Very busy! Was able to snap a table at the bar top. Quick service! Yani was the bartender/waitress and was amazing! Very attentive. Breadsticks came out hot, buttery, and very garlic every single time. To die for!!! Salad was perfect as well. Food came quick and was hot and fresh! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Five Cheese Ziti al Forno - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I write reviews often, and I don't say this lightly: Gabby is truly exceptional. From start to finish, her service was thoughtful, warm, and incredibly attentive without ever feeling forced or scripted. She paid attention to the small details, checked in at exactly the right moments, and made us feel genuinely cared for--not rushed, not forgotten, not treated like just another table. What stood out most was how human the experience felt. Gabby brought a calm, positive energy that made the entire meal better. It's rare to come across someone who clearly takes pride in their work and still treats guests with real kindness and patience. The food was exactly what you expect from Olive Garden, but the service was far above expectations. Gabby elevated the entire experience and turned a regular dinner into something memorable. Servers like her are the reason people come back. Olive Garden is lucky to have Gabby, and we'll absolutely be asking for her again. read more

Hans is a rockstar! He took amazing care of our table of four and didn't miss a beat. We were there to celebrate, and he matched our energy perfectly and made the night so much fun for the birthday girls. Great food and even better service. We will definitely be back. Thanks, Hans! read more

My daughter and I had such a great experience here. From the time we walked in, until leaving. Our waiter was very helpful and so kind. She continued to check in and make sure we were good. The manager even came by to check. The food was prepared well, hot, and we didn't wait long. We were sure to complete our survey too. My 9 year old can't wait to come back. The place was clean as well. read more

Best place for pasta! Usually very busy on the weekends but I had a reservation for table of 6 so we were seated right away! Our server was very kind and explained the new $6 entree take home deal, along with the $16.99 buy one get one pasta. The breadsticks were warm, fluffy, and buttery. The zuppa toscana was creamy, a savory, and had a lot of meat and potatoes in it! Soup or salad, and the bread is unlimited, so I got 2 rounds of soup and bread! The five cheese ziti al forno was as cheesy as it sounds, and had this vodka sauce on top which enhanced its flavor. The only downside is the the prices for food here increased, while the portions decreased. It was about $20 for my pasta. I was still hungry after my meal. read more

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Stopped in for endless pasta and had a great experience! The staff at this location are incredible. Our waitress Dani was fantastic and made our experience so warm and fun. Great prices and good food! I also love the warm and cozy ambiance here and of course, the parking lot! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Gabby our server today went above and beyond expected. Ty for making our dining experience the best... read more

love it ! would 1000 recommend!! people are so nice! food was amazing as per usual. the place was really clean.

Solid dinner! Olive Garden always hits the spot, and they're consistent, which can be a hard find these days. While the pastas are always a little overcooked, there's a certain level of comfort in their unlimited bread sticks and soup/salad. The chicken marsala was a delight and the alfredo was average and predictable. As always the portions are generous and the service was solid! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Chicken Marsala pasta - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Waited almost an hour on a Tuesday night to get a server, 2 other customers came in after us and got service first?

The Olive Garden in Matteson, IL is not ready for prime time. We sat at table for nearly 10 minutes before getting water. 3 in our party. I asked hostess for water, another of us asked for tea, and that's all she brought-not waters for everyone. The hostess had to ask another staffer to handle a cocktail order bc she was under age, but no one came by to take that order. Despite waiting about 20 minutes total, not one waiter stopped by or even acknowledged us, and one walked right past without even look at us. All this in a place that was half empty, and with at least 5 waiters on hand. So we left and will definitely NOT be going back. read more

Awful no flavor whatsoever, it is awful, awful, awful will never build there again and they're shady on the breadsticks

It's refreshing to see a joint that has been around where the service far exceeded the so called 'modern' joints and brought back my love for eating out again. Grant here took such good care of us here. He was attentive, funny, caring and made sure he checked in on us several times. Without going overboard, he made us feel so comfortable; we are definitely asking for him when we go here again (BTW, it's been a once a month Monday dinner for us) The food; as usual, the breadsticks and salad, I don't have anything to say about as they are well known for this. The only thing the kitchen could do better is making the pasta al dente when requested. They seem to not be able to get this right at all. read more

