Maggiano's

Maggiano's Little Italy

Type	Wholly owned subsidiary
Industry	Restaurant
Genre	Casual dining
Founded	1991 (1991)
Headquarters	6820 LBJ Freeway Dallas, Texas, U.S. 75240
Number of locations	49 (2015)
Key people	Steve D. Provost, President
Products	Italian-American cuisine (pasta • salad • seafood)
Parent	Brinker International
Website	maggianos.com
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Maggiano's Little Italy is an American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine. The company was founded in Chicago's River North neighborhood, at Clark Street and Grand Avenue, in 1991 by Rich Melman's Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE), and was named after Melman's late partner, Marvin Magid. The concept was acquired by Brinker International, Inc. in August 1995 from Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. As of June 24, 2015, there were 49 locations throughout 21 states and the District of Columbia.

Maggiano's menu features both classic and contemporary recipes; pastas, salads, steaks, seafood, regular chef specials, and specialty desserts. Maggiano's offers lunch or dinner, carryout service, delivery, and banquet spaces for special occasions. Meals can be purchased in single-sized portions or as full multi-course family style meals.

Richard Melman expanded LEYE's Italian division in 1991 with the opening of Maggiano's Little Italy in Chicago. According to the company's history, the concept aimed at "re-creating the classic pre-World War II dinner house featuring family size portions".