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A large menu and house chianti served in colossal water glasses are among the reasons this casual eat-in restaurant (which also offers family-style to go meals that serve eight-to-ten people) now has locations in nearly every major American city, St. Louis among them. Macaroni Grill bakes its own bread, and offers signature dishes such as the Calamari Fritti appetizer and Shrimp and Artichoke Dip. Traditional marinara is served with most of the macaroni dishes, but substitutes are welcomed. The Dallas-based chain is a mere babe in the world of chain restaurants, boasting about "twenty years of tradition," but it has attracted followers in part because of the "honor system" approach to the free-flowing wine. Find Romano's Macaroni Grill on Voice Places.
Cars surround the Romano's Macaroni Grill in Brentwood like pigs at a trough. The Macaroni Grill's conceit -- chain restaurants live and die by them -- is northern Italy: aged plaster walls, Mussolini, olive oil, fresh Parmesan cheese. Ignore the externals, though. This is a chain, so a measure of uniformity is understood. The simple truth is, if you pay attention to only the plate, the Macaroni Grill is pretty good. Where other chains deal in overcooked Pasta con Chick-O-Broccoli, Macaroni... More »
For child-free couples, picking a restaurant can be difficult because there are just so many choices: Should you go for ethnic, exotic, trendy? For families, though, the field is pretty narrow: Will this restaurant satisfy tender young taste buds that don't yet appreciate tangy, spicy or interesting flavors? Is it loud enough that if a kid pitches a fit, other diners won't notice or at least won't shoot a look that says, "How dare your child ruin my meal with a bloodcurdling scream?" The... More »
There are those of us whose knee-jerk reaction to a mass-market, faux-rustic Italian eatery with five area locations is to pshaw, roll the eyes and dismiss it as a pasty starch-fest. We at Drink of the Week deserve a comeuppance every now and... More »
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