Italian-American guidance based on reviewed public sources for United States, excluding Hawaii for the cited allergen guide.
If you’re considering Olive Garden with an egg allergy, the restaurant’s allergen guide offers an important detail that is easy to miss. Some pastas are made with egg and others are not, but Olive Garden says they are cooked in the same pasta cooker. That means an egg-free ingredient declaration may be only part of the picture, and the shared cooking process is worth discussing with the restaurant before you choose a pasta dish.
If you’re dining at Olive Garden with a milk allergy, the restaurant’s allergen guide is a helpful place to begin. It identifies which menu items contain milk and notes that the breadsticks and garlic topping themselves do not contain dairy, which may make them worth asking about. The guide cannot tell you everything about how an individual order will be prepared, though, so it is still important to check the latest information and talk with the restaurant before ordering.
Olive Garden’s allergen guide can be a useful starting point for someone with a wheat allergy because it lists wheat and gluten separately. That distinction is important: a dish described as gluten-sensitive does not automatically answer every question about wheat. Olive Garden also notes that its kitchens are not gluten-free, so the way a meal is prepared, along with the possibility of contact with other foods, should be part of the conversation before you order.