“They could go to Panera for a fraction of the price” Have you been to Panera? It’s $22 for a half sandwich / soup, and you can bus your own table when you’re done 😂
@ShamikaLMoore3 жыл бұрын
I saw a comment that called Panera "fancy hospital food", and I still haven't recovered. 😂
@UAL3203 жыл бұрын
He’s right....Panera is a ripoff. I’m sure they pay the early 20-somethings that work there garbage wages, too.
@christophers55103 жыл бұрын
thus i havent been to Panera in over 10 yrs
@Cahluvca3 жыл бұрын
Lol right
@timberwolfe16453 жыл бұрын
Finally! Someone who points out Panera's expensive menu!! And you don't get any real service. The real Question: Can't we all make sandwiches on our own?!?
@SirCentex3 жыл бұрын
Coming from a lower middle class upbringing I remember thinking this place was fancy eating haha
@JonattanD3 жыл бұрын
Not an American and I thought the same.
@tigerjonn3 жыл бұрын
I think most of us thought that... I remember thinking Applebee's and Chili's and Olive Garden is like the place to go for Birthdays and special occasions... LOL. A lot of people still do. I think that mentality started to change with the popularity of the food network, where chefs and foodies who were smug about chain restaurants really rubbed off on Americans. A lot of the most popular shows were about showing how these special mom and pop restaurants went the extra mile to bring real good food, and these chain restaurants weren't it. Also, internet at YELP, really solidified the popularity of that foodie scene... It was now super cool and the popular thing to do, to find these small mom and pop places only the select few knew about. And they make it popular to form lines and it became popular to wait in line for popular food items... LOL.
@mackpines3 жыл бұрын
@@tigerjonn Unless you want to spend an arm and a leg for fancy foods with microscopic portion sizes. I could care less about how celebrity chefs cook. They put on a show so they can please their ego.
@tigerjonn3 жыл бұрын
@@mackpines Celebrity chefs dont even have restaurants in the vinicty of majority ot Americans... The food network shows with celebrity chefs almost never show off their restaurants.... But they do show off their recipes and secrets... And majority of Americans learned from Ramasays and Emerils and Flays, that making high end restaurant quality food that is much better than any olive garden is easily achievable, with just a little knowledge and work. I swear when I grew up, during the 80s and 90s, making carbonara at home was not really the norm, majority of americans didnt even know what carbonara really was... Now it's just a regular recipe anyone knows. Plus, everything is online now, any recipe y ok u can think of is all online... If you want to impress diners now, you really have to to above and beyond...
@bridgettem93 жыл бұрын
Agreed...as a teen, if a guy took you to Olive Garden, he had money!
@colinjohnson35263 жыл бұрын
Title: Why Olive Garden is struggling. Most people: ‘Well there’s a pandemic but okay, shoot...’
@be4unvme3 жыл бұрын
its been struggling b4 da rona
@TheBlushBunny3 жыл бұрын
My exact thoughts.
@arjunkarsan49893 жыл бұрын
Because there is better Italian food. Is Olive Garden Italian?
@colinjohnson35263 жыл бұрын
@@arjunkarsan4989 also that. It sucks so that’s probably a fair point.
@Karadorn3 жыл бұрын
@@arjunkarsan4989 It is the tex-mex equivalent to Italian food.
@willygrags43673 жыл бұрын
CNBC: Why is Olive Garden struggling? Anyone who has ever eaten at Olive Garden understands that it’s basically fast food quality meals and fast food quality service in a slightly nicer than fast food looking building.
@madad04063 жыл бұрын
At least at my local OG, that's just not the case. Food's been pretty good, and service has been fantastic.
@HCPjt3 жыл бұрын
I agree. The OG food quality has definitely gone down on several dishes from 20 years ago.
@spht9ng3 жыл бұрын
Every time i eat olive garden, i have the worst heartburn of my life. No amount of spicy food or fried stuff can give it to me that bad.
@athomewithfrancsicio3 жыл бұрын
Actually their food is good! It's the wait time and service that's the problem 💯✔
@cjbray65843 жыл бұрын
As someone who has worked there for a year and still does I can confirm this
@girl123interrupted3 жыл бұрын
Panera isn’t a fraction of the cost?? lol it’s literally like $20 for a cup of soup/half sandwich
@marylu22163 жыл бұрын
And the sandwiches are plain and disgusting!! I make way better sandwiches at home!!
@joet71363 жыл бұрын
Yeah I don't get that comment. Panera is NOT cheap at all.
@fredlawson80083 жыл бұрын
... and you leave still feeling hungry.
@emerybayblues3 жыл бұрын
And you have to bus your dishes!
@gavinthecrafter3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's probably even more expensive then Olive Garden cause Olive Garden usually has some deal going on
@nickyd35723 жыл бұрын
I could care less about Olive Garden struggling, they’ll survive. It’s the Ma and Pa shops that I’m worried about. Why isn’t there a strong relief effort on their behalf.
@teddyfurstman19973 жыл бұрын
Ma and Pa shops need more money to keep them afloat they represent the normal people that make any city special.
@Cahluvca3 жыл бұрын
💯
@NickVetter3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen what Dave Portnoy has been doing?
@marcusmaynard15263 жыл бұрын
Because it's just printing money man, when that happens it helps them for a few months but then in the end it'll raise the cost to stay open. Their ingredients, napkins, everything will go up even man.
@carochan863 жыл бұрын
Some ma and pop shops are getting burned out. I've been to one and the service has tanked since going there before.
@2Kriss2Kross3 жыл бұрын
Olive Garden and other “casual” restaurant chains are overpriced and serve pre packaged microwaved slop. Mom & Pop is the way to go.
@2Kriss2Kross3 жыл бұрын
@@ea9849 not all mom and pop restaurants are good but most of them are and they’ll easily beat the “best” Olive Garden. Cooking is a good alternative though some dishes are better left to the professionals .
@crisrabadan99813 жыл бұрын
Not everyone can cook. But yes these casual are microwaved food 🥘
@Lucas_Antar3 жыл бұрын
Lol mom and pops usually use cheap ingredients and have poor sanitation habits because ThAt HoW mAmA cOoKs At HoMe.
