I always thought this too until I had the opportunity to go into an Olive Garden kitchen.
The chef back there was very, very proud of the work they put into the food there. Almost everything is hand made. It was really nice to see.
You mean he actually boiled the pasta and tossed the salad?
I’m exaggerating but when you think about the things that Olive Garden are known for (unlimited bread sticks, and their soup and salad deals), they’re all essentially premade. I don’t know many people who go there for the steak, for example.
Steak is basic cooking, lol. It’s literally one ingredient and some seasoning.
I’m sure that’s why steakhouses are selling them so cheaply.
It tastes good and good cuts of steak are expensive. Just because it’s a little pricey doesn’t mean it’s difficult to prepare. High-end restaurants will happily sell you caviar for hundreds of dollars, but it’s not exactly difficult to put on a plate.
I was not expecting this.
Why do we need chain restaurants? Just replace them with Automats
I would love a real automat!
I mean if they are going to serve food like this it might as well be via Automat
That would still be a chain restaurants, just automatic with no humans. Well maybe “restaurant” could be a stretch but like you would get chains still, like McDonalds automats or whatever.
Chef Mike! Always coming in clutch for so many people 🥲
Chef Mike works super hard!
Chef Boyardeez arms tired from opening all those cans…
Fuck that is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. I’m going to steal this and use it on my wife.
Ok, just said this to my wife and she cracked up.
What a coincidence my in-home chef looks just like him! And get this: his name is also Mike!
From the Rowave family?
🤌🤌🤌
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Ditto, reading about Alfredo, “red sauce”, fried lasagne, “brick coloured sauce” and mac and cheese in this thread makes me both gag and wonder what they serve as Italian food in the states. I don’t even live in Italy any more so I reset my standards a long time ago but…
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yeah with this attitude I imagine it will not be difficult to stay out of any table :D
You would turn down free bread sticks and $7M? At least eat some bread sticks.
Genuinely concerned for people who like Olive Garden
It’s actually as expensive as a fancy Italian place now. Might as well go to the good restaurant.
I like olive garden… I only go like once every few years but I’ve never not enjoyed it.
All I hear is “Stop liking what I don’t like!!!”
Not really. Moreso an acknowledgement that there is a non-trivial group of people who (for whatever reason) have simply not tried more than the things in their own backyard. If you have explored everything life has to offer and you still like Olive Garden then good for you, this wasn’t about that kind of person.
