Olive Garden customer orders the never-ending pasta for a better deal. It backfires

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Olive Garden is known for its popular Never-Ending Pasta Bowl promotion. For $13.99, this deal comes with your choice of pasta, soup or salad, and breadsticks, in a clip with over 740,000, a customer’s order of the Never-Ending Pasta Bowl yields unexpected results.

What happened?

In the video, TikTok user @itsokyar is seen at a table in Olive Garden, delicately nibbling on her pasta with her fork. In a caption appearing on the screen, she expresses, "How much vibe did I lose when I decided to go for the endless pasta bowl at Olive Garden but ended up not even getting to the first bowl.” She faced difficulties not only in consuming her pasta but also in finishing her soup.

In the video’s caption, she blames “too many breadsticks” for why she was unable to finish.

Viewers could relate

Many viewers in the comments section related to the TikToker’s experience.

“I used to work at olive garden i tried the never ending once , lets just say i FAILED big time,” one viewer shared.

“That’s why I don’t add anything to the pasta the first plate,” a second commented.

“Same but I only took one bite of a breadstick beforehand and one bite of the salad STILL COULDNT FINISH MY FIRST PLATE!” a third wrote.

However, some could eat more than one bowl without any problems.

“I could’ve eaten 3+ bowls of pasta if the Olive Garden near me didn’t serve the worst pasta I’ve ever tasted,” one viewer remarked.

“As soon as they brought that first bowl out, it was already gone by the time they came back,” another stated.

Other TikTokers shared @itsokyar’s struggle

Several other TikTokers have gone viral for sharing their attempts at conquering the Never-Ending Pasta Bowl. Last year, TikTok user Kelly and her friend also got full on one bowl. Another customer named Ruth shared her unlimited pasta with her partner because of how much food the deal comes with. Moreover, a customer named Emily brought her own containers to take some of the pasta home.

Is there a limit for the Never-Ending Pasta?

Food & Wine reports that this is not the case. "Customers still seek out excellent bargains while eating out, and Never Ending Pasta Bowl stands out as the perfect value, providing guests with endless servings of their preferred pasta, along with as much soup or salad, and freshly baked breadsticks as they desire," Jaime Bunker, the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Olive Garden, shared with Food & Wine.