Pasta lovers rejoice.
After six years, Olive Garden‘s Never-Ending Pasta Pass is back, offering 10,000 fans weeks of unlimited pasta for a flat fee.
The restaurant chain announced that its Never-Ending Pasta Pass will go on sale Thursday at 2 p.m. EST through PastaPass.com. Only 10,000 passes will be available, and they are expected to sell out quickly, as they have in previous years.
The $100 pass, plus tax, grants holders unlimited dine-in pasta meals for 13 weeks during the chain’s annual Never-Ending Pasta Bowl promotion. The pass includes unlimited pasta bowls with a choice of homemade sauces and protein toppings, along with unlimited soup or salad and Olive Garden’s signature breadsticks.
Passholders will also receive a commemorative Pasta Pass passport and can mix and match from the available pasta combinations throughout the promotion.
The pass is personalized, cannot be transferred or shared and requires a photo ID for redemption. Beverages, gratuity and other menu items are not included.
Pasta Pass holders and members of Olive Garden’s eClub email program will get early access to the Never-Ending Pasta Bowl starting August 24, a week before the promotion opens to all customers nationwide on August 31.
The Never-Ending Pasta Bowl promotion runs through November 22, with prices starting at $14.99 for diners who don’t purchase a Pasta Pass.
This year’s menu introduces Spicy Alfredo sauce and Crispy Shrimp Fritta as a new protein topping, bringing the total to 120 customizable combinations of pastas, homemade sauces and proteins, allowing guests to stick with a favorite or try something different each visit.
The Never-Ending Pasta Pass was last offered in 2019 before going on hiatus. Olive Garden said it decided to revive the promotion after years of customer requests.
“Even years later, guests still ask us about Never-Ending Pasta Pass, which speaks to the lasting enthusiasm and connection our fans have for it,” Jaime Bunker, Olive Garden’s senior vice president of marketing, said in a statement.
“Bringing it back felt like the right way to recognize the loyalty of so many guests who have kept it top of mind all these years, while celebrating what they love most about Olive Garden – abundance and incredible value – all wrapped into one experience,” Bunker added.
Since its debut in 2014, the limited-quantity passes have routinely sold out within minutes, becoming one of the restaurant chain’s most anticipated annual promotions.
