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Olive Garden Review and $100 Gift Card Giveaway

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I was asked earlier this year to be a part of Olive Garden’s “Real Food Real People” campaign and jumped at the chance as I love me some Olive Garden. How can anyone resist their soup, salad and breadsticks?
So a couple of weeks ago, some of my girlfriends and I headed out for a Girls’ Night Out, and Olive Garden was our dinner destination point for a fresh, delicious Italian-inspired meal.
Now, I don’t get to Olive Garden as much as I’d like to these days. The one in my area is a good 20 minute drive, and I’m usually found wrangling three kids. I have to say, every single time I go, I am always so happy with their menu selection. Everything always sounds good, and when I finally do make a selection it always tastes great. I actually don’t think I’ve ever had a meal there I didn’t like!
My friends and I visited on a Saturday night, and we only had to wait about 20 minutes for a table with no reservation. Not too bad! Once we were seated, our super friendly waiter offered us a sampling of their house wine for the night (which I of course declined as I am currently with child!)  But what a way to start off a girl’s night out 🙂 
Then we literally spent 20 minutes picking out our dinners as there was soooo much to choose from that it was hard to narrow it down to just one dish. Our waiter was so polite and funny, and he did such a great job of taking care of us. Olive Garden always seems to have the best staff and service every time I visit. I also love the comfortable, friendly atmosphere, especially the rolling chairs if you sit at a non-booth table; it makes for an easy out if you need to visit the bathroom during your meal!
Most meals at Olive Garden come with unlimited breadsticks AND unlimited soup or salad, which is my absolute favorite thing about eating there. Oh, how I wish I could just buy a bottle of their salad dressing; that stuff is seriously so good. Their portion sizes are large, and each one of us ended up taking leftovers home; they even offer to give you the breadsticks to take home to boot, which in my opinion is so awesome, as so many restaurants just take the bread away and throw it out.
I think our husbands enjoyed us having a night out, too, as my friend’s husband asked her to bring her leftovers home, and mine was begging for my leftovers when I walked in the door! Of course I gave them to him as a thank you for putting our kids to bed while I enjoyed a night with friends, a total win-win.
Also, Olive Garden is coming out with a NEW $12.95 DINNER SPECIAL that I cannot wait to go back and try. It is going to include:
3 Course Italian Dinner for $12.95

1st course is soup or salad
2nd course is one of 5 new entrees
3rd course is one of 5 Dolcini desserts.

If you want to see all the delicious options available in Olive Garden’s 3 Course Italian Dinner just visit Olivegarden.com/specials

Would you like to enjoy a night out at your local Olive Garden?
BlogHer and Olive Garden are giving away a $100 Olive Garden gift card to ONE of my lovely readers!
To be entered for a chance to win, just tell me ‘who you would take to dinner at Olive Garden and why.’


**The Winner is #261…


Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
a)Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
b)Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
c)Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
d)For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.
This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older.
Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail.
You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.
This sweepstakes runs from 1/23/12 – 3/18/12.

Also, visit the Olive Garden page on BlogHer.com to check out the other blogger reviews and more chances to win!

XOXO,

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  3. Lisa says

    I’m a single mama to four beautiful kids. My youngest is just two, and I have been unemployed since she was born. Our trips out to a restaurant are few and far between. If I won this gift card, I would definitely take my kids to dinner. It would be such a treat for them, and I would get the added bonus of making more precious memories with them!!

  4. Butterfly Baby Place says

    I would absolutely take my husband! We both love Olive Garden and a night away from the kids sounds heavenly! 😉 We’ve been struggling to find “us” time lately so this would be a perfect excuse! We even went to Olive Garden when I was in labor with my second baby! The looks on the staff’s faces (and the talk in the back that we heard about – lol) was just priceless! I was only 5cm but they totally expected the baby to pop out at any moment! So funny!

