Olive Garden Italian - Visalia

I love this place. A super nice young lady working there asked me how I was doing. I think she was the manager there, named Mariah. Way super nice and asked how my day was going. Meal was so good. They made the baked ziti with meat sauce like it shouldbe made. Always a line. Food was delicious and I liked all the staff I talked too. Everyone was happy and helpful.

Fast food Italian food, but they've got their menu down and their servers are likeable and very well-trained. Food is good, especially if you customize it how you like, though some things are a little on the salty side. There aren't a ton of mid-range Italian places in Visalia anymore and I'd go here over Rosa's.

My son and I went to Olive Garden on a Friday afternoon. We got there just before the evening crowd. It was the first time for my son. I wanted to introduce him to the all-you-can-eat soup and salad. Our waitress started us with a bowl of salad and some hot breadsticks. She returned to ask what soup we wanted as we wiped out the salad. We got the Chicken Gnocchi soup, then Minestrone. We asked for another salad bowl, which concluded our meal. The salad was great! There was something in both soups that I didn 't like. I did not hate the soups, but there was one spice that I didn 't care for, and unfortunately, I couldn 't pinpoint what it was. Overall, my experience that afternoon was positive. The service was excellent, and the price was average to high $38 including tips). I would go again, but maybe next time, I 'll go during lunch between 11:00 and 3:00 for the all-you-can-eat soup and salad; it is only $9.99 instead of the dinner price of $12.99.

Food was great. Employees are excellent. The service is very good and fast. Only reason they don't get five stars is because we had dust from the light above our table falling on us. We looked up and the light had dust and spider webs caked on. Looked around and there were other lights with the same issues. One light even had food on it. Looked like a food fight went down at that table.

Seated right away, friendly staff and waiter. Lots of food!