The Hot Pepper

Soup salad and bread sticks till ya pop. I like the pasta fagiloi soup.

Sadly, I think I like Fazoli's food better, but I would kill to have a staff like the ones here at Olive Garden at my restaurant!

I'm pretty picky when it comes to OG food. Their braised beef & tortolloni is pretty good. Eggplant parm also. But yeah, I mostly do soup salad and breadsticks when I go, which isn't often.

I got the tour of Italy, chicken and gnocchi and zuppa toscana. The zuppa toscana is similar to my chourico and kale soup I make.

Damn, I can't think of the last time I went to OG. Probably was BC. (Before Children) which is saying something since I have a 15 year old.....

But yes, Soup, salad and breadsticks mostly.

I want to try and copy the chicken and gnocchi soup. That was the highlight of the meal. My only critique would be less sodium, but I try to avoid overly salty foods, so I am biased. Still impressed at the professionalism of their staff.

Their stuff is usually pretty good, if rather spendy. I usually go for the AYCE Salad.