Taking my Italian boyfriend to Olive Garden for the first time 😂

[@ThreeTorties]

Mostly I love how polite he was - even when he was honest about not liking it, he was very quiet.

[@kacierose]

Haha he’d never be disrespectful! He understands that Italian-American food is an entirely different cuisine.

[@latinolawdog5067]

That’s because he’s Italian, not Italian-American. He’s the real deal, not somebody running their mouth.

[@ryanawilson8549]

Probably the best review of OG by an ACTUAL Italian I've seen. Most are just way too critical and on the verge of being rude and obnoxious about it.

[@kacierose]

He understands Italian-American food is an entirely different cuisine! He’s always very realistic and open about it all.

[@valentina_melethiel]

We’re not rude just very passionate 😂😅

[@jubileelennon]

I agree, I usually go into these videos annoyed because people are over dramatic lol! He was respectful and honest and wasn’t craving attention.

[@nohandle62]

If it's garbage, it's garbage. I'd rather hear the truth.

[@annaburns2865]

@@nohandle62the point is it’s not garbage. It’s just American-Italian. Not straight up Italian. Why would he insult her American culture? It’s just different, not garbage. As Americans we thank him for realizing that we don’t and can’t eat authentic Italian food a whole ocean away. Any country especially overseas is going to have to make their own take on food depending on what is available in that country.

[@Timenow1]

Lol, when he had a surprised look & exclaimed "it's REAL Chicken"! 😂 Glad he appreciated the Zuppa Toscana, that's MY fave....I make it at home but with Leeks vs Onions....Grazie for the Video 👍

[@hope7237]

Normally i wouldn't do this , but since I think you are very likely an American i'll let you know it's Zuppa not Zopa . If you were italian than this would make me THAT guy . You know, the one that correct you on every little things ?

[@amyturner6804]

The Zuppa Toscana is my favorite as well!

[@AB-mx1de]

I don’t think he had the zuppa toscana, it looked like the gnocchi. But I agree with you, zuppa toscana is delicious. (Edited because autocorrect messed up zuppa 😂)

[@mwaller5250]

That's the only thing I like from olive garden but never go there to get it. Lol

[@annaburns2865]

@@AB-mx1deHe has the gnocchi and the zuppa tuscana. They order so much food!

[@AndromedaCripps]

This is amazing because it’s not just an Italian, it’s an ITALIAN CHEF eating Olive Garden 😂😂😂

[@wooaahh23]

Dude seemed annoyed that he's sitting there with a camera in his face while she's saying. DO YOU LIKE IT? DO YOU LIKE IT?

[@dilatedvision7014]

⁠​⁠@@wooaahh23she knew he would be annoyed and that’s what she wanted for her birthday 😅

[@aerynsunx]

LOL Oh Kacie, how could you? 😄 I'm glad he played along and gave everything a chance. He even liked (kinda) some of the dishes. It's great that you two share so much while giving each other the space to be yourselves. Best wishes to you both.

[@ashleyaggie19]

The dedication when he looked at you and said, “I won’t do it”. 😂😂😂 I was laughing so hard!

[@stephaniel.3799]

You know what,my Italian grandmother who immigrated to America loved olive garden! It meant she didn't have to cook! Of course her food was better but we all need a night off 😂

[@davidbotsford7187]

Same experience in my family. My mother’s Madrina, from Italy, was a superb cook (wood stove only). She loved going to a mediocre all-you-can-eat buffet. She didn’t have to cook.

[@stephaniel.3799]

@@davidbotsford7187 hahaha the mediocre buffet is exactly right too! I bet the wood stove provided many fond memories

[@the_sparticle198]

He's brave for trying something new. While it is stuff he's made American food is definitely not the same as the real deal. Kudos!

[@leanne7542]

The amount of suffering in his eyes though 😂

[@kasu4]

We love to see it

[@cheverechica]

I think a problem is that American ingredients have SO much added sugar as a filler, so it overpowers the salt… so then we have to add MORE salt and we all end up overweight from the sugar, and with heart issues from the salt

[@disneyprincessintraining2725]

Very true! When I lived in Taiwan after maybe a week I was already used to the reduced sugar and I loved it. Once I came back to the states, my mom made me a sandwich and I gagged because the bread tasted sweet to me. I’m still homesick for Taiwanese food

[@andyv2209]

What ingredients are you talking about? None of the things shown in the video would have added sugar except maybe the spaghetti sauce but it's more normal for people to make that themselves with no sugar.

