Is Olive Garden Really that Great?

So I will warn you, if you like Olive Garden stop reading now....

A year or two ago Olive Garden finally came up to Alaska....whenever any southern chain restaurant finally comes up here, everyone acts like there is a hidden treasure in the building there and they must be the first ones in it to find it. Then for months and months the restaurant is packed tight and there is always a waiting time of about 2 hours. Then everyone asks you just about everyday if you have been there yet, and if and when you finally tell them yes then they stop asking.

Finally my time had come!
This last Saturday we went to Olive Garden. We were suppose to meet a friend there but he bailed because of the road conditions (which at the time were horrendous). The waiting time had dwindled and we were seated quickly. I ordered a lasagna classico.
 First off  the tables are right next to each other, its as if I am dining with strangers, not only that but the chairs are so close i my as well sit on their lap. We waited while we were fed bread sticks and salad (which they pre-drench in dressing) and tried not to listen to the woman directly next to me talk on the phone about her husband who was jumped and robbed in the street, while her poor son just sat there twiddling his thumbs.
The restaurant i realized was to get people in and out as soon as possible. They ask if you want cheese on everything! I declined because the lasagna it seemed was made of cheese itself! After not being able to finish even half of it, we decided to get out of there. Thankfully, our waitress was fantastic, very nice and helpful. She brought us our bill and gave us our leftovers. Later that night me and Niko's stomach felt sick, sick as in we felt like we should just sit down and do nothing. Since we have become pescatarians we have been eating very light mostly salads each night every once in awhile fish... We weren't accustomed to the constant carbs....My brother happened to go that same night to Olive garden with his wife, and the next day he had food poisoning. Thank goodness me and Niko were fine after hours of sitting still and wishing we haunt eaten there.

Needless to say we haven't touched the leftovers....