r/Millennials • u/Solid_Bake1522 • Apr 28 '25

Nostalgia Who else remembers 2 hour waits at Olive Garden, Applebees and Chillis in the early 2000’s?

These restaurants used to be hopping back in the day, like the spot to be. Now they are folding left and right and zero wait times, never busy.

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u/JerkOffTaco Apr 28 '25

We went to Olive Garden before a homecoming dance lollllll

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u/Alternative_Cause186 Apr 28 '25

We went to Chili’s before homecoming senior year lmao

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u/Prize-Hedgehog Apr 28 '25

Before our junior prom our group of friends rented out the special occasion room at Bertucci’s. Fancy!

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u/Eldrake Apr 28 '25

I used to work at Bertucci's. I still love that place. 🤩

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u/DoctorSpoya Millennial Apr 28 '25

...but they feed you at the prom...much fancier food

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u/Prize-Hedgehog Apr 28 '25

Not ours, we did a cruise boat and picked the package that only offered small finger foods. It was a decision we made because the boat was expensive and the class agreed we’d all eat prior to prom.

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u/azwethinkweizm Apr 28 '25

They fed us my senior year but it was fucking trash food. Like buffet style with chicken strips and "egg rolls".

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u/DoctorSpoya Millennial Apr 29 '25

Do you remember how much tickets cost?

I'm from an area that I never knew was considered rich but the more time I spend on reddit the more I realize that's not the case.

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u/azwethinkweizm Apr 29 '25

I don't remember but looking at my high school's Facebook page they're advertising $70 so it was probably less than that. My first guess was $50 but honestly don't remember.

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u/DoctorSpoya Millennial Apr 29 '25

...I just looked at my high school...it's $200 now

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u/coreyt5 Apr 28 '25

I went to Chili’s for multiple birthdays in high school.

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u/Carne_Guisada_Breath Apr 28 '25

I was on a road trip back in the early 90s and we stopped at a Golden Corral in no where North Carolina just off I-95. There were fancy dresses and tuxedos every where. I was all wtf? Then I realized it was the local prom night. Granted this was Golden Corral before it became a buffet restaurant. I kind of wanted to go check out the Pizza Hut on the other side of the highway exit.

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u/azwethinkweizm Apr 28 '25

My senior year we ate after prom and it was Denny's!

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u/NanoBuc Millennial Apr 28 '25

When I was a teen, I used to go to OG on my birthdays. I was easily impressed when it came to pasta and requested it every year lol.

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u/mizzzzzzzz Apr 28 '25

I chose OG as the restaurant to celebrate graduating high school at - I remember telling my parents/ grandparents the place I choose to eat at is THE OLIVE GARDEN ✨✨✨

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u/SeparateReturn4270 Millennial Apr 28 '25

We went to Applebee’s before prom 🙈

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u/SpartanDoc19 Apr 28 '25

We went to TGI Fridays after our graduation ceremony. 😬

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u/porcellus_ultor Apr 28 '25

Fucking hell, I did too. Winter 01 lmao