Streetlevel: Olive Garden Coming to Lower Slope
With new Boymelgreen buildings spreading like the clap, it’s hard to say that the arrival of an Olive Garden will make Fourth Avenue less classy but it certainly ain’t gonna help. You can take some solace in the fact that the future tenancy of the Italian food chain at Isaac Katan’s new development at 500…
With new Boymelgreen buildings spreading like the clap, it’s hard to say that the arrival of an Olive Garden will make Fourth Avenue less classy but it certainly ain’t gonna help. You can take some solace in the fact that the future tenancy of the Italian food chain at Isaac Katan’s new development at 500 4th Avenue is still classified as a rumor by blogger Five of Toast.
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Man, I am loving this. It’s about time Park Slope got some comeuppance. And Olive Garden…oh brother, when these places move in there is NO getting rid of them. They can weather any storm. The only thing that will get rid of this abomination is if Olive Garden decides to open two mega restarants right on 7th Avenue.
Lol…Park Slope is officially OVER!!!
Build it, let those with no taste or imagination (one can find a very decent Italian dinner for under 10.00 in Brooklyn with little effort)inhabit this “food mill” so that I can enjoy my meals in peace and quiet without hearing screaming kids or people ordering gorgonzola alfredo sauce (f’in disgusting).
WWIB = Working Words into Bullshit
Not everyone grew up going to fine restaurants with their parents as a rite of passage to fine dining later in life. We couldn’t afford it, and my mother was a better cook than most chefs, so we seldom went out.
All that to say that this food snobbery which is de regeuer here in NY amongst the monied and young, especially, is not an experience shared by most. Let the market decide. If an Olive Garden makes it on that location, then so what? Those who want to eat elsewhere, do so anyway. What’s the big deal? Obviously OG is doing just fine as a corporation, fake Italian or not. I’m sure they cry all the way to the bank about not being respected by foodies.
-soup and salad there are gooood!
-some pasta there is also good, not great, but good.
-it is democratic, meaning lower middle–middle -middle families are made to feel comfortable and welcome. this is not true for many establishments in nyc, with their condescending staff who look down on anyone who isn’t thin and upwardly mobile.
-which brings me to my next point, the seats are wide for amble lower-middle bottoms.
-the portions are huge so that you can basically get two meals for the price of one. indeed, you can fill up on unlimited salad & bread sticks and then take your entire meal home!
David (11:39)
Of course McDonald’s food is engineered! (Read “Fast Food Nation”.)
Lots of chemistry at work in those Mickey D food labs to keep you comin’ back for more…
…probably happens with Olive Garden and every other corporate chain restaurant too.
I wouldn’t mind OG coming to 4th ave; it beats another flat fix, glass tint shop, deli, laundry center, taxi depot, dialysis center, pep boys, etc.
and not everyone nearby can afford Blue Ribbon and Al Di La…
Their gorgonzola cream sauce pasta with steak is delicious.
Has anyone ever noticed the crowds at the Red Lobster and Olive Garden over at Gateway Mall near JFK off the Belt(by BJ’s and Target)? They are always slamming with people. And they’re not tourists. Some people (who live in Brooklyn – gasp!) like this kind of restaurant. I’m just saying.
It’s a race to the finish! UNLIMITED SOUP AND SALAD BAR vs. WHOLE FOODS.