Sher and I have talking about when we could get back to an Olive Garden restaurant. Today was that day. Our closest Olive Garden is across from the Greenwood Park Mall, about a half an hour from our place.
Delicious salad with fresh grated cheese.
Strawberry margarita and hot fresh breadsticks.
Minestrone (vegetarian) soup vegetables and seashell pasta
Chicken & Gnocchi soup with roasted chicken, traditional Italian dumplings and spinach
We timed our trip to arrive at the restaurant at 2:30 PM, which made us eligible for the all you can eat soup, salad and breadstick lunch deal. (offered M-F 11 to 3 for just $7.99 per person). Sher enjoyed a frozen strawberry margarita while I chose the peach iced tea. Delicious! We certainly took advantage of this deal: I had 2 1/2 bowls of soup with salad and breadsticks. We brought home some salad and breadsticks.
We felt very safe dining at this Olive Garden. Table spacing was in evidence, all staff and most patrons wore masks, and there were hand sanitizer stations in several locations within the facility. All in all, we had a great lunch date!
Roadtirement 
We have always enjoyed the lunches at Olive Garden. I can’t wait to go again. It may be closer now that more people are paying attention to the guidelines. Of course, Arizona is the Wild Wild West and you can never tell what they are up to!
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Hopefully Arizona will get it ‘s act together. I did my Graduate work at U of A and lived in Tucson for 5 years back in the early 70’s. Loved it!
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Reblogged this on Time Traveler on the road of Life.
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Good for you! Looks like you had a nice lunch. 🥗
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Yes we did and felt comfortable as well. Thanks for the visit and the nice comment.
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You are welcome. OG was my dad’s favorite. I have happy memories of bringing him many takeout meals from there months before he passed. 💓
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Glad we prompted some good memories! 🙂 🙂
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Len and I used to get the same, but may not get back there.
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Understand, susie, totally understand.
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Thank you 🤗
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You are most welcome.
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Good news
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Thanks, Derrick. In a way it was somewhat of a milestone for Sher and I.
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Indeed
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I love that restaurant. Not many left here, in Ontario, Canada.
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This was kind of a milestone for Sher and I: we’ve been discussing getting back to an OG for inside dining for over a year now! Are the Olive Gardens scarce due to COVID?
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No, just seem to have disappeared over the years. Not sure why.
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That’s too bad, sad when businesses close, folks lose jobs.
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Roadtirement, I have always enjoyed Olive Garden, although some give it a bad rap for being a chain restaurant. When I traveled on business, I would stop in for a soup and salad lunch or dinner (and of course the bread) and be on my way in 45 minutes feeling better than if I got fast food. Keith
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The lunch 🥗 is a great meal reasonably priced. Beats fast food on all counts. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for visiting!
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I’ve never been to an OG but the chicken and gnocchi soup sounds fab.
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Fab describes it well. The soup is worth the trip IMHO. Thanks for the visit and comment!
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