Olive Garden's Coveted 'Never Ending Pasta Pass' Goes On Sale Thursday

BAY AREA, CA – There's good news and bad news for fans of Olive Garden restaurants.

The good news: The eatery's in-demand "Never Ending Pasta Pass" -- a $100 deal for seven weeks of unlimited "Never Ending Pasta Bowls" -- goes on sale Thursday, Sept. 15.

The bad news: If it's anything like last year, the passes will sell out in mere minutes. (But maybe not, fingers crossed, as 10 times as many passes are being sold.)

Last year, 2,000 Never Ending Pasta Passes were offered and claimed in less than a minute -- in one second, to be exact, according to officials at the Orlando-based chain.

This year, 21,000 passes will be up for grabs for one hour. And if you do the math, those could be snapped up in minutes.

So what does a passholder get? For seven weeks, from Oct. 3 through Nov. 20, every Pasta Pass holder dining at Olive Garden can order unlimited pasta, sauces, toppings, soup or salad, breadsticks and Coca-Cola soft drinks.

If interested, here are the details to score a pass that can be used at all Olive Gardens, including the three South Bay locations -- in Milpitas and two in San Jose, plus one in Salinas.

Sales begin at the company website www.OliveGarden.com/PastaPass at 2 p.m. ET -- or 11 a.m. Pacific time. The link to the sale page will be available at 1:30 p.m. ET -- 10:30 a.m. for those in California.

In the South Bay, the Italian restaurant has locales in San Jose at the Eastridge Mall, 2226 Eastridge Loop, and at 940 Blossom Hill Road and at the Milpitas Great Mall at 1350 Great Mall Drive, plus one in Salinas at 1580 North Main St. Find other locations here.

For more information, terms and conditions, follow this link.

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