Olive Garden Locations in Houston
Houston has 12 Olive Garden restaurants, more than any other city in the country. They ring the city along the freeways, from Katy Freeway and Northwest Freeway in the west to Gulf Freeway and Generation Park in the east, with Willowbrook, Almeda and West Oaks covering the malls.
Olive Garden in Houston
Olive Garden has 12 restaurants in Houston, Texas, and almost every one sits on a freeway or beside a mall. The freeway group covers Katy Freeway at Bunkerhill, Northwest Freeway near 290, North Freeway at Richey Road, Southwest Freeway between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway, SW Freeway near Gessner and Gulf Freeway at Almeda Mall. The mall group adds Willowbrook on FM 1960, West Oaks on Highway 6 and Gulfgate Center. Generation Park sits on the East Sam Houston Parkway, Wallisville Road serves the northeast, and the Old Spanish Trail location is the closest to NRG Stadium and the Texas Medical Center.
The quiet window here is weekday lunch from 11 AM to 3 PM, when lunch sized prices apply. Friday and Saturday after 6 PM are the busiest; the Katy Freeway and Willowbrook restaurants run the longest waits. The Old Spanish Trail location fills on NRG Stadium event days, so check the schedule before heading there.
Find Your Favorite Olive Garden Spot in Houston
Olive Garden – Gulfgate Center
Olive Garden – SW Freeway near Gessner Blvd
Olive Garden – Freeway 290
Olive Garden – 59 between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway
Olive Garden – Richey Rd.
Olive Garden – Bunkerhill
Olive Garden – Generation Park
Olive Garden – NRG Stadium off Old Spanish Trl & Kirby
Olive Garden – Willowbrook Mall
Olive Garden – Almeda Mall
Olive Garden – West Oaks Mall
All 12 Houston restaurants plotted by street address. Numbers match the hours table below.
We check today's hours against the restaurant's local time…
The menu is identical statewide, so these are the dishes worth planning around before you drive over. Dipping Sauces with Breadsticks at $4.49 is the cheapest of the six.
| Location | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 15525 Wallisville Road (281) 436-1466 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 522 Gulfgate Center Mall (281) 605-3564 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 9080 SW Freeway (713) 774-0198 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 10830 Northwest Freeway (713) 682-1465 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 2929 Southwest Freeway (713) 527-8671 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 15770 North Freeway (281) 209-2777 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 9750 Katy Freeway (713) 973-6287 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 14231 East Sam Houston Parkway N (281) 458-3003 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 1010 Old Spanish Trail (713) 665-6373 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 7525 FM 1960 W (281) 890-0784 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 12711 Gulf Freeway (281) 922-1523 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
| 2750 Highway 6 (281) 531-8829 Lunch 11 AM - 3 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–10 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–11 PM | 11 AM–10 PM |
Hours from Olive Garden's official store listings. Holiday hours differ; see the Olive Garden hours page.
Olive Garden Houston FAQs
How many Olive Garden restaurants are in Houston, TX?
Houston has 12 Olive Garden restaurants, the most of any city in the United States. They are spread along the freeway system and beside the major malls, so most of the metro is within twenty minutes of one.
Which Olive Garden is closest to downtown Houston?
The Old Spanish Trail location near NRG Stadium and the Southwest Freeway location between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway are the two closest to downtown and the Texas Medical Center. Both are a short drive from the central business district.
Which Houston Olive Garden is near a mall?
Four sit beside shopping centres: Willowbrook Mall on FM 1960, West Oaks Mall on Highway 6, Almeda Mall on the Gulf Freeway and Gulfgate Center. These are the busiest on weekend afternoons.
What time does Olive Garden in Houston open and close?
All 12 Houston restaurants open at 11 AM and close at 10 PM Sunday through Thursday, staying open until 11 PM on Friday and Saturday. The cards above switch to today's hours automatically.
Do Houston Olive Garden locations deliver?
Yes. All 12 offer delivery through the Olive Garden app and website, plus ToGo pickup with curbside service. DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub also deliver from most of them.
Olive Garden Menu in Houston
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