Romano's Macaroni Grill
Phil Romano founded Macaroni Grill on a simple belief. He set out to create a restaurant inspired by his grandfather’s kitchen in upstate New York, where the cuisine was rooted in Italian tradition, but the emphasis was on a place family could gather and have a great time over food made with the finest of ingredients. He focused on the little things and that quality is still engrained in our culture 30 years later. It’s a belief that that every tiny detail enhances our Guests’ experience and separates our restaurants from others. We know that without our Guests we do not exist, therefore our team at every level takes immense pride in their part of creating the best Guest experience in the industry. From building our relationships with the small Italian vendors we work with, to carefully selecting the ingredients for our meals and maintaining a spotless house for our guests, we go the extra mile to create memorable connections at the table. Our team lives the beliefs that make us the #1 Italian restaurant chain in the nation.www.macaronigrill.com
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Nov 8, 2026
Alex FrioliHOST
Yeah.
Ray BarnholtHOST
There is a sit-down restaurant chain called the Macaroni Grill.
Ray BarnholtHOST
Yeah, that one always confuses me because
Alex FrioliHOST
that's how you burn macaroni.
Holly SmithGUEST
at Joe's Crab Shack with Ignite Restaurant Group.
Holly SmithGUEST
And then I moved on working with Macaroni Grill, spent some time working with some smaller brands out of the Carolinas, and then came back, worked for TGI Fridays.
Holly SmithGUEST
And then most recently was working as SVP of strategy for SPB Hospitality.
Holly SmithGUEST
So we had Logan's Roadhouse, we had J. Alexander's, we had a portfolio of about 300 restaurants.
EbonyHOST
No, like never tell a soul.
LucyHOST
A guy once took me to Macaroni Grill in America where the table was covered in paper instead of like a tablecloth.
EbonyHOST
He pulled out his set
LucyHOST
of Sharpie markers and proceeded to tell me about how it was his biggest passion in life.
David BarnettGUEST
And I remember I was standing at the back and of the prom near the concessions.
David BarnettGUEST
There was a giant mound of cookies and I was, you know, shoving cookies in my mouth and putting in my pockets to bring home because I hadn't eaten anything at Romano's Macaroni Grill earlier.
David BarnettGUEST
And I figured like, yeah, cookies for later.
David BarnettGUEST
All right.
Drew SavageHOST
Yuki, what do you think is the most haunted part of Vancouver?
YukiAUDIENCE
There was an old mansion in the West End off of Davie Street, and they made it or converted it into the Macaroni Grill.
YukiAUDIENCE
I remember that restaurant.
YukiAUDIENCE
Right?
Erin DavisHOST
Before, I think it was like the High's Steakhouse or some kind of huge steakhouse.
Erin DavisHOST
Yeah.
Erin DavisHOST
And then they tried to cheer it up by turning it into Macaroni Grill.
Erin DavisHOST
Yeah.
Concetta Maceo SimsGUEST
Okay.
Concetta Maceo SimsGUEST
No. Don't give me Romano's Macaroni Grill.
Kimmy AlmonHOST
Yeah.
Concetta Maceo SimsGUEST
If that's what it's called.
Clay TravisHOST
All right, let me go in to, we got a ton of different people weighing in in the comments.
Clay TravisHOST
Macaroni Grill, get out of here.
Clay TravisHOST
Just leave.
Clay TravisHOST
Macaroni.
Theo VonHOST
Oh, man.
Theo VonHOST
Dude, how many waiters at Macaroni Grill did you look like over the years? whenever you went in there honestly
Chris D'EliaGUEST
i've i will tell you this straight up i've never been a macaroni i know you don't believe me but bro i never been a macaroni i know i know i know i get it i wouldn't believe me if a guy like me said i've never been a macaroni girl i'd be like get the fuck out of here i would never trust that guy but i've never been i never had that moment where i was like i should have went to macaroni grill
Theo VonHOST
what is the number one place where people has anybody ever brought somebody up to you like that dude definitely looks more like me than me
Chris D'EliaGUEST
Oh, me? Yeah.
VicHOST
Yeah.
VicHOST
so he said i did the resort jet ski tour and then desert persian gulf barbecue trip good times yeah it definitely was good times um yeah i man i missed those times it was really good out there really good but uh yeah anytime it's it's funny the um the places that you remember like the chilis like i remember when i was um and doing training out like in okinawa People are going crazy over Popeyes because there's Popeyes on base or there's, what was it, Macaroni Grill was on base, right? And these lines would be insane on like a Friday night.
VicHOST
I was like, oh, let's go to Macaroni Grill.
VicHOST
Insane lines, dude.
VicHOST
I'm like, there's no way.
Robb SpewakHOST
Okay, all right.
Mike O'MearaHOST
Number 25 is the Macaroni Grill.
Mike O'MearaHOST
Another one like kind of the olive.
Mike O'MearaHOST
But better.
Mike O'MearaHOST
I always thought it was better than the olive.
Robb SpewakHOST
They had Macaroni Grill in Fairfax.
Robb SpewakHOST
And I went there because it was before we had kids when it opened.
Robb SpewakHOST
And Carrie and I would go there quite often.
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