The Olive Garden stuck me with one of the worst nights I’ve ever had in my life.
I knew better. I knew this was a dirty chain restaurant that cut corners.
But I never knew what awaited me next.
After a lengthy wait, I was seated at my table.
What followed was ten excruciating minutes where we looked at our menus over and over again to determine what thirteen-cent-actual-cost meal we wanted.
Then we asked for it, along with some drinks.
My martini tasted like turpentine and we finally got our meals.
It was adequate–for three dollars. Too bad it cost $15–and $90 for everyone.
Then we were done, and after gazing at the filthy carpet and the obvious frustration of our neighboring customers, we realized one thing:
The Olive Garden is fast food with a table. They don’t like you, they don’t love you, they don’t care. They are serving you laboratory-tested meals that appeal to the worst side of our palettes.
I mean, I know the food tastes good! But… doesn’t Dominos and KFC taste good? Isn’t a Big Mac tasty? For much lower prices?
If you want that kind of food, just get a Whopper.
Ignore the Olive Garden… not only is their food cheap, their service is awful.
And, most of all, they are robbing you blind pretending their cheap ingredients are somehow premium.