    Jess ~ butterflybabyplace@gmail.com

  6. Jeannette says

    I have been out to eat all of about 3 times in the 11 months since my twins were born – the lack of time and $$ has really contributed – maybe having some $$ would encourage us to find the time!

  9. USNchic says

    I would take my neighbor. My husband is deployed and she helps me out with my kids and my sanity in so many ways. It would be a nice little way to say “thank you” to her.

  10. groovyonetoo says

    We take our 93 year old Grandmother out to lunch every Thursday and hit the mall, Walmart, grocery store, etc. I think she’d have a great time at Olive Garden!

  11. Rachel says

    My husband and I have spent the past 3 months getting to know our firstborn son. It’s been great, but we haven’t had a dinner out together since he was born. I would take my husband out for a nice kid-free dinner at the Olive Garden that JUST opened in our hometown!

  13. Tlind says

    I would take my other half 🙂 meaning the love of my life hubby!!!! (I would say better half but arnt all wives the better half ) hahahah!!!!! Its so important to do date night and we somehow we don’t do it as often as we should because it’s hard with two little kiddos!

  15. Dara says

    Honestly, I would take my girls, ages 5 and 3 (I have a 7 month old also). They are always so well behaved there. I think it is because they LOVE it! Not to mention both will always start and finish their salad!
    Now if I could not bring the kids, I would go with some girl friends after a pedicure. The Hubby is not a huge fan but tolerates it since all his girls love the place!

  16. grammy and papi says

    I would take my wonderful husband and maybe some grands. We could use some together time. Love Olive Garden. Thank you for hosting this GREAT giveaway.

    Have a God Filled Day
    Shirley

  17. Dana says

    I would take my husband out because he works hard and deserves it. Ps I think you can buy the dressing from there bottled and ready to take home.

  19. Andrea says

    I would take my husband to Olive Garden. We don’t get out much because of the kids and would love a special night out. Olive Garden is kind of special for us as it was the restaurant we went to on our first date 10 years ago.

    Andrea Kuzniar
    akuzniar25@gmail.com

  24. Mary says

    I would love to win this gift card! I would give it to my friend who has been having some health issues. I have been meaning to go to lunch with her (at Olive Garden) for months but since my little one came along I haven’t gotten out much. Anyways! Her and her daughter LOVE Olive Garden! I am sure the waitresses there know them by name 🙂 Thanks for all your great offers and congrats to the lucky winner of this treat!

  26. Kimberly Hammond says

    My dad is turning 60 soon and loves the Olive Garden. I’d love to take my parents for the special occasion! 🙂

  31. Winter says

    I would take my mom for lunch because she watches my girls two days a week so I can work. It would be a nice way of saying thank you for all she does for our family. She also is busy taking care of her 89 year old mother. Then I would also take my loving, amazing and very hard working husband. He makes it possible for me to only work two days a week and stay home the rest to raise our beautiful girls. I love your blog and gpod luck to everyone who’s leaving a comment.

  32. Jennie says

    thanks for the chance! i would either take my almost-6-year-old for a mommy-son date, or my bestie because OG is our fave restaurant and we don’t get much one-on-one time with each other these days.

  45. Mrs. No-No says

    I would take my hubby for a surprise lunch one day – he loves OG and it’s right by his work!
    Thanks – Carla
    mspomona97 at gmail dot com

  47. Jennifer says

    I would take my sisters because we all LOVE the Olive Garden! Check into buying the salad dressing because the one we live near sells it by the bottle! We just went to the Olive Garden for my son’s fourth Birthday! That is where he picked for his birthday dinner!

  49. Cortney says

    I LOVE the Olive Garden. It is my favorite place. I would take my husband and my mom, because my mom is coming in town for a whole MONTH when I have my baby in April-what a woman. And my husband, becuase he gave me a beautiful baby girl (our first!).

  51. April says

    I would take my boyfriend. Since we have been so busy saving money for our future, we haven’t been going out to eat or having a date night, so this would be perfect!

