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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
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neighborhood, at Clark Street and Grand Avenue, in 1991 by Rich Melman's
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) is a restaurant group currently comprising 120 or more restaurants mainly located in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded by Rich Melman and Jerry A. Orzoff in 1971. History The first restauran ...
(LEYE), and was named after Melman's late partner, Marvin Magid. The concept was acquired by
Brinker International, Inc. Brinker International, Inc. (or simply Brinker) is an American multinational hospitality industry company that owns Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant chains. Founded in 1975 and based in Dallas, Texas, Brinker currently owns, operat ...
in August 1995 from Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. As of March 22, 2021, there were 54 locations throughout 22 states and the District of Columbia. In February 2017, they introduced a 7-day-a-week brunch menu.


History

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". The first restaurant was at the corners of Clark Street and Grand Avenue in Chicago and opened November 11, 1991. A second restaurant was opened in Oak Brook, Illinois followed by one in Skokie, Illinois. In 1994, they opened their first restaurant outside of Illinois. In 1995, Brinker International purchased the restaurant with the goal of taking it national.


See also

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List of Italian restaurants This is a list of notable Italian restaurants, which specialize in the preparation and purveyance of Italian cuisine: * Amato's * Bella Italia * Beppi's Restaurant * Buca di Beppo * Carrabba's Italian Grill * Cibo Espresso * Drago resta ...


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Official website

Brinker International, Inc. website
{{Brinker Companies based in Dallas Restaurants established in 1991 Restaurant chains in the United States Italian-American cuisine Italian restaurants in the United States 1991 establishments in Illinois 1995 mergers and acquisitions