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Fearless Critic restaurant review
Houston
Food
Feel
Price
6.2
7.0
$40
Italian, Pizza
Casual restaurant

Hours
Mon–Thu 11:00am–10:00pm
Fri 11:00am–11:00pm
Sat noon–11:00pm
Sun noon–10:00pm

Features Kid-friendly
Bar Beer, wine, liquor
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx
Reservations Accepted

www.carrabbas.com

Upper Kirby
3115 Kirby Dr.
Houston, TX
(713) 522-3131

Galleria
1399 S. Voss Rd.
(713) 468-0868
Hours
Sun–Thu 11:00am–10:00pm
Fri 11:00am–11:00pm
Sat 11:30am–11:00pm

West Houston
11339 Katy Fwy.
(713) 464-6595
Hours
Mon–Thu 11:00am–10:00pm
Fri 11:00am–11:00pm
Sat 3:00pm–11:00pm
Sun noon–9:00pm

Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Familiar megachain Italian-American with all its good and bad implications

It’s funny: any discussions regarding the financial well-being of chains as large as Carrabba’s, which answers to OSI, the parent company of Outback Steakhouse, have to do solely with factors like gas prices and unemployment. That is, no one seems concerned about so-called “trends” like consciousness about where our food…

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