Maybe it's because I've enjoyed authentic out-of-this-world italian cuisine at a restaurant before *cough* Dolce Vita Ristorante in Boston's North End *cough*, or perhaps it's due to the fact that I have a sicilian grandmother whose pasta and gravy would make a grown man swoon...but
Maggiano's Little Italy just didn't do it for me. The food was adequate, maybe above average by Charlotte's standards, but nothing swoon-worthy. Certainly forgettable.
I did enjoy the overall design and atmosphere of the restaurant even though the servers were less than polite, and bordered on rude.
That being said however, I wouldn't cross this off my list altogether, but instead just go there for drinks.