re: Carrabbas has reduced portion sizes and is cutting other corners

Y'all some pissed off people.

Pasta dishes Carrabaas $14-$18.

Diguilios Bros pasta $14.50-$21.50

Homemade pasta dishes at Ninos $16-$18

Not to mention Ninos $12 three course lunch- soup or salad, one of about 8 pastas and desert.

I'm having the Duck egg pasta for lunch today.

I ate at Carraba's a couple weeks ago. I didn't seem to notice a change in portion size. The bread was brought to the table without asking as well. I had the pasta with shrimp and scallops--which turned my bowels into liquid about two hours later (should have stuck with Chicken Bryan).

Outback changed portion sizes and their salads (much smaller) several years ago and I stopped going. I would go 4-6 times a year, and I have been once in about 5 or 6 years. My life is a little less bright without a bi-monthly dose of Alice Springs Chicken.

I would much rather pay a dollar or two more for an entree than have its quality compromised to save money.

Well one see my comparison above because the two I reference are local small Italian restaurants with much better food for the same price which are reasonable.

And I'd be willing to bet your bro in law is not considering the cost of overhead which would be general liability and workers comp insurance, property insurance ( which is expensive for restaurants due to huge chance of kitchen fires), utilities, linen, volatile food costs, cleaning service, licenses, his salary, service on debt, payroll and payroll taxes, inventory, the liquor the bartender is giving away, the food the employees are stealing, the replacement to the broken dishes daily, professional services ( attorney, financial etc...) and any number of a hundred other expenses.

And THEN try to make a profit.

It is very hard for small restaurants to make a living and most successful ones are owners that are married to their place and work to the bone. Chain restaurants mostly are corporate and have a fiduciary duty to perform appropriately for the stockholders they work for.

It ain't all flour, water, seasonings and tomatos.

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Real talk, I have to do that type of meal, Maggiano's >>>> Carrabbas.

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I know chain restaurants is blasphemy around here, but I'll tear up some Maggiano's

Actually, of the few LEYE chains I've been to, I've enjoyed

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Carrabbas has reduced portion sizes and is cutting other corners

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Thanks Obama. Chains are now at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to labor costs due to Obamacare.

I've never been to Carrabba's but it seem to be one of the more respected chains.