Business Details
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General Info
Olive Garden is a family of local restaurants focused on delighting every guest with a genuine Italian dining experience. Delicious Italian Specialties freshly-made daily to pair with a wide variety of Italian wines that will complement your meal. Olive Garden's Culinary Institute of Tuscany, located in the heart of Tuscany, Italy in a restored 11th century village, is where Olive Garden's chefs learn the secrets of great foods in Italy - like how to combine fresh ingredients - to create authentic Italian foods that you'll enjoy sharing with your family and friends.
In Business Since 1982
Reviews & Recommendations
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Had to wait
Provided by YPmobile
We came here for lunch at 2 pm on a weekday and the restaurant.was more than half empty and we still had to wait more than 5 min to be seated.
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friendly staff, good food and service
Provided by YPmobile
we have gone here several times in small and large groups and the service has been great. for large reservations make a reservation
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Not Authentic Italian, But Decent
I sometimes think the dishes I make from recipes at home are more authentically Italian than what is available at Olive Garden, but they insist that their chefs are trained at their culinary institute in Tuscany, so go figure.
Still, most of the pasta dishes I've had here are good, like the Capellini Pomodoro, a simple but filling dish of capellini pasta, tomato and basil, tossed with olive oil. And you can't beat the soup, salad and breadsticks - all unlimited - for $7.95!
The service here is usually very good, and the restaurant is clean and well maintained. The only odd thing is that you can barely find the place. The only signage they have is a stencil on the front door. If you were driving by looking for it, you'd completely miss it.
All in all definitely a good lunch alternative. -
Still love those breadsticks
I always eat too many and then have to bring back 1/2 of my lunch that I couldn't finish. The food is long on quantity but only so-so on quality. Very "americanized" Italian.
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Much better than expected
The Olive Garden surpassed my expectations, both in service and food quality.
I had always thought of the Olive Garden as a generic place to eat mediocre food if you couldn't find anywhere better. My colleagues and I came here for lunch a few weeks ago, and it has quickly become a favorite lunch spot for us.
The service is outstanding, the prices are very reasonable, and the pasta is some of the best I've eaten in any chain restaurant. The meals are healthy, fresh, and served quickly. They even ask us if we're in a hurry when we sit down so they can pace our meal accordingly.
Great all-round eating experience. -
Great Service, Mediocre Food
Came here for a Monday afternoon lunch with a co-worker. We were greeted warmly and enthusiastically by the hostess, promptly seated, and attended to by our waiter within minutes of sitting down. Drinks were brought over promptly, and our order was quickly taken and delivered once completed. My friend ordered seafood pasta and I had the Chicken Caesar Salad. My friend seemed to enjoy her pasta dish, but my salad was mediocre at best. The dressing, while creamy, was nearly flavorless. And the chicken was ice cold - not just chilled - with very little seasoning. It tasted like something precooked out of a plastic package. All in all a disappointment. Not sure if I'll return any time soon.
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Great staff, good food
Provided by Citysearch
Went here on a Saturday and they had wine tasting, was really cool. Tried a bit of different wines...
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Very friendly staff
Provided by Citysearch
I went to the Olive Garden in Burbank and the wait was terrible, and the server was pushy and had an attitude. So I talked to the manager there and they blew me off and gave me a gift card---but at least I have the option of dining elsewhere! So I tried the one closer to my house (we haven't been there in years cause it sucked so bad) but we went back and it was good. The server was an older gentleman who took really good care of us and didn't seem rushed at all, and the food was the way it is supposed to be, hot, sudo-italian (this isn't gourmet, it wasn't designed to be that upity, a lot of these reviews seem to miss the point!) and everyone seemed to be in a great mood. I think I found my new Olive Garden!
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We enjoyed this restaurant
Provided by Citysearch
We had a large family get together and we wanted to go to an Olive Garden, it was my grandmother's birthday... (it was her idea) there were about 12 of us. We came in late like 8:30 and they got us sat at this long table within 15 minutes. We had good service, the waiter was very nice and made some good suggestions. We had this one waiter who even sang for my grandma, she loved it, he was very good. It made her entire day. We will go back.
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Come on already
I know Glendale is a suburb, but its not so suburban that a chain like olive garden should get 4 stars! The foods not bad, but very good is stretch!
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My favorite Olive Garden, the… food and
My favorite Olive Garden, the
food and service is always good.
All you can eat soup, try the
Fagioli and the house wine is
a compliment to any meal. -
Not Pleased
Provided by Citysearch
A group of friends & I where out shopping we where all starving right across from us was The Olive Garden we all agreed Olive Garden sounded great. When we arrivied the manager was taking names and the number in your party. Once we told him there was 9 of us he looked at us and said I don't think we can service you because you guys are to many and we are real busy. In his words"" and if we where we sit you it would be 1-2 hour wait"". We told him they can sit us in 2 tables he said he did not have 2 tables available.I asked to speak to someone above him and he told us he was the manager and there was no one above him at the time. The employees around him looked as shocked as we did. We asked for corporates number and walked out. As we walked out one of the workers was outside and said "" He's a $%*@"". We could not agree more with him.
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Absolutely horrible!!!
Provided by Citysearch
After Trick or Treating with our friends 8 of us showed up at this Olive Garden location. We were told it would be 30 minutes. Then the Hostess checked and said it wouldn't be actually that long. I took my daugther to the restroom and as I walked through the restaurant, it wasn't even full. There were numerous empty tables. We waited approximate 10 more minutes and then asked how much longer. The hostess said about 5 minutes. A few minutes later the Hostess and another lady were taling (within our ear shot) that none of the waiters wanted a table that big and we would have to wait 15 more minutes. We at that point got up and went to CPK upstairs where they seated us and happily waited on us.
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The best Italian food
Provided by Citysearch
I like coming here a lot. I love the food and wines. The garlic bread id good too. Everything is great.
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Better than some, worst than most.
Provided by Citysearch
Couldn't really say because I only ate here once in my lifetime at this location. The food was okay, nothing really special. The waiter was doing his job which succeeded on a good dining experience. The price was not at all in terms of value.
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Olive Garden
Provided by Citysearch
The Olive Garden is probably THE worst Italian food ever! They must take it right out of the frozen pack and put it right into the microwave. Come ON! I'm Italian and a chef, I know food, and bottom line that food is crap ! Stony A.
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Listed as Best Italian?!
Provided by Citysearch
You LA people bust me up. I'm sitting here in NYC looking over what the top restaurants and nightlife places are in LA, and I come across Olive Garden as the 3rd best Italian restaurant in LA??? That's the problem with LA, it's like a hellhole of franchises, with nothing unique about the nightlife or city. In NYC, we won't even go near an Olive Garden. The only one here is in Times Square for all the tourists. For those of you who really want good Italian, don't be fooled by the ratings, even if LA people really do think it's the best!
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one word...Franchise
Provided by Citysearch
With all the Italian restaraunts in LA, somebody would subject themselves to franchise slop.
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Lighten Up
Provided by Citysearch
If you're expecting authentic Italian cuisine, then you won't be happy with Olive Garden. But the portions are nice(Tour of Italy), the food is good and the service is usually very good. The Burbank location is exceptional in the service category! The bottomless soups and salads are possibly the best value you'll find anywhere and the desserts are delicious!
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