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[triplestation]

i once bought 40 dollars worth of coldstone

 

[kick51]

Just add water and cheese....

So it's bisquik with garlic salt. Come on people. Step up your game

ok but I don't have all the preservatives and chemical flavor enhancers that make those special

 

[wenis]

As a worker at Olive Garden I get 50% off while at work. Might try one at break.

We have shit food, so expectations are low.

#LIVINSOITALIAN #CASTLEMUSIC #REALITALIANTREAT

 

[Southernfried Pimpin]

Looks good to me.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

 

[Buckethead]

That burger doesn't look like anything special then again if they have quality ingredients, it could be solid.

 

[Eiolon]

I can't believe people think Olive Garden is Italian. Taco Bell is more Mexican than Olive Garden is Italian, if that makes any sense.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

ok but I don't have all the preservatives and chemical flavor enhancers that make those special

Trust me even if you fuck up your attempt at cheese biscuits they're still AMAZING because they're still buttery balls of cheesy dough. I've never had a bad homemade cheese biscuit.

 

[blame space]

is cheddar bay even a real bay

 

[XiaNaphryz]

is cheddar bay even a real bay

Apparently cheddarbay.com leads to this:

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

is cheddar bay even a real bay

Yeah, it's in Maryland.

 

[way more]

Yeah, but are Red Lobster's version even authentic. I can't believe people actually think their Cheddar Bay biscuits are real. Try some authentic Cheddar Bay biscuits you dumb Americans.

 

[Sadsic]

wait in cheddar bay is there like,, a lot of cheese or something

 

[The Elite]

Meanwhile Red Lobster done fucked the game up.

Are these packs available in Canada?

 

[Angelus Errare]

Can't lie, they had my interest when they said it had prosciutto and aioli.

Not enough to actually go to Olive Garden, but they have my interest.

 

[Guevara]

The picture looks incredible (not that I'm planning on trying it)

 

[Pumpkin King]

Over-priced burger at a so-so restaurant? No thanks. Just keep bringing the salad and breadsticks please.

 

[DiscoJer]

I can't believe people think Olive Garden is Italian. Taco Bell is more Mexican than Olive Garden is Italian, if that makes any sense.

Somehow they are fairly popular in St. Louis, even though we are home to a pretty decent sized Italian community and there are small Italian restaurants everywhere, not just the Italian part of town.

So why do people go to Olive Garden instead? It's like when I lived in Florida, you'd see people go to Red Lobster

 

[teh_pwn]

I can't believe people think Olive Garden is Italian. Taco Bell is more Mexican than Olive Garden is Italian, if that makes any sense.

Pretty much anything that's in a chain isn't authentic. Earlier this year people got really defensive when someone pointed out how completely foreign stuff like sesame chicken is to actual Chinese cuisine.

Most metro areas smaller than 1 million don't have many authentic restaurants. Small towns in the US only get chains pretty much.

 

[Etrian Oddity]

Somehow they are fairly popular in St. Louis, even though we are home to a pretty decent sized Italian community and there are small Italian restaurants everywhere, not just the Italian part of town.

So why do people go to Olive Garden instead? It's like when I lived in Florida, you'd see people go to Red Lobster

Some -- no, a lot of people -- just don't know squat about good food and embrace the "safety" of these cookie cutter chains.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

It's like when I lived in Florida, you'd see people go to Red Lobster

You'll still see that in many areas known for great seafood.

 

[sixteen-bit]

You'll still see that in many areas known for great seafood.

sometimes people just love generic crap

 

[Baraka in the White House]

i once bought 40 dollars worth of coldstone

Some people like to say Coldstone is shit ice cream. I don't get it. I mean I'm not a custard connoisseur or anything but Coldstone is delicious and the only bad ice cream I can imagine is the kind with mint toothpaste in it.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I love Olive Garden. That burger actually looks and sounds pretty good.

 

[Dead Prince]

i've thought of buying this. is it as good as the ones in the restaurant?

at first i thought it was crab cakes. i saw it at walmart but never bothered with it since it's just biscuit.

 

[forrest]

Lets be honest, not having a burger on the menu is the last of Olive Garden's problems.

 

[Omegasquash]

Damn I miss Olive Garden. Maybe I'll hit it up this holiday.

 

[rokkerkory]

$10 for a burger? geezus

 

[Marleyman]

Meanwhile Red Lobster done fucked the game up.

I made them about a month ago; turned out pretty damn good.

 

[winjet81]

Pretty sure all of these Chotchkie-style generic family restaurants are going down hill. Who the hell has the resources nowadays to spend $20 on lunch everyday?

Me and the wife were talking about some of the restaurant closures that have happened lately (here in Southern Ontario) and figured that more and more people would rather not spend $120 for a dinner for four (for a mediocre experience) and rather spend half that for an 8-person dinner party at their own homes.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Pretty sure all of these Chotchkie-style generic family restaurants are going down hill. Who the hell has the resources nowadays to spend $20 on lunch everyday?

