Olive Garden needs to hire more people

Or something.

Olive Garden has traditionally been one of my favorite restaurants.  (It's the breadsticks and alfredo sauce.  YUM.)  I'd go there for birthdays, for random celebrations, when I'm in the middle of working hard and have earned a treat, or when I'm just really craving it.  (It's like Mellow Mushroom.  It's my thing!)

When my mom and I were up here looking for apartments over my birthday weekend, we found an Olive Garden and went to dinner there.  It is relatively close to my apartment, so that location has become "my" Olive Garden.  I've eaten there a handful of times since then.  All ... have been ...extremely ... SLOW.  To the point that I become somewhat annoyed.

But.  So many times, there are factors in play making the service bad that go far beyond your waiter/waitress.  There's NO point -- and I think it's actually rather rude -- to take it out on them.  Perhaps the kitchen is understaffed for the night.  Or maybe your waiter has too many tables b/c another waiter didn't come in and he is having to cover for him.

But.  This Olive Garden ... consistently slow.  We're talking very slow.  As in, waiting (seated) almost 10 minutes before we even SEE our waiter.  Hmm.

The Olive Garden at 3548-52 S. Jefferson St. in Falls Church, VA, needs to work on that.