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Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

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Lively, family-friendly chain featuring Italian standards such as pastas & salads. People often mention service, good, great, Olive, server, Garden, Great, experience, amazing, delicious,


Address

2501 W Happy Valley Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85085

Website

www.olivegarden.com

Contact

(623) 434-4664

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (2.5K 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


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (26) good (21) great (20) Olive (17) server (16) Garden (14) Great (12) experience (12) amazing (10) delicious (10)
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  • 5/5 Team Roe & Family s. 1 year ago on Google
    Love the bread sticks, zupa soup & ofcourse seafood fettuccine. Great memories, bring my hubby today because last time it's always my friends & officemate. Great food indeed
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Melinda L. 1 year ago on Google
    We decided to celebrate a birthday 🎂 here and it wasn't our original plan but it turned out nice. We had an amazing service by Carl who was a busser and learning how-to eventually become a server. Our original waiter disappeared on us and Carl jumped in to help make our experience memorable. We appreciate you Carl for clearing our table, refilling our beverages, and dipping Sauce and bread. Offering to bring to go boxes and drinks. It was appreciated and we wish you best in becoming a server. You will be successful for sure. Overall, everything we ordered was delicious 😋. We did bring our own cake. They were kind enough to offer a cutting knife, forks, and plates to serve the cake. The wait staff came and sang the birthday song to our birthday 🎂 girl. Thank you for a lovely evening. Happy eating 😋
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joy B. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice late lunch. Server was extremely friendly and helpful. They just raised some menu prices, but we really enjoyed our lunch selections.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Becca D. 1 year ago on Google
    I order curbside and have never been more disappointed. I got the Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara and it had ZERO sauce on it. It tastes like wet noodles that aren't even seasoned. Plus the breadsticks were very tough. So incredibly disappointed in this very disgusting, expensive dinner.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Samantha M. 3 months ago on Google New
    We usually come here and have a great experience. However when we walked in a women with a NON service dog(toy lap dog) went into the dining area.. where people were eating. Then after that we had guest next to us vaping heavily even with servers nothing no one told them to stop. Definitely need better management.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jenny P. 1 year ago on Google
    We came here to celebrate a birthday and everything turned out great. The food was delicious; our server, Max, was so kind, attentive and helpful. The evening was perfect! I absolutely loved how some of the staff sang happy birthday to my mom when they brought her dessert cake. Thank you, Olive Garden, for a job well done!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ed M. 2 years ago on Google
    Finally life is returning back to normal. Presently surprised to find that the Olive garden are no longer required to wear masks. Nice to see at least one corporate has the guts to do what we all know needs to happen eventually.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Ricardo C. 2 years ago on Google
    The food was not that good I got the trio and it tasted old and dry. The waitress was nice and very timely with everything. I didn't have to wait to long to be served. I'm probably never going to an olive garden again. It's whom ever cooks their food that has made up my mind that olive garden's food isn't worth my money anymore.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 JENIVIE 2 years ago on Google
    The first decent Olive Garden that I went to. The food was amazing. Chicken parmigiana and calamari were so delicious. The servers were polite and quick. The restaurant is beautiful and its music is soothing.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 D D. 2 years ago on Google
    Is it still trendy to be snarky about Olive Garden? I love the place and feel sorry for those who snark. The food is good enough, they don't try to make all their money off of wine sales (i.e., the wines are reasonably priced), and I absolutely love their bottomless salad. My experiences with the wait staff always range between good to excellent. One wish: I'd feel more comfortable eating there if their chicken was free range, humanely raised, etc.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Tia D. 2 years ago on Google
