Here's What Really Makes Olive Garden's Salad So Delicious

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  • Olive Garden is not going to be the favorite restaurant of someone looking for authentic Italian cuisine, but even those who are critical of the chain restaurant have to admit that their soup, salad, and breadsticks are pretty good. Most people aren’t going to restaurants for the salad, but Olive Garden goes the extra mile when it comes to theirs, as all of the ingredients are as fresh as they taste, and you can add all kinds of extras as well, including an unlimited amount of cheese. Let’s take a look at what really makes Olive Garden’s salad so delicious.
    #OliveGarden #Salad #Delicious
    Fresh ingredients | 0:00
    Crunchy croutons | 1:27
    Pepperoncini make all the difference | 2:01
    Unbeatable salad dressing | 2:54
    A lot of salt | 3:52
    More cheese please! | 5:06
    Add a protein | 5:49
    Free with your entree | 6:37
    Olive Garden salad is unlimited | 7:10
    Perfect pairing | 8:02
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  • @MashedFood
    @MashedFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What's your favorite thing to get from Olive Garden?

    • @tessie2721
      @tessie2721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love fresh salad rwith fresh shrimps snf fresh italian Cheeer
      Anf tomatoes! ❤️🌹🌺🙏

    • @richdouglas2311
      @richdouglas2311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Soup and salad.

    • @ketokarbs3671
      @ketokarbs3671 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No hair-nets or masks????

    • @ladyvirtue650
      @ladyvirtue650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Spaghetti & Meatballs, The Beef Short Ribs, The Soup & Salad, & Breadsticks! 😋 😋 😋

    • @heidihudgins4793
      @heidihudgins4793 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zuppa toscana!

  • @pippadot679
    @pippadot679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I used to work at Olive Garden. You never tire of the salad.

    • @colleens1878
      @colleens1878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Or the Alfredo sauce ... that stuff is delicious

    • @JamminClemmons
      @JamminClemmons ปีที่แล้ว

      @@colleens1878 Sheeeeeeyit, we can'ts visit ya'lls foods places in the USA tah order a foods witout gettin' gawk at likes we's from da inner-city! It happen too!! And da Islam peoples is nuts too. I walk into YOUR shops to purchase bacon too but first I's gots ta know how to speak Islam??!!! - Da hell's wrong witchu people there? Imma slap you face wit wet spahetti. Mama Mia!!!

  • @utah6165
    @utah6165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I love Olive Garden salads!!!

  • @boatlover1875
    @boatlover1875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I love the salad. I usually skip the bread and ask for extra veggies in the salad. The request has never been denied. Be sure to tip your server!

  • @annecollins1741
    @annecollins1741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    I can just eat the salad and bread sticks and I'm very happy.

    • @lynettedundon1410
      @lynettedundon1410 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too!

    • @MalaYLoca
      @MalaYLoca 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly!

    • @ftswarbill
      @ftswarbill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The best menu Item is the the soup and salad meal. I end up just eating the salad. :D

    • @kylii.33
      @kylii.33 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ftswarbill try the chicken and gnocchi soup! It’s my favorite thing on the menu!

    • @justinheeder2067
      @justinheeder2067 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love that me too

  • @RonaldJMacDonald
    @RonaldJMacDonald 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I always have the same thing when I go at noon hour, salad and zuppa toscana.

  • @KFrost-fx7dt
    @KFrost-fx7dt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My grandmother's favorite things were the breadsticks, the spaghetti and meatballs, and the SALAD! I was so happy when the dressing became available in grocery stores and I could make an Olive Garden salad for her every night if that's what she wanted. Towards the end of her life I was making sure she ate dinner every night because she had alzeimer's. She had trouble eating but the one thing I could always get her to eat was spaghetti and meatballs with the homemade Olive Garden salad. I like it too.

  • @raymond3855
    @raymond3855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I buy the Olive Garden Salad Dressing at Walmart. Love this dressing.

    • @rheeryder2524
      @rheeryder2524 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Didn't know about that. Thanks!

    • @SunnyCarnivore
      @SunnyCarnivore 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too and the croutons

    • @christinacruden886
      @christinacruden886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Raymond, I didn’t know Walmart sold their dressing. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️

  • @texasboy5117
    @texasboy5117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The salad and bread is very good.
    The rest of the food is so so.

    • @adc2327
      @adc2327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even then salad can be so so. I have only been there for birthdays or office parties. Never by choice. Lol!

