Carrabba's Italian Grill

Ruth Hartunian-Alumbaugh

The joys of indoor dining are back at Carrabba's has nailed it on every front, imho. My server just HAPPENED to be my niece, Lizzy Rodriguez. She hovered near taking care of every want, wish and desire as I dined with her sister and brother-in-law. But the food. Let me tell you! I tried the appetizer sampler. Mozzarella sticks are hand breaded (not poured from a bag of frozen fractiles), mushrooms are filled with a wonderful, tasty inside and topped with a tomato based cream sauce, calamari were cooked to perfection. The bread (served warm as it should be) was accompanied by an herby, garlicky pile of dry ingredients that swirled into the oil for an outstanding dip. Soup, anyone? The lentil with sausage (with a bit of a fennel flavor which I love!) was excellent. The chicken soup was excellent, too, in that it had little tubey pastas, lots of meat AND veggies. They could have stood alone and been a meal in and of themselves. But wait! There's more! :) We ordered to steak with grilled aparagus and mashed potatoes (skin on, thank you) and tried the mushroom and lemony sauces on the side. All flavors, even with just the steak naked, were superb. We shared our food and still went home with leftovers. Lastly, I had to try the limoncello bread pudding. Warm with ice cream, the delicate lemon flavor and the smooth and dense consistency of the cake made it a winner of an ending to the meal. And as an aside, eating with people who love their work (like the proprieter on site and Lizzy serving and the awesome chefs and staff) always makes a dining experience better. Hats off to you all at Carrabba's. You've got a winner. And although you knew it all along, I just found out. Now, the world will know through my review. Ciao!

Leanne Buttke

The service was poorly timed, e.g. the server did revisit the table for drink orders. The entrees were delivered before we could finish the salads. Staff should be better trained on the customer experience. Food was over peppered and masked any flavor of the meal. I would prefer to spend a bit more money and enjoy good Italian food elsewhere.

Jennifer Elkins

Went for dinner tonight, 1st time! They were busy, but we were sat right away! Server was friendly and prompt! Started with complimentary fresh baked bread and olive oil with seasonings to dip! Delicious! Had bread with trio of marinara, Alfredo & tomato cream sauce as an appetizer, also delicious! We both had the Caesar salad, these definitely could have used more dressing and each salad had exactly ONE crouton, ONE, this had us a tad bit nervous about what to expect! We both had trio combinations so we could try more things! Mine was the trio of chicken with fettuccine Alfredo, all were AWESOME! My daughter had a trio with steak, chicken & mezzanine (kind of like ravioli) all were cooked perfectly and delicious! The reason for the 4/5 stars, aside from our very sad Caesar Salads, the restaurant was quite a mess, the floors were disgusting. We watched as they dropped silverware on the floor and proceeded to step over it instead of picking it up. We watched as they spilled/splashed water on the floor and left that as well so although our server was nice, there is lots of room for improvement with staff! We will definitely try them again!

Harmony Edge

The food was absolutely amazing. Our waitress Cici was so very wonderful. Service was fast and food was hot. The breads and sauces for them were yummy. Glad we stopped on our way back home to Iowa.