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Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

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One of the Most Reviewed Bars in Downey


Address

9253 Firestone Blvd, Downey, CA 90241

Website

www.olivegarden.com

Contact

(562) 923-9773

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (4K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Monday: 11 AM to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


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  • 4/5 Akshay R. 2 years ago on Google
    It's good place for Italian food, we usually try Vegetarian options and they test good. Their bread sticks are amazing..
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 alice d. 2 years ago on Google
    went this morning for lunch with my sisters, our servers name was Perla V. She was absolutely amazing, very kind and attentive and made sure we had an amazing time. I wish there was more we could do to show our appreciation but she was AMAZING! food was delicious and we had an awesome time.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Carlos M. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place when craving a taste of Italy. There bread sticks are delicious and love all there soups. They have a excelente selección on drinks that leave you wanting more. I had the tour of Italy and couldn't be happier.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alex 5 months ago on Google
    Great everything! Our server was very nice and very friendly. The food was amazing and there is a ton of variety. 10/10 recommend!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sten E. 1 year ago on Google
    First time visiting an Olive Garden and we had a great meal~ Ordered the 4 cheese marinara sauce to go with our breadsticks, finished the the bowl! Shared an Alfredo pasta main and the staff kindly offered to bring it out on separate plates to save us splitting it up ourselves. The spiked Strawberry Lemonade was also very yummy. Big tasty strawberry halves all through it!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Crystal R. 1 year ago on Google
    After a long day of shopping, I decided to take my niece here because she has been wanting to go. I regretted it after because the waitress was so rude. I waited about 15minutes for her to take my order. When our food came, it was a little bit cold. I didn't want to complain because my niece was excited to be there (her favorite place) and I didn't want to ruin it for her. This was last week and I didn't get the name of the waitress and I should have!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael M. 1 year ago on Google
    The wifey and I always enjoy being able to get away from the kids and stuffing our faces with bread sticks! Service here is always great wait time can be pretty long depending on the day and time. But you can't go wrong with the food.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Angela O. 1 year ago on Google
    First time going to this location. Very busy during the weekend. Had a 30 min wait which I didn't mind. Kinda bummed we had to sit in the bar area and not an actual booth. The food was great as always and our server was very friendly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Lucifero 8 months ago on Google
    Hey my names Lorenzo and I'm a chef, I believe the pasta could've tasted better if it was more delicate. The texture is rubbery. Also the water taste like sink, for the price I believe customers deserve alkaline water which is otherwise cheap and can help to avoid the sink water taste. The chicken breast needs also needs to be more tender. I would also love to share at other Olive Gardens I've been denied to work as a cook which I'd of loved the oppurtinity to fix these common issues in olive garden. Smalls things that just require a small fix and they'll be perfect.

  • 4/5 lizy b. 2 years ago on Google
    I'm not usually a big fan of this restaurant but whoever cooked my steak Wednesday night nailed it! It's the first time I have ever ordered a steak and it actually came rare like I wanted 💖 the toasted ravioli were good and so were the fried shrimp with veggies

  • 5/5 Karen Z. 6 months ago on Google
    We went for lunch and it wasn't too busy. They were very accommodating in allowing us to select a table that would meet our needs. The four of us had the soup, salad, and breadstick lunch. Our server was very attentive and quickly provided any refill requests.

  • 5/5 Stephanie G. 5 months ago on Google
    I really want to put this out there but Damar who was our server made our experience truly amazing. My fiance and i have been going there for a very long time and he is the first person that made us want to leave a review. I just had a small procedure on my tooth and couldnt smile or talk much. He made us laugh so much (for me it was hard and a bit painful but in a good way) gave me good advice for what i can eat and gave me ice in a cup for my jaw. He just went beyond any sever we have interacted with before. We hope we can have him as a sever again the next time we visit.

  • 5/5 Janneane R. 8 months ago on Google
    Sure, it's a chain restaurant, but I'd argue it's great. The service is fast, the breadsticks are delicious. For pasta they give you soup or salad, and they grate fresh parmesan. They offer to go boxes when you're full and their menu isn't ridiculously big to be overwhelmed by the choices. Really liked it, so delicious. We came here after a long day of walking around so we had a big appetite. Believe the server who helped us is Paul, he was excellent and gave out good recommendations. Don't go here expecting authentic Italian cuisine, just come to enjoy good food.

