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| - I've been to Maggiano's three times in my life, and I'll have to say 1-star rating is one too many for all three experiences.
We had an early evening reservation, and it was 10 minutes until the wait staff stopped by to greet and take the drink order. The family ordered the "Classic Family Style" dinner. We had fried calamari, spinach salad, and Italian sausage & roasted peppers for appetizer. The calamari was slightly over seasoned and average at best. The spinach salad was over dressed and soggy. The italian sausage was served in a pool of greasy sauce. The sausage itself was average, and I could have bought better sausage across the street at Whole Foods and made a better version at home.
For the main course, we ordered linguini with clams, chicken saltimbocca, eggplant parmesan, and grilled salmon. If I had to guess, salt must have been on-sale this week. Since most of the clam meat in the linguini came from cans, this entree already started with a high doze of sodium. The linguini was probably also cooked in salted water. To top it off, the cooks must have popped the top off the salt shaker and dumped a half canister of salt in the clam sauce. Next, the chicken saltimbocca must have been made by the same cook that made the linguini. It was again over seasoned. In fact, it was so salty that it made the prosciutto taste like sweet ham. The chicken, in addition, was forgotten in the oven too long and was dry like a cardboard. The third entree is the eggplant parmesan, and it was again extremely salty. The eggplant had more breading than eggplant. I also don't remember seeing a speck of parmesan in the entree. In all fairness, I cannot comment on the taste of the salmon since I didn't sample it. However, the reason why I didn't sample the salmon is because it was completely overcooked and the fish was bone dry when I cut into it with the serving spoon.
For desserts, we ordered the creme brulee & tiramisu. The desserts would probably have been the only enjoyable parts of the dinner if we had eaten them on-site. We ended up boxing the desserts and took them home before they even made it to the table. I sampled both desserts the next day. The creme brulee wasn't extraordinary. The caramelized sugar was flamed just right. It is a bit awkward to eat creme brulee from a plastic takeout box instead of a ramekin. It came with a few slices of fresh strawberries which I find a bit strange. The tiramisu definitely deserved its name. I could taste the rum and the expresso. The lady fingers had the perfect consistency. The quality shaved chocolate garnish added extra depth to the tiramisu.
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