  52. VickiT says

    Olive Garden is one of my favorite places to eat. My entire family loves going there and, in fact, my oldest loves it when his birthday comes. Is it because of the presents? NO! (ok well maybe a little) But the reason or this is because that’s also the month Olive Garden has their all you can eat pasta and his absolute favorite is the Olive Garden Fettucini Alfredo.

    I would for sure take my husband and a few of our children which sounds funny. To explain, our children are grown and out on their own so we would have to drive an hour to see one, three hours south to see another, and then five hours NE to see two others. So it would depend on which direction our car takes us as to who we would take to go along with us to take advantage of this gift card if we won.

  53. Constance says

    I would love to take my husband out for our anniversary. As an unemployed teacher, our finances have been stretched to the limits and he is constantly working overtime to ensure we have “extra”. It would be just another way to say thanks!

    crhdouglas@gmail.com

  54. red_wagon says

    I would take my husband, as we’re both just gaga for those breadsticks! It’s nice to get away and enjoy a meal we didn’t have to shop for or prepare, and there’s always ways to eat healthy, delicious food at Olive Garden!

  58. Anonymous says

    I would take my family of 6 out for something BESIDES hamburgers. Something with, you know, plates.

  62. deb says

    My husband and I LOVE the Olive Garden!! We have 3 kids 3 and under so it’s hard to get out but we would find a sitter if we won. 🙂 Thanks for the chance!

  63. Alexis says

    I would go out with my husband…and maybe I’d even take the kids as they love it there so much but it’s a total splurge to go as a family of 6 😀

  68. Ramsey says

    With 4 kiddos (the youngest isn’t quite 6 months old yet) you can imagine that my husband and I don’t get out much. So I’d totally take the hubs. It would be an official date night. We’d probably even pay a sitter. Ha!!

  72. KnoxMomi says

    I’d love to take my 12 year old daughter & middle child for a much needed one-on-one mother-daughter time and great meal at Olive Garden!

  75. Shelly says

    I’m a new reader to your blog and am loving it! I am a new mother to a beautiful 3 month old girl. But my husband and I could really use a night out at Olive Garden. We love to eat out but haven’t been going out nearly as often due to the lovely aforementioned baby and new budgetary constraints. Thanks for considering us and can’t wait for the next post!

  80. Bobbie Mackey says

    i would love this for my husband for our 5 year wedding anniversary in march. it is his FAV place to eat, but the closest is an hour away, and with 2 small kiddos, we never seem to make it there. i promised him we would go for our big date, so this would be perfect timing!
    jobodama at gmail dot com

  83. Julie Greenhaw says

    I would take my hubby! We NEVER get to go out because we live 7 hours from our family and we don’t have any babysitter help! We are having our second baby in about a month and we could use a date night!

  87. Hil says

    I would take my husband out, and we would eat to our heart’s content, not worrying about the finances…a date night…with a 1 year old, I think we deserve one 🙂

  89. Suzanne says

    I would take my Mom! We live a few hours from each other and when we are together it is with the rest of the family. It would be a great time to just be us!

  92. Anonymous says

    I would love to take my son and daughter-in-law to celebrate the news of my first grandbaby expected in August! I’m so excited! They love Olive Garden and it would make such a special celebration to show my support!
    n.rider@yahoo.com

  93. Lynette says

    Wow! That’s a long running date on the contest entry! Especially for a blog! I’m use to most of them running maybe a week! Thanks so much for the give-away. I love the Olive Garden, though I don’t consistently find something always tasting as great as I was hoping from their description – but the descriptions always do sound so good! Also – you might check with them – my local Olive Garden I know you can buy a bottle of their salad dressing to take home with you!

  96. Kara says

    I would take my husband! I’m currently on partial bed rest and pregnant with TWINS! My husband has been amazing, working full time and taking care of our house and nearly four year old daughter. I don’t think there’s a better deserved person in my life than my husband to take with me!

