Nikki and I are big fans of Italian food. Since she has food sensitivities, going out for Italian food is something we don’t really get to do. We usually make it at home so we can control what goes in it. We were pretty excited to discover that Carrabba’s has options for her.
A couple months ago, we made plans to go to dinner with our dad. The restaurant we were going to go to had a really long wait. There was a Carrabba’s across the parking lot and we’d been meaning to go for a while. This was the perfect time.
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Carrabba’s Food
We were quickly seated at our table. Carrabba’s doesn’t have a separate gluten-free menu, but gluten-free items are notated. They have quite a few options such as Minestrone Soup, salads, a variety of pastas, steak, and shrimp. Since Nikki also can’t have soy or dairy, this cuts down the number of options for her. She opted for the Linguine Positano, which consists of Gluten-Free Casarecce pasta along with Wood-grilled chicken, crushed tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and basil. (She had them hold the tomatoes)
Nikki thought the pasta was really good. She did experience some stomach discomfort due to a lot of garlic (which is a trigger for her).
2022 update
Nikki tried a variation of the Linguine Positano with gluten-free noodles and grilled chicken strips. She really enjoyed the dish this way and highly recommends it.
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If you have food sensitivities/allergies and you will be bummed you can’t have these next couple of dishes, look away now.
Carrabba’s provides complimentary bread and an olive oil and rosemary dip. It seems I didn’t get a picture of the bread, but here’s the dip.
I ordered the Mezzaluna. This entree is made up of half-moon ravioli with chicken, ricotta, romano and spinach in our tomato cream sauce. It was delicious! I hadn’t had ravioli in a while, so this was perfect.
Our dad decided to keep it traditional with the lasagne. They had an option where for an additional $10 you could get a second one to go. He liked it so much that he got the extra one to eat the next day.
We all really enjoyed our meals. Carrabba’s is a bit on the pricier side and with the very limited options for Nikki, it’s not somewhere we’ll go often. It is always great to add new restaurants to the mix so we aren’t repeatedly going to the same places.
If you enjoyed this review, you might also like: Texas Roadhouse, Chili’s, Ruby Tuesday, and Applebee’s.
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Super yummy!! We live in Italy and Italian food is the absolute best 😍
I’m sure the Italian food you get to have is even better! I’ll take this until I can go to Italy. 😀
Carrabba’s Food looks so delicious. I can’t believe I am starting to drool right now. Can;t wait to go here and satisfy my taste buds.
Glad you enjoyed the photos! Hope you get to go soon! 🙂
What an honest review and I love dairy-free food as I have weak stomach too. I love to try lasagne!
Thank you! We always want to be honest about what we think. It’s always great to find places with dairy-free options.
This food looks delicious. It is always nice to try a new restaurant and see what options they have for dairy-free food.
I agree, Norma. It’s nice to add new restaurants into the mix to change it up.
omg the food made me drool for real!!! I wish I can try this restaurant out, next time I am around for sure. Thanks a lot.
Glad you enjoyed the photos! I hope you get to try them soon.
I love Carabba’s! It used to be one of my go to spots to go before I ran a marathon. Such good food and glad to see there are some gluten-free options.
I bet they had great pre-marathon meals! My sister was pleasantly surprised to see options too.
This is a nice guide! I’ve never been to Carrabbas but it’s good to see that they had some options for people with dietary restrictions!
Thank you! I hope others find it helpful too.
I haven’t ever been to Carrabbas before, but it looks like they have some yummy dishes. This is some great information.
Thanks, Shannon!
I am all for healthy food like these. And each of them looks awesome. Feeling hungry after seeing them.
I got hungry writing about them, Alexandra! lol
I love learning about new food spots. Carrabba’s looks like a fun time and the food looks good too.
Finding new food spots is always great. I hope you’re able to try them sometime.
This made me wish the screen was eatable haha OMG! So luscious!
LOL I understand the feeling!