Growing up in New York, I was surrounded by every restaurant imaginable. In the Big Apple, oftentimes it's the hole-in-the-wall type places that wind up being the most delicious meals. Olive Garden was never even on the radar for me. I simply never felt a need to go to a chain Italian restaurant with Little Italy at my access. However,I must admit, I was painfully mistaken. Since moving down south, I'd heard some chatter about Olive Garden. I was unconvinced that it would be worth the hype. However, I decided to live a little bit and go to Olive Garden.Needless to say I was delightfully surprised. In the wake of this life-altering experience, I've come up with the 10 stages of going to Olive Garden.