  98. joyce tx says

    Oooh! A celebration! I’d take my husband, my daughter, my son, his wife, our neighbor, my daughter’s friend and her daughter…. Prices are so reasonable there!

  99. Becca says

    Hello! I’d just take my husband. We haven’t been on a date in forever! And the 3 hour drive to the nearest Olive Garden would be so worth it.

  101. Laurie says

    I would take my husband. We have a 3 month old (our 1st baby) and it’d be nice to have a sitter and get to go out for dinner. 🙂

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    lauriewoo at gmail dot com

  103. Shawna says

    I would take my best friend and both of our husbands….with everything that has been going on these last few months in both of our lives we haven’t found time to all get together for a couple of months. This would be the perfect excuse for us to get together and do some catching up!

  115. Shirley says

    I would take my hubby of 40 years for a much needed date night. We don’t get a date very often since his 92 year old mother moved in with us.

  116. Anonymous says

    I’d love to take my husband and kids. It is so nice to go out and not be on a budget. 😉

    Laura
    LauraucfATyahooDOTcom

  117. Kristina says

    Oh my! What a generous offering! I would love to take my husband, as we rarely have a date night anymore! Our little one is 13 months, and we find it difficult to ever get out of the house just the 2 of us!

  120. Erin says

    i would love to be a part of the giveaway, but i live 2 hours away from the closest o.g.! i did want to let you know though, i was on pinterest the other night and saw a pin for how to make your own olive garden dressing!

  122. The Barbers says

    I would take out my sister and her family because they have allowed my family to live with them for three months while we get ready to go to graduate school! Awesome giveaway! Crossing my fingers…

  127. Amber says

    This is awesome! I love Olive Garden. My hubby and I moved from Oregon to Alaska about 10 months ago….making friends has been slow so we haven’t been on a date without kiddos in 10+ months! I would love to win this giftcard so I could take my hubby out on a date!!! How fun would that be?

  128. Marcie Mowers says

    There is an Olive Garden soon to open in our town. My husband and I never get to go out anymore, so this would be a treat!

  129. Erin Wear says

    Though we only have 2 children, they both require a lot of attention. So when my husband and I are both home, were not really together. If I won this card, I would take my husband with me and we could feast together without having to worry about how much we are spending to make sure we have enough left over for the babysitter.

  130. regan says

    I’d definitely take my hubby…..we LOVE the soup, salad and breadsticks combo! Yum!

    Now, it was a long time ago, like the 80’s, but I seriously remember going to Olive Garden AND bringing home bottled dressing. I don’t know if you still can, but in CA in the 80’s you could!

    Also, it’s the place when we visit my 90 year old Mom in Washington State that she always asks to go for dinner…..she LOVES the eggplant parmesan! Yay!

  133. Ashley M. says

    Definitely date night with my husband! We both love Olive Garden, but very rarely get a chance to go!

  136. Sam says

    I would end up taking my hubby as a date night is always fun and much needed, but a girl’s night is pretty tempting.

  138. CA Clayson Fam says

    My husband is not a big Olive Garden fan, so I would leave him at home with the 4 kids and go out with some good friends. It is a great place to relax, and get away from everyday life.

  139. Margaret says

    I would take my family to the Olive Garden. My family loves to eat there and we have been cutting back on the number of times we eat out a month and this would be such a special treat!

  140. Amy says

    I would take my husband and son who is turning 12 next month out for a fun birthday date with mom and dad. I can’t believe how fast they grow up.

  142. lynaeve says

    I would take my husband out. He’s been working hard on ALS. Its a class you have to take to become an NCO in the military. He deserves a nice night out.

  143. Shelley says

    I would take my kids for dinner. Due to having my hours cut at work, it’s been very tight the last year and it would be so fun to treat them! 🙂

  145. Pedey @ Do You Smell That!!? says

    My first instinct is to say I’d take Hubby on a date. But we get to go out on dates often. And it’s not uncommon for our dates to take us to Olive Garden. But do you know who I *never* take to OG? My kids. None of them. And I think any of them would love it. So I think I’d maybe take my 8 year old on a Mommy Date. And I think he’d love it.