[@cheverechica]

@@andyv2209 yes! I agree. Making your own marinara sauce is so much better! There are a few brands like Rao’s that don’t add sugar, they are normally just a little pricy. Your comment peaked my interest so I actually went on their website and found the sugar content of everything he eats in the vid.. here it is if you are interested 😁 --Olive Garden grams of sugar (in order, from their website) -Chicken and gnocci soup: 4 -Zuppa toscana: 2 -Fried Lasagna: 6 -Breadstick: 1 -Pasta e Fagioli: 4 -Lunch size classic lasagna: 7 -Lunch size fettuccini Alfredo: 3 -Lunch size chicken parm: 10 -Spaghetti and meatballs: 9 TOTAL: 46 grams (11.5 teaspoons) So crazy!

[@andyv2209]

@@cheverechica yeah well i mean it's olive garden, known as the fast food of italian restaurants. I wouldn't judge America based on that chain, but by the stand alone Italian restaurants you find all over the place. They're not adding sugar to their sauce. Carrots if anything and i think that's even weird but apparently they do that in Italy too

[@Lechuque]

You don't get heart issues from salt.

[@ninakaiser2930]

Finally - we have been waiting for this moment!! Poor Dario, he tried so hard to be polite! At least there was something he kind of did like. „Where is the pasta??“ 😂😂😂

[@HamelinSong]

Dario, not Mario🙂

[@ninakaiser2930]

@@HamelinSong Oh thank you, it seems autocorrect did its part there!! 🙈😅 I will change it immediately…

[@alilallablabla]

I love how Dario is nice and respectful! 🥰

[@kasu4]

….you mean a decent human being? That’s the bare minimum

[@SunflowerHeather]

He was very respectful bravo

[@EG_KC]

I am surprised things needed salt. I always hear our food has too much sodium. What was his favorite?

[@Jessamineann]

I read somewhere that it was a real scandal when Olive Garden stopped salting their pasta water to save money, so maybe it’s missing the flavor in the noodles?

[@jenniferpearce1052]

I think Olive Garden's food is a bit salty but I rarely add salt to anything at home. It really changes your palate when you get used to food without it. I've heard it's the same with sugar bit that's harder for me to do.

[@rubenlarochelle1881]

There is a difference between salting the pasta's water and salting the sauce, it can be noticed. Maybe they don't salt the water but the sauce is too salty, I'd believe that.

[@kathyharmon2093]

@@Jessamineannhow would that save money? Salt is the cheapest thing there is

[@katelijnesommen]

​@@jenniferpearce1052yes, you definitely get used to eating more or less salt in your diet. You don't need tons but you do need a little to be healthy, there are essential micronutrients in salt that you're quite unlikely to get anywhere else, so unlike sugar, you should never cut it out of your diet completely. I'm not saying you've done that but just to be sure :) must people get plenty (too much sometimes) but there is a worrying no-salt trend in diet circles that is actually quite dangerous.

[@michellean893]

I love how normal he is being, and by that I mean he can critique the food in a polite way and not be rude and obnoxious like Italians in other videos who play up the drama for the camera. This was so pleasant to watch. 🎉

[@numberoneappgames]

I hope Italians appreciate that Italian-Americans tried their best to preserve and share their culture when they came to the US. A lot of the recipes changed to meet their needs because they had limited ingredients and some of those changes stuck. :)

[@dylancobalt7807]

Americans are Americans, they're not Italian

[@numberoneappgames]

@@dylancobalt7807 you need to work on your reading comprehension skills. I mean immigrants from the turn of the last century.

[@dylancobalt7807]

@@numberoneappgames like I said Americans are very much Americans, your comment proves that

[@dylancobalt7807]

@numberoneappgames to clarify I'm clearly not one of you people

[@numberoneappgames]

@@dylancobalt7807 😄 awesome have a great day.

[@annarae2396]

He was way more approving than I thought he would be. Also, Olive Garden must have gone low salt in the last few years since I have been to one.

[@missjo2036]

Lmao! The look on his face in the car 😂 he looked so worried. I'm surprised he liked some of the food at Olive Garden

[@curlyhairblacklilacs]

“I don’t like them!” Iconic 💀🤣

[@RJones-tn5vg]

He's so sweet even when he's distressed

[@guitarunt]

He is a champ!!! Well done sir for hanging in there. Real Italian food is awesome. Olive garden is also awesome. Just different kinds of awesome.

[@jeffmorse645]

A chain like Olive Garden is like taking someone to Cracker Barrel to show them what "Southern" cooking is like. Chain restaurants are always second rate regardless of the type of food. I would be interested if he were invited to and Italian-American home to try their homemade dishes cooked from scratch.

