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(51,560 posts)in their food, I wonder if all those breadsticks will still be consumed? Oh wait, this is the US and not Italy, so the answer is, "Yes, and bring out some more please".
sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)The rest of it ... it used to be better.
BigmanPigman
(51,560 posts)I would trade one for a cannoli any day of the week (but only if it came from a bakery and NOT The Olive Garden).
CatWoman
(79,293 posts)is their soup and salad. That's all I ever order there.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,811 posts)Plus, I don't have that large an appetite any more, so there's no point in ordering any main dish.
CatWoman
(79,293 posts)and she told me all of that stuff is prepackaged and all they do is microwave it.
BigmanPigman
(51,560 posts)I have watched and read Tony Bourdain and he tells all the dirty details of the business. It isn't pretty.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,811 posts)use prepackaged food for much of their offerings. I learned about this years ago from the food column in the Minneapolis Star written by the late great Al Sicherman. He more than once referenced that fact, and over time that's become fairly obvious to me in many restaurants. I'm sure some of the larger chains have their own dedicated food warehouses, but apparently there are several that supply food to many.
Very few restaurants really bake or cook from scratch, and those that do tend to stand out. I remember some years ago ordering the turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy and some veg plate at a small restaurant in Alexandria, VA, and being stunned that the turkey was obviously from a real, baked freshly, actual turkey. And the mashed potatoes were the real deal also. One of the best meals ever.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)I've never eaten there, but have always thought of it as a Denny's or Applebees with an Italian theme. I don't think it purports to be gourmet or anything...
pangaia
(24,324 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,160 posts)LostOne4Ever
(9,286 posts)Agent Mike and Cluck Kent would approve so long as you don't tutch the but.