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In article <1jmnslINNlml@transfer.stratus.com> lmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com  
(Laurie Mann) writes:
> Linda M. Easterbrooks writes
> >In article <C14o9r.GLC@world.std.com> adamg@world.std.com (Adam M Gaffin)  
> writes:
> >And there are two in the Providence area -
> >	Pawtucket Ave in Providence (or E. Prov?)
> >	Next to Olive Garden/Pace/etc, Rt. 2, Warwick
> 
> Wow, there's an Olive Garden in New England?  I ate at one in Orlando several  
> times over the summer and really liked it.  It's not as good as a non-chain  
> Italian restaurant, but it's MUCH better than Papa Gino's, and slightly  
better  
> than Bertucci's.  I thought they were just a southern phenomenon.
> 
> ** lmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Internet) Laurie.Mann (GEnie) **
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Not at all a southern phenomenon, apparently.  While visiting relatives
in Minneapolis last fall, my SO and I were taken out to dinner at an
Olive Garden in Minneapolis last September. (Well, actually suburban  
Minneapolis, Edina to be specific.)  We thought the food was better
than average for a chain but nothing special.  The restaurant seemed
oriented to families with kids, and I must admit, the staff did seem to
handle kids well, even rambunctious ones.  Does anyone know who the
corporate owner is?  Our relatives thought it was one of the big food
companies, maybe General Mills?

Karen