The dishes we're known for. The fvorites you crave. Our signature garden salad and freshly baked breadsticks with Never Ending servings of your choice of homemade soup. Never Ending refills of Soup, Salad & Breadsticks available dine-in only.

So their number one secret for keeping the diners coming in is stressing Olive Garden's value. Unlimited salad and breadsticks are a major draw. Last year, Olive Garden served 612 million breadsticks and 165 million family style bowls of salad.

Olive Garden apologizes to KC police officer asked to leave because he was armed. The president of the Olive Garden restaurant chain called and apologized to a Kansas City police officer who was asked to leave an Independence restaurant because he was armed, a company spokesman said Sunday evening.

Three OG classics all on one plate! Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna Classico** and our signature Fettuccine Alfredo – all with homemade sauces made fresh every morning. **Our meat sauce is made with pan-seared beef and Italian sausage.

Our soup and sauce masters create dishes by hand and from scratch, every day. With fresh, whole ingredients like kale, peppers and squash. Because they know cooking that way – the Italian way- everything tastes better. to everything they make.

Olive Garden Threats

Never Ending Pasta Pass® Each “NEPB meal” consists of pasta, sauce and a single topping serving from the promotional NEPB menu. All other entrees excluded. Each meal is for one person and may not be shared.

At Olive Garden, you really are family: You even get a free dessert on your birthday. Just be sure to include your birthdate when you register for the restaurant's email club.

The 10 Best Olive Garden Menu Items, Ranked

1. Lasagna Classico. At the top of the list is a classic Italian specialty, lasagna.
2. Homemade Soups. You can't go wrong with any of Olive Garden's famous soups.
3. Tour of Italy.
4. Chocolate Brownie Lasagna.
5. Warm Italian Doughnuts.
6. Alfredo.
7. Ravioli Carbonara.
8. Eggplant Parmigiana.

We do not share tips among servers. However, a certain amount of our sales go to the bussers and a certain amount to the bartender. Why do so many people love to wait in line for Olive Garden when it isn't any more special than a local Italian restaurant?

The restaurant only uses microwaves for heating dipping sauces and warming desserts. Otherwise, everything is pan fried, deep fried, or grilled. Find out why you need to cook your pasta in red wine.

**Our meat sauce is made with pan-seared beef and Italian sausage.