No joke, Carrabba's is the best Italian food my husband and I have eaten in a restaurant since our trip to Italy five years ago.
After a full day at Cedar Point last summer, our friends took us here for dinner. Had I not been told, I never would've guessed this was a chain. The way they took care of us (free slice of pizza while we waited for our table), the romantic lighting, the engaging (not over-the-top) way our waiter served us, and how special the food tasted (clearly, prepared with love), was a step up from other places we've tried in the area.
I highly recommend the Cozze in Bianco (mussels swimming in a garlic-butter broth), Sicilian Chicken Soup (better than mom makes, unless your mom is Italian), the Pollo Rosa Maria, and the Spiedino Di Mare.
All four of us left with gluttonous grins on our faces and enough garlic on our breath to stop a horse.
Make that a stampede of horses.