    Olive Garden restaurants have been our go to for over 30 years for special occasions. We have been to numerous locations throughout the US. This location is the only spot that we will never return to. The server Josh was awesome and he continually apologized throughout our dinner for a poorly prepared meal. The food was over cooked, this facility did not have ingredients that were in stock to make many of dishes. There were not any crayons to even keep the children occupied before the meal. Thank you for ruining this special celebration for us.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Heidi S. 1 year ago on Google
    We sat down and waited 15 minutes before being given water or meeting our server. Our entrees came to the table before we got our soups or salads or sauce for the breadsticks. The chicken and gnocchi soup had a single gnocchi. The salad had huge chunks of lettuce, a minuscule amount of dressing and no croutons or olives. The eggplant in the eggplant parmigiana was thin and over cooked. The server didn’t even give us the Andes mints at the end of our meal. Overall, extremely disappointing experience.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karen W. 1 year ago on Google
    So good!!! My second time in three weeks. Can’t complain about the food nor the service. A very friendly and attentive group of staff. Lawrence literally came to check on us every few mins. And got our orders in quick and accurately. Love it!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Doug E. 1 year ago on Google
    We have now had 2 consecutive amazing dining experiences. The first one a few weeks ago with a waitress by the name of Emma, she was extremely friendly, big smile, super professional and kind, she also kept our drinks full and we never ran out of bread sticks. The second was this afternoon, Emma happened to be at the hostess stand however wasn't available to be our waitress so she put us with Marissa. Marissa was fantastic and just as friendly. She checked on us a few times during our meal and as with Emma our drinks never ran out. Although it was Emma's first week and Marissa hasn't been there long either, we will be requesting at least one of them take care of us in the future, as our dining experiences were amazing. We had a really bad experience here a few years ago which turned us off completely from olive garden, so we had not come back. The first time giving them another try was with Emma, the second was today with Marissa and I can happily say we will be coming back much more often.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Hong S. 1 year ago on Google
    Very disappointed in their takeout meals. When I ordered this in store it was delicious and had plenty of sauce. However with the takeout option there's almost no sauce and the pasta was old.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Stephane T. 1 year ago on Google
    My recent visit to Olive Garden was a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, the food was quite good. Our meals were nice and warm, and the salad was fresh and mixed well to our specific requests. The breadsticks were also a highlight. However, the service we received from our server, Ana, left something to be desired. We had asked for a side of olives after she took our drink orders, which included water, lemonade, and tea. Despite reminding her when our food arrived, we didn't receive our olives until we were basically done with our meals. Ana seemed to be ignoring us, standing in a corner and ignoring our attempts to get her attention. She even brought us the wrong soup and instead of going to get the right one, she just asked us if we wanted the one she brought instead. Overall, while the food was enjoyable, the poor service we received from Ana detracted from the experience. It's possible she was just having a bad day, but it really affected her customer service. I hope that in the future, the servers at Olive Garden are able to provide a consistently good experience for their customers.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 郭小豪 8 months ago on Google
    food is super yummy! Joe is so good, his service is very attentive to the guests. I have a good experience here. Highly recommand.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kasandra B. 1 year ago on Google
    Nicolette p was an amazing server even though my card was still charge the full amount and it made my account $10 - they still gave me a $10 gift but since the service is so great I'm not upset
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Raul R. 3 years ago on Google
    Exelent food

