Olive Garden is an Italian American chain restaurant chain known for serving unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks at any of their 850 locations throughout the U.S. It belongs to Darden Restaurant Group which also includes Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse; their headquarters can be found in Orlando, Florida.
Does Olive Garden Offer First Responder Discounts? Olive Garden has long recognized the service first responders provide to communities by offering complimentary meals to local first responders as a thank-you gesture for all they do to keep us safe. The chain offers this perk as part of their loyalty reward program for employees.
Olive Garden in Roanoke organized and coordinated a nationwide effort for police officers on Labor Day by providing hot pasta lunch. It marked 18 years that this nationwide effort had taken place.
On Monday, more than 800 Olive Gardens locations across the nation will honor first responders by giving away free entrees – such as lasagna, fettuccine alfredo and spaghetti and meatballs – as a token of their appreciation. This initiative recognizes those who work tirelessly to keep communities safe.
Olive Garden’s Spokane and Coeur d’Alene locations will be offering complimentary lunches to local first responders, in addition to discounts from Wilson (firefighters and EMT personnel can get 15% off sportswear and equipment); YETI (20% off coolers); and Babbel (60% off language lesson subscription).