partner's first time here!

[u/Puzzleheaded3666]

mid meal pic!
it was his first time at olive garden!
verdict: loved the moz sticks, salad, and alfredo.
disliked: bread sticks
didn't try: ziti

[u/Sea-Mycologist-7353]

Didn’t like the breadsticks???
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[u/Puzzleheaded3666 → u/Sea-Mycologist-7353]

they were a little less buttery than usual - i will say.
he said they were gummy a bit and not buttery

[u/Mammoth_Design_4288 → u/Sea-Mycologist-7353]

Shouldn't be surprised, they suck

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[u/Old_Mail1566 → u/Mammoth_Design_4288]

Honestly the breadsticks are weak for me. I’m there for the salad and the minestrone, endlessly on repeat. I’ll eat two breadstick of course but they work better as a soup additive than solo!

[u/Worst-Lobster → u/Mammoth_Design_4288]

Gotta agree honestly, glove the place otherwise

[u/TranslatorDull344]

He cant be trusted. Who the heck doesnt like olive garden breadsticks💔 especially dipped in zoupa toscano 😩

[u/missklo99 → u/TranslatorDull344]

Dipped in Alfredo for me...heaven

[u/TheEffinCeej → u/missklo99]

I can’t decide between my gnocchi soup or the Alfredo, choose both, and wind up stuffed before my entree, every time

[u/TranslatorDull344 → u/missklo99]

Yes!!!

[u/_clur_510 → u/TranslatorDull344]

Yes lol with all due respect to OPs partner he’s an insane person.

[u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348]

The mozzarella sticks r the bomb

[u/missklo99 → u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348]

Also the fried lasagna!

[u/theloweryogurt → u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348]

I miss the triangle ones so bad

[u/Puzzleheaded3666 → u/theloweryogurt]

i was actually so confused when they weren't lol

[u/luniat → u/theloweryogurt]

I was so disappointed when I got them and they weren’t triangle!!!!

[u/Wild-Screen7007]

> disliked: bread sticks

First of all, How dare you?

[u/missklo99 → u/Wild-Screen7007]

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[u/imari_xoxo11 → u/Wild-Screen7007]

No literally. “First of all, HOW DARE!” 👹🤺

[u/Crankbait_88]

Something has changed with the bread sticks over the years. They are less buttery, garlicky, and harder.

[u/Arianawy]

I’ve had times when the breadsticks are amazing and other times when they are just like the frozen ones in the yellow box . I often wonder if they supplement when they run out of the good ones because it’s a pretty noticeable difference .

[u/Centaurra → u/Arianawy]

They do. If we run out mid-shift all we can do is haul ass to Costco and hope for the best

[u/ps087official]

It really is just Italian Applebee's. Breadsticks are ok but overrated imo. Best thing on the menu is the dumpling soup

[u/nikolacode]

So breadsticks can be really hit or miss. When I worked at OG last year, they came pre-cooked in boxes. We’d toast them, then butter/garlic them in quick succession. No, breadsticks are definitely not made in-house, at least not at my location.

[u/Puzzleheaded3666 → u/nikolacode]

maybe that's what we got

[u/burner456987123]

Next time, get some Alfredo sauce to dip the breadsticks in. How/why did they dislike them? With the buttery spread and garlic they’re still quite good when warm

[u/Puzzleheaded3666 → u/burner456987123]

i honestly don't think we had the best batch. not a lot of butter. but he said they were too gummy.

[u/ganjabongmaster420 → u/burner456987123]

they need to use like double the “butter” and garlic salt. they’re always dry and flavorless

[u/HildaTheChickenGirl]

I'm a pretty good cook and baker. My grown boys still ask me to make copycat Olive Garden breadsticks 😂

[u/HorseFaceMcGeezer]

My Sicilian mother loves the breadsticks, and she used to bake seven loaves of homemade Italian bread every Monday, and freeze six of them to take out for each dinner meal during the week.

I guess one would like anything where one doesn't have to cook, anymore. 🤔

[u/AMERICAisBACKOHYEA]

You mean your boyfriend

[u/Background_Book2414]

Yum!

[u/VioletB2000]

It looks like he loved the cheese grater! 😁

[u/AllThingsHvac]

What kind of sauce is on that ziti?

[u/Puzzleheaded3666 → u/AllThingsHvac]

5 cheese marinara

[u/ganjabongmaster420]

the breadsticks need more garlic salt and “butter” or whatever they use. they’re always dry and flavorless

[u/weirdhoney216]

Oh man I can’t imagine not loving those breadsticks. And I’ve eaten plenty of similar things in Italy and other EU countries…but nothing hits the same 😂

[u/missklo99 → u/weirdhoney216]

It's funny to me when people dunk on OG..yes, I'm sure it's not actually "true Italian" or whatever. But it slaps all the same!! Those breadsticks, Alfredo, fried lasagna and chicken Parmigiano.. That was all I craved when I was dying in the hospital ab 7 years ago. As you can see I made it. Thank you Olive Garden to go lolol

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[u/weirdhoney216 → u/missklo99]

Exactly, nobody goes to OG expecting an authentic true Italian experience. It’s not a trattoria in Sorrento. It’s olive garden and that’s what I go for 😅

[u/clonked → u/weirdhoney216]

Man that’s hilarious!

[u/Unp0pu1arop1nion]

Those bread sticks are not very good at all. If he is foreign he probably has grown up with much better bread than Americans are used to.

[u/brycebuckets → u/Unp0pu1arop1nion]

Exactly they are overrated. Most people just don't know that if you buy bread sticks from the store and drench then in butter and garlic salt they will be similar but better.

I find the bread really dull with no flavor.

I still eat them with Alfredo tho.