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Archive Home > 2009 > October > 16 > A touch of Italy

A touch of Italy

Johnny Carino’s may not be what you expect of a chain restaurant

By John Gottberg Anderson / The Bulletin
October 16, 2009

I can be highly critical of corporate restaurants. Too often, their very predictability is their downfall. Every cook is instructed to prepare a menu to predetermined standards; every server is trained to a company model that is hard to maintain locally. The frequent result is inconsistent food....

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