561

#13
June 22, 2021, 04:01:59 PM  
You underestimate white suburbia. A new Olive Garden, Chili's, or Red Lobster is a big F'n deal.
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corco

#14
June 22, 2021, 04:11:18 PM  
Ilove Garbage

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#15
June 22, 2021, 04:12:23 PM  
Quote from: roadman65 on June 22, 2021, 12:55:11 PM
Well blame google for putting it up front like it's news.

I haven't been there only cause it's so expensive, so I have no clue. However in 2014 I really never saw an issue with it then as my family would meet there back then. Loved the unlimited soup and salad lunch.

I though seem surprised people would be critical of that chain at all.

The salad and breadsticks was why I liked going to Olive Garden (not the other food).
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#16
June 22, 2021, 04:13:09 PM  
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on June 22, 2021, 02:03:59 PM
Did anyone ever think that Olive Garden was any good?

A friend of mine moved to a small city in the midwest to take on a new job.   She asked her new co-workers to recommend a nice restaurant.  All they could come up with was Olive Garden.  My friend was quite happy to move back to a bigger city with real restaurants.
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Roadgeekteen

#17
June 22, 2021, 04:17:50 PM  
Quote from: frankenroad on June 22, 2021, 04:13:09 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on June 22, 2021, 02:03:59 PM
Did anyone ever think that Olive Garden was any good?

A friend of mine moved to a small city in the midwest to take on a new job.   She asked her new co-workers to recommend a nice restaurant.  All they could come up with was Olive Garden.  My friend was quite happy to move back to a bigger city with real restaurants.
I guess when the only other options are McDonalds and Subway Olive Garden is like a 5 star restaurant.
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#18
June 22, 2021, 04:19:38 PM  
You're supposed to put your leftovers in the fridge.
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#19
June 22, 2021, 04:28:27 PM  
Crappy Italian food is way too easy to make at home.  If an Italian restaurant doesn't make its own pasta, I'm not eating there.

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Rothman

#20
June 22, 2021, 05:23:34 PM  
The popularity of Olive Garden in the Albany, NY area proves people have no taste there.
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renegade

#21
June 22, 2021, 08:40:42 PM  
I could make a shit-ton of pasta and sauce for less money than one serving of their gruel costs.
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ozarkman417

#22
June 22, 2021, 08:53:19 PM  
I have only eaten there once (a year or two before this article was released), and the food there was mediocre at best. Sure, I like lots of breadsticks, but I can go to a local joint and get ones that blow anything at Olive Garden out of the water.



Rothman

#23
June 22, 2021, 10:42:47 PM  
It's so true about the microwave.  Friends of a friend worked there.
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Avalanchez71

#24
June 23, 2021, 08:13:15 AM  
Quote from: ozarkman417 on June 22, 2021, 08:53:19 PM
I have only eaten there once (a year or two before this article was released), and the food there was mediocre at best. Sure, I like lots of breadsticks, but I can go to a local joint and get ones that blow anything at Olive Garden out of the water.



This is so true.  It seems so much more apparent to me know than when in the past for some reason.
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