Olive Garden began in 1982 in Orlando, Florida with a Tuscan garden-inspired theme. The original location lacked all-you-can-eat soup and salad but featured in-house made pasta and desserts. Servers carried trays up steep stairs, and average customer bills were around $9. The menu combined Northern and Southern Italian dishes and included more unusual items in earlier years. The phrase 'endless breadsticks' was early on, while 'The Green Frog' served as the working name prior to launch, connected to General Mills' acquisition of Red Lobster.
The original look of Olive Garden was a Tuscan-inspired Italian garden, complete with murals of the Italian countryside and features like table umbrellas and hanging plants.
Olive Garden opened its doors in 1982 in Orlando, Florida, introducing an initially different dining experience without all-you-can-eat soup and salad.
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