Another chain bites the dust. Carrabba's used to me and my husbands favorite places to eat. Last night we decided to go because I got a promotion at work. We noticed that the menu changed and were excited to try a few new things.
We ordered the caprese appetizer. It was sliced tomatoes with basil and balsamic and a huge chunk of cheese in the middle. Not sliced, just a big hunk of cheese. Still it tasted alright but not as much flavor as it used to.
Their house salad was similar but because I have eaten a lot in the past, I noticed some significant differences. Smaller and less olives and no pepperincini. It is the small things with that simple salad that made it great and clearly to cut costs, they cut the special stuff. Sad.
My husband ordered a fetticini dish which did not have a lot of flavor. He could not taste the cheese. It looked really dry, almost like they forgot the sauce. I ordered the Johnny. It was flavored well but the steak was beyond tough and way smaller than it used to be.
Clearly, Carrabba's is chosing to cut corners to save a few bucks. Too bad too. It was one of the best resturant chains out there. Now, it looks like I won't be back.
On a postive note, the service was good. From host, wait staff to bussing, it was top notch. Those 2 stars are for those guys!