  • 3/5 Pony_Girl_5.0 3 years ago on Google
    Food was okay and service was horrible.

  • 5/5 Anthony F. 3 years ago on Google
    Love it! Mine and my wife's favorite olive garden!

  • 4/5 Emily E. 3 years ago on Google
    Yummmy I love Olive Garden. Just wish it wasn’t so busy we waited an hour to be seated. Still yummy!!!!

  • 5/5 Irma P. 3 years ago on Google
    Great Service & Good Food! Fun Experience! Thank-YOU! OLIVE GARDEN!🥖🥗

  • 4/5 Tim T. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place! Love the salad and bread sticks! The giant stuffed shells are great.

  • 4/5 Mistie C. 3 years ago on Google
    Stayed for over 5 hrs catching up w a friend

  • 2/5 Saul R. 5 months ago on Google
    I am leaving Olive Garden as of now, definitely not the greatest night to eat here again and if I was the manager I would remove my name from the building. Sometimes I understand its busy and it gets complicated to serve many people but this business is like that, however not being able to pass along a simple item from server to server is unacceptable, we will not come back and we will make sure people know this is not a must go restaurant. Restrooms are filthy and the whole place is unorganized. Sad to see this coming down like this.

  • 5/5 Maibee S. 5 months ago on Google
    The food was delicious and the service was impeccable! The calamari was crunchy and cooked perfectly and came with a yummy, spicy ranch. The alfredo is always creamy and yummy, the kids both loved their pizza. It was all so tasty and well executed.

  • 5/5 Abigail W. 6 months ago on Google
    Our family always has a great time at Olive Garden, and tonight our meal was especially wonderful with Cory's attentive, friendly, and overall outstanding service. He was personable and made us feel so welcome. Cory anticipated our needs and was very detail oriented when it came to our dining experience. Thank you, Cory! We can't wait to come back!

  • 5/5 Rachel H. 6 months ago on Google
    We had the best server ever tonight. Cory you were funny, easy going, down to earth and just all around excellent! We enjoyed our dinner so much more because of you. Hope to have you serve us again so we can laugh and have a great experience again!

  • 5/5 Jurni B. 7 months ago on Google
    I LOVE this Olive Garden! We had the absolute BEST server that I've ever had and the food is always amazing! Not only are the prices reasonable, but we always go home with a full meal for the next day.. I would recommend this Olive Garden to anyone and everyone! Absolutely amazing service and food! Fantastic all around!

  • 2/5 George 10 months ago on Google
    If it wasn't for the salad this would be a one star. Waiter was painfully slow. It took forever to get drinks and appetizer. He brought our calamari and salad within 1 minute of each other and our entrees literally like three minutes later. Only to make some dopey comment like the kitchen is fast tonight. I was too polite to tell him it wasn't fast he was slow on our drinks and apps ... The lasagna tasted like over microwaved stale cheese, the calamari had some awful dried spices and the chicken Parm was way overcooked. Funny, I was craving the salad cuz I don't think I've had one from Olive garden in 20 years. Here's the good news in 20 years and not going back because this dinner was so bad.

  • 4/5 Joyce L. 8 months ago on Google
    The service staff is very kind , dining environment is very comfortable and clean I chose the weekday lunch set. The taste of the meal is a bit salty.

  • 5/5 Bird & Sonia's L. 8 months ago on Google
    Food was very good and Ryan service was excellent! The manager even kept checking on us. (Billy) some of the best service I have had at a restaurant in years!!!

  • 3/5 Shugo T. 2 years ago on Google
    The service was great. The dinner portion salmon I got was surprisingly small compared to other times I have ordered this entree. I don't know if I got unlucky or if their portions have shrunk.

  • 5/5 Lili R. 3 years ago on Google
    Great food, very nice atmosphere, polite service. Great restaurant all together!

  • 5/5 Catherine Stachalis F. 3 years ago on Google
    Italian food and Italian people are the best. My hometown had many such restaurants and ate at many of them. Each had a unique way to make their dishes, so I could savor their way of preparation. #2 is Mexican. #3 Asian. #4 Good ole American style. LET'S FACE IT I'M A FOODAHOLIC. YUMM

  • 4/5 Stacy F. 3 years ago on Google
    Great food. Glad to see they follow covid guidelines for safety.

  • 5/5 John W. 3 years ago on Google
    Haven't been to an olive garden in years. The service was terrific and the food was very good.

  • 5/5 Richard R. 3 years ago on Google
    Shrimp scampi was good and the Italian Rum Punch was really good!!!!

  • 5/5 Joseph D. 3 years ago on Google
    Great food. Great serves, great friend, great conversation. On a great day my Birthday... COVID-19 servivor.

