Family Roots
This signature dish was named after the community in Texas where the Carrabba family settled as cotton farmers.
What is Chicken Bryan?
In Italian, the name for this dessert translates directly to "Chocolate Dream."
What is Sogno di Cioccolata?
This pasta shape translates to "Quills" or "Pen shaped."
What is Penne?
Our 10oz Sirloin or 9oz Filet can be topped with this "spicy" Sicilian butter, a Bryan-style topping, marsala topping and 2 other toppings.
What are Scampi topping and Ardente topping?
This salad is named after Damian’s two brothers-in-law, who also happen to be Johnny’s dad and godfather.
What is the Johnny Rocco Salad?
This soup is often called "Sicilian Penicillin" and was a staple recipe of Johnny’s grandmother.
What is Mama Mandola’s Sicilian Chicken Soup?
This pasta’s name literally means "Half Moons" and was inspired by a bistro Damian visited in NYC in 1985.
What is Mezzaluna?
If you are eating "Little Pillows," you are eating this type of pasta.
What is Ravioli?
All of our made-from-scratch soups contain these five common ingredients: Tomato, Celery, Onion, Garlic, and this.
What is Carrot?
This dessert recipe came from a banker and Kirby location regular who used to give out rum-roasted pecans as Christmas gifts.
Who is John Cole?
Johnny’s dad was a butcher who owned "Carrabba’s Friendly Grocery"; his secret recipe is still used today for this menu item.
What is the Sausage (found in the Sausage & Lentil Soup)?
These are the 9 ingredients that make up the herb mix.
What is Parsley, Basil, Oregano, crushed red pepper, Garlic, Granulated garlic, Salt, Pepper, Rosemary.
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This long, flat pasta shape translates to "Tiny Tongues."
What is Linguine Fini?
According to the "Founder’s Facts," the key to the best Marsala is using this specific brand of wine imported from Sicily.
What is Lombardo Marsala?
One of Carrabba's signature dishes, Johnny wanted to create an item that honored his Grandfather Carrabba.
What is Chichen Bryan?
This pasta dish is named after Johnny’s younger sister, who once took a vacation from her job to help him out as a hostess.
What is Fettuccine Weesie?
Not only was Mr. C an excellent butcher, but is also a great grill master. He created his own grill baste, that is delicious on chicken, pork and fish but really brings out the flavor of beef.
What is Mr. C's grill baste?
Often confused with Spaghetti, this shape actually translates to "Little Ribbons."
What is Fettuccine?
This pasta dish was created "by accident" when Johnny grabbed extra ingredients from the cooler to run as a special.
What is Fettuccine Carrabba?
The founders believe we should actually call this popular appetizer "Calamaretti" because we only use the most tender "babies."
What is Calamari?
The name for this popular appetizer translates to "one toast" or "to burn."
What is Bruschette?
The word "Rigatoni" is derived from a word meaning this.
What is Rigid?
These cheeses make up the contents of the stuffed mushrooms.
What is Romano, Mozzarella, Ricotta, and Parmesan.
This sauce was named after Carrabba’s first National Food Tech, Rick Kochan.
What is Ricardo Sauce?