Applebee's "Breadstick" Thing...

As you can tell from my title of this post, I could careless what Applebee's has decided to name what I feel is a piss poor attempt of satisfying the bread lover's craving of a delicious, garlic buttered slice of bread that Applebee's has decided to serve with its entree salads and pastas. This thing they call bread is tasteless and dry, leaving oneself choking and looking for the nearest drink to wash down the bread. Good bread will make one's mouth water, whereas Applebee's "bread" requires water to literraly wash it down or else you choke and die.

The sad thing about Applebee's breadstick is the even bigger dissapointment it has than their previous texas toast style garlic bread. Their old bread was a poor attempt and a knock off of Mama Bella's Texas Toast style frozen garlic bread that you cook in the oven. However, it seemed like Applebee's would cook all the bread in the morning because the bread would come out cold, dry, and shriveled up, like it had a depressing time spending all day under a stupid heat lamp waiting to be served to a consumer just to be a big dissapointment.

All in all, it is time Applebee's finds a cure to its bread dilemma or the day may come where bread consumers, like me, start avoiding their restaurants.

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 Stars.

Olive Garden Breadsticks

My first posting will be that of Olive Garden's famous breadsticks. I have been a long time fan of Olive Garden's breadsticks because of sheer warmth that the breadsticks come out everytime. I can not remember one bad incident involving their bread sticks since I have been going to Olive Garden. Everytime I have eaten at The Garden, I have received hot, delicious bread sticks. However, I get the occasional grumpy server who gets tired of having to go back and refill my bread basket. Olive Garden has a bread rule that makes my servers disgruntled; its what I call the "One for One plus One" rule. This rule inclines that servers bring one breadstick out per person plus one extra breadstick. Example, if two people are on a date, the server will bring out three breadsticks. A party of four receives five bread sticks, etcetera etcetera. By the time my server is finished adding cheese to the salad, it is common for the breadsticks to already be eaten, forcing them to return with more. This is the first sign of one of many trips back to the kitchen for bread refills for my table. But what can I say, I absolutely LOVE these breadsticks! Combined with their alfredo or marinara sauce used for dipping, or the sponging of the last of your soup, these breadsticks will always have a place in my heart and are the reason I keep eating at Olive Garden.

Best Served with: Alfredo Dipping Sauce; Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars