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| - My girls wanted some Italian food after dance class tonight so we decided to give Carrabba's a try. When you walk into Carrabba's, you immediately feel like you have entered an Italian restaurant. The guest greeter walked us through the dining room, and each section was separated by a wine shelf. I felt like I was in a friends house, and wanted to pull a wine bottle off of the shelf to look at the maker and date. We were seated in a booth with an attractive view of more wine bottles on a shelf. The room was perfectly lit for dinner and shortly after we sat down, the lights were lowered again, setting the scene for romance. If we didn't have our 3 year old with us, it would have been a perfect occasion to get some drinks and have a date night.
We were greeted promptly by our server Cody B. and he had our drink order out in a flash. When he returned with the drinks, I asked him what his favorite red sauce dish was. He had an immediate answer, the Linguine Positano. He explained that it was made with only 5 ingredients (Chicken, Crushed Tomatoes, Garlic, Basil and Olive oil), but the sauce gave it alot of flavor. My girlfriend got the Shrimp and Scallops in vodka sauce and our daughter got the Spaghetti and meatballs from the kids menu. Cody B. anticipated our needs and asked if we wanted our daughters food to come out first. I was impressed by that and even more impressed when her food arrived 7 minutes later. No impatient three year old to deal with tonight.
When our food arrived it looked delicious, served in red oversized pasta bowls. Cody B. checked back in with us 5 minutes later and I asked him how so much flavor was in a dish with so few ingredients. He took the time to explain how Carrabba's makes their own sauces from scratch everyday and how impressed he was with the amount of prep that goes into making each fresh ingredient available. I was really impressed that he cared enough to answer my question in the perfect way that his employer would want him to. This server is a keeper, his boss should give him a raise.
Everything went smooth at Carrabba's tonight. The food was hot, delicious and on time. The service was a 10 out of 10 and the atmosphere was first rate. We will be back as soon as we can to sample more of Carrabba's menu.
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