Get Free Access to the Data Below for 10 Ads! Olive Garden says that never-ending truly means never-ending when it comes to its first course options. You and your family will never have to fight over the last breadstick or reach the bottom of your salad bowl.

Read on for more surprising facts about Olive Garden.

• They've been ranked the number one Italian chain restaurant.
• They used to share buildings with Red Lobster restaurants.
• The look of the original restaurant models resemble a Tuscan farmhouse.
• It started as a Florida-based restaurant.

Donna Jay Fulks Even if you don't recognize her name, you've probably heard the work of Donna Jay Fulks. She's been the voice behind Olive Garden, Secret, Walgreens, Aveeno, JCPenney, and even The Oprah Winfrey Network. Growing up in Crystal Lake, IL, Fulks remembers writing and recording radio plays at a young age.

Although it's unlikely that a bot actually wrote this -- as @donohoe pointed out, 1,000 hours comes out to about 250,000 unique Olive Garden commercials.

Each unlimited pasta combo will cost $13.99 and includes as much pasta as you can eat, along with soup or salad and those iconic Olive Garden breadsticks. For an additional $4.99, diners can add one of three Never Ending toppings: meatballs, Italian sausage, or a crispy chicken fritta.

What is a 3-course meal? A 3-course meal is any meal that includes one entrée, one main course, and one dessert. Also referred to as a standard course meal, 3-course meals are considered the starting point for fine dining.

The Italian-American chain is known for their unlimited salads, endless pasta offerings and those famously warm, soft breadsticks that make customer feel like family.

Olive Garden is an American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian–American cuisine. It is a subsidiary of Darden Restaurants, Inc., which is headquartered in Orange County, Florida.

Donald LeRoi LaFontaine Donald LeRoi LaFontaine (August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008) was an American voice actor who recorded more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers over four decades.

The Chicago-based food products firm retains the rights to Dean's name and likeness. Even years after he passed away, his image and voice are still used in commercials for Jimmy Dean Sausage products. In 1963, he became Johnny Carson's first guest host on "The Tonight Show".

Olive Garden is one of those chain restaurants that will always have a special place in most people's hearts - in large part, because of the breadsticks. The Italian-American chain is known for their unlimited salads, endless pasta offerings and those famously warm, soft breadsticks that make customer feel like family.

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