Romano's Macaroni Grill [Humor]

Chowbuddies,

I just wanted to share our super din-din experience tonight at Macaroni Grill. Our waiter, Tad, was just super, friendly, well groomed and very bubbly personality, he told us he's an aspiring actor, how cool. Not only was Tad a super cool guy, but the restaurant itself was so inviting we ended up staying almost one full hour, just for dinner, can you imagine?

Macaroni, don't you just love the name, had pictures of real Italians on the wall and, not just Italians, but cool old Italians like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Macaroni also had pictures of Italy, no Eiffel Tower though, and played real Italian music, I recognized two songs from the Godfather movie and the theme song from the Sopranos.

The food you ask, how was the food, just yummy, I mean really yummy, to die for. The pasta (means spaghetti, but in Italian) was just loaded with sauce, the meat balls were as big as soft balls and the portion was so huge that four of us could have shared. We also had pizza, which was just so delish, so loaded with cheese that it reminded me of a grilled cheese sandwich.

We had vino (wine in Italian) and it was really really good, but it was white, not like my usual pinkish color that I like to order. I think it was a grigio, sort of like that cool movie with Ben and J-Low. As an aside, why do you think they call zinfandel white if it's really pink?

Here's the coolest part, Macaroni (doesn't the name just sing Italian) just opened up near my house, my tummy is so very happy.

Hope all my Chowbuddies had a very yummy evening, I know I sure did.

Enjoy,
Gary

My aunt tried the tiramisuu (sp.?) there and said she felt tipsy. Apparently, this is a dessert in which the lady fingers (do they use real fingers?) are dipped in liquor of some sort.

Having a deja vu moment.Haven't I seen this before?

G Wiv, taking another one for the team. Didn't you recently eat at the Olive Garden as well? What's next? Old Country Buffet?

My husband and I also had the misfortune to "dine" at the Macaroni Grill while living in Louisville, Kentucky a few years back.

I am curious -- did your super-friendly waiter, by way of introduction, write his name upside down in crayon on the butcher paper tablecloth? Did he describe the bottled liquid on your table (Wesson-quality olive oil) as "Italian butter" and encourage you to dip your bread in it?

MG was far and away the most popular "Italian" restaurant in Louisville. Wretched.

And don't you think it's sooooo cute how they spell soup with a "Z" ?



What, praytell, motivated such an interesting post, Gary? Was it Cathy2's story about Trotter's kitchen table?

Best,
EC

eatchicago wrote:What, praytell, motivated such an interesting post, Gary? Was it Cathy2's story about Trotter's kitchen table?

EC,

Yep, I wrote this a while ago, though it did not last very long the last time it was posted.

Kasia, to tell the truth, I've never eaten at a Romano's MG, but I have, embarrassingly enough, been to Old Country Buffet.

Enjoy,
Gary

Ah, good ol' OCB...