Olive Garden isn't an Italian restaurant, it's a parody of an Italian restaurant. The only thing missing was the organ grinder and monkey.
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Tom Scola - May 22, 2009 4:30:28 am PDT #10558 of 30000
hwæt
Trudy Booth - May 22, 2009 4:42:20 am PDT #10559 of 30000
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ca-lie-a-pea
This one. She's one of the muses.
This was my belief as well! However, over in Natter Flea just said:
Yay Kalliope! I know a 6 month old Kalliope whose father is Greek and it's pronounced the Greek way, Kall-ee-OH-pee, and she's called Popi (POPE-ee). But I think Kall-EYE-oh-pee is beautiful too.
And I'm all WHAT?!?!?!?
Olive Garden. Feh. I belonged to an improv group that liked having their meetings there. And it was conveniently located and had a nice big table in a quiet room that we could get which is no easy trick in this city without spending a mint. It had its merits. I also thought it was kitchy fun...
It turned out that half of us thought it was kitchy fun but half of us ACTUALLY LOVED THE FOOD. It was one of the primary snob moments of my life.
Toddson - May 22, 2009 4:44:22 am PDT #10560 of 30000
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Yay Kalliope!
Sparky had a muse!
And we have a new amusement.
Ginger, sorry for the pain ... but yay for the clean bill of health.
And Olive Garden - I also have a friend who's gotten sick every one of the few times she's eaten there. I never have ... and, from what I hear, never will.
And Tom, they could also add a gondolier singing "Santa Lucia".
Calli - May 22, 2009 4:49:37 am PDT #10561 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've eaten at Olive Garden a number of times with no ill effect. It was one of the few restaurants near the hospital where my parents both spent a lot of time, and I found their chicken parm to be pretty good comfort food, if not good Italian food. I don't think much of their salad, but that's not why I was there anyway.
Cashmere - May 22, 2009 4:53:28 am PDT #10562 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
My kids eat like bottomless pits at Olive Garden. That's reason enough for me to go.
I think I just ruined a new pair of Christopher's expensive work pants by not realizing they were dry clean. Feh.
billytea - May 22, 2009 4:56:44 am PDT #10563 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I recall Olive Garden having excellent garlic bread, and little else to distinguish it.
sj - May 22, 2009 4:57:20 am PDT #10564 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Olive Garden isn't an Italian restaurant, it's a parody of an Italian restaurant. The only thing missing was the organ grinder and monkey.
Heck yeah! It may be decent chain restaurant food, but it's not Italian food.
Polter-Cow - May 22, 2009 5:08:55 am PDT #10565 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My family loves Olive Garden. I've been there a lot. I like it.
Calli - May 22, 2009 5:10:16 am PDT #10566 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Now I want real Italian food. Or a trip to Italy.
Or maybe just lunch.
Hmmmm.
tommyrot - May 22, 2009 5:11:03 am PDT #10567 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
For me, Olive Garden's virtues are that it's a chain (so you know what it'll be even if you've never been to that particular one before) and they're easy to find if you're driving through some suburb or you've gotten off the highway to get gas.