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I loathe Olive Garden, both for the above reasons and the fact that I don't personally like flavorless Italian food. I like things like garlic, basil, etc. in my Italian food. Call me crazy.
went yesterday,
so after the waitress informed us that every pasta had egg in it; including angel hair, the whole wheat linguini, and the little noodles in the soup, and the breadsticks too - we asked exactly WHAT can we eat there.
She asked a cook or something and came back and said "the cook can throw together some random vegetables on the grill if you'd like"
"fine...thanks"
"do you want a side salad with that too?"
"sure why not"
I thought she meant like... a free salad with the entree, because entrees come with salad or soup. I was wrong.
yeah... bill came to $25 for a (uninspired plate of grilled veggies and a pathetic salad.)x 2
I nominate Olive Garden for this years Cracker Barrel Award for their non-accomidating attitude toward vegans.
aka.
dont go there.
ever.
Last edited by troub; October 16th, 2006 at 07:26 PM.
sometimes the best answer, sometimes the only answer,
sometimes the only response one can muster: simply facepalm.
I loathe Olive Garden, both for the above reasons and the fact that I don't personally like flavorless Italian food. I like things like garlic, basil, etc. in my Italian food. Call me crazy.
The sun gets passed from tree to tree
Silently, and back to me
With the breeze blown through
Pushed up against the sea
Finally back to me
Wow!!!
It's so weird that all of their pasta has egg in it. At a typical grocery store, pretty much the only pasta that has egg in it is egg noodles.
Kristy
I solemnly swear that I am up to no good
http://www.damayos.org/blog/kristyblog
garlic and basil in italian food?Originally Posted by ~Brandon
I loathe Olive Garden, both for the above reasons and the fact that I don't personally like flavorless Italian food. I like things like garlic, basil, etc. in my Italian food. Call me crazy.
who woulda thunk it?
Olive Garden is to Italian, the way McDonalds is to a Steakhouse.
sometimes the best answer, sometimes the only answer,
sometimes the only response one can muster: simply facepalm.
There have been threads on what's vegan-friendly at Olive Garden. I remember it not being much; but I believe I recall the breadsticks sans butter, minestrone soup, and a couple other things. I'm sure someone can dig up the link to the old thread. I've gotta take off to the gym now or else I'd do it.
When I went last week the pasta was egg free and vegan. Maybe it's just my local one? Our waitress is veggie and she brought us a binder with ingredient lists in it.
the only thing you can eat from Olive Garden is the salad.
I thought Minestrone soup would be okay but it contains pasta that has eggs in it and its pre-made.
I didn't know that - I usually have that soup. Thanks.
http://www.ashleyandhobie.org
I am still mad about that Olive Garden incident yesterday. That waitress was so rude to us and didn't care about what was in the food. She wouldn't even check for us until we asked multiple times. She kept asking the other waiter instead. She was not only rude to us, but my mom was telling me eariler how rude she was to them as well. I think we need to write a letter to that company.
The worst part about the visit was we were in a party of 8 and on the check, they put an 18% gratuity on there. That girl certaintly wasn't worth the 18%.
I think it's a local thing because I have heard others here on VB say their Olive Garden has egg free pasta. Also, I think their website says some of their pasta is and some isn't. So because I read that their capellini and shells in the minestrone were egg free, I would eat those things when I went there. Now I find out they have egg in them...
I hate it when I find out food I thought was vegan wasn't. Unfortunately, it happens to me more often than I would like.
