I went here for the first time and I loved it. I went with a group of friends and we all ordered our own entrees and later realized that we had sooo much food! Alll of their entree portions were... More

I went here for the first time and I loved it. I went with a group of friends and we all ordered our own entrees and later realized that we had sooo much food! Alll of their entree portions were big. But the food was soo good that we ate most of it. My most favorite here was the pasta. The service was great. The food cam pretty quickly..not liek many other restaurants where you wait hours and hours. Also, the only down side of this place was that they don't make any reservations. So if you have a big party..it might take a while to get in.
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This restaurant is an excellent family style place to eat. Everyone gets a little of everything you order, which means you really get a great sample of what they serve. I never knew this was a... More

This restaurant is an excellent family style place to eat. Everyone gets a little of everything you order, which means you really get a great sample of what they serve. I never knew this was a chain - never would have guessed it! The service is great and the prices are reasonable. This restaurant is definitely worth a try!
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This place serves up some seriously huge portions. Whenever I go here I can never finsih my meal. I would definitely recommend sharing with somebody. The food here is great. They have a menu filled... More

This place serves up some seriously huge portions. Whenever I go here I can never finsih my meal. I would definitely recommend sharing with somebody. The food here is great. They have a menu filled with lots of different pasta options and all of them are really tasty. The service here is great. The waitress or waiter is also a great source to get some great suggestions to suit your tastes. Its always a treat going here, wether its on a date, with friends, or with family.
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Maggiano's may not really look like or feel like a chain restaurant but it is. There are good and bad qualities to this being a chain. Some of the good are that you can find your favorite dishes at... More

Maggiano's may not really look like or feel like a chain restaurant but it is. There are good and bad qualities to this being a chain. Some of the good are that you can find your favorite dishes at other restaurants and feel comfortable that usually you can get consistant food and service . The downfall is that it is really americanized food and not real italian style. But the ambiance is nice with the real table cloths and its typically consistant.
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Maggiano's serves family style. This means you order a few pastas, a salad, a couple of main dishes and then everyone at the table passes them around and you get to try a bit of everything. And, as... More

Maggiano's serves family style. This means you order a few pastas, a salad, a couple of main dishes and then everyone at the table passes them around and you get to try a bit of everything. And, as you empty the plates, they'll bring out more. Of course, you probably won't, they have huge portions and you eat a lot while you are there. Great for a family night out.
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You can find Maggiano's all over the Chicago area, and for a chain restaurant, they do it pretty well. I have had some very good meals here and some lousy ones as well (usually in a group setting).... More

You can find Maggiano's all over the Chicago area, and for a chain restaurant, they do it pretty well. I have had some very good meals here and some lousy ones as well (usually in a group setting). My favorite Maggiano's is in the Old Orchard Mall; I give them a better rating than the downtown location for atmosphere and service. What you get at Maggiano's: tables with real table cloths, napkins, and silver; decent service; and huge portions of mainstream American-Italian fare, which will keep you in leftovers for a couple of days. This is not authentic Italian food by any stretch of the imagination; there are some lovely spots near the South Side in the old Italian neighborhood that would knock your socks off and put this place to shame. Still the food is certainly decent fare, and the restaurant can accomodate large groups easily. I'd stay away from the Chicken Marsala, but that's just me.
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Maggiano's Little Italy is an amazing restaurant. The feature authentic Italian dishes and pride themselves on serving family style. You will not believe how big the portions are. The item on the... More

Maggiano's Little Italy is an amazing restaurant. The feature authentic Italian dishes and pride themselves on serving family style. You will not believe how big the portions are. The item on the menu that I enjoy the most is the lasagna. The serving is huge!!! The first time that I ordered, I had leftovers for 4 days, no joke. The salad and other sides are good too. It is really fun to go with a group of people and order family style. You will feel like you are at home passing food around the table. Their desserts are good too. I recommend the tiramisu or the cheesecake.
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Maggiano's is a fabulous pasta place with huge quantities of food. The salads are great and are big enough to share, as are the pastas. As a tip, the half portion is more than enough food for one... More

Maggiano's is a fabulous pasta place with huge quantities of food. The salads are great and are big enough to share, as are the pastas. As a tip, the half portion is more than enough food for one person, especially if you're eating the yummy bread and either an appetizer or dessert. However, if you get the full portion, you pay only a couple bucks more and have tons of food for leftovers. The angel hair shrip al arrabiata is wonderful - a little spicy and very flavorful with lots of shrimp. Last time I got it, I ordered the full portion, and I not only ate till I was full there, but my husband and I had leftovers for three meals from it! I've never had anything there I didn't like!
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This restaurant has good quality Italian food and consistent service. The portions here are huge: big enough to split or to take some home and have leftovers the next day. This is a good place to... More

This restaurant has good quality Italian food and consistent service. The portions here are huge: big enough to split or to take some home and have leftovers the next day. This is a good place to come with family or friends, because it is very conducive to a family-style meal. There are private rooms to hold small parties and larger receptions (e.g. weddings).
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My friend had her Wedding Reception here, and I really like the place. They play a ton of Frank Sinatra (another friend worked there and got really tired of "I've Got the World on a String"). The... More

My friend had her Wedding Reception here, and I really like the place. They play a ton of Frank Sinatra (another friend worked there and got really tired of "I've Got the World on a String"). The food portions are healthy and delicious.
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