The Never-Ending Story of Olive Garden’s Pasta Bowl
From $6.95 bowls to lifetime passes, Olive Garden turned a seasonal promotion into one of America's strangest restaurant rituals.
Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Bowl began as a $6.95 late-summer special in 1995. Three decades later, it has survived price increases, Pasta Pass frenzy, stuffed-pasta experiments, a pandemic hiatus and even 50 lifetime passes - while evolving into a remarkably durable fall tradition.
