Gastronomy Blog

I first ate at an Olive Garden around 1985 at a location in Garland, TX, that had been found by my great friends Jamie and David. It was pretty darn good, and very popular. Since then I have eaten at them in many, many locations. When I was living in Waco, TX for a year, I was very happy when an OG opened up around November of 1992.

Tonight my very cute and OG-loving roommate announced she would like to hit the OG here in OKC on Memorial. We had not been to eat at OG since late May, so it seemed like the thing to do.

I got Chicken Marsala. It was really good; there was a lot of marsala sauce, and it was strong in places, I could feel the wine evaporating during some of the bites. Raegan got a pair of Manicotti, Ian got Chicken Parmigiana, and Erin got lasagne (I think). Everybody liked their meals. Some people I have talked to just hate OG; it’s “not real Italian”. I like it because it’s consistently good, the price is reasonable, and there are a wide variety of offerings.

A couple comments about this visit: Raegan asked for her manicotti to have Alfredo on one instead of both having marinara. “Upcharge” said the server. I asked that the roasted potatoes and vile and inappropriate peppers be replaced with pasta alfredo on mine, another upcharge. Raegan and I have both had those exact meals dozens of times, but this was the first time that an upcharge was stuck on the meal. I didn’t gripe about it until now.

The OG usually has good tea, and the service is usually very good.