Fireballer 2,382 Posted August 13, 2019 Theyre offering a limited number of Lifetime Pasta Passes for $400. I would so do this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dain11279 928 Posted August 13, 2019 If you have aspirations of being a CBF why not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted August 13, 2019 "that sure is one long noodle" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,545 Posted August 13, 2019 That's a lot of Fredo food 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Webtoed Porkbutt 155 Posted August 13, 2019 How much bland pasta can you take? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,782 Posted August 13, 2019 Never been. But $400 seems cheap if you love the place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted August 13, 2019 Food Channel had a stat - Average American eats 15 lbs. of pasta a year.................... Italians eat 51 lbs. a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Djgb13 2,338 Posted August 13, 2019 Ever since they stopped serving the steak Gorgonzola Alfredo there’s nothing there I want to eat. Don’t give two sh1ts about that never ending pasta or Olive Garden anymore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t.j. booker 206 Posted August 13, 2019 Olive Garden says they offer “bottomless” pasta bowls and “unlimited” breadsticks but if you stay more than 3 hours they send the manager to rudely tell you its time to leave. Total scam - DONT DO IT! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kanil 519 Posted August 13, 2019 Does it have to be Olive Garden pasta? It's a great deal if you don't have to eat their food. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted August 13, 2019 Pasta is flour, oil and eggs - not rocket science. OG's spaghetti is good, I don't mind it at all. But I don't eat enuff of it to justify a $400 pass. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted August 13, 2019 Bad idea for so many reasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bandrus1 413 Posted August 13, 2019 If you went once a month for 3 years it has paid for itself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,285 Posted August 13, 2019 Once in a while I will hit there for lunch. They have a 6.99 small lasagna, with the salad and breadsticks. Pretty good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted August 13, 2019 You could buy some homeless people or unemployed families $400 passes. Seems like a nice way to help out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted August 13, 2019 Actually I read up on it and you can't really plan on true lifetime passes. They go to the first 50 people or something. https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/2019/08/12/olive-garden-pasta-pass/1987397001/ Olive Garden is back with its annual “Never Ending Pasta Pass,” only this year with a special bonus for 50 lucky customers (we'll explain in a minute). It’s the sixth year for the pass that gives you unlimited access to pastas, sauces and toppings, along with unlimited salad or soup and breadsticks, for two months. This year, 24,000 pasta passes will be available at $100 each plus tax. That’s up by 1,000 passes from last year. Olive Garden also tacked on another week for the promotion. This year its running nine weeks, from Sept. 23-Nov. 24. But you need to act fast. Once the passes go on sale 2 p.m. Thursday, they generally sell out in no time. New this year, a small number of pasta lovers will have a chance to opt-in for a lifetime of Olive Garden’s pastas along with unlimited salad or soup and breadsticks. It’s super good deal — if you can get one — and if you’re an Olive Garden fan. Here’s how it works. The first 50 people to purchase the $100 Never Ending Pasta Pass and opt-in for a Lifetime Pasta Pass can pay an additional $400 ($500 total) for a lifetime of unlimited access to pastas, unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks. If you’re one of the lucky 50, you will have 48 hours to complete your upgrade to the lifetime pass. The lifetime pass begins on Sept. 23. First, keep in mind that tax and gratuity is not included. And it's valid only for Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Bowl's — which start at $10.99 — and for dine-in only. The pasta pass promotion runs Sept. 23-Nov. 24. The pass can be used once per visit, but you can visit as many times as you want. To break even you'd need to use it at least nine times — or once a week.. Olive Garden’s Pasta Passes go on sale at 2 p.m. eastern time on Thursday at www.PastaPass.com. They will be sold for 30 minutes or until they are sold out. You can join an online waiting room five minutes before the sale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted August 13, 2019 If they still have them, their breadstick sammiches were / are pretty good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, riversco said: You could buy some homeless people or unemployed families $400 passes. Seems like a nice way to help out. Homeless man arrested after trading lifetime pasta pass for 1/4 gram of crystal meth with an undercover police officer. Defense attorney claims his client was trying to cut carbs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,117 Posted August 