Taking Just Jen To Carrabba’s

If you asked me to guess who in our family loves to go out to eat more, I’d be hard pressed to say. I’ve always enjoyed trying new restaurants, Tired Dad Dave is a fan of visiting old favorites, and Kora & Logan are happy going anywhere if it means they get to leave the house.

Since we don’t get out to eat as often as we’d like (which actually is good for both our waist-lines and budget), when we do have dinner out we all feel like it’s a special event.

Last weekend we had the chance to try Carrabba’s Italian Grill.

I was excited to wear my new Butterfly T-Shirt from Just Jen.

Isn’t it so cute?

I love my shirt from Just Jen. It’s so sparkly and while out to dinner, I received a number of comments about how stylish and eye-catching it is.

Just Jen specializes in custom t-shirts. All of their clothing is embellished with Swarovski crystal rhinestones  in a variety of colors. I was so impressed with the shipping as well. In only a couple of days after placing my order, the shirt arrived at my door.

*Note:  Just Jen notes on their site that the shirts run small and they suggest ordering one size up. I followed these instructions and was pleased with the fit of my Fitted Short Sleeve Butterfly tee. The detail is amazing and it’s such a fun shirt to wear, I was happy to get the chance to wear it to Carrabba’s that night.

We had a wonderful night out at Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Kora & Logan were thrilled with the coloring/activity book they were given. Instead of simply being a placemat they could color on, it was actually a book with 4-5 pages of mazes, word games, and places to color and draw. Tired Dad Dave, Grandma, and I were excited too because it kept the kids happy and made the dining experience much better. To top it off the activities were fun to do with the kids too.

As if the books weren’t enough to keep the Kora & Logan busy, the waitress brought out lumps of uncooked pizza dough for the kids to play with. How fun is that?!

As for dinner, Kora & Logan had spaghetti with butter and meatballs. Tired Dad Dave and Grandma had lasagna.

I ordered the Penne Franco. Everyone enjoyed their meals and after trying a bit of each my selection was voted as the table’s top choice.

I would definitely order the Penne Franco again. It was penne pasta mixed with sun dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, black olives, and topped with ricotta salata. It was a unique and light dish with a lot of flavor. Not only was it tasty at the restaurant, but it may have been even more delicious re-heated the next day.

After eating salad and bread dipped in olive oil and herbs for an appetizer, we were happy to take some of our meals home with us.

We’ll be adding Carrabba’s to our list of favorite Italian restaurants and Just Jen to our list of places to shop for Christmas gifts. In fact, I can think of a number of family and friends who would enjoy a gift card to Carrabba’s and/or a customized shirt from Just Jen for Christmas. Off to write these ideas down now. (Family & friends I hope you skipped this last paragraph!)

Thank you to Carrabba’s Italian Grill and Just Jen for our wonderful evening out. The meal and the shirt were provided for review. No compensation was received.