  • @whiterabbit-wo7hw
    @whiterabbit-wo7hw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love their salads. However, I have had some of their salads that were wilted and had the lettuce core in it.
    Love the minestrone soup.

  • @roderickleonard810
    @roderickleonard810 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can’t lie. The salad is so good. That’s all I order salad and breadsticks.

  • @carlavision6143
    @carlavision6143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love Olive Garden's salad and bread sticks!

  • @loriwest8700
    @loriwest8700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I worked for Olive Garden for 19 years

  • @vpking77
    @vpking77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Between Applebees and Olive Garden it's a race to see which chain can use the most salt. There is enough natural seasoning between the salad ingredients and the dressing that additional salt isn't required.

    • @deborahasher176
      @deborahasher176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My sister and I had bad cases of food poisoning at Applebee's. Never again!

  • @wandaswavely2523
    @wandaswavely2523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always have the salad and breadsticks. I am satisfied with eating just those two.

    • @georgestokes5116
      @georgestokes5116 ปีที่แล้ว

      i have the soup and salad the breadstickes come with it.

  • @richdouglas2311
    @richdouglas2311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Back in the day, Sizzler steakhouses served a bare-bones salad with the best dressing ever. Their dressing got such a reputation they began selling it separately to go.

    • @lewiskemp5893
      @lewiskemp5893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Man i loved sizzler. Wish they were still around

    • @richdouglas2311
      @richdouglas2311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lewiskemp5893 They are in some locations. It's unclear how many will survive the pandemic. They filed for Chapter 11 in September, but that doesn't mean they'll fold.

    • @deborahfraser9325
      @deborahfraser9325 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      OMG. I remember Sizzler. They were wonderful! Thanks for the memory.

  • @andrewweaver3732
    @andrewweaver3732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It’s just the cheapest bagged salad you can buy with additions. No complaints tbh, it’s like the greatest thing ever but it is by no means super fresh.

    • @TooMuchXoxo
      @TooMuchXoxo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for your input... that nobody asked for about a godam salad lol

  • @shaunaboo961
    @shaunaboo961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’m ordering Olive Garden food Dinner

  • @kathypedersen6508
    @kathypedersen6508 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Olive Garden Is Such Great Restraint, the Food is fanaminal.

  • @Semiam1
    @Semiam1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They do have a good salad.

  • @hairypeeness
    @hairypeeness ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I ended up here looking for the ingredients to make it lol

    • @lynncoop4022
      @lynncoop4022 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too. I'm scrolling on still trying to find it😂

  • @kipperlane8959
    @kipperlane8959 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The salad and bread sticks for me.👌

  • @patriciastaton6182
    @patriciastaton6182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like that place too

  • @justinheeder2067
    @justinheeder2067 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandmother loves their pasta fagioli soup from here 😋

  • @AlBeebe
    @AlBeebe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i came here bceause i got the italian dressing at the grocery store, and it's literally so good i took a swig from the bottle. If you're reading this, im dead serious, it's legit the best salad dressing i've ever had and i prefer caesar

  • @kathypedersen6508
    @kathypedersen6508 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A lot of the people in Ct. Would Love to have a Olvive Garden. Broolyn Ct. Or Danleisn . some of these other towns.

  • @joriboeckman7198
    @joriboeckman7198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We have Never gotten romaine in the salad, only iceberg. Tomatoes are mushy.

    • @Lisa-hc3uq
      @Lisa-hc3uq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jori
      You're spot on. The type of lettuce is cheapest to buy.
      The only fresh, crunchy lettuce in the salad are the hunks of Boston lettuce. Never any romaine, which is more expensive.
      Also, they slice the tomato slices so thin, they do get wilted..if you can even find more than a couple tomato slices in the salad..maybe 3 slices if you're lucky
      Ridiculous
      I'm aware that tomatoes make a salad wilt quicker, but they're are expensive to buy.
      But the salads are always chilled which make them more appealing and tasty.
      They cost the restaurant practically nothing to make.
      I can't get past the salt content in all their foods. Between the calories and high salt content, I don't visit the restaurant too often. I'm not a health fanatic, but I do watch my salt content.

  • @nawaf4276
    @nawaf4276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Which kind of Cheese they use ? Im sure not Permasan

  • @cheriamour2429
    @cheriamour2429 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I miss Olive Garden. I live in Jupiter Fl and there aren't any near me.

  • @vickygoodrich4761
    @vickygoodrich4761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love olive garden, but I would never take advantage of anyones generosity.

