(818) 240-7119

101 N Brand Boulevard (at Glendale Galleria)
Glendale, CA 91203 34 -118

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Neighborhood: City Center

www.olivegarden.com

Hours:

Sun - Thurs: 11:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M., Fri - Sat: 11:00 A.M. - 11:00 P.M.

Last updated 5.19.12

Category:

Restaurants

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Lunch Spot, Family Style Dining

Cuisine:

New American, Italian

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In Short – Established in 1982, this chain gained a following for its laid-back atmosphere and generous portions. Patrons settle into comfortable booths and tables in dining rooms with plants, artwork and décor reminiscient of the villas in the Tuscan countryside. Starters include scampi, sausage or pepperoni pizza, and several soup choices, as well as a signature seafood dip (crab, shrimp, cheese and marinara). Entrees include classics like lasagna, fettuccine Alfredo and chicken parmigiana. There are also "Garden Fare" options, which promise 30 percent fewer calories.

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What to Drink:
What's spaghetti and meatballs without a glass of wine? You'll find vintages here from Italy, Australia, California and Washington.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “This is my favorite Olive Garden - Great Food - Loooove the Chicken & Shrimp Limon - @ a great location in glendale!”
  2. “All be it not a bad sign, it does take away from what could be a romantic atmosphere.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “The bottomless soups and salads are possibly the best value you'll find anywhere and the desserts are delicious!”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Wine tasting sometimes and you can order a glass of wine while you wait.”
  2. “love the food and wines.”
  3. “Went here on a Saturday and they had wine tasting, was really cool.”
food quality
85.19000053405762% positive
  1. “The bottomless soups and salads are possibly the best value you'll find anywhere and the desserts are delicious!”
  2. “It doesn't even come close to authentic Italian food.”
  3. “The server was an older gentleman who took really good care of us and didn't seem rushed at all, and the food was the way it is supposed to be, hot, sudo-italian (this isn't gourmet, it wasn't designed to be that upity, a lot of these reviews seem to miss”
  4. “No, Olive Garden is not truly authentic Italian food.”
  5. “The salads are tasty, the breadsticks are to die for.”
  6. “The Olive Garden is probably THE worst Italian food ever!”
  7. “No seasoning, no taste, big portions of bad food doesn't make it better!”
  8. “yhink this is great food for a reasonable price.”
  9. “Very decent pasta.”
  10. “If you're expecting authentic Italian cuisine, then you won't be happy with Olive Garden.”
  11. “But the portions are nice(Tour of Italy), the food is good and the service is usually very good.”
  12. “they put the same sauce on every pasta and the sauce doesn't even taste good to begin with.”
  13. “It's not the best Italian food.”
  14. “love their salad, spaghetti and sauce.”
  15. “good place for salad and breadstick lovers.”
  16. “The salad is pretty good.”
  17. “Of course the all-you-can-eat salad is always filling.”
  18. “My boyfriend and I went here for lunch after shopping at the Galleria, we didn't have to wait, the food was good and the server was very nic.”
  19. “The Olive Garden is not the most authentically styled or the best made food, but their "factory" dining is satisfying and flavorful for the everyday.”
  20. “love the food and wines.”
  21. “Great staff, good food”
  22. “If you want authentic fine Italian food, don't come here.”
  23. “love the breadsticks!”
  24. “If you like salt then this is the place to go, almost everything is full of salt to hide the drab taste of the food.”
  25. “particularly enjoy, the Zuppa Toscana, a spicy sausage/potato soup.”
  26. “The soup is great and the pastas are very tasty and filling.”
  27. “The garlic bread id good too.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “I'm sitting here in NYC looking over what the top restaurants and nightlife places are in LA, and I come across Olive Garden as the 3rd best Italian restaurant in LA?”
  2. “good place for salad and breadstick lovers.”
service
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “went to the Olive Garden in Burbank and the wait was terrible, and the server was pushy and had an attitude.”
  2. “My boyfriend and I went here for lunch after shopping at the Galleria, we didn't have to wait, the food was good and the server was very nic.”
  3. “Very friendly staff”
  4. “Great staff, good food”
  5. “The wait staff is good, but it depends on who you get.”
  6. “The waiter was doing his job which succeeded on a good dining experience.”
  7. “The server was an older gentleman who took really good care of us and didn't seem rushed at all, and the food was the way it is supposed to be, hot, sudo-italian (this isn't gourmet, it wasn't designed to be that upity, a lot of these reviews seem to miss”
  8. “The staff is always so nice.”
  9. “We had good service, the waiter was very nice and made some good suggestions.”
  10. “The service is really bad.”
  11. “The wait staff is always extra friendly and the managers always seem to be on top of things.”
  12. “But the portions are nice(Tour of Italy), the food is good and the service is usually very good.”
value
87.5% positive
  1. “No seasoning, no taste, big portions of bad food doesn't make it better!”
  2. “The bottomless soups and salads are possibly the best value you'll find anywhere and the desserts are delicious!”
  3. “yhink this is great food for a reasonable price.”
  4. “But the portions are nice(Tour of Italy), the food is good and the service is usually very good.”
3 Star Rating: Average

