We Ate At Chicago S First Olive Garden So Now You Don T Have To

• Gwynedd Stuart
• “Food” by Olive Garden

Would it surprise you to learn that there was a 45-minute wait for a table for two at the goddamned Olive Garden last Tuesday night?

Despite a rave review out of the Grand Forks area—and at the risk of sounding like a snob—Olive Garden is not a very good restaurant. Even the investment firm that owns the place doesn’t think so. So why is this place so packed?

Olive Garden, 3555 W. Addison, 773-250-2005, olivegarden.com