@2Kriss2Kross3 жыл бұрын
@@Lucas_Antar and pre packaged pouches of food full of preservatives, warmed up in a microwave served at Olive Garden, Red Lobster etc across the country is better? I’ll take my chances and support a family business.
@xhonkeri40663 жыл бұрын
@@2Kriss2Kross well said
@axvarela3 жыл бұрын
People found out that most of OG menu can be easily cooked at home at 1/5 the price.
@arevaloaleixz3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I paid almost $60 for getting 2 pieces ( small fricken pieces at that ) of lasagna with some soup on the side. I can spend $30 and get all the lasagna ingredients and have like 6 pieces.
@wesmont873 жыл бұрын
Nope, most people don't have the ability to cook like that.
@arevaloaleixz3 жыл бұрын
@@wesmont87 all you do is practice any given recipe and through trial and error it will come out great eventually. Just cause you don’t go to school doesn’t mean you have to stop learning throughout your life man.
@charlesritter66403 жыл бұрын
More like 1/10th.
@vengefulspirit993 жыл бұрын
@@robertross4699 lmao. You make it sound like there aren't 100s of videos you can watch online where they're basically holding your hand through it. All it takes is a little practice and it becomes almost second nature. It ain't rocket science.
@megaascension27483 жыл бұрын
When I was little, I hated olives. My parents would threaten to take me to Olive Garden for dinner if I misbehaved because I thought Olive Garden had nothing but olives on the menu.
@Mr.Puppet_233 жыл бұрын
LOL
@lenovi44923 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhh good memories... wish I could go back to those times
@emanimarie45053 жыл бұрын
That is hilarious
@BeardedDragonMan19973 жыл бұрын
@@lenovi4492 ok
@BeardedDragonMan19973 жыл бұрын
@@lenovi4492 go back
@fade77553 жыл бұрын
Why Olive Garden Is Struggling The Food sucks oh wait sorry The unnecessarily expensive Food sucks
@thatamericangamer72303 жыл бұрын
It sucks
@renohasbigtits3 жыл бұрын
The food looks cheap
@dinosaul3 жыл бұрын
@@renohasbigtits and yet its not lmao
@antoniocobb96483 жыл бұрын
Maybe they're struggling because their servers are smoking meth
@johnmartin46413 жыл бұрын
I’ve never been but everyone I know says it’s cheap. I googled them and they only have 2 dollar signs and they have huge family size portions. I’ve heard the quality is bad, but it doesn’t look expensive at all. We must be thinking of 2 different restaurants.
@charlierobertson363 жыл бұрын
They are struggling because I can cook their food at home or go to a local Italian restataunt that’s way better
@TheBigDBandito3 жыл бұрын
And cheaper
@UniversityOMinecraft3 жыл бұрын
Idk man that unlimited soup salad and breadsticks slappsss, I hit the gym then hit that deal and grub for a hour for like $10
@JJ-943 жыл бұрын
There breadsticks are good though. But I feel like I'm gonna die from one breadstick because of all the salt and grease
@effend4463 жыл бұрын
Someone just nailed it - the quality of Olive Garden has gone downhill over the last 20 years.
@known_film40813 жыл бұрын
This is so true ... I decided to make my own fettuccine alfredo , and I never knew why I even wasted my time going to olive garden 🙃
@samdunn20773 жыл бұрын
Why Olive Garden is struggling Why Americans love Olive Garden 🤔
@thecharlieL3 жыл бұрын
Right 😂 Those are two different videos. 🤦🏾♀️
@JerryDLTN3 жыл бұрын
I like Olive Garden. I think I'll go to Fazoli's for lunch.
@highway9patrol3 жыл бұрын
Why CNBC makes advertisements? 🙂
@akshat200219963 жыл бұрын
In short, Americans are struggling
@iair-conditiontheoutsideai30763 жыл бұрын
Because it is essentially Italian fast food
@emmaq32503 жыл бұрын
Big chain restaurants just serve frozen, mass produced food. I love where I live because we have a lot of locally owned restaurants who put a lot of effort into their food and it’s delicious
@Sirg17x3 жыл бұрын
Remember many of those places get the same or similar frozen products through distributors like US Foods, Sysco, and Martin Brothers. Equally as true many chains make stuff from scratch still. Like Olive Garden's soup and sauces are all made in house. Pasta isn't microwaved. Yes some of the stuff is mass produced and frozen so your meal doesn't take an hour and 30 minutes to make, but that is due to consumer demands of quick service regardless of quality level. I manage at a smaller regional chain with 10 stores total so far. We make many of our sauces, boneless wings, onion rings, rice, pico, chilli, etc all in house. Plus each store does its own features menus and burger of the month where most of it has to be made from scratch, because those are store by store decisions. Chains aren't evil neccesarily. They are formed, molded, and grown to their size due to consumer demand. We are the assholes that killed the small businesses when Walmart and Amazon rolled into the retail space and we as consumers do the same thing in the restaurant space.
@insectbite17143 жыл бұрын
@@Sirg17x Olive Garden has food that is too healthy. I do not like healthy food. Also Olive Garden is bad for the enviorment.
@Sirg17x3 жыл бұрын
@@insectbite1714 Olive Garden healthy is far from healthy. Their soups are 150 to 230 calories a bowl, their bread sticks are 140 calories a piece, and their meals are mostly 1200 to 1500 calories before remembering the two soups and 3 bread sticks you had plus your drink and and added parmesan cheese. You take in no less than 3/4 your daily calories on average even getting the healthiest of options. As for bad for the environment you must be kidding. All restaurants are terrible for the environment from factory farming to straws. There is nothing environmental about driving over to a place that literally runs record amounts of water, gas, and electricity all day.
@Andrew-it7fb3 жыл бұрын
@@insectbite1714 if you think olive garden is healthy then you must like eating really unhealthy food.
@laneythelame3 жыл бұрын
Just keep supporting them please
@ballislife23513 жыл бұрын
Their quality has gone down a lot compared to when I was a kid
@moonbear59293 жыл бұрын
Quality and quantity.