Came here and ordered the same thing I've ordered from this restaurant for around the past 18 years. Requested the manager who helped put the order in for me a few weeks ago because even though it's a basic meal it's always a different way to put it in the system when the menu changes but assured he was busy and they'd figure it out. Server was friendly but order came out incorrect. Requested manager who helped yet again but had another manager come and suggest I scrape something out from the inside of the chicken to make it closer to what I asked for. I respectfully said if I have to scrape the food to almost get what I asked for it's ok I will just pay and leave as I don't feel like that's what I want to do when I'm buying myself dinner. Manager doesn't really say anything and goes in the kitchen. I sit with an empty bowl of salad cold breadsticks and wonder what's going on. I haven't been told if they are going to try and find the employee who helped last time so that I know how to correctly order and not be an inconvenience to the staff like I feel like I am being today or if they are trying to fix the order. Finally after maybe 10 minutes that felt like 20 at the time because im so hungry I'm told by the waiter they are fixing it. They haven't really asked what changes to make or seemed receptive when I told them what was wrong and I was asking for so I was a little in disbelief but I haven't eaten all day and it's around closing time so I'm just optimistic I'll finally have my dinner soon. Meal comes out again and is again not what I asked for. I'm disappointed but I understand mistakes and misunderstandings happen but it didn't seem like anyone cared I felt like a nuisance and I ended up paying about $40 for some salad a couple breadsticks and a soft drink and am now getting ready to go to sleep extremely hungry. As someone who has always experienced exceptional customer service here and with this company in general it's just disappointing when you can tell nobody cares that your dinner is messed up and you're just another obstacle in the way of them going home after they get off work for day. The server was kind but if I was the manager I just would have done 1 of 3 things to prevent someone from creating a yelp account solely to tell about there less than satisfactory experience: 1. Simply tell the customer we can not offer you what you asked for as it is not a preset meal which I would have understood. 2. Be more receptive and listen to what I asked for as it is literally just grilled chicken and marsala sauce which would have prevented this review. 3. Just have told me sorry for the misunderstanding and not watch me pay for a dinner that was incorrect and I did not take a bite of or take home with me because of the fact that it was still Incorrect. I got the feeling the manager I spoke with did not care whether it was right or not but more so annoyed that I asked for the same exact meal they served me many many times and most recently just a few weeks ago in August. The experience overall just felt insensitive to watch a customer pay for an order that was messed up multiple times and now watch them leave hungry. We're all humans people miscommunicate and people mess up I would have been fine over the mistakes and not paying for stuff I didn't eat as it was close to closing time and I know they can't keep trying to get it right all night. But watching me pay for food I did not eat after asking me to scrape something out of the inside of the food when it wasn't even what I asked for to me just makes me feel like the manager did not even care enough to pretend to care about me as a customer. I appreciated the waiter his service was great he did the best he could and had a very friendly welcoming demeanor. I just overall think the entire experience and non solution from the manager I spoke with was extremely disappointing and underwhelming to me since I chose to come here over many other restaraunts that are now all closed so that's the only reason I'm even making this review, because I'm going to bed hungry and the leader of the team didn't seem to care if that happened. read more

I absolutely love this location. The ambiance is really nice. Very family oriented. I'm always greeted with smiles, it doesn't get any better than that. Staff are always welcoming and attentive. I sat at the bar today and I was instantly greeted and asked if I wanted to order a drink. That's my type of party lol!! The restaurant is always clean which anyone can appreciate. My waitress was the sweetest and she was very prompt with everything. My food came out rather quickly and it was delicious! read more

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Last Friday was the only second time I've been to an Olive Garden Restaurant and I was surprised at how good the food and the service were. I started off with Gnocchi Chicken Soup which was delicious and plenty of chicken and big chunks of Gnocchi in a silk-smooth cream broth. For my main course, I ordered the Chicken Marsala sautéed with spinach and mushrooms in a creamy marsala mushroom sauce. Served over fettuccine. A nice presentation of perfectly sauteed chicken in a rich cream sauce surrounded by spinach and fettuccine noodles. It was so big I had to take half of it home along with a few of the warm garlic bread sticks. For dessert I chose the Black Tie Mousse Cake it was delicious with a nice drizzle of thick fudge sauce on top and on the side. I ordered coffee that I thought was a little too strong for my taste. Our server was very nice with perfect timing and always asked the right questions. read more

It was my B Day, so everything was Awesome from the service to the food. Shalom was our server very Attentive and friendly. Will be back

Came here with the fam for lunch the other day. This was my first time at Olive Garden. They have lunch specials! Ordered The Never Ending Soup, Salad and Breadsticks. They have 4 soup options and 1 vegan soup option. I got the Chicken Gnocchi (creamy soup, roasted chicken with Italian dumplings and spinach) it was pretty good and filling. Salad was good, had too much croutons for me though and they could have added light dressing. (Definitely ask if you prefer just a lighter dressing) I may just ask on the side. The breadstick was warm, buttery and fresh! (Doesn't come with sauce, you can order some though). Rest of my family ordered fettuccini shrimp and shrimp scampi, they said it was good. Our server was attentive and always made sure we were doing great! Olive Garden is perfect for a soup and salad kind of day! read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Chicken & Gnocchi. Never Ending Soup, Salad & Breadsticks - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I had no idea there was an Olive Garden in the city! We came for dinner during the week and had a decent experience. We decided to try the endless pasta deal. The quality of the food is okay but the quantities were plentiful and we had enough for leftovers the next day. read more

