Olive Garden’s catering menu offers half- and full-gallon servings of its four classic soups.A gallon serves 12 and costs as little as $27.99—around $2.33 a serving.Breadsticks aren’t included, but you can add them for an extra $6–$8.
If you’ve ever wished Olive Garden’s endless soup, salad, and breadsticks could follow you home, this one’s for you. The chain’s latest viral moment isn’t about new menu items—it’s about a long-standing secret that’s suddenly taking over TikTok: you can buy Olive Garden soup by the gallon. Yes, an actual bucket of soup.
New videos have been popping up all over social media showing fans cradling white tubs filled with soup favorites like Pasta e Fagioli, Zuppa Toscana, Minestrone, or Chicken & Gnocchi. One user called it “the biggest steal out there,” after snagging a gallon of Pasta e Fagioli, breadsticks, and mints for about $30. Another showed off their receipt, proving the impossibility of purchasing a gallon of soup and breadsticks for a ridiculously cheap price.
And here’s the wild part: it’s not even a secret menu item. You just have to order from the catering section for pick-up, whether that’s online, in-person, or by phone. Choose from Homemade Soups (serves 6) or Homemade Soups Large (serves 12) for a half-gallon or full gallon of the good stuff. Prices vary by location, but at the Times Square Olive Garden in New York City, a gallon runs $31.99. In other spots, it’s as low as $27.99. Even at the higher price, that’s just $2.66 per serving compared to $11 or $12 for a single to-go bowl.
And yes, there is a small, buttery, doughy catch. Unfortunately, the soup buckets don’t come with breadsticks. You do, however, have the option to add a 6- or 12-count for around $6-$8, baked or unbaked. Considering breadsticks are basically Olive Garden’s love language, we’d call that an essential add-on.
Posts about this bulk soup hack have been floating around online for years, but 2025 is shaping up to be its biggest internet moment yet. Because no matter what year, rolling up to a friend’s house with a literal bucket of Chicken & Gnocchi is the kind of entrance people remember.
All that’s left is to find the biggest ladle you own and live your best soup life.
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