08/26/08

Great staff, good food

by Reciprocity508

Went here on a Saturday and they had wine tasting, was really cool. Tried a bit of different wines...

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/09/08

Very friendly staff

by Erin420

I went to the Olive Garden in Burbank and the wait was terrible, and the server was pushy and had an attitude. So I talked to the manager there and they blew me off and gave me a gift card---but at least I have the option of dining elsewhere! So I tried the one closer to my house (we haven't been there in years cause it sucked so bad) but we went back and it was good. The server was an older gentleman who took really good care of us and didn't seem rushed at all, and the food was the way it is supposed to be, hot, sudo-italian (this isn't gourmet, it wasn't designed to be that upity, a lot of these reviews seem to miss the point!) and everyone seemed to be in a great mood. I think I found my new Olive Garden!

  • Pros: Professional waiters, good reliable food, little wait time
  • Cons: crappy location
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/06/08

We enjoyed this restaurant

by traytray

We had a large family get together and we wanted to go to an Olive Garden, it was my grandmother's birthday... (it was her idea) there were about 12 of us. We came in late like 8:30 and they got us sat at this long table within 15 minutes. We had good service, the waiter was very nice and made some good suggestions. We had this one waiter who even sang for my grandma, she loved it, he was very good. It made her entire day. We will go back.

  • Pros: Friendly staff, good reliable food, good value, lots of wines
  • Cons: Strange location, no signage and a parking garage
3 Star Rating: Average

03/21/07

Not Pleased

by mrslidz2u

A group of friends & I where out shopping we where all starving right across from us was The Olive Garden we all agreed Olive Garden sounded great. When we arrivied the manager was taking names and the number in your party. Once we told him there was 9 of us he looked at us and said I don't think we can service you because you guys are to many and we are real busy. In his words" and if we where we sit you it would be 1-2 hour wait". We told him they can sit us in 2 tables he said he did not have 2 tables available.I asked to speak to someone above him and he told us he was the manager and there was no one above him at the time. The employees around him looked as shocked as we did. We asked for corporates number and walked out. As we walked out one of the workers was outside and said " He's a $%*@". We could not agree more with him.

1 Star Rating: Poor

11/01/05

Absolutely horrible!!!

by cpubols

After Trick or Treating with our friends 8 of us showed up at this Olive Garden location. We were told it would be 30 minutes. Then the Hostess checked and said it wouldn't be actually that long. I took my daugther to the restroom and as I walked through the restaurant, it wasn't even full. There were numerous empty tables. We waited approximate 10 more minutes and then asked how much longer. The hostess said about 5 minutes. A few minutes later the Hostess and another lady were taling (within our ear shot) that none of the waiters wanted a table that big and we would have to wait 15 more minutes. We at that point got up and went to CPK upstairs where they seated us and happily waited on us.

The Details on Olive Garden

Place Categories:

  • good fine italian food
  • always extra friendly wait staff
  • love allyoucaneat salad
  • recommend place
  • really bad service
  • worst italian food
  • favorite olive garden
  • enjoyed italian restaurant
  • nice portions
  • satisfying dining
  • good same sauce
  • full everything
  • good suggestions
  • really cool went
  • best italian
  • love wines
  • good antipasta bloody marys
  • delicious desserts
  • terrible wait
  • inedible compost
  • pushy server
  • great soup
  • great location
  • very tasty pasta
  • very nice waiter
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