Olive Garden: South Slope Restaurant Rumor is BS
The rumored opening of an Olive Garden at Isaac Katan’s humongous (135 units, according to DOB filings) under-construction building at 500 4th Avenue is just idle chatter, according to a rep for the restaurant chain. In fact, no neighborhood in our fair borough is likely to see unlimited pasta bowls any time soon. “We’re not…
The rumored opening of an Olive Garden at Isaac Katan’s humongous (135 units, according to DOB filings) under-construction building at 500 4th Avenue is just idle chatter, according to a rep for the restaurant chain. In fact, no neighborhood in our fair borough is likely to see unlimited pasta bowls any time soon. “We’re not currently looking in Brooklyn,” says Mara Frazier, Olive Garden’s media relations manager. Good news or bad?
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I grew up waiting tables at the Olive Garden in a medium-sized town. Say what you will about it – it was clean, the staff were treated well, and the food was decent and always freshly prepared. Also, lots of couples got engaged there, because it was the “fancy” restaurant in town. Funny, and sad.
The Public are a bunch of shit talking, shit eating dolts. For the same reason Olive Garden would thrive with “The Public”, so too does La Villa
“A really smart entrepreneur would take their model and reinvent it with an indie twist.”
What, like Al Di La Garden? Tea Lounge Grill? LOL.
La Villa????? – you got to be kidding – while not Al Di La in terms of authenticity – it is very good and its extreme popularity seems to indicate that the public is not in agreement
I heard that Wolfgang Puck and Mario Batali are currently embroiled in a bidding war over this location.
OMG, the horror.
Olive Garden is nice. Consistently decent food. Well trained staff, and ample space. Also clean!
Gateway Center in Brooklyn has one and it is always busy.
Stop hating, you damn snobs!
Marco Polo- What a ripp off thier I had the worst Italian Meal I ever had thier, I know Italians in the neighborhood who think they are giving italian a bad name.
Frankies also, all hype
La Villa, Marco Pollo