As if that’s not compelling enough, it gets even more interesting when it’s aformeremployee posting.

Last week, TikTok user @zekecieslak challenged others to name the restaurant they would never eat at.

In response,@spookyshannyposted her poker-faced answer: “Olive Garden,” she said.

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“I worked there for 10 years.

There’s a reason why you feel like s**t after you eat there.

Just trust me, don’t eat there.”

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Or, canned mystery chicken."

There are allegedly bugs in Olive Garden’s salads..?

It’s just the way it is.

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On Olive Garden server hygiene… (Unfortunately, even after the pandemic, this may bea national trend.)

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The soda machines may be… sluggish.

Read up on theworst menu item at Olive Garden.

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One Olive Garden menu item seems to be herleastfavorite of all.

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Microplastics came into the picture.

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The former OG employee also pointed to “lots of fillers that contain microscopic pieces of plastic.”

So Olive Garden’s food isn’t made from scratch?

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The good news?

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Stick to the sticks, she says.

The breadsticks aren’t frozen.

“For the people saying their breadsticks are frozen, their breadsticks are actually not frozen.

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Olive Garden’s parent company, Darden Restaurants, did not respond to our request for comment.

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