So tonight's Carrabba's experience was really, really good. We had outdoor patio seating and there were only 2 other tables out there, which was nice--beautiful weather with temps around 76 degrees at sunset.
We started out with a bottle of Gabbiano chianti for $35 (which yeah, probably costs about $10 retail) which was quite good, actually. Our server Alicia gave us the usual bread and herb seasoned olive oil for dipping. I ordered the chicken trio, which is what I always get. It's a dish with 3 chicken breasts prepared in different ways: chicken marsala (mushrooms and Lombardo Marsala wine sauce), chicken Bryan (goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil and lemon butter sauce), and chicken Rosa Maria (stuffed with fontina, prosciutto, topped with mushrooms and basil lemon butter sauce). The chicken entrees are wood-grilled and oh-so flavorful. I have had some Marsala dishes at fine dining restaurants that aren't as good as theirs. The chicken trio comes with a side of pasta (I got a big pile of spaghetti with a cream/parmesan sauce that is similar to a light Alfredo) and I chose a mixed greens salad with creamy parmesan dressing.
Hubby got the Johnny's trio: Sirloin steak (medium-rare with the Lombardo Marsala and mushrooms), chicken Bryan, and nice, plump ravioli in a light tomato cream sauce (he got the Caesar salad). So normally my husband is finicky about his steak and only likes ribeyes or filet mignon, but he said that this sirloin was top-notch: cooked perfectly and oh-so tender, with no gristle. I've been trying to get him to take a bite of my chicken Bryan for years and he held out before...I think he is a changed man
So we couldn't finish our entrees and got to-go boxes. Our server gave us extra bread and olive oil packets with some little plastic ramekins with the dried herb seasonings in our bag.
The kicker: our server told us that they are running a special where we could take each take a menu item home for only $10, which again includes the salad, bread, and pasta side. For $10!! We didn't even have to get the same entree but we both liked them so much that we did a repeat of dinner for our take-home items. Each of our entrees were originally menu priced at $25.99, so that was a no-brainer for me. And then she loaded us up with more bread, oil, and dried herb seasoning mixture with that, too. I got hubby's extra steak item rare so that when it's reheated it will be perfect.
Oh, and I bought that $100 certificate which I used at dinner tonight back in March on discount where I only paid $85 for it. Total bill for everything was $116.59 and I tipped Alicia $35, so I feel as if we got a really great value and took pretty good care of her as well. My taste buds and belly are doing a happy dance
Alicia said they are running the special for several more weeks, so if any of you get a chance to get to Carrabba's you should do it!
Here's the menu:
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