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| - OK... it's a chain so some folks will knock off points just BECAUSE! However, it is hard to knock excellent service, delicious food, accommodating special requests, and BOGO classic pastas! So YES... five stars. Now for the details... party of four...
we had a reservation & were seated promptly on a Friday evening at 6:30PM. Our waitress Patricia brought menus, took drink orders, soon brought drinks & complimentary bread, poured olive oil onto plates for each of the four of us in our party (celebrating a birthday but did not inform her of that). She asked if we had any questions about the menu & prepared to take our orders.
I had looked online and thought I wanted the four cheese ravioli... BUT the menu said it came with a pesto sauce. NOT MY PREFERENCE so I asked about a substitution... meat sauce instead. NO PROBLEM, said Patricia (& same price). Oh & add a side of meatballs... when brought out with my meal, there were 2 the size of tennis balls: tender & tasty in a small bowl with marinara.
Other orders were eggplant parmesan w spaghetti & marinara, baked ziti with sausage & pomodoro sauce, and seared scallops special with pasta and sauce. The "house" Pinot Noir was particularly good, too.
Lest anyone think that (good) plain olive oil poured onto a plate is bland, be imaginative! Add fresh ground black pepper from the peppermill on the table... and grated parm, also on the table. If you need more kick, ask for some crushed red pepper flakes! MMMM, so good with the complimentary dense bread with refills as needed.
Toward the end of the meal, Patricia returned and informed three of us who had ordered classic pasta dishes that THEY ARE A DEAL that includes ANOTHER OF EQUAL or LESSER VALUE to take home for another day! Only the seared scallop special did not qualify for the BOGO deal.
Dessert... Maggiano's Tiramisu really is "to die for" good! And the coffee is also quite good. The ONLY thing that was not excellent this visit was the Crème Brulee which was not as creamy & light as offerings at other places we've been. I would recommend another choice... LIKE the Tiramisu which even LOOKS as special as it tastes!
As we left, one in the party wondered WHY we did not come to Maggiano's more often? Perhaps it is because someone else chose Maggiano's this night because the birthday person chooses... but usually defers to THAT one's choices when this foursome goes out! lol
Valet parking is available... offered by the mall at curbside outside Maggiano's... reasonable and very convenient.
ALSO Maggiano's offers FAMILY STYLE MEALS as a dining option. This can be great fun... we went to a family 50th anniversary party (a few years ago) at Maggiano's for about 40 people. We were served family style which provided an opportunity to try new menu items that might not have been chosen otherwise due to "playing it safe" when ordering.
It will not be years before we go back to Maggiano's... my wife said we should go back again soon. Just us... or with a couple/group. As someone else remarked... consistency is a good thing when it means consistently good service and consistently good food! Maggiano's IS consistent!
Maggiano's blends casual dining, excellent food/service, & white table cloths into an enjoyable dining experience for all ages. While there I also saw several plates that looked very appetizing: lasagna (next time) unless I order that HUGE SERVING of clams I saw being enjoyed at a nearby table.
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