Well at the risk of being thrown off of this site, Olive Garden is not the worst dining experience I've ever had. I mean, I don't always want to eat arugula-with-goat-cheese salad or mediocre mesclun greens drowning in bad balsamic vin, and the salad is good at OG. Just like the kind you had as a kid. The soups are good, too. And if you ask them to cook plain pasta al dente they will (whole wheat too). DON'T STONE ME!