[@naomiemoore5725]

Dario is a gem! Such a gentleman. A keeper! The two of you are so precious together. ❤

[@hsaid3263]

This is the only nice Italian I’ve ever seen online. Most of them are super critical about their food lol 😂 kudos to your husband!!

[@silverfeather7638]

Poor one really suffered.😅 But he still tried everything, that's great😊

[@chelseabunker2391]

Lol that poor man 😂❤ you guys are great 😊

[@CarinaCoffee]

You know as an European that grew up with Italian food (surely not all authentic, but we had a lot of people come here from Italy for work and people went to Italy on holiday, like starting in my parent's generation) I really do wonder what Olive Garden is like. If I ever end up visiting my US family again I need to go there (and the Cheesecake Factory, that menu there seems ludicrous). (But I'm way more interested in supermarkets, so Trader Joe's, H Mart and Whole Foods would probably be on my list first.)

[@jenniferpearce1052]

American Italian food is similar in that it came from Italian immigrants modifying their "home" recipes with what could be found here. And found cheap, since immigrants are rarely wealthy. So start with lower class food traditions from the late 1800s/early 1900s, add available American ingredients, and let it evolve for 100 years! I think it's unfair to say it's inauthentic. It's just on a different branch of the tree. Cheesecake Factory is amazing. Go more than once because there are too many options. Trader Joe's is overrated. I don't get why people shop there. Whole Foods is bougie and overpriced; I think people shop there for the same reason people carry designer purses. I think checking out grocery stores in foreign countries is really fun. It's a way to see what real life, not tourist attractions, are like in different places. We are different, but the same!

[@vnokesCO]

​@@ms.pirateI agree! Fazzoli's is better than Olive Garden. Have you tried Carraba's? I think they're the best of the chain restaurants. A lot of grilled foods.

[@vnokesCO]

​@@ms.pirate I like Sprouts better. Decent prices & good produce & bulk items (especially the dried herbs & spices).

[@loverlyredhead]

I do not think Fazoli's is better than Olive Garden. However, getting Alfredo by drive-thru is an experience. Whole Foods is definitely overpriced; that's why we call it Whole Paycheck.

[@tiffanyroberts5993]

For the love DO NOT go to any of these restaurants people suggested! You will be traumatized! Please find an independent/small business Italian restaurant wherever you land with high ratings and that make everything in-house. It will be WAY more enjoyable than any of the trash Olive Garden, Carrabba’s, and Fazoli’s can offer. These horrific places will mislead you on what is American-Italian food. Ugh….and H Mart….no thanks!

[@Jayzone702]

He clearly has a strong palate because Olive Garden actually doesn’t salt their pasta water so the pots will last longer. So he’s spot on about there not being enough salt

[@alant5757]

I grew up in California and the first I had gnocchi (it was fresh made) was at a friends house (I was about 22) and she was Italian and her parents were from Italy and spoke mostly Italian. It was unbelievably good. The next time I had gnocchi that good again was when I was in Rome in 2015… when I was 54.

[@colleenbrown3366]

You had to hold his Passport so he couldn't escape back to Italy 😂❤

[@Bahamaria]

Omg he's just so adorable.

[@saastohaaste]

My favorite Italian person so far!

[@Violet_Jedi_Sylveon]

Good on him for trying it and trying to be polite! I have been to olive garden once in my entire life and that was when my dad(his mother was an Italian immigrant) was out of town for the week and my mom's side of the family took me and my sisters there, we've never gone with my dad and never gone there since. The only thing I remember are the breadsticks When he makes Italian food (with family recipes) it is the best thing ever, he also uses ricotta in the lasagna and I think they are from southern italy, can't remember exactly at the moment.

[@AddieMon]

Honestly this is most respectful italian trying Olive Garden I’ve seen on KZbin 👌🏻🙌🏻 most of them are just straight out rude and condescending 🫠🫠🫠

[@missalicesmiles]

When he was surprised there was real chicken💀

[@charlottesmom]

He was respectful even if he didn’t care for the dish and looked like he was enjoying himself. 👍🏻

[@lydiapicano8806]

He was so polite. That had to be torture for him .😂

[@yaowsers77]

You know he loves you when he's willing to go to Olive garden! Lol I personally like it but I also know it's not real Italian food😁

[@satanyanko]

This was a rollercoaster ride of emotions 😂😂😂

[@seadweller386]

Olive Garden is top tier. Their commercials showed off their Olive Garden cooking school in Italy.😂

[@misstamara1290]

He looked sooo defeated at the end LOL

[@MrRossipoo]

The calmest italian

[@danielleN101]

Love that he gave this a proper try!

