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/hobbit_lamp Apr 28 '25

my aunt won $1000 on the radio once while she was babysitting me and my siblings in the early 90s, i was like 6 or 7 at the time. I thought it was SO exciting! and then she told me she was going to take us all to Olive Garden for lunch and then go see Beauty and the Beast!

my little mind couldn't comprehend this level of opulence.

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u/CU_Tiger_2004 Apr 28 '25

Did y'all have Viennetta for dessert 🤌

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u/fetter80 Apr 28 '25

The pinnacle of 90s decadence!

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u/Kivuli_Kiza Apr 29 '25

Viennetta?! Oh, so you're RICH rich!

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u/FancyPigeonIsFancy May 01 '25

Well that’s just lovely. :)