@biellaspointofview20543 жыл бұрын
maybe your taste improved
@ApatheticRobot3 жыл бұрын
Or maybe it stayed the same and your taste buds changed AHA
@perseusarkouda3 жыл бұрын
I was watching the White Castle CNBC's episode yesterday about being a large but still family owned business and one thing became apparent to me. The growth can be slow and limited but quality remains. Shareholders pushing for more profits lead inevitably to loss of quality. I mean you can't starve your employees to death in order to make bigger and bigger profits for yourself.
@hijodelaisla2753 жыл бұрын
They are?
@thebbqprince3 жыл бұрын
If you've ever eaten lasagna at an olive garden, there is a good chance that you had my 3rd-grade teacher's family's recipe. When I was in her class, she entered the recipe into a national contest seeking the best lasagna. She won, they took her recipe, and she was awarded one free dinner at Olive Garden lol!
@stankssmile58653 жыл бұрын
Sadisti
@StuUngar3 жыл бұрын
As a former employee, I can say that the lasagna is one of the worst things on the menu. My two favorite dishes were the braised beef tortellini and the stuffed chicken marsala. Neither is on the menu anymore. They also used to sell pizza. The chicken alfredo pizza was pretty good.
@TheCristallo833 жыл бұрын
This year a lot of people started cooking from home and people realized that you can make authentic Italian food that tastes better at home for cheaper than what Olive Garden offers.
@BeastyAnt3 жыл бұрын
This comment here! It applies for other restaurants as well
@antoniocobb96483 жыл бұрын
My dog can eat a can of Ravioli and s*** it out the next day and it would taste better than Olive Garden
@McRemmyBaby2 жыл бұрын
@@antoniocobb9648 lol
@FinancialShinanigan3 жыл бұрын
Olive Garden will survive. Sadly, many of those amazing local italian eateries won't
@insectbite17143 жыл бұрын
Olive Garden will go bankrupt hopefully and Italy is bad because pollution levels.
@bradzillabrave68563 жыл бұрын
When the company refuses to talk to CNBC, it’s never a good sign...
@D.VA_003 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@undertaker11ism3 жыл бұрын
Yep, not a good look on their half
@luisestrada17093 жыл бұрын
Why
@renohasbigtits3 жыл бұрын
Because they (the network) would ask Olive Garden questions that they don’t wanna answer. Shady
@H2h0e3 жыл бұрын
It’s fast food quality at dine in speed. I’d rather go to a local business than support some multimillion dollar company.
@user-jc2in3cp3g3 жыл бұрын
@Weenie Hut Jr's good joke
@oldtwinsna83473 жыл бұрын
I could care less whether local or chain, but I do care about value and quality of the food. Just no reason to pay $20 for pasta that doesn't taste any better than something elsewhere for half as much (or even less).
@QDennardII3 жыл бұрын
This video could’ve been 10 seconds long simply saying “Because they are nasty”. Short and sweet.
@MrRobVision3 жыл бұрын
As a fellow American of Italian descent, lemme just say, Olive Garden is as Italian as Panda Express is Chinese.
@marcelapasqualotto37423 жыл бұрын
Yesssss
@Nprelaw3 жыл бұрын
And is as mexican as taco bell lmao
@alfonsomueller44383 жыл бұрын
"Italian Americans are as Italian as Dominos Pizza. Il forno e casa tua." Furio Giunta (maybe)
@stockae743 жыл бұрын
LOL. Hilarious.
@Boxhead423 жыл бұрын
@@alfonsomueller4438 Touché 😭🤫
@FarrahFayeFox3 жыл бұрын
Their food just isn’t fresh 🤷🏽♀️ Too high priced for the low quality.
@3434abab3 жыл бұрын
they claim to send their “chefs” each year to school in Tuscany but then they serve up weird American versions of low quality “Italian” food at high prices.
@truno73 жыл бұрын
I worked for Olive Garden for 11 years. Trust me the cooks do not go to Italy. And there are no chefs.
@dougfredricks20173 жыл бұрын
Chef Boyar Dee du jour
@OlafoWaffle3 жыл бұрын
Oh I do believe they said their test kitchen chefs to Tuscany, but not normal line cooks at a corporate store
@mattmatt46183 жыл бұрын
Absolutely no way they send their migrant "Chef" anywhere to learn anything.
@moonbear59293 жыл бұрын
Their prices aren't high, they're fairly reasonable. The Outback is more expensive than Olive Garden any day.
@Parker-Green3 жыл бұрын
The “pasta” is frozen garbage. I swear every time I’ve gone back, the quality of the food has seemed even worse.
@hijodelaisla2753 жыл бұрын
Might be time to stop going back.
@undertaker11ism3 жыл бұрын
yep, might have to eat somewhere else
@buzztrucker3 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@lonewolfstrife36373 жыл бұрын
The pasta they serve is not frozen
@hijodelaisla2753 жыл бұрын
@@lonewolfstrife3637 That would be difficult to eat.
@bgaviator3 жыл бұрын
I remember when OG used to be one of the top places to go before the high school dances. That’s when they had the building styles before the “Tuscany” models. It was a more classy look. Had strung lights in a courtyard area. The pasta was still made fresh on site. It was a fairly nice joint to go to back in the early 90s
@Karen-or9nt3 жыл бұрын
I work at OG and we still make the pasta fresh.
@abec89293 жыл бұрын
@@Karen-or9nt that’s a lie lol
@j0epark13 жыл бұрын
I used to love OG. But their quality went down a lot in the last decade. I can get much better pasta at Costco
@UrbanBDKNY3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. They used to do real grilled chicken and then they switched to like frozen packed booed chicken that was then “seared” to make it look grilled I stopped going like 10 years ago lol
@insectbite17143 жыл бұрын
@@UrbanBDKNY I always hated Olive Garden
@UrbanBDKNY3 жыл бұрын
@@insectbite1714 🤣 I used to eat Chicken Alfredo. Went to Italy And asked for it and they looked at me like I was crazy lol there is no such thing. It’s just a creamy cheesy white sauce I liked it though and I loved their bread and salad back then. Only thing I hate there was that
@insectbite17143 жыл бұрын
@@UrbanBDKNY My mom went to France and got everything on earth.
