On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:37:12 -0600, George Shirley
> wrote:

>Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>> hahabogus > dropped this
>> : in rec.food.cooking
>>
>>> I don't dislike the olive garden...for a chain it's not that bad.
>>> Some folks ain't as food crazy as us and don't know it's bad and
>>> therefore enjoy it. When I dine out with my son it is one of the
>>> regular choices he makes.
>>
>> Compared the The Pasta House Co. here, OG rocks. It is not a favorite of
>> mine either but if someone wants to go, sure I'll go I'll go *almost*
>> anywhere if needed... except a buffet... unless the buffet is a brunch
>> where children are scarce.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>I've never eaten at an Olive Garden restaurant. Not for lack of trying I
>assure you. The only one we have locally has, at a minimum, a
>twenty-minute wait on any given night. Seems a lot of the local people
>here like that "never-ending" pasta bowl.

When we left the wait was over an hour. We got our table in about 30
minutes, but we were very early.

Lou