FOCUS Magazine Plant City ? Carrabba's Italian Grill

Written By: Deana Garrison | Photos by Tony Cartagena

We recently made a visit to Carrabba?s Italian Grill in Plant City where manager Scott Buczek, with 15 years of experience, not only runs the restaurant with ease but also serves the community in many ways.

His generous donations and discounts to local schools, charitable causes, and group funding projects have been much appreciated. One recent gesture was an ?at cost? non-profit donation to the event held for Darby Hasting. He has also been known to help Relay for Life as well as numerous schools with the $10 tickets for a Carrabba?s meal from which the fundraiser receives half the earnings.

Another event assisted by the restaurant?s staff was an etiquette course for children, provided at minimal cost, to help the young diners learn proper behavior, table manners and proper use of the dining utensils.

Buczek was recognized for his community activism in 2010 when Carrabba?s won the Special Business of the Year Award from the Plant City Chamber of Commerce.

On our visit, we sampled the Chicken Bryan, the Parmesan-Crusted Chicken, and the Champagne Shrimp and Scallops Pasta. The Chicken Bryan is a delicious pasta dish topped with goat cheese, sun dried tomatoes, and a basil lemon butter sauce. The Parmesan-Crusted Chicken selection is a saut?ed chicken breast coated with freshly grated parmesan cheese and homemade breadcrumbs, served with your choice of a side. The very tasty Champagne Shrimp and Scallops Pasta consists of pan-seared shrimp and scallops with jumbo lump crabmeat, mushrooms and roasted red peppers over tagliarini in Carrabba?s special champagne cream sauce. At first sight, all three dishes triggered mouth-watering excitement to take those first bites. Our meal was topped off with cherry cheesecake, definitely a dessert destined to become a favorite.

All of Carrabba?s food is brought in fresh and made from scratch just for you. You won?t find a microwave anywhere near this kitchen. Watching the action at the open grill is one of the attractions to enjoy as you begin your experience with a choice of great appetizers.

Make sure to check out Carrabba?s specials, too. Now available is the popular $10 pasta dish. Happy Hour from 4-7 p.m. includes drafts, house wines, and liquor drinks on the rocks. Wine Wednesdays offers diners a $10 discount on any bottle of wine.

A dining experience at Carrabba?s is a real treat. With top-drawer food and fine service, meals with family, friends and business associates will always make a lasting impression. And with the local support this Carrabba?s team deserves, we all ultimately benefit.

Walk in today, try one of the house specialties or your own personal favorite, and offer a big thanks for what Buczek and his team do to serve our community. Your satisfaction is their promise.

Carrabba?s Italian Grill

1205 Townsgate Court
Plant City, FL 33563
813.752.0760
Hours of operation:
Monday-Thursday 4-10pm
Friday 4-11pm
Saturday Noon-11pm
Sunday Noon-9pm

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