The other night I found myself running short on time to make dinner, so Hannah and I headed out to Carrabba’s for a quick bite. I often forget that Carrabba’s offers a nice gluten-free menu even though they are not far from my house. We always seem to hit the same places – BJ’s Brewhouse, Pei Wei, Molly Woo’s or Panera. Hannah chose Carrabba’s and I was excited to eat there again. I think it has been close to 3 or 4 years since I have last eaten there.
I was impressed with the size of their menu. This isn’t one of those restaurants that only offers a plain chicken breast or burger, baked potato and salad with oil & vinegar to dress it to those needing to eat gluten-free. There are appetizers, soup, salads, many different entrees & even dessert!
I had a very hard time deciding what I wanted to eat. I couldn’t decided between one of the salads with grilled chicken or seafood or Chicken Marsala with mashed potatoes or grilled salmon. I ended up going with the salmon. The salmon is finished with the chef’s sauce of the day, which happened to be lemon butter the day I was there. There are 16 different sauces that are gluten-free on this menu! I started with a Mediterranean salad. This salad (pictured above) was very flavorful and fresh. The dressing, a balsamic vinaigrette, was the perfect compliment to the fresh lettuce. I loved the added spiciness of the banana peppers.
My meal arrived warm and the salmon was cooked perfectly. The vegetable of the day was fresh green beans and they, too, were cooked perfectly. There is nothing that bugs me more than overcooked vegetables. The menu instructs the customer to order all grill items without “grill baste”. I made sure to order my salmon that way, even though I had already told the server that I was eating gluten-free.
I wish I had saved room for dessert, but I was too busy cleaning my plate to remember that I wanted to try the “John Cole”. John Cole is vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce & roasted cinnamon rum pecans. Doesn’t that sound amazing? I think I may have to resort to having dessert first next time I hit Carrabba’s. Nothing wrong with that, right?
Just when you thought that this place couldn’t get any better, flip the menu over or scroll down to view the list of gluten-free beverages. One word. Redbridge. While I don’t drink a lot of beer, it is really nice to have the option to order one, if I choose to do so.
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