Carrabba’s Grill, also known as Carraba’s Italian Grill, is an Italian restaurant based on family recipes. The restaurant chain was started by relatives Johnny Carrabba and Damian Mandola in 1986. Eighty percent of the recipes are from Damian mother or grandmother. Damian’s mother , Grace, learned to cook from her mother and mother-in-law who were both from Sicily. Grace worked at a Mandola family restaurant in Houston until she was in her mid-nineties.http://www.carrabbas.com/questions.aspx

The restaurant offers antipasti, soup, salad, pizza, Italian classics, chicken, veal, fish, steak, pastas, desserts and a kid’s menu. Some of their signature pastas include Tag Pic Pac which is tailgating in picchi pacchiu sauce with crushed tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and basil and Linguine Pescatore, a dish including shrimp, sea scallops and mussels with linguine in a spicy marinara sauce.http://www.carrabbas.com/menu_textonly.aspx

Carrabba’s also offers customers the chance to sign up for the Amici Club. Being a part of this club gives them exclusive offers, rewards, invitation only events and insider information. Some of the rewards include information on specials, cooking tips, recipes and flavor pairings. Invitation only events offer wine tastings, chef specials and cooking demos.http://www.carrabbas.com/amici_club.aspx

You can now order your favorite Carrabbas dishes online from Carrabbas.com. When you want make your order, go to this section of the website and find your city and restaurant location. Once you have clicked on your store location you can begin selecting the dishes you want to add to your order. When you have finished ordering, you can checkout and pay online. Upon checkout, the ordering system will give you a time that your order will be ready and available for you to pick up.

• Crispy Calamari

• Chicken Marsala

• Pasta Dishes

• Handmade Pizzas

• Fresh Fish and Seafood

• Shrimp Scampi

• Crab Cakes

• Grilled Salmon