Angel hair pasta, meat sauce and 3 meatballs
Sher saw me enjoying the wine!
Sher and I had been driving around Indianapolis looking for the festivities for the Indy 500 Mile Race, known around here as the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. We stopped at Olive Garden on the way home. Our meals were delicious.
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!
Sher and I have been waiting, like most, for the vaccine. One of the things we miss since we’ve been “in isolation” is going out to eat. Such a simple activity that tons of people used to do before COVID. One place that we really miss is Cheddars Restaurants.
Famous potato soup
Legendary onion ring tower
Cheddars is really our favorite casual restaurant, followed by Olive Garden. It will be really nice going back out for a nice meal even if the tables are spread out and everybody is in masks. I guess we’ll all have to get used to that, it’s gonna be the norm for a while.
We have received our first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, and our second dose is already scheduled for March 15th. Shortly after that we’ll have what the experts are saying is a high percentage of immunity.
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