Review of Olive Garden

This was my first time at Olive Garden since my diagnosis, so I was nervous. I didn’t dare get anything with gluten free pasta because I’d heard several stories about people finding regular noodles mixed in with their GF noodles or just that the GF noodles weren’t good. So I told the server that I had a gluten allergy and also opted for the naturally gluten free foods from their gluten sensitive menu: https://m.olivegarden.com/menu-listing/gluten-sensitive. I got the salmon and the Zuppa Toscana. The soup was surprisingly good and full of sausage. The salmon was pretty good but expensive, and its only side was broccoli. I wouldn’t choose to come to Olive Garden on my own because the options are so limited if you’re trying to avoid cross contamination as much as possible, but at least I found a meal that I feel fairly safe ordering if my family wants to go. Thank goodness I didn’t get sick.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good