Olive Garden Independence Ohio (2024)

FAQs

How many Olive Gardens are in Ohio? ›

Also on the list of the most Olive Garden-having states are Pennsylvania and Ohio, each with 37; Georgia and Illinois, each with 33; North Carolina and New York, each with 30; and Michigan with 27.

Conversation. Fun Fact: Olive Garden opened its first location in Orlando, Florida on December 13, 1982. It was originally going to be called Olive Tree, but learned shortly before opening that another restaurant in California owned the name.

There are 924 Olive Garden restaurants in the United States as of July 17, 2024. The state and territory with the most number of Olive Garden locations in the US is Texas, with 111 restaurants, which is about 12% of all Olive Garden restaurants in the US.

The Olive Tree is not the Olive Garden. But you would be forgiven for mixing them up.

Orlando, FL

Olive Garden / Headquarters

General Mills Restaurants owned Olive Garden and grew it to 145 units by 1989, making it the fastest-growing restaurant chain at the time, before migrating to a standalone company, Darden Restaurants, in 1995.

Much like our tradition of unlimited breadsticks and never-ending first course, the end-of-meal mint is a way for Olive Garden to share its hospitality and Italian generosity with guests,” an Olive Garden spokesperson told Nexstar's WHTM. The mints are made by the Andes Mint Company.

Olive Garden was conceived by General Mills, a renowned food manufacturing company, in response to its rivalry with Pillsbury, which had acquired Burger King in 1967. General Mills had previously acquired the Red Lobster seafood chain in Florida, which had only three locations at the time.

Olive Garden is an American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine.

Carrabba's Italian Grill

With over 100 restaurants across 29 states, Carrabba's Italian Grill is Olive Garden's biggest competition. Visiting Carrabba's for dinner, you'll find entrees going for $20 to $30 on average.

What is the slogan of Olive Garden? ›

Olive Garden Changed 'When You're Here, You're Family' To Something Awful. After 14 years, Olive Garden is kicking its famous slogan to the curb. As of Sunday, "When you're here, you're family" will be replaced with: "Go Olive Garden."

The dishes we're known for.

Our signature garden salad and freshly baked breadsticks with Never Ending servings of your choice of homemade soup. Never Ending refills of Soup, Salad & Breadsticks available dine-in only.

Brinker International, Inc.

(or simply Brinker) is an American multinational hospitality industry company that owns Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant chains.

Stuffed Pasta On Limited Supply

The promos and the discontinuation of Olive Garden's giant stuffed shells are part of the chain tweaking its menu. In 2023, it discontinued its stuffed mushroom ravioli -- another stuffed pasta causality of the chain-shifting focus.

Darden responded to activist pressure by announcing plans in 2013 to sell Red Lobster, separating the chain from the rest of its business. The following year, Darden sold Red Lobster to Golden Gate Capital, a private equity firm, for $2.1 billion.

As of 2023, the Italian chain had restaurants in locations spanning from Brazil to the Philippines, accounting for 949 Olive Garden restaurants operating worldwide.

Olive Garden is currently franchised in multiple countries in South and Central America, US territories, Canada and the Philippines.

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