5 Restaurant Chains With the Best All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Deals, According to Diners
Sometimes a bowl of pasta isn’t enough. If you are starving, there are a few all-you-can-eat pasta options that allow you to keep eating noodles smothered in sauce until you are stuffed to the max. From fettuccine alfredo to spaghetti with marinara, some restaurants offer endless refills while others allow you to scoop it up yourself buffet style. Where should you go for all the pasta you can eat? Here are 5 restaurant chains with the best all-you-can-eat pasta deals, according to diners.
Olive Garden
Olive Garden’s Never-Ending Pasta Bowl, which includes endless refills of pasta, homemade soup or salad, and fresh breadsticks, is legendary. A limited-time special, this year the chain changed things up a bit by offering a pasta pass, which went on sale July 16. “ALERT THE PASTA PRESS,” the chain announced on social media. “For the first time in six years, Pasta Pass is back! The ultimate way to experience Never-Ending Pasta Bowl.” They added that each pass “unlocks unlimited access to 13 weeks of never-ending pasta, sauces, and protein toppings, with soup or salad and breadsticks.” However, the 10,000 passes, which cost $100 each, sold out fast. “The trick is to START LIGHT. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen people ready to order multiple bowls but then their first dish is always fettuccine alfredo with frita. They never make it past the first dish,” one Redditor said.
Fazoli’s
Some Fazoli’s locations offer all-you-can-eat pasta on Thursdays, when diners can enjoy endless breadsticks with their regular meals, too. “Fazoli’s prides itself on serving quality Italian food, fast, fresh, and friendly. Menu offerings include freshly prepared pasta entrees, sub sandwiches, salads, pizza, and desserts – along with its unlimited signature breadsticks,” the chain says.
Pasta House Co.
The Pasta House Co. offers an All You Can Eat Pasta special on Monday nights at participating locations for around $18 and includes a single-serve house salad and fresh baby loaves of Italian bread. “I’m always going there for this,” a Facebooker writes. “They added the penne con salsiccia which is great.”
Cicis Pizza
Cicis Pizza is a classic favorite with an all-you-can-eat buffet with pizza, sides, pastas, salad, and more. The cheap and kid-friendly eatery has a cult following that frequents the chain. “I friggen love CiCis, I go and pigout and just eat way too much,” a Redditor exclaims. Pasta options include Pasta with Marinara Sauce, Pasta with Alfredo Sauce, and even a yummy Pasta Salad.
Golden Corral
Golden Corral, circa 1973, offers a wallet-friendly buffet experience with homestyle favorites, including pasta. The chain serves classic comfort pasta dishes on its buffet, most notably its homestyle Macaroni and Cheese, an Italian Pasta Bake, and occasionally rotational options like fried ravioli or Cajun-spiced pasta.