Carabbas Italian Grill

Typical chain. The wait on Mother's Day was supposed to be 50 minutes (no reservation) but we were seated in about 15 minutes. The prices are higher than necessary and the bar prices are ridiculous. Mom ordered a Long Island that was $8.

Both of us ordered pasta - I had something called Tag Pic Pac which was Tagliarini Picchi Pacchiu. The past was WAY overcooked. It was in a round mound in the bottom of the bowl and was stuck together in the middle. It wasn't cold but was super sticky. The dish contained grilled chicken, cooked tomatoes and wine sauce. Several quartered garlic cloves were found in the bottom which was fine but the only thing I could really taste was the pepper. It was massively over-peppered.

Mom ordered the Manicotti which was alright but nothing spectacular. The bread was piping hot and tasted good but was quite doughy.

We ordered dessert which was lemon bread pudding with ice cream and lemon liquor. The bread pudding was extremely bland - no flavor at all except for the liquor.

The service was good but they were a bit abrupt wanting to turn their tables for a busy day. If I could give 2.5 stars I would.