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Originally Posted by michelem
I would highly recommend Toscani's in Mulberry Grove (CR42). They have really good food and great service.
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Toscani's in Mulberry Grove seemed to be the most authentic that we tried.......they make their own Buffalo mozarella, etc.
When we were there I was able to get a great "caprese salad" with nice ripe tomatoes alternating with mozarella, basil leaves, etc. and drizzled with either olive oil or balamic vinegar, etc.
I'm pretty sure they came down from northern New Jersey......
If my memory is correct, they might be Sicilian.........
Olive Garden is not authentic Italian at all...........you can make better at home, believe me......it's not that hard. Tomorrow I'm making baked ziti al forno........with ricotta, etc. You won't find that in these chain restaurants.......and there is no lasagna like the lasagna one can make at home..........
We both had the various soups prior to our meal at Olive Garden.
My husband's soup tasted exactly like my minestroni.....but it was another soup............pasta fagioli. They were identical. Either the waitress made a mistake or they use the same exact broth, throw in basically the same ingredients and just label it differently......
No good crusty Italian bread was served. Just bread sticks.