HARLEM — Olive Garden officially opened the doors to its newest location in Central Harlem Monday.
The restaurant is on the second floor at 100 W. 125th Street, next to the planned location of a Whole Foods Market. This is the company's first restaurant in Upper Manhattan.
The 10,000-square-foot restaurant can hold more than 300 people and will create more than 170 new jobs, the company said.
The restaurant has an updated logo and look with new artwork, fabrics, lighting, seating and countertops, among other amenities, the company said.
The menu includes many of the restaurant’s staple dishes such as the Lasagna Classico and unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks.
It also includes new dishes, such as a Spicy Calabrian Chicken Breadstick Sandwich.