I ordered CAMALARI or something like that, I ordered it to go and I think my red sauce was already eaten by someone else, cuz I found a piece of squid, I was very disgusted tf read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

It's been a while since I have been to an Olive Garden but it's typically ok. This time it was less than ok. The service was extremely slow and the food was not good at all. We started with the calamari and it was so under cooked that we could not eat it. It was like soggy rubber, so gross. The tour of Italy and chicken parmesan was so over cooked it was burnt. I think it sat under a heat lamp for an hour before it made it to our table. The pasta was just mush and so gross. The breadsticks were hard as a rock. Overall the dinner was terrible. We will not be back. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Tour of Italy - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Omggggg!!! The service here was exceptional today! It was my birthday and I came here with my family and our server was Isaiah he was so kind and nice!!! Last time I came here I wasn't treated nice or kind and I thought I'd never come here again.. well today we decided to come back and try it again. And I can say I truly enjoyed myself!! read more

Tony was an amazing server, was very attentive and made our experience wonderful! Breadsticks were hot fresh out of the oven

This restaurant needs new cooks or an upgrade to the recipes. It's the blandest pasta that I've ever had. The chicken tastes like it was frozen and microwaved. The shrimp is good, the salads are great, as are the bread sticks and soup, but everything else is sub par. Also, the service is not great. I've been there when it's not busy and you still get the slowest service ever. So, is your want the all you can eat bread sticks and salad with soup, it's worth it. Otherwise, you've been warned. read more

We came to this location to celebrate a birthday and our server Isaiah was amazing! We had quite a large group and he did not forget anything we ordered or asked for, he was constantly checking in with us and was very attentive. His personality was just what we needed to make the night special & unforgettable for my mother! Yet of course, the food was also very delicious. We'll be back to this location after our wonderful experience! read more

Simeon did a great job taking care of me and my family. The food was great and the food came out at a timely rate. thank you Simeon!

I order from here all the time but the last 2 times I ordered the chicken marsala it didn't taste the same. I went thru the online pick up. The chicken was rubbery it didnt taste right and there was no gravy on the dish at all. This was a waste of 23.00 I won't order again. read more

We stopped by to eat at the Naperville location when the place was less crowded. They didn't let us choose our seat. So we left. They wanted us first in those little tiny side rooms with people we didn't know. Then they said we could eat in the bar. We don't even consume alcohol. There were plenty of other tables all over the place. We'd never been treated like this at this restaurant and we'd been there many times with nice hosts and waitstaff over the span of many years. The place seems poorly managed with high turnover They acted like they didn't need our business. So goodbye. Been nice knowing you. read more

Food was good. We were sat immediately. The staff was extremely nice especially when we accidentally ordered the wrong thing and they brought out what we actually wanted. read more

Pretty standard midwest italian chain restaurant. Love the free breadsticks and that the waiter kept them coming even after we had stopped eating them lol. Chicken Alfredo was good and the portion sizes are fit for lots of leftovers. The silverware had some food and grease residue but i'd expect that from olive garden. Great time with friends who are easy to please. read more

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - Chicken Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Just came here to reiterate the review I wrote over 5 years ago. I had the pleasure of being served by Igor again today, and he's as pleasant as I remember. He's such a positive & attentive server! We really appreciate him!! read more

Look, it's Olive Garden. I'm not coming here expecting to receive a unique dining experience or super authentic Italian food. I come for the bottomless breadsticks. As far as this location, the food can be hit or miss. The most recent time I came I was super disappointed but received great service. First, the calamari was super rubbery, next our drinks seemed like they needed more syrup to be added for flavor, and finally the soups tasted off as well. Our waiter tried to rectify what he could, but overall it was a super disappointing experience. read more

As a kid, Olive Garden was one of my favorite restaurants to go to because I was obsessed with the breadsticks and the pastas. Over the years as I grew, I continued to frequent Olive Gardens wherever I lived because it remained a guilty pleasure of mine. When I moved to Chicago, I was sad to learn that the closest Olive Garden was located so far from the downtown area. Recently, my friends and I decided to make the trek along the Blue Line (right off the Addison stop) to dine in here and indulge in some of our childhood favorite dishes. We were compelled by the Never Ending Pasta Bowl deal where you essentially can order all-you-can-eat pasta. The breadsticks were incredible and the service was great! I am docking a star because the pasta was a little undercooked and the sauces tasted bland. This is typically not the case when I've been to other locations so I was surprised by the quality of the pasta -- this may have been just a chance occurrence. Otherwise, I would say that this was definitely a classic Olive Garden experience. read more