Olive Garden
$$ • Italian Restaurant
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I have now eaten here three times and I have had an excellent and reassuring experience each time. I don’t think every Olive Garden would be the same, but this one is very safe. They have a separate GF menu, the staff are well trained not only on the menu but on cross contamination. The most recent time I ate here, the manager even came out to ask if I had any questions and to assure me about cross contamination. I ordered the Zuppa Toscana and the pasta and meat sauce each time and they were always delicious.
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Online order. Ordered the GF soup and added a note about celiac/gluten allergy. Half way through my soup I found a gnocchi in it. Also got the grilled chicken parm with gf pasta. The pasta they use is not good, it taste like a white rice and has a slimey/gummy texture. The chicken was also a weird texture. Definitely tasted like some kind of processed meat.
I never have a bad experience here at this location, they always do such a great job with zero cross contamination. I tried Gf Rotini Pasta with Marinara Sauce and added Shrimp, with a side of salad NO croutons and yes the salad dressing is gf! Thankfully, I had no reaction to the meal!
I am guaranteed to get sick here. I have gotten sick EVERY time I've ever eaten here. They have a huge cross contamination problem.
I was shown a GF menu on the portable digital screen on the table. They offer Chicken Parmesan with tomato sauce and melted cheese on top with a side of GF pasta (corn). A 6 oz Sirloin, A Salmon Entree, GF Fusili on the lunch special and soup and salad. The only GF soup is Zuppa Toscana but I don’t eat sausage which is in it. I chose to just have a salad, so I was able to customize what I wanted in it with no croutons and dressing in the separate packets. The server did offer me a refill and more grated cheese on top. The mini chocolate mint’s they give out are GF too so she gave me a handful for my dessert.
My boyfriend and I have gone hear twice-once on a regular date night, the other time on Valentine’s Day. Our serve was always really nice and knowledgeable about the gluten free options with the menu. They were happy to help. There are not a ton of options, but they are labeled. I get the gluten free rotini and the Zuppa Tuscana soup. As long as you communicate, they are good about keeping things safe. U
