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| - We hadn't been to a Macaroni's Grille in years, and I'd thought our palates had outgrown this place. But we had a gift card for quite a while and decided to use it.
What a pleasant surprise! I had the Stuffed Mushrooms as an appetizer. They could have been jucier, but were good enough, especially the mushrooms themselves. We went through two loafs of their bread. More places seem to be going with more eclectic bread, so I'm glad they have stuck with theirs as it very good, the best of the chains certainly.
For entrees I had Penne Rustica, the wife Parmesan-Crusted Sole. I tasted hers, and it was very good, and she was very happy with it. My Penne Rustica was great. The chicken and shrimp in it are good, but what elevates this is how wonderful the sauce is, along with the pasta being quite good. The portion was large such that I only ate half, and the next day it warmed up well.
I was quite surprised at how good this was and felt a bit snooty at the preconceptions I came in with. This is far superior to anything at Olive Garden.
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