If I'm going to go to a chain Italian-type restaurant I'd rather go to Carrabba's. Definitely much better and their Cesar salad is wonderful. Lots of garlic.
Carrabba's is definitely the best chain Italian I have ever been too.
Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
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sj - May 22, 2009 5:12:14 am PDT #10570 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Barb - May 22, 2009 5:18:52 am PDT #10571 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
They started out regional (in Texas, I believe, because that's where the Carrabba/Mandola families are from) but they're in almost every state now since being bought by the Outback chain. However, I do think there's probably more of them in the SE than almost anywhere else.
brenda m - May 22, 2009 5:24:44 am PDT #10572 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Never heard of them either - maybe Illinois is left out of the "almost".
Shir - May 22, 2009 5:25:30 am PDT #10573 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Kalliope is such a beautiful name.
What fun-of-a-day I had.
We were supposed to celebrate (early) my sister's birthday (coming up on 4 days, but she won't be home then). So we got up early (or, just I - for a Friday), drove an hour to meet her half-way-through and go have lunch at a restaurant we all like.
Only the fiend decided to pick up a hell of a mood to be released on us, and just want to go home.
Not like she could've told it an hour before, when she was already in a bad mood and we were about to leave the house.
Yay. Oh, and next chance to celebrate her birthday? In about a month and a half.
Barb - May 22, 2009 5:25:45 am PDT #10574 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Aurora and Woodridge for Illinois.
Looking at the locator, it seems that the upper Midwest and Far West are out of the equation along with, Mississippi, West Virginia, Maine, and Vermont.
Hil R. - May 22, 2009 5:25:58 am PDT #10575 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm pretty sure I've heard radio commercials for Carrabba's, but I've never actually been there.
Gris - May 22, 2009 5:30:31 am PDT #10576 of 30000
Hey. New board.
Question for teachers who have done the job hunt thing:
I am leaving my current school after this year, a decision I only reached yesterday. Thus I am looking for a new position in the NYC area fairly late in the game. I have ideas on how to find potential positions in public schools (mostly sending my resume to pretty much any public school I think sounds interesting and crossing my fingers) but I'm not so sure about private schools. I have registered with Carney, Sandoe, and Associates and am checking Craigslist and Idealist, but I wonder if anybody knows of any other popular recruitment zones I might be missing?
amych - May 22, 2009 5:30:39 am PDT #10577 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Never been to Carrabba's, but I almost universally loathe chain restos. However, I've heard that they're better than the other Italian chains, and aren't they the ones with weird trees and shit on their roofs? Points for that.
Fred Pete - May 22, 2009 5:31:49 am PDT #10578 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
There's a Carrabba's right near us, so they've made it to VA. Though for Italian, I prefer the not-chain in the shopping center nearest to home. (Okay, I think they actually have 3 or 4 restaurants, but no way is that a chain the way Olive Garden is.)
DCJensen - May 22, 2009 5:31:58 am PDT #10579 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.
I woke up this morning with the thought of William Shatner guesting on Highlander.
"There.....Can.....BEonlyone."
I offer no excuse.