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    Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

    3.0 (54 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Salad, Soup
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Anthony G.

    I have never been much of a fan of Olive Garden. Sure I've eaten a good meal or two at one of their restaurants, but its never been a place I want to go to eat. I find their food to be usually bland and overrated. Furthermore I am not someone who gets excited about unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks. I usually come only when someone I know wants to eat here. My brother wanted to eat here to celebrate his birthday. He is a fan of Olive Garden. So I decided to take one for the team and take him here, my treat. The menu has sure changed since before the pandemic. Its smaller with a lot less items on the menu. Whats worse, most of the stuff I would actually eat was removed from the menu. One thing that stayed was the Classic Shrimp Scampi Fritta, which my brother also likes. We decided to share it. It tasted pretty good, and sadly was it was the only part of the meal we both liked. I ordered a Zuppa Toscana soup which was ok. My brother ordered the chicken and shrimp carbonara, while I ordered for my main course some Chicken Marsala, thinking... well it can't be that bad here. I was wrong. The chicken marsala had no taste... at all. One of the worst meals I've had at an Olive Garden. I ate a few bites and pretty much just left the meal sitting by itself. I comforted myself that at least the appetizer was good and i was having some wine. I was upset when i noticed my brother was eating... but he wasn't clearing the plate. My brother rarely ever doesn't... and its usually when he doesn't like the food. I was planning originally to ask for dessert but since the food was so bad, i decided to forgo ordering it. I asked to pay for the meal and it took a long time to even be able to do that. When i walked out, i pointedly asked my brother if he liked the meal. He hesitated and said yes. I asked him to be honest with me, he said it was... okish. Yeah thats not what I want to hear when I take someone out on their birthday. The money spent here was not worth it. I ended up going to a nearby grocery store and getting him a birthday cake so at least we have something nice.

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    The food is fresh and juicy. The waiters are so nice and welcoming. The service was fast and none of the food was stale or cold. The interior is nothing too special but it's still a lovey sight. I do recommend this place for a stop. And watch out for the one creepy waiter. RILEY. I've only ever heard of him...

    This salad is so good. My son liked the chicken gnocchi soup also
    Christine B.

    I love the food here but I've never been to this location as I was in another state. My first choice restaurant was closed due to staffing issues so I went in search of another restaurant. My son saw this restaurant and we went in. The service was amazing, the food was delicious and it was a great experience.

    Not a great experience today. Place is dirty. Service is slow. Please stop using the pandemic as an excuse to keep the place swept and dust free. Here is the divider between tables. Look at the this

    Nancy M.

    Great service and friendly staff clean food was great Must order the tiramisu and have my cappuccino and off on the road because Alham

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    Amazing Food, and our Server Megan was very helpful, Friendly,On point with everything!! Great dining experience and will return for sure!!

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    I go here after every weigh in get the same thing, always high quality food and high quality service. Bread is amazing

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    Typical Olive Garden. Good food + good service. You get what you have grown to expect.

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    The Met

    The Met

    4.4
    (249 reviews)
    2.0 mi
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    Ashley...here's your crown! A five star experience, in a beautiful building, with fantastic food &…read moredrinks and excellent service! The Met has a policy that your server gets to proudly wear a crown if their name is mentioned in a five star review. Love that policy!! Wear it proudly Ashely!! The Met is a unique building downtown Lima. It was built in the late 1880's and was originally home to the The Metropolitan Bank. It has since been morphed into a restaurant with very attractive original features. The wood floors and plaster ceilings...along with the attractive decor really enhance the dinning experience! The team here is very friendly, professional and welcoming. Ashley was outstanding. She hustled, knew her menu and had great recommendations. Ashley was very attentive and helped us enjoy the evening. I appreciated Liz stopping by and welcoming us. Liz shared lots of history and helped us appreciate the facility. The Met has a large food menu that has something for everyone. They have a large selection of beverages and specialty cocktails. All at reasonable prices. We started with a couple of Mule drinks. One was a designer St. Patrick's Day Mule and their specialty Met Mule. Both were very tasty, cool and refreshing . We started with the Focaccia bread appetizer. It had a lightly golden/chewing top with a soft and moist inside. Liz said that they make the bread fresh three times a day. The bread had a slight olive oil taste with a mild amount of Italian herbs. The soft whipped butter was a nice add. The side salad had lots of fresh spring greens. There was a few tasty tomatoes and lots of stronger tasting onions. The thin Parmesan cheese shreds were an excellent touch. The house ranch dressing was very smooth/light/creamy moderately thin with a mild ranch taste. My wife had the chicken bacon ranch flatbread. The crust was thin and crispy. She really liked the ranch house made sauce and how it accented the meat toppings. I had the Met Meatloaf which had an outstanding meat flavor. The meat was made with Italian sausage which had a slightly spicy kick. It was moist and tender to go along the beefy taste. The smooth red sauce on top was slightly sweet & spicy. It accented the meat nicely. The mashed potatoes were real with lumps, eyes and minute peel pieces. Very smooth and delicious! The grilled asparagus had a slight crisp to go along with the tender stalk. Not much seasoning detected...just a nice olive oil taste. Overall a fantastic dinner experience. We sat street level and watched the pedestrians come & go while enjoying the decor of this unique facility! The menu is large and the food and drinks are outstanding. A special trip to The Met in downtown Lima is worth a try!

