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America's preeminent Italian chain, Olive Garden is best known for its legendary breadsticks, over-the-top desserts, and a wide array of pasta dishes. However, any true fan knows that soup is also a huge part of the experience when dining at the family-friendly red sauce institution.
Read on for my review of each soup, starting with my least favorite and ending with the one I enjoyed the most. . The taste: I appreciated that the Minestrone wasn't too rich or decadent, which probably makes it easier to down a bowl without completely sapping your appetite before the pasta course at Olive Garden. However, that's all the praise that I have to bestow on this soup. The flavor of the broth was watery, desperately in need of salt, and weirdly sweet, while the vegetables and noodles had been cooked until they lacked any semblance of texture.
The taste: The Chicken & Gnocchi was a favorite of mine when I was younger and the only soup I would order from Olive Garden as I was growing up. However, I realized that my fond memories of this soup were far from reality when I revisited it for this tasting experiment. The broth tasted more like hot, thick dairy with a hint of poultry flavor rather than a real deal chicken soup. The fact that there were barely any pieces of actual chicken in the soup didn't help matters either.
The taste: Savory, tomatoe-y, and surprisingly beefy for the amount of meat that came in my bowl. This soup actually had some decent flavor, which immediately put it ahead of the two lower-ranking options in this taste test. That being said, I had some big issues with the Pasta e Fagioli that would deter me from choosing it again in the future. The particle-sized bits of ground beef made for an unpleasant appearance and texture, and the flavor was slightly boring.
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