Pretty much everything on the menu at Carrabba's is consistently good comfort food, but the chicken Marsala is our favorite because it tastes like homemade. It's a friendly, cheerful place with lots of laughter and a party atmosphere. Outback's steaks are always good, and we've just gotta have a bloomin' onion fix once in a while; it's the original and still the best.
Both restaurants have numerous locations throughout the Bay area.
This article appears in Sep 25 – Oct 1, 2003.