  • 5/5 Richard De La G. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place for food and pick up order went well with no problems

  • 5/5 William A. 3 years ago on Google
    Service and the food was great

  • 5/5 Brandon P. 5 years ago on Google
    The bread was perfectly cooked. The salad was prepared wonderfully. The kids spaghetti with meat sauce was a good size for our daughter. The chicken alfredo was well prepared. The spaghetti with meat sauce and Italian sausage was fantastic! Great meal!

  • 5/5 Malena O. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) All delicious (Original) Todo delicioso

  • 5/5 Reyna A. 3 years ago on Google
    Just had dinner here. Food was delicious and service was amazing our waiter CORY had an amazing personality and went above and beyond to make us feel right at home definitely will go back.

  • 5/5 Sam E. 3 years ago on Google
    Haven't been here in a long time. Food was good and fast plus good lunch deals.

  • 4/5 Kathy R. 3 years ago on Google
    Had a great dinner and enjoyed my Birthday At Olive Garden. Also had a fantastic waiter.

  • 4/5 Marc C. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious food. Enormous portions. All of us are getting two meals from one order. Fast, friendly service.

  • 5/5 Brielle G. 3 years ago on Google
    My sister invited me to have lunch with her at Olive Garden. We had a great time and their foods were awesome. Enjoyed complimentary salads!

  • 5/5 Alita R. 3 years ago on Google
    Our waiter, Cole I think his name was, was very friendly and attentive and even brought us to-go drinks when we were ready to leave. Food was also made to order and came out just right, timely and tasty!

  • 5/5 Patrick J. 3 years ago on Google
    This is for sure the best Olive Garden I've been to. I've never had a truly bad experience here at all. The food has always been good and the service has been good overall except one time our waiter seemed a bit too eccentric, but it was still a good experience.

  • 5/5 Fred J. 3 years ago on Google
    It is a well managed restaurant, very good wait staff.

  • 4/5 Angie S. 3 years ago on Google
    We come here for dinner and foods are great, our server was super nice , we had great time here!

  • 3/5 Adriana A. 3 years ago on Google
    Service was great

  • 5/5 Teresa V. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very tasty (Original) Muy sabroso

  • 5/5 Sabrina N. 3 years ago on Google
    My family and I just ate here a bit ago and I could not help but to pull my phone out and leave review right now. We had such a lovely evening thanks to our waiter, Cole, and our delicious meals. We can't wait to come back to have another enjoyable evening! Happy Holidays!

  • 5/5 Adidastat 3 years ago on Google
    Firrrrreeeeeeee great service!

  • 5/5 Charley F. 3 years ago on Google
    About the same as all other Olive gardens. Staff has always been friendly and courteous when there.

  • 5/5 Anjelika H. 3 years ago on Google
    Billy was an amazing server. He was funny and caring about having the meals right.

  • 4/5 Corey M. 3 years ago on Google
    Had a great experience at this location, service was excellent.

  • 5/5 Wendy D. 3 years ago on Google
    Our server Cole was awesome! Good as always was delicious and we had so much leftover that we took a big bag home! Can't wait to go back,!

  • 5/5 Vanessa S. 3 years ago on Google
    The lunch specials are always worth it! Affordable and always filling. Tyler was one of the best servers I’ve ever had. I will come back just to get a lunch special with his outstanding service!

  • 5/5 Cherise S. 3 years ago on Google
    Great food and family friendly atmosphere.

  • 5/5 Roxanna M. 3 years ago on Google
    When there last night the food excellent like wise the service...

  • 5/5 C H. 3 years ago on Google
    Soup is on point!

  • 4/5 Driftwood D. 3 years ago on Google
    Host was rude, but the server was fantastic, food was fast and tasted great

  • 5/5 Cyndy M. 3 years ago on Google
    This was our Christmas Eve dinner. It was great and good service!!!

  • 5/5 Ramirez O. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) All delicious! Forever!!!! (Original) Todo delicioso! Siempre!!!!


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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
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Curbside pickup
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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