Carraba's Restaurant. Opinions?

[DrewKaree]

They JUST opened one up near me, or else I'm so oblivious to large buildings being built that I've developed a singular blindness to 'em.

Thinking about taking the wife there on Friday along with some friends.  Anyone been, have one near them, heard some good things, recommendations of what to get, etc?  Also, what am I looking at price-wise for 4 adults?

[Bones]

What are you asking me for dude? I live in Australia.

[Ed_McCarron]

Think it was like $45 for my wife, myself, and a 2 year old.

I had some kind of chicken/pasta/white sauce...

Pasta Carrabba
Fettuccine alfredo tossed with grilled chicken, saut

[DrewKaree]

It's funny.  Some stuff (like the weather) I HAAAA-AAAA-AAAATE finding out any way other than the internet. 

Never even dawned on me to see if they had an online presence!

[knuttz]

Carraba's has got to be my favorite place to eat.  I get the pollo rosa maria or chicken Brian and a cesar salad and garlic mashed potatoes for sides.  Their steaks are also pretty good.  My girlfriend likes their pasta weeize (sp?) which is shrimp and pasta.  Dinner for 2 is around $45 as stated earlier.  Probably not the healthiest place to eat. 

The pollo rosa maria is chicken stuffed with ham and cheese and mushrooms.
The chicken brian is chicken with some type of delicious goat cheese and mushrooms.

[Stingray]

I ate there once. At least I think I ate. I know I had a lot of beer and Mrs. Stingray drove us home. Life is good when you're married to your designated driver.

-S

[quarterback]

The chicken brian is Brian with some type of delicious goat cheese and mushrooms.

[missioncontrol]

I ate at one food was good ,prices were average.

[RayB]

Wow, to someone like me who eats out every other day, it seems weird to ask for opinions on a restaurant. I'm just so used to having tried them all.

 

[AceTKK]

Yea, Carrabba's is good; assuming that your place doesn't have any "just opened" setbacks.  It's by far the best of the big-chain Italian places IMO.  It's a little spendy; the 1st tier entrees and specials run up to around $20 but I've never been disappointed with their food or service.

-Ace-

[97thruhiker]

As previously mentioned the food is pretty good.  I would consider it on the upper end of the Italian chain restuarants.  Very close to Macoroni Grill which is my favorite.

[JackTucky]

I liked it.  i had some pasta dish with sausage, i think it came in a pot.  that might be johnny carinos though.

those places are always packed in NJ, get there early and have 1 or 10 beers.


Art

[DrewKaree]

Wow, to someone like me who eats out every other day, it seems weird to ask for opinions on a restaurant. I'm just so used to having tried them all.

 

My job takes me all over parts of a dozen cities, so fast food is about the only eating out I do, and with three kids, eating out not only gets pricey in a heartbeat, but I always get the urge to duct tape my kids to their chairs every time we've done it.

The kids are gone and we're taking a friend and his expectant wife to celebrate

[knuttz]

The chicken brian is Brian with some type of delicious goat cheese and mushrooms.

lol .....  yeah I meant bryan