@triciacharles80223 жыл бұрын
@@UrbanBDKNY Went to Italy in 2017 and the same thing happened to me 😂😂😂
@Dranomoly3 жыл бұрын
Their quality has gone way down. Most of the food taste frozen and microwaved.
@rodriguezg1003 жыл бұрын
That's because it is lol this is NOT ITALIAN FOOD WHATSOEVER
@honeybdream3 жыл бұрын
Actually their food tastes worse than frozen food!
@lonewolfstrife36373 жыл бұрын
Alot of it is microwaved, like the broccoli.
@jacrispycreem60313 жыл бұрын
Its because Mexicans can't cook good Italian food
@boost31883 жыл бұрын
@@jacrispycreem6031 at least mexicans cook some good mexican food
@Ashtank3 жыл бұрын
full service $20+ pasta that I can make at home for $5 max... right...
@nitishkannan29193 жыл бұрын
Try 1 dollar lol packets to boil same fettuccine at home
@benjaminschuldt62113 жыл бұрын
@@nitishkannan2919 Yup. I laughed when he said "Signature fettuccine alfredo".
@mikelarry26023 жыл бұрын
I actually started making my own because I liked Fettuccine. I can make better at home. I get better quality cheese to.
@valchung2963 жыл бұрын
Facts!
@mikelarry26023 жыл бұрын
@Kenzie Jean I made homemade sauce. It is so much better.
@KatamariDemocracySA3 жыл бұрын
Olive Garden promoted me and cut my hours in half. Im glad this business is going out. Worked here for 9 years and was promised growth and now its about time they were suffering.
@KatamariDemocracySA3 жыл бұрын
@Southeastern777 And people wonder why nobody wants to work at a place like this making slave wages. Because these kind of jobs enables assholes to walk all over you and make you feel like dirt no matter how hard you work. The baby boomer generation did this to us and now people are waking up. Increase your wages, or your business dies along with the CEO's chance of a third boat.
@C4Explore2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, truly a toxic and hostile work environment. I feel for you...9 years?! Christ, made my escape in 2 months!
@fredlaxton3 жыл бұрын
The last time we went (for a to go order), we got their salad, which is pretty large. But it’s all lettuce. “Olive” Garden puts maybe two olives, a couple tomato slices, a couple pepperoncini and a few onion slices in it. Nothing like the marketing video you showed in this video of their salad. In response, we decided to have our own “Un-Olive Garden Night” at home, made our own Italian dishes, but we did buy a bottle of their salad dressing and one order of breadsticks. We made our OWN salad which was far better and not skimped out like theirs. This was for 7 people. Cost? $25. In the restaurant that would have been $150. AND it was way better tasting. THAT is why they’re failing.
@JerryHuangfitness3 жыл бұрын
Olive garden is BLAND and over priced in my opinion so I can see why they're struggling
@xeero243 жыл бұрын
You've never eaten at popular Canadian restaurants. You want bland, come to Canada. OG is amazing in comparison.
@gregmendoza19153 жыл бұрын
Finally someone who wont bring up olive garden when asked what restaurant they want to eat at
@insectbite17143 жыл бұрын
@@gregmendoza1915 don't listen to any comments that promote or praise Camada. Canada is training Chinese soldiers to destroy America in 2022. You must not help your enemy.
Most I know only go for soup and salad for lunch....if to go at all
@yks_skyy3 жыл бұрын
I’ve worked at Olive Garden for three years. Started as a busser, then a server, now I’m a to-go specialist and plan to work my way up and up. We’re definitely not hurting lol. Darden is a billion dollar company. It’s not real Italian, no. Does our pasta come in a box like every other massive chain? Yup. However, all four soups are made fresh every day. All sauces are made in house as well. I’m not saying it’s absolutely amazing. You’ll definitely spend about 50 dollars for a meal for two people, but that’s just like any other restaurant. And most people don’t finish their whole plate and take about half home, along with bread, salad they didn’t finish, etc. A nice home cooked meal is always gonna beat anything. But we still get people spending a grand on our catering instead of cooking themselves. Were good over here 👈🏻
@DIVISIONINCISION3 жыл бұрын
I think you'd have a brighter future if you got an undergrad degree, then possibly a Master's degree in a field that interests you. Even if you become a manager of an Olive Garden, you won't have the options someone with higher education has. At this point, we don't call them jobs. They're "positions".
@eldon4983 жыл бұрын
@@DIVISIONINCISION You going to pay for that degree? Don't suggest a random degree. Most degrees are worthless and you need to plan one for the most likely profit for your tuition.
@user-mw7ll9lb5v3 жыл бұрын
@@DIVISIONINCISION you wrong
@diamondlife60523 жыл бұрын
You are the exact type of employee they need. Loyal, satisfied with long hours on your feet, swapping shifts with the next one the type of employee they need. I am glad you are good over there.Wonderful what works for you
@yks_skyy3 жыл бұрын
@@DIVISIONINCISION This isn’t me rejecting your advice, or saying it isn’t valid or welcome. But I think you and I may have two different ideas of what a bright future looks like. This is just insight from my perspective. I’ve never had a dream job, I just want to be happy and be able to support myself. People are always going to eat and I get to meet people and make connections with them that would never happen otherwise. Food makes people happy and especially with places like OG, where people come for birthdays, anniversaries, I’ve even had men ask me to help them propose to their girlfriends on a couple of my serving shifts. I have real bonds with people like this little old man named Bob that sits with me every Sunday. Always gets the same thing and just loves the conversation as his wife passed two years ago and his kids moved away. I have so many regulars that I’m on a first name basis with and I just adore them. I’m so happy with what I do and let’s be honest, if you’re very passionate about something, but then you turn it into your job, your career, it adds stress. You have deadlines and you fall out of love with it. It can start to feel like a chore and like it’s something you have to do. I never want to experience that. I also don’t have debt and my things are paid for. Restaurant work is way deeper than “may I take your order please” But I wish you luck in whatever you decide to do! :)
@michellehernandez41743 жыл бұрын
In what universe are people still going to Olive Garden? We need to support small mom and pop spots with better ingredients and real cooking.