  146. Amy says

    I have been craving Olive Garden recently, I agree that the salad and breadstick are to die for!! I would take my in-laws out to dinner if I won. They are always inviting our family over for dinner and I’m always too overwhelmed with life and don’t think to invite them over. We used to eat out with them once a week(their treat) so it’d be nice to be the one inviting them out(our treat) and I don’t have to worry about shopping, cooking and cleaning up. Thanks for a great giveaway!

  159. Aspen says

    I would take my husband. We didn’t have an olive garden anywhere near us, until last week. We finally had one open! This would be the perfect way to go try it.

  164. Dreamingof03 - Heather says

    You know.. I was originally going to say my hubby or my mom… but with $100 at the $12.95 dinner special, seriously- I would take The whole family. Me, the hubs, my mom, dad, two sisters and a bro in law. If everyone got the dinner special, it would maybe only cost us $15 extra to feed the whole family and have a great family night which are few and far between nowadays. 🙁

  166. Annabelle aka Christian Momma says

    We haven’t had anything but Vegan for the last couple of weeks…so all I think about right now is all the foods I want to eat once I’m done!! I LOVE Italian food…Olive Garden is one of my favorite restaurants, so when I saw this chance to win a $100 gift card, how could I NOT try and win?? Plus, my birthday is coming up too 😉

    Who would I take? My family…My wonderful husband, My 4 boys, and probably my mom too!! Oh, or I could take a couple of my friends who have birthdays in February and make it a big birthday bash!!

  167. Unknown says

    i would take my boyfriend’s grandmother. Her Boyfriend who always took her to olive garden passed away this year and i know she doesn’t go to OG as much now.

    catherine0807 at hotmail dot com

  171. Anonymous says

    Of course I would take my hubby. A night out with him is a real treat for me.
    vbi104athotmaildotcom

  172. Leslie says

    I would take my husband. We just had baby girl #2 and I know we need a night out ALONE! Plus an Olive Garden opened right down the road from us a few weeks ago!

  173. Alecia @ ChickenScratch NY says

    I would take my great aunt. She doesn’t have any kids of her own but she does more for our family that any one. She’s the one who took me to the emergency room when I had to get my gall bladder removed, she took my aunt to the hospital to have her baby, she took my uncle to the base when he was deployed overseas, basically she does it all for everyone.

    She loves Olive Garden but the closest one is over an hour away so it’s a pretty big treat and this would be an awesome way to get her to go!

  178. Renee C. says

    I’d take my husband and our 4 kids. We rarely go out to eat and we usually just order out instead of eating at the restaurant. It would be something nice to do, plus we’ve never been to Olive Garden.

  180. d.n.williamson says

    It would be really fun to double date to Olive Garden with our good friends. Between us, we have 6 kids. Would LOVE to get a sitter and enjoy some time together sans kids. We rarely go out together without the kids, because by the time you pay for a sitter AND dinner, you’ve got a mighty expensive evening. But with a $100 gift card….

    d.n.williamson@juno.com

  181. Debby Jimenez says

    Hubby for sure! We could really use a date night!!! Kids, busy schedules, and limited $ haven’t allowed for it for a long while!
    jimenezmama at gmail dot com

  184. Kari says

    I would take my roommate and some of our new friends from grad school because we don’t get away from studying nearly enough.

  185. Charlotte says

    After waiting almost a year, our town finnaly got an Olive Garden. Sure would be fun to use a gift card and get some of those yummy bread sticks.

  190. Laura says

    I would take my family – we LOVE Olive Garden! Especially the never ending pasta bowl special! Thanks for the giveaway!

  199. Amy M says

    I would take my husband-he loves Olive Garden! We could even take another couple with us for a date night. We don’t get many dates these days. Always busy with kids, work, and home remodeling.

