In Support of…Good Italian Food

I was in the mood for Italian today so I dropped in at my local Carrabba’s for an early dinner. I had just finished ordering when I noticed a serviceman at the next table with a group that obviously included his family. A service member in uniform out with their family usually means one of two things: either they’ve just returned from a deployment or they’re about to be deployed.

When my waiter returned with my drink I asked him to have the serviceman’s meal quietly placed on my ticket and to inform him that his meal had been taken of. A few minutes later the waiter returned to tell me the manager had said that it was Carrabba’s policy to take care of service people in uniform.

So, add Carrabba’s to the list of establishments that actively support our men and women in uniform.

Then, the waiter told me, “Sir, because of your gesture, the manager will be taking care of your dinner as well.”

Napoleon is said to have said, “An army marches on its stomach.” John Adams is quoted as having said, “The shortest road to men’s hearts is down their throats.” It seems that the good people of Carrabba’s are working hard at the realization of these sentiments. The next time hunger pangs make themselves known I hope you’ll give Carrabba’s serious consideration.

And by the way, the Veal Marsala was excellent!

~ Dempsey