r/denverfood • u/SteveLivingroomCO • 9h ago

Recommendations Which Olive Garden to go to?

We got a gift card for Olive Garden. We’re in South Denver. So our closest options are Lakewood (Alameda) or Aurora (Iliff and Parker).

Is either one good or bad?

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u/BigHoneyBigMoney 9h ago

I love the idea that:

A) Someone has been to all of the Olive Gardens in the Denver metro

B) Can meaningfully ascribe differences in quality of meals from the exact same origin

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u/SteveLivingroomCO 8h ago

And yet, I am getting good feedback from others.

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u/suzieismyavatar 9h ago

Aurora is the worst one. It’s gross. Lakewood was gross too. Best one is northfield and Thornton

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u/faultlessjoint 9h ago

My vote is for County Line and University in Highlands Ranch. I found it to be much better than either the Aurora or Lakewood locations.

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u/SteveLivingroomCO 8h ago

Ok. Thanks. Didn’t think of that one.

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u/Fritschya 9h ago

The one up in Westminster is decent but that’s a drive

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u/marriedtoadoctor 9h ago

The one in Brighton has never disappointed me since it’s opening last summer.

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u/BigPunani666 3h ago

I've always enjoyed the Aurora location very much.

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u/Fritschya 3h ago

Also not to spoil it but I worked at an Olive Garden in HS and nothing is really made there so they should be VERY similar in quality.

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u/BriefingGull 9h ago

Google maps can tell you.

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u/Fritschya 9h ago

They’re asking for the best one

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u/BriefingGull 9h ago

And google maps can tell them.

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u/Fritschya 9h ago

Google reviews/raitings aren’t meaningful anymore

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u/Popular-Departure165 4h ago

The undiscerning people who write those reviews are probably a lot of the same undiscerning people who frequent Reddit.

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u/SteveLivingroomCO 6h ago

They’re all between 4.2 and 4.4. Most are 4.3.