The Olive Garden in Duluth, Georgia

I am sure that most American's have visited or at least seen The Olive Garden commercials proclaiming, "When you're here, you're family". When the Olive Garden makes that proclamation they mean business! When you enter an Olive Garden establishment you'll most likely see smiling faces greeting you to come on in and stay for a while. The decor screams Italy with it's stucco walls and wrought iron accents everywhere.

Recently I had the opportunity to enjoy a lunch meeting at the Olive Garden in Duluth, Georgia. The place was almost filled to capacity as I scarily found a parking space. Once inside I was quickly shown to a wonderful table tucked into a little niche. You will notice that the atmosphere at most Olive Garden restaurants is very relaxed and you can choose from a comfortable booth to a very large dinning table. We had five guest, so we went for one of the larger dinning tables that allowed us to be comfortable as we interacted with each other.

The Olive Garden has lots of wonderful menu choices to choose from for lunch or dinner. As most American's are aware, they do have what they call their endless soup, salad and bread stick special which is always on the menu. Some of their soup selections include Chicken and Gnocchi which is made up of roasted chicken, traditional dumplings and spinach or their signature Minestrone which is fresh vegetables, beans and pasta in a light tomato sauce.

Some of their lunch selections includes Tour of Italy which consist of homemade lasagna, chicken parmigiana and fettuccine Alfredo or perhaps you'd like a mixture of broccoli, squash and asparagus they can make it special just for you! If you don't have time for lunch, why not come back for dinner. The Olive Garden dinner dishes consist of Steak Toscano which includes a grilled 14 oz center cut steak with Italian herbs and extra virgin olive oil and served with Tuscan potatoes and bell peppers. Can you say yum! So, not much into steak? Well, no fear, why not try their Herb-grilled salmon which is made up of a Salmon fillet brushed with Italian Herbs and extra virgin olive oil served with seasoned broccoli. It doesn't matter if you have lunch or dinner you will leave more than satisfied.

The Olive Garden is a great place to enjoy a birthday celebration, wedding rehearsal or business meeting. Stop by The Olive Garden located in Duluth, Georgia at 3565 Mall Boulevard, Duluth, Georgia 30096 or give them a call today at 770-497-0594. The bottom-line: Good Italian food, reasonable prices. You can dine for lunch for as low as $5.00 or dinner for as low as $8.00. The Olive Garden, when you're here, you are certainly treated like family!