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Olive Garden

3650 Tyler St., Riverside, CA
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Ranked #38 of 226 restaurants in Riverside
Cuisines: American, Italian
Most recent review
- 13 Feb 2013
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80% Recommend
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Encinitas
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2013

Olive Garden, by design is the worst Italian chain restaurant I have ever had the displeasure of encountering. As a Sicilian, I'm offended that they call this food Italian. Meals are bland and improperly cooked. When the specialty of the house is "bread sticks", its time to change direction.

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Riverside, California
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11 reviews 11 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2012

Sometimes I go just to get the Bellini Ice Tea. Everything else is dependably Olive Garden, which is very good.

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Los Angeles
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130 reviews 130 reviews
14 restaurant reviews
69 helpful votes 69 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 October 2012

I was in a hurry so I ate at the bar. I ordered the special where you get to take one home for tomorrow. I had a salad with ranch on the side. It was nice. I had the breadsticks and the fetuccini alfredo. It was good. I had the peach tea and it was great. I really liked sitting... More

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Salt Lake City, Utah
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 September 2012

I was expecting regular OG service but I happened to be on a busy night and was seated at the bar to speed things up. Lucky me because i had Joshua as my waiter. I was going to order a certain "new" wine offereing. Turns out he's quiet up on his red wines. He was able to describe, very effectively,... More

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Riverside, California
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17 reviews 17 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2012

At this time, they have an all you can eat salad/breadstick special at lunch. Come BEFORE noon though, this place is a favorite and fills up fast!

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Alanya, Turkey
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 November 2011

The service here at the Olive Garden was great. The food was delicious. I normally get the stuffed mushrooms for an appetizer and usually that does it for me. Their chocolate lava cake is to die for--very chocolatey and sweet! Yum! I also enjoyed the atmosphere. Usually it is pretty alive with many customers--so reserve in advance. Unless you like... More

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Perris, CA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2010

We enjoyed an evening at the Riverside Olive Garden. It was a short wait and we had a wonderful dinner of Eggplant parmisan with the endless salad and it was very good. Our waiter was very attentive and brought the second salad immediately on request. Would recommend giving ti a try.

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Riverside
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5 reviews 5 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 August 2008

it was a birthday party for coworkers 13 people total. Got there right when they opened. No table for us .. only 13 of us.. waited 45 minutes. Finally got seated and could not get waited on. Got drinks and ordered took 35 minutes for us to get breadsticks and salad some of us did not get any breadsticks tell... More

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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2012 via mobile
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Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
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23 reviews 23 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 July 2011
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