So we went to Olive Garden today

[OmahaBlueDog]

There was a festive family occasion to be celebrated.

No, there was no breastfeeding while I was there (at least none that I noted).

So, they have two dishes on their menu that are pretty similar. One is a dish that consists of steak medallions topped with gorgonzola served over fettuccine. the other is steak medallions encrusted with parmesian served over a bed of tortelloni. I ordered the first one. My meal came. I was hungry. I started eating. I got about half way through when a very contrite server came over to announce they brought me the wrong entree. They brought me the second entree by mistake.

They could have simply kept their mouths shut. I told them it was no problem; I was enjoying what I'd been served.

Instead, I got to keep the "wrong entree" and received what I ordered in a to-go box for no additional charge.

It's not winning lotto, but it's little things in life that sometimes make me happy.

[Major Nikon]

1. Free dessert too

http://www.olivegarden.com/specialoffer/

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. On one hand, I wish I'd seen the coupon before I went.

OTOH, we had a quarter sheet cake at home. I don't need more calories than that.

[Taylor Smite]

3. I enjoy their

minestrone.

[OmahaBlueDog]

5. One of the OBKids likes that very much.

I like the Zuppa Tosana. Italian sausage, potatoes, kale, and cream. What's not to like?

[mysuzuki2]

4. You ARE living the high life!

I checked with that guy who does the Miller beer commercials.

[Danny H Connecticut]

27. at olive garden?

[demtenjeep]

6. That's awesome

We ate at Carrabba's this weekend, they brought dessert to our table. We told them we didn't order any but they said the kitchen sent it to us.


Very good food. Very good for sure.

[WCGreen]

7. My MIL liked the consistency of the Chains...

But Mrs WCGreen and I like to go to a few local spaghetti joints.

There are about five really good Italian Restaurants within three miles. I did like Olive Garden and Carrabba's but prefer the personal touch of having the guy who makes the recipes come out and ask how things are going...

[OmahaBlueDog]

10. Normally, this is the debate we have here in the lounge about OG

I know many people don't like OG -- especially my friends who grew up in greater NY/NJ.

I like the small Italian restaurants that are true family operations. The good ones are true gems. The problem is finding the good ones.

Olive Garden has consistency, and there is a something-for-everyone quality that makes it appealing for large family meet-ups. I think it's a combination of the salad/soup/breadsticks course and the sheer size of the meals that leaves no one feeling hungry when they leave.

I gather you had no inclination to start an argument over breastfeeding?

[WCGreen]

15. I remember those epic battles....

I stayed away since I am not a parent.

But I must confess, I am a breast aficionado and any time I get the chance, it's a good thing...

Now hovering over a child and making pretend they are the most special little creature that ever walked the earth and so you let them do or say anything no matter where they are, that is just plain wrong...

[Danny H Connecticut]

28. and connecticut

[OmahaBlueDog]

29. ..and Boston & Philly

Anywhere where there is a large "Little Italy."

[Ikonoklast]

9. "Hey, Joe! Wadda we do wid dis rancid cheesecake? Should we pitch it?"

"Nah, give it to Table Six and tell 'em it's on the house. I dropped most of their food on the floor, and no one said a thing!"

[femmocrat]

8. Lucky you.

When they brought me a salad dish by mistake, and I had already started serving myself some salad, they came and grabbed away my dish. "No salad for you!"

I will never set foot in that incompetent operation again.

[TrogL]

11. All Olive Garden entrees look the same, even the steak

A white sauce with large clumps of something unidentifiable along with little red things that sometimes move on their own.

[Danny H Connecticut]

25. they do. you can do better.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

12. I usually bump the tip up when that happens

I assume the "free" meal is coming out of the server's pocket. So I make sure they don't go into the red.

Plus, that carry-out will make a good lunch, or more likely, two good lunches.

[WCGreen]

16. The waiter who did that is the best waiter in the place and has free reign...

I waited tables for about a year when I was starting my tax service...

I had fun but I also was usually given lee way since I was able to always sell the drinks...

[HappyMe]

13. That's good.

My sweetie & I have eaten at Olive Garden a few times. The soup/salad lunch is good. The minestrone is good.

[HopeHoops]

14. You didn't get the Narwhal Alfredo?

FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!1!

[Liberal Veteran]

18. Alfredo sauce on narwhal is an abomination.

It should only be served with a tomato based sauce.

[Danny H Connecticut]

26. tomato sauce fits

[HopeHoops]

35. Abomination? EVEN unto God?

[Liberal Veteran]

36. Especially unto God.

I'm pretty sure it says in the scripture "Of the horned whale of the north, thou shalt not serve with the white sauce, it is abomination and any who looketh upon it shall be unclean."

[Arugula Latte]

17. Don't hate me, but I was curious how many calories are in that sucker.

According to this, it's 1,310.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/298682-how-many-calories-are-in-an-olive-garden-steak-with-gorgonzola-alfredo/

[GoneOffShore]

19. Not a fan of OG - But that's an excellent way to treat customers.

Glad that they took care of you! It's how it's supposed to be done.

[KamaAina]

20. So what else is there to do in Times Square?

[progressiveinaction]

21. Were you able to find a homeless person to give it to?

By the way, which Olive Garden? I live in Omaha.

[OmahaBlueDog]

30. 168th & W. Center

No. If I lived downtown, that would have been a thought. I've certainly seen that done may times in downtown Chicago.

[Bake]

22. Unfortunately, you used up all your good luck on that one.

So don't bother with the Lotto tickets.



Bake

[OmahaBlueDog]

33. I knew I shouldn't have wasted money on that Powerball ticket!!!!!!

[MiddleFingerMom]

23. Decades ago, I used to go to Red Lobster... back when they had langoustinos.

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They were EXCELLENT!!! You couldn't get them by themselves, I think it was a choice between
steak & langoustinos... and snowcrab legs and langoustinos.
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About 6 of us went one night, and when my order came, they had sent me steak and lobster
TAIL. I told our waitperson that I had REALLY been anticipating the langoustinos and I would
wait for the "re-order". I tried to pass her my plate and she told me to consider it a "free"
appetizer.
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It wasn't the lottery, but it wasn't really a "little" thing in life.
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It was "SCORE"!!!!!
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[OmahaBlueDog]

31. Red Lobster and Olive Garden are both owned by the same corporation..

...and we are both DUers.....

Coincidence? You'll have to be the judge on that one......

[Danny H Connecticut]

24. Olive Garden meh

[OmahaBlueDog]

32. It was an enjoyable afternoon, and I scored free steak

The OBKids and Mrs. OBD had a splendid time.

[bluedigger]

34. One of many reasons I abhor going out to dinner with coworkers.

I have watched one dude eat somebody else's order more than once, and passing the check around? Forget it! There's always one cheap fucker.