  206. Sarah G says

    Olive Garden food is absolutely :amazing: I went there for my b-day and they gave me an on-the-house treat without singing the embarrassing song. 😉

  208. Ausmerican Housewife says

    I’d take one of my girlfriends and her husband (along with mine) out for dinner. She was one of my bridesmaids and we always have fun when out for dinner.

    I don’t live in the US but I’m entering on her behalf! 😉

    My favorite is the Minestrone with breadsticks (no salad here, minestrone is liquid salad to me! my family thinks it absolutely revolting but I love it) and either the chicken alfredo or the tour of italy. YUM!

    We don’t have Olive Garden down here in Australia, much to our dismay. Its one of the restaurants I ask to go to every time I go back home for visits (aside from Red Robin).

  211. Judi says

    I would take my mom, my sister and her husband and my own husband and children. All of us are working hard to get totally debt free, so though we absolutely love Olive Garden, it’s not something we are spending cash on right now, so it would be a great treat!

  212. quailene says

    I’d definitely take my family. The closest Olive Garden to us is an hour away so we’d have a yummy dinner and make a night of it! (:

  215. chenille says

    I would take my family. We don’t eat out much due to funds, so this would be a special treat! I love their bread sticks with a side of Alfredo sauce.

  222. Anonymous says

    I would have to take my husband too. Mom’s and Dad’s just do not get that much needed time together after the kids come into the picture.

  225. Smilie Mommy says

    Thanks sooo much for the chance of winning dinner out with my 3 boys, 2 are my children, ages 7 & 10 and one is the hubby 🙂 The smiles on their faces while they are chowing down on bread sticks and yummy salad before dinner is always a fun image to have 🙂 We all <3 their food there so it would be nice to have a REALLY good excise to go...it is FREE! :-) PS...I started a quilting blog http://www.freepatchworkquiltinfo.com/search/label/Projects recently and would love to gain some followers, I have 2 right now, nothing compared to your VERY impressive 3k+ (I am one of your followers now too…giggles) Love everything I have seen so far! Tiffiny ~ Smilie Mommy 🙂

  233. Michelle says

    I would take our entire family. I find Olive Garden to be very family friendly and my kids love their food. My son the carb-ivore is in heaven there….pasta AND all the bread he can eat? SOLD!

  237. Leigh says

    You know you CAN buy Olive Garden dressing, right? Just go to the “to go” counter – it is about $5 a bottle and so worth it. Makes salads at home much more enjoyable. And I would take my husband, because he loves Olive Garden, too. And their spinach artichoke dip is my absolute favorite!!

  238. Timmi says

    The whole family would go, my poor kids never get to go out to eat anymore, cause it cost too much for all of us to go out, so dinner on somebody else would be great!

  240. Jennifer says

    I would love to win this. I would take my husband out for a date night. Since we don’t live near family and don’t have many friends in the area, it is hard to find a babysitter for my three kids. We have not been on a date in a really long time, it would be nice to go out for our anniversary.

  241. Jeremiah and Stephenie says

    We promised our just turned 13 year old daughter a dinner at OG. This would be so awesome! So, I would take her and my husband and the reason why? Well, to celebrate our incredible first born daughter who is now a teenager!

  245. Casey Dozhier says

    I would love to take my hubby out to dinner – Because our daughter is Autistic we don’t get out as often as we would like – Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway -Casey

  250. Dena says

    I would take my daughter because it is her favorite place. We hardly every get to go because the closest one is over an hour away.

  251. mel says

    I would take my husband of course, we’re trying to save money so going out to restaurants has become a rare treat.

  252. mel says

    I would take my husband of course, we’re trying to save money so going out to restaurants has become a rare treat.

  256. Lisa Marie says

    I would LOVE to take my two sisters as we live in three different states and don’t get to spend much time together. It would take some planning to make it happen!

