I remember back in the day when Macaroni Grill was awesome. A step higher than Olive Garden with a surprisingly solid house wine. It was an easy go-to group dinner option. But when we popped in for a recent Sunday night visit, they were totally dead. Like two tables total kind of dead. It was sad to see.
But once we got our food, it kind of made sense. The bread was fine but we didn't have much of it. The calamari appetizer was dripping in grease. Chicken Parmesan entree was burned and hard on the edges. When you don't even have a double-digit number of diners, it's hard to understand how a professional kitchen can be turning out food with basic execution issues. We've had better experiences with the location on N. Rainbow, and they usually look busy.