Sometimes a steaming hot plate of eggplant parm or a towering dish of saucy spaghetti really hits the spot.
Sharma is particularly fond of the Chicken Carbonara for its great seasoning and flavor.
“This dish is rich and delicious,” he explains.
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“Depending on my mood, it’s either Pasta Fagioli or Zuppa Toscana,” Manalang mentions.
“I’ve even bought the salad dressing at Costco as an impulse buy.
In my world, nothing beats a nice bowl of soup, some salad, and all the breadsticks.
Olive Garden
“I would immediately opt for Carrabba’s,” Thompson says.
“The quality of food is better, and they offer more dessert options.”
As for Thompson’s order?
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He likes to order Chicken Marsala.
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Chef Jonathan Scintoalso prefersMaggiano’s Little Italy.
For dinner, he likes the Chicken Marsala with Spaghetti Aglio Olio also.
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“It’s made just right, with their amazing bread to sop it up,” he adds.
Here, he likes to order the seafood ravioli.
He likes to go there to eat dishes he otherwise would have no time to prepare at home.
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Italian Kitchen
Brandon Fay, executive chef and ownerofPasta By HudsonandThe Perry Clubin New York City, notes thatBravo!
Italian Kitchenis a good pick if you want to enjoy lunch or dinner at an Italian restaurant chain.
“I think Bravo!
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consistently does pasta and Italian fare well,” Fay mentions.
“I see a lot of influence and great branding from them.”
He shares that he’s been to Bravo!
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a handful of times because other professionals in the industry have told him to go check it out.
Italian Kitchen has 27 locations across 14 states.Find out if there is one near you.
One of them isAnthony’s Coal-Fired Pizza, a restaurantlocated throughout the Northeast and Florida.
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He also points out that they use high-quality ingredients.
Grimaldi’s, which now has 45 locations in 11 states, started as a family-run business.
The chain uses acoal-fired brick ovenand top-quality cheese and sauce ingredients.
