Marilyn Hagerty, viral Olive Garden reviewer, dies at 99

Sep 19, 2025

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Ms. Hagerty’s Olive Garden review as it appeared in The Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota in 2012.

Marilyn Hagerty, the food columnist whose earnest Olive Garden review unexpectedly went viral, has died at 99. Her son James R. Hagerty confirmed she passed away on September 16 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, due to stroke complications.

Hagerty's 2012 revie…

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