@renohasbigtits3 жыл бұрын
Yes 👏
@mohammedahmed53493 жыл бұрын
Do you know how many people would lose their jobs mom and pop stores doesn’t employ as many people as big chains
@Pumpkin_vr073 жыл бұрын
@@mohammedahmed5349 😂
@TheMichaelKing3 жыл бұрын
The Olive Garden in Mobile, AL is doing great! I don’t eat there but when I pass by it’s always packed, even on weekdays.
@johnlyons13303 жыл бұрын
Olive Garden is struggling because the food tastes like reheated left-overs. Every few years I end up in one of their restaurants and I am always disappointed in the food. And the staff seems to only be able to follow the corporate script. Ask a question they haven't rehearsed and they don't know how to respond.
@maudehall-skillern14923 жыл бұрын
My first job was as a hostess at olive garden and you're absolutely right, everything is just reheated, the only thing the kitchen really does is boil pasta and microwave frozen stuff that gets delivered in cardboard boxes... And yes I can't speak for the servers but as a host we were very much on a script
@StuUngar3 жыл бұрын
@@maudehall-skillern1492 I worked as a server in the late 2000’s. When I would come in for opening shifts, the kitchen staff would always be doing prep work and making everything fresh. Slicing vegetables, making lasagna trays, sauces, soups, etc. However, I do remember the soups…Minestrone, Tuscana, and Fagoli coming in big plastic bags.
@MIG1063 жыл бұрын
Because their food is terrible. There, saved you 11 minutes.
@backshotbarbie20353 жыл бұрын
Lol
@haleylee93343 жыл бұрын
On god
@blane65923 жыл бұрын
THIS!!!!!
@C4Explore2 жыл бұрын
Wait...hate to drag it out, but you forgot to mention the sanitary practices, the management, and the work environment!
@rickyg94983 жыл бұрын
When a company like Darden acquires a restaurant like Olive Garden, they do so for the profits. The end up watering down the menu and milking the reputation that restaurant has built. Inevitably it becomes crappy food and profits get drained. Restaurants are the best at that moment just before they sell to companies like Darden and Landry's
@MemphisTiger3 жыл бұрын
Um, Darden didn't "acquire" Olive Garden. The restaurant started out owned by General Mills. Then General Mills spun it off into it's own company called Darden (along with Red Lobster and a couple of others).
@rickyg94983 жыл бұрын
@@MemphisTiger Good to know! The example isn't meant to be fact, but accuracy in terms of what happens to good restaurants when money hungry corporations like Darden take it over. Why did you put "acquire" in quotes like that? And funny how you started your reply with 'Um' LOL
@Christjs273 жыл бұрын
Ricky G aside from nonprofits, curious how many businesses don't operate for profits.
@rickyg94983 жыл бұрын
@@Christjs27 not many at all I could imagine
@rook11963 жыл бұрын
@@MemphisTiger General Mills was big enough that they only needed the resturants to provide a small slice of their overall revenue. So the quality was good. In fact it was hard to beat Red Lobster for quality seafood in the 80s now they are trash and its even worse than olive garden.
@abrilcarmona82913 жыл бұрын
Olive Garden used to be my favorite restaurant until I found out they microwave their food #Gross
@ricnyc27593 жыл бұрын
Eewww...
@Jess-jj7wo3 жыл бұрын
I’m honestly shocked at all these comments of people saying OG uses frozen food that they simply microwave. 😟 I currently work there and have never really seen frozen microwaved food. If anything I see employees come in at 8 am everyday making fresh bread and pasta. Maybe it’s a location thing?
@donovanthompson18073 жыл бұрын
@@Jess-jj7wo fr I work there too n I’ve never seen frozen soup or breadsticks
@tashley52663 жыл бұрын
Whhhaaatttt....
@bgaviator3 жыл бұрын
The only thing I remember we used microwaves for when I worked there 16 years ago was the manicotti. It was the only pasta I recall that was pre-made and frozen. We cooked it for a certain length in the microwave before topping it with the sauce and cheese then it got melted under a salamander
@valmis22813 жыл бұрын
I use to go all the time with my family but with this pandemic I challenged myself to make my fav dishes and my families so now I just make them instead of going :,)
@seany27543 жыл бұрын
They’re struggling cause the only thing good there is the breadsticks...
@noomj39223 жыл бұрын
They changed the breadsticks years ago I haven’t been since
@seany27543 жыл бұрын
@laron adams the STICKS LMAOO 🤣
@her-x9i3 жыл бұрын
stop talking smack not even good reheated they go stale after the second day
@M-IE3 жыл бұрын
Their bread sticks are only good for like 2 minutes when it's hot.
@JustSkram3 жыл бұрын
@Boo Babylon No one cares
@SuperPlayz3 жыл бұрын
The title and the thumbnail don’t add up
@Inferno453 жыл бұрын
They mess that up a lot.....
@miahua91113 жыл бұрын
FAX
@deannahenry89253 жыл бұрын
What u mean
@scott56053 жыл бұрын
Lmao they fixed it 😂
@mkhanman123453 жыл бұрын
@@labadaba5088 why americans love olive garden
@TristanSamuel3 жыл бұрын
A Florida man created Olive Garden.
@kellikelli44133 жыл бұрын
It was a good idea, just overpriced for salad, pasta and bread. But I've heard they've improved, expanded their menu since their initial output.
@thepearlswirl3 жыл бұрын
🥴🤣
@nobody17473 жыл бұрын
I made their zuppa Toscana from scratch and it tasted exactly like olive gardens. So I'm just gonna start cooking more food from restaurants now.
@heatherhedden66333 жыл бұрын
I won’t ever eat at Olive Garden again so long as they have the “trimmed menu”. I can cook my own spaghetti at home.