  261. Deb says

    I’d take my husband..we both LOVE the soup, salad, and breadsticks! But our Olive Garden is 1 hr 45 min away…so we usually just go for our anniversary. I’d love to win the gift card.

  262. Anne says

    I would take my son to Olive Garden to celebrate his 23rd birthday, which will be March 5. Olive Garden is his very favorite place to eat. Other guests will include my hubby and my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law cannot walk without aid, but she never refuses to accompany us when we dine out at OG. I think she would also buy a gallon of that dressing if she could!

  267. Amy says

    I’ll treat my In-Laws to dinner. They both are big fans of Olive Garden and I can’t wait to take them there! 

    Amy [at] utry [dot] it

  271. Karen says

    I will take my best friend, her husband and two other friends who adore Italian food. This will be nice to be able to take them somewhere nice and where they can eat as much as they wish.

  272. Karen says

    I will take my best friend, her husband and two other friends who adore Italian food. This will be nice to be able to take them somewhere nice and where they can eat as much as they wish.

  273. annmarie says

    Our nearest Olive Garden is 60 miles away. I belong to a small quilting club. I’d take them & make a day of it – it would be a real treat! Thanks for the chance.

  274. Jessica says

    I would take my husband who has been jobless for a few years and finally found something! I would love to treat him!

    jessicarwarfield at gmail dot com

  277. Riley says

    I would take out my parents. They love Olive Garden and always do so much for us when they visit (babysit, house projects, sewing and cooking…the list goes on).

  278. Susan says

    I would absolutely love to win the gift certificate. Thanks for the opportunity. I have no family to take, but lots of quilting friends. We could have a soup and salad party!

  280. Amy says

    My husband and I would take my parents as a way of saying “Thank you” for all of the free babysitting that they do for us.

  284. G. S. Lortscher says

    Every Christmas my Big Guy and I look forward to receiving a gift card for Olive Garden from one of our wonderful children. We scored a nice, big one this year and were able to treat our best friends too!

  287. c says

    I love reading your blog, and I would soooooo appreciate possibly winning this. Ihave a friend
    who I let know about this that loves going to Olive garden, i cant afford to take her, and this would be nice so we could all 3 (her mom too) enjoy going together. Thank you for this
    aka Kingcooper0001@aol.com

  288. SolDucky says

    I would take my husband and daughters. They love going out but don’t often get to due to our budget.
    soluckyducky AT gmail DOT com

  289. Theresa D says

    We love Olive Garden. When we moved here five years ago and found that they are not very many chains we were beyond ecstatic that Olive Garden is here and we eat there often. The kids love it too!

  292. Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting says

    I would take my hubby and sons. My sons both love Olive Garden. The oldest one even picked Olive Garden as his choice for his high school graduation lunch. It is a great place to celebrate and enjoy the people you are with. Thanks for the chance, the youngest will graduate this year. I’m thinking Olive Garden again.

  293. herblady says

    I would take my husband because he loves to go there. The salad and breadsticks are what he loves and we’ve never been disappointed with the food there.

    hrbeck_98 (at) yahoo (dot) com

  301. sayer13 says

    We, my husband and I live 100 miles away from the nearest Olive Garden. We get in that vicinity at least once a month and it would be a wonderful day/evening to spend time at the Olive Garden with my husband.

  302. Suki says

    I’d take my hubby, of course! We love us some Olive Garden. I seriously should not know about this special of theirs…

  313. Kellie says

    I would without a doubt take my husband he has had a rough two years, with knee surgery and partial right foot amputation and not working, this has been very stressful on us. And now I’m unemployed so we definiately need a night out, I would love to surprise him with this great gift.

  315. Dick Jones says

    I would take my pretty wife to the Olive Garden. I admit that I am shamelessly addicted to the Zupa Tuscana. A night with Jeni at the Olive Garden would allow me to see the prettiest woman alive while tasting the best soup on the planet.

