One time on Usenet, "Dale P" > said:
> "Nexis" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Michael "Dog3"" > wrote in message
> > .121...
> >> hahabogus > dropped this
> >> : in rec.food.cooking
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I don't dislike the olive garden...for a chain it's not that bad.
> >>> Some folks ain't as food crazy as us and don't know it's bad and
> >>> therefore enjoy it. When I dine out with my son it is one of the
> >>> regular choices he makes.
> >>
> >> Compared the The Pasta House Co. here, OG rocks. It is not a favorite of
> >> mine either but if someone wants to go, sure I'll go I'll go *almost*
> >> anywhere if needed... except a buffet... unless the buffet is a brunch
> >> where children are scarce.
> >>
> >> Michael
> >
> > Back in the day, when my husband and I were first together (I can hardly
> > say dating, since we married a week after first laying eyes on each other!
> > lol)...we used to go to the Old Spaghetti Factory. Back then they had
> > spaghetti served with medallions of filet for $6 or $7. It was good, the
> > salad dressing was good, and the tea was free...plus it included spumoni
> > ice cream for dessert. A full dinner plus tip for $20, perfect for a young
> > couple just starting out!
> >
> > It's also where I had my first Italian Cream Soda. Ah, the memories.
> >
> > kimberly
>
> Your Old Spaghetti Factory must have been much better than ours (Denver). I
> went two different times many years ago (probably 25 or more) and was of the
> opinion that they served lots of bad sauces over spaghetti. My comment even
> then was that I could feed a whole crowd at home for what a meal cost at
> OSF. We never went back.

Oh yes, the OSFs vary wildly. I've eaten at one in Tacoma that was
vastly superiour to the one in Seattle. Or it's the other way around;
it's been a very long time... :-)

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Jani in WA