Restaurant: Olive Garden
Location: Indianapolis (Castleton), IN
Address: 6130 East 82nd Street Indianapolis, IN 46250
Hours: Sun – Thurs 11:00a.m.-10:00p.m. Fri – Sat 11:00a.m.-11:00p.m.
Menu: Olive Garden Menu
Today’s Meal: Zuppa Toscana Soup, Breadsticks, Fettucine Alfredo, and Soft Drink
Cost: About $15
Type: Italian
Loyalty Program: None Known
Today was lunch at Olive Garden. I was anticipating that there could be quite a long lunch wait since this location is close to the mall, which would be extremely busy being so close to the holidays. Upon entering, they told me it would be a 5-10 minute wait, not bad at all! It ended up being about 10 minutes (perhaps a little longer), but the wait was very reasonable. The table I set at ended up having a weird placement. It was situated right by some little closet-like room, where from my seat, I could see a yellow industrial mop bucket with a mop in it and the clay-colored tiled floor with black grout. It reminded me of a floor from the 80’s, like you would see in Pizza Hut or something. The ambiance was a little ‘off’ from the Old World Italy (or something like that) they try to recreate from my seat!
First up was the soup, and I really do enjoy the Zuppa Toscana. It has sliced potatoes, sausage, and some greens in a white broth. While I was there, I heard some customers raving about the new Chicken and Gnocchi soup with chicken, dumplings, and spinach. I did not try it though. I also had breadsticks with my soup. The breadsticks are plain, and they are best eaten with other parts of the meal. For instance, I really enjoy dipping them in a bit of the broth from my soup, and they are also good when I use the sauce from my meal to dip them in. For some weird reason, one of my favorite places for bread sticks is the fast food Italian place, Fazolis. They are so buttery, and when they come out warm, they almost melt in your mouth, delicious!
My meal was the Fettucini Alfredo. The pasta was cooked to perfection, and the alfredo had a nice, creamy taste to it. It was served nice and warm. My only complaint would be that I only had about two bites of my soup before the meal came out. Therefore, I didn’t even get to enjoy most of the soup.
I happen to like a plain Fettucini Alfredo without meat or anything, but you would have to ask if you were interested in getting anything added to this dish. It does not list anything available for add-ins such as broccoli or shrimp or chicken on the menu.
Make your own Fettucini Alfredo at home with this recipe from Kraft! It only needs 8 ingredients, or which half you probably have around your kitchen.
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