  316. Melanie says

    I would take my fiancé because he works hard for us and would take me to Olive Garden all the time which he knows is my all time favorite restaurant 🙂

  317. Brenda says

    I would love to take my son to Olive Garden. It’s where we usually go to celebrate his adoption day! It’s one of our favorite places to eat and his adoption day is a very special day to us. This year will be 13 years since his adoption. I am so blessed!

  321. Cyndi says

    I would take my Mom, because she has just retired from working as a line cook at the Olive Garden for 18 years and I think she deserves to sit down on the other side of that kitchen wall and enjoy a wonderful meal. I think/ hope she’s retired anyway… she has not been well the past month or so and has had to ask to be removed from the schedule for the 2 days a week she’d “semi” retired to this past year. She’s almost 66, so I would like to see her be able to avoid going back to that hot line, though they have been good to her. I’d just like to see her be able to relax a bit now!

  329. Tracey says

    This is one of my favorite restaurants. My hubby and I could use a date night.

    Johnson1032at netzero dot com

  332. Anna says

    I would take my sister-in-law, because she really enjoys the endless soup and salad…and in 2 months she will have her first baby and going out to eat will never be the same. 🙂

  335. shelleyh says

    I would take my husband, two girls and my mom. Olive Garden is our favorite restaurant and we all love getting together. I am heading there today to celebrate my nieces birthday with my extended family. Love seeing their new specials and have yet to find something I don’t like. Nothing like some warm breadsticks to go along with a yummy meal!

  339. Anonymous says

    Olive Garden is one of my favorite places to eat. I would take my husband of 37 and celebrate my birthday.

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  343. Anonymous says

    I would take my husband and my father. My husband cooks a lot and loves to try new things. And my dad needs a night out with his eldest daughter to get away and rest a little from the busy working world and the large family that is very dependent on him.

    malinka_07@yahoo.com

  344. kellyr78 says

    I would take my husband and 2 children because we don’t eat out often and it is a really special treat for the kids. Plus we love Olive Garden.
    KellywcuATyahooDOTcom

  348. Anonymous says

    I would take my husband, daughter, future son-in-law, sister and brother in law to celebrate our newly engaged daugher!

  352. agatewood1 says

    I would love to take my husband on a date night…we both deserve it it’s been a while since we had a date night out 🙂
    ashleygatewood1(AT)gmail.com

  354. Kathryn Costa says

    I would take my husband. We rarely get a night out to ourselves so this would be a nice treat. Thanks for the giveaway!’

    katbirdfl (at) gmail (dot) com

  358. Deb says

    I’d love to go on a date with my hubby if I won….we can’t really afford to do that very often anymore

  359. Terri says

    I’d take my mom because she has worked hard this winter helping my sister with her new baby and she deserves a great dining adventure right about now!
    dahbou at gmail dot com

  364. Kerry says

    I would take my hubby because our first date happened to be at the Olive Garden and we still love it there!
    nuthouse(at)centurytel(dot)net

  367. angie lilly says

    Olive Garden, or O.G. as I like to call it, is one of my fav chain restaurants! My hubby also loves it, so taking him would be a no-brainer! LOL
    Angie
    14earth at gmail dot com

  371. coriwestphal says

    I’d take my wonderful husband for two reasons: 1, we never get out for date nights and we deserve one! and 2, I’m so sick of cooking I could use a break! 🙂

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

  379. sy says

    I would take my boyfriend he loves italian food and deserves a nice dinner. Thanks for the review and giveaway.
    songyueyu at gmail

  383. Betty C says

    I would like to find a time when the whole family could go together. Everyone has such fragmented schedules we never seem to have the opportunity to go out together.

  386. LAMusing says

    I’d take my mom – I nearly lost her recently and I cherish time we can spend together doing something “special”
    adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com

  387. Norma says

    I’d take my daughter because she could really use a night out!
    bingomamanorma(at)gmail(dot)com