Carrabba's Italian Grill

Carrabba's Italian Grill was founded in Houston by Johnny Carrabba and Damian Mandola in December 1986. Both men have extensive restaurant experience and belong to one of Houston's most successful restaurant families. Many of the recipes on the restaurant s menu are those of Mandola s mother and sister. Mandola has preserved the Italian authenticity of Carrabba's food by traveling the world in...

The Extras: For those with wheat allergies, the restaurant offers a gluten-free menu featuring antipasti, salads and chicken and beef dishes.

For those with wheat allergies, the restaurant offers a gluten-free menu featuring antipasti, salads and chicken and beef dishes.

“Outback goes to Rome” at this “energetic” sister-chain that “satisfies a craving for Italian”, providing “solid”, “generous” dishes in a “busy”, sometimes “raucous” setting (watch out for “long waits”) tended by an “accommodating” staff; while detractors maintain it’s “run-of-the-mill” and “hardly authentic”, if you “keep your expectations reasonable”, it’s a “good-value” option.

This restaurant offers take-out of all items, and customers can watch their meals being prepared on the open grill, which dominates the interior. The menu features lots of grilled items, pizzas and pastas. While not exclusively a pizza menu, there are more than 30 formal choices---many more if you add up all the variations that a customer can have on his Ti Piace pizza (Italian for create your...

In Short
Decorated with family photos of founders Damian Mandola and Johnny Carrabba, the open dining rooms pack groups of friends and extended families into four- and six-person tables...

Our dining room is open at limited capacity and hours. Carside Carryout and Delivery are still available.