OC Olive Garden's Pasta Pass Still Available through Charity Auction

Good news for pasta lovers in Arcadia! Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta is back. The bad news is that only a handful remain available through Ebay Auction.

"We’re auctioning 21 Pasta Passes through Sept 18, hosted by eBay. All sales proceeds go to Feeding America®, all the pasta goes to you," the website stated.

Last year, 2,000 Never Ending Pasta Passes were offered and claimed in less than a minute -- in one second, to be exact, according to officials at the Orlando-based chain. The pass went on sale Thursday at 11 a.m. Pacific time and the 21,000 available passes sold out in under an hour.

“Within seconds of last year’s Pasta Pass sale beginning, our most enthusiastic fans clicked ‘purchase,’ becoming part of an exclusive club and the envy of pasta lovers everywhere,” said Jose Duenas, executive vice president of marketing for Olive Garden. “We know there are more fans than there were Pasta Passes so we’re expanding the club tenfold to give more guests an all-access pass to our most popular promotion of the year.”

So what does a pass holder get? For seven weeks, from Oct. 3 through Nov. 20, every Pasta Pass holder dining at Olive Garden can order unlimited pasta, sauces, toppings, soup or salad, breadsticks and Coca-Cola soft drinks.

If interested, here are the details to score a pass that can be used at all Olive Gardens, including six in the Los Angels area.

To bid on a Pasta Pass, visit: www.ebay.com

Find Olive Garden locations below or click here.

Laguna Woods 24256 El Toro Road #1Laguna Hills, CA 92653(949) 583-1020Directions | Hours and More Wait List only available from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM.

Irvine 3755 Alton PkwyIrvine, CA 92606(949) 263-8692Directions | Hours and More Wait List only available from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM.

Santa Ana - Main Place Mall 2800 N Main StreetSanta Ana, CA 92705(714) 541-8323Directions | Hours and More Wait List only available from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM.

Orange - Village at Orange 2330 N. Tustin St.Orange, CA 92865(714) 998-9092Directions | Hours and More Wait List only available from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM.

Huntington Beach 16811 Beach BlvdHuntington Beach, CA 92647(714) 847-8874Directions | Hours and More Wait List only available from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM.

Cypress 6874 Katella AvenueCypress, CA 90630(714) 894-1330Directions | Hours and More Wait List only available from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM.

Buena Park Downtown Shopping Mall 8386 La Palma AveBuena Park, CA 90620(714) 220-3943Directions | Hours and More Wait List only available from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM.

Brea Mall 270 Brea Mall WayBrea, CA 92821(714) 255-1332Directions | Hours and More Wait List only available from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM.

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--Sue Schena contributed to this report. Photo courtesy of Olive Garden