Do you think Olive Garden serves authentic Italian food?

Question

Do you think Olive Garden serves authentic Italian food?

Answer 1

Just as Taco Bell is authentic Mexican food: Definetely nay!



Sorry If I dissapointed someone with the truth about Taco Bell...



I do enjoy The Olive Garden tho...

Answer 2

no, it's not authentic

Answer 3

Olive Garden sucks. Might as well have a drive thru window. Cheap frozen dinners.

Answer 4

No not realy, but what is authentic? Maybe they should hire the cokie monster's old bag of a grandma to cook at all the olive gardens.

Answer 5

tastes like a frozen dinners to me. i see them in my mind behind the door to the kitchen, taking frozen dinners out of the microwave and putting them and a little leaf on the side of the plate to make it pretty.

Answer 6

Pretty close I worked at Olive Garden a few years back and I have an Italian Mother-N-Law. Besides they do have a culinary institute in Italy.

Answer 7

NAY. NO AMERICAN ITALIAN RESTAURANT SERVES REAL ITALIAN FOOD MY GRANDPARENTS ARE ITALIAN AND WHEN THEY COOK .. TASTES NOTHING LIKE OLIVE GARDEN

Answer 8

ITS KINDA LIKE PIZZA HUT: IF YOU WANT REAL PIZZA, GO TO ONE OF THE REAL PIZZA PLACES. IF YOU WANT REAL ITALIAN, DON'T GO TO OLIVE GARDEN. BUT IF YOU LIKE SOME OF THEIR STUFF, AS I DO, THEN DON'T HESITATE TO GO.

Answer 9

No way. Olive Garden is generic table service fast food. They totally spin things with sugar and salt to appeal to the American pallet. This they do very well. Nobody said they were stupid.

Answer 10

I've been to Italy and I don't think it is similar. I like Olive Garden but I don't think it is authentic. I think Carabba's is more authentic.

Answer 11

Oh god, so not authentic. Once as a joke, we took friends from Italy there and the waiter tried to correct their pronunciation of fagole! Our frinds were appaled that this was what passed as Italian in our town so they cooked us up a huge Italian feast.

Answer 12

No..To get authentic food from anywhere you need to be in that country of said choice..or have a native of that country cook for you..Most dishes at american restaurants are just a version of the original dish..Some get it closer than others some just suk!..:)

Answer 13

yes, i think so,,,, they have a place in italy that all the chefs who want to be hired by olive garden have to attend,, so i would think that is pretty authentic!!!,,, i love their food and salads!!!

Answer 14

Nope! It's owned by the Campbell's Soup Company. What do you think?

Answer 15

Yuck! I have not eaten there in 10+ years.

Answer 16

Friend's of the family are the Tancredi's. They say NO.

Answer 17

yes

Answer 18

hell to the no!