My company will be taking us all out to olive garden for dinner tomorrow what the heck can I possibly order there besides salad??

Here's their menu:

Oops, I thought it was lunch, so I just deleted my posted and added this link:

http://www.olivegarden.com/ourmenus..._nc_entrees.asp

Good luck

Order a meat based dish that is not on top of pasta, then substitute the roasted potatoes for a second side of veggies and voila!

Good luck! They give you unlimited salad so you won't go hungry no matter what. I'd get a T-bone.

I think I'd call ahead and ask about the dressing. I really like it but it seems possible that sugar is added... I sure wouldn't want to waste any carbs on that!

Called myself. Does your dressing contain sugar? "SURE DOES!"

If I am unsure about the salad dressing in a restaurant, I just ask for oil and vinegar. I have never been in a restaurant that was unable to bring out little jars of oil and vinegar so I could dress my salad myself. This is what they do in Italy anyway -- they never have prepared dressing, just shakers of oil and vinegar.

I like to get Chicken Marsala, but ask them to hold the flour coating - otherwise, even though you may think it's not there, it is, just thinly!

Thank you guys so much!! I will go with the steak and the oil and vinegar for the salad. I love all that yummy high carb food so cross your fingers that I don't mess up. If I have a yummy steak in front of me I don't see how I can go wrong.

I've eaten their grilled chicken w/broccoli covered in alfredo sauce. The guy looked at me all weird when I asked for no pasta, but he got it for me nontheless!

I just had lunch there last Friday. LOADS of salad (crap, sugar but thanks for the info Jinx) and some broth from the minestrone soup- I picked out some of the 'legal' veggies from that too. The broth probably had loads of hidden carbs, but I think I had a total of maybe 6 tbsp of it- shouldn't have made that much of a difference.

Good luck and enjoy!
Nikki

A more specific question would be, "How much sugar is in your dressing?" Just about EVERY dressing has sugar. If it only a gram or two per serving, it's not too bad. Of course, oil and vinegar is still your best option.

Ah, it's on their website:

What is the nutritional content of your salad dressing?
Each two (2) tablespoon serving contains the following: 90 calories; 70 calories from fat; fat 8 grams; saturated fat 1 gram; cholesterol 5 mg; sodium 530 mg; carbohydrates 3 grams; protein >1 gram.

It's a little high. Oil and vinegar would be a better choice.

The Pork Filettino and the Tuscan Steak sound delicious! I think we'll be heading to Olive Garden this weekend!

Heh, heh, heh. Back in the day (early twenties) I was a waitress at an Olive Garden in Orlando. So... they DO have oil and vinegar, and I'd order Chicken Alfredo, hold the fettucini. And have lots of salad with o & V.

How big is your purse?? I'd take my own salad dressing!

Good Luck and have fun!

Take your own salad dressing. You may also find that the restaurant is very accomodating. For example you may request spinach or broccoli as a pasta replacement. Ask for the chicken to be served on the vegetables instead of pasta. That is what I would do.

Black57