[@RedSiegfried]

Olive Garden is okay. But I can get okay at the frozen aisle of my local grocery store and pay a fraction of the price.

[@yepthatsme2721]

"It's real chicken 😮" Yes sir it is😂😂

[@paddyodriscoll8648]

My favorite thing I overheard at an Olive Garden, “I’ll take the chicken carbonara, hold the bacon.”

[@tamaramarkovic1092]

He's being so nice about it!

[@toneenorman2135]

He’s a keeper!

[@qwertyxyz18]

He is a very polite italian i can say!

[@ahhitskatie9094]

Kudos to him for trying all of these things!

[@jck6920]

Interesting comments about the salt! I think OG food is soooooo salty

[@KH-hr5xm]

Yes! I agree. I think I read that it has more sodium than many other American restaurants. However, I had their fettuccine alfredo recently and thought it lacked flavor.

[@SpockBorg5]

Rather have problem with salt than problem with suddenly clutching my chess in excruciating agony and keeling over

[@wisteria3032]

poor Dario 😂 reminds me of what my gran would always say when I said something she fried was good: "e ggrazie, fritta così è bona pure 'na ciavatta" 😂😂😂 she was right of course

[@pipermeh3350]

THIS WAS HILARIOUS. 😂😂😂😂

[@fionamckinnon]

I miss Olive Garden soooo much! None here anymore in Ontario!

[@vnokesCO]

I'm American & I don't think Olive Garden is that good. But, good on Dario for going there for you 😊 If you're going to chain restaurants, I think Carraba's is better. There are some good smaller/local Italian restaurants too.

[@Custerd1]

Olive Garden:Italian food::McDonalds:American food.

[@janiceh4521]

Love he keeps saying salt salt salt. Americans have such a huge dislike for salt but it really levels up flavors.

[@BryanMasten-pn8wo]

Of all the items he tried, the deep fried lasagna garnered no complaints.

[@TwinMama-jv3zb]

I have a copycat recipe for the pasta e fagioli that I make ALL the time. I have tweaked it, and I add way more veggies than it calls for, I also keep the noodles on the side so you can have as many or as few as you want. It's a favorite of my kids, they will eat it for days.

[@lcr5910]

What is the recipe please?

[@katelijnesommen]

Hee, good on him for trying! Happy birthday Kacie :)

[@dave23024]

Doesn't surprise me. I've always wanted to see the same thing with a Mexican person eating at an American Mexican restaurant. 🤣

[@Whattatwist]

Atleast he’s honest it might not be true Italian food but it still taste pretty good, I feel the same way about Thai food, everytime I eat Thai food in America it isn’t Thai food, but it taste ok.

[@lovelight6973]

It's always interesting to see what a foreigner thinks what we think is Italian food, Chinese food etc. Food over in Italy must taste incredible.

[@seitanbeatsyourmeat666]

It is. It’s delicate, with few ingredients but of high quality. The “chefs” Olive Garden claims to send to Tuscany has got to be a lie 😂

[@lovelight6973]

@@seitanbeatsyourmeat666 lol probably

[@EminencePhront]

Food in Italy can differ greatly from city to city. Florence and Bologna have the best food pound for pound. If you want the best results, go with whatever they specialize in locally. I.e pizza in Milan won’t be very good.

[@lovelight6973]

@@EminencePhront interesting. Good to know. Ty

[@51colibri]

He is being nice. Interesting can means many things.😂

[@ilarya8463]

Ok it's strange Dario doesn't know that Neapolitan lasagna is with ricotta, it's called lasagna di carnevale. In usa immigrants were from the south, so it's the reason you have a recipe that came (bcs are not the same, they are variations, start from pizza) if south of Italy recipes (and languages)

[@sandilobianco6734]

How cute. Thank you for sharing.

[@bvincesf]

He was so polite while indulging you at the disgusting Olive Garden. What a nice guy.

[@PredictableEnigma]

It also stinks that Olive Garden shrunk thier menu so much after 2020. My fave dishes are the pasta with mussles and the seafood stuffed mushrooms and both are gone forever

[@pile333]

"I won't do it". 😂

[@debbieH26]

I was a fan of The Tonight Show when Jay Leno was hosting. His favorite comment about the Olive Garden was that it is not Italian food. He is Italian, so was my ex husband, my mother in law was always in the kitchen making her sauce and pasta. She did teach me how to make cavatelli with ricotta, my sister loved it.