@michaelmullin35853 жыл бұрын
I discovered that if I bought really good (expensive) cheese and grated it myself, that my kitchen rating went up 100%!
@delilahgillis52873 жыл бұрын
WHY THEY ARE STRUGGLING?? SERVE LESS FOOD, DON'T HAVE MEAL DEALS, PRICES GONE UP, DON'T SERVE THERE SPECIALS ALL DAY, (stop at 2pm) I WAS 5 MINS LATE & THEY WOULDN'T SERVE IT TO ME SO I LEFT . HAVEN'T BEEN BACK OVER 3 YRS. I DROVE 25 MILES
@mlu0073 жыл бұрын
Olive Garden calling itself an "Italian Restaurant" is an insult to Italian restaurants.
@Mohagrus3 жыл бұрын
it is Italian its just not authentic its Americas version just like Chinese food
@andrewrubio30933 жыл бұрын
Ita says it’s the best.
@RavenBlaze3 жыл бұрын
The Chinese food of Italian. But if you think that is bad, you have not been to a fazoli's.
@andrewrubio30933 жыл бұрын
@@RavenBlaze ita said what the hell is fazolis!!? ITA SAYS OLIVE GARDEN #1
@jjs84263 жыл бұрын
They serve Italian dishes, it's like going to dominos or KFC in india you're like "this isn't like how it is in America" but it's still American food. It goes both ways, food like language like clothing, music and movies are tweaked for their local demographics. Like indian food in india is very different from what actual Indian migrants sell to Americans in America but it's still indian food, same with Greek, Mexican or any other cuisine.
@bernardtarver3 жыл бұрын
3:46 Panera's prices are a fraction of Olive Garden's? Might want to double check your numbers.
@hotchocolategirl1der3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing.
@DJ_afroASH3 жыл бұрын
$15 for a half sandwich and small cup of soup?? Agree
@jacobgoldenofficial43213 жыл бұрын
Panera is very expensive Like 25 for a decent meal
@insectbite17143 жыл бұрын
@@jacobgoldenofficial4321 worth it, Panera bread is good food.
@jacobgoldenofficial43213 жыл бұрын
@@insectbite1714 I agree Bread is made fresh And the smoothies are awesome
@ramboram033 жыл бұрын
LOL I remember I asked for roasted garlic on my pasta, the hostess said "we don't have garlic , just whatever comes in the bottle or can" her exact words, any Italian Nonna would react in horror. You get better pasta at Trader Joe's.
@quietcorner2933 жыл бұрын
Today, both wife and I cook for our family and when we do eat out, we'll spend a little more and eat at genuine family-run restaurants. Break the Chain!
@InGovWeMistrust3 жыл бұрын
Why Olive Garden is struggling? The same reason everyone is struggling right now.
@maggiejetson79043 жыл бұрын
They were struggling for years already.
@thomaswang30383 жыл бұрын
I’m not struggling
@faye59423 жыл бұрын
I own a restraunt in a red state . Us and neighbors had the bedt year by far weve had yet.. Depends on where your at it seems.
@goobi70713 жыл бұрын
@@faye5942 hahaha yeah stfu
@xys75363 жыл бұрын
Your clever
@imnollii3 жыл бұрын
boycott any and all chains LOL olive garden just makes expensive airplane food
@ambedo1283 жыл бұрын
As somebody who works at Olive garden this is true
@jashanestone3 жыл бұрын
🎯🎯🎯🎯🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@serenityrahn56563 жыл бұрын
i'm doing that myself (boycotting chains). Mom and Pop places are so much better and the service is great now that they're running scared about their financial situation.
@joermnyc3 жыл бұрын
Dr. Sheldon Cooper: “I don’t want to go to Olive Garden. They treat me like family... I don’t want to treated like family.”
@KnivingDispodia3 жыл бұрын
Bazimgo
@blane65923 жыл бұрын
Bazinga!
@HeartBr8kRach3 жыл бұрын
Olive Garden fell of years ago imo. The last 3 times that I’ve gone there the food was subpar and the breadsticks were hard as bricks! 😩
@donovanthompson18073 жыл бұрын
Move cuz it’s def not like that where I’m at
@HeartBr8kRach3 жыл бұрын
@@donovanthompson1807 That's amazing! I'm not moving for OG though.
@Isaactorres603 жыл бұрын
@@HeartBr8kRach lmaoooo, please
@joez37063 жыл бұрын
I agree
@tjhouston12803 жыл бұрын
Olive Gardens are always packed where I am.... even in this pandemic 💀. How the hell should they be struggling
@BradThePitts3 жыл бұрын
They are struggling so much they now have LIMITED breadsticks!
@beans94993 жыл бұрын
WOW
@carlettaedwards14323 жыл бұрын
Cost too high and taste has gone tasteless just tried again last month thinking my tastebuds off .No food was BLAND in Manhattan Kansas. Sad
@CNM33 жыл бұрын
The title and the thumbnail are contradicting each other.
@enzoferrari18593 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaCTd356j56Ao6s Very good
@dylan93823 жыл бұрын
Hey you stole my picture
@stephaniejacobson48743 ай бұрын
HIGH PRICES! When I went I'd order eggplant, I can do without spaghetti on the side... Keep it.... Love the Salad & Bread & Tea.
@DaManBearPig3 жыл бұрын
It’s a glorified Applebee’s. Their food is prepackaged and a lot of it is microwaved. And their prices are just stupid. There saved you 11 minutes, move along.
@Ryan-yw8iz3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
@stickshiftt91273 жыл бұрын
I haven't eaten at Olive Garden once in 20 years.
@ignazs.58163 жыл бұрын
Same. I can't imagine who goes there.
@insectbite17143 жыл бұрын
M
@DIVISIONINCISION3 жыл бұрын
The last time was over 10 years ago when I was visiting home from the military. I took a date there and while the ambiance was nice, the food was bland and boring but expensive for what it actually was. I'd rather pay more money for better Italian food.
@ItsMaha3 жыл бұрын
Olive Garden is to upgrade their restaurants are looking a little dusty
@Ramberta3 жыл бұрын
yep they're nasty
@esthero54283 жыл бұрын
A cockroach fell into my soup...
