Why You Should Never Order Fettuccine Alfredo At Olive Garden!
Why You Should Never Order Fettuccine Alfredo At Olive Garden!
The pasta dish was likely invented in Rome by a restaurateur serving his pregnant wife, but it’s made major waves in the United States. The thick, buttery sauce, seasoned with garlic and Romano cheese, has spent years sneaking its way into pizzas, soups, and cheesy casseroles.
And what simpler way is there to enjoy Alfredo than at Olive Garden, engulfed in a cloud of parmesan-scented bliss? But allegedly, some all-knowing Olive Garden employees beg to differ. In a pretty spicy Reddit thread, a user strongly cautioned against ordering the dish at Olive Garden. The user wrote,
“It’s a ripoff…It takes 20 seconds to make the dish. Servers purposely wait to send orders to the kitchen just to make it seem more authentic. Save $15 and make it yourself at home.”
Our Reddit user’s got a point. The beloved Alfredo dish can be pricey, usually ranging from $13 to $17, depending on where you order it. At Olive Garden’s Time Square location, an order of fettuccine Alfredo clocks in at $19.49, and that’s before you decide to add chicken or shrimp. All for a plate of pasta, cream, and cheese? No veggies, no protein, and the dish doesn’t even take much effort to prepare?
At the same time, we’ve got to give the pseudo-Italian chain some credit: Olive Garden has certainly gotten creative with the signature sauce. “I mean take, take yesterday, for example. We were, we were out at the Olive Garden for dinner, which was lovely.”
You can order it tossed with grilled chicken or sauteed scallops. You can eat it with a sirloin steak. You can dip breadsticks into it, if that’s what you’re into.
Keep watching the video to see why you should never order fettuccine Alfredo at Olive Garden. Here’s why.
