Never had spaghetti and meatballs out of the house, as lots of places put cheese in theirs. The quality of the pasta is higher at OG than at PG, though PG has been working to narrow that gap in recent years; and I prefer their sauce as well. Additionally, there's the little-known fact that you can have unlimited juice refills at the OG. As most sodas are on my Off list owing to high fructose corn syrup, and I drink a fair bit, this makes the denominator lower than it might otherwise be for me.
Now, all that said, I have no reason to go to an Olive Garden in this part of Massachusetts. I have slightly more reason to go to Papa Gino's when I need: a small meal, cheap, in a hurry, away from home, at lunch. Still, I've had no reason to go into the Papa Gino's four blocks away from our home.
I will take Olive Garden over VinnyT's, though. I don't believe the quality of food to be better at OG, but the one and only time I went into VinnyT's I ended up with a strange allergen reaction that left me with an extreme sensitivity to any pepper-spices for over a year.
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Date: 2006-01-09 03:11 pm (UTC)The quality of the pasta is higher at OG than at PG, though PG has been working to narrow that gap in recent years; and I prefer their sauce as well. Additionally, there's the little-known fact that you can have unlimited juice refills at the OG. As most sodas are on my Off list owing to high fructose corn syrup, and I drink a fair bit, this makes the denominator lower than it might otherwise be for me.
Now, all that said, I have no reason to go to an Olive Garden in this part of Massachusetts. I have slightly more reason to go to Papa Gino's when I need: a small meal, cheap, in a hurry, away from home, at lunch. Still, I've had no reason to go into the Papa Gino's four blocks away from our home.
I will take Olive Garden over VinnyT's, though. I don't believe the quality of food to be better at OG, but the one and only time I went into VinnyT's I ended up with a strange allergen reaction that left me with an extreme sensitivity to any pepper-spices for over a year.