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I put Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Pass to the test to see if it's really never-ending. Here's what I found.

Irene Jiang   

I put Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Pass to the test to see if it's really never-ending. Here's what I found.
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  • Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Pass entitles passholders to unlimited pasta at Olive Garden for nine weeks from September 23 through November 24.
  • They cost $100 a pop, and Olive Garden only offered up 24,000.
  • I ate at Olive Garden with a Never Ending Pasta Pass to see just how never-ending the pasta really is.
  • Although I only made it through two bowls, I found that Olive Garden will really give you as much pasta as you want, and they will charge you nothing for it.
  • You should still tip your server, however.
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Every year, Olive Garden sells tens of thousands of its Never Ending Pasta Pass which promises unlimited free pasta from Olive Garden during the Never Ending Pasta Bowl promotion period.

The period is currently running from September 23 through November 24.

This year, the 24,000 Pasta Passes sold out in milliseconds. There was also an extra twist: 50 passholders were given the option to upgrade to a Lifetime Pasta Pass, which entitles holders to unlimited free pasta at Olive Garden for life.

Read more: I tried Olive Garden's new 'pasta pancakes,' but the new lasagna menu item looked nothing like its ads

Always the skeptic, I had two questions on my mind: is the pasta really free? And just how unlimited is it?

I headed up to the Olive Garden in Times Square to test it out.

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