@EldePHX3 жыл бұрын
Yup 🤣
@j.k.11983 жыл бұрын
The title:😫😔😣😓 The thumbnail: 😄🥰😛😊 U ok CNBC?
@hdug869893 жыл бұрын
hey stop using using emojis... we're not mentally impaired yet lol
@jashanestone3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@maroonhorizon16933 жыл бұрын
Wtf are u talking about
@j.k.11983 жыл бұрын
@@maroonhorizon1693 you’re too late they changed it
@Jakecooks3 жыл бұрын
I have not been to an olive garden since pre pandemic but the last few times I felt service was a lot worse.....waiting for orders to get taken, waiting longer to get the food. Bringing out 2 breadsticks instead of a basket.....they cut back on those unlimited breadsticks so by the time they would bring more you are ready to go.
@movmentztv51893 жыл бұрын
I'll be buying olive garden tonight 😋 I can't let them go out of business, that Alfredo sauce is to good!!!!
@Mitaka-Asa3 жыл бұрын
What's saltier, the pasta or the Olive Garden CEO losing money?
@chickentikkasauce13013 жыл бұрын
I remember Olive Garden in 2004 being an actual restaurant experience. The food was made by a chef. The last time I went to Olive Garden was in 2012, and it was a completely different experience - they served us a microwave meal.
@morganschiller22883 жыл бұрын
Its never been made by chefs. Its always been mass produced
@Pravda_Z3 жыл бұрын
Wow. I went there in 1982 and it was disgusting! I never went back. Maybe your tastes have refined??
@wasbipeas80802 жыл бұрын
The broccoli is microwaved, it's put in a food service grade plastic container with a lid and some water halfway covering it. Reheating broccoli over and over again in the same water in the same container seems to be common. I wouldn't order it if eating in the restaurant, to go is different with better quality control. It is important to note that the broccoli reheating method depends on who's at the appetizer segment of the line, how busy it is. However this isn't an excuse to forgo quality control. Personally I go off of if I wouldn't want to eat it, why would I subject a customer to it? this applies to anything prepared without question.
@jasonrfoss2482 жыл бұрын
@@Pravda_Z Olive Garden didn’t open their first restaurant until 1988.
@McRemmyBaby2 жыл бұрын
@@jasonrfoss248 lol
@billbandoh58183 жыл бұрын
When I can’t use them dirty ass utensils to eat their food you know why
@aycc-nbh72893 жыл бұрын
“I am not going back to that restaurant.” -Cleveland Brown, “Family Guy”
@WarrenLaFrance3 жыл бұрын
All of my friends and I once thought these places were cool, but now ... no way and never. We have all pivoted to locally own restaurants. This naturally occurred as we explored local beer breweries. Since most of the brewers also featured local business restaurants and food trucks...
@joshuaperkings51553 жыл бұрын
The last time I got Olive Garden, the ravioli was so mushy and flavorless. I have bought ravioli from Walmart that I microwave that tastes way better and is 1/5 the price.
@timberwolfe16453 жыл бұрын
That's because it's processed food
@C4Explore2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you might as well go the Walmart route; that's basically what Olive Garden does.
@LSnium3 жыл бұрын
Olive garden is not real Italian, as an Italian, Olive Garden is terrible when it comes to flavor. It tastes like doodoo.
@sparkyspinz98973 жыл бұрын
Its not bad. Its just mediocre
@LSnium3 жыл бұрын
Im Italian your not guy, i am the gordon ramsay of italian food.
@ZiaRDS3 жыл бұрын
I thought this said olive _oil_ and I was like, "I buy plenty of olive oil!" lol 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
@KevinTorres-kr1eo3 жыл бұрын
According to them, every damn food chain is struggling.
@mai-lovebeautiful97463 жыл бұрын
I left Olive Garden at Coral Springs after eating Chicken Scampi. The Chicken Scampi, which I mentioned to the staff, was a "no go" and I stated that it had too much sauce for the first time. For the first time in all my years eating at Olive Garden, the Chicken Scampi was full of sauce. I have been a customer since 2007 or earlier. I noticed that when I went into the bathroom and checked on my throat, the right side of my throat had swelling and not the left side. It began to hurt when I swallow while I was finishing the Chicken Scampi. I also had raspberry lemonade to drink. I ate the Chicken Gnocci soup prior to the Chicken Sampi and had no reactions! This is the first time I have ever in my life time sat down at a restaurant and had a reaction! I have been watching this Olive Garden branch in Coral Springs and I notice sometimes the Chicken Scampi meal is weird/different from what I am used to at times! If you changed the recipe for the Chicken Scampi please let your customers know! I do not know if all that sauce is to mask a new ingredient during this covid season! Please check the roster for the staff and chef during the lunch hour of Thursday, July 29, 2021. I left around or after 3:00 PM! I am still a faithful customer to Olive Garden because I know Olive Garden and I know the quality of workers you have hired in the past. I also know that its mostly young people, which I have reported to the president that are giving problems in the area. I already mentioned that there needs to be a draft for the young people in America and for Veterans to take their place at these jobs that they mess with people or hate working at for whatever the reason may be. There needs to be training in respect, empathy, discipline and love. Young people cannot exist in America if they have hatred towards other people and playing around with diseases! Please note that I have witnessed near this area, young people messing with the orange juiceat McDonald's and the straws at McDonald's have been dirty. I am a person who encourage and teach young people to be productive! I am not against the young people but there are too many bad apples! I took two Benadryls, two Tylenols, gargled with salt water and hydrogen peroxide. I noticed that the right side of my tongue reacted to the peroxide with white foam moreso than my left side so I am aware there is something there after having that meal. My throat feels a little better now and its around 4:56PM EST and I will update you if all goes well after 24 hours! Yes, I was tested for covid and it was negative but if all does not go well I will test for covid again. Also, I will let you know of any medical expenses resulting from this meal! Again, I am not against Olive Garden and I support this business but I am aware of the changes in staff and the difference in the meal service at the location in Coral Springs, Florida! Thank you for years of quality service in other areas such as New York City, Georgia, etc!
