Maggiano's

Little Italy

 16405 North Scottsdale rd.
480-333-4100

 

SO yes I have been gone for some time but I am back. Or maybe just lurking in the shadows and waiting to pounce on the next unsuspecting cheeseburger. You never know, because hospital food just doesn't cut it. So yes here I am and ready to sink my teeth into the next great plate of cuisine set before me. So without further ado, I give you Seriously insanely and illegally delicious MAGGIANO'S Little Italy. Fellow foodies, Just try to control yourselves as the description teases and tantalizes your minds and taste buds with a myriad of absolutely amazing and delectable dishes to torture your olfactory and eyes to the point of no return. I was invited as a guest to attend a banquet for the MS foundation Hosted by Biogen. Well, Not what you would think at all! I have been to many Banquet lectures in my time and most of the time the food if any is flavorless and cold upon delivery. Firstly supper high points for staff. Kudo's to management for hiring great people then training them well. Because theses wait staff were amazing and fast. Greetings were eye to eye contact and helpful to all attendee's wheel chair's walker's or crutches they were on point and ready to move furniture or rearrange tables if needed. The place settings were absolutely beautiful, with the correct number of sets to keep from having table overload. Drink's were served upon sitting at your table and clear filtered water ice cold was ready. Ice tea, was very good, sodas sparkling water, coffee, just kept coming. Now I hope your ready because here it begins.

 

First course, Yes! I did say first course, so try to keep up. But remember this was not a private dinning experience this was a banquet setting.

Hot Italian bread moist and steaming from under the cloth wrap with softened butter on serving plates. Immediately followed by Maggiano's House Salad whit a lite vinaigrette dressing, goat cheese and fresh cooked crispy bacon. and a Caesar Salad dressed just right. not swimming in a pool of dressing. Each table received two mega sized bowls of these at each table of eight, leaving more left over than could be taken home. This was promptly removed when we were all kind of signaling ok the rabbets have left the building and followed up by a beautifully sautéed seasoned  panko crusted mozzarella extra large slices in fresh Marinara sauce. Mounds of lightest crispy Calamari with steaming Bowls of Marinara landed at the table. But before we could make a dent, in came the Chicken Parmesan in an amazing Marinara sauce. Bene, Molto Bene. Nope, hold on because we're just getting started. Besides that's the extent of my Italian. But not the end of the list of delicacies that just kept arriving.  

 

Fettuccini Alfredo Three Mega bowls Steaming hot were gently set before us. More hot bread and butter, Oh my goodness, wait. Balsamic glazed Salmon platters arrived accompanied by three platters of Three cheese Ravioli in and sweet pesto cream sauce. Fresh basil adorned. Can I fit anymore in. I just don't think I can. Well ok, The mountain sized chocolate cappuccino cake and the life boat sized Tiramisu. with a chocolate sail standing right in the middle of each launch looked like a three mast schooner of cloud like melt in your mouth dreams. And it all tasted like a symphony of beautifully executed Italian cuisine. My compliments to the chefs and staff. Mostly to Maggiano's Thank you for a wonderful evening.

 

Those were the high's and here are the low's, Though they have Valla parking the standard parking for Disabled individuals is very difficult to manage. This is due to the fact that the Established parking is all part of the Mall property Maggiano's resided in is populated with many other businesses and restaurant's. I could find nothing else either the attendees or myself could list as a flaw. So please go try a bit of Italian heave at MAggiano's Little Italy. Indulge to your hearts content. Just make sure you eat nothing for 3 days before the attempt. Ciao.  

P.S. So sorry but the Tiramisu just didn't last long enough for me to get a photo. lol.
 

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