Where I grew up, eating out at Olive Garden was ""fine dining."" I freely admit that with so many excellent Italian restaurants in LA, I was skeptical about eating at a chain restaurant. What I didn't figure on was how expensive it would be. For two people, two main dishes and iced teas, it came out to $58! The food was nothing to write home about but I was almost offended to pay so much for such mediocre food. It's just...bland and generic. Don't they microwave all their dishes from frozen mixes?
Cons: too expensive for bland, pedestrian "italian"
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