Olive Garden Announces An All-New All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Deal

In yet another waistline-expanding promotion, Olive Garden is encouraging its customers to consume an endless parade of pasta or other classic entrées (plus unlimited soup, breadsticks, and non-alcoholic drinks) starting at just $11.99, and maxing out at $17.99. The unbelievable deal is called the Never Ending Classics, and it's available now through March 6.

Olive Garden is no stranger to unlimited pasta, and thousands of its Never Ending Pasta Passes sell out almost immediately every year.

But this deal is significantly cheaper than the long-term $100 commitment. Patrons can choose from one of five entrées: spaghetti with meat sauce, fettuccine alfredo, lasagna classic, chicken alfredo, and chicken Parmigiana. They can then ask for as many refills as they want — but really, how many pieces of chicken alfredo can one conceivably consume before becoming ill?

Whether or not the all-you-can-eat strategy will work for the once-struggling casual Italian chain remains to be seen.