{"id":14386,"date":"2010-06-07T14:34:03","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T21:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=14386"},"modified":"2010-06-07T14:34:03","modified_gmt":"2010-06-07T21:34:03","slug":"maggianos-little-italy-they-consistently-serve-large-portions-of-goodness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/maggianos-little-italy-they-consistently-serve-large-portions-of-goodness\/","title":{"rendered":"Maggianos Little Italy: They Consistently Serve Large Portions Of Goodness."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-022.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-014.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14387\" title=\"Pepperoni and Arugula Flatbread\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-014-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-014-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-014-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upon each visit to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maggianos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maggianos Little Italy<\/a><\/strong>, we&#8217;re\u00a0amazed that\u00a0they&#8217;re always so busy.\u00a0\u00a0They\u00a0still pack &#8217;em in and\u00a0we know why &#8212; Large portions,\u00a0excellent Italian food, nice atmosphere, Sinatra music\u00a0and great service.\u00a0 This time we tried a couple new dishes, starting with the <strong>Pepperoni and Arugula Flatbread Pizza<\/strong> (above).\u00a0 It&#8217;s a seemingly simple appetizer, but very tasty.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll definitely get this appetizer again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-017.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Maggianos-Nordstrom-040.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Maggianos-Nordstrom-010.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14393\" title=\"Maggianos (Costa Mesa)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Maggianos-Nordstrom-010-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-019-Copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14389\" title=\"Gnocchi Special\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-019-Copy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Maggianos-Nordstrom-040.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Maggianos Spinach\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Maggianos-Nordstrom-040-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-017.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Veal and Mushroom Ravioli\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-017-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also enjoyed the <strong>Veal and Mushroom Ravioli Al Forno<\/strong>, a <strong>Gnocchi and Shrimp Special<\/strong>, <strong>Sauteed Spinach <\/strong>and <strong>Strawberry Shortcake<\/strong>.\u00a0 As usual, all dishes were fantastic.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve never been disappointed after dining at Maggianos.\u00a0 Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?s=maggianos+little+italy\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to view other meals we&#8217;ve\u00a0enjoyed in the past.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-022.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14390\" title=\"Strawberry Shortcake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-022-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-022-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Greek-Maggianos-More-022-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As previously noted, it&#8217;s highly recommended that you make reservations, if you don&#8217;t want to wait too long.\u00a0 Even with reservations, we waited 20 minutes, which is fine with a <strong>Glass of Wine<\/strong> in hand.\u00a0 Without reservations, the wait could be a couple hours on some nights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upon each visit to Maggianos Little Italy, we&#8217;re\u00a0amazed that\u00a0they&#8217;re always so busy.\u00a0\u00a0They\u00a0still pack &#8217;em in and\u00a0we know why &#8212; 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