  • @Scripner
    @Scripner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    They never bring enough cheese to the table. “Tell me when to stop.” - “Oops the the little cheese grater is empty, sorry.” Lol

    • @rheeryder2524
      @rheeryder2524 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😭😭😭😭😭

    • @jessicadailey6817
      @jessicadailey6817 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't let them lie to you they got plenty of cheese i used to work there

  • @hollygibson628
    @hollygibson628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh i have been known to slurp it.... not thru a straw tho lol

  • @christijacobson9900
    @christijacobson9900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if they check for freshness between meal times thats great as they should, however they woman in the video checking temps in the cooler needs to wrap up that long ponytail swinging hair all over. it still needs to be under a hairnet ponytail or not.

  • @michaelcayce4729
    @michaelcayce4729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You forgot to mention the MSG

  • @suikodenmcdohal5045
    @suikodenmcdohal5045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    yeah I remember Going to Olive garden and just order garden salad because its the best thing thay have thought is also cause thier pasta wasnt really all that good

  • @WonderingNickSlots
    @WonderingNickSlots ปีที่แล้ว

    I heard its also made out back by the dumpster enclosure at smaller locations.

  • @felixthecat9347
    @felixthecat9347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you don't get a side of alfredo sauce for your breadsticks you missing out big time.

  • @Issac.emmunoz
    @Issac.emmunoz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the most delicious thing about olive garden is garlic bread.

  • @zingerbear27
    @zingerbear27 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do any locations give extra breadsticks for free anymore?

  • @ginnyburley9552
    @ginnyburley9552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I used to really enjoy OG, but the last few times I went it was really disappointing, especially the salad. I just stopped going.

    • @robinfrady5257
      @robinfrady5257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ditto. My daughter requested Olive Garden for her birthday lunch. Huge disappointment! Several things were really wrong and way off. The bill totalled $75. No biggie but the food itself was mediocre at best. I did ask our server why everything was so bland. She mumbled something about new cooks. I did contact corporate via email. Their response was extremely underwhelming without even a hint of retribution. I have not been back since.

  • @ericrait550
    @ericrait550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That is bs, I used to work at va vbech store , It comes in aplastic bag. Only tomato and toppings may be fresh Dr3sssng comes in @ gallon bottle

  • @PinkLlamaGrl
    @PinkLlamaGrl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    00:10 she said salt 😶

  • @personalassistance64
    @personalassistance64 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sy membuat tapi ngak ngerti bahasanya

  • @chuckdriver8269
    @chuckdriver8269 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ha! Ha! The Pepperoncini peppers used by the Olive Garden are in fact produced by Mt. Olive. They’re also the same ones used by Papa John’s. Buy a jar and taste them for yourself. 🇺🇸

  • @edannegrin1345
    @edannegrin1345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    WHAT IS THE RECIPE

  • @8123scooter
    @8123scooter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Didn’t mention anything about the bugs lol, the lettuce comes in big bags and 1 out of every 3 had spiders, and other bugs in them. If you get the salad make sure you check before you eat! Unless you want a little more protein 😂
    Ps. I worked at 3 different OGs in 2 different states and it was always the same.

    • @allupinya5938
      @allupinya5938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lettuce grows in the dirt dummy. Eww buggys gross. Its called washing genius

    • @annecollins1741
      @annecollins1741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you ever heard of washing vegetables dude? Lettuce grows in the ground 🙄.

    • @lindadavis303
      @lindadavis303 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just extra protein

    • @allupinya5938
      @allupinya5938 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lindadavis303 I've got some extra protein for you, thick protein shake

  • @Ruby-zz2sr
    @Ruby-zz2sr หลายเดือนก่อน

    First of all they use pre chopped bagged lettuce, and you can taste the chemical that they use to preserve its freshness. If they’d simply rinse the lettuce it would improve the taste greatly. Second every Olive Garden I’ve eaten at the tomatoes are mushy, the onions and olives are tasteless, and the croutons are hard as a rock. No way they make croutons in house. So fresh is a bit of an exaggeration.

  • @Cutay7BOOTAY
    @Cutay7BOOTAY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s not that fresh, the dressing disguises the lack of freshness. Last few times we went none of the lettuce was even green. Just a mountain of white iceberg lettuce. I have started asking for extra other veggies. So far the servers have been very gracious about it.

