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Maggiano's Little Italy () is an American
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specializing in
Italian-American cuisine Italian-American cuisine () is a style of Italian cuisine adapted throughout the United States. Italian-American food has been shaped throughout history by various waves of immigrants and their descendants, called Italian Americans. As immigra ...
. 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 Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. (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 res ...
(LEYE). The concept was acquired by Brinker International, Inc. in August 1995 from LEYE. As of March 22, 2021, there were 54 locations throughout 22 states and the District of Columbia. In February 2017, they introduced a seven-day-a-week brunch menu.


History

Richard Melman expanded LEYE's Italian division in 1991 by opening 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". Melman named the restaurant after, Marvin Magid, his business partner who was killed in a helicopter crash in 1987. The first restaurant opened on November 11, 1991, in Chicago at the corner of Clark Street and Grand Avenue in the River North neighborhood. A second restaurant was opened in Oak Brook, followed by one in Skokie. In 1994, the brand opened its first restaurant outside of Illinois. In 1995, Brinker International purchased the restaurant to take it national.


See also

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List of Italian restaurants This is a list of notable Italian restaurants that specialize in the preparation and purveyance of Italian cuisine: * Amato's * Armani Ristorante * ASK Italian * Bella Italia * Beppi's Restaurant * Buca di Beppo * Carrabba's Italian ...


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* {{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