[@kramermccabe8601]

"Needs more salt". There's 3500mg of sodium in the tour of Italy

[@mikiskyle15]

It's funny he said the dishes all need salt. I feel like most of my Olive Garden experiences have been that the food was very salty

[@kurkgarro2341]

Haven’t been to Olive Garden in four or five years. This just made me want to go.

[@MrJayehawk]

I have made this point very clear to my wife: it is okay to like going to the Olive Garden. It's not okay to say it's because you "love Italian food'".

[@Himmiefan]

Oh no! Please don't let him think all American food is like Olive Garden!

[@illiniwood]

Got any examples of where it's not? I guess if you picked the corn dog you might be correct.

[@Furrina89]

Americans are actually pro at taking any native cuisine and deep frying tf outta it. This js why he loved the fried lasagna... I wonder if I should tell u guys about deep fried idli?? It's a Puneri thing, not a US thing but it would be right at home with you guys 😂😂

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

@@Furrina89 Deep fried chocolate is a thing here in the UK - as are heart disease and diabetes 🤣

[@kacierose]

He loves American food! Especially BBQ. Just maybe not the biggest fan of Italian-American food 😂 but he’s never disrespectful of it!

[@Sabbathissaturday]

Where is the after video? I have only eaten at an Olive Garden twice in my 54 years. Both times had me so sick. Two different restaurants too.

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

His facial expression is that of a hostage forced into that place at gunpoint. Poverino 😂

[@carolynokeane3115]

Thank you for explaining the ricotta thing, im from Ireland and I've never understood why Americans put ricotta in when making lasagna. We use bechamel sauce here.

[@nataliella97]

the look of a man planning to drag his girlfriend to the hague

[@jamesprior2496]

Taking someone to Olive Garden to 'show off' Italian cuisine is the same as serving them a can of Spaghettios at home!

[@carolynturk-hu7je]

I find the dishes at Olive Garden to be quite salty. Does that mean in Italy they salt more?

[@lisastenzel5713]

I wouldn't do it either😂 and I am not italian. Btw: HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIIIIRL❤❤❤❤

[@laurahanson5179]

I’m 💯 with Dario on this one- Olive Garden is the worst! He was a great sport. Happy happy birthday!! Now let the man eater better Italian food.

[@a.mathis9454]

Just like American food isn’t McDonald’s or Burger King, OG is just fast food version of Italian food.

[@charmedlilsis1]

How did he handle the food poisoning symptoms that ultimately resulted from that trip to Olive Garden? Not once have I eaten Olive Garden and not gotten seriously ill afterwards.

[@wandaarnt234]

What a polite man how refreshing his Momma did a good job Watching from Pennsylvania. A Grandma. John 3:16 🎚🙏🇺🇸🇮🇱

[@tmorg32]

Take him on the tour!!

[@mondogecko01]

As a fellow Italian American I can relate

[@mikearmstrong8483]

This is like telling a Mexican, on his 1st time in the US, "we're going to get Mexican food", and then taking him to Taco Bell.

[@danInRealife]

All restaurants like Olive Garden will not put salt in their dishes. mainly because a lot of old-timers eat there. When you cook food, it's better to let the patron season it.

[@robdixson196]

Have you ever listened to a band demo in front of the band that made the demo?

[@theSPUDereHD]

He looks like an Italian Harry Kane haha

[@beloveddaughtersofchrist]

This happened to my American friend too! She went to Florence from London and she sat next to a French pasterie chef and they fell in love and got married!

[@rumbleinthekitchen_Amy]

Poor Dario! It's not just that he's Italian, he's a chef! How could you do that to this nice boy? 😂 (FWIW I'm not a chef & I'm American, but I still can't do Olive Garden anymore.)

[@Doors067]

Him : needs salt Me after eating olive garden: turns into a salt ballooon

[@coastalbeer]

Olive Garden has nice decor and great service staff. The ambiance is nice and the seating is pleasant. What, the food? Hey I complimented the staff and the decor and stuff, what more do want from me?!

[@sera2775]

How many courses are they having?? That is so much food

[@anooseholay]

The last words out of my mouth at The Olive Garden are, ‘it needs salt, like a lot of salt’. Everything in that joint is pickled.

[@adampr5242]

Wow, he must really love you

[@FlagArmadaProductions]

What region of Italy is he from? Just asking because the culture is really different from the regions )which are basically just nations in themselves)