Does Olive Garden have good food?
When you think of Olive Garden, or even Italian food in general, you probably don’t think "healthy" — but that doesn’t have to be the case. Believe it or not, it is possible to order a nutritious meal at the popular chain restaurant, even though it’s known for indulgences like Never Ending Pasta and unlimited breadsticks.
Does Olive Garden have a gluten free menu?
Olive Garden is known for its unlimited salad and breadsticks, and luckily, if you have Celiac Disease, NCGS, food allergies or intolerances, or gluten sensitivity, Olive Garden has you covered at least on half of this unlimited option. Olive Garden’s gluten free menu may not be extremely large, but I give them bonus points.
What are lunch duos at Olive Garden?
- NEW! Asiago Tortelloni Pasta Bowl
- Fettuccine Alfredo Pasta Bowl
- Italian Meatball Breadstick Sandwich (with fries)
- Chicken & Cheese Piadina
Is Olive Garden all you can eat pasta?
The cost of paying for multiple trips would be prohibitive. Currently, the all-you-can-eat special at Olive Garden is for stuffed pasta, including Cheese Stuffed Shells, Stuffed Zitti Fritta, and Cheese Ravioli.
Does Olive Garden pasta have eggs?
Does your pasta contain egg? Our wheat pasta like Spaghetti and Fettuccine does not contain egg, but our Gluten-Free Rotini and filled pastas like Cheese Ravioli and Asiago Tortelloni do have egg, and all of our pastas are cooked in the same pasta cooker.
Do Olive Garden breadsticks have dairy?
Olive Garden breadsticks are 100% vegan. No eggs, no dairy, no sources of cheese rennet.
Does Olive Garden use peanut products?
Olive Garden That means every item on the regular menu (excluding specials), according to the website, is made without peanuts or tree nuts. Just to be sure, ask your server to prepare your meal with your allergy in mind, as per protocol.
Is Olive Garden salad dressing dairy free?
Soup, Salad & Breadsticks The Signature Italian Dressing at Olive Garden does contain milk. But they do offer olive oil and vinegar for dressing your salad.
Do Olive Garden croutons have dairy?
They do not contain eggs, dairy, cheese or any other animal ingredients. The garlic topping on the breadsticks is soy-based and vegan as well! Are Olive Garden Croutons Vegan? The croutons at Olive Garden are NOT vegan.
What are Olive Garden breadsticks made of?
Like many bread recipes, this Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks involves only a few simple ingredients: flour, yeast, water, salt and sugar. The salt and sugar both play very key roles in this recipe – more than just flavor! Salt is hard and helps “cut” the strands of gluten as they develop in the dough.
What type of oil does Olive Garden use?
We use highly refined canola oil or highly refined soy oil in our fryers. Based on information from our suppliers, these oils are highly refined and do not include any soy protein.
What is Olive Garden dressing made of?
INGREDIENTS: Water, Soybean Oil, Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Eggs, Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Dehydrated Garlic, Spice, Xanthan Gum, Dextrose, Annatto Color, Calcium EDTA Added to Protect Flavor, Natural Flavor. Signature Italian Dressing (24 oz.)
Are Andes Candies peanut free?
YES! They have no peanut or tree nut products in any of their manufacturing plants, with the exception of their Andes Cookie Mix, which is made in a separate facility. Note: At this time, all of their confections are also gluten free.
Is Olive Garden Italian dressing gluten and dairy free?
Is your Italian salad dressing gluten-free? There are no gluten-containing ingredients in the dressing. However, gluten is present in the facility where the dressing is made. Please be sure to tell your server if you are avoiding gluten when you order your salad so that we can leave off the croutons.
Is the creamy mushroom sauce at Olive Garden vegan?
No. The Mushroom Ravioli contains both dairy and egg. The creamy mushroom sauce contains dairy.
Is the Olive Garden Italian dressing vegan?
(The Italian dressing isn't vegan.) Nearly all of Olive Garden's pasta selection is vegan, including the cavatappi, angel hair, and rigatoni. There are even gluten-free pasta options! OK, maybe it's not the most exciting option, but it's an easy way to get more veg into your meal.
Olive Garden with Food Allergies
Olive Garden is one of the few places we’ve ventured out to eat with an egg, milk, and nut allergic child. I love that it is a chain and we can find one most places if we are traveling. We have eaten there many times and have been very happy with our experience each time.
Appetizers
One of the best things at Olive Garden is the bread sticks of course! And one of the reasons we love taking my son there is because he can eat unlimited amounts of bread sticks. Surprisingly, they are dairy, egg and nut free. Say WHAT??? Yes, you heard that right, the bread sticks do not even have butter on them. Go to town.
Entrées
Pasta is going to be the main option for a dairy, egg and nut free experience here. When we order, we do the build-your-own pasta dinner. You can order that in either the kids menu or the regular menu. Thankfully most inexpensive pasta is made with semolina or wheat flour and not with egg. Olive Garden is no exception.
Sides or Veggies
In the kids meals, you can choose from steamed broccoli, or grapes. You can still order steamed broccoli or grapes even if you aren’t using a kids menu, and you can also order garden veggies on the side. If you were missing out on the salad, these sides might make a great alternative.
Dessert
Olive Garden is one of the few places that actually have a dairy, egg and nut free dessert option. They have two smoothies, the Peach-Mango or the Strawberry Banana Smoothie. Both are delicious, but I like the Peach-Mango the best. On my son’s birthday, they sang to him and brought him a free smoothie for dessert.