--- title: "Maggiano's Little Italy vs Olive Garden: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Maggiano's Little Italy or Olive Garden more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Italian restaurant chains set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/maggianos-vs-olive-garden" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Maggiano's Little Italy vs Olive Garden: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Maggiano's Little Italy or Olive Garden more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Italian restaurant chains set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Maggiano's Little Italy and Olive Garden - **Competitive set**: Italian restaurant chains - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Maggiano's Little Italy Share of Search**: 3.3% - **Olive Garden Share of Search**: 82.8% ## Is Maggiano's Little Italy or Olive Garden more popular in search? - In September 2026, Olive Garden had more branded searches than Maggiano's Little Italy among italian restaurant chains in the United States. Olive Garden had about 5 million branded searches, while Maggiano's Little Italy had 201,000. Olive Garden made up 82.8% of all italian restaurant chain searches we track, and Maggiano's Little Italy accounted for 3.3%. - Olive Garden was ahead of Maggiano's Little Italy in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Maggiano's Little Italy’s share of searches among italian restaurant chains in the United States moved from 4% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Olive Garden’s share of searches among italian restaurant chains in the United States moved from 81.3% to 82.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5M. ## Top italian restaurant chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Maggiano's Little Italy appeared in all three answers. Olive Garden was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Maggiano's Little Italy was listed before Olive Garden in two out of three answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Maggiano's Little Italy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Carrabba's Italian Grill | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Olive Garden | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | North Italia | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Bravo Italian Kitchen | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about italian restaurant chains - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best Italian restaurant chain in the US?": 1. Maggiano's Little Italy, 2. Carrabba's Italian Grill, 3. North Italia, 4. Olive Garden - Asked ChatGPT "Which Italian chain in the US has the best pasta?": 1. Maggiano's Little Italy, 2. North Italia, 3. Carrabba's Italian Grill - Asked ChatGPT "What are the most popular Italian restaurant chains in the US?": 1. Olive Garden, 2. Carrabba's Italian Grill, 3. Maggiano's Little Italy Not named in any answer: Bravo Italian Kitchen. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 23, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States italian restaurant chains in September 2026? - In September 2026, Olive Garden gained share of searches among italian restaurant chains in the United States, from 78.1% to 82.8%. - In September 2026, Maggiano's Little Italy lost share of searches among italian restaurant chains in the United States, from 4.7% to 3.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Maggiano's Little Italy estimated searches | Maggiano's Little Italy Share of Search | Maggiano's Little Italy rank | Olive Garden estimated searches | Olive Garden Share of Search | Olive Garden rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 246K | 4% | 4 | 5M | 81.3% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 301K | 4.8% | 4 | 5M | 80.5% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 368K | 5.7% | 4 | 5M | 77.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 246K | 4% | 4 | 5M | 81.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 301K | 4.8% | 4 | 5M | 80.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 246K | 4% | 4 | 5M | 81.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 201K | 3.9% | 4 | 4.1M | 78.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 301K | 5.5% | 4 | 4.1M | 74.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 201K | 3.9% | 4 | 4.1M | 78.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 201K | 3.9% | 4 | 4.1M | 78.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 246K | 4.7% | 4 | 4.1M | 78.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 201K | 3.3% | 4 | 5M | 82.8% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Maggiano's Little Italy’s and Olive Garden’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Maggiano's Little Italy**: Measured on the search term “maggianos”. - **Olive Garden**: Measured on the search term “olive garden”. - [Maggiano's Little Italy profile](/demand/us/brands/maggianos) - [Olive Garden profile](/demand/us/brands/olive-garden) - [All italian restaurant chains in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-italian-restaurant-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Maggiano's Little Italy or Olive Garden more popular in search? In September 2026, Olive Garden had more branded searches than Maggiano's Little Italy among italian restaurant chains in the United States. Olive Garden had about 5 million branded searches, while Maggiano's Little Italy had 201,000. Olive Garden made up 82.8% of all italian restaurant chain searches we track, and Maggiano's Little Italy accounted for 3.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Maggiano's Little Italy vs Olive Garden: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/maggianos-vs-olive-garden This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/maggianos-vs-olive-garden. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.