A recent spate of TikTok videos have offered hacks for saving money at restaurants — and (spoiler alert) they are mostly people ordering from the kids’ menu.
Some of them focus on Olive Garden, where generous portions (and those breadsticks), along with frequent freebie add-ons are a draw, offering budget-minded diners an alternative to fast food.
Late last month, TikToker Somer Agnor shared the $7 full meal she picked up curbside from the Italian chain, which included pasta and a side of broccoli, a drink, two breadsticks and a salad. The salad isn’t normally included, she said, “but they always bring one out to me.