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Cruzer said: Food Channel had a stat - Average American eats 15 lbs. of pasta a year.................... Italians eat 51 lbs. a year. I can believe that. I eat pasta a lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, riversco said: You could buy some homeless people or unemployed families $400 passes. Seems like a nice way to help out. Great idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted August 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, NorthernVike said: Great idea. ...Until your family is sitting next to Bummy Mc ShiittyPants who hasn't showered since the 80's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted August 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, wiffleball said: ...Until your family is sitting next to Bummy Mc ShiittyPants who hasn't showered since the 80's. I don't care. Haven't eaten at one in years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted August 13, 2019 4 hours ago, kutulu said: That's a lot of Fredo food "you want me to throw you down the fockin' stairs?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted August 13, 2019 1 minute ago, NorthernVike said: I don't care. Haven't eaten at one in years. I go there only because my parents love it there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Webtoed Porkbutt 155 Posted August 13, 2019 1 minute ago, Big Guy said: "you want me to throw you down the fockin' stairs?" Kick his ass Frodo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,315 Posted August 13, 2019 Olive Garden isn’t terrible. However that’d be a fock ton of carbs so no thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzoner 936 Posted August 13, 2019 Only if it includes their Pasta Fagioli soup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted August 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Kanil said: Does it have to be Olive Garden pasta? It's a great deal if you don't have to eat their food. I'd rather eat at fizolis than olive garden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,455 Posted August 13, 2019 Do they have and Fredo pasta though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Webtoed Porkbutt 155 Posted August 13, 2019 Just now, RLLD said: Do they have and Fredo pasta though? Yes. And it's so bland that you will throw yourself down the stairs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kanil 519 Posted August 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, Lil' Webtoed Porkbutt said: Yes. And it's so bland that you will throw yourself down the stairs. It'll wreck your . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,083 Posted August 13, 2019 2 hours ago, IGotWorms said: Olive Garden isn’t terrible. However that’d be a fock ton of carbs so no thanks Agreed, but over a Lifetime? Even if you only went there once a week. Once a week @ lets say even 5 bucks a meal (very conservative). 5 x 52 = $260. You'd break even after a year and a half. After that it'd be a free lunch for the rest of your life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted August 13, 2019 Excellent salad and breadsticks, mediocre pasta, decent soup. They have some nice ravioli and stuffed shells and such. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted August 13, 2019 3 hours ago, titans&bucs&bearsohmy! said: I'd rather eat at fizolis than olive garden. probably half the price nowadays.......Olive Garden is the Italian Red Lobster. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,891 Posted August 13, 2019 4 hours ago, wiffleball said: ...Until your family is sitting next to Bummy Mc ShiittyPants who hasn't showered since the 80's. That’s like every other OG customer anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted August 13, 2019 29 minutes ago, tanatastic said: Excellent salad and breadsticks, mediocre pasta, decent soup. They have some nice ravioli and stuffed shells and such. I agree with this post, I like it the once a year I eat there. My wife's hospital was right beside an olive garden, so when my kids were born I ate a few meals there. It is pretty decent for a chain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bier Meister 1,513 Posted August 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, Big Guy said: probably half the price nowadays.......Olive Garden is the Italian Red Lobster. worse. If you like olive garden, it is a good deal. We have way too many other Italian options to even think about this offer. I cannot recall the last time we have been to one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,594 Posted August 14, 2019 13 minutes ago, Bier Meister said: worse. If you like olive garden, it is a good deal. We have way too many other Italian options to even think about this offer. I cannot recall the last time we have been to one. My uncle works there, come on that is pretty harsh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bier Meister 1,513 Posted August 14, 2019 I meant, I believe red lobster is closer to "decent" seafood than I think OG is to "decent" Italian. It is not meant to offend you or your family, but every meal I have had in the past have been pretty meh.... not bad or inedible, but meh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites