Gadsden Olive Garden looking at mid-May opening

Gadsden Olive Garden looking at mid-May opening

Olive Garden’s newest location in Alabama is looking to open later this spring.

The Gadsden Commercial Development Authority announced Tuesday on its Facebook page that, according to Olive Garden’s corporate offices, the restaurant is aiming for an opening in mid-May.

The restaurant is located at 835 Rainbow Dr., on the site formerly occupied by Logan’s Roadhouse.

Olive Garden has more than 800 restaurants, according to the company, employing more than 96,000 employees, with more than $4.5 billion in annual sales.

There are eight locations in Alabama, in Alabaster, Prattville, Oxford, Opelika, Hoover, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa and Trussville.