@Baker.Matthew3 жыл бұрын
These stock trader's talking about how good Olive Garden is makes it clear why Olive Garden is failing.
@susanfudge17373 жыл бұрын
Any town that has a real Italian restaurant is the reason it's struggling.
@jameschio7563 жыл бұрын
Spot on.
@Rommie263 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised they are struggling they sell pasta and bread for $14 a plate 🤦🏻♂️
@insectbite17143 жыл бұрын
I hate olive garden it is evil
@khansaeed99993 жыл бұрын
When you ask for more salad they give attitude
@tamjeanell3 жыл бұрын
Will never forget...my friend n I took our mom's to eat...both my friend n I ordered the Chicken Marsala...both of us had food poisoning by that night!
@wesmont873 жыл бұрын
"Tuscan style" LMAO
@discman153 жыл бұрын
That's corporate speak for "has spices"
@kenxiong68303 жыл бұрын
Nobody likes Olive Garden. Taste like frozen meals. An abomination to Italian food
@KRYMauL3 жыл бұрын
They have good wines though as seen at your local costco.
@paulk99853 жыл бұрын
Sure does. Last time I was there, several years ago, my order included lasagna, which looked great in the menu photo. What they brought me was the cheapest flattest lasagna you can buy at Walmart for about a dollar. It was obviously frozen and heated in the microwave. I should have sent it back for something else. Instead, I decided to not return.
@tarabooartarmy36543 жыл бұрын
The only really exceptional things they had on their menu, short rib pasta and risotto bites, got removed and never put back. I've hardly been since, and then only for cheap lunch.
@CashisKingtrucking3 жыл бұрын
It's all carbs. No man entrees. I cringe when my wife suggest Olive garden
@_A4A3 жыл бұрын
Olive Garden used to be one of my favorite restaurants but the quality of their food has gone way down!... 😞
@breebree34423 жыл бұрын
Even pre-pandemic, people weren’t going to Olive Garden, Chili’s, etc. for the food. They went because they could go to a “sit down” restaurant for a relatively cheap price and everyone in the group could find something they like due to the large menu. Take away all that and you might as well just make a frozen meal.
@robertkennedy63973 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why people like olive garden but then again I also don't understand how people like taco bell either.
@eensrds3 жыл бұрын
Good comparison.
@starandfox6013 жыл бұрын
Taco bell is cheap munchies food. Want a late night snack?taco bell. Like in colorado?taco bell. Cheap lunch cuase you for got yours?taco bell.
@chuasmare223 жыл бұрын
Try the new toasted chelopa u will thank me 😆
@anoop83873 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Jared from Subway is out of prison and took up a narration gig 😂
@tiamarie12263 жыл бұрын
Because it's fake Italian I'd rather a mom and pop restaurant for authentic Italian food.
@SIGNALFREQ3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 😍 I would love to cook for you 😍
@teddyfurstman19973 жыл бұрын
True. Ma and Pa shops are the best.
@Cahluvca3 жыл бұрын
💯
@marleyfinn81523 жыл бұрын
As someone who works at Olive Garden, even with the pandemic, Olive Garden is not struggling. At least the location I work at and the ones near me
@safetyfirst31323 жыл бұрын
"Now all restaurants are Taco Bell. They were the only one to survive the franchise wars." -Demolition Man Scary when Science Fiction is becoming fact.
@gaillewis54723 жыл бұрын
Don't forget that all television and movies are Disney.
@juanvco3 жыл бұрын
Had a great impression of the restaurant until I actually ate there for the first time. The quality is really lackluster and probably the worst pasta I ever had. Not surprised they are in bad waters.
@bodyloverz303 жыл бұрын
When General Mills owned them, they were a good place to eat.
@davinp3 жыл бұрын
Now that is winter, it is too cold to eat outside and with COVID-19 infections rising, some jurisdictions have ban indoor dining
@x.sauceboss.x3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see some good investigative journalism. Thank you
@sickkris3 жыл бұрын
Used to work there, it’s basically a very pricey frozen meal. Bread sticks are not fresh. Soups are not fresh, sauces are not fresh. It’s all frozen.
@C4Explore2 жыл бұрын
Awww! The breadsticks are generally freshly reheated. Very talented cooks...their skill is matched only by any 10 year old latchkey kid from the 80s who was allowed to zap a can of Chef Boyardee for a snack!
@Wafflepudding3 жыл бұрын
Maybe do a video on why your graphics and content departments struggle to communicate next CNBC?
@fredrick4433 жыл бұрын
Food is crap and they charge real restaurant prices? I'm just guessing.
@jashanestone3 жыл бұрын
And you're 🎯💯
@insectbite17143 жыл бұрын
Their food is too healthy that is the problem
@ladylandr3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes restaurants do harm to themselves. Chili's "To Go" side restaurants make you stand and wait for 25 to 35 minutes just for burger and fries. BTW, I don't know how Olive Garden is failing, their restaurants is jam packed Monday through Sunday.
@shinon7483 жыл бұрын
Prices. You're paying for the mediocre atmosphere for food you could make at home a lot cheaper.
@ladylandr3 жыл бұрын
@@shinon748 Yep. Very true.
@nadiaalbert43363 жыл бұрын
Chilies is microwave food 🤮🤮
@jadoresophya3 жыл бұрын
Cheesecake Factory is my favorite restaurant! I know, no one asked me, lol!
@natashaharsh97933 жыл бұрын
The one where I live is too. I like Olive garden. Unfortunately the mom and pop I frequented didn't make it.
@anthonywilliams4443 жыл бұрын
They filled for chapter 11 also
@sofly76343 жыл бұрын
Yeah but it's so dark in there
@jadoresophya3 жыл бұрын
@@sofly7634 True and it still doesn't stop me from going, lol.
@jadoresophya3 жыл бұрын
@@anthonywilliams444 please tell me you're joking!
@adamzaneagle3 жыл бұрын
I'll be the one to keep Olive Garden alive, I freaking love their food