I don't think it's strictly cost as much as those 'fast casual' places with a narrow focus (burgers, burritos, etc) are much more appealing at that price level.

 

[AgentOtaku]

I didn't know they were doing so poorly they had to resort to this. The one in my college town is always booming.

Yup

News to me as well. Still a decent place to eat though...

 

[Ferrio]

Really wish we had an olive garden in my town. Sad as it is... the local italian joints are *horrible*. I mean, one of them has downright the worst food I've ever had, and charges you 30 bucks for it.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

The burger actually looks and sounds really good. Too bad its Olive Garden, otherwise it could actually taste good.

 

[Valnen]

http://dudefoods.com/make-your-own-red-lobster-cheddar-bay-biscuits/

That picture looks nothing like the red lobster biscuits. These "make your own *insert popular restaurant thing here* at home!" recipes are always spectacular failures and this is no exception.

 

[The Albatross]

Olive Garden is horrible. Terrible menu, horrible food. They've been going on this "salad and bread sticks" schtick for 15 years. Their salad is disgusting. The bread sticks are buttery, salty, and garlicky, so sure, they taste fine. But you can't sell a goddam restaurant on bread sticks.

this


also their food isn't exactly great. same goes to the massively overrated cheesecake factory

Nope. Cheesecake Factory is the best of the major national chain restaurants. This doesn't make it good but i think it's still the best of the major chains.

For most over-rated major national chain... I think I gotta go with PF Changs. PF Changs is horrible, it's expensive and their food is sickening garbage. 5 - 10 years ago I would have said that Outback is the most over-rated of the big chains, but now people (at least around me) now properly perceive Outback as being "slightly higher end Chili's." Or, Chilis + $5.

 

[daveo42]

Their issue isn't a lack of variety in their menu, it's that everything on their menu is terrible. There's pretty much no reason to go to Olive Garden unless you're given an gift card.

If you have to eat chain Italian food, try Ccarrabba's. It's actually decent and serve actual Italian food.

 

[CrankyJay]

Their issue isn't a lack of variety in their menu, it's that everything on their menu is terrible. There's pretty much no reason to go to Olive Garden unless you're given an gift card.

If you have to eat chain Italian food, try Ccarrabba's. It's actually decent and serve actual Italian food.

I used to think the same but came away disappointed last time...then again it was my first and only time ordering a lunch item from there (a panini).

 

[FLEABttn]

There's pretty much no reason to go to Olive Garden unless you're given an gift card.

The last two times I've gone to Olive Garden since 2009 were because of that and a family get together with non-foodies.

I can't so chain sit down food anymore. If I'm sitting down somewhere, I might as well get good food. If I want shitty food, I might as well go some place cheaper and faster.

 

[Link]

Their issue isn't a lack of variety in their menu, it's that everything on their menu is terrible. There's pretty much no reason to go to Olive Garden unless you're given an gift card.

Not even then, since you can use the giftcard at any Darden restaurant. I'd go to LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze, or Seasons 52 way before I'd set foot in an Olive Garden.

 

[daveo42]

I used to think the same but came away disappointed last time...then again it was my first and only time ordering a lunch item from there (a panini).

Their dinner stuff has been good and I never have time to go out at lunch, so I have no clue about that. It's the best Italian chain I've been too so far, since the rest ends seems to either be Olive Garden or fast food chains like Piada which too bad, but not that great either.

Not even then, since you can use the giftcard at any Darden restaurant. I'd go to LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze, or Seasons 52 way before I'd set foot in an Olive Garden.

Well, that'll be good to remember if I ever end up with one. I got sick the last time I ate at Olive Garden.

 

[NerdEyeBlind]

LOVE Burger Business

 

[Dark Octave]

i once bought 40 dollars worth of coldstone

I once spent $28 on candy.

 

[Haint]

I love their Chicken Scampi and Breadsticks + Alfredo Dip.

 

[freenudemacusers]

That picture looks nothing like the red lobster biscuits. These "make your own *insert popular restaurant thing here* at home!" recipes are always spectacular failures and this is no exception.

I've had variations of this using bisquick and the are quite good. Maybe not precisely the same, but they capture the idea, which is basically a cheesy herb biscuit.

 

[kick51]

Trust me even if you fuck up your attempt at cheese biscuits they're still AMAZING because they're still buttery balls of cheesy dough. I've never had a bad homemade cheese biscuit.

Too late, ordered the mix :lol

no matter how good they are, I'll probably only have a few. normally a pretty healthy eater.

 

[akira28]

Sounds like a waste of prosciutto.

Pork is the true sign of decadent consumption. It's not there for taste, it's there for the cache.

I once spent $28 on candy.

I once bought 35 bucks worth of girl scout cookies.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

A better idea would be making their food taste good.

I'd be surprised if they really did use prosciutto.

 

[daveo42]

I once bought 35 bucks worth of girl scout cookies.

That's pretty easy to do though...girl scout cookies are expensive.

 

[Meier]

I always get the chicken alfredo with pasta fagioli (and breadsticks of course). Price has gone up a bit over the years though.