  • 5/5 Evie C. 11 months ago on Google
    The lunch special was great. It was a good value. I didn't want pasta and told the waitress I didn't want the pasta that came with my eggplant she offered vegetables and didn't tell me it was going to add $10 where my entree cost me 11. Didn't let that ruin my meal but the food tasted yummy.

  • 3/5 Eva A. 10 months ago on Google
    It's a clean place but our service was slow & service is 50% of the experience if say so myself. Example the Waiter should be able to bring everything to the table the customer asked for plus checking that everyone has everything they need to start eating, lastly refills should be offered during eating & not wait for the customer to ask 4 it plus bringing them at the end of the meal was very unprofessional. But the food was very good

  • 5/5 Josh W. 2 years ago on Google
    Although a rare treat for me, this Resturant is my all time favorite spot to dine at when it comes to pasta. I especially like their all you can eat promotion. I think the staff majority of the time are very helpful, friendly and attentive. Update: (4/11/22) I had the rare opportunity to go with my auntie. 🥰 Today our server was Andrew. He did very good being on point with customer service. Friendly and Knowledgeable. Good job and thank you for a good time. I had the "GIANT CHEESE STUFFED SHELLS". Very good My Auntie had the "CHICKEN MARSALA" I still stay the same that Olive Garden is a rare treat, however, indeed recommend and would go back again.

  • 1/5 Christian S. 10 months ago on Google
    Thieves, nothing but a bunch of thieves work here from server to managers. Be careful when paying with your card here make sure to take pictures of your receipts for proof. They will rob you of your hard earned money. I got charged a $20 tip I left in cash onto my card. On my receipt I made sure to write in $0.00 where it asks for a tip, and made sure to write the total amount as the same amount as the total of the bill. There was no reason for my charge to have an extra $20 dollars tacked on to it. I have spoken to two managers about the situation both never gave me a call back and one even kept the original receipt and handed me the copy they had showing the new total with the $20 dollars added on to it. It's been 20 days now and still nothing. Save your money the food isn't all that great here either our previous visit here made my wife sick from eating the fettuccini Alfredo. This is really frustrating and disappointing. I used to love to come to this restaurant with my family when I was younger. Now as an adult nothing but bad experiences. Doubt I'll give this restaurant a third chance.

  • 5/5 Ramiro B. 9 months ago on Google
    The place is good, I recommend especially for dinner so isn’t crowded and your don’t have to wait too much

  • 4/5 thaimbomb 1 year ago on Google
    Came for the endless pasta. They were on point tonight with the quality of the sauce and pasta ratio. Sometimes the sauce is bland but tonight's chef was spot on. The service is always pretty nice.

  • 1/5 Guadalupe S. 2 years ago on Google
    I'm literally sitting at olive garden rn I'm upset about the strawberry Bellini had a rotten strawberry 🤦‍♀️😡😮‍💨 like com'on guys ik it's busy but it was giving to me like this. The ravioli was ok. I had better ravioli in a can. My first and definitely last time. What a shame.

  • 4/5 Admel R. 2 years ago on Google
    Service great always my favorite place. But this time my food was bit dry

  • 5/5 Kelley h. 2 years ago on Google
    We were 8 of use, the wait was about 50 minutes but it was worth the wait. Our food was delicious i got myself a lasagna 😋 can't go wrong with that. Also, we celebrated my husband birthday as well. Wow, the cake was good as well

  • 4/5 Jorge R. 2 years ago on Google
    Yo this place has been the best the last few weeks. I don't know if they have a new cook or what but they have definitely been winning lately. I want to applaud the service too, It's been decent and they always make things right. If you're in the area and thinking about going take this review as your "yes you should go", and If your lucky maybe I'm here today too.

  • 5/5 ozzy l. 2 years ago on Google
    This place was nice very clean!! The service was amazing. Maria was our server she was great. All there food was great such great flavor

  • 5/5 Brianna S. 2 years ago on Google
    This place is the best ! especially for birthdays we celebrated my grandma's birthday here and it was so fun ! They sang to her and gave her the pumpkin cheesecake she wanted on the house like they are so kind and our waitress Connie was the sweetest waitress I've ever met in my life. We'll be coming back either here or another location for my birthday in February and I'm looking forward to it 💖


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Curbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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