  • @bobloxguy9038
    @bobloxguy9038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First

    • @shaunaboo961
      @shaunaboo961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Congratulations 🎉🎈🍾🎊 😅

    • @jamesboswell530
      @jamesboswell530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Give yourself a pat on the back!

  • @cd1565
    @cd1565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By not eating the other items

  • @lena1699
    @lena1699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The bottled dressing just isn't the same as the restaurant. 😒 Not bad, just missing something. Probably salt 🤣 Also... There salads are not "fresh" they come from bags.

  • @c.l.j.jardell5811
    @c.l.j.jardell5811 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    my son and i went .. the food was late / his was served but mine didnt come and then when it finally arrived my son had eaten and MINE WAS STILL FROZEN IN SPOTS > / COLD !!!!! I returned it and we left !!!!! i have not returned to eat there //...... BEAUMONT TEXAS !

  • @roselyncampisi822
    @roselyncampisi822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yes a lot of salt. To much

  • @whiterabbit4606
    @whiterabbit4606 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ...because we can trust that people are who they say they are on Reddit. 🙄

  • @rolandviado
    @rolandviado 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:49 What is going on here?!?!?

  • @eyeonart6865
    @eyeonart6865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Olive garden unhealthy house dressing has gmo soy bean oil plus high fructose corn syrup. Great if you want clogged arteries! I make my own.

  • @raspberrybarrett7439
    @raspberrybarrett7439 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If they usef pink h salt omg people would buy in bulk their food need to advertise it too

  • @janicetillman6044
    @janicetillman6044 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nothing anymore that salad went down the hill

  • @xXxSapphir3xXx
    @xXxSapphir3xXx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's not free, it's included. If you only want the "free"items, you'll be charged.

  • @Starwarsgames66
    @Starwarsgames66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The salad, the salad!? Of course you don’t put a salad in the freezer you donut!

  • @zombiefulci3301
    @zombiefulci3301 ปีที่แล้ว

    The branded Olive Garden dressing sold in stores is disgusting, the Aldi Tuscan Garden knockoff is worlds better and tastes exactly like the restaurant

  • @patdawkins6785
    @patdawkins6785 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hate Olives, don’t like their salads, have to pick them out before I eat their salad. Everything else is great.

    • @megalisa830bright6
      @megalisa830bright6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol! I don’t like olives either! I also prefer Ranch dressing with salad, instead of Italian dressing! But I’ve gotten used to eating their salads with both dressings together! Italian dressing and Ranch dressing! :D

  • @michellelogreco3351
    @michellelogreco3351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So disgusting 🤮

  • @georgestokes5116
    @georgestokes5116 ปีที่แล้ว

    wrong wrong its the dressing nothing else

  • @kenfox22
    @kenfox22 ปีที่แล้ว

    No disgusting onions please

  • @curlyb4c95
    @curlyb4c95 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They use soybean oil in their salad. No thanks.

  • @vilkoskorlich259
    @vilkoskorlich259 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is not Italian salad?? That is Caesar Salad.
    Caesar Salad
    Where Did the Caesar Salad Originate?
    Cardini was looking for a place to avoid these costly rules. This landed him in Tijuana, Mexico.
    That's right -- the Caesar salad was invented in Mexico.
    Italian Dressing
    This tangy, bell pepper-and-herb flecked salad dressing is a favorite in many American restaurants. But “dressing” as Americans know it doesn’t exist in Italy-there, salads are exclusively dressed with oil and vinegar, or sometimes just oil.
    Please don't Bastardize Recipes,and INFORM what is what?????

  • @donaldduke2233
    @donaldduke2233 ปีที่แล้ว

    Talking about "tiny" just look at the ridiculously TINY pieces of tomato in your salad. NOTHING like the picture of the salad shown in this video. The salad at the Olive Garden in Kenner, Louisiana consists of a huge bowl of lettuce, TWO very tiny slices of tomato, not enough onions and croutons to find after searching for them and four peppers. Again, I repeat, the actual salad you receive looks NOTHING like the salad this video tries to lead you to believe you will be served.

  • @jerryhofstra6894
    @jerryhofstra6894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is an absolute lie !!!
    The salad comes in a preprocessed package bags of the lowest quality.

  • @derickschnackenberg570
    @derickschnackenberg570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    To whomever makes and uploaded this video, ain't nobody flocking to olive garden. And their salad is generic at best, none of it is actually fresh its all in bottles and bags

  • @hvacwiz7877
    @hvacwiz7877 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didnt know that you could buy there dressing. click add to the cart!!!