Maggiano's Little Italy

My son and I enjoyed all the food we ate. I was so happy to finally have real crab cake that has real jumbo lump crab meat that was not ruined by too much bread crumb. You can taste the crab. The bisque that was served with it was so delicious that I want more but had to restrain myself to make room for the other dishes that were coming. I ordered the eggplant Parmesan and my son had the wagyu meatball. My eggplant Parmesan and the pasta were served in 2 separate bowls. I truly appreciate how it was served because I was able to enjoy them separately before combining the eggplant parm with the pasta. The pasta was not plain. It was a spaghetti with white creamy sauce where the pecorino Romano cheese were cook to perfection. My son had the wagyu meatball. Mind you, the portion size was family style size. I asked him if I may have a couple more portion of his did more than twice. He was willing to share. It was so nice. We didn’t skip the dessert. The tiramisu is a must and butter cake. Aside from the food, our server Darrius was so kind and made the experience even better. He started off my asking if it’s our first time and it was. He also wanted to know if we have any food allergies or dietary restrictions. If so he will make sure to communicate with the chef and staff so that our food is handled properly. Never in my life have I ever had a server who addressed it in a caring way. His calm demeanor and gentle approach with us made us feel like we are family and he care and will take care of us. And that was what he did throughout the dining.

While staying in the area for work, we stopped in here for dinner on a Monday night and they were packed! It was because a huge conference was in town at the time. We made reservations and were promptly seated when we came in, but our service was so very delayed. Our server was great though, very helpful and engaging, but his service was sparce due to all the tables he was having to manage. One example – It took us 15 minutes to get the pitcher of sangria we ordered. This is way too long for our first drinks. The food was decent. I did have some gristle in my chicken parm and it was in an odd place, in the middle of the meat, not the side. But the sauce and food tasted great otherwise. We also tried their Rigatoni alla Vodka was outstanding! The flavors of the sauce were incredible (and we just got back from Italy a couple of weeks ago!)!! Save room for dessert – We tried their Warm Apple Crostada and that was FABULOUS!!! Out server was great… we told him we were surprised about the poor service (due to wait) and he agreed and told us it’s not usually like this. We said there was a huge conference in town and it seemed like management didn’t properly prepare for that and he pretty much agreed with us. So, it seems the issues we dealt with were due to poor forecasting and scheduling on the part of management. Overall – I’d most definitely return, the food was good.

I cannot explain how wonderful this experience was. I got seated right away, the vibes were beautiful (Christmas makes it better tbh). The Rosa spritz was actually flavorful and really good. Then the entree, the ravioli. Absolutely. fantastically made. I can’t describe how good it was, because it was simply amazing. And then my server, JD, was super attentive, so personable and so kind. Not too chatty, not too silent but just a genuine fantastic conversation that I had with him throughout the dinner. I can’t recommend JD or Maggionos enough

Food is pretty good they have changed up the menu since I was last here. Pretty pricy for what you get. I ordered the Fettuccine alfredo with chicken. It tasted like they added a lemon zest to the sauce. A number of the recipes tasted like lemon zest was added to it. The seating is way over crowded. They could remove several tables and open it up a little more. You are almost touching chairs with the people on the next table.