Olive Garden

I'm surely biased as I now work at this location but I can say with confidence that all gf items automatically trigger the kitchen staff to change gloves and clean the grill (which they actually do). They take great care with all allergies and take this very seriously. All gf items are automatically flagged but other allergies require the server to flag the allergy for the kitchen.

The items marked gf on the menu are accurate but not complete. Look at the gf menu online or in the ziosk to see the other options (the zuppa Toscana and gf chicken parm are very tasty).

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

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?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free
• Good for kids
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good with other allergies

It seems like Olive Garden is giving up on the Gluten Free crowd. Their choices are dwindling. Last night my husband and I went with friends and were excited to see that they had Omission beer listed on their drink list. We ordered it and waited for our GF menu to be delivered. The waiter brought back our menu and some bad news - even though the beer is printed on their regular menu they no longer carry it. Also, the sloppily printed GF menu (just printed on regular paper which is cut in half - so they can replace it often, I guess) had very little selection. You can now get a GF caesar salad, one type of pasta with marinara or meat sauce or a steak with vegetables. That's it. And the pasta isn't all that good. Then, when they brought our salads out, the chicken was sort of tossed on the side of the plate in a very sloppy manner and it had obviously been overcooked on one side - very chewy. This is the second bad experience we've had recently at an Olive Garden. We'll try to find other places from here on out. At least I didn't get sick, but it's not a great place to go.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Overall good food and service.... Decent gluten free pasta.... And good salads.... Now they just need good bread!

You have to be careful here. You must be diluent and ask several questions. They will serve salad witout croutons, you can get them on the side. No bread, but soup Tuscana and is gf and delicious.

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

— Not very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

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

— Good

I just went to Olive Garden, stated my allergy, and then ordered Gluten Free pasta option they have, if I dont remember wrong it was Gluten Free Rotini with meat sauce. I didn’t get any reaction, (I usually get respiratory and skin reaction to gluten) and it was absolutely delicious!!!

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

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

— Excellent

I have eaten here twice and both times it was great! The servers are knowledgeable and their menu has everything labeled well so you can see what you have to choose from! They also instantly knew and aknowledged no croutons on the salad as soon as I mentioned a gluten allergy. I do wish they had more sauce options than what was listed.

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

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

— Excellent

I have celiac and have never had symptoms from eating there. The selections are limited for gluten free., but are getting better. I met girl friends there for lunch once. They didn't have some of the items I asked for, so I ordered substitutions. The other girls had $5-$6 lunches while I was charged $26!.

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?

— Average

Got the GF rotini, had no reaction, the two times we’ve eaten there. Overall a good experience.

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu