The Republican Party pointed out that using your Olive Garden Never-Ending Pasta Pass required more identification than some states require to vote.
GOP leaders pushing the SAVE America Act to secure elections in the United States drew the comparison, which has recently gone viral on social media. During a Monday hearing, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., noted that you have to show photo ID for your pasta pass to be honored at the Italian eatery.
“Heck, you even need to present a photo ID to utilize the Olive Garden Never-Ending Pasta Pass,” she said.
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., shared the position, saying “you wanna go to Olive Garden? You gotta show a picture ID. This isn’t complicated stuff.”
This comes after Olive Garden confirmed that the reintroduction of its Never-Ending Pasta Pass will come with restrictions.
Look:
No. The Never-Ending Pasta Pass is only for use by the Passholder whose name is printed on the Pass. Passes are personalized and non-transferable. Passholders must present a valid photo I.D. along with the Pass at the time of ordering.
— Olive Garden (@olivegarden) July 16, 2026
“The Never-Ending Pasta Pass is only for use by the Passholder whose name is printed on the Pass. Passes are personalized and non-transferable. Passholders must present a valid photo I.D. along with the Pass at the time of ordering,” they responded when asked if the pass applies to the whole table, or just the person who purchased the pass.
X users quickly seized on this to show that there is no reason to be against showing identification to vote, if you have to do it at a place like Olive Garden:
need a driver’s license for a pasta pass at olive garden but not to vote in california
— shoe (@shoe0nhead) July 17, 2026
PUT OLIVE GARDEN IN CHARGE OF OUR ELECTIONS!!!
— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) July 17, 2026
Olive Garden implemented the SAVE America Act more quickly than the US Senate.
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) July 17, 2026
I hope you understand that this is extremely discriminatory towards minorities and married women.
— payant (@phillippepayant) July 17, 2026
Olive Garden has a more secure process than our election system 👇
— PragerU (@prageru) July 17, 2026
It is harder in America to get pasta than a ballot.
Credit: @realDailyWire pic.twitter.com/lJRZnUzrat
— Ocean Rasso (@OceanRasso) July 17, 2026
What if someone illegally enters the Olive Garden, do they too get free pasta and breadsticks?
— WhiteT (@TheWhiteTCo) July 17, 2026
Olive Garden single-handedly upholding basic rules of civilization in America, 2026 pic.twitter.com/aKurRWTBnT
— Squiggles (@heisei_ramen) July 17, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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