    We drove in from Columbus to meet friends from Toledo. It's about half-way for both of us…read more Glad we found The Met. I think someone we knew had been here and gave it a high recommended. We arrived at 11:30 and left at 2. They were nice to let us linger. Everything we had was terrific. Soups are made in-house. I'm thinking most all things on the very large menu were probably very good. They seem to care about the details. We also shared some ice cream cookie sundae concoction that was 5*. Metered parking on the street and there was a free lot but it was full. Meters were $2 for two hours. Nice staff and there were no staff shortages! Lilly our server was perfect. If we pass through again we will stop in! The bar area is exquisite.

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    Pat's Donuts & Kreme

    Pat's Donuts & Kreme

    3.9
    (31 reviews)
    0.4 mi
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    Question: Who does…read morenot enjoy a good donut!? I am not speaking of a donut from your local DUNKIN (this is not a shot, dunkin-your iced coffee is boss! Lol). This spot got a second date out of me,and this time in, I wanted to show some yelp love. I have been to Lima Ohio more than I would like to share for reasons that are my own. Lol But finding this donut shop as I headed to the expressway was a joy! It's really simple. There is fried dough. There is fried dough flavored assorted items in all the ways fried and assorted lol(did you catch that?) And there is plenty of ways to have your fried dough at PAT'S! The word is that this place has multiple locations and Lima has 2. This location was my first stop. *waving at Adrianne* Adrianne works at this location and answered all my questions. She was so kind. Being I am a resident of Illinois, I was passing through for the last time in my life (I pray), I wanted a particular donut to bring home. They were out. No worries I shared, I will ride over to the other location I stated. Adrianne called for me! She was a doll! However, NO ONE ANSWERED THE PHONE. *crying*. We were gonna see if they had the wonderfully fried dough at the other location, however after 4 calls, no one picked up. And guess what, they are open 24 hours!!! So strange. So, we grabbed a couple boxes of fried yum yum, and still drove over to the other location. New location-2102 Elida Road, Lima Ohio. There I spoke with Erica, after waiting 5 minutes for anyone to come and service me, in an empty doughnut shop with no customer's inside. Hmmmmm...*thinking*... Pretty busy place? The phone as I am waiting to see a human, is ringing off the charts!!!!!! And it does not stop! Nor did I see anyone answer it. It just kept ringing. Well, that answered the questioned about Adrianne calling and what the end result was at the other shop. When Erica emerged from the back, She greeted us. I explained i had come over from the other shop. And unfortunately the fried dough I came over to this location for-they were out of it as well. Apple fritters are clearly a hit! I know, I had 1 before. Lol! They are big, fresh fruit, nothing like I have eaten as an adult from the donut shops near my home! SO GOOD. I asked why no one ever answered the phone, she said they were busy with "DoorDash orders". They also sell breakfast sandwiches, breakfast pizzas, dessert pizzas.. Assorted sandwiches, soups and ice cream(soft serve). They have a variety of yum yum in this small spot. There were several workers in the back though... not sure what happened with those phone calls. But Erica was kind, she answered all my questions and even tossed a pastry in my bag on the house. *SCREAMING* THANK YOU ERICA! So, if yiu are ever in Lima Ohio for whatever reason, stop in and enjoy SOMETHING, as there is alot to choose from. But i suggest getting their sour dough doughnut/cream cheese donut. I place mine in the microwave for a few seconds to make it soft and warm.. OMG!!!! DEEEELIGHTFUL! As always, you don't have to take my word for it, GO GET YOU SOME!

    We stopped here after a friend recommended this place. We were looking for lunch and some donuts. I…read moreordered the sloppy dog my wife had the regular sub and my daughter had a small cheese pizza with extra cheese. The sloppy dog was pretty good the sub as expected but the cheese pizza was really good. It had that flavorful chewy cheese and a tangy sauce. As for the donuts we got mostly "filled sticks" which are long icing filled and covered with icing donuts. We loved the triple chocolate. Yum! The time to get food was a little long considering it was around 4pm. They do have a few table with chairs for dining there but best to take out.

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